LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9163, 10 August 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the drought last summer the Ballance Co-operative Dairy Company manufactured forty - seven tons less butter last year than during the previous year.

A first offending inebriate was brought before Mr G. Heron, J.P. at the Masterton folice Court on Saturday morning. The accused was severely cautioned and convicted and discharged. The committee of St. Patrick's Day Sports Association will, meet on Saturday evening next to make arrangements for the annual social, and also for the transaction of general business.

Calm weather, with sunny days and hard frosty nights supervened tiie southerly of last week. On Friday, Saturday and Su.nday were ideal days, a fortunate circumstance for sheepfarmeiv, as lambing is now becoming general. The roads are again drying fast.

The Y.M.C. A.Parliament will meet this evtning in the Assembly rooms in Chuich Street. The chief business is the introduction by v Mr R. Rigg of a "Bill" to abolish the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitation Act. Special "gallery" accommodation will be provided for ladies.

The General Committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association will meet to-morrow week, and visit Solway Showgrounds. The project is to give the new committee an idea of what is proposed to be done in the way of laying out the grounds in order they may approve of the propositions submitted, or modify them if they think necessary, with a full knowledge of the circumstances. A meeting of the chairVnen and secretaries of the various branches of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. will be held on Wednesday -'evening in the Association rooms, the business of ttie meeting to be the formation of an executive committee to superintend Y.M.C A. work. The meeting is called in accordance with a recommendation from the annual

meeting. The contract time for erection of the Seddon .'Memorial Technical School expired on Saturday, and for the purpuses of occupation the school is practically completed. The plastering of the facade has yet to be finished,.and. pirthular attention is being paid'to this work. The school stands back several feet on the seclion, and it is* intended to erect a conrete and iron fence of artistic design in front cfthe building.

' The young men's meeting of the Mastertou Y.M.C.A. last evening was attended by about forty persons, Mr A. Hendry occupying the chair. The Rev. E. Walker, travelling representative of the British and Foreign Bible Society, gave an interesting address on the objects of the Society. At the strangers' tea tha Rev. H. Watson was present, among the strangers being also a number of Maori friend-'. The chair at the tea was also (Occupied by Mr Hendry. Sjvr-ral very interesting 1 speeches of welcome and thanks were made. I

The following is the order in which mebers of the Morris Tube Assodal tion will fire in.the fifth competition [ for the 8.-ighting Cup, to-night:— 7 o'clock —MQ3S-S-Taylor Bannister, .YlcCalmont, Lett, Wellington, E. Perry. 7.30 o'clock Messr3 King, Johansen, Spickman, L Barker, Blighting, Lyttle. 8 o'clock—Messrs Swansot', liornblow, Hodges, G. Barle , Gardiner/Larsen. 8.30 o'clockMet srs Redmond, Wyatt, Gaylen, McNabb, Smith, Mcintosh 9 o'clock—■ Me.-s sTomlin, Pearsa, Allan, Lewin, Morris, C. Perry. 9.3U o'clock, Messrs H. Perry, Culloty, McHattie, Burrows, Cook, Spring. Williams, R. Burridge, W. Burridge, P. Hood, G. Hood.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Featharston Dairy Company will be held on August 22nJ. The annual report states that the amount of cheese made during*' the past year was 5t53,()641b5, as against 681,150 lbs last year. The amount of butter-fat received was 21G,9601b==, and it took 10.40 ibs of milk co make a pound of cheese. The consignments of cheese to Glasgow realised from (50s lo (54s Gd per civt,, the average price beirg 62s 6d as agiiinst tills OJ.hisc ye<tr. fhe average Government grade for all shipments was 01. ii. The advances on tsst to suppliers w-mc 5 I per (jailor, mi the Septembir uniplv, and 4d pe>' gallon for the balanc: of tiu s«-i----son. A further advance of foursevenths of a was made on August 10t!i, making the total advances equivalent to 15.47 d per lb of butter-fat for th-j Septe.nbk- sup-

; ply, and 12.70J per lb of butter-fat for the balance of the season. The whole of the cheese was not only graded first-clas?> but Mr Adamson, the manager, succeeded in obtaining the highe3t average graae in New Zealand for the season's shipments. Mr C. P. B. Livesay, Arehittct of Wal lingtou, hns moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the<ffead (Mee of the Hank of N.Z.) Addofes3— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692.

The first annual social in connection' with the Masterton Friendly Societies will be held in the Drill Hall,, on Thursday. August 20th. At a speciai meeting of the Ekctahuna Borough Council it was decided that negotiations be opened with the Government for a water and drainagescheme. Lieutenant Herd, bandmaster of the Wellington Garrison Band, has. been elected adjudicator for a band contest to be held at Hamilton, Auckland, in the second week uf October. The strength of the defence forces; in the Wellington district at the end of last month was 6,553. This is anincrease of forty as compared with, the previous month's figures. In connection with the Wellington: Sunday School examinations recently held, four scholars of the Carterton Methodist Sunday School secured firstclass certificates, and three secured third-class.

A assignment of 200,000 brown trout ova reached Wellington on Friday from the Government hatchery at Hakatarau-ea, the collection of ova having now finished for the season.. Half the ova was sent to Masterton, and half to Nelson and Southern Westland. A Press Association telegram from. Auckland states that a man named Emil Bach, supposed to be a German, committed suicide by shooting himself in Wellesley Street on Saturday. The deceased spoke very little English, and had been despondent, through inability to get work.

A Gun Club has been formed at Eketahuna. The following officers have been elected: —Patron, Mr A. H. Herbert; President, Mr E. Page;, Vice-Presidents, Messrs P. C. Turnor, J. A. Haswell, 11. Griffith, A. Manguson, T. B. Mason; General. committee, Messrs J Carncross, A. Breitmeyer, L. Wright, T. B. Mason,. H. Griffith, C.Greyjnnr., T. Knight, H. A. Walker, R. Clarke; Secretary, Mr A. Ereitmeyer. An in?tanee of the ravages of starlings was mentioned by Mr George; Hunter at the meeting of the commutes of the Hawke's Bay A. ami P. Society on Friday. Mr Hunttry stated that millions of starlings had taken a fancy to settle in his plantation at Porangahau, and he had tosend a man with a gun every night, or else blue gums which had been., planted for twenty-five years would be totally destroyed. A very successful bazaar in aid of,:' St. Mark's Chuich, Carterton, was held ii' the Victoria Hall, Carterton, on Friday and Saturday last. A goodi programme of glees and fanr> danceswas arranged by the choir of St. Mark's for each evening, and the; stalls were heavily stocked with articles. The takings for the two days amounted approximately to £l5O. The bazaar was one of the most, successful yet hell in connection with the Church.

| The annual meeting of shareholders, of the Belvedere Dairy Company was held on Friday afternoon, twentynine shareholders being present. MrGeorge Stevens was voted to the - chair. The annual report and bal-ance-sheet was adopted as read. Three directors retired by rotation,, and the following were elected in their places:—Messrs J. Fensham,.. Geo. Stevens and VV. J. Bowye.r Mr C. H. Cormack was ra-elected auditor. It was derided to open the factory on the Ist of September. A. letter was read from the Wail Pastoral and Agricultural Society asking'for a donation towards a cupfor a special dairy class. Tt was decided to recommend to the incomingdirectors that the sum of £5 5s bevoted, providing that other dairyfactories subscribe a similar amount. Reference was made to the retirement of Mr Jas. Brown as secretary, and the chairman-spoke in eulogistic terms as to his work during his long? term of office t

The annual report of the Ballance Co-operative Dairy Company discloses a very satisfactory state of affairs, the balance to credit on theprofit and loss account being £2,407 Is 7d, and the net credit balance at. the Bank of New Zealand £1,069 8s sd. An idea of the extent of the operations of the Company during thd past year may be obtained from the fact that the advances against butter-fat suppliel amounted to over £34,519, and toat th.2 sales amounted, to £42,5% 13s Sd, Durirg the past ten ycarj the Company nas made onsidi-ra; la progrefs. In' 1898 the advances againut butter fat amounted to unly £10,116 19s Bd, and the to £ls,Ui)4 6s lid. Ten years ago the price -s advai ced for butter fat i were much lower than during thepast year, when ths average price was 9.34 pence per pound. The directors propose to distribute the whole of \ the surplus amongst the shareholdei-s after appropriating the usual five per cent, dividend qn. paid-up capital. -"" * '"

A Press Association message from Whangarei quotes revolting details from the evidence given at thfcinquestion the body of a Maori child, Makarini Hohepa, and the report has to be necessarily abridged. Witnesses stated that three generations of one Maori family herded indiscriminately in one room. It was said that the •grandfather (Ngatimo Hohepa) deliberately held one child in a fire, causing frightful injuries. This child was now in the Whangarei Hospital, with some hope of recovery, and the grandfather was in the Avondale Asylum. The evidence also showed that a second child was placed on a fire by its mother until it was practically done to, death, at the command of Hie grandfather and her husband. The jury returned the fol- ! lowing verdict:—VWe, believe that the child named Makarini Hirini Ngatimo Hohepa met with his death' on or about July sth by burning at Mangakahia, and we bejieve theparents Hirini and Erna Hohepa,. aid the grandfather, Ngatimo Hohepa,to be guilty of wilful murder; also, vvo believe the other adults pivsent were deserving of punishment for not trying to prevent. ihe crime " The general impression i i that the outrage 13 the outcome of Tohungaism, since it was stated bywitnesses that the deeds "'ere done to drive Satan out of the children.

Write to-day, if you are not contemplating a visit to Wellington, for a. selection of the Daintiest fc>pring_ Creations, from 80?, each ono a style of its own. Readv-to-wear in thj£ Merry Widow and Miss Hook of Holland shapes from 15s.— AYLMER'S, Millinery Specialists, 0 Willis Street, Opposite Grand Hotel.

A Prass Association telegram from Auckland states that the Chinese Ah Jing, who wa3 shot recently by another Chinese, died on Saturday. Mr Edward Smith, an oIJ soldier, died suddenly at Clivo, on Saturday. ]t is supposed the cause of death was heart trouble. Green pea«, the first of the season, arrved in Wellington from Mr H. Cole, Richmond. Nelson, on Friday, and were sold at 4s a peck. Last year the first green peas came in at the end of September. The first of the rhubarb also came to hand and brought 123 to JSs the dozen bunches. It was grown by MrG. Hay ward, of Lower Hutt. A householder in the Auckland city had a visit the other day from a gentleman who described himself as an emissary of the Gas Company, and expressed a desire to investigate the inner workings of the gas installation. There was nothing of a suspicious character noticeable about the individual, and the lady of the house at once admitted him. When the time came to light up, the gas jets obstinatelly refused to lend themselves to illumination, and needle&s to say, the company was condemned in round terms for the catastrophe. On calling at the office next morning to protest, however, the householder was informed that no one had had instructions to visit the premises, and further developments are awaited with some interest. Similar :ases have been re- , ported during the last week.

In the report of the State nurseries ar 1 plantations, it is stated that tco micii importance cannot be attached to too wor'i of afforestation. The pns in labour system had worked mod!; The average number employed was 75.07, against 78.90 the previous year, and the average value of the work per man for the year was £79 17s. The foresters were unanimous in their reports as to the excellent work done by the prisoners, the majority of whom took considerable interest in tho various duties assigned to them. With few exceptions, the chief forester asserted the prisoners, from his personal observation over a period of some months, were obedient, willing, industrious, and careful. It was proposed to establish a movable cunp at Whakarewarewa for discharged patients from the Cambridge sanatorium.

Incidentally Auckland n:eds many things, such as extra supplies of pitatoes, butter and other .commodities, which have been pouring i"to th.; Queen City for "Fleet Week," and there are other requirements, quaintly set out in the advertisements of Wednesday's "Herald." "Wanted—so Girl* for Fleet Week." announces one man, prnbably the proprietor of a large restaurant. "Wanted—Sandwich men to carry advertisement, Fleet Week,*' declares an enterprising person eager to Feizii a good opportunity to proclaim th'j merits of his wares to ten* of thousands of people. " Wan tt'd-Good galvanised iron w.jrker," states another paragraph, inserted possibly bv the conductor of one of the oyster saluons, which are exnectel to be phenomenally busy for a few days. The most pathetic of the i?i: "Wanted, after Flee" Week, general servant for small family in country." The inserter, no doubt, painfully realises tha futulity of trying to get domestic help until the armada has departed. M'B Infield, Grandford House, has vacancies for several boarders. The Class in connection with the Masterton Technical School will commence under Mr R. E. Jones from Tuesday, 11th inst. A notice in connection with the adjournment of a meeting of thu NoLicens2 League appears in another column. Mr A. Haughey, builder and contractor, Masterton, is prepared *;o give estimates for all classes of building.

Mr C. E. Daniell draw 3 particular attention to the fine range of mantel pieces now on view at his establishment, Queen Street. Mr H. H. Reynol 4 s, surgeon-rien-ti.-Jt, Exchange Buildings, Queen Street, notifiei that' the hours for business are from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. daily, including Saturdays. In order to further reduce stocks and to run out remnants of thi saas)ti's gjods, Mr J. L. Murrav has decided to extend his "Happy Sale" to the end of the present week. Measn Dalgetv and Company, Ltd., will hold a clearing salt; on behalf of Mi' Alfred Hanker, at his Wet TaratahL when the whole of hn well-known dairy herd will be sol J without reserve. The sale is annojiiced t> take place on Friday, September 4th. and further particulars will be advertised later.

Mr J. R- Nicol has received instructions from Mr P. N. Kef ling, who is givine up housekeeping to sdl at the residence, Main Roard, Lmsdiwne. the whol? of th'? highclm furniture and effects. The sale will take placa on Wedneidav next, at 2 o'clock, and the goods will he on view on Tuesday afternoon at the residence. The "Winslow" Skating Rink has hoen exceptionally well patronised during the nasi week. The floor has been receiving special attention, aid is in capital order for rinking. All patrons to the rmk can relv on the me of exceptionally good skates Learners will receive special attention, and every facility will be afforded them to become good skaters.

Vcimpt Delivery. Fmporttsr-j requiring immedi tto delivery of their gond.-s cannot do hotter than entrust their rjiistowilmiH') and Forwarding work fro J. J. CURTIS and Co. Ltd.. Customhouse Q'.i iv, Wellington. KHici' nt scrvics; and moderate charts assured.

Whin Autumn conns with tfolden ripening sheaf, With fdosv'ring sikhs, and days becoming brief, It from a*Uiniatie pains vou'd fin I relief T.i.ke Woods' G-eal J'opp-iin'mt Cure. Wh:;n Wint-r'scliillH arc nt every door, And daily falls of rain »ivc innd gdnro, If c irtsemieritinl ailments you'd lirnor \ Take WoouV G'cat Peppermint Cure.

Mrs. T. Burton, Albert-road, Knsom N.Z., writes:—We all use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy nnd think ,a lot of it. My husband who is a conductor on the Ancklancl minis', takes it when lie haw the least symptom of a cold, nnd it always lessens the attack. Have »iven it to our children many times for coughs or croup, and i'. has never failed to cure " For sale by nil chemists and storekeepers.

The domestic workers in Dunedin have form?d a unisn.

The total amount to be given the nine jurors in the Braybrook (Victoria) railway disaster inquest for 38 atten ances will be £720, being two guineas a day each, instead of three guineas, as requested by the Coroner.

As showing the value of the tree planting operations at the various prison camps of the Dominion, it may be mentioned that at Waiotapu three million laroh trees have been planted. These come to maturity in about eighteen years, when each tree will yield three excellent railway sleepers of the value of 15s.

Speaking to a "Lyttelton Times" reporter, Mrs Besant referred to the women of India and their prospects. She said that educationally they were likely to fall between two stools. In India where the joint family system prevailed, the family was a large institution. Under the old education the women were trained to be heads of the households, and they ruled ably and well, having amongst other equipments a knowledge of medicine, hygiene, and the best methods of dealing with wounds and accidents. Now, however, the older education of women was kept in the background, and nothing had taken its place. The result was that the Indian woman today wa9 not nearly as competent as her mother and grandmother. A demand had arisen for an education which to some extent should follow the old lines. Mrs Besant added that her society was giving a great deal of attention to the Indian boys, as well as to the girls. The object was to train the boys to be patriotic citizens, "and while we give them all that is best in Western education," she said, "we join with it religious and moral training on the lines of their traditional religion."