LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8996, 5 December 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Residents in the vicinity of the railway station were awakened from their slumbers in the hours of yesterday morning by a loud sound denoting the occurrence of something unusual in the direction of the station. Subsequent enquiries revealed the fact that a collision of a minor nature had taken place between two sets of trucks in the railway yard. Shunting operations were in progress about 3 a.m., after the arrival of the earlj morning goods train from the south, known as the "Wild Cat," and it appears that through some mistake in the shifting of the points an engine with a number of trucks attached thereto was shunted on to tha wrong line, and consequently collided with the van of a stationary set of trucks. The buffer beam of the van was smashed, and some of the wood-work broken, but otherwise no damage resulted. At the Police Court, yesterday morning, before Messrs E. G. Eton and J. H. Pauling, J.P's., Frank Pearce was charged with the theft of £3, the property of John Robinson. Accused, who pleaded not guilty, was defended by Mr B. J. Dolan. The evidence of William Taylor, a mate of the accused, was to the effect that the latte- and some fellow-workers had come into town from shearing at Te Parae station on Tuesday and were drinking together. Accused came to Robinson, one of his mates, late in the afternoon, and asked for a drink. Robinson handed Pearce £3, which the latter put in his pocket and refused to return when requested. Robinson, in his evidence, said he treated the whole affair as a joke, ■ but he was anxious to have his money back. The Bench admonished Robinson for laying such a serious charge when he treated the matter as a joke, and dismissed the case. On a further charge of resisting the police, Pearce pleaded guilty and was fined 10s. Fourteen entries from farmers in all parts of the district have been received for the dairy cow competition in connection with the next Masterton Show. The cows will be milked and judged on Friday, 13th inst. The following stewards have been appointed to supervise the milking:— Messrs W. H. Shute, E. Harper, J. Morris, W. Eagle, C. Fairbrother, J. B. McKenzie, H. S. Moss, D. McGregor, snr., J. McGregor, B. Rayner and J. Slack. We hove receivad from the publisher a copy of the Christmas number of the Auckland Observer. It is excellently got up, capitally illustrated in black and white, and contains much brightly written matter. The Y.M.C.A. Debating Society will hold its final meeting for the present season, this evening, when Mr C. E. Daniell will deliver an address, giving his impressions of the condition of workmen in the British Isles. A short musical programme has been arranged. Mr P. L. Hollings will presida. The fiowers on Mount. Holdsworth are now well in bloom, with the exception of the eidelweiss, which is expected to be in full bloom by the middle of the month. There are numerous varieties of rare flowers on the mountain, and these form one of its chief attractions to the tourist. A parade of the Masterton Mounted Riiles was held last evening, Lieutenant Whittaker being in command. Adjutant Cameron and Staff-Ser-geant-Major Burr were also present. There were forty men on parade. Four recruits were sworn in. The corps will go into camp for a week on Messrs J. and A. Welch's property. "Willow Paik," Opaki, on December 28th. No further developments have laken place with regard to the coal deposits at Mauriceville since the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Prospecting operations are in abeyance now that shearing is in full swing in the district. The meeting of the Mount HoldsI worth Track Committee, which was jto have taken piace this evening, has been postponed until to-morrow evening. The theft of a saddle, valued at £4, the property of William Eagle, of Taueru, was the subject of a charge preferred against John Campbell Withers, at the Police Court, yesterday, before Messrs E. G. Eton and J. H. Pauling, J.P's. Informant deposed that he lent the saddle to the accused, who subsequently disappeared and did not. return the article. Accused stated that he was willing to pay for the saddle, but the Bench, taking into consideration the fact that the accused had recently been fined 40s at Dannevirke for a similar sentenced him to oae month's imprisonment. Owing to the approaching holidays the next rehearsal of the Masterton Amateur Operatic Society has been postponed until Monday, January 20th. TWO SOVEREIGN REMEDIES. THE FAMOUS BANDF.It AND SONSPURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI I«THA CT was proved by experts at thn Supreme Court of Victoria to possess curative properties peculiarly its own, and to be absolutely safe, ' i'fective and reliable. Therefore do not avgrnvate your complaint by the use ct cine i.-f the ninny ouuie eucalyptus oils which are now palmed oil as "Extracts." and from the use of which a death wa« reported recmtly, but insist upon Hie GENUINE SANDKIt ft SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTKACT, add .reject all others-, For wrinkles, sunburn, pimples, blackheads, freckles, cracked hands, dry and inilamrd skin, usfi SANDEB cfc SONS' SUPEBBA SKIM FOOD. No lady should oe without it. Allays initation, produces a clear and spotlefs complexion, and a smooth nnd supple skin. BEMEMBEIi that SANDER * SONS' SUPKKBA SKIN FOOD is not an ' ordinary face cream, and unlike any of them,produces a permanent beautifying effect. All chemists and stores.

The staff of the gasworks are at present engaged in removing the present IJ-inch wrought-iron "main in Bannister Street from the gasworks to Worksop Road via Colombo Road, and replacing it with a 3-inch cast-iron main. The main that is taken from Bannister Street will be relaid in Johnstone Street. We have received a copy of the first issue of the "Taihape Daily Times and Waimarino Advocate." It is a large broadsheet, well-adver-tised and clearly printed. IS announces that it "will be a Liberal organ supporting the present administration in general." It adds that "as a suj?;porter of the Government, it i<- onTy consistent to support the Government's nominated candidate for the Rangitikei seat so long as that nomination is for the welfare of the town and district for which we are to act as guardians." There is a refreshing note of independence, outside of the paper's political bias, in the following sentence—"The commercial and business people will b? protected so far as lies in our power, but the knowledge that any one of them may be an advertiser will not deter us from criticism in any public capacity, to the extent allowed by fair journalism." We wish out new Taihape contemporary success and long-life. Nearly every New Zealander wl.o comes back from a visit to Britair, says the "Gisborne Herald," deplores the fact that more is not being done in the great metropolis to let the people know that New Zealand exists. The great need of this country is population, and it is only by advertising New Zealand and its varied attractions that settlers will be induced to come to our shores.

One of the meanest tricks hts come under our (Wnnpanui Herald) notice for some time past was perpetrated on Thursday night last in u.e pigeon loft of two youthful local fanciers. A quartette of pigeons from this loft won a prize at the recent Show, and was naturally much prized by the owners. Their feelings, can be imagined when they discovered on Friday morning that the ■ loft had been visited during the night and the necks of the four prize birds had been wrung. *oMiss Gladys Vanderbilt, daughter of the American millionaire, is said to be extremely sensitive about the origin of her family. Once at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel she noticed her father, the Old Commodore, as he 1 was called, talking: affably to a lady whom they had formerly known as "one of the tradespeople." "Why, father," protested the girl afterwards, "fancy talking to that woman in a public hotel. Don't you remember she used to sell us poultry?" "Certainly, my dear," responded the old man imperturbably, "of course I do. I remember your mother when she sold rool beer while I peddled oysters way up in Jersey." Miss Vanderbilt protested no more. Under the heading "How the money goes," the Pelorus Guardian writes: —A new post office, to cost £75,000, is to be built in Wellington. The present post office is stated to be quite suitable for all possible require- ■ ments for the next ten years. And: • yet only a paltry £5,000 can be '< squeezed out of the Government for ■ the Picton wharf, an! a still more 1 paltry sum for the Bl^nheim-Waipara railway. It is not at all strange, . under such circumstances, that the , people in the country are growing more and more impatient at the way . they are being exploited for the glory . of the cities. That £75,000 would i bridge the two rivers at JRenwick, , bridge the Wairau at Spring Creek, . and build a splendid wharf at Picton —works a thousand times more necessary than a Post Office built i£k 1 "classic renaissance." , j "I have to report," said the Secretary of the Wellington Benevolent , Trustees to his board, on Tuesday, "that a certain recipient of charit- ■ able aid, who has been on our books for the last five years, is about to be married, and has written to the ' Board 'hanking members for their ' assistance in the past." "Well, well," observed the chairman, "I ' hope she has wisely considered her step." "I think we ought to congratulate her," said Mr Robertson, and a ripple of smiles ran round the table. Lucerne continues to sell at very high prices in Sydney. At auction, recently, several trucks loads sold at over £7 a ton, the highest price being £7 15s, within a few shillings of the record of the year of the great drought. An advertiser requires a smart boy to assist in a bakehouse. An advertiser requires two machine shearers. A reward is offered for the recovery of a ladies' silver-mounted belt. An advertiser has for sale a phaet on in good order. Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, invites inspection of.a few special lines of perfumery and toilot requisites suitable for Christmas presents. Messrs Dimock and Co., Ltd., have appointed Monday and Tuesday, December 16th and 17th, as the next days for receiving fat pigs at Eketa- '' huna and Mauriceville, respectively. At their rooms, Perry street, on Saturday, at 2 o'clock, iVessrs,E. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., will sell on account of a client a large assortment of furniture and general goods, including poultry and produce. Tarama wines are recommended as a superior invalid tonic and will form a splendid beverage for the festive season. Mr W. G. Lamb quotes prices and solicits orders for early delivery. At their rooms, on Wednesday next, at 2.30 o'clock, Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., will submit to auction the privileges in connection with the Master ton Trotting Club's , meeting on December 19th. i MILKING iVACHrNK KVIDEKCK. Messrs W. Bailey and Hon, of Waiuku, write as follows re the "Lawrence-Jvun-nedy-Gillies" Milking Machine:—-'We are using throe machines for the third season, and we find them satisfactory. We milk SO cows in Uto tj hours. One man can look after the machines and carry the milk away, and one hoy attends to the bailing up, etc.. while one or two boys do the stripping, of which, as a. rule, there is very little to do. The butter fat test and quantity of milk are fully maintained, and we find no illeffects oij the cows. There is no trouble with keeping quality of the milk." MaeEwans', Ltd.. V.S.S. Co.'s Buildings. Wellington.

The flax-milling industry seems to offer a fair field to the iiwentor. Iho office of a large flax-milling firm has recently been constantly j besieged by men with patents, sayslhe Dominion. On one occasion three were present at the same time. Some of these patents are worthy of consideration, though the majority aremseless. One very ingenious process has been evolved which will doithe work of four men, viz.: a "catcher," two "washers," and a "dresser." The duties that thes'i men carry out are the least pleasant of ail. With a few improvements J*he patent is likely to be a valuable acquisition,to flax-mill-ing Auckland gentleman has a process for preparing waste products for cattle food. When the mill refuse can be utilised in this way with iprofit it •will be a considerable- assistance to the industry. & prominent miller informed a "reporter that sheep and cattle take very kindly to the byproduct, and when carefully separted ifrom the tow it makes a safe and desirable food. The fruit-growing industry in Central this year is likely to assume big proportions. From Roxalone'it is estimated that the output will equal from 50,000 to 60,000 cases, including fruit of all descrintions. All the orchards are in the' highest state of cultivation, and in many places which were formerly. dry,i barren areas, irrigate i has w..r*eJ wonders. In some places the orchards which have been so treated appear likt oases in tha desert. A Dainful case is being investigated by the police at New Brighton, eays the Ghristchurch Press. It appers that a man described as a bookmaker, and a woman with two chaldren, aged.respectively about 5 years and twelve .months, took a furnished house in Wilson street, New Brighton, about a fortnight ago. On Saturday morning last the eldest child, a very intelligent boy, went to the house next door occupied by a Mrs Sincox, and .asked for some food for himself and the baby, relating the pitiful sory (that bis mother had gone away on the Friday afternoon and had not come back. Mrs Sincox at on-.-e went into the house and found the baby on a bed without any badclothes an| with a baby's in the bottom- of which were the remains of soma nafflk which had led. thaw this there was" absolutely no food in the house, and the children had been without any food or attention from the Friday afternoon till Saturday morning, the eldest boy, when it became dark, going to sleep beside his little brother. Mrs Sincox at once took the children to her house, where their wants were attended to, and she is still taking care of them. Neither of the adults has since put in ah appearance at the house, and it is reported that the man left for Wellington on Thursday last. A Fbiend of the Family Is Dr Sheldon's New Discovery, the wellknjwn remedy for all chest and lung troubles. Is 6.1 and 33 a bottle. Obtainab'T at E. Eton's, chomist.