MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 846, 18 June 1910, Page 13

MASTERTON NOTES.

. $ (From Oor Special Correspondent.) Masterton, June 17. Mr. Thomas Stone, formerly of Masterton, but now of the Puketoi .district, has discovered what ho considers a very successful remedy for scaly blight in fruit trees. Ho uses ono quart of boiled oil (the samo as is used by painters), and half a pint of paraffin oil, mixed well, and applied with a brush. The defect in this remedy is the time which would be required to make the application with a brush. ; In a senior hockey match played here yesterday, Carterton beat Knos by 8 goals to nil. In the junior division, St. Matthew's A defeated Carterton A •by two goals to nil. Exceleior A beat Excelsior B by 14 to 1. A young man named T. D. Lees wa charged at the Magistrate's Court this morning, before - Mr. C. C. Graham, S.M., with being an idle and disorderly person. Accused was defended by Mr. Lavery. was given to tho effect that accused had done no work since he was discharged from gaol i\ weeks ago. He had a wife and i\ children, who were dependent upon tho Charitable Aid Board. For tho defence it was alleged that there was a dearth of work in the district. Accused-stat ed that ho had worked for four hour since coming out of gaol, but his wife was taken ill, and he was compelled to remain at home. He had a sum of £5 in his possession, but he declined to state '.from whence he procured the money. He denied that he was engaged in sly-grog-selling. He had 10s. on a doublo at the Wanganui race meeting, and had received £20 in return for tho investment. . He had, however, taken-no steps to refund the money obtained from the Charitable Aid -Board. His Worship stated that, on the evidence, it was clear that accused had monoy when he came out .of gaol. The case would ha\ dismissed. ' ■■ elderly man named Edward Green wi.j charged in the Magistrate's Court this morning with having wilfully assaulted a la-d named Meredith. The defendant stated that he was being continually annoyed by boys shouting and whistling at him, and that he had struck' the defendant with a stick, thinking that he was one of the offenders. The magistrate told the defendant that ho must not take the law into his own hands. If there was any annoyance the police should be informed.. On this occasion the information would be dismissed. Harry Shine, a young man charged with being an idle and disorderly person, did not appear to answer the charge in the Magistrate's Court this morning. Sergeant Miller stated that the accused had done no work for several months. His Worship said that if accused did not appear, he must take the consequences. He would be sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour. John Smith was charged in the Magistrate's Court this morning with a breach of Section 146 of the Licensing Act, viz., keeping liquor for salo in a No-License district. Mr.Lavery appeared for the accused. Sergeant Miller stated that the accused was the carter at Carterton for a Masterton biewo. Accused brought some beer to a house ill Masterton, but, as he could not get paid, ho took away the beer. Sergeant Miller contended that, as the beer was not delivered, it was kept for sale in the district. The defence was that the liquor was brought, to Masterton to fill a,nd order... As the money was not forthcoming, tho liquor was taken back to the depot in Carterton. His Worship stated that it was evident that, tho liquor was in Mastorton to complete an order. Theresas no evasion of the law, and no attempt to evade'the law. Tho sale was a bona-fide one, and the only reason that there was no delivery was that the money was not forthcoming. The case would be dismissed. ■ .

Addressing the fruit-growers of Mastcrton yesterday, Mr. Nottage, Government poraologist, stated that if fruit trees were consistently pruned they would bear fruit for many years. He instanced a case at Havelock North, where some very old apple trees were yielding at present ton cases of apples to the tree. Mr. J. C. Alpass, who is engaging in the fruit-growing industry on a somewhat large scale, has this year put down over a quarter of an acre in raspberries. A violent gale passed over the district last' night, and has continued with more or less force to-day. Beyond tlie blowing down of fences and artificial trees no damage is reported. Mr./ I(aracy, secretary of the Federated Shearers' Union, will address a meeting of shearers and shed hands this evening. Milking-machines are now in common use on dairy farms in the Wairarapa district, and it will not be long before hand-milking will be a thing of the past. ' .