LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9109, 8 June 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hon. J. D. Ormond ha,s decided to cut up about 10,000. acfres of his Wallingford estate in Bawke's Bay. The price of bread in Eketahuna if,, the "Express" understands, to be reduced to 7d the 41b loaf next month. The executive of the New Zealand Congregational Union* has accepted the tender of Messrs Rose and Mason, at £SOO 10s, for the' erection of a Congregational Church at Mastorton. The contract ia to be commenced immediately. Mr F. J. Redman gave the weekly address to the young men's meeting of the Masterton Y.MIC.A. last evening, taking as his subject the modelling of youthful, character. At the strangers' tea there was a good attendance, Mr John Hunter taking th? chair. A nuimbec of strangers were present, and the usual hospitable welcome was accorded them..

There was a large attendance at the skating rink both on Saturday afternoon and evening. In the afternoon a hoys' race vvaa run, and after a keen contest was won by E. Cook. The Masterton South Baiid was in attendance and played a number of selections. On Tuesday night a special attraction is to be provided in the form of a hockey match or skate?.

Subscriptions are being collected in Maslerlou at present towards the funds of the newly-formed Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr J. W. do Castro, the secretary, collected a fairly substantial sum on Saturday, and a number of members were enrolled. The fee for membership is only 2s 6d, and the worthy public nature of the Society's work should secure for it genemus support.

A meeting of the ladies' committee of the Carlton Cricket Club was held in the Foresters' Hall on Saturday afternoon, when various matters in connection with the social and dance to be held on Thursday, June 18th, wera dealt with. It was reported that arrangements were well in hand for the function, which promised to be a decided success. It was resolved to hold another meeting on Saturday next. Mr 0. F. B. Livosay, Architect of Wte lington, has moved to mora convenienrooias in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Oitice of the Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692.

The Fahiatua Licensing Committee sat at Woodville on Friday. The police reports were favourable all round except as to the Kumeroa and Makuri Hotels, where improvements were required, and Herbertville, where it was vague. These three were held over for three months. All the others were granted.

The Y.M.C.A. Debating Society will meet to-morrow evening this week instead of to-night. The subject for debate is "Which the better method of taxation—the basis of improved or unimproved value?" Tomorrow evening there will a'so be a meeting of members of the Association interested in the formation of a football team to play the Association game. On Wednesday night the Glee Club will meet, and on Saturday night the Bible class will hold a meeting. Unclaimed letters from beyond the Dominion for the undermentioned persons await delivery at the Masterton Post OfnVe:— C. Bradley, S. Bardwell, Alex. Bell, Jessie Barron, T. Clark, T. Cock, W. First, Miss Vera French, Chan. Hay, Henry Hughes, F. 1). Jones, F. King, T. Matthews, Mrs Jessie Mitchell, James Mahoney, G. McConnell, Leslie Parker, Patrick Rahilly, Hugh Ross, Leonard Shaw, Miss Sutherland (Kuripuni), £C. Small, A. C. Thompson, F. F. Thompson, W. E. Taylor. The second of three matches for the Cement Pipe Company's trophy will be fired by the Morris Tube Association to-night. Competitors must be prepared to shoot in the following order and at the times stated:—7.3o p.m.: Messrs Brighting, Spring, Smith, F. Hood, King, Barker. 8 p.m.: Messrs Allan, Morris, Hodges, Sutherland, Wellington, Pearse. 8.30 p.m.: Messrs G. Hood, Mcintosh, McHattie, Bannister, H. Perry, Homblow. 9 p.m.: Messrs McGaughran, McNab, Burridge (2), Williams, Lewin. Lett; any others as can be arranged.

Judgment was given by Mr W. P. James, S.M., at the Maatertou S.M.. Court on Saturday, in the case Pickering Bios. v. Henry Walerhouse. contractor, of Maryborough, in which £176 l?s lid was claimed on various plumbing contracts, and £los' counter claimed tor material supplied and alleged uncompleted work. Part of the amount counter claimed was subsequently abandoned in respect of a cheque for which payment was stopped. Judgment was given for plaintiff for a balance of claim over counter claim of £lO3 9a 9d, costs not being allowed. Mr f. L. Hollings appeared for plaintiff, and Mr B. J. Dolan for defendant.

Prospects for a racecourse at Solway are now at an end. The Stewards of the Masterton Racing, Club received a report from Mr A. P. Rawson, surveyor, on Saturday afternoon, stating that he found there was an insufficient area left for a course at Solvvay, now tha* some of the sections had been sold. He suggested that if. a portion of Messrs Judd Bros.' property adjoining could be procured an excellent site was available, with a natural rise very suitable for grandstand?,, etc. The Stewards thought the proposal to remove to Solway was now inadvisable. Mr C. A. Pownall mentioned that had the Club taken, action before tho sections were sold they rninttt have had a new course,, and regretfully remarked, "We missed the 'uus, and bauly, too."

New Zealand timber and. its durability have been brought under notice at the Bluff,, where wharf extension necessitated the pulling up of piles within the extension, area. They are all of totara, placed in position more than thirty years ago. The only evidence of decay is on that part exposed to the action of the tides, between high and low water marko. Above and. beneath that the timber is perfectly sound, the intervening portion being honeycombed and oaten away, until barely a connecting link remains.. The theory deduced by those best able to judge is that the destructive eLement—possibly an insectfloats on the surface, and that all beneath water-line and above tidal limits remains intact for what seemingly may ue set down as- an indefinite period.

After refening to the formation of unions of dairy factory employees the annual report of the National Dairy says:.—-"There is one important amendment, required in the Law which we should urge on the attention of the tiovernment. The statute provides that seven workers- engaged in an industry can register as a union. It is possible that a union consisting, only of this number may formulate, demands which affect 150 other employeesengaged in similar work within the industrial district,, who take little or no interest in the matter. The existing law needs to be amended in the direction that at least half of the employees affected shall bo members of the union before issuing demands."

The season now practically closed has been a phenomenal year for-New Zealand dairy produce, says the annual report of the National Dairy Association. The season opened badly. Probably the month of September was the severest on stock experienced for many years past, and consequently the supply of milk was considerably reduced. Prices offered by buyers, for f.o.b. sales at the beginning of the season were not equal to those obtained in 1906, with the result that several factories decided to consign, with very satisfactory results. The Commonwealth output was considerably reduced, by no less than 419,440 boxes, equal to 10,486 tons, as compared with the 1906-7 season. This falling off, together with general shortage in the Northern Hemisphere, assisted to maintain prices at a high level. London quotations opened at 118s and steadily advanced until a record figure (1545) was reached about February 15th for some shipments. The decline, however, was rapid and permunent. HORSE CONDIMENT. A horso'a value dopeuds on his condition. An ordinary horse in good condition is often better than a fine animal in poor condition. For horses out of condition nothing equals tho " GILRUTH " Horse Food. It is a. s Nutrient, Tonic, and Stimulant. Removes internal parasites. Obtainable from W.F.C.A., Ltd.

In some parts of Marlborough cull sheep can be had for taking them away, says a Marlborough paper. There ia again a lull in scarlet fever in Wellington, only eight fresh cases being reported to the District Health Office during the 1 week. Diphtheria, however, rose to six in the city, but dwindled to two in Petone. Two men, named respectively Arbuckle and O'Neill, were injured by a fall of coal at Mine Creek Colliery, Westport, on Saturday. O'Neill was seriously hurt and Arbuckle was slightly injured. The men were buried for three-quarte's of an hour before being rescued. Maoris are rapidly dying on the West Coa»t, and tangis are very frequent. At Otaki during the past few days two deaths have occurred, says a "contemporary. The next few months promise to be very hard on the natives as they have neither crops nor money—due to the prevalence oE tangis.

The slump in the land market is less attributable to the state of ther money market than to a natural reaction that was bound to come from the inordinately high values up to which property had been forct-d, Rays the Gisborne "Herald," and also tothe sympathy that land values must have with the market price of wool. On Wednesday next the members ot the New Zealand professional Rugby team will return home from England and Australia. They will be accompanied by Messenger and Bever.nl other Australian players who will take part in the Baekiville benefit match to be played on the Athletic Parle mxt Saturday, under Northern Rugby Union rules.

Two lrglewood boys found an acetylene gas generator, turned the tap, and got a flame. To get a bigger fiame they shook up the generator, and presently there was an explosion. The generator was blown to pieced, and One of the beys, named Bishel), had his face bau,y cut. The other, Maasicks, escapid unhurt.

A New South Wales paper states that Mr H. Lawrence, ot Vvairarapn, "New Zealand, bought £IO,OOO worth of land at the sub division sale of St. Aubin's estate, bcone, 194 miles north of Sydney, recently. The report of the sale Btates that alluvial flats sold to £l7 per acre, wheat land to £lO per acre, town allotments to £l7O per acre. Grazing land was all passed in.

As the result of correspondence with the War Office, Mr E. L. Burgess, of Wellington, has received the King's and Queen's Medals awarded to Mr Charles Ccunor, who served through the Boer war as a trooper in the Kimbeiley Light Horse and Scott's Railway Guards. Mr Connor,, who is said to be in the Martinborough district, is asked to communicate with Mr Burgess.

George Wm. Taylor,, cabdriver,, was arrested at Palme'rston North, on Saturday morning, on a charge of criminal assault, the alleged offence taking place at one o'clock on Saturday morning,, a.t the stables were accused is employed. Accused wasbrought before the. Court and remanded till Monday, bail' being allowed—Taylor in £2oo> and two sure Lie's of £IOO. each.

The "Kaikoura Star" states that Mr A. Adair, who is> levelling the -Takahanga Domain, at Kaikoura, recently unearthed some relics of Rauparaha's terrible visit to Kaikoura many yeaiM ago. He found the skulls* and bones of several Maoris who were killed in the conflicts, and also a fine specimen of a mere. A few ths hilt of. the weapon are missing, but the "business" end is perfect.

Peculiar circumstances surrounded an application: for a divorce heard at Auckland op Saturday.. Elizabeth Pearce applied for a dissolution of her marriage with Wm. Pearce. She said her husband was a deserter from a warshiu, and Ban away to escape arrest. Three yeara late- she saw an account of his. death in a newspaper, and married again. In January last she saw respondent in Auckland. She spoke to him, and he at first denied relationship, bat Ibter admitted he was, her husband. Corroborative evidence was given,, and a decree nisi was granted. '

The "'Sydney Morning Herald" says there is something incongruous irTblanUets in the-biiopics, but Mr W. Baldwin vouches for the fact that an American commercial traveller in the East Indies was doing a roaringtrade in blankets. Millions of blankets were exported from Europe and America every year. All the- natives im Java and the islands and the Straits- had blankets, hot for a covering,, but to lie on. Australia, which had for years exported blankets to Europe,, has so far made no endeavour to secure a portion of this valuable trade.

We certainly have too little applied science in New Zealand, says the '' LyttcLtoo. Times,.'''' ftttt it is not ever> farmer's son who can spare the time to go into the chemical laboratory for a course of training. The university colleges might render the Dominion an invaluable service, however, by-affording scientists facilities for investigating agricultural problems. There is an immense amount of work to be done in this direction, but so long as the university courses are mapped out on conventional lines we need not look for very great progress.

Wyndham, the port from which the greatest number of cattle are shipped to Fremuntle, is ihe headquarters of great herds of cattle, but their numbers sink into insignificance when compared with the mammoth herd running on the Victorian River Station, Northern Territory, 30 miles south of Port Darwin, which «a eastward of Wyndham. .This herd numbers 60,000 head. The year's branding has just been completed, and 16,200 calves were handled. This property is owned by Mr Sydney Kidman, who controls altogether ten other stations, on which 8 it is estimated there arc 200,000 head of cattle. He has also a sdore or more stations close to Adelaide. The pro* perties under his control represent 25,000,000 acres. For rhoumatisui, backache, faceaohe, nnrir«ho nouraliria, a,nd' other muscular calcium;, iiuu"**b "*• -un-rnnine! r\TT pains nothing oaa equal WUCiI b Vlh (registered).

The body of Patrick Lynch, aged 48, a single man, was found in an open ditch in Macandrew/ Road, South Duncdin, in seven or eight Mnchea- of water. It is supposed Jthe man fell in when intoxicated. It is dated that action is to bo Ktaken againts a weekly newspaper ifor contempt of court in publishing 'the evidence given in a case heard in •the Supreme Court, Christchurch, »after the Judge had directed that no fQviddnoe should be published. M>" Bishop, S.M., in the Christ«church Court, on Friday, stated that ihe and his fellow-magistrates were ».making an effort to get the Habitual /Drunkards Act amended 30 thatccn•victious for breach of prohibition would assist in qualifying a person as a habitua* drunkard. ""Morally," he added, "persons who ware continuously breaking jsuch orders are worse than the ordinary person to whom the Act at present applies." A resident of Whangarei lost a valuable pointer dog the other day under somewhat unique circumstances. The owner was one of a party out shooting, and tied the dog tn a tree. Attracted soon nfterwards by tide dog's yelping, he found it attacked by a swarm of bees. On being cut loose the animal rushed under the house to free itself from its tormentors, but only lived for about an hour and a quarter afterwards. The bees were bush bees, lately hived, and were described as being pdrticu--1 r.ly ferocious in thair attacks on the devoted animal. Two yonns. men. seek board and residence in private family. A gentleman requires double-bed-room and sitting room, with board, in good locality.

Tne second term of the Masterton Te'huical School classes will commence this evening. Pupils are remindelthat all fees for instruction are payable in advance. The members of the Masterton A. and P. Association are invited to meet the General Committee at the Sol way grounds on Ihursday next to confer as to the laying out of the new > grounds. The Wellington and Wairarapa Motor Company stock motor and cycle sundries in large quantities. Particulars of prices and terms will be found in the wanted column. /kn advertisement elsewhere notifies the person who was seen to take a tftirse (containing money collectel in aid of the Masterton Hospital) off a chair in Howell's Auction Mart, onSaturday afternoon, to return same immadiatc-ly to Age office to save farther trouble. At the residence, No. 22 Church Street, on Wednesday next, Mr J. R. Niuol will sell on account of Misses D.upre the whole'of the furniture apd effects, particulars of which are contained in advertisement. Every line will be sold strictly with■•oat reserve. Co'ighl Cough! Couth! Don't cou„>L Take TUSSICURV. Rothes tholniiamecl membrane'. Sjothi ig .and healing. Is Gd, 2s Gel.