LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8492, 22 July 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Last week the Antonio Dredge "washed up" 17oz Ivdwt. A man named John Henry Lear was charged at the Masterton Police Court, on Saturday last.before'Mr E. G. Eton, J.P., with having been drunk, and was fined 10s. D*\ John Elmslie, the well-known Presbyterian minister, and for many years pastor of St. Paul's, Christchurch, died at Christchurch on Friday night, aged 76. Eighty-nine applications have been received by the Auckland Ciry Council for the position of Electrical Engineer for the city under its electric light and power scheme. Joe Chong Lee, fruiterer, of Martinborough, was, on Saturday last, adjudged a bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be held on Monday, July 29th, at noon, in the Masterton Courthouse. The two men, Richard Reeves and Henry Shine, who are charged with having committed perjury in the Masterton Magistrate's Court, on July 12th, will appear on remand at the Masterton Courthouse this morning. The case will be taken before two J's.P. A Dunedin Press Association telegram states that a representative meeting of coal-mine owners decided to emphatically protest against any increase in the duty in connection with mining machinery, especially boilers and locomotives, as the industry has already as much as it can carry. At Oamaru a chauffeur named Alfred Smith was fined £5 and costs for driving a motor car between Dunedin and Oamaru at a speed in excess of that prescribed by law. Defendant did not appear, but wrote a letter to the Magistrate admitting the offence. The prosecution was the outcome of a newspaper paragraph to the effect that defendant had established a motor record for the distance. The following are the new cane idates for seats on the General Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association: —Messrs W. 11. Buick, H. J. Dagg, 11. Evans, H. Morrison, A. J. Percy, and G. Shaw. There are thirty-four candidates for the twenty-eight vacancies to be filled. The ballot will take place at the annual meeting of members on Saturday next. THE BEST MILKING MAC BIN R. Many people i.i) anxious (,} krio v wlvcn is the be.r. milking mxolnne. Thore is on'y one safe and inexpensive way'lo find < ufc—"watt an i fco" It takes Uvjfull seasons to prove i[ a nnehine i • a r.'iiablj milker or not. Wlmh t!ic fact tint it does not'affect the c> v.- has bem establish d, it will bo tim-i enough to {'o into the question of which dees the ba-5 milking. You do no', require r. > wait an.t iw if tin ''L K.G." isivHabl-; tlr* wt- proved three years ai?o, and li'ii Co tid of pianied men endorse tha ve.uli.n tid.v- Mauftwan's, Ltd., Sole Aceal-. O.'.'l UuildingH, Wellington. If yon s'.iou'd eoit »e; a cold, get lid of it as ij iii.-k!y as \ e. t\)r evory cold weik:-i s ih:' luii«--. low. vj >Le vitality, and paves iii<3 -.Mivio' p'-uion' diseases. Cliaia'.p.i-iai'.'.-; Kanoly is a preparation that, can al'.'-a\~ bi; ' fp n V:l upon, niiil not only curs, the co'.<l, hn;. couiiti.'iaofsi aoy t-tm;ney tow.ird pneumonia. For sale by nil du >, o .- : . For bronchial C-».;yj.-! tiko Woods Great To'p'.'riuint Cuic. Js Gd and 2 s- Gd j

At the hockey matches which are j to be played at Lansdowne, on Thura- ; day next, a collection will be taken Up in aid of Mr J. K. Blinkhorne and j family. This action is taken by the j hockey players owing to the fact that; they were unable to postpone the. matches last Thursday when the cos- j tume football match was played in j aid of Mr Blinkhorne. J A Press Association telegram from j Dunedin states that during the voy-| age of ihe schooner Waratah from j Lyttelton to Dunedin a heavy sea j broke on board, washing the cook, , named Joseph Hughes, overboard, the unfortunate man being lost, He was about 50 years of age, and leaves a wife and seven children in Sydney. The voyage occupied nine days, the vessel meeting with a succession of southerly and south-westerly gales. To the annual report of the Wellington Education Board there are appended some excellent photographs of the school gardens at Masterton, Clareville and Carterton, while a view of the laboratory at Greytown is, also, published. Another illustration depicting the progress of the school garden movement, is that of a class of teachers receiving instruction in grafting at Mr Horton's nursery, Pahiatua. AtTaumaranui, on Saturday night states a Press Association telegram, the Parliamentary party were entertained at a banquet by the residents of the township and settlers of the Ohura county. In the course of speeches, the disabilities of the district under the native land laws were emphasised, and the members were urged to support measures to relieve the situation. The importance of roading the back blocks and of the rapid construction of the OngarueStratford railway also received prominence. The party left on the return to Wellington yesterday. The Wairarapa Hunt Club held a very successful "meet" at Taratahi on Saturday afternoon. The following members took part in the hunt: —J. Shaw (huntsman) on Pirestick; P. Buick on Tattoo, L. B. Vallance (whip) on Garry, B. Reardon (whip) on Jenny Lind, W. H. Booth on Sober Robin, W. H. Buick on Dick Turpin. H. Welch on Kurunui,_ A. Cadwallader on Dolly, 0. Cadwallader on Nothing, J. Snell oh Sardine, W. Hercock on Clovial, W. Moore on Buster Brown, G. K. Murfit on Hikoranga, C. J. Bennett on Tui, B. H. Clancy on Stranger. . Afternoon tea was kindly provided by the Misses Booth at their residence. The next "meet" will take place at Tinui on Saturday next, 27th inst. The annual steeplechase meeting of the Club is to be held on the TaratahiCarterton Racing Club's course, on Thursday, August 15th. A notice with reference to dentists closing their premises on [Saturdays, instead of Thursdays, appears elsewhere. Mr T. J. Nott, of the Cafe de Paris, announces that at the request of patrons he will supply dinners trorn 12 noon to 2 p.m. daily. Messrs Hare and Davidson, Pahiatau, have for sale a first-class dairy farm of 130 acres, close to factory, railway and school. Messrs W« B. Chennells and Co. advertise particulars of a number of good, well-improved farm properties which have been placed intheir hands for sale. Mr J. R. Nicol reports that there was good competition at the sale of Mr H. C. Berrelsen's horses and vehicles on Saturday last. Prices realised were as follow:—Chestnut express gelding £29 10s, grey dogcart gelding £2O, a pony mare £6 15s, dog cart £l3 2s 6d. On account of other vendors a bay gelding was sold for £6 15s and a single-seated buggy for £lO. The sale .of furniture in the mart afterwards was largely attended, and satisfactory prices were realised. Instructions have been given Mr J. R. Nicol, auctioneer, by Mrs Bond, of Lincoln Road, who is leaving the colony, to. sell the whole of her household furniture and effects, absolutely without reserve, on Saturday next, at the residence. The furniture is advertised as being distinctly high-class, and as it is nearly new an exceptional oportunity is presented to those who require any of the numerous lines to be offered. Full particulars will be advertised later,; and the furniture will be on view on Friday next. In connection with the Y.M.C.A. Bazaar, the committee have arranged for an amateur photographic compe- ] tition, and are awarding a first and second prize for exteriors and a first and second prize for interiors. The photographs., which must be sent in by August 12th, will be exhibited in a window in Queen Street. There will be an entrance fee of 2s 6d, which will go towards the prizes. As the competitors are permitted to take any view they like, the competition should prove both an interesting and popular one. 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At Dunedin, on: Friday, a Chinese named Ah Ming was fined £5 for having opium in his possession. News has been received that Captain Olsen, who commanded the steamer Nairnshire on her last visit to New Zealand, died on board from the effects of apoplexy, 26 days after the vessel left Wellington for Avonmouth. ■. Mr A. C. Stubbs, of. the Union Bank, Christchurch, was married to Mrs H. B. Morrison, daughter of Mrs Calders, at Greytown, on Thursday. The bride was attended by Miss Culfield, of Wanganui, and was given away by Mr J. M'Master, of Tuhitarata. Mr Horace W. Piper, of Wellington, was best man. The number of telephone subscribers in the four centres of £the colony is as follows—Wellington 2,706, Auckland 2,224, Christchurch 2,162, Dunedin 1,995. In five of the smaller towns the number of subscribers is over 400, Wanganui heading what may be called the second class list with 529, Napier coming second with 497. An Invercargill •; Press Association message states that Captain James Gardner died on Friday, aged 71 years. Deceased was well-known as the former owner of Birchwood Estate, the finest homestead in Southland. He played a large part in introducing sport into that district, and for many years ran his own pack of hounds. Some interesting information in regard to the telephones of the colony is contained in the report of the Post and Telegraph Department. During the last financial year the number of subscribers increased by 2,070, and five new exchanges were opened and one closed. There are now 105 exchanges—29 central and 76 sub-exchanges—and the total number of connections is 17,403, compared with 15,333 in 1906. There iwere 2,838 new connections added during the year, and -768 ; were given up. On the 31st March last there were; 947 miles of telephone line, and 15,076 miles of 1 wire. .;' The artful ways of the Mongolian formed the theme of a discussion by white fruiterers and laundrymen at a meeting at Dunedin recently. Said one speaker: "White laundries come under the Factories Act. Regular hours are defined for the workers, and every care- is,, taken to ensure fair conditions. But with, the Chinese laundry it is all very different. Should the inspector call at an unearthly hour when work is in full swing, John, with a face that is as the smiling face of a child, replies, 'Me no savvy. Allee partners here,' and, a general chorus comes from the hands engaged in ironing, the hands engaged in various steaming processies, and the hands who cart abroad the washing, 'We no savvy; we allee same partners. 1 ' And what can the inspector do but shrug his shoulders and leave them alone? The law has got to deal deal with that partnership cry." ._,.. V