LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8351, 6 February 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The nett overdraft of the Masterton Borough Council is £2,694 7s Id. The rates outstanding amount to £3;953 4s 4d. The exports of butter and cheese from New Zealand during January totalled 60,294cwt and 33,672cwt, respectively.

W". Gosling has been, added to the Wellington team/to at the Amateur Athletic Championship Meeting at Christchurch. He will statft in the and One Mile Flat, Handicaps. ? At the meeting of the Masterton. Municipal Fire Brigade, last evening, Captain Jenkins presented Lieutenant Ewington, Foreman Braggins. and Fireman Gardner with a twoyears' extra service bar each. An Auckland telegram states that the Huia expedition will resume search for the remainder of the treasure lost in the wreck of the Elingamite at the Three Kings. A new diver, named Potts, has been engaged. -•to-day, at Grey town, Mr W. P. James, S.M., will hear a charge of assault laid by Mr J. O'Keefeagainst Mr Frank Perry. Mr C. A. Pownall will appear for the prosecution, and Mr S. R. Gawith for the j defendant. | The body of Roy McKenzie, aged j 15, was found in the Mataura River, j yesterday morning, near the residence 1 of his employer, Mr R. McCallum, Seaward Downs. The deceased was. last seen alive on Wednesday, cutting weeds in the vicinity of the river. The Gas Manager was authorised, at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last evening, to proceed with the laying of gas mains in Hogg Crescent and Renall Street. The Manager was also instructed to submit a report on the other streets in the town that require gas -mains. There is being erected in Mr C. E. Daniell's timber yard at present a breaking-down plant, which will beutilised to deal with the large logs of timber that are brought in from the country. The foundations of the plant are of concrete and the whole l work is expected to be completed in about ten days. The younger members of theMasterton and Carterton Bowling Clubs will play a match at Carterton on Thursday. The following will represent the Masterton Club: —G. Boagey, C. King, Mutrie, Chamberlain (skip); Wallace, Daniell, Evernden, Yates (skip). Emergencies, J. Harris, J. W. Blackman,' Braddock, A. Haughey and Beale. The drag will leave the Bowling Green at 1.30 p.m., to-morrow. A petition was received at the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, from eleven residents of South Road, asking that the water mains be extended along that road as far as Vivian or Devon Streets. Messrs C. G. Monro and J. Devenport waited on the Council with reference to the matter. The Council decided to ask the Engineer to submit a report on the cost of the work to * the next meeting of the Works Committee. A Nelson telegram states tha< on Thursday afternoon last a Nelson resident, named Edward Hooker, a married man with a family, left Motueka in a small yacht or boat ■named the Elsie to proceed to Nelson. That night it blew heavily, and the boat, which is said to be an old one, has not arrived. It is feared she has foundered, and that Hooker is lost. Some think; the boat may have been blown out to sea, and it is suggested that steamers should keep a look-out. The Borough Engineer reported to the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, that the Inspector of Machinery, after inspecting the-Jubilee fire engine,-, had decided that a new fire-box was required. The Inspector of Machinery had cut down the maximum pressure of the engine from llOlbs to lOOlbs. The Town Clerk was instructed to make enquiries from the agents of the makers of the engine with a view to ascertaining particulars of the cost of a hew fire-box,' Mr E. Pragnell, who will represent the Masterton Fire Brigade as delegate at the Fire Brigades Conference, at Christchurch, in March, was instructed at the meeting of the Brigade, last evening, to move the following motions at the Conference: and extra service bars be granted in | a similar manner to long service I medals." (2) "That a Brigade mes- | senger on attaining the rank of fireI man be credited with half-time U.F.B.A. service for the period he served as messenger." At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last evening, Cr Eton brought forward the question of numbering the houses in the Borough. He thought that as the workjhad been authorised by the Council it should I be gone on with. The Engineer suggested holding the work over until 1 after March 30th, as there was no money available at present. Considerable discussion took place on the matter during which several proposals were advanced. Cr Tempje, to whom the question of obtaining numbers for the houses had been referred some time ago, reported that he had written Home about the matter but had not yet received a reply. He also stated that he had received an offer from a Dunedin firm to supply brass numbers at the rate of £2 per 100 numbers. Cr Eton • moved that r 1,000 brass letters be procured at the cost of 5d each. There was no seconder to the motion. Another motion, moved by Cr Eton, and seconded by Cr Ewington, that the Council should purchase the numbers and supply them to inhabitants free of cost, was lost. Finally, on the motion of Cr McEwen, it was decided "that the Council should define the numbers for the various houses in the Borough." MB BIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER <& SONS' .EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. Sis Honour,, when giving udement said with regard to the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not. permissable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the imitators perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all costs. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing what is provfed beyond pU doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINESANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE* EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER <& SONS' .EUCALYPTI EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, before bis Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. Sis Honour,, when giving udement said with regard to the GENUINE SANDER & SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an article is commended to the public by reason of its good quality, etc., it is not. penmssable to imitate any of its features. He restrained the hnitatorß perpetually from doing so, and ordered them to pay all costs. We publish this to afford the public an opportunity of protecting themselves and of securing what is provfed beyond pU ; doubt by skilled witnesses at the Supreme Court of Victoria and by many authorities during the last 30 years to be a preparation of genuine merit, viz., THE GENUINESANDER & SONS' PURE VOLATILE* EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.

7 The payments made by the New Zealand Dairy Association to its milk suppliers in Auckland for December amounted'to nearly £20,000. According to southern papers cattle have been offered for sale at Oamaru at 4s 6d to 5s each, and even at these prices have failed to elicit a bid! A man named Braw, an employee at the Eketahuna Railway Hotel, was severely burnt about the face and hands on Saturday night through an explosion of acetylene gas. At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, last evening, a resolution was passed, urging the Valuation Department to have the matter of re-valuing the Borough put in hand as soon as possible. The Revs. Dean McKenna and Father Kelly , of Masterton, are at present in Wellington attending the annual retreat of the Catholic Clergy at St. Patrick's College. They will return to Masterton on Saturday. Captain Herbert and Lieutenant Stone-Wigg, of the Eketahuna Mounted Rifles, will tender their resignations as officers at the termination of the present encampment at Eketahuna. The dates for the next Christchurch Show have been fixed for November 6th, 7th, and Bth. It is probable that the Manawatu Show will be held on October 30th, 31st, and November Ist. The Eketahuna School Committee has devised a novel rheans of bringing the pressing requirements of the school under the notice of the Education Board. Photographs of the neglected sheds and dilapidated fences are to be forwarded to the Education Board with a request that a sum voted for repairs some time back be expended. A curious coincidence happened in the Wellington Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, when three solicitors were engaged in cases against their namesakes, says the Post. Mr Blair appeared for plaintiff against a defendant Blair, Mr Peacock appeared against Peacock, and Mr Webb appeared against Webb. Mr J. Bradbury, of Masterton, who won the Half-mile and One Mile Flat Provincial Championships at the Wellington Amateur Athletic Meeting on New Year's Day, has received official.! intimation that he has been selected as a member of the team to represent the Wellington Centre at the N.Z.A.A.A. Championship Meeting at Christchurch this month. "A meeting of settlers was held at Opaki, on Monday evening, to discuss matters in connection with the annual stock sale. Mr E W. Payton occupied the chair, and there was a good attendance. It was decided to hold the sale on Tuesday, March sth, and Messrs H. Campbell and T. Wyeth were appointed to make arrangements with the auctioneers for the same. Judging from the amount of stock promised at the meeting, the sale should prove quite as successful as its predecessors. The Oamaru criminal sittings opened, before Mr Justice Williams, yesterday. The only case on the calendar was a charge against John Findlay of burglary at the residence of Rennie, schoolmaster, at Papakaio, on the night that Rennie was murdered. A true bill was returned. Findlay applied for a remand on the ground that counsel who had defended him at the murder trial had withdrawn from the present case, and accused had not had time to obtain counsel. A remand till Thursday was granted. The financial position of the Masterton Borough Council is as follows General Account, dr. £4,668 19s lid; Gas Account, cr, £1,177 8s 3d; Library Account, dr, £l2O 12s lld;\Waterworks Account, dr, £415 17s; Deposit Account, cr, £2lB 10s; Abattoir,, Account, dr, £l2 19sl0d; Interest Account, dr, drainage, £94 2s 2d; Interest Account, Bannister Street, cr, £72 6s 6d; Temporary Deposit* Account, £1,150; Loan Account, drainage, cr, £ll4 9s 4d; Special Loan Account, cr, schedule A, £409 14s 8d; schedule B, £414 4s lOd ; schedue C, £612 19s 2d; schedule D, £BS 10s sd; schedule E, £B2O 3s 9d; „ schedule F., £470 15s lOd. Messrs Hendry and Buxton require a smart boy. Mrs E. Rawson will resume the teaching of singing on Monday next. Mr F. P. Welch has vacancies for farm hands, fencers and axemen. A notice to the electors of the J Borough of Masterton appears elsewhere. Mr T. J. Nott notifies that oysters are now obtainable at the Cafe de Paris. The W.F.C.A. announce that during the last week of their sale there will be startling reductions made in boots and, crockery ware. A meeting of the . Masterton Trust ' Lands Trustees will be held on Friday, 'at 7 p.m., in the Trust Office, Hall Street. Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., advertise particulars of a number of town and country properties, which have been placed in their hands for salp. An'exhibition of paintings by Mr E. W. Christmas, of Wellington, will shortly be given in the Exchange Buildings, Masterton. The date on which the exhibition will open will be announced early next week. Messrs Mitchell and Griffith, of Pahiatua and Eketahuna, advertise particulars of three good farm properties, which are offered by them on easy terms of payment. The public are notified that Mr C. Smith's sale of drapery and clothingwill close on Saturday next. In the meantime they are invited to participate in the bargain lines that are being offered. Mr F. J. W. Gascoyne, land agent of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, advertises for sale a sheep run of 1,800 acres near Gisborne, a farm near Napier and a good bakery business. Full particulars will be supplied on application. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., are forwarding by train, this morning, to Waitara, to the order of Mr R. J. Nicholls, 500 Romney-Lincoln ewes and fifteen Romney rams. The same firm expect to send a further shipment at a future date, to the order of a Waikato client.

Mr W. H. French, of Rongomai, has disposed of his farm to Mr H. Johnston, late of the Alfredton Hotel. Mr R. Thomasen is the winner of the silver cup presented by Mr Alberthsen for competition between members of the Tararua Rifle Club. Next Friday the new fortnightly service between Wellington and Sydney for connection with the Suez mail steamers will be opened by the departure of the Moeraki. During the month of January there were slaughtered at the Masterton abattoir 148 cattle, 21 calves, 967 sheep and lambs and 247 pigs. The Manager condemned wholly four cattle, five pigs, and partially three cattle, five sheep and twelve pigs. The receipts for the month amounted to £l4B 15s 6d. At the annual meeting of the Opaki Quoits Club, last evening, after the general business had been transacted, the Chairman, Mr Thos. Wyeth, senr., took the opportunity of presenting Mr J. Clune, who had left the district to start business in Masterton, with a gold-mounted cigarholder, and cigarette-holder. Mr Wyeth stated that Mr Clune had been a very active member of the Club forjsome time, and as he had taken up his'abode not far away they hoped to see him occasionally at their competitions. It had been the intention of the Club to entertain Mr Clune at a social, but as his wife was ill in the hospital they deemed it better to make him a suitable presentation instead. Mr Clune suitably acknowledged the gifts. Weak Backs. The weak spot in many men and women is the back. It gives cut before the othur part of the body. It gets tired and aohes terribly after a day's work or night's ( pleasure A tired, weak back, pullsa person j right down and renders life miserable. The | kidneys are often supposed to be the cause , but usually the muscles, and tendons in the back have been strained. Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment is the proper and only permanent remedy, Bub it into the pores of the back, and a feeling of renewed strength and vigour will come immediately, and a few Buoh treatments will fix you up all right. Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment takes out soreness and inflammation. It invigorates and freshens aU the mu: cular tissues. It contains ingredients that you never used before. For sale by H, E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton, J. Biillie, Car terton, aud the Mauricoville Co-operative Store, Maurieevills West.