LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11752, 1 February 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

".Make it a shandy-gaff," said Mr A. McDonald at yesterday's meeting of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association when the relative claims of tho Y.M.C.A. and Salvation Army for assistance were under discussion.

During a' discussion at yesterday's meeting of the Wairarapa- Patriotic Association on the question of making grants .towards the Y.M.C.A. and Salvation Army funds, Sir Walter Buchanan, in objecting to a canvass suggested, said both organisations were doing splendid work, ibut the people would soon have tho tax-gatherers amongst them and the war loan to subscribe to. Mr Matheson: "Even that does not excuse us."

For the Feilding A. and P. show, which takes place on Tuesday and ■Wednesday next, excellent entrieß have been received, and the stock which will he competing is of a very high class. Ring events, which a.ro always such a great attraction, include a sheep dog trial 6n both days, and the very best dogs in the Dominion will compete. Some of these animals can do everything but talk. The usual side lines of an agricultural and pastoral showwill be in evidence, and visitors can look forward to an enjoyable day's outing. >

A correspondent recently put the following query to the "Journal of Agriculture—."Can you tell mo whether the tea-plant has been grown ,or is growing, on any Government farm or elsewhere in New Zealand? J am trying seed of two varieties, ibut germination seems very slow." The Horticultural Division, of tho Agricultural Department replied:—"Tea-plants (Camellia thoa) have been grown in New Zealand.for many years, but no attempt has so ..'far been made to grow the plant commercially. . It is extremely improbable that the leaves would acquire the requisite aroma iu our climate. , Tho shrub itself is fairly hardy and will bear a few degrees of frost." On Sunday morning (states the Dannevirko "News") Mrs Anderson, of Y'Jork 'street >took her little daughter and a child named Jones tor a batho iti the Mangatera river. Whilst in the water the little Jones' girl got into difficulties, and somehow caught the Anderson child. Both went under in a deep hole. Mrs Anderson, seeing the predicament both children wero in, plunged in to render assistance, and managed to push the children, who still clung to each other, further down the stream. This was all she could do, as she got into, difficulties also, but her effort proved the saving of the children, who scrambled out lower down. Mrs Anderson by this time was pretty welKexhausted, but also succeeded in getting to tho bank. Her presence' of mind was no doubt the means of preventing a double drowning fatality. A meeting of the shareholders of the No. 1 Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society of Masterton was held in the secretary's office last evening. The chairman announced that the meeting had been called for the purpose of holding a ballot of £3OO (free of interest) and a sale of s£3oo. Thomas F Whitt was asked to draw the marbles from the ballot box. After several numbers had been drawn, the holders of same having boon satisfied, JVo. 14 was drawn, held bv Mr 11. Myers, who was declared'the successful 'shareholder a't -the ballot. A tender of £32 was accepted for .the £3OO by sale. The chairman, in thanking the shareholders for | their presence, mentioned that a ballot of £4OO and a ■ sale, of CJOO in tho No. 2 Society would take place on Thursday. Oregon shipments from the Pacific Coast are becoming more difficult to secure. The Oregon exporters, Messrs J. J. Moore and Co., of San Francisco ,havo advised a Duiiedin firm that the United States Shipping ■ Board are now exercising supervision over sailers, as well as motor .ships ami steamers. The Pacific Coast shipowners and charterers have accordingly to send all copies of charters for'vessels which, have not yet completed loading for Government approval. A further restriction on the export of lumber is the appointment of a commissioner, whose duty is to check all export specifications,, and eliminate therefrom such sizes the export of which will interfere with the shipbuilding programme. Tt is stated that these restrictions make business practically impossible. Further shipment to New Zealand and Australia is unlikely until such time as tho United States Government's policy itii relation to past charters, fixation of freight rates, and approvalof export specifications is further reduced.

Barraclough's Nervine stops Toothache.

According to a ivttini presented to Lin; Executive committee of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association at its mooting yesterday the administrative expanses for the year ending December 31st, 1917, amounted to £716 13s IW. I The annual picnic in collection with the Masterton Presbyterian Sunday School was held at Sohvay yesterday, there being a large attendance of scholars and parents. (James, races, ' etc., wero freely indulged in, and an enjoyable day's outing resulted. In compliance with a request from the Returned .Soldiers' Association, the Wairarapa Patriotic Association yesterday decided that u roprescntaI live of the former body be given a I seat on the Executive Committee and 'Claims Board. The Chairman explained that such course would toad .to dispel misapprehensions which ' often existed between the Board and bin Returned Soldiers' Association. The question of rendering assihtance to New Zealand prisoners of war camo up for discussion at yesterday's meeting of the' IVaira.ra.pa Patriotic Association, when it was stated that there were twenty-nine in Turkey and eighty-six in Germany. The matter was referred to the Cjaims Board, with power to act, provided ii safe channel existed whereby tli.! men would get the full benefit of any grant made. Consternation was caused a day or two ago amongst dairy factory poopie by a rumour that the Egmont Box Company, which supplies almost all with boxes and cases, was doming down for want of white pine, timber (says the Tnranaki "Herald's" istratford correspondent). The position! is not so desperate as that would mean, but it is a fact that there are great difficulties owing to the impossibility of procuring expert bushmen in sufficient numbers. "I have mot previously approached this Association for assistance, but I have contributed a good deal towards ite funds," said Mr A. P. Whatman, when appealing to the Wairarapa Patriotic Association yesterday for a grant towards equipping the Returned Soldiers' Club. "How much are you asking for?" queried the chairman. "A modest £2OO will suffice," replied Mr Whatman. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Tumor, it was unanimously decided to grant the amount asked for. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Wairarapa Patriotic Society was held in Masterton yesterday, when there were present Messrs Hugh Morrison (chairman), A. McDonald, G. R. Sykes, M.P., A. P. Whatman, W. B. Mathieson, F. C. Tumor H. H. Ryder, J. W. Card, 1-. T. T. M. Hornsby M.P., Gk Hughan, jE. Flanagan, D. McGregor, P., E. Logan, J. M. Coradine, G. C, S'ummeroll and Sir Walter Buchanan. Apologies were received from Messrs Gonsadine, Carruthers and Donald. Tills is the "greenest" year on "record for the whole of Hawke's Bay, says a Napier paper. Instead of the customary brown paper appearance of the countryside at the time of the year, hills and plains are verdant, jand the grass long and plentiful. Bub the unusual conditions are not as beneficial as the uninitiated might expect, as there is little body in the grass, and stock are not doing as well as they otherwise would were the conditions more seasonable. Potatoes here and els where are showing signs of blight, and unless we get a spell of fine weather soon crops of the tubers will bo seriously affected. J A unique excuse for evading military service was (the Christchurch "Sun" states) proffered by Charles Edward Warden, who was tried by court-martial for disobedience of am order to attend medical examination, his pleas being that he was by law exempt from rendering personal sevivice because his family in Scotland were paying feu duty. Warden was 'thus going back over centuries &:> the : days of tiie feudal system for his plea, feu duty, according to Scots :ia<v, being the duty or annual rental paid by the tennmt of a feu, or u grant of land, for which the tenant pays money to his overlord instead of rendering personal military service. 1 The treatment accorded to a man • drawn in a recent ballot by hjs employer, business man in this city (says the Christchurch "Press"), is creating considerable. indignation. The man, who is married, with one child, after being medically rejected two or three times when he volunteered for active service, was passed 'by the Medical Board after he was drawn in the ballot. He'was ordered to proceed to camp next April, over two months hence, but his employer, hearing that he had passed the doctors, immediately dismissed him a"d filled his place with a foreigner. In j the meantime the man is without; employment, until he. proceeds to camp. | A remarkable development has occurred in a. murder trial at the Old Bailey, in which Arthur Destamer, soldier, was charged with the murder of Captain Tighe. The latter was killed by poker, under mysterious circumstances, at' Wimbledon. (According to a cable message "published in Australia,- Destamer asserted that another man accompanied him for the purpose of burgalry, and,that his, partner murdered Tighe. Oivinsr evidence on the lHh inst., Destamer said his partner was an Australian deserter named Reginald' Fisher. The prosecution alleges that Destatriers story of a partner is mere fiction, and that Destamer alone was the author of the murdfr. A verdict of wilful murder was returned, and the jury added that there, was no such man as Fisher. Mr A. Dp, the eminent analytical, chemist of Melbourne, testified at ths Supreme Court of Victoria that SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT compares with other eucalyptus products as wellrefined and matured brandy compares with any spirit. He eta-ted that SANDER'S EXTRACT contains antiseptic and healing ingredients which are not contained in other eucalyptus preparations, and this is why SANDER'S EXTRACT has «uch superior and unique curative, powers, rt prevents meningitis, typhoid, diphtheria, throat troubles etc. Colds, bronchitis, lung disease, rheumatism, neuralgia, kidney and bladder troubles are banished by it. Indigestion and diarrhoea are cured and the distressing wind is expelled. 'lnhaled, applied locallv. taken on sucar or ,in water internally. SANDER'S EXTRACT as'serts its sanative vktires. If you insist in the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT you will have tho tried and approved article, which benefits an t l does not harm the most delicate constitution. There is no experimenting with SANDER'S EXTRACT.

The question of erecting toll gateai:i the Mawke's Bay County has heenj .seriously considered of late, fnd a. committee has been sot up to report on. the advisability or otherwise ojj erecting toll gates on tho Te Aut» road. fit connection with the Surprise* Packet Crusade, those v. ho havef articles to donate and cannot forward them to the depot are asked to ring up No. 107 on the telephone,, when a member of the Girls' Red! Cross Brigade will he sent to any address. A returned soldier named Francis, who was recently discharged from* the Australian Forces, lost his voice* through gas poisoning. He could? only whisper until recently, when* walking through a paddock at Adaminaby (New South Wales), a rabbit started u? a this feet. clapped bis hands and shouted. To> his surprise his vooice returned, and he now speaks as well as ever. Pollard i a being adulterated to am extent which call urgently for Government action, stated a Christchurch merchant to a "Sun representative. An article which possesses half the feeding value of true* pollard is, he said, being foisted fairly generally upon the public by* a section of the Canterbury millers* They are often securing the full! Government price for this as though it was the standard article, and are* thus reaping large profits. At a meeting of tho Executive Committee of the Wairarapa PatrioticAssociation, held at Masterton yesterday, some comment was made upon the. inadequater quarters provided for men of the permanent staff at Featherston in which to spend their spare time. It was eventually decided to* call the attention of the Defence Department to the existing conditions, and that £SO be granted towards giving immediate relief. It was alsoresolved to ask the Government to> subsidise this amount by £1 for £l. It was explained by the Chairman of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association yesterday that since its inauguration the Association had been payins £-3 per month for tho keeping of the books, and auditing. Tho secretary had now become, fully conversant with the book-keeping work, and the auditor was prepared to accept £l] per month for his services. He moved that the secretary receive the difference between the two amounts, viz., £2 per month. The motion was seconded, and carried. On the Main Trunk express, aait approached the outskirts ot Auckland City on Wednesday morning,, was tho young .'criminal Joseph Thomas Christie, but after tho- train had left lillerslie station, and was speeding pa t6 Remuoni, tins daring Man made'another of his escapes. «>y climbing out o ithe lavatory; window. Christie, who at one? time was a (Scoutmaster at Masterton, had escaped from tho Avondale Mental Hospital on December 11 last, and was at large till he was, caught at Patea\noar tlieond of ' wet,'.: He lias been declared an habitual criminal, and has made several neat disappearances from theban (is of the "authorities. Reporting to the Morrinsville branch ot the Farmers' Union On ft. visit paid by the sub-comnuttiee of the branch to tho Kcreone soldiers'' settlements, Mr Leeson said that the grass in. many of .the sectionswould not feed cows. It was old grass, and not suitable'for dairying, 'rue shortage of water was also a. big drawback in tho summer. H© did not think the Government wa» treating these men generously. The* soldier who stayed in tho town 'could get an advance of £-luO on his house, but one who went on the land got only £SO more, and he'had to provide everything—house, outbuilumgs, fencing, stock, : and newgrass, etc. Members agreed with' .this, and it was resolved to ask tne Government to advance another £250 to soldier settlers; also* that' the advance be made quickly,, so as to enable them to take advantage of the approaching season for sowing new grass. In an attack in the Somme district, out of 200 men who "went over" only 32 - returned. The story of how the courage of one youth failed him in this attack is. told by Captain David Fallon, M.0., in the following words:—-"One man of the reserve company, who had been ordered to take bombs to me, was found in a dugout, and when . ho was asked why he hadn't carried up the bombs to my party he was frightened and trembled so that be could not speak. He was taken to the rear, and eventually was'tried! by field court-martial for showing cowardice in the presence of the enemy. <H e said he had attempted to cany these bombs up to the attacking party, but that a shell had' dropped in front of him, killing the men just ahead and splashing him with their blood. He did hot know what happened! then until ho wa« roughly handled b v the men whofound him in the dug-out. As the, youngest (member of the courtmartial, I was allowed my. first summing up, so that the senior members might not prejudice niv deoi-• sion. I appealed to the court that the man was not responsible for his actions in running away. The boywas acquitted and was discharged at once. . . ! The Foresters' Lodge will meet, tins evening at 7.30. The Mn uriceville County Council insert a notice re unpaid rates. Reward is offered for recovery of small fox terrier bitch lost horn Tinui. SUNBURN. May be classed by some as one of the lesser ills of life, but to the. possessor of a delicate skin it is j one of the ■ worst modes of torture / jto -be imagined. After «i glorious day in the Surf, or a delightful Picnic, the aftermath of scalding, burning face and hands and disfiguring blisters takes away the happy memory of tho day's pleasure., To minimise the after-effects of Sunburn, anointing with Rexona, the Rapid Healer, is all that 'S necessary, and the Skin, soother and cooled by its wonderful influence will! quickly regain its normal temperature and comfortable toolness. Rexona, Is fid and <%. Obtainable* everywhere.* Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica anil Lumbago are due to excess Uric Acid in your system. How can you expect! liniments and embrocations to cure you? You must expel the Uric Acid poison from tho blood, and Rheumo (seldom fails to do it. 2s Cd and As. Gd.

Tho Central Band will piny a programme of music at tho Mastorton JPark on Sunday afternoon. A message from Lnvereargill states" that the girl, Annie Casoy, who mysteriously disappeared on Sunday evening from Seddon Bush, jreturnod home on Wednesday night. The girl gave no explanation of her strange conduct. Following is a summary of casualty lists of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces up to 21st January:—Officers: Killed, 322; died of wounds, 137; wounded, 1132. Other ranks: 'Killed, 6802; died of wounds, 3636; wounded, 27,532. I Mr W. Hood, of Worksop road, reports that the total rainfall in Masterton for tho month of January was 2.7 inches for twelve days' rain, as H compared with 1.80 inches for ■eight days' rain during the corresponding month last year. Robert Reid, a single man, emploved at the Tarathi coal miine, | collided with some coal trucks while cycling against the wind on Monday. Ho was seriously Injured and was sent to Dimedin* hospital where he died yesterday. It is officially announced that owing to the recent reductions in the Reinforcement-- Irafts, the Weatlwi •of a substantial surplus if men in camp as a result, and the steady uow of CI men into the Reinforcement drafts from 01 camp, it has teen found necessary to cub down tho number of men mobilising with tho 36th Reinforcements next week. This has been done by eliminating nil the married men ,whether they are of the first or second division s from tho 36th draft and postponing their calling up until the 38th draft mobilising in tho first week of April. Group commanders have been instructed accordingly, and tho necessary notices have been sent out. Some 500 married men have thus been eliminated. It is further notified that in eases where such men have completed their arrangements and undue hardship be cntailod by the postponement in calling up they will be accepted for tho 36th draft. .