LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9044, 20 March 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Mystery Flat "Dredge is 51oz 6dwts for the week-

Heavy rain from the souLh-east fell in Carterton, yesterday, and the rivers in the district are rising rapidly. It will take about two months to complete the work of re-sowing the Carrington' Estate-with, grass seed, writes our Carterton correspondent.

The Featherston Co - operative Dairy Company is forwarding to London by the steamer Thorpe Grange 160 cases of cheese.

A second offending inebriate, named. Daniel Harman,. was fined 10s, in default 4& hours hard labour, by Mr W. P. James,. S.M., at Masterton yesterday.. The Ahiaruhe snorts which were to have been held yesterday had to be postponed on account of the inclement weather.. It has been decided to hold the sports on May 2nd.

The- YJVLC. A. Debating Club opens its season's meetings on the evening of the3oth inst (Monday). Mr R. Brown, President of the Club, has donated a handsome gold medal to the Club, which is to be awarded to the best debater of the season.

Much to the gratification of farmers the showers of Wednesday were the precursors of a substantial rainfall,, yesterday, and practically throughout the day rain of the heaviest character of any that has fallen since September descended upon a district which has needed it, the farmer only knows how much.

A case of scarlet fever—the first recorded in Masterton for many weeks—was taken to the new infpctious diseases hospital at Lansdown yesterday. The patient was conveyed to the Hospital in the new ambulance van, which was afterwards thoroughly disinfected by Borough Inspector Cairns.

The very unusual spectacle of a defendant (a pakeha) 1 acting as interpreter for plaintiff (a Maori) was witnessed in the Magistrate's Court, at Masterton yesterday. Counsel for plaintiff (Dr Trimble) expressed perfect confidence that his client's evidence would be correctly interpreted, and the case proceeded in a satisfactory manner.

The fortnightly meeting of the Heart of Oak Lodge was huld in the Foresters' Hall, Carterton, on Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance of members present, Bro. A. Cave, N.G., presiding. P.G. Bro. Bairstow reported on the business transacted,at the recent district meeting at Peatherston, and was accorded a heary vote of thanks. Three members wire declared on the sick fund, and one off. The receipts for the evening amounted to £8 17s 2d, and the disbursements £26 9s.

Mr C. F. B. Livesay, Architect o£ Wei pngton, has moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining tho Head Office of tho Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692.

The annual school picnic of the Martinborough School will be held to-day. The Ballance Dairy Company will pay out this week £4OO for milk supplied during February. The Chess Club in connection with the Masterton Y.M.C.A. will re-com-mence its meetings probably next week. Last season was the first of the Club's existence, "and it was a ( very popular branch of the institu- | tion, and had a very successful run. I This season will also doubtless see I the same enthusiasm displayed by members. The Drill Hall was crowded with dancers, last evening, when the customary social following the St. Patrick's Day Sports was held. The floor was specially prepared for the occasion, and gave every satisfaction, the music being supplied by Mr Reihana Boyes' orchestra. Several appropriate songs were rendered by local vocalists. Messrs A. Haughey, B. J. Dolan, and J. Lyall acted as M.C's. The continuous and heavy rain of yesterday will probably extinguish : the bush fires completely in this district. On Wednesday evening, even after the showers which fell shortly after twilight, the blazing trunks of large trees were observable above the hilltops in the direction of Weraiti, where Mr D. McKenzie's bush has been burning for some days. Last night, however, no trace of the conflagration was visible, and it is fairly safe to assume that little more will be heard of bush fires when the present rain has subsided. The following classes met at the Technical School last evening, but owing to the inclemency of the weather were -ot too well attended:— Plumbing and dressmaking in the workshop, and Civil Service, painting and geometrical drawing in the Technical School, Hall street. The classes meeting this evening are:— Woodworking (Mr Ashton) and wood- , carving/ (Mr W. Gardiner) in the workshop, Dixon street, and Gregg's shorthand, Miss Munro; signwriiing and decorating, Mr E. J. Chilton; and freehand and model-drawing, Mr Irvine, in the Technical School, Hall street.

The lecturer for the first-aid classes of the men's division of St. John Ambulance Corps this yetr will be Dr. Cook. The class will have a much strongei membership than last year. Twelve members of the Masterton Mounted Rifles will be included in the class as we'll as a number of country studems. The secretary, Mr A. J. Parton, will be pleased to enrol new members as early as possible. The classes ar*s to be held every alternate Thursday in Dominion Hall, Church street, the first class ; to commence on Thursday next. Intending new members will be welcome at the classe*.

Our Te Nui correspondent telephoned last night as follows: —A child, two and a-half months, named Ivy Wallace, died at the residence of Mr and Mrs George Street, at Langdale, on Wednesday. An inquest was held to-day (Thursday) before Mr A. T. Hancock, acting coroner. After hearing the evidence of Dr. Dawson, who had made a post mortem examination, thp. jury returned a vetdict "that the child came by her death from shock caused by a twist in the bowels." The child was buried in the Te Nui Cemetery, the Rev. J. H. Sykes conducting the services at the graveside.

A Masterton district farmer, who has had exactly a thousand acres of bush, log and grass country swept by fire this season, remarked to an Age reporter yesterday, "If I had my choice over again between the fire and the country as it was—fencing and all—l should say 'give me the fire.' There are others in a similar position to myself, and my own conviction is that a much larger percentage of the fire-swept country than is generally supposed is more benefited than otherwise by the fiery visitations." Settlers from Hukanui and other Forty Mile Bush districts also concur in the belief that the dry season of 1908 has removed unsightly logs and stumps which simply retarded agriculture, and would not have paid to remove as firewood.

Speaking to two regimental officers of the Volunteer foices, yesterday, a Wairarapa Age reporter learnt that the Easter encampment this year is going to possess military educational advantages far in advance of any previous encampment. The plan outlined, so far as the Wellington district is concerned, is that Wellington is to be attacked by an enemy's forces which are to land (supposedly) at Waikanae or Porirua harbour. This force will comprise West Coast Companies. Wellington will be defended by its own Volunteer forces, assisted by Wairarapa and intervening companies. The [ conditions are to be as nearly on I service lines as possible, and the I ordinary routine of past Easter encampments will be absolutely dispensed with. A civil sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held in . Masterton yesterday morning, before Mr W. P. James, S.M. Judgment was given, for plaintiffs by default in each of the following cases: Fly and Young v. Richard L. Muir, claim £4 18s 6d, costs 10s; Annie E. Rive v. LillaJack, claim £2 Us fid, costs 10s; J. Alpass and Co. v. Wm. Cadwallader, claim £3 0s 9d, costs ss; W.F.C.A. v. J. D. Currin, claim £l7 8s sd, costs £1 10s 6d; A. Anketell v. R. Darling, claim 17s, costs ss; J. L. Murray v. Mrs T. Carroll, claim £6 16s, costs _Bs (separate estate); same v. Remini, claim £4 Ss, costs 9s fid; R. E. Howell and Co. v. Walter Cook, claim 9s. costs ss; H. T. Jackson v. Thomas Ray, claim £1 Is 10d» costs ss. In the judgment claims of H. Petersen v. A. Norman (debt £1 18s fid) and J. Alpass and Co. v. Edwacd Smith (debt £2 3s Id) neither debtor appeared, and an order was made against each for payment of the judgment debt forthwith, in default seven days' imprisonment; order to be suspended for 14 days. A claim made by Hami Potangaroa against P. C. Frasi for £6 8s was contested, Dr Trimble appearing for plaintiff and Mr B. J. Dolan for defendant. The claim was in respect of a survey at Whareama, in which plaintiff alleged he assisted. Judgment was given for £2 —an. amount confessed—and Us costs.

Ono day's trial will convince you of the soothing, cough-allaying, lung-heal-ing power of TUSSICUKA. 82