LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8478, 4 July 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the homestead, Waircre, on Monday last, Miss Rutherford, eidest daughter of Mr John Rutherford, was married to Mr Wm. Oliver.

The weather changed yesterday morning, and drizzling rain fell during the greater part of the day and mght. The Waipori electric power is now being freely used by Dunedin firms, some fifty of whom have had connections made with their business premises.

It is stated there is at present a very firm demand for farms, dairy and sheep, in the Manawatu district. Several sales are reported, while others are in course of negotiation.

A Christchurch Press Association telegram states that Inspector Gillies has received a telegram from Little River stating that a Maori boy. named Jacky Uru, twelve years of age, was thrown from a horse at Port Levy, on Tuesday, and killed. It is understood, says a Wellington Press Association telegram, that Thomas Bell, of Murchison, who lost his wife and was himself injured in the Brooklyn tramway accident,, a few weeks ago, is claiming £2,000 damages from the Wellington City Council.

A meeting of the Ball Committee of the Masterton Mounted Rifles was held last evening. The balancesheet in connection with the recent ball was submitted, and showed tht financial result to have been very satisfactory. A vote of thanks was passed to the ladies who had worked so energetically to make the function a success.

The first of a series of dances to be held by the Masterton Rifle Volunteers, in aid of the Corps' Library Fund, took place in the Drill Hall last evening. The floor was in' capital order,Jand there between twenty and thirty couples present. An enjoyable evening was spent. The music was .supplied by Mr T. Fawcett. "

At the Farmers' Union Conference at Wellington, yesterday, Mr Ritchie, Secretary of the Agricultural Department, said, in regard to the suggestion of the Auckland branch that the agricultural statistics should be collected through the Post Office as was done with sheep returns, that the experiment had been made in Ma&terton and Nelson, but so badly were the returns filled in that they were found useless as records.

At the Wellington Rugby Union meeting, last night, says a Press Association telegram, a motion submitted to the Union to remove the disqualification from A. H. Baskiville, hon. secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Football Club (professional) was lost. It was decided that the New Zealand Union should be requested to indemnify the Wellington Union if it should suffer any ioss through legal action in connection with this matter.

The second meeting of, the Y.M.C.A. Debating Society took place, last evening, the subject for debate being, "Should billiards be introduced into the Y.M.C.A.?" There were present— Messrs A. Donald (chairman), A. E. Rees, H. Lett, Hendry, T. Fielding' R. Hatch, Daniell, W. Williams, J. Winchester, A. Billington, W. Kemp, F. Staples, Lett, Brassell, Faloon, J. Berry, and D. Hebenton. Mr Rees led the affirmative and Mr fH. Lett the negative. All the members present took part in the discussion, and on a vote being taken the affirmative won by two votes. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. As time goes on, users of the Baltic Cream Separators .experience the joy ot handling a machine that gives no trouble, does iti- work thoroughly, and costs practically nothing for repairs. If you are in want of a reliable machine of this kind, try the Baltic, and you will be delighted with the easy running, increased output of butter, and general all round satisfaction which you will get. We can furnish you with testimonials from hundreds of satisfied users, but prefer you to try the machine and satisfy yourself that the Baltic is not built simply to sell, but to work and give continued and increasing satisfaction. MacEwan and Co., Ltd., Sole Agents, U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington.

The price of bread in Christchurch has been reduced from 7d to 6Jd. According to the Buller Miner, the Westport Coal Company pays £12,000 per month in wages. General Baden-Powell has resigned his position as Inspector-General for Cavalry in Britain.

Mr F. W. Carey has donated £1 Is to the Masterton Mounted Rifles for a shooting trophy.

The Waikite geyser at Rotorua still continues active, and appears likely to remain so for some considerable time.

During the past month 26 men have been employed on the County roads by the Mauriceville County Council.

There are 72 cases set down for hearing at the civil sitting of the Masterton Magistrate's Court, which is to be held to-day.

The Nelson Chamber of Commerce propose to advertise the attractions and wants of Nelson on the backs of envelopes.

Flaxmillers in the South Island are reviving the idea of a mutual insurance fund, owing to the present high rate, 30s per cent., charged by the accident insurance companies.

In 1877 there were 23 schools in Taranaki; last year there were 80. The average attendance has increased during the same period from 496 to 4,346, and the number of teachers from 32 to 143.

Unusual activity is manifest in the export of New Zealand horses to Australia just now. Heavy draught geldings are being inquired for from Melbourne and light harness horses for Sydney. At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr E. G. Eton, J.P., two first offenders were fined five shillings each, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk.

The funeral of the late Mrs Janet Mclnness, an old resident of Masterton, took place at the Masterton Cemetery, yesterday afternoon, the cortege being a large one. Rev. A. T. Thompson conducted the services at the grave-side.

During the quarter ended June 30th, there were eight new claims for the old age pension granted at the Masterton Magistrate's Court. No applications were refused. Seventeen applicants had their pensions renewed, one renewal was refused and 19 are pending.

The funeral of the late Mrs A. J. Minifie, who died suddenly on Monday afternoon last, took place at the Masterton cemetery, yesterday afternoon. The cortege was a large and representative one. The services at the graveside were conducted by the Rev. J. N. Buttle.

A private communication has been received in Masterton announcing the death in England of Miss Watson, who about twelve months ago occu • pied a position in the dressmaking department of the W.F.C.A., Masterton. The deceased, who had resided in Masterton for a considerable time, was on a visit to the Old Country for the benefit of her health.

The Farmers' Union Conference, at Wellington, yesterday, passed a resolution setting out that the whole system of collecting , and publishing the annual returns of grain production is eminently unsatisfactory and misleading, and urging the Government to obtain from threshing machine owners quarterly returns of all grain threshed by them.

After making allowances for spirits, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco, wine, sugar and a/long list of beers, the revenue on all of which has been lost to Oamaru since prohibition came in, the Customs returns for the year ending June 30th. 1907, still show a loss of £731. This is probably owing to the abnormally dry season, says a Press Association telegram.

Although the details of the recent valuation of the Borough of Masterton have not yet been received, advices to hand show the capital value to be £990,646, improved value £535,602, and value of improvements £455,044. This shows an increase on the valuation made in 1904 in capital value of £231,647, unimproved value £156,375, and improvements £,75,272. '

In a lecture delivered at Christchurch, a few days ago, Colonel Fermaua. of Switzerland, said that in Austria, Spain, and Russia, branches of the Y.M.C.A. could not be formed without obtaining a special order from the provincial Governor, and meetings had to be similarly authorised. He described an Austrian meeting which he addressed, while a police officer took written notes, to serve as evidence against him in the event of any of his statements proving objectionable to the authorities.

Mr 0. Pragnell, of Masterton, has received a letter from the Colonial Secretary stating that the Governor has been pleased to appoint him to be a member of the Fire Board, constituted under "The Fire Brigades Act 1906." The letter goes onto state that the several fire districts, including the Masterton district, were not constituted in time to allow of the election of members of the Board by the Fire Insurance Companies during the month of May, 1907, as provided by "The Fire Brigades Act, 1906," and the rules made thereunder for the election of members of Fire Boards by insurance companies, and there is no provision in the said Act to meet the difficulty. The Board of the Masterton Fire District cannot, therefore, meet until this difficulty has been removed by amending legislation, which will be introduced during the present session.

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"That the Government be asked to give Crown tenants a right to elect one member of the Land Board in each land district." This remit was adopted by the Farmers' Union Conference at Wellington.

A man. named Thomas Richards, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Christchurch, yesterday, on a charge of robbing a drunken man, states a Press Association telegram. ■

At the pay-night of the Workers' Mutual Building Society the sum of £llß was paid by the shareholders desiring to participate in the ballot of £3OO. free of interest, to be held this evening.

The Farmers' Union Conference, yesterday, negatived a motion from the Gisborne branch that the date for making up sheep returns be altered from April 30th to June 30th.

The Colonial { Conference of the New Zealand Farmers' Union has decided to again request the Government to appoint only persons with veterinary knowledge to the chief stock inspectorships in each province.

The Auckland City Schools Committee have expressed emphatic ar.d unanimous disapproval of the circular by the Bible-in-Schools Committee, Wellington, advocating that the Bible be read in schools as a classic without comment.

A Press Association message from Wanganui states that an elderly man met his death, yesterday morning, while pruning fruit trees. He was standing on a chair which gave Way and iie fell on the knife severing the jugular vein and dying in a few minutes.

Recommendations filed by the Board of Conciliation in the Timber Workers' dispute have failed to give satisfaction and the dispute [has now been referred for settlement to the Arbitration Court by the Wellington Timber Merchants Industrial Union of Employers.

"The common goat will eat anything on earth excepting the blackberry," said a Taranaki delegate at the sitting of the Farmers' Union Conference at Wellington yesterday. "If you tethered goats to the bush, they wouldn't eat it," was the Taranaki grievance. An Auckland delegate said his province was also worried by the blackberry nuisance.

The proposal to establish railway communication between Featherston and Martinborough is not being taken in hand by Featherston business people, states a correspondent, it being contended that the branch line would not prove of any material advantage to that town. In Martinborough, of course, the matter has been discussed considerably, and no stone is being left unturned to further the proposal.

Mr Fisher is enquiring of the Minister for Labour when he proposes to introduce a measure to amend the Shops and Offices Act in the direction indicated by the deputation of Wellington tobacconists which waited on him in the early part of the year and pointed out how under the present Jaw the Chinese traders are enabled to sell tobaccos, cigarettes, etc., on days when the European tobacconists are compulsorily closed.

A Christchurch Press Association telegram states that a serious tram accident occurred, yesterday morning, on the Papanui line. Two trams regularly cross at a siding on the single line. The outgoing car was running well in all respects within a quarter of a mile of the turnout, but the motorman states that he found the controller stuck when he tried to shut off the current to stop on the siding. Consequently his car ran right through and faiet the other car end on at the end of the siding. The front ends of the cars were smashed in, but no injury was done to the seated passengers or motormen. One woman, however, seeing the impending smash, stepped off the moving car backwards and fell on the back of her head, sustaining a fracture of the base of the skull. She was a middle-aged woman, nrmed Mrs Weelces, of Linwood.

Strong efforts are being made by the Acclimatisation Society to extend the domicile of the red deer in New Zealand. At present there are herds in the Wellington district, at Stewart Island, and ,in the Urewera Country round Lake Waikaremoana. In orcler to start herds in other districts it has hitherto been necessary for a ranger and party of men to go out into the wilderness and capture the young deer. These are weaned off and transferred wherever needed. Now, however, it is proposed to start a breeding farm at Paraparaumu. Fifteen acres have been enclosed and four calves (three hind ahd one stag) have been placed there, together with a wild hind, with a calf at foot, which had joined the nucleus of the herd. From this source it is hoped that herds may be started in other parts of the country.

A curious illustration of an anomaly in our divorce laws is afforded by a petition presented to the House, on Tuesday by Mr Wilford, says the Post. The petitioner is Mrs Mary Wolfe, of Eketahuna. who states that on February 6th, 1900, her husband, Arthur Reginald Wolfe was tried at Wellington on a charge of murdering his two children and was found guilty and sentenced to death, the jury recommending him to mercy. That sentence was subsequently commuted to imprisonment for life. Petitioner goes on to point out that in the present state of the law she is unable to obtain a dissolution of her marriage,although if her husband had been sentenced to imprisonment for seven years for attempting to take her life, that would have constituted a sufficient ground for divorce. Petitioner expresses the fear that if her husband should be released he would endeavour to compel her to live with him, and in that event she believes her life would be endangered. She therefore prays that the law may be amended by providing as an additional ground for divorce that the respondent has been convicted of murder and sentenced to death and the death sentence commuted; or that an Act be passed enabling the Supreme Court to grant her a divorce. Footballers. After the match is won or lost, try Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment for all bruises and strains. It will make you fit for jour next struggle. Obtainable ! at H, E, Eton, Chemist, Masterton.

A team of cricketers consisting of New South Wales teachers is to visit New Zealand next summer.

Nurse Holmes, formerly probationer on the staff of the Greytown Hospital, has been appointed to the senior nursing staff of the Wellington Hospital.

Miss May Seddon, daughter of the late Mr R. J. Seddon, was married at Wellington, yesterday afternoon, to Mr Knox Gilmer, son of the Hon. Hamilton Gilmer, M.L.C.

The Wairarapa Golf Club held the second round for the Victoria Cup on the Rototawai Links, on Saturday last. Mrs C. R. Bidwill and Mrs Stewart were the best lady scorers, and Mr J. 0. Bidwill (93) 14—79; and Mr A. Hannay (96) 14—82, the leading scorers amongst the men. At Wellington, yesterday, John Morrison, alias Smith, alias Russell, was committed for trial on six charges of breaking and entering and theft. Accused was discovered leaving a private house early on' Friday morning, and was arrested by two detectives, who were secreted on the premises.

Tons of red cod were jettisoned by the trawler Nora Niven on the cruise between the Bluff and Dunedin. The low esteem in which the lish is held has puzzled Captain McAllister who told a Dunedin reporter that "red cod would have been jumped at in the Old Country." At Grimsby, the captain added, all sorts of inferior fish, even young shark, are disposed of in the markets, chiefly because the catch is sold as cut up fish, and none except the men on the trawlers know what it is.

A kind motherly person is wanted to adopt a baby girl.

Mr A. Minifie inserts a notice of thanks for expressions of sympathy in his recent bereavement.

Mrs Barton, of Wellington, telepathist and clairvoyant, is at present in jMasterton, and may be consulted at the Railway Temperance Boarding Houss.

Messrs John Graham and Co. announce that theii reduction sale will last for only three days longer, so that there is no time to be lost for those who want to secure a share of the bargains offering.

Messrs Lewis and Co., land agents, Wanganui, have for sale a number of handy-sized sheep farms ranging from 500 acres up. A grazing run of 2.600 acres, capable of wintering from 2£ to 3 sheep per acre, is also for sale on their list on easy terms.

Messrs S. Peach and Sons, of Nottingham, England, the celebrated manufacturers of lace curtains, offer special parcels of their goods, particulars of which will be found on page 3 of this issue. Books of designs, issued by the firm, can be obtained at the Age jjfficefon application.

By announcement elsewhere in this issue, Mr Henry Hughes, patent agent, of Wellington, undertakes the management of applications for patents for clients, in the conduct of which he has had large experience, together with an intimate knowledge of the legal and theoretical intricacies in protecting the rights of inventors who are at a distance from the patent office. Mr Hughes will supply advice for all matters concerning inventions. Mr F. -Martin, who commenced business in Mauriceville some time ago, as coach-builder and blacksmith, has, by energy, enterprise and careful attention to clients, established a wide business connection in that district. The coach-building isjunder the personal supervision of the proprietor, who has had a long experience at the trade and giiarantees satisfaction. The blacksmith shop is* run by a capable staff, and all orders are executed promptly and efficiently at reasonable charges.

In another column Mr Duncan Oampbell announces that he has taken possession of the Konini Hotel, Pahiatua. Mr Campbell is well known throughout the Wairarapa, and visitors from these districts can rely on receiving every attention. The house will be conducted on the best possible lines, and a first-class table is always kept, while the best wines, spirits and ales are stocked. The stabling accommodation is all that is required, and special provision is made for the use of stock'paddocbs.

A most profusely illustrated and artistically arranged catalogue is to hand from Messrs Stewart Dawson and Co. watch manufacturers, jewellers, silver smiths, and diamond merchants, Lambton Quay, Wellington. The publishers remark: —' 'ln the selection of gifts for friends, articles for your own personal wear, silver and electro-plated ware for your home, you will find the booklet exceedingly helpful." A brief perusal of the catalogue enables one to endorse the observation.

The Taylor-Carrington Company produced the. well-known drama, "Rip Van Winkle,"' by Seva Elyarts, in the Town Hall, last evening, to a fairly large audience, despite the unfavourable state of the weather. Though the story of Rip Van Winkle's sleep in the Catskill mountains is familiar to everybody, the audience last evening found its revival refreshing, and took a keen interest in the unravelling of the plot. Mr Taylor gave an excellent representation of the character of Rip Van Winkle, his acting being particularly fine where he emerges from his long sleep and endeavours to make himself known. Miss Ella Carrington had a small part to play as Rip's wife, but she carried it out well. Mr T. E. Tilton as "Knickerbocker," Mr H. Nightingale as "Herman Van Slaus," Mr C. M. as "Derrick Van Slaus," and Miss Muriel Murton as "Alice Van Winkle" (afterwards "Mrs Knickerbocker"), carried out their parts in a capable manner. & Dili you ever stop to think that Chamberlain's Pain Balm is a general family liniment, especially good for Rheumatism? The quick relief afforded by applying it is worth many times its cost. Makes rest find sleep possible. For sale by all dealers. Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment Will relieve at once Rheumatism, Lumbago, Lame Back, Cuts, Bruises, or Burns, and continued application will effect a cure in a remarkably short time. Obtainable at H. E. Eton's, Chemist, Masterton. Wty spend money at Eotcrua and other thermal springs when Kheumo will quickly cure you of rheumatism, gout, sciatica oi lumbago. Chemists and stores, 2s 6d anp is 6d.