LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9084, 8 May 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Masterton telegraph line staff have just completed the erection of a telephone line from Waterfalls to Waihoki (beyond Alfredton). A heavy northwest gale blew during the evening, and was literally howling over the borough at midnight, lifting pieces of loose timber and other debri« and flinging them with great force against anything obstructing their further progress. The social to be held by the Wiirarapa Amateur Athletic Club, on Thursday evening next, promises to be most successful. The object of the affair is to raise funds to liquidate the outstanding liabilities of the club, and strong committees are working to insure success.

The latest dredging returns are:--Masterton Dredge, 81oa lOdwts for the week; Mystery Flat, 470z Bdwts for the week. The Mystery Flat dredge has declared a dividend of 2s, payable on Saturday. Mr Hessey wired yesterday that there will be a wash-up by the Worksop Dredge on Thursday next, and that the indications were promising.

"The Rongokbkako dairy factory will close for the season this week.

The Greytown Golf Club will open the season on May 16th. There were three marriages and three births i n Eketahuna during the month of April.

It is reported that one of the members of the Eketahuna Borough Council will shortly resign. Mr A. H. Herbert, Mayor of Eketahuna, has definitely decided that the present term will be his last as Mayor.

Branchman Tidsweil has been elected foreman of the Featherston Fire Brigade, vice Foreman Munro resigned. The brigade have elected Fireman Lust as Branchman.

The following nominations have been received for offices in connection with the Loyal Unity Lodge of Oddfellows, Featherston: N.G., Bro. McCarty; V.G., Bros. J. Henderson and C. Sheen; E.S., Bros. C. Sheen and J. Henderson.

Complaints are being made in Greytown as to the number of cattle that are allowed to wander in the streets, and the Borough Council has decided to summons several owners in connection therewith.

Deserving praise is bestowed in the annual report of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. upon the custodian of the Association rooms. Mr A. P. Fielding and his wife have been most a 3 3iduous in their duties, and the general appearance of the interior of che rooms is distinctly creditable to them. Their invariable courtesy has also been a frequent subject of favourable comment.

At the meeting of the Greytown Borough Council, on Monday night, says the "Standard," the Mayor (Mr D. P. Loasby) threw out the suggestion that it might be worth the consideration of the biennial conference of the municipal bodies to get Parliament to deal with heavy traffic on the roads of the dominion as a whole, instead of being dealt with separately as at present by individual local authorities.

The Masterton Court room presented the appearance of a jurnuie store yesterday, when sundry charges of theft and of receiving stolen goods were investigated. The floor was littered with bicycle parts and accessories of all descriptions, two halfsacks of potatoes being also included in the miscellany. At the rear of the Courthouse was another pile of bicycle handles and frames, which had a bearing on some of the charges. At the annual meeting of the parishioners of the Anglican Church of Eketahuna, held on Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Vicar's churchwarden, Mr A. J. Brady; people's churchwarden, Mr J. S. Tripe; vestrymen, Messrs J. Hare, Patkinson, Dunderdale, J. Kay, Mowbray, N. Davidson, Holdsworth, Jackson, Summers, Evans, J. F. Heckler, G. Jesson, J. J. Mead, Dempsev, Boyes, Herbert; auditor, MrO. Hoist.

The date of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. annual meeting has been postponed to Monday week. The reason is that Mr H. N. Holmes, who was to have visited Masterton to-day to continue the campaign for a local organising secretary's guarantee fund has been unavoidably detained in Wellington. The Association is desirous of having this campaign completed before the annual meeting. Mr Holmes will be in Masterton for next Tuesday. During the fire and drought period it was generally considered, owing tj the shortage of grass, that the whole of the butter and cheese factories in the Ekttahuna district would be compelled to suspend operations at least six weeks earlier than last year. As a result of the exceptionally favourable weather experienced since that period, says the local paper, the flow of milk has been maintained better than was anticipated, and from indications, the dosing down dates, in the case of cheese factories, will not be three weeks earlier than last season.

Although there are indications of a plentiful supply of new grass for the winter in the Eketahuna district, there will be a scarcity of rough fodder, which was practically all swept away by the recent fires. Consequently cattle will suffer to some extent. A Rongokokako settler informed a representative of the "Eketahuna Express" that he intends providing a substitute for his cows by chopping down the green scrub on his property. In the absence oi anything better, said the settler, cattle relish and thrive on thi3 kind of feed.

The social held by the Masterton Hibernians last evening in the Foresters' Hall was a pronounced success. There was a very large attendance of dancers, who enjoyed a very pleasant evening. The M.C.'s were Messrs J. Bradbury, J. O'Leary and B. Chapman. The committee of ladies who worked very hard to make the refreshment arrangements complete was as follows: Mesdames O'liegan, O'Connor, Bradbury and McCraclcen, and Misses Cashion, u'Leary (2), Hourigan (2), Hanley (2), Bradbury and Collins. Mr Frank McKenzife supplied the music.

Some real evidence of a convincing character was tendered by two accused in the potato stealing - case ac the Magistrate's- Court yesterday. The prosecution contended that from the weight of a scood half-bag of potatoes it was improbable that the two accused were telling the truth when they denied that one helped the other to lift the potatoes on his baclc. Mr C. A. Pownall, counsel for the defence, soon disposed of this question of credibility by inviting each accused in turn to show the Court how easily they could handle the heavy burden. One of the accused, of short statue and slight build, quite astonished the Court by the facility with which he shouldered the bag of potatoes. His more stalwart friend also handed it with the greatest apparent ease. | WITCH'S OIL. A compound of soothing, massaging oils for rheumatic, sciatic, and other like pain.?. For cold weather aches, rheumatism, sciatica, and lmnbago, it stands pre-eminent. WITCH'S OIL kills pain, and is the very bo3t liniment in the world for all things a liniment ought to be good for. 177

A portion of the road to Lansdowne is at present in a "sloppy" state, and that portion close to the hockey grounds badly requires attention.

Consequent upon the heavy rains that have bean experienced in the bush district to Masterlon during the past few days, the Waipoua river was in a swollen and muddy condition yesterday. The opening social of Knox Church Young People's Association will be held this Friday evening- in Knox Hall, when the programme for this session will be arranged. An invitation is extended tu all young people interested.

Tenders have been accepted as follows by the Wellington Education Board:— Longbush, teacher's residence, H. Humphries, Grey town; Nireaha residence, J. J. Mead, Eketahuna; Greytown School outbuildings, Roberts and Taylor, Johnsonville; fittings, cookery room, Greytown, C. J. Aston, -Sreytown.

Juries have been applied for by counsel for plaintiffs, Mr C. A. Pownall, in the two cases so far set down for hearing at the Wairarapa District Court, which opens on Thursday week. These cases are, 1. F. Smith's (deceased) executor v. J. Cress, a claim for £3OO, value of a horse, and A. Reside v. J. Gillies, a claim on alleged repudiated sheep purchase for £472 10s, or an alternative claim of £235 18s 9d depreciation and cost of maintenance of the sheep. The Deputy Official Assignee, Mr W. B. Chennells, has filed applications for release by the District Court in tho following insolvent estates :—John Falloon, Clareville, farmer; Henry Fletcher, Clareville, trainer; Walter H. Denby, Masterton, farmer; George C. Lendt, late of Featherston, now of Rissington, Hawke's Bay, contractor; James F. Palamontain, Masterton, confectioner; James W. Mcßae, Stronvar, farmer; Hugh Rea, Masterton, tobacconist; Benjamin Speight, Gladstone, hotelkeeper; James W. Or bell, Martinborough, carter.

At the annual meeling of parishioners of'thd Anglican Church, Eketahuna, the following resolution was carried:— il That this annual meeting cf the Parochial District of Eketahuna recognised the need of the insurance of ihe licensed clergy of the diocese againat. accident while engaged in tha prosecution of their work, and expresses the hope that the consideration which thi3 question is now receiving at the hands of the Standing Committee will lead to the adoption of some practical scheme which will be acceptable to the Diocesan Synod, and afford to the clergy that protection which, in the opinion of this meeting, should be provided."

Mr Hogben compares New Zealand conditions to foreign conditions, which hardly affect our New Zealand yuuth when considering their choice of a profession, says the Auckland "Herald." They compare prospects in tne educational service to their prospects elsewhere, and we repeat that the prospcets at the present time are stiil not sufficient to fill vacancies in the service with, applicants who have passed through the secondary schools. Wo we continue the inexcusable pupil teacher system.. And, speaking oi female teachers,, we certainly two- thirds of our training school expenditure when we devote it to girls who, according to the Inspector-General, "in at least two cases out of three enter the service only for a term of years." If we paid enough to secure for the service capable male graduates of the secondary schools, and encouraged them to persevere with the prospect of promotion for constancy and merit,, we should certainly find it pay us better in the end than does the present system.

It is not always that the Government is successful in such a side-line ks poultry farming, though it by no means follows that anything Government takes under its protecting wing is necaessarily a failure, says the "Grey River Argus." But we are afraid that those who are responsible for the success or failure of these poultry farms, being under the impression that they are as necessary afa any other Government establishment, have not that incentive to make them succeed as if the business was their own and they had to hustle to obtain a profitable existence. While we cannot go so far as to say that poultry farming cannot be made a profitable business when carried on by itself, we feel bound to aver that in our range of experience* a profitable poultry farm of itself has never coma under our observation in this dominion or anywhere else.

The following petition dealing with the bridging of the Makakahi River is to be presented to the Hon. W. Hall-Jones by the settlers in the Eketahuna district:—"We the undersigned settlers and residents of the district would humbly draw your attention to the fact that great inconvenience and loss is sustained by the settlers who have occasion to use the road known as the Mount Bruce Road, by reason of the Makakahi river not being bridged. The Makakahi river rises very rapidly and blocks traffic, s suppliers to factories not being able to deliver their milk, and business men being unable to deliver supplies. The road is a short cut from Masterton to Eketahuna. A grant o£ £250 was placed on the Estimates in 1905 for the erection of a bridge, but this sum is not nearly sufficient for the purpose. Mr Dawson, however, estimates the cost to be about double that amount for a suspension bridge. ihe settlers on the Mount Bruce Road are paying heavy special rates for the formation and metalling of the road, the rate being borne by a few ratepayes at Mount Bruce as a large forest reserve abuts on the road. Under the circurr stances your petitioners earnestly ask that the Department will recommend a further sum of money to be placed on the Estimates sufficient to erect a suitable bridgev" The petition is being largely signed. SAFEST' FOR CHILDREN. An exceedingly successful remody for coughs .and colds. TUSSICURA, the world-wide remedy for coughs, colds, and chronic chest and lung troubles. TUSSICUEA cures the worst cough. Quick relief. Sure relief. Cheap relief. For this relief —much thanks. Contains no narcotic or harmful in* gradients.

Wairarapa will have to lower its antlers, says a Wellington contemporary. Mr T. E. Donne, head of the Tourist Department, .and a keen sportsman, states that he saw in Christchurch this week the finest group of four stags' heads he has seen together in New Zealand, secured by Messrs He'aton Rhodes and Gerard, on the latter's station in the Rakaia Gorge, a few days ago. The heads were from a new herd, the progenitors of which were especially imported by Mr Gerard ten years ago, from stock second only in reputation to the Warnhrtrn Pa k herd. Five heads were secured last season, and four this, and according to Mr Donne, they are all beauties. They are all ■"royals" or super-royals, one having: no fewer than eighteen points.. The antlers are a dark chocolate colour, wonderfully symefcricai, and the heads themselves are splendidly developed on the best lines. Mr Donne conaiders that these heads are better than any four which have been secured in the Wairaraoa in one'season.

It seems remarkable to us that while the Premier is boasting that he has remitted revenue to the people during ths last year of over a million (in.duding Customs dues £400,000, and railway and postal charges* £600,000) he should propose to borrow two millions for public works and other objects, says the "Hawke'a Bay Herald." The very fact that the country is enjoying a truly wonderful period of prosperity is just the reason why the people can afford to pay for some of these works out of their own pocket. Have the people on the whole got any good by these concessions? Does the worker find the cost of living decreased one penny piece by the reductions in tlie Customs dues? Does he reap ai.y benefit at all from the reductions in railway and postal charges? Everyone knows that he does not. The benefit of these reductions is reaped almost entirely by tnat part of the community which, least required them. As far as the general public is concerned, we venture to say that the loss of a million on the revenue was not called for, and that they would have been in no worse case had the old charges been maintained. As it is, they have derived little benefit, and they have the ci-rtainty of increased charges of interest on the mounting debt. A vsry quiet saJdle or harness horse is advertised for sale.

Payment of cheque numbered 387733, Bank of New South Wales, lost in Masterton, has been stopped. k quantity of fresh fish, smoked fish and oysters will arrive at the Masterton Fresh Fish Market this morning at 10 o'clock. A dwelling-house in Worksop road fitted with every convenience, water, gas and drainage, is advertised to let. Mr David Charters, land and estate agent, of New Plymouth, inserts-a fresh list of properties for sale in his advertising space. At the Post Office Auction Mart, on Saturday, Mr M. O. Aronsten will offer for sale furniture, bicycles, crockery, dinner and bedroom sets, poultry, etc. "One of the greatest land bargains, ever ofered" is the subject of an. advertisement appearing in this issue from , Messrs tflennerhassett and Sons, of Eltham. Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., will hold a general sale at their Perry Street Mart on Saturday, particulars of which are advertised in another column. An extensive, exhibition of meat and poultry will be made at the Post Office Auction Mart to-night from 7 to y, comprising bodies of prime ox

An extensive, exhibition of meat and poultry will be made at the Post Office Auction Mart to-night from 7 to y, comprising bodies of prime ox beef, 50 sheep and lambs,, five pigs» veal calf and 100 head of poultry and geese.

Dairy farmers requiring a thoroughly improved farm are notified by advertisement in another column of a first-class property, full particulars of which can bo obtained from:Vr J. R. Nicol, auctioneer and land agent» Bannister street.

Messrs Townsend and. Gowper,. saddlers, Queen street, are making horse and cow covers from, the best of canvas at very reasonable rates. Farmers and others can rely on their orders receiving prompt and efficient attention and satisfaction, is guaranteed.

The repair* department at the Wellington and Wairarapa Motor Company's premises, Mastnrton, is. under the charge of skilled mechanics. They guarantee a satisfactory job, whether to motor car, motor cycle, or . bicycle, and charges, are reasonable. .

Particulars of the furniture and effects to be sold on Saturday, on account of Mr Sydney Earee, by Mr J. R. Nicol, are now advertised. The sale will be held at the residence, Albert Street, and the numerous lines, which are well selected and nearly new, will be sold without reserve.

There is to hand from Messrs* MeLeod and Young a packet containing a series of postcard views of Masterton. The pictures are beaur tifully reproduced on an embossed and indented card. The photography is excellent, every feature of the landscape being remarkably clear cut, giving an excellent idea of the principal portion of the town and district. .

Messrs Krahagen and Chapman, high-class tailors, of Perry street are busy making up their new sea-» son's goods. They have a particularly large stock this season. For many years now this firm has been in the front rank of the tailoring trade, and have a reputation for the high quality goods they always stock, and the taste they display in making their selection. This year they have excelled in that respect. Their tailoring has stood the test of time—an absolute guarantee goes with every suit that leaves their establishment.

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