LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9115, 15 June 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Instructions to have the main electoral rolls completed by September next ha.e been issued to the Government Printing Office. The work is now about one-third of the way through. It is understood that the supplementary roll printing is to bt. entrusted to private firms in the several centres of population, and this fact, together with the order respectine the main rolls, gives probability to the rumour that the general elections will be held on this occasion at an earlier time than usual—probably during October*— "Post."

The following is the order and ap proximate times at which competitors must be prepared to ahoot tonight in the first match for Morris Tube Association's Brighting Cup: 7 p.m., Messrs Pearse, Williams, W. Burridge, Burrows, Wellington, Spring; 7.30, Messrs G. Hood, R. Burridge, King, Lett, Sutherland, E. Perry; B'p.rr.., Messrs Brighting, Barker, Hodges, Lyttle, McGaughran, Hornblow; 8.30 p.m., Messrs Byatt, Waytt, Galyer, Mcintosh, Smith, Gardiner; 9 p.m., Messrs Redmond, McNab, Toml'n, Lewm, Allan, C. Perr"; 9.30 p.m., Messrs R. Morris, Bannister, H. Perry, F. Hood, McHattie, H. Morris.

The Finance Committee of the Master ton'A. and P. Association met on Saturday morning. There were present—Messrs G. C. Summerell (in the chair)., J. B. Hoodie, 0. C. Cooper, and J. D. Cruickshank. The statement of accounts was as follows :-Dr balance, May 9th, 1908, £490 17a 7d; expenditure, £23 15s lOd; receipts for month, £37 9s 9d; dr balance, £477 3s Sd; cheques outstanding. £74 12s 7d; dr balance as per pass book, £402 lis Id. Accounts amounting to £lO3 5s lid were passed for payment. The Committee resolved to recommend the payment of interest on Solway grounds as from May Ist. The report was adopted. The Rev. C. E. Porter, of Wellington, occupied the pulpit at the Masterton Methodist Church, yesterday, when the Church anniversary was celebrate! The sermon in the morning was entitle:! "The lame man at the beautiful gate," and in the evening "Is it ever too late to mend?" Both subjects were handled in a masterly manner, the Rev. Porter being n fine speaker. Special music was given by the choir. The anthem "Praise the Lord" (Simper) was sung in the mouiir.g, and in the evening the "Gloria" from Mozart's Twelfth Mass, and an unaccompanied quartette, "God is a Spirit," given by Mfsdames Edwards and Boagey and Messrs Chilton and Ralph. The latter deserves a word of praise for the excellent standard of the choir music. The offertories were in aid of the Trust Fund.

In making a very strong plea for prison reform in N-iw Zealand, Mr G. Laurenson, M.P., in a recent speech, quoted the Elmira system of the United St-ites, which, he said, although very expensive, was also very effective. As far as.they could be traced, it was found that.of the prisoners, 74 per cent, led industrious, clean lives after discharge from gaol, and only about 2 per cent, relapsed into crime. However, coming nearer home, they had the new system inaugurated in New South Wales. Although he had no figures, he knew that the results were phenomenal. The reason of that was that everything in the gaola was done with the most absolute discipline. Every warder, even, as the gaoler passed him, called out his number, the portion of the gaol he was in charge of, and the number of prisoners in his gang. Every incentive was given to the prisoner to be industrious and improve his grade among the prisoner*. The New Zealand system believed in punishing a man rather than reforming him, but what was the position? Last year New Zealand prisons had received 2,670 persons, of whom 2,04t5 were old criminals. The system should be improved by giving the prisoners more light, more reading matter, the benefits of a school, and a training in some industry.

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The Conciliation Board will sit at Masterton to-day, Napier on Wednesday, and return to Wellington on Thursday. Yesterday being Trinity Sunday, special service?, conducted by the Rev. R. Young, were held at St. Mark's Church, Carterton. A first offender was fined sr, in default 24 hours' hard labour, for drunkenness, by Mr G. Heron, J.P., at a sitting of the Masterton Police Court, on Saturday.

About a foot is to be taken off the crown of High Street, Carterton, shortly. The work of asphalting the street will afterwards be put in hand.

The services at the Carterton Presbyterian Church, yesterday, were conducted by Mr Keith, secretary of the BiDle and Tract Society, Wellington. Large rnob3 of fat cattl - are driven over the Rimutakas weekly now from the Lower Valley stations. Consignors state that they find this method of despatching their beasts to the various meat works in and around Wellington cheaper and in every way preferable to trucking them by rail.

While playing in the junior football match, Red Star v. Te Ore Ore, on the Showgrounds, on Saturday, T. Maaka, a member of the latter team, had a small bone in one of his legs broken. The injured player was attended by Dr Cowie, and removed to the hospital.

The strangers' tea of the Masterton Y.M.C.A., last evening, was attended by about thirty persons, including about half a dozen strangers. The chair was occupied by Mr J. Hunter. At the men's meeting the chair was occupied by Mr D. B. Thomson. The Rev. R. McNaughten, of Napier, delievered an address. The Clareville Tennis Club held a very successful social and dance m the Clsreville Hall on Friday evening. Songs were contributed by Miss M. Whyte, Mrs Morgan and Mr Algie. At a suitable interval, Mr W. Fisher, President of the Club, presented Mr Pull's trophy for competition among the ladies' to Mrs C. Reynolds.

The work in connection with the Martin borough water supply is to be commenced immediately. Mr Scott, the contractor, will be in Martinborough this week, A large quantity of the piping has already arrived. The labour will be drawn from the district, except skilled labour, which is >to be procured from Dunedin.

A well attended meeting of the ladies' committee of the Carlton Cricket Club was held in the Foresters' Hall on Saturday, when final arrangements were made in connection with the Club's fifth annual social and dance, which is to be held on Thursday next in the Foresters' Hall There is every indication of the function being the most successful yet held by the Club. Martinborough continues to take great strides along the road of progress. A Masterton visitor to the South Wairarapa "capital," on Saturday, states that the improvements made since last he visited there (a couple of years ago), and the new and fine class of huilding3 treated, have quite transformed the place. He predicts a big future for Maitinborough. The back country just now looks particulary well. "Waiting at the church," and waiting in vain, was the unique experience of a bridal couple in a Wairarapa township last week. The clergyman who wad to have perfoimed the ceremony clean forgot the important appointment, and the nuptials hat! to be celebrated the following day. Very elaborate arrangements had been made for the wedding, too, but the forgetful parson had gone to a neighbouring; town for the day. There will be no I'.M.C.A. hockey fixtures this week. The annual meeting of the Chess Club will take place this evening, also the Debating Club's meeting, at which Mr A. G. Wise vvii! take the affirmative, and Mr Collie the negative, in a discussion as to whether or not the Labour Party should have the balance of power. The Glee Club will meet on Wednesday night, and the iJible Class op Saturday, as usual. A word of warning to workers is conveyed in this month's teport of the Labour Department. There appears, it says, to be ro demand in the city for unskilled labour, and with the prctent condition of the buildirg trade it would not be wise for country workmen to make for the town?, as is usual at this time of the year. Applicants ; for employment to the department must now he preoareil to accept counlryor cooperative employment, which is still available for willing workers.

The Education Department has issued a circular to the various Education Boards to the effect that as the issue of the Dominion Day medals has now been delayed so far beyond the date on which it was originally proposed to distribute them, it has been considered advisable to delay the presentation until the anniversary of Dominion Day, September 26th, again comes round. The extra delay about three months (says the department)—will have compensation in the added interest that would attach to the medals by the more timely date of presentation. The timber industry rn the Coast appears to be in a promising condition. A eawmilling company, which has recently erected an up-to-date mill at Ikamatua, has made a start cutting timber for the market. The "Greymouth Star" states that a very large quantity of lumberhas he*»n put through the .mill, in the operation of which about thirty men are employed. A second timber concern has been established in the same locality. Quite a number of hands are to be engaged in working out a forest of white pine and rnatai tinmer. A sawmill is also being erected at Kokatahi. The plant, when erected, will command a considerable belt of white pine, and as there is a demand for this timber it should be the means of giving employment to a further number of men.

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A sum of £2,043 has been paid out by the New Zealand Dairy Union for butter fat during the month of May.\ The Wellington College Branch of the Navy League has now 270 mem- ' bers. It is the largest school branch in the world.

A Press Association telegram states that Mr Ernest Short has received word that Cabinet has decided not to purchaso his Parorangi Estate, near Feilding. The Aorangi, which left Suva on the 11th inst. has on board a Vancouver mail for Wellington. The mail is exp-jctaci to reach there from Auckland about June 23rd.

Andrew Armstrong, aged 25, a cowboy, employed on Kirkpatrick's farm at West Taieri (Otago), attempted to kill himself on Friday by cutting his throat with a razor. The wound is dangerous.

There are 228 artisans and 2,933 labourers at present employed on co-operative works by the Public Works Department, and 2,863 labourers employed by the Roads Department.

A Chinaman, named Moy Ling, won the first prize among a large number of competitors for a Shakesperi an recitation at the Austral competitions, Bendigo (Vic), last month.

' A novelty in the shape of a " one man band " was in Picton the other day. The performer, who hails from the Sounds, plays at one time the big drum, triangle, mouth organ, and accordeon.

It is noted in London that the sum of £5,000 has been promised by the Primitive Methodists of New Zealand towards the £250,000 now being raised by the churches in Great Britain for the denominational centenary.

"Bidwill's cutting." the wellknown slope this side of Martinborough, is being remctalled, the contract, a very large one, being carried out in a most thorough manner. Sixteen three-horse teams are engaged on the work. Mr Alexander Whitley, manager of the Waitnngi Mine, Thames, has accepted the appointment of mining l inspector of the West Coast of New Zealand. Mr Whitley is a manager with considerable experience, and has been associated with mines in the North and South Islands.

The Waipawa seat is likely to be keenly contested ap the forthcoming: election, as some smart candidates are entering the field. Mr P. R. Fitzherbert, solicitor, of Dannevirke, and Mr Reginald Alexander, editor of the "Daily Press," are spoken of as entering the lists, though they have not yet been definitely announced a* candidates.

A military squaoble has arisen in West Australia owing to several officers having motored through a regiment on the march. The motorists were ordered to apologise, but the regiment's commander insisted that the matter should go to the Military Board. Thereupon he himself was placed on leave by the commandant. All the paper? have been sent to Melbourne.

The case Leigh v.' Strand, ar*sing out of a land transaction, cam'o before Mr Justice Chapman, in chambers at Wellington on Saturday morning. Judgment was entered for plaintiff for £1,836 7s 7d, with costs on the highest scale, allowance for five extra days at £ls 15s, and certificate for second counsel for six days, plaintiff to have costs according to scale on discoveries and interrogatories. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that the prisoner, Philip White, who is serving a long sentence for "holding up" a jeweller's shop in Christchurch, and was recently committed to the Sunnyside Mental Hospital, as insane, has' now been certified as sune, and was taken back to Lyttelton yesterdayafternoon. White was handcuffed to another nrisoner, the two being in charge of two constables. On reaching the Christch.irch platform to catch the train at 2.45 p.m., White slipped his hands from the irons and rushed out into Moorhouse avenue. One of the constables made chase after White, who. in front of the Grosvenor Hotel, was trioped by a pedestrian, and then seized by the policeman. White resisted strongly, but was got on the train, and subsequently lodged in the gaol.

The municipalities of New Zealand seem to be fairly well satisfied tjhat the m-esent system, under which the whole of the councillors retire at onc-f, is a wrong oiip. lut to judge hv the remits which have been sent forward for the municipal conference to be held next month, they are not at all unanimous as to what form the remedv should take. Dunelin and Port Chalmers surest that the senior councillor in every ward should retire each year, which would mean that when the Act got properly under way, each member of the Wellington Council would hold office for about 12 years. Birkenhead wants half to retire annually, and Mosgiel one-thirl. The conference will have no difficulty in deciding that the present system should be altered, but it will be put to some trouble to decide on a satisfactory solution.

Interesting figures bearing upon New Zealand industries have been submitted to the Wellington Provincial Industrial Association by its secretary, Mr H. F. Allen. According to the figures compiled by him from the 1906 census, there were 56,359 bands employed in industries conducted throughout New Zealand, and the wages paid for the year totalled £4,457,619. The approximate value of buildings, land, machinery, and plant (excludingvalue of Grown lands) was £12,509,286. There were over 4,000 hands emnlnved in flaxmills alone, over 3.000 in meat freezing and preserving works, over 3,000 in dressmaking and millinery establishments, just under 3,000 in tailoring establishments, close on 4 000 in the printing and book-binding business, while in sawmills and sash and door factories over 9,000 hands are employed. „„*

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Mr Hogg, M.P., elsewhere announces that he will express his views <m the political situation in the Town Hall on Thursday evening next. The Masterton Municipal Gas Department invite tenders for trenching work. Specifications may be seen at the Gasworks or at the Council offices. The Mastercon Technical School Snvite applications for the position of teacher to the Thursday evening's 'Civil Service class, which close •with the secretary (Mr N. D. Bunting) on Wednesday. The ' Austral Botanic Company announce a clearing sale of odd lines in order to allow them to manufacture for the wholesale trade, which .branch of their business has recently jgrnwn to such an extent as to require special attention. Mr R. Lo"', the well-known shop .■front builder, of Wellington, is in Mafterton supervising the construction of the shop front for Messrs "Gray Bros', new building in Queen jsstreet. The windows will be constructed according to the very latest for displaying goods to advantage. Business men ■contemplating alterations to their shopironts can obtain full particular* fnm Mr Low at Messrs Gray Bros.' Building.