LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9144, 21 July 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wairarapa Hunt Club intend holding a ny-nin at Upper Opaki iuxt Monday. The course will be over Mr Buiek's property, aa at previous "meets," the start to be made from Mr'C. Bannister's. A meeting of the representatives of the public bodies in the Wairarapa ,is to be held on Friday, in Greytown, to consider the question of urging the Government to accept Mr W. C. Buchanan's offer of £6,000 for a dary farm in the Wairarapa. Mr C. P. E. Livesay, Architect of Wellington, has moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Cnaiubers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Office of the Bank or' N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2092.

The, erection of the Troopers Menrorml'in the Square at Martinborough is now nearly completed. A first offender was fined 5s for drunkenness by Mr G. Heron, J.P., at the Musterton Police Court, yesterday morning. The Waterloo Mounted Rifles have added a number of recruits to their ranics lately. The strength of the company ia now over fifty. The annual meeting of the Masterton Co-operative .Dairy Company will be held on August 15th. It is probable that some important business will be dealt with. A petition 13 beincj circulated in Masterton by supporters of NoLicense, affirming the bare majority principle in regard to local option, and is Leing numerously signed. The net gain to the Masterton Hospital, as a result of the recent Hospital Bali, will not be definitely ascertained until after a final meeting of tin.: indies' committee, to be held to-morrow. The Secretary of the Masterton Horticultural Society (Mr N. H. James) is still conducting an active canvass for members. The season is now approaching when the Spring Show will have to be prepared for by the Society, and a meeting of the Committee will be held shortly.

The Masterton Mounted Rifles wili hold a Government inspection parade to-morruw evening. Sergt-Major Burr will be in attendance, and instruct the corns in various manoeuvres. A meeting of the Ball Committee will be held atter'the parade. The Ladies' Committee for the Ball will meet, on Saturday.

At the annual meeting of. members of the Greytown Working Men's Club, held on Saturday evenirg, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr, William Udy; vice-president, Mr Walter Maxton; geiWral committee, Messrs C. Henry, J. Robertson, J. C. Skeet, G. Hendry, G. Stevens, H. Workman, E. Dunn; auditors, Messrs Webster and Thompson.

A cht'sa match wan played in the Y.M.C.A. last evening 1 , between the St. Matthew's and the Y.M.C.A. Chess C'mbs, and resulted in a win for the lijuer by six gamei to two. A particularly interesting crame was that played between Messrs W. Kummer (Y.M.C/A.) and J. Winchester (St. Matthew's), which lasted over two hours, and was eventually won by Mr Kummer.

The Masterton Borough road staff have just had tangible evidence that the Queen Street the town, is so proud of, with its tar-maeada,mised road and was not always so pleasant a highway to walk upon. Opposite the Queen's Hotel the large stump of a once spreading totara tree, was removed from the centre of the road, in order to allow of a good foundation being put down for the new macadam.

The Park Lake is at present empty, the waler having been run off to allow of excavations being made at one end. 'lhe necessity for a boatshed is obvious to those who visit the vicinity of the Ja-e. It i- no-induce-ment to a person to build a highHass craft when it has either to be lift exposed to the weather night an,l day, cr removed away at some expense. Just now about .a dozen boats are lying abuut various parls of the lake shorej wit.i no protection whatever.

A euchre tournament was played in the Dominion Hall last evening between the Yorkshire Society and the Druids' Lodge, and resulted in a win fur the former by 31 games to 23. Refreshments were provided by the Yorkshire Society, the arrangements in cornice.ion with the tournament being can-ie.i out by MrH. H. Collins, honorary secretary of the Society. Messrs B. Smith and G. A. Hood, on behalf of the Drukls, thanked the Yorkshire Society for their hospitality. Messrs G. H. Waddington (president) and J. Hunter (vice' president) replied on behalf of the So:iety.

A somewhat important work is now proceeding at the Park Lake. A gang of workmen is engaged in excavating a 1 fine new channel at the north-west ei.-d, whicii will materially iiicr; ase-the water area. This work was authorised by the Borough Council some months ago. The spoil from the excavation is being used t) i*aise tlu' ievel of the Waipoua River stop-bank which shelters *he Parkextension—a valuable use for the spoil. Tha stop-bank will form an almost impregnable water resistor when the Park Committee has cinsummated its scheme for completion of the bank.

The Y.M.C.A. concert, held under the auspices of the Debating Society, test tvening, proved a decided success. The seating accommodation of the large social hall was taxed to its utmost. The chair was occupied by Mr J. Hunter. A varied programme was submitted and heartily appreciated. Songs were rendered by Mrs Torrence and Messrs R. Young, A. J. Parton and C. Redman, and recitations were contributed by Mr 'Geo. Sykes and Bridges. Mr Greenwood gfive several gramaphone selections. Messrs Chilton, Kemp, Alpass, L. Daniel!, Hebenton and Thompson took part in the elocutionary contest. The judges (Messrs R. Brown and R. Rigg) announced Mr Chilton as the winner. <

State control of the medical service id advocated by Dr Dock, of Waihi. Lecturing on the subject before a friendly society at Waihi, reeeuily, the doctor argued that from a public poiji*; of vit-w bis scheme wo.:id L-tiatile eery man, woman, and chili to obtain direct the services of a sneoialk-.t in every branch of medical science'. He advocated making all ho.-pitiila fite to such canes as dei tewed hospilal tiealnitnt and chic, thua doing away with the prestnt existing I'aicc of JiPling up and wiping off enormous sums in bad debts annually, as was done in Auckland and Wellington. With regard to Waihi, was it not, a scandal, he asked, that £2,000 in bad debts had to be written o ff in live years?

Tis the the ploughman who follows the plough. While the dairymaid is milking tho cow! And the dear little lambs Who ran after their clams, While the pig.s follow the sough! And the fui-merd all follow each othor, I'm sure, In getting for Winter Woods' PeppermentCure! 14

It is reported from Shannon that owing to the deposit of silt by the late flood some settlers are feeding their stock on tree leaves. The Wanganui Meat Freezing Company have equal to about 30,000 carcases of mutton and some general cargo to ship before closing the season this year. The snow is almost down to the foot of Mount Egmont. Writing one day last week, the manager of the North Egmont Mountain House reported that snow had been falling at the house throughout the preceding day. During the last month 71 persons were naturalised in the Commonwealth, 07 being men and 4 women. Of the number, 22 were Germans, 11 Swedes. Italians, and 8 Danes. Of the applicants, 29 were from New South Wales. \ As giving some idea of the intensity of the cold in the country at the back of Oatnaru, it may be mentioned that the water in some pipes supplying a farmhouse near Windsor froze nearly a fortnight ago, and yet thawed. , ■

The result of shopping timber orders is the closing of several mills in the Hokitika district, and a large number of men are thrown out of work. Meetings in favour of increasing the duty on Oregon pine have been held at Kumara, and aifier places. If the slump continues, if will be very serious. > Who is the oldest person in the' Dominion? Someone lately claimed the distinction for 'Mr Thomas Mackay, a veteran of 103; but Mrs Alice Burling, of Dome Valley, Warkworth, says the "Westport News," wishes to champion the claim of her father-in-law, Mr Henry Burling, sen., who is in his one hundred and eighth year, and lives at Waikanae, on the Manawatu Kail way. An Oamaru gentleman who was in Hakataramea Inst Saturday witnessed the arrival of the coach at that township fron'iOtamata. It took (reports the "Oamaru Mail") eight hours to do the 16-mile journey, notwithstanding that the coach was drawn by four horses. The appearance of tie (each when it arrived at the township furnished a spectacle to be remembered. The*wheels were solid blocks of ice, so solid that it was impossible to discern the spokes. 1

Mr James Brown, of Pine Bush, ']. Southland, exhibited some lambs at the Dunedin winter show, and won a , second prize. One of these was killed at the Mataura freezing works, last week, and its freezing weight was 951b. This (says the "Mataura Ensign") is a record'for the Mataura works, if not for Southland. average weight of lambs at this time of year at the Mataura works runs from SGlb to 371bl Trie lamb in question was a Romney crocs.

Consternation has been struck in the hearts of insurers in Reef ton. (says the "Inangahua Times"). It is reported that the insurance companies have decided to charge 5s per ;HOO extra insurance «.n all dwellings' or places connected with the electriclight in Reefton, on the ground that; the latter, is not properly insulated. This is a heavy impost, and is all the more remarkable since there kia noti heen,a single case of fire pffwed to. be due to electric lighting since its* inception. , For some time there has been a gradual hardening in the prices of fat stock in Otago. and judging' from present prospects the position) will become more acute as the: spring approaches, more especially with regard to fat cattle. Dairying, proved so profitable ain industry, has caused many farmers to cease fattening Bullocks for the market. Last season's turnip crop» proved a failure on account of the blight, „ and- the position has been somewhat accentuated by the bad; weather experienced of late.

The variableness of a school* teacher's salary was well -illustrated* by the president in his address to the Otaeo Educational Institute on Thursday. He instanced the case of a country teacher who, in IS9I, was receiving £243 per annum, and who now, while at the same school, receives payment for his pervices at the rate of £165 per annum. In other words he had suffered a total reduction of £7B in nineteen years in his. salary, "while the country has been flourishing like a green bay .tree, while farmers and business people have been nicking fortunes, and manual workers have had their wages largely increased." This rami had trieil scores of times, by legitimate means, to obtain reinstatement in his former gra'de of school, but without succors, though he was a thoroughly competent teacher, who, in nineteen years IwCT" giincd greater experience in his profession and a larger fare*^

A unique application for bail was made at Sydney by Mr Cromwell, j solicitor, in a case which is to come on for hearing on Friday at the Newtown Police Court. Mr 1 Cromwell applied to the presiding Magistrate, Mr Donaldson, for hail for a valuale dog, which the police had locked in the cells at the Newtown Pdice Court. It was urged by the solicitor that the health of his ciient, the dog, would be seriously jeopardised by a further detention. The Magistrate wanted to know what proof there was that the deg desired bail. Mr Cromwell said that was clearly set out in the continual whining of the j dog day and night to be released. It was evident that the animal suffered from insomnia. The Magistrate enI quirett what position the dog occupied jin the case. "He represents the alleged stolen property,'' replied Mr j Cromwell. The Magistrate enquired ! from the police if the facts, as set; ; out by Mr Cromwell, were correct. t Sfigeant Mitchell stated that they i were, and he added that the policewould offer no objection to bail being I granted. In fact, those in charge of the police station would only be toopleased to get rid of the prisoner, as he was a nuisance to them and the confinees. The Magistrate granted the application, but as the dog was a valuable one, he made the bail £4OJ The necessary security was forthcoming, and the dog was released. Hoarseness jn a child subjectflfc croup is a sure ind Ration of the approach of the disease.,. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given at once or oven after the croupy cough has appeared it will prevent the attack. Pleasant to take and contains no poison. For sale by all. Chemists and storekeepers.

The police raided a "two-up" school at Tomoana (Hawke's Bay) en Saturday, and took' the namej cf twelve players. Lambing/ has begun in various parts of North and Mid-Canterbury, bu; the season will not be at its height for a month at least. The present early lambs are intended for the early demands of the butchers, and probably for Show purposes, as lambing so early is not generally favoured by farmers. A Presa Association telegram from Gore states that on Sunday the eighteen months old child of Mr McDonald, school teacher at Pukerau, swallowed fifteen match heads. Medical attention was secured in time to apply successful remedial measures, and the child is now progressing favourably. According to the "Gisborne Times," a sheep-farmer of that district, after carefully investigating the facts, has come to the conclusion that fully .£500.000 of New Zealand money has gone to Queensland within a recent period as the result of the special conditions for acquiring freeholds there.

; . With a view of breeding a finer class of sheep, an Ashburton grazier has imported several pure-bred marino rams,' which he is crossing with large-framed crossbreds. This farmer is of opinion that too much in-breeding is responsible for the infeii.U' and ccarsa class of sheep that are to be seen on every hand throughcut the Dominion. Mr A. R. Barclay, M.P. for Dunedin North, told a Dunedin "Star" reporter that, in his opinion, the session would last until October. There was likely, he said, to be. a lot of trouble over the new Arbitration Bill. The Minister of Labour had a lot of supporters, but it was not at all probable that the Bill would go through in its entirety. The demand for timber seems to be on the increase. Some of the best offers for New Zealand timber come from, Australia. Lately a West Coast miller wss given an order for two million feet by an Australian bujer, and an Otago syndicate, who have the rights of a good sawmilling area, received an offer for the whole lot from tha Commonwealth.

The annual return of the members of Industrial Unions of Employers and Workeis in the Dominion shows that thsre are 121 unions of employers, with a t3t.il membership of 3,630. There were 310 workers' unions, with a membership of 45,614. Eight employers' unions and nine workers'unions failed to send in returns, and their legislation will accordingly be cancelled. A Dimedin reporter ashed Dr Valintine what effect he expei-ted the new Hospital Bill wouki hive, if passed, on the bodies goverring hospital* throughout the Dominion. He replied:—"lt 'is hoped thue re will greatly simplify the administration of hospitals, both as regards central and departmental work. There has oeen little otjaction throughout the Dominion to any of the clauses of the Bill, except those dealing with the enlargement of hospital districts. Most of the small hospital districts object to being merged into the larger, preferring to manage their, own hospital affairs. Nevertheless I am personally in favour of the larger districts, believing that in the end such a system, with the reform brought about by the new Bill, would make for the creation of a more efficient and economical administration. It has not been my experience that the sma'ler districts have been the best administered.

Reports from the back country beyond Naseby confirm the worst anticipations regarding mortality among aheep, but until the snow is away it will be impossible to say to what extent. Some musterers on snow-shoes, wh'i were after cattle on Mouai Ida Range, report having ' passe:! lar K e droves of shaep huddled t aether in a very pitiable and weak condition,'ind as many had hare Lacks, i„ win evident that w> id citing had bc-gun. Numbers of plvjoij. were also tce:i either dead or dying. Another settler reports having teen a mob of 300 completely s-noth-red by unav, lanche. One settler owed th; salvation of his flock of 2,000 to the sagacity and friendliness of a pet she-p. The flock had beco-nc stupid and frightened at the unusual conditions ui:d woi.ld rot bo driven, and it was by enticing tlvi pet sheep by crumbs of brcid and coaxing that it consented to follow the farmer', and • the mob followed this leader, and was brought to th j s';acl;s before the thaw made the snow unfit tor walking.

One of the mos'i interesting pavil»uns in the spleidid section called "Colonial Avenue" at the FrancoBritish Exhibition (r.ays the London "Standard"! is that devoted to the! recently civnted To ninion of New Zealand. There is .simplicity one might almost say « democratic bluntne3S—in its extern;-1 appearance which, wittingly or unwittingly, typifies somewhat the character of those sons of the Mother Country who, in the space of half a century, have transformed these inlands of the Southern Pacific from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the richest. The New Zealand Pavilion comprises an exhibit which has been organised mainly to demonstrate the natural resources and pro ductive economy of the Dominion. And there is a vary sound basis on which to build such a demonstration, for New Zealand is one of the most productive countries in the world fcr its size, and it is reasonably anticipated that its output will bo vastly increased when the /large areas now lying waste are brought into profitable occupation.

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Mr Arnett, Government Fruit Inspector at Auekkn I, condemned eight cases of oranges which were landed at Auckland from the s.s Tofua, from the Islands, though tluy were covered by certificate Unit, they came from a district fn c of disease. A! .iut 300 bars of maize were also diseased, but the inspector, having no authority to destroy" this, has arranged with the importers to place the shipment in a freezing chamber, hoping thus to kill the ily. Mr /\rnett says the pest is most dangerous, and if once it got hold in New Zealand, it would bring ruin to farmers

An advertiser has to let a 6-roomed house with half an acre of orchard. A good girl as mother's help is wanted for the country. An advertiser has vacancies for gentlemen boarders in a private family. An advertiser has a vacancy for a young lady as boarder in a private family. Tenders are invited, up to Friday, 31st July, for deaVihtr about 50U acres of manuka scrub at Fernyhurst Mr W. H. Cruickshank advertises particulars of a farm of 24<" acres, near Pahiatua, which ho has had placed in his hands for sale.

The Masterton South Band has been specially engaged t> pinya programme cf music at tiie Elite Skating Rink to-night. An advertiser is forming classes in elocution —beginners and advanced students (ladies a.,d gentlemen). Address will be given at the Age Office. At the residence, No. 30 Cole Street this afternoon. Mr J. R. Nicol will fcU the whole of the furniture and effects of Mr Walter Murray, who is leaving Masierton. There is at present an interesting display of wedding cakes in the window of Messrs Alpass and Co., bakers, Quesn Street. The cakes are three and four deckers, and reflect the highest credit on I he makers. Mr T. G. Botterill elsewhere announces that an auction wale of jewellery and ladies' and gentlemen's clothing will bu held at Hollow-ay's Buildings, Qjeen Street, this afternoon.

On the premises, Queen Street, at 1.30 p.m. on WrMJnjHd-y, Messrs R. E. Hiwell and Co., Ltd., will sell, on behalf of Mr A. S Aw dry, pictures, crofkervware, photo-frames and fancy goods. O.i Saturday next, at the premises, Qui ei Street, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell, under instructions from the Deputy Official Assignee in the estate of A. A. Narby, goodwill of lease of shop, with the whole ol the nhim now being used in connection with the hatchery business. ■ The sale of drapery and clothing now proceeding at C. Smith's, Ltd , is attracting a large amount of attention,- and the assistants are busily en.{agsd in attending tJ thrj wants of patrons. The firm lire bringing out fresh bargains every day, and that they lire giving satisfaction is evident by the volume of business that is being done. Three hatidv-sizci farms, ranging in area from 200 to 240 acres, all highly improved and first-class positions for carrying on successful dairying operations, are udverised for tale by Messrs Rose, Ltd , auctioneers and estate agents, Dannevirke. The firm also advertise particulars of a bakery business which they have been instructed to sell. Send the document;* of your miportitiona to MESSRS J. .7. CURTIS & CO. uTD.. Customhouse shipping and Forwarding Agents, Customhouse Quay Wellington, who will q.iu-scly clear, p:«s and forward tlm goods invou. , Modeintf, charges.

PERSONAL. Constable Baker succeeds Constable Hammond in charge of the police district of feathers ton. The empkmci <>f the Grsytown branch of the W.F.C.A., on Saturday, presented Miss G. Keedwell, who has severed her connection with toe firm, with a handsome silver tea and coffee service. Mr Alex. Fletcher, of Martinborough, died on Sunday morning. Thi deceased, who was 59 years of came from Glasgow about eighteen months ago, and had resided in Martinborough ever since. Mr A. Clark, representative of Mr Frank Thornton's Comedy Company, wa-i oi a vidt to Masterton yesterday m .king arrange-nen's for the Cornpa iv's appearance at the Town Hall on Monday, July 27th. The death of ex-Constable Cha~. Cooper, for many years in charge of the Pahiatua police district, is an nonnced from Wanganui. The deceased, who saw service in the Maori War, was only placed on the Police Provident Fund on the Ist inst.

The death is reported by the Press j Association at New Plymouth of Mrs M. J. Midlleton, who as a child arrived at New Plymouth, by [the Amelia Thompson on 3rd September, 1841. Except for a short period spent at Nelson during the Maori War, she has resided at New Plymouth always?. She leaves one son, Mr C. T. Mills, and one daughter, Mrs A. B. R. Fookes At the ago of 86, after a brief illness, Mr Henry Thynn Williams Vernon Harcourt recently died at Derrili--quin, New South Wales. Deceased was a Lrother of the late Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who held office, in several British Ministries. He was well-known throughout Riverina an an expert wool classer. He arrived in Victoria in the early days in good financial circumstances. The town of Harcourt, Victoria, was named after him.