LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9048, 25 March 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Eketahuna Borough Council has a credit balance of about £2SG.

Amung the immigrants which arrived by the Mamari from London, on Monday, were five for Masterton.

Complaints are being made as to the number of horses and cows which are allowed to wander the streets of Eketahuna at night time. The South Wairarapa Methodist Circuit will benefit to the extent of about £4O over the gift auction held recently throughout the Circuit.

The arrangements for the Te Nui Tennis Club'.s Ball, which will be held on the 27th inst., are complete, and given fine weather, the function should he a decided success. Cr Baillie lias been elected to fill the vacancy on the Works Committee of the Eketahuna Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Cr Mead.

Good sport should be obtainable in the Lower Valley in the shooting season, as game is reported to be very plentiful. Ducks are said to be particularly numerous in the vicinity of the Wairarapa Lake.

All through the Martinborough, Western Lake and Pahaoa districts wild pigs are reported to be plentiful. In the latter district, a Wairarapa Age representative was informed by a settler, deer are numerous.

The competition held on Saturday last by the Tararua Rifle Club for a trophy presented by Messrs J- Jones and Co., of Eketahuna, was won by Rifleman 0. A. Olsen, with a score of 58.

It has been decided by the Eketahuna Borough Council to retain the services of Mr Douglas Dobson, of Masterton. to complete the water supply scheme for that town should the poll in connection therewith be carried.

The rain that has fallen in the district during the past few days has caused the majority of the rivers to flood. On Saturday last the Tauranganui river (Lower Valley) was higher than it has been for about twenty-five years.

To obtain the greatost effect and relief from the Mountain King Asthma Powder, a blanket, or other wrapper, should bo thrown around the head while the fumes are being inhaled.} Between the attacks Mountain King should be used two or threo timos each day, so as to keep the bronchial tubfi3 free from obstruction.

The trophy shooting competitions, which were to have been held by the Opaki Rifle Club last week, were postponed on account of the wet weather. The matches will be fired today and Thursday.

A number of informations have been laid against local cab-drivers for locating the horses and vehicles off the stand, and some also for leaving their vehicles'unattended. The cases will be taken on April 3rd.

Substantial additions are about to be made in brick to Dalgety and Co.'s store in Queen Street. A new portion, 100 ft by 40ft, is to be added, the contract for the erection of which has been secured by Mr R. Riper, at a price approximating £I,OOO. There were six tenders received for the work.

A pool of storm water about eight square and over an inch deep lay in the track of pedestrians in Queen Street yesterday, at the Perry Street crossing. Several street crossings throughout the town are at present convenient receptacles for storm water, and while the asphalting of Queen Street is proceeding some attention to these crossings would not be misdirected. \

The trout fishing season has still about five weeks to run before its close on April 30th. Very little fishing has been done of late, but the reports as to the number of trout which have died as a result of the drying up of the rivers through the drought have apparently been somewhat over-stated, as a local angler assured a Wairarapa Age reporter yesterday that trout are fairly plentiful in the rivers again, in fact far more so than the reports as to the mortality anrong trout would lead anyone to believe. At the next meeting of the borough Council, Cr Yarr's motion for the establishment of a retail butchery will be again brought on. This motion was held over at a pre"ious meeting of the Council by Cr Yarr, on the receipt by the Council of a letter from the butchers, stating that they intended to revis* the. price of meat. As some time has elapsed-since the date of that letter, and as the butchers have not so far revised their price list, Cr Yarr is going on with his motion with a determination to reduce the price f 6f meat.

A new dip is being constructed on Mr A. G. Pilmer's property atTaueru by Messrs F. King and Son on plans drawn by Mr C. D. King, who erected Mr W. H. Buick's dip on Upper Opaki. The latter arrangement is a new thing to this district in the way of dips, and on account of its great capacity and the thoroughness of its works i 3 likely to supersede the old-fashioned race dip, in the course of a very few seasons. Mr Pilmer's dip will be a counterpait of the one on Mr Buick's.

Two ambulance brigade teams will be present at the Masterton races. The value of experienced "first aid" students was exemplified at a recent inquest in Wellington, where it was stated that a man who had his back broken by a fall was lifted on to his feet immediately by his work mates, who were ignorant of the danger of so doing. Deceased warned them that he had broken his spine, he being an old ambulance student, and had any of those around him when he fell been versed in first-aid principles his life might have been somewhat prolonged.

Most of the farmers on the East Coast and round abou*. the Pahaoa district, have this season disposed of their cull sheep at satisfactory prices considering the drought. Welcome rain has now fallen in these districts, a Pahaoa settler informed a Wairarapa Age representative, and turnip and other crops which were retarded by the dry weather have received a new lease of life and are coming on well. The drought had caused practically a cessation of farming operations, but now that it had broken up work would be yigorouslv pushed ahead, and there was likely to be a fairly keen demand for farm and station hands. The election of a/Borough Councillor, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cr F. W. Temple, will not be held until May. when the Mayoral election takes place. The holding ot" two separate elections would mean a considerable extra expense to the borough, and therefore it has been decided to adopt the course of i-ombining the two electio s in one. Among the names of the probable candidates for the vacancy are mentioned. Messrs C. E. Daniell, T. G. Hoar and E. Feist, while Messrs J. Hunter and Eli Smith have definitely announced their intention to stand for the vacant seat in the Council. Mr E. McEwen, asked by an Age reporter whether he intended to contest the vacant seat, replied that as he was to retire in May from the Trust Lands Trustees (by effluxion of time), and intended to seek re-election, he did not propose to stand for the Council. He considered that it was not in the best interests of the town'that members of the Trust should also be Borough Councillors.

Yesterday we quoted the opinion of a local farmer —a settler of long experience in pastoral matters- -to the effect that rye-grass was likely to have suffered so severely by the drought, and by present appearances had done so, that on a good many properties it was probable this grass would not revive again, or that what did survive would be of little use this season. This mere expression of opinion has been accepted in quarters as a positive statement of fact, although we were careful to mention that the farmer in question said it would be a little while before his opinion could be endorsed by pastoral development. However, other settlers spoken to yesterday by an Age reporter expressed the opinion that it was not at all improbable that the extreme severity of the drought would mean that on the worst affected areas ryegrass would die out. A Fernridge settler said that indications on his property were in the direction prophesied by our informant, and when the warm weather supervened after the present rain he would not be at all surprised to see his paddocks minus ryegrass. It is to be hoped, however that the prognostication will be falsified by results.

DrENSOR'S TAMER FRUIT PILLS are purely vegetable, and contain nothing but the best juice and extract. 96

A Press Association telegram from New Plymouth states that it is reported that a strong endeavour is being made to induce the Hon. W. Carncross to contest the New Egmont seat in the Government interest at the General Election. '

At a recent meeting of the Waimea County Council, says the "Evening Mail," a councillor stated that gorse was one of the finest fodder plants in New Zealand. He knew an instance of where 60 sheep were taken off six acres of gorse and 40 of them were fat.

China's postal service, says a recent report, shows a rapid development siiice it was established ten years ago. There are now over 2,000 post offices in the country, and during the past year the articles handled increased from 76,000,000 to 113,000,000.

New York will soon have the largest restaurant in the world, seating 8,000 people. It is to be built on Broadway, and £200,000 has already been subscribed. The roof garden with real trees and turf, a fountain, and a fifty-foot lake, will be a reproduction in miniature of the famous gardens of the Trianon at Versailles.

Referring to the fact that the Farm Labourers' Union has cited 7,300 farmers in Canterbury, Mr R. Evans, in the course of evidence at the Conciliation Board, at Rangiora, last week, expressed the opinion that the Union had not cited nearly all the farmers in the Provincial district. At the lowest estimate there were 8,000 farmers,, but he thought there were 10,000.

Some time since, says the llawe»-a "Star," Mr Braik, Inspector of School's, offered a prize to the pupil who should wend him the most suitable school motto. He has reported to the Board that a number of pupils responded, no fewer than 29 from the Queen's Park School, but the mottcr most suitable for a primary school, "Learnfry doing," came from Sandon.

It is understood that a writ has been issued against Pastor Reis, Mayor of Dannevirke, praying that a mandamus be issued to compel 1 him to accept certain resolutions dealing with the alteration to levels in High street in the borough of Dannevirke. There are several resolutions which, it is claimed, were incorrectly ruled out of order. The motion is set down for hearing on April Ist.

Infectious diseases have again obtained a footing in Masterton. Yesterday a case of enteric fever was taken to the fever ward of the Hospital, and it appears that on Saturday last a second case of scarlet fever was taken there. There are now two cases of scarlet fever and two of enteric fever in the borough, one of the latter being treated' at home.

Cr Prentice has given notice to' move the following resolution at the next meeting of- the Borough Council: —That 'it be a reference to the Works Commitee to report upon the advisability or otherwise of—(1) lengthening the existing baths in Dixon Street to the boundary of the section so as to permit of small children bathing therein ; (2) also the making of provision for an additional bath for adult ladies adjoining the existing bath, together with estimates of ! cost in both cases.

A special meeting of the genferal committee of the Masterton Swimming Club is to be held next week to discuss the question of the holding of next year's New Zealand Championships at Masterton if such can be arranged with the Association. Strong encouragement is being given to the movement by local supporters of swimming, and a two day's programme is what the club hopes to arrange for Anniversary Day and the day following.

Bowling has been out of the question since the rain set in, but nevertheless local votaries of the game are pleased to forego their play when the rain means so much in the way of improving thair green. The Masterton green has benefited very considerably from the break-up of the drought, and when the green dries sufficiently for play the game will recommence with renewed vigour.. The Masterton Club are endeavouring to arrange a match with Greytown on Saturday next in connection with the Booth Cup inter-club fixture.

At the meeting of the Eketahuna Borough Council on Monday night, it was decided to temporarily abandon the electric lighting scheme for the Borough, which will cost £3,000' and which was recently sanctioned by the ratepayers. The Mayor said that as the tender price for the scheme exceeded the amount agreed upon by the ratepayers it would be better to temporarily abandon the scheme until the return of Mr Mabin (consulting engineer). The Council could then go fully into the matter with him, and decide what is the best course to pursue.

Exception haa been taken by manylocal people to the use of the newambulance waggon for conveying scarlet fever and other infectious cases to the hospital. It is advisable to point out for the information of such persons that the ambulance is of a special design, and it is built for the conveyance of any class of patient, whether suffering from infectious diseases or other ailments.. When an infectious case has been transported the interior of the vehicle can be so thoroughly fumigated that, not the slightest risk is involved i'br succeeding passengers, and the most important feature of the waggon is that it is provided with an antiseptic pneumatic rubber mattress, which is very easily cleansed. The objections have probably been raised by persons who have heard that in other places possessing ambulance waggons infectious cases are not carried in them, and this is pretty generally correct, as few ambulance waggons in the dominion are as up-to-date as the Masterton conveyance.

Mv C. F. B. Livesay, Architect of Wei pngton, has. moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Office of the Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692. THAT INCESSANT TICKLING In tho throat, and all throat and chest troubles promptly relieved by Dr. Shel don's New Discovery. Price Is. 6d, and, 3s. per bottle. Obtainable at H. E. Eton, Chemist. n

Courtesy is a virtue which has by 'no means been over-cultivated by employees in the public services, says an American exchange. The Chicago Pullman Car Company has distributed the sum of £35,000 among its conductors and porters who have been reported on as showing proper courtesy to the company's customers during the past yeat. A sum equivalent to a month's pay has been sent to each man. To have had three wives, each with <a family, living at the same time, is, >says the "Southland News," a unique record, at least so far as New Zealand is concerned, but a case that came before the Supreme Court in a southern town not long ago was the means of disclosing the fact that a man, then dead, had had a wife in England, another in Christchurch and a third in lnvercargill. The one last referred to went Home with her husband. who was well connected, and she discovered the existence of a wife in England. Since his death she has also become aware of the fact that "there is still another in New Zealand. As a substantial sum of money has been left by a relative of the deceased, anxious inquiry is being made by the two New Zealand wives as to their right to assistance. Dealing with the land question in his speech at Tauranga on Friday night, the Prime Minister stated that some people said the Government wanted to nationalise the land of New Zealand because they had set apart 7,000,000 acres for nationalisation purposes. The land settlement policy that the Government was •carrying out was a good one for the people, and the graduated land tax was the only increase in taxation that the Government had made. On the other hand, reductions and remissions had been made to the extent of £1,500,000 to the people of this country. The graduated land tax was in the best interests of a young country, which it was desired should remain as free as possible from the curse.of landlordism, which had burdened the •old word. An interesting reference to New Zealand's cheap postal rates is made by Mr Henniker Heaton, the great « of penny postage, in an •article in the "Nineteenth Century Magazine." The article is an amusing imaginary account of the British daily interview with his secretary. Says the secretary: "They even complain of the newspaoer rates;" he reads the following "letter from a Suffolk town: "I beg to enclose two newspaper wrappers, one from New Zealand, on which was a penny stamp, and the other to New Zealand, containing an illustrated paper of exactly the same weight, and for which lam charged 3}d. Why has a New Zealander to pay to England less than a third of the price I have to pay for a similar newspaper from England to Wellington (New Zealand)" The Postmaster-General replies: "Inform this correspondent that I cannot see my way to make any alteration in the charge. Give no reason. From a post office point of view the colonists are spoilt children." A notice to customers is inserted x by Mr A. A. Narby. 1 first-class farm proparties in the Wairarapa are advertised for sale by Mr Eli Smith. At the Post Office Mart, to-day, ■ between 9 a.m and 1 p.m., Mr M. O. Aronsten will sell privately prima ■ox beef in cuts to suit purchasers. The Public Trustee inserts a notice with reference/to accounts in the estate of the lata Alexander McLennan, of Masterton. The Masterton Coun'y Council invite tenders to close at noon on Saturday, March 28th, for building a •cottage at Rorokoko. A display of fireworks will be made ■or, the Masterton Showgrounds, on Thursday evening. The special feature of the exhibition will be a representation of -the attack on Port Arthur. Messrs Hare and Evans, land agents, Pahiatua, advertise for sale two highly improved farm properties of 400 acres and 1,450 acres respectively. Messrs T. Dwyer and Co., cf the "Talkeries," Masterton, have to hand a supply of the latest Edison phonographs and records. Catalogues can be had on application. Messrs Baker and Crabb, land agents, Hawera, advertise particulars of two first-class farm properties which have been placed in their hands for sale. Tenders for the right nf publication of the official guide for matches in the forthcoming tour of the British team in New Zealand are invited iiy the New Zealand Rugby Football Union. Conditions may be seen at the office of this paper. Mr J. Kitchener, boot and shoemaker, has received, at his Masterton premises, a large shipment of winter boots and shoes. The quality of the goods are said to be of exceptionally high grade, and the prices at -which they are ticketted reasonable in the extreme. At 2 o'clock, to-day, at the Post Office Auction Mart, a large consignment of general drapery *vill be offered at auction. On Wednesday next, April Ist, Mr Aronsten will j hold a sale of high-class furniture. The list is an extensive one, and particulars will be given later. Madame Cenci, millinery specialist;, inserts a notice of blanks for the patronage extended to her during •the present season. Madame Cenci also notifies that the present visit to Masterton will conclude on Friday, and in the meantime special reductions will be made. The clothing and men's mercery department at the W.F.C.A. is at present worthy of a visit from those desirous of procuring winter garments of whatever description. This department is supplied from the best colonial and British manufacturers. The tailoring department receives ■special attention, and fit and style can be relied upon.