LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8381, 15 March 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The bush fires that have been raging between Kaponga and Opunake have been extinguished, states a Hawera telegram. Mr J. Yarr has decided to be a candidate for a seat on the Masterton Borough Council at the forthcoming elections. The Matron of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges the gift of fruit and vegetables fro ri Mrs John Perry, and ducks from Mr Gill. The Rev. R. Coffey, curate of St. Mark's Church, Wellington, died yesterday afternoon, at 2.39 o'clock. The deceased was seventy-one years of age. . Eight chamois, the gift of the Emperor of Austria to the New Zealand Government, arrived in Wellington by the steamer Turakina yesterday morning. Many of the Wellington volunteers are dissatisfied with the site chosen for the Easter Encampment, at Himatangi, near Foxton, and it is believed that the attendance will suffer in consequence. While bathing in the Whangarei River on Wednesday afternoon a groom named Arthur Legge, seventeen years of age, was' drowned. The deceased was a recent arrival in the colony. A Wairoa telegram announces the death of the Rev. W. Lambert, aged 74. He was recently vicar of Ormondville, and held various positions in the church in different parts of the colony. The latest return from the Mystery Flat Dredge is 370z 16dwt for the week. The company has declared a dividend of two shillings. The week's return from the Hessey Dredge is lloz. The Fairvievv Rifle *Club held a .trophy shooting competition yesterday. Seven shots each were fired at the 500 yds and 790 yds ranges. The competition was won by Mr S. Evans (handicap 2 points) with a score of 61. Mr R. McGregor (scratch): was second with a score of 60. Yesterday morning l , at ten minutes to twelve, onfe million five hundred thousandth person passed through the New Zealand Exhibition turnstiles, the visitor completing that number being Miss Doria Burgh, a resident of Wellington. The exhibition authorise will make a presentation to Miss Burgh to mark the event.

Owing to. the heavy rain early yesterday morning, and the consequent state of the Park Oval, the Committee of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association met and decided to postpone the sports until May 24th. The, afternoon broke fine, however, and a number of visitors to the town were disappointed at the Committee's decision.

The secretary (Mr W. M. Easthope) reported to the meeting.of the Masterton School Committee, last evening, that it had - come to his knowledge that two children, aged 10 years and 12 years, respectively, who had arrived in Masterton within the last fortnight, were unable to read or write, and did not even know the days of the week. It was decided to notify the parents to send the children to school.

At the annual meeting of the Kia Kaha Hockey Club, last evening, it was stated that the President (Mr W.jH. Jackson) had donated a hockey Stick for competition this season. Mr Eagar, one of the members present, said that he would donate another stick for competition. V<stes of thanks were passed to the donors. It was decided to allot the trophies for the best back and best forward in the club this season.

Owing to the state of the weather, yesterday, the match between the Masterton and Greytown Bowling Clubs for the Booth Cup, which was to' have been played at Greytown, was postponed. A large number of the members of the local club, however, were present at the Masterton Green, where a number of scratch games were played. In the, match for the Pragnell Star, J. C. Ewington (holder) beat J. Carpenter (challenger)., The, competition for the Seale bowls resulted in J. Smith beating J. Prentice.

Lieutenant Ewington, Foreman Braggins, Branchman Jenkins, and Fireman E. Braggins, members of the team to represent the Masterton Fire Brigade at the Fire Brigades' Demonstration at Christchurch, left Masterton for Christchurch yesterday morning. Captain Jenkins, another member of the team, and Secretary Pragnell, the delegate to the Fire Brigades' Conference, Will leave for Christchurch to-day. Fireman Hooper has gone with the team as an emergency.

Messrs E. G. Eton and E. Feist, J's.P., occupied the Bench at the Masterton Police Court yesterday morning. For drunkenness Hugh Kerr, a third offender, was fined 40s, in default seven days imprisonment. Thomas Griffin was fined 40s, in default seven days' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly. Griffin was also charged with having damaged property by , breaking . a window in Neiison's boarding-house, and ,was ordered to pay 7s 6d, the cost of the window.

THE MILKING MACHINE

We offer a wo>d of warning to prospective purchasers of milking nun hires who are inolined to bold off in anticipation of so-called irnprovt d machine* being placed on the market The expeiienc-.in the past has always been that these anticiuatio is are never realised., There lire dozens cf dairy farmers to-day who will tell jou that last season they lo»t. in labour alone, the prioa of a " LA.WRENON-KENNEDY-GILLIES " ftti.kini; Plant, through waiting for oilier im r.ived (?) machines. Don't be misled by il.<st>)r worded advertiwmeits, and, like the drg in the fab'e, tho substance whi'M tr.ving to graso tho shadow that looks binder. The "L.K.G." is the only tried an I proven machine, hav ing been in practical use now for over five don't forget it. For, f till 'parti cularsapplv to J. E. MacEwan and Co, Ltd., U,S,S. Go.'e Buildings, Wellington.

Three pedigree Down rams, imported by Mr James Stuckey, of Masterton, and which are now in quarantine on Soames Island, have been purchased by the Department of Agriculture for use on the State farms.

The Carrington Estate, belonging 1 to the beneficiaries under the will of the late Mr W. Booth, of Carterton, is to be acquired by the Government for closer settlement purposes. The area of the estate is 7,500 acres, ar.d the price offered is said to' be £9 5s per acre.

The census industrial statistics show that last year there were 172. furniture factories in the colony, as compared with 144 in 1901. The value of the 6utput was £v28,185 in 1905, as against £241,024 in 1900.. The number of hands employed last year was 1,523 (1,310 in 1901), and their wages totalled '£134,591 (£91,105 in 1901). i

The suppression of gaming-houses in Sydney, by the operation of the new law, has led to a great increase in open-air ./'two-up""schools. The stipendiary magistrates are evidently determined to suppress this phase of the gambling evil, and r ; recently a number of men, who frequented two different "schools," have each been sent to gaol|for fourteen days' h. rd. labour. The charges were laid unier the Police Act, which does not permit of the imposition oi' a line in such cases.

Says the Hawke's fey Herald: During the lively proceedings at Monday night's meeting of lie Hawke's Bay Education"' Board, MrW. C. Maddison tendered his resignation, and the Rev. A. Grant hinted at a possibility of four other nier bers following suit riext morning. So far, however, the secretary has received no notice of retirement*'fra--; the four gentlemen ip question, r-.r; it is understood they will conti;:-iio to serve the educational interests of this district. A well-known resident of Otahubu, says the Auckland Herald, has obtained protection for an invention which is likely to be of iuteres'o those who employ large numbers of sewing machines in factories, etc.. 1 The object of the invention is to O" away with the constant changing of the bobbins, thereby saving tinle and wear and tear on the machin.. The reel,, which is a prominent feature of the invention, carries abo .U 2,000 yards, whereas the bobbin in common use will only carry 45 to--50 yards. ' In ordinary circumstances the bobbin has to be changed eight or" nine times a day, so 'that ■ the time lost in this operation saved by the use of the new appliance. The death occurred,. at Kaitoke, , on Wednesday night, of Mr NichpU; v' Stenhouse, who is well-known in the Wairarapa. The deceased' was 6byears of age, and had been in the Wairarapa about thirty years. For some considerable time he was employed as a brewer by Mr J. Fuller, of Greytown. , He removed to Masterton and was cordial manufacturer for Mr J. Thompson, and afterwards for Mr W. Barlow. r For the past seven years he hadj resided at Kaitoke. Death occurred suddenly. An inquest will be held at Kaitoke today. The funerai will leave the Masterton railway station after the . arrival of the 10 o'clock train to-mor-row morning.

Messrs Gillespie and Co. have vacancies for butchers, lady helps, and housemaids. Two smart lads, from 16 to £0 years of age, are wanted by Messrs Donald and Sons, Ltd. The poundkeeper advertises particulars of a dark, brown mare im-. pounded from the Upper. Plain. Air C. E. Daniell invites carpenters and builders,, to call and inspect the wide range of tools at his store. The prices are particularly'reasonable. Mr C. V. Robertson, secretary of the Accountancy Correspondence School, Auckland, is in Masterton in connection with the business of the School. Notice is given iii'* another column of the intention of the Masterton County Council, at a meeting to be held on April 9th, to confirm several special orders, particulars' of which are advertised. ' At their Perry Street Mart, tomorrow, Messrs ,R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., will sell the balance of a L traveller's samples of cutlery, crockeryware, enamel, glass and tinware, together with a general entry of furniture, fruit, produce, and poultry. Meetings are announced to be held, under the auspices of the-New Zealand Farmers' Union, at Alfredtor), 'Langdale, Tinui, Homewood, Te Wharau, and Gladstone, at which Mr v J. Peat, of Wanganui, wil' deliver addresses oi the question of freehold v. leasehold. The' dates of the meetings will be found in the advertising columns. The February Windsor Magazine, a copy of which is to hand from the Book Arcade Company, Masterton, is a remarkably varied and attractive? number, containing complete storiesby Robert Barr, Barry Pain, lan ; Maclaren, and other clever novelists, in addition to a large instalment of" Max Pemberton's absorbing new romance, "The Lodestar." No fewer than twenty-two pictures of,that accomplished young artist, Mr Harold Speed, form an interesting fine art. section. An article of some topical' interest deals with "The Cannibal? New Hebrides," and includes many remarkable illustrations froin photographs.

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