LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8408, 24 April 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington Bowling Club are building a new pavilion at a cost of over £1,600. The death occurred at Wellington on Monday of Mr J. W. Blacklock, the well-known cricketer. Mr. F. Plew, of Barnego, says the Dunedin Star, caught 120 pairs of rabbits in his traps the other night. • The musterers and shepherds of Nelson and Marlborough have formed a union. a. good deal of sneak-thieving is reported in Hawera. Amongst a variety of articles stolen lately was a hive of bees. As showing the mildness of the season, a number of fruit-trees in the Ashburton County are in full blossom. Mr Massey, Leader of the Opposition, will speak on the Land Bill in Eltham on the 24th, and in Hawera probably on the 25th inst. It is probable that a World's championship and two New Zealand championships, for sawing and chopping, will be decided at Eketahuna next year. Dr. Findlay stated at Dunedin on Monday evening that the San Francisco mail boats being under repair that mail service had been'abandoned and the mails would be carried via Suez. For the position of pupil teacher in the Riverton (Southland) school, there were 23 applicants, nineteen being girls and four boys. Of these three girls had matriculated, and six girls and two boys had passed the Junior Civil Service examination. Sydney advices state that progress has been made in the work of effecting the union of the Anglican and Presbyterian churches. The committee dealing with the subject in Victoria has prepared a report which may be acceptable to both churches. The Mauriceville Rifle Club held a trophy competition on Saturday last. The conditions were ten shots each at the 200 yards and 600 yards ranges. The following scores were registered (handicaps included): C. Blewfctt 90, F. M. Ross 90, A. M. Rose 90, R. C. F. Dagg 86, R. F. Wilton (captain) 82, E. H. Dagg 75, C. Brooks 74, W. Payne 68. MILKING MACHINE TiiIALS. Results of so-called trials are mis'eading to the uninitiated. Successful exhibitions for a siogie milking have been given by dczans of machine* years; before the "L.ft.G," was brought out. Whore are all those machines now? How many farmers have rued the day they were tempted to insfcal a machine after seeing a brief trial ? The " Lawrencc-Kennedy-Gillies" has been used night and morning by hundreds of practical farmers for the past two, three, four, and even five yqars, and is the only machine proved beyond a douot to be non injurious to the cows. Write for list of 250 satisfied users in New Zealand. J, B. MoEwan and Co., Ltd., Agent;, U. 8.8. Co's Buildings, Wellington.

It is stated that London financiers hope to bring London within 20 days of Adelaide by duplicating the Siberian railway and completing the Port Darwin railway.

A meeting will be held in Greytown, on Friday evening next, with the object of forming a Golf Club. It is expected that the membership will be between thirty and forty. The fireman of the locomotive that drew the first train out of Parramatta for Sydney, in September, 1855, died in hi 3 seventy-fourth year last week. His name was William Webster.

As an example of the high prices now ruling for freezing lambs, the Timaru Herald states that a line of 527 freezing lambs, sold by auction on account of Mr R. Skinner, of Hilton, realised 16s 6d per head. At the ceremony of blessing the new transept at St. Patrick's Cathedral at Auckland, on Sunday, the collections totalled £BIO. The contributions to cose of alterations total £3,000, leaving a balance of £4,500. Lord Elgin has decided (reports a London paper), sunject to the approval of Parliament, to devote £3OO to relieving distress in St. Helena, caused by the removal of the British garrison, and £4,000 to start the cultivation of New Zealand flax in the island.

At the annual meeting of the Carterton Gymnasium Club, it was decided to hand the institution over to the Carterton Borough Council, provided the latter will discharge the liabilities of the club. Lack of interest in the movement was the chief cause of the decision.

Owing to the unusual growth of grass for this time of the year, the cheese factories in the Carterton district expect to keep open three weeks longer than usual, the supply of :r.ilk being further in advance than that for the same period last year. The Fairview Rifle Club will hold its final trophy shooting competition for the season to-morrow. The conditions will be seven shots each at the 200 yds and 500 yds rang J3. Each competitor will have his "sighter" recorded, but he will not know the result of his other shots until the whole seven have been fired.

The new postal automatic machines in Lsndon, details of which were recently cabled, are so accurately adjusted that they reject all coins but those for which they are designed, and any foreign pieces of money are returned. If these machines are successful, they will be generally adopted, and probably work when post offices are closed.

The Rev. J. Elliott, Who succeeds the Rev. Ginger at Carterton, was formerly in charge of the Thorndon (Wellington) and Hokitika circuits. Prior to leaving Hokitika he was presented with an address and purse of sovereigns by the churchgoers, a neatly-bound pocketwallet l>y the members of the Menticultural Society, a large photo „ from the cricketers, and an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns from the Westland No-license League.

Mr W. Taylor, of Rarotonga, writing to a Southern paper, recounts the disadvantages under which the Rarotonga fruit exporters in their efforts to cater for the New Zealand trade. He says: "This group shipped 187,000 cases of fruit last year, which, together with other produce, supplied an average of 100 tons back loading per voyage, and as the trade is capable of increase I should say that, with a moderate subsidy, it would pay any company to run a steamer from Auckland, via Wellington."

At the annual meeting of the Featherston branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union the election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows:—Chairman, Mr J. G. Cox; vice-chairman, Mr Allen Donald; secretary, Mr Kent-Johnston; auditor, Mr A. J. Toogood; executive, Messrs M. Jackson, J. O. Bidwill, W. J. Nix, A. Anderson, Buck, A. Matthews, Donald, John Cundy, J. S. Cundy, W. G. Hodder, J. Vicary, D. Yule'and A. Hannay; delegate to Colonial 'Conference, ' Mr J. O. Bidwill.

At Knox Church, yesterday, Mr W. Tilson, son of Mr R. Tilson, of Ponatahi, was married to MissJKate Kennedy, daughter.of the late Mr D. Kennedy, of Tupurupuru. The bride was handsomely attired in a cream cloth costume relieved with dark blue. She also woi-e a hat to match, and carried a pretty shower bouquet. Miss Turner was bridesmaid. She wore a dress of white embroidered muslin with hat to match, and carried a scarlet bouquet. Mr Tui Tilson was best man, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. T. Thompson. Subsequently a reception was held at the Prince of Wales Hotel, and the usual toasts were honoured. Mr and Mrs Tilson left in the afternoon for their future home at Moiki.

There turned up at a Dunedin residence on Monday evening, writes the Dunedin correspondent of the Evening Post, a rather pathetic case —a pale young man pretty much "dor.e up," judging by his appearance, and without a shilling or a friend. It turned out that he was a recent "assisted" emigrant from England, who yesterday had to face the hard fact that he was "stranded" in Dunedin, 16,000 miles from home. In his extremity he went to the Dominian Convent, and told his story. The nuns were sympathetic and after making arrangements to give him some temporary employment this week, one of them gave him a letter to a relative by whom he was "put up"for the night. The young man stated that he was a fitter by trade, but had been unable to obtain work.

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A Mormon mission is in progress at Taihape.

Steps are being taken at Pohangina to form, a rifle club.

Over 3,000 kanakas have so far been repatriated from Queensland.

There are 99 counties in New Zealand, of which 62 are in the North Island and 37 in the South Island.

The sharp frost 13 doing its work of checking the blighb on swade turnips in the South, whare it threatened to play havoc with tb.9m.

The death is announced at Christchurch of Mr Edward P. Eaton, a former resident of Master ton. The deceased was 82 years, of age.

Dean's fellmongery at Woodville was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. A large quantity of wool and skins were burnt.

The annual meeting of the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union will be held in the A. and P. Offices at 2.30 p.m. to-day.

During a thunderstorm at Elthamt yesterday morning a house occupied by a man named Reuben King was struck by lightning. A chimney was wrecked and other damage cau3ad.

The Taranaki No-license League has already received £IOO towards its fund for the next election campaign. In addition to this £2OO has been promised.

The Southland County Council have instructed their solicitors to sue a firm of contractors for £250, "part cost of repairing damage done to a road by the firm's> traction engine and waggons."

A Wellington correspondent states that a fair number of recruits are offering there for the navy. The men. accepted will probably be / drafted into the ships of the Australian squadron in a few weeks' time.

A meeting of the directors of the Parkvale Dairy Company, was held yesterday, when the sum of £473 3s 4d was voted for payment to suppliers for the four weeks just ended. This amount is £lls lis 4d in excess of the sum available in the same month last year.

It is probable that a deputation of Kuripuni residents will, after the Municipal elections, wait on the new Borough Council with reference to the extension of the drainage to that part of the borough. The residents are of •opinion that Kuripuni should be drained as soon as possible.

It is stated that subscriptions are coming in well towards the proposed monument on Marsland Hill, New Plymouth, to the memory of the Imperial and Colonial soldiers who fell in the Maori war. Several officers in England have substantially subscribed.

It is said to be pf the Government to discontinue in future as far as possible the employment of temporary clerks, and in connection with appointments of cadets to give preference to those who have passed the Junior Civil Service examination.

Mr F. Harcombe, who has been in the employ of Messrs J. Graham and Co. for a considerable time past,.and who will shortly leave for the Auckland district, was presented, yesterr day, With a handsome travelling bag by the employees of the firm. Mr S. McNally made the presentation on be.* half of the staff. The Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Pre-mier, last night confirmed his previous statements that, given reasonable weather, the North Island Main Trunk railway would be open for traffic by the end of next year. The track between Taihape and Mataroa would probably be handed over to the Railway Department on May Ist. Welling on Press Association telegram. Miss Ewen, who has been elected, a member of the South, Hautapu. Drainage Board, Waikato, is probably the first lady that has been elected to such a position in New Zealand. She has considerable interest in the land affected by. the board, and, it is stated, possesses qualifications which should make.her an excellent member of the board. The trophies won by the Opaki Rifle Club during the past season show that the Club has had a< very successful year. The trophies include the North Island Challenge Shield, won at Wanganui, the North, Rangitikei Rifle Association's Shield,, the' Union ,Steamship Company's cup, won at Trentham, and three cups won at the Wairarapa Rifle Association's meeting at Grey town, \ . Speaking at Mr J. M. Coradine's meeting at Kuripuni, last evening, Mr R. Rigg, the chairman, stated that it had been suggested that the name Kuripuni- should be abolished and a more becoming title substituted. The residents generally despised the present name and" desired a. change. The proposed new name for that part of the borough was Master ton South, which would not only be. in accordance with the desires of the. people, but would also be an advanr tage. A Nelson.Press Association telegram states that heavy tropical rains for two nights placed all the rivers in high flood. , Richmond road is under water, and some houses have been, damaged. The Wairoa River is in flood, and is still rising. It is feared the whole country will be under water. ' The flood at Wakefield has done considerable damage,, filling cellars, and entering the lower floors of the houses and stores, and silting up the paddocks. It. is, stiE raining heavily at intervals.

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There are 46 boroughs in the North Island and 60 in the South Island. Of the town districts 29 are in the North Island and 11 in the South j Island. A woman applied recently to the "Wellington Benevolent Society for * relief. It transpired that on the vf previous day she had been offered a situation as a servant with an Island Bay resident, but had declined it on the ground that Island Bay was so far away, and that she could not get out at night. **Mr James Paterson, eldest son of the Rev. James Paterson, of Wellington, died suddenly at his home near Turakina, on Monday. The •deceased, who was about 36 years of age, was a native of Wellington, and for some years before his death he had been farming i \ the Rangi- . tjkei district. He has left a widow and four children. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that, questioned last evening in regard to the action of the Government respecting D. C. Mclntyre, late Superintendent of Awards at the Exhibition, the Hon. Hall-Jones, Acting-Premier, said that the matter was now in the hands V of the Justice Department. Mclntyre would be brought back to New Zealand. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that it has transpired that the patient on the H.M.S. Powerful is not suffering from bubonic plague, though Dr. Mason considered the case Should be removed to Quail Island. The ship will be released from quarantine immediately. The canteen has been fumigated. The cabin in the s.s. Mararoa, occupied by the patient when he came from Wellir.gton to Lyttelton on Thursday morning last, has been disinfected.

At a meeting of the Stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club on Monday it was resolved to protest against the "Manawatu Racing Club having an extra day for their Christmastmeeting, making three days, as it interferes with the Wairarapa Jtacing Club's meeting. During the discussion on this matter it was considered by some members that extending the number of racing days to some clubs was against the interest of other racing clubs, inasmuch as it was responsible for the poor fields now seen on courses. / Hans Wilson, a labourer, was charged at the Christchurch Magistrate's Court, yesterday, states a Press Association telegram, with having shot at his. wife, Annabella Wilson, with intent to murder her. The polite authorities had had the accused under observation for a week, and as a result of their report he was, yesterday morning, examined as to his mental condition. A short examination by a doctor resulted in Wilson being certified as insane, and he will be committed to a mental hospital. Four stags'" heads, shot in the Kakaia Gorge by Dr. Moorhouse and Messrs Geo. Gerard and A. E. G. Rhodes, are now, on view at the Tourist Department's office in Christchurch. The heads > have been carefully measured and weighed. 11l weight they exceed (3ays a Press % . Association message) any that have uver been shot in the and one of them has a horn that is of record length. The heaviest head recorded in the Wairarapa and Nelson is 201b, and in North Otago 191b. The Kakaia heads are all over 201b, the heaviest being 221b. The two longest heads hitherto shot (both in North Otago) measure 46in, and the longest of the Rakaia heads (one antler) is 47in.

The Native Land Court opened its sitting in Masterton, yesterday ■morning, in the Magistrate's Courthouse, Judge Sim presiding. Ihaia * Hutana was the assessor, and Ware P. Waitai clerk and interpreter. There was a fair attendance of Maoris, but the business was principally confined ; to making fixtures and clearing the way for the hearing of cases. Partitions of Okurupati A No. 3 and B No. 4 came on in the afternoon, but there was not sufficient progress to enable orders to be made. To-day the Court will deal », with about 25 applications by the t» Chief Surveyor to cut off and to satisfy charging orders held by the Government. The sitting in Masterton is expected to occupy nearly a iortnight. Mr W. H. Cruickshank advertises particulars of a number of town and suburban properties which have been placed in his hands for sale. Messrs R. Wilson and Co., Ltd., land agents, of Taihape, advertise particulars of an exceptionally good -farm of 1,216 acres, 900 of which is laid down in grass. The Masterton Branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, advertise a special line of gent's sewn chrome boots. The advertisement is aptly headed "an eye-opener." At 2 o'clock, to-day, on account of Mr J. Holmes, Lincoln Road, Mr J. R. Nicol w*ll sell the whole of his furniture and household effects. A full list of the goods will be found in another column.

The Mauriceville County ratepayers are notified that the electoral rolls of the County and the defaulters lists for the several ridings are open for inspection. Objections must be made not later than the 31st day of May next. V Several specimens of the Daily Mail (London) sixpenny novel's are to hand from Messrs Gordon and Gotch, Ltd. The Daily Mail novels are written by popular authors, are P> illustrated, and are a good example of the wonderfully cheap novels that are produced nowadays. No onl need now suffer this Btfohiz'ng pains of sciatica and acute rheumatism, as quick relief may be had by appl.i ing Charnberlain'B Pain Balm. This fact has been clearly demonstrated in many thousands of eases. This liniment relieves the pun and makes sleep and rest possible, which ■ is alone worth-many.times ita cost. For sale by T. G. Mason, Masterton. Bheumo oures rheumatism and kindred complaints. It eliminates the excess uric add and purifies the blood. All chemists and stoics, 2/6 and 4/0. 'jVy it. ( j The afflicted all Hv to tt, tr The suffering cry for it, 1 Biog praises high of it, It oin ensure Protection from chills, Ob est troubles nnd ills. Keep down doctors' bills Woods' Cheat Peppermint Cure.