LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8988, 25 November 1907, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the House of Representatives, on Saturday evening, the Counties Act Amendment Bill, making the cost of upkeep of main roads chargeable to counties as a whole, and the cost of other roads'in ridings which are not main roads chargeable to ridings, was read a second time. The Premier epxlained that the proposals of the bill were "permissible.'" The bill was immediately put through committee, read a third time, and passed.

The next rehearsal of the Masterton Operatic Society will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, on Tuesday evening. The committee request that all members may attend, as the full orchestra comprising members of all bands in Masterton, who have promised their services, will be present.

Mr Field, on Friday last, asked the Minister for Agriculture in the House of Representatives "Whether -j he will without delay, particularly in I view of the fast increasing number of small flocks and the declining wool market, take into his earnest consideration the question of affording instructions to small sheepfarmers in the improvement of their wool and the preparation of their clips for I market, it being beyond doubt that a very large sum of money is lost every year to growers and the country generally by lack of knowledge on this most important subject." The Minister said that this matter had been before the Government for some considerable time, but up tn the present nothing had been done in the way of initiating classes of instruction. While in full sympathy with the subject, there were many difficulties in the way of the Government taking up the work. Enquiries made on Saturday by a Wairarapa Age reporter elicited the information that no steps had been taken in Masterton to reduce the price of bread consequent upon the reduction in the price of flour. It is probable that the bakers will wait for a still further drop in the price of flour before reducing bread,, the reason advanced for this being that the price of bread was not raised in the first instance until flour had advanced considerably. Two accidents, though neither of a serious nature, occurred on the Park Oval on Saturday afternoon last. Mr W. H. L. Galwey, while playing for the Masterton B cicket team,against Featherston, collided with another player and injured one of his shoulders. Mr J. M. Bt-echey, in fielding a ball in the Carterton —Carlton A match, slipped and strained the muscles of his right leg. Both players had to retire from the field. The latest return from the Antonio dredge is 21oz Bdwt for the week.

A spring board has been erected at the Park Lake for the use of bathers, and an effort is being made to have a dressing-shed built on one of the banks. Several bathers who use the lake have subscribed money and collected some timber and iron for the shed. The sum af about £7 or £8 and more material are still required. It is expected, however, that these necessaries will soon be available. "The results of the games played on the Masterton Bowling Green, on Saturday, are as follow : Pyke and Robieson (skip) 27 beat Bartlett and Biinkhorne (skip) 14: Johnston, Denby, Moss, Ewington (skip) 24 beat Robertson, Mcintosh, Prentice, Smith (skip) 20; Robertson, Ewington, Prentice (skip) lfi, beat Mcintosh, Smith, Johnson (skip) 12; Beale and Chamberlain (skip) 28 beat Haughey and Coradine (skip) 22; Miller, Rev. Thompson, Cameron and O. Pragnoll (skip) 25 beat Wilkie, Muirie, Boilings, and Cochrane (skip) Id. An enjoyable programme of music was rendered by the Masterton South Band at the corner of Queen Street and Park Street on Saturday evening.

A ball was given in the Town Hall, Pongaroa, on Thursday evening by the benedicts of the district, and was a decided success, writes a correspondent. About 80 couples were pi'esent. The music was supplied by Mr and Mrs C. Bluett, while extras were played by Messrs Robinson, Coe and Tigenvood. An excellent supper was provided, and the arrangements for the function reflect the greatest credit on the ball committee. Amongst those who appeared in fancy costume were the following: —Miss. L. Waldmun, "Shavings"; Mrs Reed, "Ivy"; Mrs T. Wright, "Queen of Hearts"; Miss Kelly, "Vivandiere"; Miss Waldman, "Spanish Dancer"; Miss Cattinacke, "Dully Varden"; Miss Clarke, "Ayesha"; Miss Brenton, "Carmen"; Miss E. Brenton, "Lingara"; Mr P. Robinson, "Dan Leno"; Mr R, Reed, "New Zealand Rifleman"; Mr Poole, "Clown." At the supper interval Mr Tigerwocd, on behalf of the bachelors of the district, thanked the benedicts for their kindness in giving such a splendid return dance. Mr Allen briefly returned thanks on behalf of the benedicts. Dancing was brought to a close at 4 a.m. on Friday morning, everybody voting the function a decidedly enjoyable or.t\

The Rev. V. IT. Kitcat, of Eketahuna. nut with a serious accident at Nireaha on Friday last. He was riding from .Nireaha to Hamua, and when opposite Mr Busst's house the horse stumbled and fell, the whole weight of the animal falling on Mr Kitcat's right leg, fracturing it in two places. The sufferer was driven into Eketahuna, and attended by Dr. Chad wick.

The annual statutory meeting of the Wairarapa South County Council will be held at the County Offices, Carterton, on Wednesday next. The following are the results of the weight-guessing competitions held in connection with the Wairarapa P. and A. Society's Show last week: — Bullock (correct weight Cl6ibs), Mr A. J. Hawke, 616 lbs, 1; Mr F. Dorsett, 6151b5, 2. Five sheep (correct weight 4181bs), Mr E. Allen, Clareville, 419£lbs, 1; Messrs W. Erskine, R. Banks, A. E. Beard, and T. Ridgway each guessed 4201b5, and the second prize was decided by drawing for it, Mr Erskine being the winner. Three pigs (correct weight 2()0Ibs), Mr R. G. Kemble, 2011bs, 1; Mr A. E. Board, 2021b5, 2; Mr A. E. Beard, 2031b5, ,'?. It is anticipated that the new rifle range of the Eketahuna Mounted Rifles will bo ready for use in the course of a week or two. About thirteen tons of butter per week is being manufactured at the New Zealand Dairy Union's factory at Eketahuna. Nearly four hundred bales of wool havj this season been djspatehed from the Eketahuna railway station to Wellington. The Wellington-Napier mail train was delayed about twenty minutes at Kaitoke on Saturday morning last, owing to an accident a 4; the Summit to the brake gear of the engine attached to the ' Wellingtou-Woodville goods train. Mean's Williamson and Co-, Jnndah. (,)., recently wrote: —"Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera find Diarrhoea Kemedy enjoys a great reputation in these parts. It "has effected some really remarkable cures and scarcely a heme is without a bottle." For sale by all dealers.

Mr C. R. Haybittle, of Silver-' stream, has purchased Mr Greenfield's farm at Rongokokako. It is stated that owing to the scarcity of suitable timber in the district, Alfredton settlers are paying £8 per hundred for totara posts for fencing purposes. The Auckland City Council have accepted a tender for new baths off Shelly Beach, Ponsonby, to cost over £4,000. The Government offices throughout New Zealand will be closed on' Saturday, November 30th, in celebration of St. Andrew's Day. Further progress is reported on the northern section of the Main Trunk line. Rails have iiflw been laid, announces the Taihape Post, for a distance of three miles south of Rauriinu, where the station is approaching completion. By Christmas time, if expectations are realised, the train will be able to surmount the spiral and, reach Waimarino, seven miles further. The conference of representatives of printing ' associations and firms throughout the dominion is to be held in Christchurch on the 27th ii?st. The object of tho conference is to consider the increase in the cost of production in the printing trade brought about by a recent award of the Arbitration Court and other causes. One of the members of the New Zealand Cricket Council, at Christchurch on Thursday night, raised the question of unionism and uon-unicr.-ism in connection with a proposal not to allow members belonging to clubs not affiliated to an association to play in marches under tho auspices of the Cricket Council. "We are," paid he, "introducing the question of unionism and non-unionism into cricket in the shape of preference to unionists, and the next step, I expect, will be we shall find ourselves in the Arbitration Court." < Messrs King and Son require three good carpenters. Mr J. J. East, saddler, Masterton, notifies farmers that he makes stylish and reliable harness and saddlery. Mr C. G. Monro invites tenders, to close at noon on Saturday next, for the erection of a building akwKuripuni. s * r " .' A mee/.ing of the friends of the family of the late Mr A. von Keiser.jf berg will be held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, at 8 o'clock, on Wednesday evening. Mr W. Cragg,- tobacconist, has been appointed local agent for Montgomerie's hair restorer and scalp food. It is claimed that this is the best restorer ever produced, and the sales in the Wairarapa amount to over 600 bottles. We are in receipt of a copy of "The Stolen Voyage," from Messrs McLeod and Young. The authoress is Ethel Turner, whose charming tales, of considerable literary merit, are familiar to many. Ethel Turner made her greatest "hit," probably, with "Seven Little Australians," but "The Sto'en Voyage" will rank among one of the most popular of her works. The very large collection of books at Messrs McLeod and Young's is attracting widespread attention, and is distinctly creditable to the firm. CONFIDENCE IN T THE "L.K.G." \ The confidence with which the publicaccept the milking machine to city is in strong contrast to tbs scepticism of three years i>go. Why is this? Becruse prior to the ' L KG." every machine proved an' absolute failure, and (be publ'c fully exprcttd thata like (ate wou.'d also overtakethe "L.K.G.", but 10-dav the public know that it has been thoroughly tested by hundreds cf practical farmers who have proved hy fiva years of constant use <hit it is thoroiuh'y successful. You don't takerisk if yon buy the machine b:en thoroughly proved. MncEwan &' C 0.,. Ltd.. Sok Agents, U.y.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington. "Flnvo follow, d ilia shearing season thrcugh Nmv and -ll ovrr Ausira]i:i, " s>-ys Mr ]l. L Mrvßiun, Dunlroon,. Ni:\v Zi alt nil. -and tJ e ihanp;e3 cf water iuid tueker nlwav. bring on an n'tack of d-arihoca, and the on'y lcliff I can oblain N fie in Chnmbci kin's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea JUemedy. Every shed now has some f-hmreis win use this wonderful medicine, and aiwnys carry a bottle with them." For sale by all dcaleie.