LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10551, 6 February 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Now York cable states that ?. Judge at Portland, in Orosron, held th'at the use of tho word "scab.'-' applied to non-Unionists, was not a punishable offence, unless accompanied by abusive words.

The Mounted Territorial Company will hold a parade in Masfcerton on Wednesday, 7th inst.

A native reserve of 14,000 acres in tho vicinity of Raetihi will shortly be surveyed, with a view to settlement.

The moving picture craze is very evident in fcVilding, where the two picture shows do a thriving business. The annual meeting of the Congregational Union of New Zealand will open at Palmcrstoii North to-morrow-evening. '

The Ambulance Corps connected with the Territorials held their first parade last evening in the Masterton Drill Hall.

. Taranaki settlers have been obtaining excellent prices for this season's wool clip. It is expected that the sales will average clow on lid per lb. Sunday morning is a regular field day for Masterton athletes, who may be seen in the Park at an early hour, undergoing strenuous training for coming events.

A cricket match will be played. on the Park Oval on 'Thursday afternoon between teams representing tihe Carlton Club and the Y.M.C.A. Club. The game will start at 2 o'clock sharp. The water supply in Kumara' is in a very unsatisfactory state, and cannot be depended upon for two days at a time. The fact will be borne out one day when fire breaks out. The dry spell of weather 'has caused a great demand for farm-labourersin the Ashburton district, arid farmers are finding some difficulty in procuring men. '

. Tho Westport News states that the Nelson Education Board is finding difficulty in getting teachers.. At the same time, iby some of its peculiar tactics, it is driving good teachers out of the province.

A cable states that Lindrum defeated Reece .in the billiard match of 16,000.up. Lindrum made a break of 462, including 429 off the red. Reece scored 9748.

Settlers in the outlying districts of the Wairarapa. consider that dry weather, if not of too long duration, will have a beneficial effect on feed, which has been lacking in strength, owing to the heavy rainfall at the beginning of the sumimer.

Settlers in the East Coast are finding difficulty iu procuring men for poisoning work. It is probable that an attempt will be made to do the work by means of a light single horse plough. It is expected that ploughs for 'this purpose may be exhibited at the forthcoming Masterton show. Mr D. P. Loasby, Mayor of Greytown, elsewhere convenes a meeting of all" those favourable to recognising Mr W. 0. Buchanan's generous gift of a Home for Incurables. The meeting will be held on Thursday. February Bth, in the front room of. the Town Hall, Greytown, at 8 p.m. Referring to. the increased advances made by the banks, as disclosed by recent returns, the New Zealand Trade Review says that ample funds are held by some of the banks ready to be brought in, if needed, so that no stringency is to be anticipated. Regarding the fruit prospects in Canterbury this season, Mi ;v - W. J. Courtier, the expert of the Agricultural Department, .states that the apple crop is a promising one. There is rather a short crop of pears, and the crop of plums is hot so-good as in ordinary seasons.^

...;. Anglers -in Masterton are' very emphatic in their opinion as.to the sparcity; of sport: in-this district, as compared with what it was in former years. ."The rivers are not stocked as they should be," declared one disappointed enthusiast to an Age reporter yesterday. "Tile Waipoua river 'is practically depleted of trout, and you could travel along the stream for two miles without seeing half-a-doz-en." ■■■•>■

A Gh'ristchuvch business ma n'„ .connected with the coachbuilding trade, stated to a repoi-ter that "rubber wa'arapidly growing more and more popular in the Dominion. It was now being largely used on vehicles, and, of course, the. number of bicycles and motor ears was ever on the increase. For 1911 his firm paid £3OO more for rubber thaai in 1910, and this year they expected tiie 1911 total to be exceeded by even a greater sum than that. — Ohristehurch Press .

Great dissatisfaction lias been felt by the men engaged on the construction of the. Stratford-Ongarue railway in'regard, to the system under; which'

.they are paid. It was rumoured, few days ago that nearly-200 of ■ them'i had struck, but as a matter of fact I tiler© are only-50 engaged on the at present, and of these about 15 have thrown down their tools. • The, rest still continue work, but are very disconitented, the grievance of the men being that there is no method of system in the work, some of the'gangs receiving, only 6s a. day, while one AViVi' being paid 9s 8d per day. Men who

received lis 6d a day on the Midland railway construction get only 7s 2d at Te Koura. There was no contract

signed in the first place, and no general meeting was held to organise a strike, the men going out individually and refusing to take pay, in most cases leaving it to the boardinghouse keeper to collect their board. The overseer

I had promised to lay the matter before 'Mr Barker, the engineer in charge, and also before Mr McKenzie, district engineer at- Stratford, and had also stated that they might expect to be paid 9s per day after the end of the financial year. The strikers did not see fit to wait till then. It is probable that nearly 200 men will be engaged on the work before long.—Wanganui Herald.

IF YOU HAVE A Cough, Old, INose, Throat, or Lung Trouble, Stomach, Bowel, oi Liver Complaint, Rheumatism, Neu ralgia, USE SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT; 5 drops in a table spoon water. Remember, you cannot expect th© good effects from any sort of eucalyptus. SANDER'S EXTRACT CURES because it contains ethereal and antiseptic substances; not contained i£ other Eucalyptus products. These latter, made by persons ignorant in chemistry, and provided with fancy names and label* by trading oonoprns who do not know what they bontdin, have caused grievous nana, and a death has resulted from their use.

Do not apply an ointment to, * sore. It keepß back the secretion. To wounds, bruises, sprainfc, burns, ulcers, eczema, and other skin troubles APPLY SANDER'S EXTRACT; 15 drops in a tablespoon of olive oil. The effect will surprise you. SANDER'S EXTRACT' HEALB Jbecaoß* it is freed from the irritating ouvst:iueiits contained in otner eucalyptus preparation. It heals, wnen <y'Jh•vra irritate.

Insist upon the genuiufe SA.NDfcB WOAuYPTI tC'X'TfMCT. *«-,<! yoi will derive the benefit.

Tho high price of 7 1-lGd per lb was paid on tho London market for a consigiiimont of cheese from Hawera. At last night's meeting of the Christchurch City Council, the' Mayor brought down a scheme for improving tho citv roads and footpaths, involving a cost of £120.000.

The revenue of New Zealand for the ten months ending January 31st w.is £8,050,006, compared with £7,817,314 for the last corresponding period. A break-down in a goods train on tJie Riinutakiii delayed the passenger train from Wellington last night, and it was over an hour late it) its arrival at Miasterton.

A sudden drop in the price of horse feed has been reported from Dunedin. The agents have been at their wits', end to place consignments of chaff, and values have receded fully £1 per ton, many lines having been disposed of as low as £3.10s to £3 12s 6d.

The country around Masterton is presenting a very parched appearancejust now. Settlers cannot be too careful with .matches, as fires would, sprjeadi with great'' rapidity in the long, 3dry^- ; grass. An incipient grass fire was discovered on the Opaki yesterday, but was fortunately beaten out-before any' damage was done. At the instance of prominent Socialists some forty-two youths between j the ages of 16 and 21 in tlhe Westport i district, decided at a meeting on Sun- j day not to -put in an.appearance at j territorial drills.' Of this -number some j twenty or thirty .are eligible to serve, j being between the ages of 18 and 21. [ The butter exported through New Plymouth-during January was valued .at £66,373, and the cheese at £30,996, butter being reckoned as worth, 105s and cheese at 60s per owt. In the corresponding month of last year the butter export was valued at £71,754, and the cheese at £18,060. The membership roll of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce has now reached the satisfactory figure of 84, representing every class of business in the district. The balance-sheet for the ,year, to be presented' 'atfthe annual meeting, shows a. very■■* "s^isf actory position, there being '& balance of £66 8s 3d at the bankers.

A Stratford cattle-buyer found in the stomach of a bullock a sphere about the size of a cricket ball, with a smooth surface as of gutta-percha, and weighing about 3ozs. The ball is composed entirely of hair. It is the natural Result, of course, of muoh vigorous liclMng on the part of the animal, when its coat is being sdied.

Discussing dairying prospects after his return to London from New Zealand, Mr JR. Ellison, representative of the National Dairy Association, said: "Most of the dairy companies, both butter and 'cheese, have sold their outputs for this year at exceptionally good prices, but they would liave been infinitely off if they had consigned tfaedis instead of selling. Tins season; is, |&ig to be a record one for prices,' cwjsequent, upon the drought that was experienced here and on the last'summer."

A reward is offered for the recovery of a lost Cameo brooch set in gold. A reward'is offered for tlhe recovery of a lost shawl. A Beminigtoii typewriter, nearly new, is advertised for sale. Address may be obtained at this office. A quiet young cow, to tsalve middle. JMarcli,,.'is adteriisedViJor-ssale-.fcy Mi*i W. B. Ingram, Taueru Hotel. ' A black" arid white sheep dog lokjk from the . Masterton railway sitation yesterdayis advertised for. The Masterton Borough Council gives notice of having licensed certain persons to sell by auction, under the provisions of the statute. Mr.J. Ferguson, taxi-car proprietor, notifies patrons tihat his residentjia.l address is No. 17, Miriam Street. Telephone communications at any , will receive prompt and efficier&:-c%tr-tention. ' ' ~

Tiie Management Committee of the Hukijuiui Picnic Sports Club has decided to purchase a guaranteed solid silver bowl to be competed for in the lmnters' competition. The bowl will be on exhibition in the various centres. It is indeed a cause of wonderment as to when the ingenuity of man will cease. In designing colour schemes they arc particularly clever. Patterns in many new styles are shown in the new shirts at Mr J. L. Murray's.

Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co., instructed by Mr W. B. Colemqn, wilt ■bold a. clearing sale of the whole of bus furniture arid-effects on the premises, 89 Bannister Street.

The monthly meeting of the Women's ".• Christian Temperance Union will be held-this, afternoon'at" Knox Hall. As there is important business to transact a full attendance is requested.

The great attraction that has.been •holding women's attention of late is still going strong. We refer, to Messrs : Hugo and Shearer's shelf-emptying sale, an announcement concerning which appears in this issue.

Visitors to Master-ton are very much impressed at the unique selection of art ware, crockery, and fancy goods at the W.F.C.A., ' and invariably state it is equal to anything to be seen in the Dominion in that line. The W.F.C.A., Ltd., are opening new goods every week, and draw attention to their advertisement on page 6.

At the big Ghristchurch Wool < Sales the auctioneers reported that "A number of choice lots, received full attention and competition from the Dominion; Mills. In most cases tne choicest halfbreds went to tibe local mills." That's the quality wool KAIAPOI Goodls. are made. of. Support the country that supports YOU, by purchasing KAIAPOI GOODF ILL FOR YEARS. One long continual headache.— "For several yeais I suffered from complications of liver and stomach troubles," writes- Miss N. Brear, "Ngahuiia," Avenue Road, Mosman, -N.S.-W. "I was frequently bilious, and unable to retain- my ;■ headaohes were iso common'that life was one long continual headache. I consul: -d doctors and tried numerous medicines, which did me no good. I was'induced to purchase a Iwx of Laxo-Tomo Pills, and can- only describe the oftanige produced as 'simply wonderful. After taking these Pitts I was completely cured. Obtainable; everywhere. Price 10£ d and Is 6d. I

"No one, I feel sure, can speak more gratefully of Pills tl • can," writes 'Mrs Corbett, 116 Fitzroy Street, Surrey Hils, N.S.W. "They cured me of settled biliousness, which seemed as. though it* would never leave me. I took liaxo-Tonic Pills, and they proved a perfect remedy." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.' Price IOJd and Is 6d. ,