LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9029, 16 January 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of sheep-farmers was held in Masterfon, yesterday afternoon, when consideration was again given to the shearers' claims. There were about thirty persons present, and Mr J. McGregor presided. The meeting agreed to a levy of os being made on every 1,000 sheep held by farmers to defray cost of fighting the claims of the shearers. It is not yet known on what date the proposed friendly conference will be held, beI tween the farmers and shearers. The patients were transferred from the old hospital to their new quarters yesterday afternoon in the new ambulance brougham, Mr A. J. Parton. secretary of the lofJpM Ambulance i Corps being in attendance. Mr Young, of Fly and Young, handled the vehicle over the very rough ground with great care, and the patients were greatly relieved when they found the comfort and ease with which their removal was accomplished. The brougham came up to all expectations, and will prove a Great boon to the injured.

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Mails for the Commonwealth of : Australia, Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, also ' ! South Africa, Continent of Europe I and United Kingdom, per Wimmera, i i will close at Masterton on Friday, , j the,l7th inst., at 6.15 a.m. i | It is a significant fact that twelve . ! months ago in the height of a good I | season, it was impossible for Wai- ' I mrripfi buyers to purchase sheep in | HawiuiV, Bay, while now they can be 1 j bought hi itoy quantity. One Wai- : j rarapa slock-dtaler alone has 100,000 , | Hawkc's Bay sheep on his books for. sale. Farmers in the northern pro--3 vine:; and even in this part of the doJ mini'./:! cue getting rid of their sheep at ;:;i;nost any price on account of the . lack of good pasture, and every- day sees train loads of these animals passing ■through Masterton on their way to the slaughtering works in Welling- ; ton. ' There wa-t a large attendance at 3 th<.'. mating of the Aquatic Carni- } vai Committee last evening. Mr J. ! O. Ewiugton presided. A letter , wats received from the Wellington Centre, notifying that Mr Barry 2 Smith, of Wellington, would under- , take the duties of handicapper for = the events on the programme. The 3 Municipal Brass Band wrote agree- " ing to provide a programme of J music at the sports as requested. A I hearty vote of thanks was accorded - to the band. After some discussion, . it was resolved, on the motion of Mr j D. Caselberg, to erect a seating stand on the north bank of the lake capable of seating 500 persons, at a e cost not exceeding £3O. It was also s decided to make a general charge of e one shilling per head to the stand. Mr F. Hunn was appointed general supervisor of the sports. p The ordinary dismounted parade ' of the Masterton Mounted Rifles was 0 held last evening in the Drill Hall. s ) Lieut. Whittaker was in command, s and exercised the squadron in. various movements, chiefly skirmishing. ,_ The sheep in the Maungatarera Valley have suffered terribly by the fires, says the Carterton "News." I I Many have been destroyed, and some g of the survivors have had their wool v burned off their backs, while' the flesh „ of their backs is horribly burned, o s The long spell of dry weather is having a serious effect on the milk supply to all the South Wairarapa e dairy factories At every factory it is e reported that the supply has fallen 1 off very considerably. The Taratahi 1 factory is receiving daily only 1,650 gallons, which is 550 gallons below r the season's maximum daily intake. The necessary number of shares in the Greytown Fruit Company have !? - been subscribed and the company is e being registered. ' One result of the recent fires (says y the Dannevirke "Press") will be the 0 closing down of Mr W. T. Irvine's Tamaki sawmill. About 20 chains of " tram line connecting with the mill Q have been destroyed, and it has been 0 thought inadvisable to reinstate it as the bush is nearly cut out, consequently the mill will be dismantled as early as possible. A Main Trunk labourer retired from his job the other day in a state i- of comparative affluance. He worked , r continuously on the line for three years, blind to the attractions of sly grog and two up, and his bankbook d now shows a balance of £4OO. Messrs McLean and Sons, contrace tors for the Midland railway tunnel, d put on a gang of men on Tuesday for i. the firsc time to clear away the debris e from the site of the tunnel's mouth. The operation, though equivalent, in n a sense, to turning the first sod, did e not involve any ceremony. Although e a good deal of preparatory work has e been performed, there is neccessarily . a great deal to be don«, especially in connection with the supply of v hydraulic power. Huts for the d workmen are practically finished and r ready for occupation. A few visitors who happended to be passing the tunnel entrance at the time can boast of y having seen the actual commencee ment of the western mouth of the s Midland railway tunnel —a work .. destined to greatly figure in the future history of New Zealand. Government has decided to reserve areas of timber on the North Island 2 Main Trunk Line as sawmilling > areas for the purpose of Government t requirements. The timber will be 3 wanted for railway sieepers and for t public works for various kinds. i Special reports are to be obtained as 3 to the rnost suitable bush" to be rei .served for the purposes required. } Captain Rawson, R.N., for several t years British Resident in the New j Hebrides, is visiting Sydney He de- ; clares that the new, Anglo-French convention in regard to the New 1 Hebrides will work wonders, for ■ while formerly everything was :haos • in future there will be law and order. Matters are most peaceful and quiet under the new order of things, and will probably remain so. A horse attached to a delivery cart belonging to Messrs Hunter and Co., bakers., bolted from Cole street yesterday morning. Its gallop,; however, was of short duration, as in turning the next torner into Chapel street, the cart capsized, and the horse remained slill until the driver came along. The only damage done w„as a broken sideboard. Mrs Mihi Ngarori Tamihana, a well-known native, died at her residence, Akura, yesterday morning, rather suddenly from paralysis. She waa 58 years of age. A tangi will be held. 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Mr F. P. Welch has a vacancy for - a ploughman on station. Mr J. J. East, saddler and harnessmaker, of Queen street, Masterton, puts the best of material and workmanship into every order entrusted to him. His charges are reasonable. A testimonial from the Government Viticulturist, in which he speaks in favourable terms of the Tararua wines will be found in another column. Particulars of a bay gelding, impounded from Mikimiki. a roan mare from Lower Taratahi, and 38 sheep from Te Paraua are advertised by the poundlceeper. The sale of privileges (publican's booths and race cards), in connection with the Pahiatua Racing Club's meeting, will be held at Messrs Mitchell and Griffiths' rooms, Pahiatua, at 2.30 p,m., to-day. The New Zealand Railways Department advertise special train arrangements in connection with Wednesday next, Anniversary Day, and on Saturday,, the 18th, for the first day of the Wellington race meeting at Trentham. ! The] W.P.C.A. boot and fancydepartment will commence a sale of oddments and end of season goods. An inset giving particulars of the sweeping reductions will be circulated with the Age to-morrow (Friday). Miss Whitcombe elsewhere notif es that she is prepared to take a limited number of lady pupils desirious of learning the art of swimming. Full particulars can be obtained from Miss Whitcombe, at the Arcadia Tea Rooms. * A long list of satisfied clients testifies'to the capabilities of Mr C. S. Ball as a. gentlemen's tailor. His puits are noted for fit, style and wearing qualities, and his prices are uniformly reasonable. Mr Ball's! premises are in Queen street, Masterton, and orders entrusted to him will receive prompt attention and conscientious service. Mr A. Henderson, watchmaker, jeweller and optician, hasrecehed' another supply of ladies' combination hand bags and purses, which are bolh> ornamental and useful. These goods, are being retailed at very reasonableprices. , Ladies' fashionable silvermounted leather belts are also shown in great variety, an inspection of which is invited. Owners of gramaphones and lovers of music generally, will he pleased to learn that Messrs T. Dwyer and Co., of "The Talkeries," Masterton, have just received a consignment of 600 new records, 300 of which sre absolutely new to the district, k special feature of the consignment is a complete set of "Mikado" songs and music and musical selections by the Coldstream Guards' Band. The new records will be unpacked and ready for selection at 10 a.m., to-day, so< those desjrous of advantageously adding to their collection of up-to-date records should not fail to put in. an early appearance^ The announcement of the usuall summer sale at Mr C. Smith's, Masterton premises, made in an inset circulated with this issue, should interest residents of Masterton and district generally. This firm is noted for genuhe reductions in prices which characterise these periodical sales, and a busy tithe in "all departments is assured. Only a few lines are quoted in the. inset, but they are sufficient to satisfy the most sceptical that great bargains ; will be obtainable. Extra assistants have been secured for the sale periods, and patrons can rely on receiving prompt attention. The sale' opens to-morrow, and will continue for 14 days. SUCCESSFUL MILKING MACHINE Writing in reference to the "Lawrenee-Kennedy-Gillies" Milking Machine, Mr John Mathieson, of Tomahawk, says, " L have come to the conclusion that themoney was well invested installing- the; "L.K.G-." I have been using four machines, and can honestly say have found no. ill eilects after the second year's''milking on the same cows. I have tried the cows at intervals, and always 'found the quantity fully more with the machine than by hand. Since obtaining the new inflations •■ and mouthpieces nine months ago, have • had practically-no expense with the up- ■ keep." MacEwans, Ltd., sole agents, U.S.S. Co.'s Buildings, Wellington.