LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9111, 10 June 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Shares in the Masterton Dredging Company were sold yesterday at the satisfactory price of £3 Is per share.

The Mastertoii County Council yesterday, elected the Chairman (Cr VV. J. Welch) dtlegate to tne Counties' Conference this year, should one be held.

The Pahiatua Presbyterian congregation will shortly invite a minister to take charge there. Sufficient money is in hand or promised, so the Wellington Presbytery was informed yesterday morning, for the new church at Eketahuna, and the contract will prol.ably be let this week.

There was an attendance of about 130 at the Skating Rink last evening, and an enjoyable time was spent. Much excitement and amusement was caused by a hockey match played on skate 3. Each side scored four goals, the game thus ending in a draw. The Masterton South Band was in attendance, and played a number of selections.

Cr. A. Murray moved the following motion at the meeting of the Masterton County Council yesterday: —"That application be made to the Government, through the Chief Engineer of Roads, fc a grant of £I,OOO towards metalling AlfredtonWeber Road between Waitewhiti and Waterfalls bridge, and that Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., be asked to support the application." The motion was carried unanimously.

a communication from the Minister in charge or the Roads Department (Hon. J. McGowan)' to Mr J. T. JVI. Hornshy, M.l'., was read at the County Council meeting yesterday, in which it was stated that the representations made for an ad ditional grant of 43100 towards the Homewood-Kaiwhata Road had been noted, and would be considered when the Estimates are in preparation. In a covering le' ter Mr Hornsby promised to see that the amount asked for was set down in the Estimates.

The Masterton County Council confirmed the following; special order yesterday:—Black Creek Road deviation, £150; metalling loan, special rate of nine-sixteenths of a penny over a special rating district. At a special meeting sub-section 1 of section 10 of the "County Traffic Bylaws, 1906," was amer.ded by striking out all the words in paragraph (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:—"The Matahiwi Road from the private entrance gate to Mill. Holmes' residence to its western terminus." The effect of this is to exclude that strip of road from the heavy traffic by-law. Mr C. E. Daniell, who proposes carting timber from Matahiwi bush over the road, has agreed to put a load of metal on the road for every load of timber carried on the road. It was resolved to ask Mr Daniell to put down 200 cubic yards of metal immediately, under the supervision of the County Engineer.

HOUSE CON D TALENT. A horse's value depends 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 the " GILKUTH " Horse Pood. It is a Nutrient, Tonic, and Stimulant. Removes internal parasites. Obtainable from W.F.C.A., Ltd. TUSSICURA (Wild Cherry Balm) never fails to givo relief in cases of stubborn coughs and colds, catarrh, etc.

The lady member* of the Featherston Golf Club will play to-day for a trophy presented by Mrs J. R. Williams.

The weather experienced in the Nireaha district so far this winter has been mild and the pastures are looking well.

The Eketahuna Borough Council has accepted the tender of Mr Petersen (£1,100) for street improvement work in Jones' estate, Eketahuna.

Several cases of diphtheria and scarlatina have occurred re'-ently at Woodville. About this time last year there was an epidemic of measles in the district.

The Nireaha Co-uperative Cheese Company has appointed Mr H. Adamson manager of the Nireaha Factory. Mr Adamson has for several years been manager of the Greytown factory.

It is computed that three-eighths of a penny is the proportion of the general rate struck in the Eketahuna Borough for hospital and charitable aid maintenan-e, says the local paper.

Two hundred and ninety entries have been received for the annual Show of the Eketahuna Poultry Association, to be held to-morrow and Friday. This is about 150 less than last year. , tt The installation services in connection with the Woodville Masonic Lodge will take place this evening, when the Right Worshipful Grand Master, J. W. M'Dougall, will be present.

A case of scarlet fever occurred in the Masterton County Council's jurisdiction last month. The patient resides at Opaki, and the case was •reported by Dr A. Hosking to the County authorities. ; „

At the meeting of the Masterton County Council, yesterday, the following tenders were pecepted:—Building shelter shed at County offices, H. Byford, £67 (oeven tenders received); metalling Black Creek road, J. Tinsley, £l6B (three tenders received). )

During the past few days a wandering bull has installed himself as keeper of the Mangaorpnga Road, and people who have occasiun to use the thoroughfare have done so at great personal risk. Yesterday morning, says the "Eketahuna Express," Miss Grey, teacher at Mangaoronga, was compelled to beat a hasty retreat on her bicycle, uwing to a challenge thrown out by the animal. It is understood the bull is still at large.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton Fire Brigade was held in the Central Station last evening, Captain Jenkins occupied the chair. The secretary's monthly report was read and adopted. The secretary of the Hastings Fire Brigade forwarded a complimentary ticket for their annual ball. The secretary of the Carterton Fire Brigade forwarded two books of art u lion tickets for disposal. The secretary of the U.F.B.A. forwarded ain.ual letum forms to Oe made up tu June 3uib, ISOa. Three months let.ve of absence was granted to ■ Fireman Kivell. Cjpta'n Jenkins presented branchman H. Seiby with a airee jears' certificate of membeiship.

The Finance Committee of the Musterion County Council met yeste.vlay morning. Theie were . present— Murray (in the chair), Harris, Miller, Morris, Colquhoun a..J Welch. 'ihe treasurer reported as follows:—Bank, general fund account, dr £133 2s; local bodies' loans account, cr £660 12a lOd; accounts, cr £329 2s 7d. Receipts since May 12th, £279 9s Id. Accounts amounting to £1,418 7s 4d were passed for payment. The Chairman moved that the <>lerk be instructed to prepare and submit at each meeting a statement of the financial positions of each riding, up to and including the accounts at the meeting previous. The motion was carried. It was decided to request the Borough Council to erect two new lamps at Lansdowne, one to replace a lamp which is defective.

A meeting of members of the Y.M.CA. was held in the rooms last night for the purpose of forming an Association Football Club. Mr A. E. Rees occupied the chair. After discussing the proposal, it was decided to form a club, to be called the Y.M.C.A. Club, Mr F. Truscott was elected secretary pro tern, and M ssrs Billintgon, Gray, J. Tait, "A. " Miller a working committee. It was decided to hold the first practise at Lansdowne to-night, and to hold a meeting to elect officers on Friday night at 7 o'clock. The following team was selected to play a mutch agaiinst the Masterton Club on Saturday nsxt, at 2.30 p.m.:—Goal, Buchanan; full-backs, Vaughan, H. Pierce; half-backs, T. Gray, k. Billington, A. Miller; forwards, B. Dodd, J. Tnit, F. Trubcott, B. Brown, W. King. Emergencies-—T. Miller, J. Berry. On the motion of the chairman, a hearty' vote of thanks was passed to the Masterton Club for the assistance they had given in connection with the formation of the club.

The quarterly meeting of the Wairarapa Licensing Committee was held at Carterton, yesterday. There were present:—Messrs W. P. James, S.M., Chairman, Jas. Brown and Wm. May. Mr J. Greenbank applied for a renewal of the Blairlogie Hotel license, which was granted on condition that certain improvements, reconrnended by the Health Officer, were carried out. A transfer in connection with the Morrison's Bush Hotel from Fnnis Parish to S. Poison, was granted, The following renewals were granted:— W. Eagle, Tauei-u; P. Costin, Taratahi; P. P. Firman, Club Hotel, Carterton; W. M. Halley, Marquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton; T. Smith, Rryal Oak Hotel, Carterton; J. Constable, Gladstone Hotel; Clara Smith, Greytown Hotel; May Coultor, Foresters' Arms Hotel, Greytown; S. Polsen, Morrison Bush Hotel; H. T. Hawker, Club Hotel, Greytown; ■ A. C. Nitz, Tauherenikau; John Card, Empire Hotel, Featherston; J. Crawford, Featherston; J. B. Gold, accommodation license, Ferry Hotel; C. E. Brewer, Martinborough Hotel; T. H. Maguire, Club Hotel, Martinborough; W.F.CA., Greytown, wholesale license. Never neglect a bad cold or congh; there is no knowing what it may develop into. Take TUSSICUEA (Wild Cherry Balm).

Several' properties have changed hands in Greytown lately. Mr T. Evans, the secretary of the Lower Valley Jockey Club who recently resigned his position, has been induced to reconsider his decision. A proposition is on foot to extend the Moroa water-race so as to give a supply to the Morison's Bush district and southwards. ' The No-License Council in South Wairarapa has already taken action in regard to the coming election, and has appointed delegates to attend the forthcoming Dominion convention on the 17th inst. The council is also issuing a large quantity of No-License i literature. The Abattoir Manager reported to the Borough Council, last evening, that the following stock were slaughtered at the Abattoir last month :-=— Cattle (including calves), 154; sheep and lambs, 818; pigs, 93. Four cattle and one sheep were either partially or wholly condemned. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held at Carterton, yesterday, before Mr IV. P.' James, S.M. A man named Neils Poulsen, of Clareville, vf&s charged with illtreating Iwo horses by working them while they were suffering from sore should der*. A fine of 40s and costs was inflicted. Two old age pensions were renewed and one granted. The iJorough Council, last evening, decided to authorise the laying of 66 chains of gas mains in Johnston Street and Makora Road, the trenching to be done by contract labour. (Chairman of the Gas Committee) stated that there were twenty applications in from residents in these streets for the gas, seven of whom had applied for gas cookers. Complaints were so frequent at the meeting of tfte Borough Council, last evening, that the records of the Council's Committed and other business were not correct that at last the Acting Town Clerk (Mr W. T. ManEfieldj said, "In future I shall take an exact note of what is moved, whether grammatical or net, and whether to the point or not, and then there can be no cause for complaint." The Y.M.C.a. Debating Society held its weekly meeting last night, when the subject for debate was, "Which is the better form of taxation?—rating on unimproved or improved value." Mr A. Donald occupied the chair. Messrs Flanagan and 1 Cole lead tho debate. The subject , was very exhaustively dealt with by the leaders, and those preoent also gave their views. On being put to the meeting, the supporters of unim- ■ proved valu° secured a majority of three. The subject for the next • Monday is "Should the Labour Party > be in power?" Mr Rees will lead in I the affirmative and Mr Collie in the s negative.) N [ ; The finances of the* Masterton Borough Council stand as follows: ! General District Fund —General Account, dr, £7,196 5s 6d; Gasworks, J cr, £829 9s; Library, cr, £l3B lls9d; Deposit, £167 10s; Waterworks, cr, \ £313 6s 9d;. Abattoir, dr,£S7°slod; ! Bannister Street, cr, £2 10s 4d; 1 Special Drainage, dr, £25 6s 7d; 1 Loan, £25,000, dr, £lll 17s 6d; 1 Overdraft, £6.345 iSs lid., .Loans ' dr, £24 43 8d; Improvements, dr, £25,000 —Schedules A, dr, £482 8s lOd; B, cr, £834 . 17s 2d; C, dr, £773 7s sd; D, cr, !£341; dr, £lO5 15* Id/ Rates out-, standing amount *.o £937 8s 6d. The reversion to night sittings ( of the Borough Works and Finance. Committee was a step attempted last' evening by Cr J. C. Ewington, who wished to move that the Council meet on the evening of the present day set apart for it instead of the afternoon. The Mayor pointed out that this question needed the unanimous sanction of the Council before it could be discussed, as it meant rescinding a previous resolution. On the motion being put as to whether the Council agreed to the matter being discussed without notice of motion, a dissentient voice was heard, and Or Ewington there- ■ fore gave .notice to move in the direction, stated at the next Council meeting. Cr Ewington asked at the Borough Council meeting, last evening/why the Council's instructions had not been complied with when some months' ago it had authorised the completion of the Waipoua River stop-bank. The Acting Borough Engineer replied that no authority had been given him to call for tenders for the work. He had been iri'structed to prepare plans for the work, and these had been duly prepared and approved by the Council. Cr Elliott said he, too, understood that the Council had authorised the work to be proceeded with. Eventually the Council decided to authorise the calling of tenders for the work/ A motorist was coming into Christchurch on the Kaiapoi road at a high rate of speed, riding without lights recently, when he suddenly went bump into a black mass which proved to be a spring cart, closely followed by three cyclist". The horse could not stop in time, and the cart wheel passed over the shoulder >of the motorist, while the horse tramped, the motor cycle to scrap iron. The three cyclists fortunately pulled up just in time, 1 and after a few minutes' rest the remains of the motor were tarried to a neighbouring house, while the owner was driven back to Kaiapoi to catch the North express for Christchurch. A narrow escape by death from suffocation was experienced in Japan last month by Mr F. H. Wood. Who was in business as an auctioneer in Greytown and also Masterton 'for many years. Mr Wood, who is making a tour of the East, was accommodated in a bedroom in which a brazier of charcoal was burning, the weather being chilly. After he had been asleep for an hour or two, he woke up with a sense of suffocation, and was in the act of groping his way to the door, when he fell to the floor in a swoon. In falling he knocked over a piece of furniture. The noise awakened some of the hotel people, who entered the room and found Mr Wood unconscious. The New ZesLr lander was carried into the open airV and soon regained his senses, but for some days afterwards he was feeling far from well.

After months of trouble and general "ruction?," the disaffected members wf the Johnsonville Rifles have deciJed that they will henceforth be at peace one with another. No one will resign, and everything is to'be pleasant and nice. At the small birds conference held at Ashburton, Mr Wilson, of Selwyn, setated that each full-grown bird was -..responsible for destroying over half ;-a bushel of grain each year, either "'by pulling it up whan it was springing through the ground or devouring ;it when it was reaching maturity. As Mrs Sachs, of Weber, Hawke's SBiy, wai riding down the Leisure Hour Cutting a day or two ago, the :horse took fright and threw her over nthe bank, which falls away pretty sstesply for a hundred fe3t down to thj river. Mrs Sachs was picked up (unconscious, in which condition she iremained for several hours. A Press Association telegram from ilnvercargriU states that Richard Whittington, a brewer, was charged •with receiving an order for a keg of beer in a no-license district, and was Sfc-fttfi-d £lO and costs. Tho Magistrate stated that he intended dealing tso/erely with such caaes. Ailan inquest touching the death • of Thomas Henderson, killed by a fall -of quartz at the Kenkere mine, at 'Tnames, a verdict of accidental death, no blame being attachable to anyone, was returned. The evidence ishowel that the ground was heady. Tne large block that killed deceased .appealed to be safe\ Cato, the other ;ma:i injured, was badly knocked about ttha head. Hi is expected to re- , >«over.

Want of system in connection with v th'j noting of migration of Presbyter.ians in New Zealand was brought before the Wellington Presbytery yeater'Jay morning, and it was finally decided that ministers should be notilfted of persons going from one church •district to another. It was pointed iout that in the absence of some such system, young men in a strange town might easily go from thefr own church to another, or nnt go to church at all. Gradually tfte New Zealand coast jg becoming safer for the mariner, i the Marine Department being steadily engaged in carrying out its programme of building new lighthouses and providing other aid 3 to navigation. Godley Head, at the entrance -t j Lytteiton, is now being provided with'an automatic fog signal, which win probably save many an hour to travellers between Wellitig'on an I Lyttelton by enabling the Htads to be picke 1 up easier in thick weather. The Corinthic, which is due at Wellington next week from England, is bringing a total of 403 passengers to the Dominion. Of this large number 347 are travelling in the thirdclass. The port 3 for which they are ibooked ar9 as follow:—For Auckland, ■155; for Wellington, 121; for Lyttelton, Sti; for Dunedin, 43; for Greymouth, 9; for New Plymouth, 7; , cfor Napier and Nelson, 4 each'; for Westport, 3; for Wanganui and -Bluff, 2 each; for Picton, Timaru ;and Gisbbrne, 1 each. The section of the North Island .Main Trunk line from Matnron to will be taken over by the 'Railway Department on Ist July. In ■regard to the time-table, the general manager states that nothing has yet been dafinitely decided, but it is proJbabl" that a through service from Invercargill will be instituted. Passengers would leave Invercargill about 7 ia.m., reach , Wellington about 10 a.m. ne.it day, leave again about noon, and reach Auckland about 8 o'clock the next morning. The journey from Wellington to Auckland might,' perhaps, bo further reduced as rthe device was consolidated. In' connection with the recent Blackball strike, the following paragraph appeared in the' London "Financial News," on May Ist:—"lt is 'interesting to note that even in New Zeiland (that earthly paradise of democracy) the law declines to pro-i tect trade unions from the consequence of torts committed by them. Some little time ago, it appears, the Arbitration Court imposed a fine of v£7s on the Miners' Union, for various wrongful acts committed by that body, in its corporate, capacity, 'whereupon the writ was returned .marked 'no effects.' The Crown ■ Prosecutor is now proceeding against ' individual members for' recovery of tho money, and the'opinion is generally expressed that he will succeed in his action. The Crown Prosecutor is •■evidently a courageous person." A tin of preserved mutton, which w;h packed in the year 1876, is in tin possjssion of Dr. Brown, superintendent of food for export, at .Melbourne. Dr. Brown explains that ■"■♦ho.British war authorities required contractors to give a guarantee that the tinned commodity woul:l keap in any climate for two .years. "Victorian meat - packers feel," said Dr. Brown, "that it is harlly fair that they should' be held responsible for any damage' to goods irytransifc. They contend that their 4<p£t will keep for an indefinite .period, so long as it is stored in a dry place." Dr. Brown intends (says the "Argus") to open tho tin of meat in his possession in the course of a few days, and to examine its condition, ■after being tinned for 32 years. The political activity of the Farmers' Union is, says Christchurch •"Truth," the healthiest and most refreshing sign in Dominion politics iat the present time. There is only one chance of stnmming the movement towards Socialism, and that is by the isolation of the Socialists as a political party. In the past the farrn--ers have been far too ready to leave •everything to the politicians elected to represent their interests without •.seeing that they did their duty. The result was that when the Government brought down its Land Bill many of these country members made the f jeblest of protests, and ended by -acquiiscina: in whatever the Government liked to put forward. Tho farmers have now discovered that unless they are to be handed over, bound hand and foot, to the Socialists, must strike a blow in their own defence. b'

"What's your verdict?" in a fury Asked the counsel of the jury. ..Though, 'twas somewhat premature he Oould no more endure! «! What's our vordicfc? " said the foreman " We've all colds through that door, man! •Oive us what ; we asked-Moro, man, Wood's Great Pe,pperment Cure.**

West Australian flourmillers are asking the State Government to run subsidised steamers to Japan and China.

The drop in the price of wnol is said to be responsible for a general depression in the labour market throughout Hawke's Bay. Labour is reported to be very plentiful and the demand does not by any means correspond with the supply. A rather unusual, and at the same time startling, accident happened as the mail train from New Plymouth was passing through the Manawapou cutting, near Hawera, on Friday last. A tree stump became loosened and rolled down the face of the cutting, striking and breaking the windows of a carriage, the occupants of which were naturally much alarmed. Fortunately, nobody was hurt.

A settler in the Manawatu district has planted 10,000 cauliflowers, and expects to net sixpence; a piece for them in the winter, when vegetables are scarce. As this lot does not occupy anything like an acre of ground, at even threepence a piece it should prove a very proiitable crop.

! Two housewives of Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., have invented an ironing machine, for which they are seeking patent rights in New Zealand. It is described as "an ironing machine, comprising a smoothing iron suitably mounted in a reciprocal manner, on means for guiding and supporting it, and means for reciprocating said smoothing iron." The aborigines are rapidly dying out ia Victjria. Thare are now only 250 i atives, compared with 270 in the last financial yea'-. These natives hitherto have had reservations of land made for them to the extent of 11,899 acres, but a number of reservptions are to be returned to the Lands Department, reducing the area to 6,889 acres. The H Battery, Nelson, has among its members at the present time, aays the "Colonist," a most enthusiastic young Volunteer in the person of Gunner Newton M'Conchie, whose hom3 is Hope Saddle, on the Buller side of the ranges. Gunner M'Conchie has to ride twenty miles to Kohatu station, where he takes train for Nelson. He attends the weekly parades of his corps, to do which, as will be seen, he has to travel 100 milea, 40 mile? on horseback and 60 by train. A South Island visitor, who for many years past has operated very largely in wool for manufacturing purposPß,has been speaking hopefully to the "Feildinf Star'' of the outlook for pastoralists. He said his firm was at present engaged in buying up all the wool it could lay its hands on in the Dominion. "For," said he, "I am convinced that wool -has now plumbed bedrock, and will go on advancing in price. lam convinced that this year had seen the lowest price for wool that we will see for many a long day to come." A girl's jealousy led to a double tragedy after a wedding at Worst, in Schleswig-Hols f ein, Germany recently. A young man, named Franz Terkelsen was married in the morning, and in the evening there was a great merry-making at his father's farm. Suddenly there was a cry of "Fire!" and Franz and his father rushed out of the house. They found that the stables were on fire, and rushed inside to save the cattle. While thty were inside the roof fell in, and both were buried in the debris and burnt to death. The shock of the double tragedy killed the mother of the bridegroom, whib the young bride went out of her senses. A girl in the village named Adela Harck has confessed that she set the stables on fire. Two years ago she was engaged to Franz Terkelsen, but the engagement was broken off, and she could nut bear that he should marry another; In regard to the .increase in the price of meat at Wellington, enquiry from one of the leading Dunedin Butchers elicited the reply that thera i 3 almost certain to be a rise there presently, owing to the drought and other C4uses. There is shortage in the meat supply in the North Island, and dealers there are beginning to draw extensively from Otago. There is sufficient supply in the meantime for local consumption, but towardsthe end of the winter there is likely to be a scarcity of stock, caused by the demand in the Noith, and the retail trade in Dunedin will consequently be affected. The frozen meat export trade is brightening, and several Home trading steamers will obtain full cargoes. The reduced freight rates for the winter are now iii force, and business is expected to increase. The export trade as regards general cargo is still dull. A pair of spectacles, found in Perry Street, await the owner at the "Age" office. Mr F. Storey, tailor, Pahiatua, has vacancies for tailors and tailoresses, and offers constant employment. Messrs Walsh qnd Co., manufacturing jewellers, have just completed to order of the Masterton A. and P. Association fourteen gold and eight silver medals. Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, Masterton, has a fine supply of a reliable curative liniment for chilblains, a complaint particularly prevalent during the winter months. A special display of New Zealand industries in the shape of Kaiapoi Woollen Company's manufactures is now being made by Messrs Hen.dry and Buxton, drapers and clothiers, of Masterton.

A clearing sale of furniture that should attract the attention of the purchasing public, will be held on account of the Misses .Dupre, at the residence, No. 22 Church Street, this afternoon. The goods are in excellent order throughout, and every line will be sold without reserve by the auctioneer, Mr J. R. Nicol.