LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7973, 26 February 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special meeting of the Masterton Fire Police will be held in the Fire Police Statipu, on Wednesday evening, at 8 o'olcok.

Mr J. R. Niool reports the sale of 520 acres of land at Stronvar. This is a partly improved place, and has a good stock-carrying capacity.

The committee of the Masterton Physical Training school will meet this evening to oorisider various business in oonneotion with the coming season.

A cablegram from Sydney, on Saturday, stated that in the yacht race between the Bona and Rawhiti, the former won> after a splendid race, by seventeen seconds.

A petition is being circulated at Latisdowne, asking the Wellington Education Board to open a primary school there. It is estimated that from seventy to one hundred pupils would attend, many of whom would not be sent to the Masterton School for some time on acoount of tbe'diHtance, and also through the unsatisfactory state of the roadway between the Waipona bridges. The weight of the bullock at the guessing competition in oonneotion with the recent Masterton Show was 8721b5. Tbe first prize was ,won by Mr J. MoKenzie Millar, who guessed the exact weight. • The second prize was divided between Messrs F. Percy, G. Laing, A. Johnson J. W. Walloon and Q. Jackson, the first three guessing 872J^lbs and the last two Tbe first prize is a Singer Bewing machine, and the others mentioned will divide £2 10s among them. There'was a fairly large attendance, ohiefly children, at the Town Hall, on Saturday afternoon, when Val Vousden and Oompauy gave a matinee performance. With hum ourous sketches Mr Vousden kept the children entertained for some considerable time, and tbe Marvellous Meldons contributed two musical items. The moving pictures thrown on the canvas were very interesting notably the film depicting the well known play, "The Sign of the Cross."

A Martin borough correspondent writes:—-"An impression prevails among a number of settlers in the Lower Valley that when the Tawaha Estate, which was taken over by the Government for close settlement, is thrown opon for ballot, it will not meet with the success that is .anticipated. It is considered that the price paid by the Government for the estate was too high, and while there will be a fair demaud for the best portion of tbe estate, the poorer part of it will not be sought after to aay extent. On the other hand, it is thought that the cutting up of the Dry River Estate will be a great success."

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The annual show in oonneotiAo with the Eketahuna Branoh of New Zealand Farmers' Union will be field on Thursday next.

In the absence of the Rev D. J. Murray, Mr J. Hey hoe officiated in the morning and Mr F. T. Redman conducted the evening service at the Mastertou Methodist Church, yesterday.

This evening, in the Park, Mr T. Dwyer will give an open-air concert with the Magnaphone, in aid of the funds of the Hospital Floral Fete. A silver aoin collection will be taken at the gates.

A Greymoutb resident has asked the Labour Department to immigrate some single women, as housemaids oannot be got in his district. were 105 single girls landed in Wei J linaton, lately, and they were all absorbed by the city.

Mr T. Dwyer, by means of the Magnaphone, his latest importation, entertained a large crowd in Queen . Street, opposite the Central Hotel, ou Saturday night, with a number of the latost songs, medleys, and tons, and other items. / '

The announcement that the Government intends to enforce the regulation requiring all Civil Service cadets to serve from 18 to 21 in some voluuteer corps will be received with general approval, says the Auckland Herald.

The residents of Ooolgardie, West Australia, have decided to erect a drinking fountain iu the municipal gardens of that town, to the mem ory of Mrs Meroy Gregory, the via- „ tim of the tragedy which took planed at the Royal Hotel, Sydney, re-f cently. Mrs Gregory waß the first; matron of the Ooolgardie Hospital.

At an inquest, held on Saturday, at Cbristohurob, touobing the death of the newly-born child whose body was found in an outhouse in Stasph Street on Friday night, evidenoe waa given that death was due to suffocation, and a verdict was returned accordingly, the jury adding that there was no evidenoe to show how the fatality had ooourred.

Ar*er the present holidays a new law as to school attendance will come into force in Victoria, under the provisions of which children under 14 years of age, who have not obtained a certificate, will be compelled to attend eight meetings, out of ten each week, a meeting being constituted by either morning or afternoon school.

The Pastoralists' Association of Queensland has adopted a scheme for the training of shearers, and an in- * struotor has been appointed. The '| present intention is to train 200 youths yearly, and allot them sheda as learners. Only the. use of the maohine shears will be taught, and it is expected that an excellent class of shearers will be turned out, as the avoidance of faults will be ' aught from the very beginning.

AH attempts to relaunch the "Addenda," which ran ashore at the mouth of the Wairarapa Lake some time ago, have proved futile. Mr •J. MoDougali, who purobased the boat, with the object of re-floating it, has been singularly unlucky in bis operations. The portion of the coast where the boat is lying is very subject to rough seas, and it is only un very rare'occasons that calm seas prevail for more than ten to fourteen days at a time. In the last attempt, Mr McDougall and his staff were favoured with exceptionally fine weather, and strong hopes were entertained that the boat would be launched. Dissappointment, however, wa3 in store for the workers, for at Dractioally the last moment, when the vessel was almost ready for launching, a heavy storm broke over the coast, and in a few hours the work of days was undone. The boat now lies in a worse position than previously, and it is probable that it will be taken to pieces.

The Masterton Borough Council invite tenders, for leasing the Corporation Reserve at River Road.

The Publio Trustee inserts a notice With reference to the estate of the late Francis George Pirmin, of Masterton.

The Wellington Education Board invite tenders, to close at noon on Frday, March 9th, for additions to teachers residence and painting the Bideford School.

Attention is directed to an adver, tieemeut on page 7, of the "Acme'- ; gas and oil engines, by Messrs J* W. Wallace and Co., Wellington. Tbe "Acme. 1 ' Engine Company. Ltd., Glasgow, make nothing but gas and oil engines, ana are thus able to give their whole attention to these, hence the many improvements which they have introduced lately, which they claim make their engines superior to any makes in economy, efficiency and reliability. On Saturday morning, at 6.7 o'clock, a woman's nody was found on the cattle stops of the Government railway line close to the crossing, at the northern end of tbe Thorndon Esplanade, Wellington. There were no signs of foul play. At first it was thought that deceased had fallen off a train. Whether this was so or not, it is difficult to say. Deceased appeared to have been about 40 years' of age. About three yards distant from the body there' was found a small brown leather Dag, resembling a school bag. It bore the name of "Katie French, Alicetowu, Lower Hutt," and contained various articles. By means of this bag the identity of the unfortunate woman was ascertained, 'inquiries disclosing the faot that she was Mrs Emma Frenoh, wife of Oscar French, painter, Lower Hutt.

Perhaps you wish to send a parcel to another town either in New Zealand or across the sea. If so, you will find it best to forward it through J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd.. Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Not only will it be the cheapest way, but you will be saved time and trouble.— Advt. * SUITEBED THKEE MOSTHS. "My little gui suffered for three months from Whooping Cough," says A. Kilborn, Carlton, Vic, "and during taat time I had the best medical advice for her,'but she ob« tained no benefit. One day I was looking over a little newspaper issued by the Chamberlain Medicine Co., mid, seeing what they claimed Chamberlain's Cough Remedy would do, decided to'give it a trial. I am glad I did, for a perfect cure resulted, and I cannot speak too highly of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by T. G. Mason, i Masterton,—adyt.

'A horse was sold »t the Maaterton pound, on Saturday, fcr £8 15s.

Two oases of plague at Geraldton (Western Australia) have ended fatally. In the final course for the English Waterloo Cup, run on Friday, Hopend defeated Deferred, and won the stake.

Messrs Willoughby and Ward are 'bringing a strong theatrioal company to Australia. They will open iin Sydney on May 12th.

The Olympian Games Committee at Athens remitted £IOO towards the •expenses of Australian representatives ■at the gathering. Their hotel expenses will also be paid.

The Masterton Muuioipal Band, whioh had arranged to play a number of selections in the Park, yesterday afternoon, did not do so owing 'to the unsettled state of the weather.

Mr J. J. Guest, headmaster of the 'Te Ore Ore School has been successful in passing Class "C" at the examination of teaobers for the Masiterton district, held in Wellington.

The Pahiatua Chamber of Commerce has oarried a resolution urging a deviation of the route over the Rirautakas, and asking other Chambers of Commerce to co-operate.

The Herald says a sensible plan of running water through the Wanganui street gutters has had a considerable effect in diminishing the effects •of the dust nuisance.

A Capetown cablegram states that "the followers of the chief Cornelius, •after submitting to the Germans, fled to the bush because they were not allowed to retain the cattle they ;had raided.

The British Consul at Canton, a Pekin cablegram, has de manded from the Viceroy compensation for an attack by pirates on a 'British steamer between Samshui and 'Chingyuen, when the passengers and 'crew were robbed.

. It ia understood that the Mayor of Wellington (Hon. T. Hislop) intends to offer himself for re-election *in April. Messrs Fisher, Izard, Barber and Wilford, M's.H.R., and Mr J. Devine are mentioned as pro•able candidates.

The Wellington correspondent of •the Dunedin Star says, although nothing has beou allowed to trans.pire, it is believed that Mr Kensington, the poDular, energetic, and very capable Under-Secretary, will succeed Mr Merchant as head of •the Survey Department.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the alleged inharmonious relations subsisting butween the Railway Commissioners has commenced its ssittings at Sydney. Mr Oliver, Chief Commissioner, gave lengthy evidence, chiefly covering correspondence on a matter already published.

A German professor of wide Continental and American experience, who baa recently visited, Te Aroha and has tasted and tested the mineral drinking waters tLere, says they are without exceptionthe most efficacious •in the world for all rheumatic affections.