LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8473, 27 June 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is probable that the Featherston Golf Club will tour Marlborough and Nelson in September next.

There were 122 hockey players and 180 footballers engaged on Forbury Park, Dunedin, last Saturday afternoon—a total of 302.

At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr E. G. Eton, J.P., a first offender was fined five shillings, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Masterton Farmers' Implement Company, which was to have been held yesterday afternoon, lapsed for the want of a quorum. The • silver medal offered by the Government for the best shot in the Wellington Volunteer District h*.s been won by Private Guy, of the Wellington Guards, with a score of 53.

Mr W. A. Scott, who has been on the staff of the Masterton Post Office for about ten years, will leave to-day to take charge of the Post Office at Utiku on the Main Trunk line. Mr Scott's transfer means promotion, and he will carry with him the best wishes of a large number of friends. In his speech at Picton. recently, the Hon. C. H. Mills made a pithy illustration of the difference made to Marlborough by his being put out of the Ministry. He said that "Marlborough had lost its seat on the Ministry of the day, which meant that, instead of having one voice in eight, she only possessed one voice in eighty." A California, U.S.A., paper states that a resident of Carpentaria took first prize at a recent exhibition in the States of the Cosmopolitan Farmers' League, with a pumpkin which weighed 3301b5. The fourteen-year-old son of the grower of this remark - ble vegetable, it is stated, recited a nursery rhyme from within the pumpkin. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, last evening, the lecture which was to have been delivered by Mr P. L. Hollings at. the opening of the Y.M.C.A. Debating Society was postponed. Several members and visitors, however, who were not acquainted with the fact of the postponement, attended. Mr J. Gilchrist, one of the visitors, kindly gave a lecture on the subject of "Evolution," mentioning the theories advanced by Darwin and Huxley. Free discussion ensued among the members present,, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr S. Earee occupied the chair. The subject for debate next Wednesday will be, "Should billiards be introduced into the Y.M.C.A. or not?" MILKING MACHINE FEVER. Never in the history of tho milkirjg machine has there been such a crop of putative machines ps now follow theunique success of the "Lawrence KennedyGillies." Numbers of hurriedly designed and imperfectly tested machines, marjy of which are based on Fystems long ago discauled are being rushed on to the market to share in tho present harvest which the "L.K.G." sowed 5 years ago. When considering other makes, don't forget that until they have been worked for at least two years by practical farmers, you are only buying unttied machines on the reputation which the "L.K.G." established. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Cute. Js 6d and 2s 6d

A Gisborne Press Association telegram states that a heavy easterly gale is raging, and there is a high sea on the coast.

An appeal is being made to the Foresters in New Zealand to ashist brethren in Kingston, Jamaica, who sustained losses by the great earthquake.

Heavy rain fell, yesterday, at Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Woodville, Dannevirke, and other towns, in the vicinity. In consequence a number of the rivers are in flood.

Admiral Fawkes has forwarded to the Admiralty a recommendation that the subsidy to the Calliope Dock, Auckland, should be increased to £3,000.

The little Spanish Prince who was bom last month has been given the names of Alfonso, Pio, Christino, Eduardo, Francisco, Guillelmo, Cartas, Enrique, Engenio, Fernando, Antonino, and Venancior.

Mangawcka progresses. A Press Association telegram, received yesterday, conveys the information that "a large and enthusiatic meeting cf ratepayers, on Wednesday night, unanimously decided to borrow £4,000 for a complete drainage, sewage, and water supply scheme for Mangaweka."

The body of a builder, named Henry Garrett, was found at the Pelichet Bay butts, yesterday morning, states a Dunedin Press Association telegram. A new revolver was found beside tlr.- body, and there was a bullet wound in the deceased's side. It is supposed to be a case of suicide. The deceased complained recently of pains in the head.

Mr V. G. Day, S.M., in commenting at the Christchurch Magistrate's Court on a case of a theft of p. pair of boots, said that the practice of displaying goods in front of shops was a very risky one. In England magistrates very often refused to convict persons on charges such as the one in question, as the shopkeepers were largely to blame in placing temptation in the way of passers-by.

A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that the man Turner, who was taken to the Hospital some weeks ago, suffering from severe scalds, died last night. Turner had found his way into the Tramway Board premises one night, and fell asleep near a steam-pipe. When the steam was blown off he received the full discharge and was badly injured in various parts of the body. Good polo ponies fetch excellent prices at Home. A local gentleman, according to the Taranaki Herald, bought a mare and foal from the Maoris at a very small figure, and later sold the foal, which had furnished into a well-built tractable pony, to a Hawera gentleman for polo purposes. The pony was afterwards shipped to England, where it realised £4OO, and later was purchased for £SOO and taken to France.

The installation of W. Bro. C. J. Beard, P.M., as Worshipful Master of the Greytown Masonic Lodge and the investiture of officers took place last evening. Members of the Masterton Masonic Lodge were present at the ceremony. Kt. W. Bro. R. Fletcher, Grand Superintendent, conducted the installation ceremony, and was assisted by the past and present officers of sister lodges. V.M. Bro. J. Moncrieff, P.M.,P.G.D.C, was director of ceremonies, W. Bro. W. Moore, P.M., musical director, and Bro. T. Rodgers (Masterton) was trumpeter. The following are the officers for the ensuing year:—W.M., W. Bro. C. J. Beard; 1.P.M., W. Bro. H. Lawson; S.W., Bro. G. Cromie; J.W., Bro. W. Bassett; Treasurer, W. Bro. W. Bey, P.M.; Secretary, Bro. H. Dudding; S.D., Bro. A. Murray; J. D., Bro. H. Morison; 1.G., Bro. A. G. Tyer; Tyler, Bro. F. Hayes. A meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Employers' Association, on Tuesday night, adopted resolutions expressing surprise and concern at the Arbitration Court's departure from well-established precedents, and entered a strong protest against the following:— (1) Establishment of the principle of weekly employment in the Otago felt hatters' award, and the interpretation given in the Wellington typographical award, by which payment for holidays is ordered, notwithstanding that a previous interpretation of the court decided otherwise; (2) imposing a penalty on a Gisborne painter for breach of an award which had previously been settled by the Labour Department. The executive considered that such innovations acted prejudicially to the interests of the industries of the colony, and therefore referred the matter to the advisory board of the New Zealand Employers' Association.

What is claimed to constitute a record in the enrolment of members is stated to have been accomplished by the Cooks' and Waiters' Union, says the Wellington Post. The secretary reported to the last meeting that for the sixteen months past 726 members had been enrolled in the ranks of the union. This was, the report stated, a credit to the city of Wellington, which had the only union of this kind in New Zealand. There had of late been an agitaion for the formation of similar unions in Christchurch, New Plymouth, Hastings and Palmerston North, and a good deal of correspondence had taken place with the Wellington Union on the subject. It was hoped, the secretary said, that when the conditions of labour were definitely settled in Wellington an organiser would be sent to those towns to facilitate the formation of the desired unions, and eventually to bring about a federation of cooks' and waiters' unions on the lines of the wharf labourers' and tramway men's federations. The Celebrity of Sander and Sons Pan e Volatile Eucalypti Extract is universally acknowledged. Boyalty honours it, and the entire medical profession has adopted its use. Imitations sprung up without number. The latest of them—as styled •' Extracts "—was oil foisted upon the trusting and unwary under tbe grossest misuse of Bander ahd Bons' reputation. Sander and Sons insiituted an action at the Supreme Court of Victoria, before His Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden, K.C.M.G., etc., and at the trial a sworn witness testified that he had to stop the use of counterfeits on account of the irritation produced. This shows what care is required to obtain an artiole that is scientifically tested and approved of. As such is surely endorsed and recommended the GENUINE SANDER AND SONS' PURE VOLATILE EUCALYPTI EXTB4CT.

Thirty-three building permits to the total value of £3,000 were issued by the Palmerston North boiough authorities during the past month.'

Mr F. Barratt, who was shockingly injured at Levin, on Monday evening, by the explosion of a gasometer, recovered consciousness at 6.30 o'clock on Tuesday morning. The doctors now hold out hopes of his recovery.

The weather yesterday was very wintry. Tuesday evening was calm, and mild, but heavy rain set in early yesterday morning, and continued throughout the day. Towards evening the rain ceased, and a cold wind sprang up from the south. The night was very cold and boisterous.

Some eighteen parents were summoned to attend at the Palmerston North Courthouse, yesterday morning, to show cause why they should not be fined for failing to send their children to school with sufficient regularity. In a good number of instances the Bench inflicted fines of two shillings and seven shillings costs. In others, where the circumstances seemed to warrant it, convictions only were recorded, no fines being inflicted. The Bench impressed upon the parents the necessity of obtaining exemption certificates if for any cause it was necessary to keep the children at home.

"Never since the opening of the office," remarked Mr Maxwell, Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, to a Dunedin Star representative yesterday morning, "has there been such a large number of deaths registered for six months as the books show for the first half of thp year up till now, and there are still five days to go before the end of the half-year. There have neen 425 deaths registered; for the same six months of last year the number was 344. Marriages and births likewise show an increase in comparison with the same six months of last year. To date there have . been 793 births recorded, as against 776; and 332 marriages, against 310."

The late Sir John Hall's memory should ever be keut green by the women of New Zealand,. states a contemporary, as it was mainly through his instrumentality that they were admitted to the franchise. It was on his motion in 1893 that the amendment to the Electoral Act, 1893.. to the effect that the woid "person" whenever it occurrea throughout the Act should include "women," and that the words ard expressions in the Act importing the masculine gender should include women, except wtten otherwise expressly stated, was passed. That amendment and other consequential changes in the Act practically admitted women to the franchise,'and the Act so amended came into force on September 19th, 1893.

A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of J. W. Mcßae, of Stronvar, was held in the Masterton Courthouse, yesterday morning, before Mr W. B. Chennells, D.O.A. The creditors present were—-Messrs J. H. Pauling (xerjresentmg the Masterton Farmers' Implement 'Co), E. G. Eton, J. Elliott, and J. Carpenter. Mr B. J. Dolan appeared for Messrs Levin and Co.. Mr P, L. HolHngs for the petitioning creditors, and Mr G. A._ Pownall for the •'bankrupt. The D.O.A. stated that he had received an offer of £2 per acre for the bankrupt's property. It was decided not to accept the offer, but to instruct the D.O.A. to sell the property at £2 10s per acre. Since the meeting, Mr Chennells has accepted £2 5s per acre for the property. This will enable the creditors to be paid in full and give the bankrupt a good surplus.

The secretary reported" to . the Wellington Benevolent Trustees, on t Tuesday, that he had been cutting down the amount of pocket money allowed weekly to inmates of Ohiro Home, as the trustees had insisted on economical management. "How do they use the pocket money?" the secretary was asked. "Well," he replied, "the women use it very wisely, buying little comforts for themselves." "And the men?" he, was asked. The official was rather reluctant to say anything about the men. He did not think the men used their money either wisely or well. "They 'blow it,'l suppose?" observed one of the trustees. The secretary smiled, but did not deny the impeachment.- It came out that the weekly pocket money ranged from Is 6d to 6d.

Shippers and consignees complain of the petty pilfering which goes on daily at the coal stacks at the Dunedin wharves. A pathetic feature of it is the fact that the culprits are chiefly neglected-looking and ill-clad little boys, and sometimes little girls also, whose combined activities are responsible for the disappearance of a goodly amount of coal during the course of a year. The practice has been going on for a long time, the youngsters apparently being under the impression that they have a prescriptive right to unconsidered trifles lying round promiscuously. Most of the youngsters carry it away in bags upon their shoulders, whilst others are the possessors of small carts of about- a "twoboy" carrying capacity. The nuisance has lately become so pronounced that those concerned are taking steps to have it stopped.

The Fiji Times, of June 19th, says:—"On Friday afternoon last the police were notified that an Indian woman named Lachminia was missing from Muanikau, and had been absent since Thursday morning. Her husband, Hermani, an Indian servant, engaged in Suva, stated that, he suspected his wife had left for* Rewa in company with an Indian man. Investigation proved that the woman had been murdered. Her body was found on Friday morning by an Indian named Addim, tied up in a sack in a doubled-up position. The discovery was made near the mouth of a small creek at Muanikau. The woman had been murdered by a stab in the throat. The instrument used must have been a heavy one, resembling a pick or a crowbar, and the wound was about three inches across.. The police have arrested the husband and a brother-in-law."

If you want your furniture or goods removed anywhere in the Colony with the greatest care and expedition, send to J. J. CUETIb & CO., LTD., Shipping, Custom house and Forwardirg Agents. Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Only experienced packers employed. Seasonable charges.

A championship Band Contest is to Ibe.held at New Plymouth in February next. The Ngawaka Rifle Club, Martinborough, has a membership of twenty. x Steps are being taken by the NgaVaka Rifle Club to make the Club a Government Defence Rifle Club. The members of the Masterton Tennis Club have received an open invitation from the Eketahuna Tennis Club to attend a dance to be given in the Eketahuna Public Hall this evening. On Sunday a young man named Browne, living at Taueru, had the misfortune to have his collar-bone broken whilst riding a young horse. The animal commenced bucking and threw the'rider. ■ Carterton, yesterday, Miss 'Bessie Hannah, daughter of Mr J. Hannah, of Maungatarere Valley, Carterton, was married to Mr Charles Miller, third son of Mr Sep. Miller, of West Tardtahi. The annu«il congregational meeting and social in connection with the a Masterton Methodist Church will be \jheld this evening at 7.30 o'clock y This meeting was postponed from yesterday on account of the inclemency of the weather. A Press Association telegram states that in order to facilitate the sailing of coasters, yachts, motor boats and fishing craft, the Auckland Harbour Board has decided to erect beacons off the north end of Tamnki Reef, and the south end of Bastion Reef. The train from Wanganui to Palmerston North yesterday afternoon was delayed at Turakina for nearly two'hours, owing to a slip on the line. Consequenfilytthe WoodvilleMasterton train, last evening, was delyed at WoodviTle, and did not reach Masterton until 11 rt'c'lodk—nearly an hour late. A Press Association telegram states that John McMillan was brought before the Dunedin Police Court, yesterday morning, to answer nine informations charging him with drawing at various tines out of the " funds of the firm of McKechnie and Fleming, contractors, Wellington, the sum of £1,161. and with unlawfully converting the same to his own •use. After the case was partly heard I*, an adjournment till this afternoon ' -was granted.

The Ikaroa Land Board continued Its sitting in Masterton yesterday. The Board decided to recommend the removal of restrictions from the Motuwaireka Block, situated on the East Coast, near Whareama. The Board spent some considerable time investigating applications for the removal of restrictions on several of the sections in Pukengaki Block, near Greytown. Decisions were reserved in every case to enable fur • ther enquiries to bo made. The Board will conclude its sitting this morning when the Pukengaki Block will be again under consideration. A learned discussion anent the respective values of those who teach Latin and those who know Greek took place at the meeting of the Otago University Council, on Tuesday. Some weighty and excellent \ /arguments were advanced pro and -'"• »Con, but after all had been said, i t appeared that while there are plenty of men to be found with a knowledge of Latin at their finger ends, those who can teach Greek in the higher classes are. comparatively speaking, few. By this it would seem that the dead languages are gradually becoming dead, except perhaps to a favoured few.

The Masterton Borough Council invite applications for the position of a lady instructress in the use of gas cooking apparatus. Dr. Cowie will, give a lecture on first aid at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, this evening. A special invitation to footballers, hockey players and others appears in the Wanted Column. Mr R. Woodhouse, land agent, of New Plymouth, advertises particulars of two well-improved and handysized dairy farms which he has tar sale at bargain prices. Mr Gilchrist announces that the lecture in the Town Hall, this afternoon, will commence at 3.15 p.m., in place of 4 o'clock as at first arranged This will enable the children to get home before dark. Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., advertise particulars of a number of town and country properties which have been placed in their hands for'sale. ,In their land agency departmen* Mr R. Harris will act as the firm's representative. The Wellington Piano Company stock the highest class of instruments by the leading British, American and Continental makers, thus giving their clients a fine range to choose from. These instruments can be seen at the local agents', Messrs McLeod and Young. Messrs Hendry and Buxton announce a seven days' sale of millinery, during which time some startling bargains will be given in this department. The ladies are invited to note the goods and prices which will be displayed in the firm's windows. The Town Hall was crowded with school children, yesterday afternoon, when Mr J. Gilchrist gave his first entertainment in Masterton. The entertainment took the form of a lecture, and the exhibition of a number of pictures. The subject of the lecture was "The Animal Kingdom," Which proved very interesting. The lecturer explained the various species of animals in a simple manner and ilhopkrated his remarks with a number of lantern slides. In addition microscopic views of different parts of animals were shown, and these proved very instructive. The children manifested the greatest interest throughout. This afternoon the entertainment will commence at 3.15 o'clock, and by the aid of lantern slides the audience will be taken for a trip'through various countries of the world. A number of moving pictures will also be shown. _ Wood's Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colda never fails. 1b 6d and 2a 6d. Can't Bhake it Off. How often we hear persona with colds make the above remark; but Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery shakes them off promptly and effectively in a few dones. Obtainable at H. E. Eton, Chemist, Masterton.