LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8224, 30 August 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The New Zealand Dairy Union, writes our correspondent, will open their creamery at Kopuaranga for the season on September 3rd.

Ploughing operations are being pushed ahead in the Kopuaranga district, writes our correspondent. About 40 aeres more land is being broken up this year.

Tbe usual term holiday cf one week at tbe Masterton District High Sohool will commence on September 24tb. The examinations will be held during tbe week preceding the holidays. i ,

At the Orchestral S"oiety's conoert, on Tuesday evening, the accompaniments to Miss O'Brien's songs were very tastefully played by Mr Rupert Sutton. MrsEaree played the accompaniments to Mr Eareu's vocal items in an artistic manner.

The Masterton Hospital Truttees, at their meeting yeaterday, decided to bold their meetings in future in the Borough Council Chambers. A vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs Abraham and Williams for having in the past granted the Trustees the use of their room.

The new judges the Native Land Court are Messrs Walter Rawson, solicitor, of Wellington, Charles F. McCormaok, solicitor, of Auckland, and Robert C. Sim and James N. Brown, Native Land Court Registrars at Wellington and Auckland, respectively.

At tbe supplementary pay night of tbe Workers' Mutual Building Society, last night, over £175 was paid in. Tbe sum of £226 was paid in on Wednesday, August 22nd, and there is consequently over £4Ol now in hand. Of this sura £3OO will be balloted for to-night.

At the Feilding Court, jesterday, before Mr A. D. Thompson, S.M., states a telegram, John Whelan was committed for sentence at the next sitting of the Palmerston North Supreme Court, for seriously assaulting Patrick Ashe, at Awahuri, on August stb. Ashe is still an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital.

The signalman at the> Wellington Heads reported, yesterday, that an open boat containing a man was adrift off the Heads. A tug was sent out from / the Port, but after steaming about for a few hours returned to Port without having seen anything of the boat. The captain of the tug thinks that the boat must have swamped before he got out to sea.—Association.

Search parties were out again yesterday loobina for Mr K. Dagg, who has been missiug since Sunday. The Mayor (Mr J. A. Renall) elsewhere invites all those who have bioyoles or horses to meet at 'Mr R. D. Dagg's residence, Upper Plain, this afternoon, with the objeot of organising a systematic search for the missing man. The Mayor hopes that as many as possible will take part in the search.

A meeting of the Ground Committee of the Masterton Racing Club was held on the racecourse yesterday hfternoon. There were present— Messrs C. F. Vallance (chairman), 0. H. Smith, W. Piatt, A. \V. Cave, A. J. Welch, D. IVJoLacblan, and J. Cress. The committee found the racing track in good order' it having been very muob improved by the top-dressing, which was done last autumn. Jt was decirled to engage a man to assist tbe custodian for a short period. It was also decided to have the new "plough" gallop ploughed, disced and rolled; also to puichase a new grubber,

A meetiag of the members ot the Garry Owen 1-lockay Club was held in St. Putrick'o Schoolroom last even'.ng. Mr J. Bradbury presided, and there was a largu atteudanoe of members. The question of holding a social was discussed and it was decided to briug the sea&ou to a oloße by a aocial to be held in tbe Fores!ers' Hall on September 26th. Misses M. Stempa aud M. Hourigan were appointed joint Honorary secretaries, and a committee, consisting of Misses V. O'Connell, K. Oanley, M. E. Chapman and Messrs J. O. McKillop, J. Bradbury, P. O'Leary, J. Stempa, C. Gardnor, J. Dunn, G. Thynue, V. Darrocb, R. Hatch and the secretaries, were appointed to arrange the details in connection with the function.

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A lecture will be delivered by Dr J. A. (Jowie, at the meeting of the Y.M.O.A. Ambulance Corps this evening. The annual meeting of the Wanganui Meat Freezing Oompany was held yesterday. A dividend of 8 pea cent, was declared. Messrs A. Burnett and W. Ritchie were eleoted directors, and Messrs Rodwell and Silk auditors.—Association. At the request of the Premier, yesterday, his Excellency the Governor communicated with the British Consul at Valparaiso with a view to ascertaining the safety or otherwise of any New Zealand residents in the Chilian Republic. Last evening the Premier received advice through his Excellency that there were no known casualties in the New Zealand coloay.—Association.

The Hon. Q. Fowlds, Minister for Education, speaking at the opening of a new school, ac Wellington, yesterday, says a telegram, said that it- was impossible to get anything too good in the way of equipment, natural and otherwise, in tbe teaching profession. It was no use having up-to-date buildings unless. There was very great work for him to do in organising the existing machinery, and dovetailing the various portions of the system into one harmonious whole. The measures in operation would, he believed, increase the efficiency of the education system of tbe colony.

Mrs J. Wickena requires a young girl as general. A sum of mone.v, found in Queen Street, awaits identification at the Age Office. The parties who took a jar and saok of chaff from stables in Kuripuoi are requested to call again. Messrs MoLeod and Young, of "The Aoademy," announce the arrival of new books by prominent and popular authors. Notice of a partial stoppage of traffic on the road at tbe Mill Stream in Queen Street, is inserted by the Masterton Borough Council. Mr Cbas. G. Monro notifies that the time for receiving tenders for the erection of a residence in Cole Street has been extended till noon on Tuesday next. A notice with respect to the compounding of prescriptions forms tbe subject of a new advertisement inserted by Mr T. U. Mason,, chemist, cf Queen atreet. The Commissioner for Crown Lands notifies that four grazing runs in the Dyer Settlement, near Martiuborongb, will be open for application till 4 p.m. on Monday,. September 17th. The areas rangefrom 678 to 1,880 aores. UOAD 10 RUIN Begins when constipation and biliousnes fasten themselves on you, and drag down your health. Chamberlain's Stomaoh and Liver Tablets cure these disorders, and successfully build up your strength and health. For Sale by T. G. Mason,. Masterton. Daughter: "Is this not a nice picture that Cousin Clara, has sent me; whereshall I get it framed ?" Mother (with experience): " Take to that shop in Gillespie'* Buildings, where Robt. J. Lyttle will do it promptly and. well." Daughter: "Oh yes, mother! I heard it was a good place to get mirrors,too." Brave men have tried times over again To reach ice-bound poles in vain; There needs yet more acute device To storm those battlements of ice;' Perchjince, by flyinc ships to be, They'll gain triumphant victory, Provided they, for colds, secure A store of Woods' Peppermint Cure.