LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8356, 11 February 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

R.M.S. Sierra, with British mails of January 26th, left San Francisco on February 7th at midnight, due date. The resignation of Cr Griffith was accepted with regret at the meeting of the Eketahuna County Council on Saturday. The New Plymouth Traders' Asso-' ciation has been dissolved,- mainly though lack of interest by tradespeople. At a meeting in Melbourne last week of the Socialist Party a mocion in favour of six hours as a day's work was carried unanimously. The Conciliation Board will sit at Masterton to-day to hear the Wairarapa evidence in the case filed by the Letterpress Printers' Union. 1 The Masterton A. and P. Association have decided to instal the telephone oh the Showgrounds in time for the next Show. Matters in reference to a site and building for the telephone have been left in the hands of Mr D. McGregor and the secretary (Mr G. R. Sykes),

A grain merchant in Invercargill estimates the oat stocks now held in store at not over 15,000 sacks.

An attempt is to be made to grow New Zealand flax in St. Helena and establish an industry there. j There are now six cases of scarlet fever in the Hope Street fever hospital, one new case having been admitted on Saturday. Colonel Abbott, of Auckland, will be given permanent command of the Otago , volunteer district early next year. /.

The Masterton A. and P. Association have decided to insure the buildings on the Showgrounds for £1.500.

A meeting of workers will be held in the Lodge Room, Foresters' Hall, at 9 o'clock this evening, when Mr A. Collins will deliver an address.

As proof of the heat in Central Otago, the Otago Daily Times is informed that some red clover sown on a Friday, in prepared ground .: and well-irrigated, was through the surface on the following Sunday. The takings at the concerts given by the Besses o' th' Barn Band in Southland aggregated nearly £I,OOO. It is understood that the Band will pay a farewell visit to .New Zealand after touring Australia.

The Masterton South Band will hold a sale of work, in aid of the instrument j fund, in the Kuripuni Hall during Show Week. The Band will render a programme of music at the Triangle, Kuripuni, at 8 o'clock to-night.

Out of 37 bands which entered' for the Exhibition Band Contest, the following will not take part: —Feeding, Hokitika, Granity, Buller, Elite, Dannevirke, Lyttelton Marine, Oamaru Citizens, Auckland First Regimental. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Carterton Farmers' Union, held last Saturday, it was resolved to wind up the Company for the purpose of amalgamating the business with .G. A. Fairbrother, Ltd. Mr James Brown was appointed liquidator. et

A meeting will be held in the Drill Hall, Masterton, on the 18th instant, for the purpose of discussing the Chinese question. A Mr John Cameron, who is interesting himself in the question, with the object of forming an anti-Chinese League, will deliver an address.

The balance sheet for the financial year, ended January. 31st, of the Manawatu A. and P. Association shows, after providing £257 for depreciation of buildings and plant, a credit balance of £2ll. The assets are valued at £19,425 and the liabilities are £5,800.

The great shortage pi cattle feed will very soon make 'itself fielt in Dunedin, writes a correspoadent. A rise in the price of milk is certain to come. The farmers, to maintain the city's milk supply in the winter months, will be required to import fodder for their cattle from Australia.

The following new members were elected at the meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Satyrday: — Messrs W. Gadsby, P. - ,W. Gaskin, C. Hardy-Johnstone, H. Sinclair, R. Tanner, C. C. Ajtken, W. A. lorns, A. McKenzie and J. Sweeney.

The funeral of the late Mr H. Williams took place at the Masterton cemetery on Saturday. The cortege was a ' large one, and included members of the Albion Football Club, of which the deceased had been a member. The pall-bearers were Messrs W. A. Hogg, J t Wickens, W. King, G. Jackson, W. Logan and H. Muir. The Rev. J. N. Buttle conducted the services at the graveside. Thefts of cigarettes and tobacco have for some time past taker, place at the railway refreshment rooms at Woodville. On Thursday night further pilfering was discovered. The police made a careful enquiry, and suspicion fell on an en-gine-driver named Williamson. On the arrival of the engine from Wairarapa, at 2.30 on Saturday morning, he was arrested and charged with the theft.

At a complimentary dinner tendered on Friday evening by the officers of Otago to Colonel Robin, Lieut-Colonel Stewart said that if ever occasion arose when the volunteer principle fell short of requirements for defence purposes,/he hoped Colonel Robin would*not be afraid to ask for universal! service. The remark was received' with prolonged applause. Colonel Robin reminded them that the question of altering the policy of defence in any such -way was not a matter for the Defence Council. In a country where so much stress was laid upon suffrage such an alteration could only be brought about in response to the expressed will of the people.

The ballot for twenty-one sections in the Mangatahi settlement (Hawke's Bay) took place on Saturday. The total area offered for selection was 12,272 acres, and the selections range from 194 to 879 acres. The following 1 obtained sections: — Robert Russel, G. Wellman, Ellen Porter, F. Marchant, Marguerite Elliott, John Brien, T. Jowsey, Fred Jackson, S. Ebbett, A. Macmillan, Margaret Leitch, W. Meade, Elizabeth McGafmi, (all of Hastings), P. Cotter (Waipawa), Charles Grant (Hamua), Mary Hay (Seddon), Sophia Cudley (Seddon), D. M. Picard (Pelorus) F. Houghton (Woodville), George Boyee, jun. (Seddon), B. R. Dasent (Gisborne), Guy Whetstone (Christchurch). Replying to . the Minister of Railways on the subject of improved sheep-trucks, Mr W. C. Buchanan writes: —"There is no division of opinion such as you mention. It is probably true that there were objections to the comparatively narrow and unworkable end-doors, which, as you mention, were tried years ago, but that is an entirely different matter to opening the ends of the trucks to their ]entire width in accordance with the plans in possession of the department, and which are so successfully used in other countries. It is quite true, as you state, that the alteration would involve a considerable expenditure, but an ample justification for that would be the boon conferred upon the numerous settlers who contribute £3,000,000 annually to our'exports in the shape of frozen meat."

One of the male patients in the Mount View Asylum made his escapefrom the institution on Thursday afternoon, but returned during the evening.

Four members of the Opaki Rifle Club and six members of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers indulged in shooting practice at the Opaki range on Saturday afternoon.

By the Rimutaka, which will leave Wellington for London on Thursdaynext, the Dalefield Company will despatch 205 cases of cheese, Parkvale 200 cases, Belvedere 150 cases, and, Taratahi 135 cases.

A Press Association message from : Sydney states that the Institute of" Marine Engineers entertained Mr ' Hislop, the New Zealand representative at the Imperial Navigation Conference.

The following tenders were accepted at the meeting of the Eketahuna County Council on Saturday for works within the County:—NewmanStirling Road, H. Dillon, £195 16s 8d; Mangaone Valley Road, £llO.

A young man, named Henry Archer, met with a serious accident in Booth's bush, on Friday afternoon. He was chopping a rimu, when theaxe slipped off a bough and severed four toes of the left foot.—Carterton News.

In response to recent representations a telegram has been received from the Acting-Premier (Hon. HallJones) stating that Carterton's town clock and chimes are at present in Wellington, and that a competent, man has been engaged to erect them. David Winskill, a farmer of Cheviot, forty years old, was accidentally killed on Saturday morning. While he was going through the fence, carrying a gun, the weapon got entangled and went off, the charge killing him.

At St. Patrick's Church, yesterday, the Rev. Fathers Clune and McDermott, of the Redemptorist Fathers, commenced a mission, which will be continued for ten days. Every morning during the mission Mass will' be celebrated at 6 a.m., 7 a.m., and 9 a.m., and evening Devotions at 7.30 o'clock. The congregations yesterday were very large.

The death occurred at Greytown, on Saturday afternoon, of Mrs Judd, wife of Mr James Judd, of Greytown.. The deceased, who was 28 years of age, was highly respected throughout the district. * The relatives will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. The funeral will take place at Greytown this afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Mr W. A. Hogg, of the -Masterton Post Office, has been transferred to the Wellington Telegraph Office, and will leave for Wellington to-day. On Saturday afternoon, Mr H. H. Cork, Acting-Postmaster, on behalf of the Post Office staff, presented Mr Hogg with a handsome travelling bag, and in a neat speech wished him every success in his new duties. Mr Hogg suitably acknowledged the gift/. The Eketahuna County Council, at its .meeting on Saturday, decided to write- to the Minister of Railways, asking [that a train should leave Eketahuna in the morning td connect witli the 7 a.m. train from Masterton to Wellington, thus making it possible to leave Eketahuna in the early morning for Wellington. It was also decided to ask that a carriage be put on the midnight train for the convenience of the travelling public.

Mount Holdsworth is becoming a popular week-end resort for resi- \ dents of Masterton. > Almost every week lately one or more parties have gone to the mountain to spend Saturday night and Sunday. Last week , two parties visited the mountain, while, on Saturday evening, a large-' party, composed chiefly of employees at the W.P.C.A., left for Mount Holdsworth, where "they spent, all day yesterday.'

On the recommendation of the Ground Committee, the General Committee of ; 4 the Masterton A. and * ; P. Association, on Saturday, resolved that Messrs R. Gray and D. McGregor, junr., should >be empowered to arrange with Mr R. Rigg regarding a, temporary extension of the produce shed, and that Mr McKenzie should be authorised to arrange for the cuttings and carting of green feed for. stock during the Show. A short time ago, a little girl lost her life in Auckand through some; unthinking • person throwing a lighted match on her dress. A similar accident, which, fortunately, did not result in such serious consequences, occurred on the Day's Bay boat recently, when a lady had her dress burnt off her. In this instance, also, a carlessly-thrown lighted match was responsible for the trouble. Fortunately some of the other passengers on the boat came to the assistance of - the lady in question and succeeded in smothering the flames.

A lady help is wanted in a small fdmilv at the seaside.

The New Zealand Railway Department notify that the 10.5 p.m. train from Masterton to Woodville, tonight, will not carry passengers. On Thursday next, at 12.30 p.m., Mr W. Rose will sell at his rooms, Dannevirke, the privileges in connection with the Dannevirke- Jockey Club's forthcoming race meeting. The Dresden Piano Company elsewhere announce that they intend to make an exceptional display of pianos and organs at the Masterton Show this year. The firm's displayat thfe Show has always been looked forward to by the public, and the exhibit this year should prove still more attractive. 1 MERIT REWARDED BY COURT OF JUSTICE.

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