LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9091, 18 May 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Featherston Golf Club have decided to go on tour next month. On June 16th a match will be played against Palmerston North, and then matches at Wanganui and Feilding will follow.

The LSallance Co-operative Dairy Company has paid out £2,800 for milk supplied during April. Considering the season, the supply was well maintained, although some sixteen tons less butter was manufactured than in April last year.

The contractors for the re-levell-ing and making of the principal streets in Carterton are taking advantage of the present run of fine weather to push on with the work, with a view to getting it well on towards completion before the winter sets in.

The recent floods have'done considerable damage at the headworks at Featherston, and the Featherston Town Board has decided, among other things, to put in a coupie of groins and weirs, and a new apron below the reservoir to protect the big wier.

A one-man and a two-men coupling competition was run on Thursday under the auspices o' the FeatherstonJjFire Brigade, the first event beng won by Hydrantman Sh:en. with Branchman Lust second. The two-men event was secured by Hydrantman Crawley and Messenger Sheen. The annual report of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society states that deer catching at Marlinborough had been carried out fairly successfully. Seven deer were caught and were brought to Upper Hutt to be reared. Unfortunately three died during some rough weather, but a young stag and a hind came lc hand from Gladstone, and six der j r wilt accordingly be available for liberation. On Wednesday evening a special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council is to be held for the following objects:—To consider a report of the Acting Town Clerk on the £23,000 loan down to the 30th April submitted to a meeting of the Council en the 12th inst; to receive a report of the §elect Committee on the proposition of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association for the purchase of their showgrounds. Subscription lists are in the hands of the trustees in aid of the building fund of the South Wairaraca Hospital. The trusteess have to raise £I,OOO, on which the Government has promised a subsidy of £2,000. It is proposed to remove that part of the present structure that is built of wood, und replace it with an enlarged section in brick. Pians have been prepared and approved by the health authorities, and as soon hh funds are available this very necessary work will be put in hand.

The following motion from the Gladstone and Makuri branches of the New Zealand Farmers' Union will come up for discussion at the Provincial conference of the Wellington District of the New Zealand Farmets' Union, to be held nt Feilding on May 26: "That the Government Lie urged to amend the Land Act so as to give all' Crown tenant* the option of purr chasing the freehold of their lands at the original value, and the payment of the difference between the 4 per cent, now charged on the lea.-e in perpetuity and the 5 per cent. charged to tenants with the right of purchase, and all future lands rlisposed of shall curry the right of puribase."

Swimmers an:l all others interested, whether members of the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club, or not, are invited to attend a lecture to be given by Dr. W. S. Ross, in Dominion Hall, this evening, on the methods of the Royal Life-saving Socieiy. In may be mentioned that a demonstration given in Sydney last summer under the Society's auspices was attended by 40.000 people. Tlip value of a practical knowledge of methods of life-saving and resuscitation of the apparently drowned is unquestionably great, and it is hoped that there will be a good attendance of the public, and young swimmers in particular, at the lecture. The following remits were decided upon by the annual meeting of the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union on Saturday for the agenda paper of the provincial conference to be held at Feilding on the 26th inst: — (1) That the eonfere ice recommends the repeal of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act so far as the farming community is concerne; (2) that the inspection of farmers' machinery and power plant, etc., for dairying, chaiT-sutt-ing and other work take place during the slack season of the-year. Mr W. L. Falconer moved that both remits b-j forwarded, contending in the case of the first that farming pursuits could not he successfully carried out under the operations of the Act, and in support, of the latter that the arrival of the imwhinery inspector in the middle of a busy period occasioned great inconvenience to farmers. 353 RP D REN OH. "VERMOOIME" isnob only a porfi?ou vermifi'go, but also acts as a tonic. Thnvi'oi't! in killing and expelling parasites, its tonic properties immediately operate in building up the weakened system. This is of the greatest importance, as the animal being in a low condition requires renewed strength as speedily as possible to resist fresh attack. In this "VEKMOCINE" is unique and superior to any other drench. Obtainable from W.F.C.A., Ltd.

An outbreak of eczema has occurred among, the children attending the Pahiatua District High School: There are over twenty cases. The annual meeting of the members of the Masterton branch of the Y.M.C.A. will be held on Monday evening next at 8 o'clock. Mr Heron, J.P., presided at a sitting of the Masterton Police Court, on Saturday, when two fir3t offending inebriates were convicted and discharged with a caution.

The adjourned meeting of Knox Church congregation is to „be held tonight, when the building proposals are to be submitted by the Duilding committee for approval.

The annual meeting of householders to elect committees for the Fernridge and Waingavva schools will be held in the respective school houses at 8 o'clock on Monday, June 10th. The annual meeting of the Masterton Y.M.C.A., which was to have been held to-night, has been postponed for a week through the, inability of a number of prominent members to attend a meeting of the Association fixed for this evening.

The Eketahuna subcommittee of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society reports that very gratifying accounts continue to be received of the success of the deer herds in the Mangatainoka Valley. There is abundance of food, and a large tract of forest country to roam over. Stags are iiot jet exterminated, but their numbers have been kept down.

After several days of fine springlike weather further showers fell on Saturday evening and yesterday morning in Masterton. The wind came from the south, and was consequently rather cold, but not excessively so. Farmers consider they have been very well treated by the weather during the past six or seven weeks.

Representatives of the Masterton A. and P. Association and Masterton Borough Council conferred in committee on Saturday respecting the offer made by the Association of the Dixon street Showgrounds. The matter was fully discussed, and the proceedings adjourned until Wednesday evening, when the Borough Council hold a special meeting, at which the matter will come up.

Regret is expresfed in the annual report of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society that the holding of brown trout fry in numbers for yearings had not turned out a success at Masterton. Out of the fry held for yearlings at Masterton, says the report, only a very small percentage is expected to reach the yearling stage, and be available for distributi on. No fault i 3 found with the curator for this. The causes are set'down to the hot summer and other reasons.

Dr. Cowie presided at the strangers' tea at the Masterton Y.M.C.A. last evening, when there was a record attendance, including a larger sprinkling of strangers than at any nrevious tea. Prior to the function Mr J. Hunter gave an exceedingly interesting address entitled "Is it possible to raise man lo a higher level than he is to-day." The lecture and tea are both becoming strongly established institutions in connection with the Association.

A iv" ruber of town and country resid nts are desirous of supplementing the amount available from the Accident Insurance Fund on behalf of the widow and children of the late Abel Kerr, whose death was due to a coach accident in Queen street a few weeks ago. • The amount due from (he insurance company ia £4OO, and it is proposed to purchase a house to cost £2OO, the balance with contributions received to be invested so as to bring in a small income. A subscription list has been left at the Ape office", and all ironies received will be duly acknowledged.

The new dairy inspectors are now out and about in the country districts. They have already received their first training and have been allotted station?. are primarily for the assistance and direction of dairy farmers, and their immediate mission is to make themselves familiar with the requirements of the farmer and to help him in every possible way. Thev are all men thoroughly familiar with the handling of milk, and the iranufacture of butt r and cheese. The course that will be adopted will be one of direction rather than coercion, but ?hor,lff the latter be necessary it w'll only be exercised, for the protection of the community.

In an address to the Kowhai Farmers' Club last week Mr Allan Bell, of the Waikato, said it was c'ue to indifference to politics tnat farmers had not attained the position they should have reached. Too muth interest wafi shown in eport and honeracing. These were all right in their place, but they should not prevent a certain amount of attention beii:g given to politics —there should be a happy combination of the whole. In a country where the farming community produced 75 per cent, of the wealth of the country they should have a like say in the Government. He hoped the farmers would so stir themselves as to take their proper place and work for the benefit, not of any class, but of the whole dominion and Empire. On arrival of the Anglo-Welsh football team in Wellington to-day they will be informally met at the Queen's Wharf, at 9 a.m., by the officials of the New Zealand Rugby Union, and escorted to their quarters at the Grand Hotel. At 5.15 p.m. they will be criven a public reception in the Town Hall by the Hon. T. W. Hislor, Mayor of the city. It is liktly tint Sir Joseph Ward, Prime Minister, will also be in attendance at the function. It is anticipated that tin team will remain in Wellington until next Friday, on which day they will leave for Masterton, where they will play their opening match on the Saturday, against a combined team representative of the Wairarapa and Bush Unions. On the Wednesday following (27th May) they will meet the Wellington Rugby Union's representative tearrfton the Athletic Park, and on Saturday, May 30th, they will play the Otago representatives tt Dunedin. Mv C. P. B. Livesay, Architect of Wellington, lias 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,

The total strength of the New Zealand Defence Force at the end of last month was 6,600. Reports from all parts of New Zealand indicate a revival of interest in dairy-farming. ""Frank Carter, aged 30, a single man, was killed while jacking logs in the Puhipuhi bush, Whangarei, on Thursday.

A family of eleven, who were suffering from scarlet fever, arrived at the Southland Hospital one day last week on one journey of the ambulance.

"My experience of day labour is that the men employed on that system are so slow that the head of a nail is rusted off before it is driven in," said a member at a recent meeting of the Wanganui Harbour Board. With reference to dirty bank notes, Dr J. M. Mason (Chief Health Officer) has been informed by tbe managing director of one New Zealand bank that during 1905, 87,000 dirty notes were burned. For 1906 the total destroyed was 84,000, and during 1907 the number of notes given to the flames was 64,000.

As a means of securing sound potatoes when buying from farmers some South Canterbury buyers have adopted the practice of buying at a certain price, and giving an advance on that price if the potatoes are passed as sound at the port of destination.

The Christchurch Fire Brigade has adopted a recommendation of its Plant and Staff Committee that all members of the permanent staff engaged in the future must not be less than 21 years of age, and not more than 35, not less than sft 6in in height, and «ot less than 36in natural chest measurement. All permanent hands will be engaged on one month's notice on either side. Ages for retirement were fixed thus: Superintendents, 60 years; deputy, 55; firemen and drivers, 50.

Wm. Alexander Robinson and" Margaret Savage, son and daughter of the old woman Margaret Robinson, who died last Monday at Sydenham under pitiabla circumstances, wsre brought up on Saturday morning, before Mr Day, S.M., at Christchurch, on a charge of causing her death by neglect. Evidence similar to that taken at the inquest having; been given, the female accused was discharged, and the male prisoner committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter. Bail was' allowed, sslf in £IOO, and one surety of £IOO. "It is very hard luck for the publican, but there is no other course open, to me," said Mr Bishop n\ the'Lyttleton Magistrate's Coupon Thursday, in ordering a stolen £lO- - to be returned to its rightful owner. It was shown in evidence that tho accused, a ■ fireman on the lonic, who was convicted on a charge of stealing the note from the portmanteau of a ship-mate, had changed the note at the Lyttelton Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, and when arrested late at night he had only 17s 5d in bis possession. The total, sum stolen as £l2, and the Magistrate ordered the £lO-note to be returned to its original owner, which meant that the publican, who had quite innocently changed the note, was out of pocket to the tune of £lO.

Claiming to speak with an' intimate knowledge of the Home mar-' kets, Mr Thomas Mackenzie, M.P. for Waikouaifci, told his constituents on Friday night that he saw no justification for talk about depression. It was true that from wool and gum and hemp we might have some two> or three millions less this year than last year, but last year's exports were three millions in excess of the penultimate year, and there was no depression then. True, our wool was back, but he saw no justification for concluding that it would not improve in price. The wool market, and in lesser degree the fibre market, was, said the speaker, affected by the crisis in New York to a great extent, but there was every reason to suppose that the wool market would improve. He had given the question of our products most careful thought, as he was in <ouch with firms dealing with these interests.

A public meeting waa held in Norfolk Island recently to consider the advisability of the island being placed under the Commonwealth. After consideraie discussion, Mr O. M. Quintal moved, and Mr Joseph Quintal, sen., seconded: —"Ihat a petition be signed by a committee appointed by this meeting, and forvvarJed to his Majesty the King, that it is not advantageous to the trijo interests of Norfolk Island that we should be connected by transferor annexation ip any marner or shape with the Commonwealth of Australia, on account of (I) the very high tariff in shape of Protection, (2) racial policy, (3) unsaleable market for our . produce, (4) other reasons." The motion was carried by 84 (22 women) to 11. An amendment, proposed by the Rev. R. Nobbs, seconded by Mr C. C. R. Nobbs—"That this meeting be adjourned until a*copy of the draft bill arrives"—was negatived by 51 (including 21 women) to 14 votes. Mr H. U. Robinson will address a Trust Lands Trust voters at the Town Hall, at 8 o'clock, on Wednesday evening. A reward is offered for the return of a black Morocco handbag lost between Implement Company's Works and Empire Hotel. The Land and Income Tax Department gives notice that returns of income must l.e furnished not later than June Ist.

Substantial price reductions are announced by Mr A. P. Beale, book•seller and stationer, Masterton, on all lines in his extensive stock. Residents generally are invited to pay a visit of inspection. The j. a.b. Butchery announce that they have closed their business at the A.l Butchery, and that in future all business will be conducted from their premises opposite Messrs Graham and Co., Queen street. The first; football match of the Englishmen's tour will be played at Mas« terton on Saturday next, on the Show* ground, against a combined team from the Wairarapa and Bush Unions. For rheumatism, backache, faceache, earache, neuralgia, and other muscular pains nothing can equal WITCH'S OIL (registered).

?'\r Licences were issued as follows '< : - tluring the past year by the Welling-., ytm Acclimatisation Society :—Deer *'i abootChg, ?8; imported- game, 81&; ". flatting-4nsn9lß. boys 230. women. , 38. c .The delegates from the Gladstone .'"toHwetfoT'tha New Zealand Farmers' '"tTnion will move the following retold* * «ion at the Provincial Conference of tfche Farmers' Union: "That this Con•iference of the Farmers' Union 'vetrbijgly protests against any SocialJ istic legislation being passed by thu *';?arliamei:L of New Zealand." ; The Norwegian barque Inglewood, ■ 'which loaded gum at Auckland in -"♦tOefcober last for New York, was * -totally destroyed *by lire and explosion on a*Jth March on her way ifrom New York to Stockholm. CapJ tnin Svenaen was ashore at tho time, 'Unit tho crow were aboard. Only 'tthe ' flrat officer, the steward, and ■ itha sailmaker were saved. Asa result of two weeks' collec- ' tion £601) has been subscribed in Pal.'merntou North and district towards the purchase of a site for a new technical school. The lists are not ' 3fet called in, and tho total is sure to ,lia, greatly augmented during the Mfielftl few days. The sum collected '. will receive a (JovernmentjsubaicJy of pound for pound. ■ N6om3thing nbw in the preference -clause is to be included in the award ' in tht> hairdreasera' dispute now be- - pfore th-3 Arbitration Cuurt, says an : "Auckland t'r sa Association telegram. -By agreement bsiween the parties it ', provides that any, permanent em> •pioyee who, through excessive •alcohol, s'uill appear at work n/j>t,in ' a condition to perform the same, may be dusp in<!ed by his employer tor onu ' week Avithout payment for any portion (it it, as the emplyer may deem flr. /Any person so disqualified is furlther ineligible for accepting work ehftwhere during the period of susSome light would appear to be . thrown upon the origin of fires in " wool ships by a communication which was read au a meeting of tlie com- ,■ mittee of the Canterbury A..and P. .-. ABso:\ation"on Wednesday last. Mr .F. A. Archer, of Dalgety and C 0,,wrota enjlosin? a letter from his ' Dfifm in London regarding the preaencj of foreign matter in wOol. , ' The sample forwarded contained, a ' number of vestas, etc., evidently. • dropped in by the men engaged scouring the wool. The sample bag quite "'thickly sown with remnants of , t matches which had been lighted. of a pathetic charac- ' terwok place at the City Hall at INice on March 21st, the bridegroom , being a convict, Themistocle3 Don- ; tici, aged 26,, and the bride, Anna ."Orengo, a young girl 'for whose sake '»ha committed a crime which caused Vhim to be sentenced to eight years' ~penal servitude ( in ,Frsnch Guiana. ■■Mile. Orengo wrote to her lover in >j gaol saying that aha was more at- ,' tached to him than ever, and would ' marry him in spite of his sentence. 'Tb.3 necessary permission was 0b,7 tained. When her lover, handcuffed and guarded by twe detectives, enV'tered tho room, the bride fainted, jan J was unconscious for twenty minutes. The convict had been allowed vto wear ordinary clothes, and the de- " tectives having unhandcuffed him, ithe/ceremany proceeded. Both bride s, and gcoom wep 4 t -( silently .as they ftsßtood holding each' other's / hands; '-'Bvoryone present was affected to .ttears. When the ceremony was over * Vd'nd bride and bridegroom hod 4 exchanged passionate farewells, the stepped forward and led Vvthe prisoner, his face hidden in his : hands', from the room.