LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9025, 11 January 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

No cases of scarlet fever have been \ reported to the borough authorities' in Masterton during the past two months. j The consumption of meat in Masterton seems to have fallen off con-! siderably, judging by the amount 6f stock slaughtered at the Borough abattoir during last month. The figures for tast'month, with those of December, 1906, in parentheses, are j as follow:—Cattle, 112 (14S); calves, I 25 (21); sheep, 749 (967); pigs, ! 46 (247). The large decrease in | pigs last month is accounted for by the fact that during December, 1906, pigs were killed at the abattoir for the Carterton Bacon Company. The slaughtering fees last • month amounted to £93 9s fid as compared with £143 15s 6d for the correspond- j ing month of the previous year. j Practical'y all the judges have j been appointed for the forthcoming i Masterton A. and P. Show, though J replies are being awaited from a few persons win have been invited to act' as judges. Thi list of judges up to j the present is as follows:—Thorough- j bred and light horses, Mr E. D. O'Rorke (Auckland); harness classes, Mr W. Hayward, jnr. (Christehurch); draughts, Mr J. Boag, (Brookside, Canterbury); Herefords, Mr J as. j Holms (Waimahaka, Invercargill); fat sheep, Mr L. C. Gardner (Riccar- j ton); Ayrsbires, Mr S. W. Luxford (Palmerston North); Lineohis. MrG. Dingwall (Kakaia); English and Border Leicester, Mr Donald Grant (Winchester, ■Canterbury); Southdowns and Shropshire?, Mr H. Pannett (Springston, Canterbury); dogs, Mr Paul Hunter (Porangahau); Agricultural produce, Mr L. A. Abraham (Palmerston North); dairy produce, Mr D. Dickie (Wellington); horticul- j ture, Mr A. McKay ( Wellington) ; bread, cakes and scones, Mrs Win. - Perry and Miss Talbot; school plots, Messrs T. P. Lett and G. Shaw. A grass fire occurred in the oval on the Showgrounds on. Thursday afternoon, and h u n\t a couple of acres of grass before it. was sup-1 pressed. Thanks to the efforts ot Mr W. lorns and another person, who happened to be on the spot, and who worked strenuously to suppress the outbreak, the five was prevented from spreading to the other poition of tha grounds, where it might have done very much damage to the buildings, i The borough staff will shortly proceed with the work of kerbing Hall Street, west of Chnple Street, as far as Trustee Street. When this part is completed, the wiHe street ' will be . kerbed, and the .isphalting I will follow in due course. One of the cases set down for hearing at the Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning, was a charge of wife desertion preferred against Sue Young by his wife Maggio Young. Defendant, who had been remanded from Wellington, and was out on bail, was not present to answer (he charge, and as the bail bonds had not arrived from Wellington, Ihe Bench, Messrs I. J. Hooper anil Eli Smith, J's.P., were unable to take any action. It

seems, however, according to the ''Evening Post," that the defendant appeared before Mr Ridclell, 8.M., at tlie Wellington Magistrate's Court, yesterday morning. The Sub-inspec-tor asked for a remand to Masterton. Mr Merdman opposed the application on the ground that the accused had simply conic down from Masterton to consult a doctor. His wife, it was alleged, was actually living with another Chinese at the time. There was no justification for the charge. His Worship said he was unable to comply with the request of Mr Herdman. The defendant could ap- ( peai 1 without prejudice at Masterton. j A remand was granted to Masterton for the 17th inst.

Tin; hush von sulkish ALA OUT NHS. Now Unit tli-.' "Lawrence-Kennedy Gillie;" Milker ll.i:i, ;ii'l"i-i- ',) seaSirns' use "ii ni'.iiifvrs of dairy farms, proved ;>.n unqualified suceess, (here is Le.ivy and demand fur this popular luarlune. Throughout. Australasist a trem'itdous mnnl>ei* of nuiehines are hooked for tin- eouihi;* sea.sun, ami in New Zealand alone some thousands •.rill hi; I'd (Hired. On all sides one laws of people jjoimj; in for the "L.lv.G." inaehiiie. ff you wish to i;-ut n plant installed in unytliini;' like time for tins coming season book up your order without delay. Plants will only ho supplied in priority of application. J. 1). Afne,Ewmi, Ltd., Agents, IJ.S.iS. Co 's Htiildiiijjs, Wellington.

At a meeting of a sub-committee in connection with the approaching Aquatic Carnival, last evening, ar-, rangements were made for procuring the necessary apparatus required for several of the events on the programme for Anniversary Day. The annual picnic of S. Matthew's Sunday School will be held on"Mr H. Holmes' property at Matahiwi, on Anniversary Day. All the arrangements for the gathering, which promises to be as successful as its predecessors, are now well in hand. At the Masterton Police Court, yesterday morning, a man named Frederick Smith was fined 40s and 10s costs, in default three days' imprisonment for having made use of obscene language in Queen Street on t/ie previous evening. At the meeting of sheepfarmors, held at Pahiatua on Tuesday lasr, in connection with the shearers' dispute, one of the speakers, Mr J. C. Cooper, said that the preference to Unionists clause in the shearers' dispute mean*; the usurpation of control of their own affairs, and a concomitant loss of liberty. The Featherston Dairy Company has paid out to suppliers for milk for the month of December the sum of £1,413 14s lOd. Mr C. J. Kent-Johnston, of Featherston, has been appointed treasurer to the Kahautara River Board. The Board has resolved to strike a rate of Jd in the £. A number of sheep-farmers in the Wairarapa and, Forty-mile Bush districts are consigning their wool to London by sailing vessel instead of steamer on the off chance that during the difference of period elapsing between the time taken by a sailing vessel and a steamer better prices for wool will be ruling on the London market. As the result of a grass fire a shed at' the Hastwell creamery was destroyed by fire on Thursday evening. Considerable damage has been done by grass fires in that district. Sawmillers in the Eketahuna district have for some time past experienced the greatest difficulty in obtaining sufficient hands to run the mills effectively, says the "Eketahuna Express." However, recently there as been an influx of mill hands from the Wairarapa due to the fact that the local mill-owners are offering higher wages than the minimum of the award, whereas in the Wairarapa only the minimum wage it> paid. The difficulty of obtaining sufficient labour has now been obviated.

The Loyal Unity Lodge of Foresters (Featherston) has a membership of .107. Mr H. Pinhey, of Featherston, has sold'his farm to Mr R. Buck. Ey the steamer Paparoa which will leave Wellington on Thursday next, the Featherston Dairy Company will consign 320 cases of cheese to Lon- | don. i At the Carterton S.M. Court, | yesterday, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., four residents were charged with wasting the high-pres-sure water supnly, by letting water run from a hose without someone being in charge thereof. The defendants pleaded guilty, and were each fined Is and costs. j The half-vearlv meeting of the Loya! Heart'of Oak Lodge, 1.0.0. F., | M.U., was held in the Foresters' I Hail. Cavterton, on Wednesday evenl ing last, Bro. Lamb presiding over a large attendance of members. The following officers were elected for the I ensuing term:—N.G., Bro. A. Cave; JV.G., Bro. H. Eagle; E.S., Bro. Lancaster: E.S.N.G., Bro. S. Biiirstow: L.S.N.G., Bro. Thos. Underbill: R.S.V.G., Bro. T. Harvey; L.S.V.G., Bro. Smith; 1.G., Bro. Wall is. A vote of sympathy was accorded to Mr and Mrs L. H. Smart in their recent bereavement. It was decided to present the retiring Grand Master with a sash and apron. The newlv elected officers were installed by P.G. Bro. Wallis. A social was afterwards htdd, Bro. A. Cave being in the chair. The followii g toasts were honoured:—"The King," Chairman; "J.Q.0.F.M.U.," Bro. Butler —Bro. P. Molloy; "Visiting Brethren,"' Bro. ■Fensham—Bro. Salmon; ''Sick and Distressed," Bro. Molloy; "The Founders of cur Lodge," Bro. Wallis -P.G. "s Bros. Butler, Robinson, Fensham and Hart; "Newly Elected Officers," Bro. A. Lindop— Bros. Cave and Eagle; "Retiring Officers," Bro. W. Robinson —Bros. Lamb and Waliis; and "Musicians and Entertainers." During the evening songs were contributed by Messrs R. Murphy, Molloy. and Bros. Butler, Cave, Hart, P. Molloy, Salmon and I Lamb. '

The Defence Department has ap- j proved the holding of volunteer camps as follows: —No. 5 Company, Wellington Engineers, at Mahanga Bay, January 11th to v 2sth; Havvera. Mounted Cadets, January 20.th to 30th; Eketahuna Mounted Rifles, January 22nd to 30th; JHawke's Bay Mounted Rifles, February sth to 11th; Nos. 1 and .3 Wellington Garrison Artillery (Wellington Naval Artillery and the new Electrical Section respectively), at Mahanga Bay, February 7th to 22nd; Pahiatua Mounted Rifles, February 6th to 13th; Hurumua Mounted Rifles, February Bth to 15th; Hunterville Mounted Rifles, February Ist to Bth.

Another batch of 84 immigrants will arrive in the dominion in a week or two. These new-comers sire on hoard the steamer Rippingham Grange, from Liverpool, and it is interesting to'note that farmers predominate.

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I Income Tax, according-to an inti-'. ' mation in the Gazette, must be paid by Friday, ■ the -Slat inst;: ■: • ■ • It appears to be the fashion to* criticise adversely the work of postal departments, but the fact is occasionally forgotten (says the "Sydney Telegraph") that whilst the department is slow, it is also sure. You may have to wait for your totters, but you will probably get them at some time—always provided that you wait long enough. , For, instance, Mr James M'Grath, of Lawson's Creek, New South Wales, has just received at the Mudgee postoffice a letter sent many days ago —well, many years ago —m short, a letter posted to him by his mother in Ireland in the year 1856—more than fifty years ago. Mr M'Grath's mother has been dead for years, and now, like a message from the grave, comes this letter, written by her in reply to one he had sent from Australia. What a curious tale of wanderings over the face of the earth it might tell, were it able to speak!•—or did it get into a wrong pigeon-hole? A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that a shipment of pears, brought from Sydney by the Warrimoo. on Wednesday last, had to be destroyed because the fruit was found to be infected with the fruit flymaggot.

In the matter of expense, as well as of long duration, the Wallace divorce case (according to the Melbourne "Age") is certain to distance any similar suit heard in Melbourne for a great many years. Whether it will or will not put up an absolute record is a. question that only the oldest habitues of the court profess to answer, and even they are divided on thepuint. The most reliable estimate of expense places the sum at from £l9O to £220 per day. The fees of counsel aggregate £l3O per day; in addition there are jurors' fees, amounting to £l2 a day; the shorthand writers' fees, the witnesses' expenses, the solicitors' fees, and a large number of incidental items. At a low estimate the total expenditure, when the 25 or 26 days of hearing are over, will probably be found in the vicinity of £5,000.

A peculiar case will come before the Feilding Magistrate's Court on January 15th (says the "Feilding Stai"). Some time ago a well-known settler at" Himatangi entered the creamery at that place by night, and was lound there by the manager and another man. Owing to same dispute as to his tests, he had gone there for the purpose of changing it, stating that his intention was, after his then current monthly test was made by the manager to have told that he had altered the test, with the object of showing that the mode of testing wa3 not reliable. He alleges that for apme time he has had trouble over his milk tests at the creamery. He will be charged with being found by night, without lawful excuse, on the premises of the Oroua Downs Dairy Company. Those on the lookout for farms, whether dairying, pastoral or agricultural, should not by any chance overlook the exceptional opportunity of acquiring a suitable holding, which is opened up by the impending sub-division of the Marainanga Estate, Akitio. Messrs Handyside, Roberts and .Co. are cutting up altogether 36,600 acres. This area will be converted into twenty-two blocks of from 580 to 4,720 acres, each of which is adequately watered, while nearly every sub-division is ring-fenced. The sale takes place in the Town Hall, Wellington, on Wednesday, 15th January, and the terms are most easy. The advertisement, which appears from time to time in this journal, furnishes all requisite information. An advertiser requires an experienced general servant. I An "advertiser has to iet\a sixroomed house with all conveniences. Mr J. L. Murray has to hand a supply of new and up-to date bathing cosluma?. Mr F. P. Welch has vacancies for an engine-driver, station and agricultural hands. I Mr J. R. Nicol! will offer at his rooms, Bannister Street, to-day, a quantity of furniture and general goods. Mr C. E. Daniel! has to hand a new shipment of wall papers, specially purchased, and which are pronounced exceptional value. Tomatoes and Burbank plums are advertised for private sale and auction sale to-day at Mr J. R. Nicol's Masterton Auction Mart. Tenders are invited to close on or before January 20th for the purchase of the goodwill of a booksellers' and stationers' shop in Queen street, Masterton. The lease of the premises has seven years to run.

Mr H. T. Wood, chemist, of Masterton, inserts a notice with reference to his specific for headache. Speedy relief is assured, and .the powders are particularly suited' to the present hot weather. Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., announce that their stocktaking sale will comence on Friday next. Particulars of the bargains to be offered will form the subject of an inset to he circulated with the Age at a later date. At their Mart, Pahiatua, at 2.30 p.m., on Tuesday next, Messrs. Mitchell and Griffiths will submit at auction the privileges of the inside and outside publican's booths and. correct cards, at the Pahiatua Racing Club's meeting on the 29th and SOtlv instant. At the Exchange Buildings, on> Wednesday next, Mr J. L. Murray will commence his after-Christmas, sale of drapery and clothing, when the public are promised first quality goods at bedrock prices. Exceptional care has been exercised in the mark-ing-down process, and bargains will be the rule in all department's. An inset is circulated with this issue, which gives particulars of the reductions and a perusal of the sheet will prove interesting reading. Ari'so.vcuED in the Eight "Way. ' Your expenditure in clothes can be reduced without sacrificing' any of the essentials of a good suit, namely, perfect lit, correct stylo and high quality. By doing a strictly cash business, we can make you a suit which we guarah'toe tobe satisfactory in every way, at a price ■which means a decided saving to you. Call and get quotations for "your next suit.—Morrison and Penuey, 73 Willis •Street, Wellington. ' ' '

At a meeting of the M^^tanMti ; Athletic Society, last Saturday ■«*%! ing, -staitiedv/tbat the *ece»t. .-sports were 'the most successful eVerj ■held by the Society, and that a credit .balance of £2O, after paying aU ex- ■ senses, was shown in connection. therewith. Eulogistic reference was made to ithe manner in which the' secretary (Mr J. A. Walsh) had carried out hid dutfes, and he was voted a .bonus-of three guineas. One of the competitors in the Tecent motor car reliability trials from Christchurcb to Duncdin had a curious experience near Hororata on the run home, says the Lyttelton Times. A swarm of bees settled on the car, which was making a "nonstop" run, and rendered it anything but a comfortable vehicle. Driver, observer, and passengers were all a little nervous at finding thousands of bees around them„though, of course, the insects were not in fighting mood, and were easily picked off. Ic was hali-an-hour, however, before the car,,waa free of the uninvited passengers. With this morning's issue is circulated Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co.'s "Property Guide and Business Register." The Guide comprises no less than sixteen pages, and contains particulars of desirable properties all -over the duminaoa. The list of properties for sale in the Wairarapa and Forty-Mile Bush districts is a special feature, and the firm wiil be pleased to submit full details to anyone on application. According to a Napier Press Association telegram Messrs Nelson Bros. Limited, have just completed loading the Star of Japan wilh a record Hawke's Bay meat shipment, consisting of 19,903 carcases of mutton, ( 22,742 of lamb, and 1/716 quarters of beef. At their Perry Street Mart, to-day, Messrs R. E.Howell and Co., Ltd., wili'offer at auction the privileges in connection with the Aquatic Sports on Anniversary Day. A quantity of furniture and general lines will be offered at the same time.