LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9172, 21 August 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Druids' Lodge has been formed at Martinbtrough. Tho lodge is to be known as the "Otai'aia Lodge." Mr A. Macgregcr has been elected secretary pro tern. A movement is on foot to erect a Convent at Carterton, and it is also proposed to build a new Pr«Fbytery there, as the present one is considered to be too far from ihe church, viz., two miles. At the annual meeting of the members of the Martiuborough Presbyterian Church, the following were elected a Board of Management: Messrs H. F. Heycock, M. N Hardie, W. J. Martin, H. Lewis. J. Jt.lly, Alec. McGregor, and A. Nicol. The outlying district representatives on the Board are as follow:—Messrs A. D. McLeod (Kaikuric), R. J. McLood (Ngawaka), and J. McMaster (Tuhitarata). ONC.K A-WAN BUTR A suit from us he is most unwilling to wear any otlnr make. That's why we're making suits for gentlemen all over the Dominion—gentlemen who have tested Hie fit, comfort, stylo, and rjutility of ouv clothes, and havo found them the bestWhy not leave your order with us when next in Wellington. Our cash prices mean money saved to you. Morrison aud Ponnoy, Tailors, 73 Willis Street, Wellington. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods ,J roat Peppermint Cure 1,0 and 2/G.

A social in connection with Knox Young People's Association will be held in Knox Hall this evening.

The Eketahuna Mounted Rifles will hold a church parade at Mangamahoe next Sunday morning.

A meeting of the No-License League will be held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms to-night.

Sawmillers in the Forty Mile Bush District are complaining of the scaicity of orders. If theie is not some improvement shortly a number of inilld will close down.

Ac the fortnightly paynight of the Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society, held last night, the sum of over illß was paid in by shareholders wishing to participate in the ball.it and sale lo take place on the 27th inst., at which £9OO will be disposed of free of intei'est.

A meeting of the Pahhtua Municipal Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening, Captain McA!ister presiding. It was resolved to hold a special meeting on Tuesday, August 25th, to meet the Fire Brigade Co.nmittee from the Borough Council on special business. A general insturction meeting was held subsequently, in which matters in connection with fire-fighting and fire-fighting appliances were dealt with.

The latest dredging returns to hand are as followMasterton dredge, 41oz 3wdt for the week; Mystery Flat dredge, 270z 6dwt for 80* hours' work. A dividend of two shillings has been declared by the

Masterton dredge and was payable yesterday. A dividend of two shillings han also been declared by the Mystery Flat dredge, cheques for which arrived in i.Masterton yesterday. Shares in the Worksop dredge are now in demand at forty-five shillings.

A meeting of. the Stewards of the Masterton Trotting Club was' held last evening There were present:— Messrs W. Whittaker (in the chair), J. Dixon, J. O'Meara, R. Hodgins, W. lorns and F. Dorset. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs W. Watson and w. Cooper. The Ground Committee reported that they had interviewed the ground committee of the A. and P. Association with reference to getting a trotting track at Sohvay. It was decided to cali a special general meeting of the members of the Trotting Club for Thursday, September 3rd, to discuss the notice of ■motion tabled by Mr J. O'Meara, relating to the forthcoming meeting.

The first annual social and dance under the auspices of the Friendly Societies' Council was held in the Drill Hall last evening, and proved yjry successful. There were about eighty couples nre-ent. The floor was insplendid order for dancing, and a very enjoyable evening was spant. Messrs V. G. Darroch, G. Hood and J. Campbell ably carried out the duties of M.'sC. During the evening extras were played by Misses Gough and O'Leary, and Mr R. Mcintosh (2). An excellent'supper was provided by an energetic ladies' committee. Much of the success of the gathering is due to the joint secretaries, Messrs S. Deugarde and S. O'Regan, who worked hard to ensure the success attained..

A District Order notifies that the Maxim gun which was on issu« to the Masterton Rifle Volunteers for instructional purposes has been transferred to Gisborne, to enable the East Coast Mounted Rifles and Gisboine Rifles to undergo a course of instruction. The Maxim gun, which was on loan to the 2nd Battalion Wellington Rifle Volunteers for instructional pirpose?, has been transferred to Wellington, and will be handed over to the officer commanding Ist Battalion Rifle Volunteer.* along with the Maxim gun on issue to the Royal New Zealand Artillery, to enable the Maxim squads in the Kelburne Rifles to undergo a course of training.

The fortnightly meeting of the Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the Brigade Station on Wednesday evening, Lieut. E. McKenzie being in the chair. Captain Lumley tendered his resignation owing to his leaving the district. The resignation was accepted with regret, and it was decided to forward a letter of appreciation to Mr Lumley, thinking him for his past services in connection with the Brigade. It was stated that Mr Lumley had been a member of the Brigade for nine years and captain for seven years. Owing to the resignation of Captain Lumley, the position of officers will now be as follows:—Captain, E. McKenzie; first lieutenant, W. Campbell; second lieutenant, W. Jackson. Several nominations wore received for the position of foreman, rendered vacant by Mr Jackson being raised to the rank of second leutenant. The nominations will be considered at the next meeting of the Brigade. The following civil cases went by default in favour of plaintiffs at the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yestirday morning, when Mr W. P. James occupied the Bench: —F. J. Staples v. W. Hawthorne, claim £3 10s Gd, costs ss; Donald and Sons v. Gustav Barlow, claim £3 lis, costs £1 ss; J. L. Murray v. J. A. Jury, claim £23 Is 6d, costs £1 8s; E. Feist v. E. Granfield, claim £3 10s, costs ss; Harry Earnshaw v. T. Carroll, claim £l, costs ss; E. Pelling v. J. McKee, claim £1 lis 9d, costs 93; P. Carr v. T. Greaney, claim 15s, costs ss; A. Fraser v. J. Tinaley, claim £3 4s, cosr.s 18s; A. Kebay v. A. K. Srnitn, claim £6 15?, costs 8s; P. Jansen v. J. Lambess, claim £l4 14s 4d, costs £l. 10s 6d. Three judgment summons orders were made as follows: —W. G. HandNewton v. P. Kirk by. debtor to pay £l3 5s forthwith, in default 13 days' imprisonment, order suspended for one month; A. J. Giddings v. A. Edward Smith, debt £5 9s 9tl to be paid forthwith, in default six days' imprisonment,order suspended for one month; J. L. Murray v. W. Keeble, debt £3 13s, dsntor ordered to pay 10s per week from September Ist. In a defended case, C. A. Pownall v. T. Roberts, a claim for £25 16s 6d, judgment was given for plaintiff for the full claim and £1 10s costs. For rheumatism, backache, faccache earache, neuralgia, and other muscular pains nothing can equal WITCH'S OIL (registered). 21 Mr C. F. E. Livesay, Architect of Wal lington, has moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Office of the Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692.

The district road metalling contract in the Featherston County has been completed at a cost of £1,574. There were 6,944J cubic yards of metal spread in connection with the contract.

A new survey has just been completed of the Wairarapa Racing Club's course at Tauherenikau, and if suggested chanues are adopted by the stewards they will be a decided improvement.

When a passenger train was nearing Otira on Monday night a slip occurred on the hillside, striking the train, of which several vehicles were derailed. Wo one was hurt, while the damage to the rolling stock was slight.

Wheleh's backer telegraphs to "Victor," the "Wanganui Herald's" aquatic contributor, that the Akaroa sculler has reconsidered his decision, and intends accepting Thoroughgood's challenge-to row for the championship of Australia. A a number of petitions presented to Parliament urge that the wheel tax should be controlled by pome central authority. At present licensed carriers, and those in charge of heavy dray traffic, are subject to the taxation of a number of overlapping districts.

In the Hastings Magistrate's Court, yesterday, Chas. Tipping (labourer), was committed for trial on a charge of assaulting a .voman by striking her on the head with a spade. Bail, self in £IOO and two sureties of £SO ench, was forthcoming.

A Dunadin Press Association telegram states that the Operative Butchers' Association and the Grocers Assistants' Association decided that they could not adopt the motion remitted by the Trades and Labour conference regarding No-License as the question was one for individual action.

Just now it is of special interest to note that the first visit of an American warship to Australasian waters was in the year 1841, when the sloop Yorktown, under Commander Aulick, visited New Zealand, calling at the Bay of Islands. He proceedeJ to Japan, but was not received, owing to the then restrictive policy of the Japanese against foreigners. Mr Thos. Mackenzie, M.P. for Waikouaiti, speaking at Mosgiel, referred to the High Commissionership. He said he had heard that he was referred to as a possible successor to the Hon. Mr Reeves. "I am pleased to think," said Mr Macken zie, "that people consider I am qualified for so high a past, for there is no hieher post within the gift of the Government of this Dominion. But I can assure you that not one word has been said to me in that connection by the authorities. I believe, however, that whether Mr HallJones expects that appointment or not, he deserves it, because df his long and faithful services to the country." Tne watches and clocks* at the Arthur's Pass tunnel are half an hour in advance, not through any meridiunal variation, but as a means of raving daylight. Work in the tunnel stars nominally nt eight a.m.. bu*' r-n'ly hp.lf an h-mr earlier. "Wet gr unci" in the tunnel heading is the iv te noir of the men working underground. The water percolates thiough the oracles in the rocks in places and drips on to the men in the heading. It is said that the water possesses some peculiar mineral quality which exercises baneful effects on the skin. Quite a number of the men ihave suffered severely in this way, land a suggestion has been put forward that an analysis of the water should be made.

The hardships that some of our ministers experience, even in Otago, where the -ninirtium stipend is higher in the Presbyterian Church than in the north, are (says the "Outlook") very real. Some time ago one of our ministers accepted a call to a charge. His travelling expenses amounted to £3O, which he had to pay. He had to buy a horse, which cost him £3O, for the first horse turned out unsound, and he had to sell it at a loss. Then, breaking up his old manse and furnishing his new home meant a further financial drain, and the consequence is that not a few of our ministers doing the hardest work carry on their work with a burden of unxiety about material thines. Tie £250 minimum stipend agreed upon in Olago is not in sight yet. Time is an important factor in distinguishing between burglary and house-breaking. In giving evidence in the Wellngton Supreme Court ye'terdiiy, Constable Thos. M'Gregor raid that he accosted a man eurly on the morning of 23rd June in respect of a jeweller's shop in Cuba street having been/broken into. The man said to him "you cannot search me, it is after s!:c o'clock." "I don't understand," observed counsel. His Honour said the law provided that a man could nut be searched without his consent until after his arrest. Chief-Detective M'Grath enlightened counsel as to the correct meaning of the expression, and it was added that it had to do with burglary as distinct from house breaking.and entering. "Night, of couse, ends at six o'clock under the statute," concluded his Honour. Tho purchase of a piano is a matter which should bo though 4- , of at once. Tho,sum involved is not large, but thero are so many questions of. quality, tone, price, and make, which must bo considered. There is still auother point which should al vays weigh with a wise and cautious purchaser—buy your piano from a house with a reputation. Don't run the risk of a bad purchase : Side by side two pianos unghc appear to l>< of equal value. Yet, ou.n could really bo almost perfect, and the other a worthless nutation. Remember, goodness in a piano is not merely in the case, but in (lie quality of its touch and ton.. 1 . It is in producing a responsive instrument; that sterling value ii accorded— oin* with touch, expression, and quality of tone. Should you desiru to purchase a piano, call upon the Dresden Piano Company, Ltd. They keep the largest stocks, and deal only with tho most reliable makers. On time payments from 20s monthly. Local Representative; T. 13. Hunter. Bewaro of tho dealer, salesman, or travollor who casts reflections upon his competitors. He does so from interested motives—perhaps to back up his own weak position. Our Agents are instructed not to discredit rival funis. Thoy aro to rely solely on the merits of the Company's instruments. For Children's Haokine Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. I/6 snd 2/6.

Hares are again unusual/y plenti-"' 1 ful on the upper portions of the Ashburton Plains. The deep snow and hard fronts have forced them down from the high country, and they are now to be seen in considerable numbers near the plantations and in the cultivated paddocks. Hare drives are being organised, and sportsmen are anticipating some big bags. Rabbits are to be found along the riverbeds, but these are by no means, numerous. A very readable advertisement; from the Scoullar Company, Ltd., Wellington, dealing with the merits of their furniture, appears on page--3 of this issue. "Technical Books" are being sold at greatly reduced prices by Mr C. C. Aitken, of Queen Street, Mastertoti. Prices are quoted in another column.

At the Masterton Auction Mart, on Saturday, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell on account of Mr M. Sklaask, importer,, a good range of drapery and clothing. Particulars are advertised today.

Those on the look out for a splendid; investment in freehold property should persue the advertisement appearing in another column from: Messrs Lucien, Allen and Co., land, agents, of Hamilton.

A reminder is given of the special clearing sale of drapery and clothing to be held at the Post Office. Auction Mart to-morrow. A lot of household furniture will also be disposed of.

Particulars of excellent investments in freehold property are advertised in this issue by Messrs Samuel Vaile and Sons, of Auckland. Those in .search of sound investments should procure this enterprisingfirm's land catalogue for perusal, for it contains particulars of upwards of 1,500 properties for sale.

The following new books are to hand at Messrs McLeod and Young's:: —"The Law of the Land" (Fred M. White'); "My Lady's Kiss" (Norman' Inres); "Not Proven" (Allisoht Claude Asktn); "The Millionaire's Son" (Florence Warden; "The Dancing Leaves" (Gertrude Warden); "A Tangled Web" (L. G. Moberley). J: Mr W. Inglis Husband, land agent, Pahiatua, draws the attention of those who are on the look out for a' dairy farm to his advertisement in this issue, where he advertises a goodfarm—£3oo cash required to get possession. He also informs' hisnumerous clients that the business in future will be carried on under theold style of W. jinglis Husband. His Land Guide will be issued next week, and will be forwarded on application.

Messrs Lees and Church, the well »• known "City Milliners," Wellington, have entered into possession of. the spacious new brick premises recently erected for them in Cuba Street, Wellington. To mark theopening, the firm have prepared one of the finest displays of high-classi millinery ever seen in Wellington, and! invite visitors to the city from the Wairarapa to pay a visit of inspection. The fi-m ivten Is catering libprajlv for.country clients, and thosesending mail orders ran rely on a careful selection being made for them.