LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3118, 18 February 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The gate and grandstand receipts in connection with the Masterton bnow on Tuesday and Wednesday ••no-inted to £371 lis, as against £361 4s last year. At the Masterton Police Corrt yesterday morning, before Messrs Eli Smith and J. R. Nicol, J's.P., a first offender for having been ; drunk was fined ss. A prohibition order was issued against a local resident. The following team will represent the Greytown. Fire Brigade at the Fire brigade's Pemonstration at Auckland: —T. Bilby, J. Cress, R. Trntma'i. H. Skeet and N. Skeet. Fireman Webster has besn appointed delegate to the Conference. The following players will represent the ivlastei'toi. Lawn Tennis Club in a match to be played against the Pahiatua Lawn Tennis Club, on the 1 cal courts on Saturday next: Messrs C. C. Cox, S. R. Gawith, A. R. Sclanders. N. D. Burning, F. H. Elcoate, J. B. Moodie, N. H.James, J. G. 'Bee, E. J. Mirams, H. H. Pavitt. Emergency—A. Bewley.

An interesting: ejchibi 1 : in the floral section of the Show yesterday was the collection of alpine flora, shown by Air Bannister, who exhibited some spiet. d d samples of edelweiss, ranUncubb and fe licia. Their pla"e of origin was Mt. Holdsworth. Mr Bsnnister [ proposes to make a larger display of this unique and pretty flora a: next Show. , One of the finest motor cars that has yet been landed in the Dominion, tha property of Mr H. H. Beatham, of tfraneepeth, was exhibited on the Mastertoi A. and P. grounds yesterday afternojn, and attracted a great deal of attention. The car, which is a 35 56 horse power Talbot, is manufactured from the very best 'of material throughout, the body being built low to Mr Heetharn's <>wn de sign. The car carries an up-to-date electric lighting apparatus, with moving lights, and is fitted with every modern improvement. It runs remarkably easy and noiselessly, and is very roomy and comfortable. Settlers about Rototuna, Waikato, have set an example which farmers in other parts of the Dominion may find worthv of consideration and imitation. They clubbed together, raised £4O among them, and built a neat 12 x 12 post office, containing 36 letter boxes, some larger ones for parcels, and a posting box. Previously they had to go or send to the town of Hamilton to post or get letters; now they have their own post office and a daily mail. Those who subscribed £1 each have a perpetual right to the use of a letterbox, which makes the convenience much cheaper to them than the town resident's letter box, which costs £1 a year, j The account in the "Farmers' ' Weekly" does not sav whether the ' subscribers or the Government pay the mailman, a youth who gets- £4O a year, but probably he is a postal official. He makes up the mail in the morning, and taKes it to town, and in the afternoon sorts into the boxes the mail he brings out. For localities where the settlers are numerous enough, and a store or school post office is not available, this should be found a good idea.

DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY. LTD. The annual sale at the Dresden Piano Depot, Mastaiton, will List from Monday the Bth, to Saturday, the 27th of February. The dapot is in Queen Street, and Mr T. B. Hunter is the local representative. The Dresden Piano Company scarcely needs commendation in 1909, but a few points concerning Dresden sale methods may be recalled. There is offered an absolutely new stock of pianos and organs from the Company's bulk stores in Wellington. These instruments have never previously been exhibited or offered for sale. They were selected and impoxted for this sale at Masterton by experts fully cognisant of the needs and tastes of this district. The pianos are ottered at Dresden prices—the lowest prices at which instruments of their qua'ity can be offered for sale in New Zealand. But during the sale special inducements are available. Particularly easy terms can be arranged. The Company does business in whatever way best suits the circumstances of individual clients. Mr M. J. Brookes, manager for the North Island, will be in Masterton during the sale period. *»

A line of 800 bushels of new son's Tuscan wheat changed hands at 4s per bushel at the Rangiora market the other day.

The grading of potatoes is now being insisted upon in Victoria, so that the sue of the tuberi may be uniform.

The caterpiller has appeared in crops in the Southbrhige district, and some of the farmers have suffered to some considerable extent, barley crops having received the closest attention of the pest. As many as twenty heads of barley have been found lying on the ground in a space a foot square.

A South Australian farmtr uses a motor bicycle to winnow his whsat, says an Adelaide paper. It, conn-cts with the winnower by a universal shaft, the motor being properly housed in a trolly, which is easily moveable from place to place. When knock-off time comes it is disconnected in about two minutes, and is riiden home. One gallon of petrol will clean 100 bags of wheat, whicn costs with oil used, ajout one farthing per bag. Speaking to a "Lyttelton Times" reporter in regard to the Christchurch theatre by-law, Mr John fuller, of Messrs Fuller and Sons, said that the Auckland City Council controlled the overcrowding difficulty in theatres with a by-law that maJe it an offence for anyone to stand in a theatre during a performance. In each part of the auditorium a notice showed the number of persons that that part was licensed to seat. The by-lav/ had worked very successfully, and it was supeiior to the by law now bting tried in Christchurch. Miss Ada Ward, who has created some sensation by leaving the stage for the Salvation Army, of which she is a prominent member, will arrive in New Zealand on May sth, and will occupy three weeks in this Dominion speaking to the people. Following is her itinerary : —Fetone, Wellington, Masterton, Dannevirke, Vv anganui, Eltham, Palmerston I* orth, Feilding, Waihi and Auckl 1 nd. This officer of the Salvation Army is conducting a six months' eampaign throughout Australasia, and it is understood she will be unable to extend the time set down as sufficient for New Zealand.

The infant daughter of Mr F. Hotchin, of Onehunga, had a narrow escape from drowning, says the "New Zealand Herald." The little one had been taken along with other members of the family to the Onehunga oeach, near Beach Road, and was strapped in a perambulator. The tide nappened to be in at the time, and suddenly the perambulator moved off and dashed i to where the water wasfairly deep. Tns mother of the child quickly rushed in after it, but was exptiridicing some difficulty with the tije when her soil Harry went to her assist-ince and pulled out the perambulator, saving tne chilJ just in time. Dr W. J. Dawson, who was recently engaged on an evangelistic mission in New York, startled New Yorkers by a novel religious processio i. Preceded by a huge cross, ten feet high and electrically lighted (with power from a dynamo conveytd on a hand cart), Dr Dawsjn • led the parade. The entire congregation which had attended the sarvice i'i St. George's Church made up the procession, wnich marched to the tune of "Onward, Christian Soldiers." Returning to St. George's Church, the blazing cross led the way through the church doors, followed by the procession which-had been greatly swelled in numbers during the parade. As evidence of the durability of New Zealand timber, facts which appeared in a letter written to the last meeting of the4nvercargill Town Council by Mr R. W. Harvey are worth recording (says the "Southland Daily News"). He said that there was on the fjreshore a little to the n rth of C iiai Street a black pi>.e jjile uiat was in the Ckautau tr dge fur about tuirty years. When the structure was removed the pile was brought to Ir.vercargill and carted to wherd it now stinds. It was placed thtre in order to test the durability of New Zealand timber, and the writer asked the council to take charge of it, stating that it had been forty years in use, and from appearances would list as long again. • he offer was received with thanks.

An advertiser wishes to purchase a pony not more than 14 hands high. An owner is required for, a lady's umbrella, foand in Pine Street, Masterton, yesterday. The display of ;iew season's n.il linery made in the Exchange BuiH ings by Messrs C. Adams and Co., of Wellington, will'd'jse' definitely o.i Saturday next.' L idies are invited to inspect the goods before the closing date.

Mr Frank Dupre, watchmaker, and jewell.-r, has received n very fine assortment of ladies' engagement and wedding rings, and the goods are now on view in his Queen Street premises. It is sate to say that the selection is one of the best ever seen in Masterton, embracing many really pretty and novel designs. The gern combinations are also remarkably effective. w HALS SANDER & SONS PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTRAC'I superior to any other Eucalypti Product P Because it is the result of full experience, and of a special and careful process of manufacture. It is always safe, reliable and effective, and the dangers of irresponsible preparations which are now palmed off ab Extract aie avoided. A death was recently reported from the use of one of these concoctions and in an action at law a witness testified that he suffered the most cruel irritation from the application to an .deer of another, which was sold as "Just as good as SANDER'S EXTRACT." Therefore, beware of sncb deception. Remember that in medicine a drop that cures is better than a tablespoon that kills, and insist upon the preparation which was proved by experts at the Supreme Court of Victoria, and by numerous authorities daring the ast 35 years, to be a preparation of enuine merit, viz:

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