LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8501, 2 August 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The total rainfall in Eketahuna for the month of July was 5.55 inches. Mr B. J. Dolan, solicitor, of Masterton, has been admitted by His Honour the Chief Justice to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Sf During August 180 births. 69 deaths, and 81 marriages were registered in Wellington. A slight shock of earthquake was <j felt in Masterton and other places in the district about 7.30 o'clock yesterday morning. At the Masterton Police Court, '• yesterday morning, before Mr T. Wagg, J.P., a first offender was r fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk. " Mr E. C. Isaac, Inspector of Manual la and Technical Education under the Education Department, paid a visit to the Masterton District '' High School, yesterday, and inspected a number of the classes. Under the Shearers' Accommodation Act, 730 sheds have been ine spected during the past year. The :t work, says Mr Tregear, in his annual report, is arduous owing to many of - the sheep runs being in the broker, back country of the colony. The Minister of Customs, states a Press Association telegram, has intimated to Dunedin warehousemen and 1 retailers that every consideration will be given to their request in _ respect to the removal of the duty on cotton and linen goods in the middle of the drapery season. In regard to child labour in the dairy industry, the Chief Inspector of Factories reports : —Last year care- ■ ful enquiries were made into the £ condition of the children employed in this industry, and, although the re- - ports received generally snowed that I the tendency to employ children of tender years was decreasing, still -j sufficient evidence was found to justify some rastrictive legislation. These reports have been submitted to the Government for consideration. It seems, states a Press Association telegram from Auckland, that ( Alfred Micheliy, who has been ar- ' rested for embezzlement, had been making arrangements for an early ' departure from Auckland, and had decided to leave for Australia by next Monday's boat. He had 'dis- ' posed of nearly all his assets in various ways, including the more valuable part of his household furniture. On Wednesday the bailiffs visited his e house with distress warrants for ar- < rears of rent and other debts, but found that, as to the furniture, very little of value remained in the house. The number of hours worked overtime in factories gives some indication of the amount of work being carried out in the factories in the various cities and towns of the colony. Detailed figures relating to this phase of our industrial life are given in a table attached to the annual report of the Department of Labour. The total hours of overtime , worked in the various towns specified are as follows:—Auckland, 90,141; 1 Wellington, 175,799; Christchurch, 164,449; Dunedin, 162,394; Napier, 20,455; Gisborre, 6,250; New Ply- : mouth, 1,027; Wanganui, 2,176; Palmerston North, 3,948; Masterton, 7,836; Nelson, 6,042; Timaru, 18,802; Invercargill, 21,862; Oamt aru, 14,588: Greymouth, 8,199; c smaller towns, 35,196. The annual report presented to Parliament by Mr E. Tregear, Secretary j of the Department of Labour, contains for the first time an interesting table of statistics concerning shops . and shop assistants, published under the authority of the Labour Department Act of 1903. It shows that during the past year there were 29,141 shop assistants employed, whose wages for the year amounted to £1,482,~373. The total number of shops was 10,727, the number in which assistants were employed being very slightly in excess of the number doing without assistants. Taking the four chief centres, Christchurch ! had 1,279 shops, Wellington 1,186, Dunedin 1,159. and Auckland 1146. There were 119 convictions and eight cases were dismissed on charges for breach of the Shops and Offices Act. The debate to be held in the Town Hall, this evening, between Messrs J. C. Cooper and J. Yarr, on the question of land tenure in New Zealand, is exciting considerable interest, and there is likely to be a very large attendance at the Town Hall to hear the discussion. It has been mutually agreed between the parties taking part in the debate that Mr j Yarr will lead off, and speak for 45

i minutes on the advantages of the j leasehold tenure. Mi* Cooper will follow, and will devote an hour in the cause of the freehold. Mr Yarr will then be allowed 15 minutes in which to reply. 1 hus each speaker will have an hour in which to address the audience. Each speaker will be allowed to advance any argument in favour of ] the tenure that he is advocating. The Masterton South Brass Band held a social in the Exchange Hall, last evening, in aid of i':e Instrument ■ Fund, and the gathreing was a ! decided success. There were upwards '. of eighty couples present. The floor ; was in splendid ordei\ and the dancing proved enjoyable. The M's.C. were Messrs C. Clarke and C. Morris. ; The music was supplied by an orches- ; tra under Mr Reihana Boyes. Extras i were played by Messrs W. 1 Riga, N. McEwen, T. Fawcett, and Miss C. Braggins. A capital supper , was provided by a large ladies com- ; mittee. Prior to the commencement | of the dance the Band rendered j several selections on the balcony outI side the hall, and their improved ! playing was favourably commented '• upon. It is expected that about £l2 : will be roal'sad from the social. The ! piano used was kindly lent by the Dresden Piano Company. A word of praise is due to the secretaries, Messrs W. Biggs a-:d D. Foster, for the excellent manner in which all the arrangements were carried out. The Band intend to hold another social before the end of the season. AN INEXPENSIVE SEPARATOR. The cost of upkeep is a serious considention when purchasing a cream i Separator. Dozens of users of the Baltic certify that after two or three years' UEe (lie total cost has been only a few shillings for oil. If ycu want a reliable i separator that will tike its full capacity, i skim peifcctly, run easily and srmrthly i year in and year out, wihout any expense t forspa.re path or renewals, you should call t and inspect the Baltic, or write to us for < price lists and full particulars of the free i trial we offer to any bona fide dairyman, c MacEwan and Co., Ltd., Sole Agents, t U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington. j I

A wool-sorting class in connection with the Ashburton technical classes is to be started in Ashburton this week. Last night's Gazette declares a close season for mullet in the North Island waters from December Ist to February 28th in every year. —Press Association telegram. An Auckland Press Association telegram states that a young man named Patrick Kelly, a fireman employed on the vaHway works at Remuera, when assisting to shunt loaded trucks, slipped on the line, and had his right leg almost completely severed just below the knee. The limb was amputated at the hospital. It is expected that Kelly will recover. While blasting operations were going on at Mount Roskill, Auckland, the other day. an exceptionally heavy shot was fired, and stones flew all over a house in the vicinity. One great mass weni right through the roof and fell on in*- ceiling above the dining-room, doveral smaller pieces of stone went through two windows in the drawing ro-.mi, smashing great holes in three panes of glass, and then dropped on i<> the carpet. Fortunately no one was injured. While Australia is getting settlers through one door she is losing a few through another, and New Zealand is capturing the emigrants. The Commonwealth is- spending money to attract a good class of settler to the Federal shoves, and the continent's enterprise is benefiting this colony. Since the 31st March, writes the Tourist and Industries Department's representative at Sydney, he has sent thirty-one adults and six children to this country, with a total capital of £7,930. Two families of British Columbians, dairy farmers, with £I,OOO in their pockets, have also been despatched across the Tasman Sea. The many friends of Mr and Mrs Geo. Felllngham, of Langdale, will regret to hear that their eldest (laughter, Annie, ap,ed 9£ years, was killed, yesterday, by being thrown from a horse while on her way to school, telephones our Tinui correspondent. It would appear that the two girls were given a ride on a horse, and were.thrown off opposite Mr J. Lett's residence, Flaxbourne. The younger child fell clear of the horse, but her sister was unable to free her foot from the stirrup. She was dragged along the ground for some distance and kicked in the face by the horse. When the latter was eventually stopped by Mr J. Nitz the girl was dead. The bereaved parents will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. The funeral will take place to-morrow (Saturday), leaving their residence for the Tinui cemetery at 1 o'clock. Men on drinking bouts often attribute the ill-effects of their experiences to the quality of the liquor they consume, states the Post, but seldom, according to Inspector Ellison, "to their beastly appetites." With a view to satisfying himself as to the purity or otherwise of liquor sold in country hotels, the Inspector recently had samples of beer, whisky, and other liquor taken from houses in the Marlborough and Wairarapa districts submitted for analysis. The results proved that none of the iiquor 'had .been adulterated except some whisky and brandy taken from one house. These two samples, it is alleged, contained too much water, and are to form the basis of a prosecution at an early date. All the samples were selected from liquor which was being retailed to customers at the time. The third annual dance of the Huia Hockey Club was held in the Foresters' Hall, last evening, and was a decided success both socially and financially. There were about 100 couples present, and as the floor was in capital order a very enjoyable evening was spent. Those present included members of the Eketahuna, Featherston, Greytown, and Carterton hockey clubs, as well as the other Masterton hockey clubs. The music was supplied by Mr F. McKenzie, and extras were played by Misses W. Jones, E. Richards, Monk and Mr Elcoat. An exellent cupper was provided by the lady members of the Club, who worked indefatigably to ensure the success of the function. A committee consisting of Messrs A. Pragnell, L. Nicol, C. Smith, N. Eagar, C. Fail-brother and W. Vernon also assisted in the arrangements for the dance, and acted.*:s M's.C. The manner in which the whole arrangements for the gathering were carried out reflects great credit on the secretaries, Miss O. Richards and Mr C. Carley. Sittings of eggs from a proved laying strain of silver Wyandottes are advertised for sale. | Messrs Hare and Davidson, land agents. Pahiatua. advertise particu- ' lars of two good farms. Easy terms can be arranged.

At the Masterton auction mj?rt, tomorrow, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell on account of Mr J. N. Anderson, the well-known Napier florist, a fine assortment of pot plants, which will be on view to-day. Those on the look-out for poultry are reminded of the sale at the Masterton auction mart, to-morrow, whan a splendid line numoering 160 will be sold by Mr J. R. Nicol on account of a leading breeder. MEBIT ItBWABDED BY COUIIT OF JUSTICE. The acknowledged good quahtrs nn:! srecess of SANDER & SONS' EUCY LYPTI EXTBACT have brought out rami} imitations, and one case was just tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria, be'ore his Honour Chief Justice Sir J. Madden K.C.M.G., etc. Sis Honour, when giving : judgment said regird to the ; GENUINE SAXDKIi & SONS' KUCA- < LYPTI EXTRACT, that whenever an i article is commended u the public by ; reason of its good qualitj, etc., it s not penmssable to imitate uny of its features. ] He restrained the imitaiorj perpetually ' from doing 10, and ordered t-hi m to pay all ] costs. We publish this to afford the public 1 an opportunity of protecting themselves ; and of securing what is proved beyond all 1 doubt by skilied witnesses .it the Supreme \ Court of Victoria and by m-my authorities ibv iti,q the last 30 years to be a preparation . :,f genuine mn-it/via., THIiJ GENUINE ] SANDEB A SONS' PUBE VOLATILE > EUCALYPTI EXTBACC. t

' The arrivals in New Zealand j during May last numbered 1,988, the departures 3.139. The figures the corresponding month last year, states a Press Association telegram, were 2,393 and 2,512 respectively. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that Whelch, the well-known Akaroa oarsman, intends [ to challenge the winner of the Towns ; v. Webb sculling race for the chamj pionship of the world. | The man George Munro, who was arrested on Sunday on a charge of burning fifteen straw and oaten sheaf stacks at Riversdale, was committed to Seacliff Asylum, yesterday, states a Gore Press Association telegram, for medical treatment, the medical examination proving him insane. The Wellington City Council has decided, states a Press Association telegram, to ask the Government to I arrange that all milk supplied to the city should pass through a depot or depots to be carried on by the corporation or under powers delegated by the Council. A deputation of members of Parliament asked the Premier, yesterday, to do something for James Meikle, who was dismissed after the Bankside railway collision. Sir Joseph Ward promised favourable consideration of the matter, states a Press Association telegram. The Premier also stated that all important inquiries in future would be carried out in public, and by an independent tribunal. Sir Joseph Ward told a farmers' deputation at Wellington, yesterday, that he fully recognised the necessity for extending the use of the telephone among country settlers. He would readily agree to any practical proposals submitted. Mr J. K. Logan, superintendent of electric lines, interviewed by the farmers, said the Department was takirg steps to amend the regulations wiih regard to private lines in a way that would probably meet their wishes.— Associ ttion. To c ire rheumatism, goat, rciatica and lutnbag ■, the excess prisonous uric acid must ba remov d. Lheuma will quickly aud permanently do this. All chemist 3 an.l stales, 2.-i Gl and 4s 6d per bottle. Just try it. For Bronchial Coughs tike Weeds Great I'e.permint Gate. Ja Gi mi 2s 61