LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9173, 24 August 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return of tie Worksop dredge is llOoz 2dwt for a shcrt week. Mr J. Neill, f f Kongokokakn, hj» s soil his farm to Air A. Koberstein, of Feilding. Mr J. G. Cooper is definitely an nounced as the Opposition candidate for the Pahiatua seat at the forthcoming general election. H A will commence his election camjaign at Pongaroa this,week.

| On Friday last the Rongokukako Dairy Company paid out to supj lierj £629 12s 4d in bonuses. The cheque paid to any one supplier vv; s £SO, while a number of cheques ranged from £2O ( to about £4O. Members of the Morris Tube Association will shoot in the following order in the President's trophy competition to-night:—7 o'clock: Messrs King, Spackman, Brighting, Bannister, L. Barker, Lyttle; 7.30 o'clock : Messrs Swanson, Hodges, Gardiner, Hornblovv, G. Barker. Larsen; 8 o'clock: Mesrss Redmond, Gayler, Smith, Wyatt, McNabb, Mcintosh; 8.30 o'clock: Messrs Tomlin, Allan, Morris, Pearse, Lewin, C. Perry; 9 o'clock: Messrs H. Perry, McHattie, Cook, Culloty, Burrows, Spring; 9.30 o'clock: Messrs W. Burridge, Williams, G. Hood, R. Burridge, F. Hood, Lett; Taylor, McCalmont, Wellington, E. Perry, Johansen.

Begin this day well, and furnish tho home with a piano—but yet a good one! lb is so difficult To judge piano values that experts themselves hesitate until they havo thoroughly tested touch, tone, iietiun and architecture. Even then they greatly rely on the reputation oi : the maker. It' the export cotdd be deceived, how can tho purchaser of a single piano hope to escape ? Why, only by buying an instrument from a warehouse which can he trusted. Now, tho Dresden Piano Company, Limited, Wellington, has a wonderfully good ivime in this rospect. It is a iirni with years of fair I dealing behind it —and a reputation to be sustained in the I'irure. Their prices are surprisingly low tor high-grade instruments. It won't come hard on you with "The DrosdeuV systems of timepayment —just a small sum down and then instalments from 20s monthly Local Representative; T. B. Hunter. Beware v of the dealer, salesman, or traveller who casts reflections upon his competitors. He does so from interested motives—perhaps to back up his own weak position. Our Agents aro instructed not to discredit rival firms. They are to rely solely on tha ierits of the Company'R instruments. j

The Y.M.C.A. Parliamentary evening at the Association rooms to-night will have the special feature of a new party in power, and therefore "Bills" of a different nature to debate. The Ladies' gallery will be reperved as usual, ami with a strong "Cabinet" the discussions should be of an instructive nature.

"If the demands of the factory employees are acceded to," remarked Mr W. Elliott, at the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Rongokokako Dairy Company on Friday last, "it will cost us about a penny per pound more to produce jcbeess tnan at present. It is certainly a serious matter for the company."

A Golf Club has been formed at Maryborough, and the following officers have been elected in connection therewith:—President, Mr John Martin; Vice-Presidents, Mesdames Geo. Pain, John Martin and W. J. Martin; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. Webb; General Committee, Misses Evans and Martin, and Messrs A. Catnpbsll'Peatce, 0. Vaughan, C. McAllum, G. A. Clark, H. Lewis and S. R Gawith.

The following officials for the Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting werd appointed at a meeting of stewards held on Saturday morning, at which Mr W. H. Buick presided ber board, Mr C. J. Bennett; norses out, Messrs C. J. Bennett, G. 11. Perry, K. Cooper; horses in, Messrs R. Buick, and T. Clancy; bookmakers' stewards, Messrs J. Cress, R. Buick, N. H. James; gate stewards, Mr W. H. Booth; course stswards, Messrs A. C. MacDonell, F. B. and C. F. Vallance.

The Park street compensation claims against the Borough Council have been settled, the umpire (Mr W. B. Chennelli) having given his award on the question over which the valuers —Mr J. Fraser for the Council and Mr D. J. Cameron for the pro-perty-owners—were unable to agree. The amounts awarded are as follow: —Mr A. Hoar, £4(32; Mrs Jones, £6O; Mrs Cameron, £27 15s. This matter has taken a considerable time to finally settle, and Supreme Court proceedings were threatened at one period of the difficulty.

The final adjustment of the Park street compensation claims leaves the Council with a surplus of between £SOO and £6OO over and above the amount allotted to Park street under the street loan. The Mayor, Mr P. L : Hollings, proposes to suggest to the Council that this money be expended in completing the tar-macadamising of the Queen street roadway. This course can be adopted by means of a special order, and as there is no use for the money in Park street, he considers it would be a judicious thing to complete the work mentioned.

At the men's meeting of the Y..M.C.A. last evening, Mr 0. N. C. Pragndl occupied the chair, and gave J a b<ief address to the large gathering ox members and others who attended. At the strangers' tea, which i'ollo.ved, half a dozen fresh faces were seen, and at the chairman's in-' 1 vitation the newcomers gave interesting speeches as to their identity and their future movements. The attendances at this very sociable and useful function ate increasing to such an extvtit that tioo;i the large social room -wit (jruve inadequate for the weekly gesturing.

The salutary penalty of £lO was im f) useu by Mr W. P. James, S.M., on a defendant named James Ken.,euy at the Matter ton Police Court uii Saturday. The charge was one of procuring liquor for a prohibited person, to which defendant pleaded "not guilty." The Magistrate heard the evidence of Constable Doyle, H. D. Bennett and a hotel employee, and also defendant himself, and atter doing so expressed a view that the latter had committed wilful peijury. A default of two months' imprisonment was fixed, but the fine was paid. Denis McMullen was fined £1 for breach of the prohibition order, he being the person to whom Kernedy supplied, the liquor. Cornelius Savage was fined a similar amount for a like offence.

3 The statement in the bankrupt t estate of James McKee, contractor, oi Masterton, shows the total debts to he £lO2 8s 2d, all unsecured, 3 while there are no asset;?. The credt itors are as follow:—Graham hod Co., £l6 7s 6d; To/vnsend and Cowper, £3 12s; L. J. Hooper, £1 14s Id; E. G. Eton, 13s; Lyttle and Sons, 7s '■ 6d; H. O'Leary, £5 10s; Jones, £2 " Is 9d; J. Compton, £2 18s; Mrs E. 1 Coyle, £1 10s; Chas. Clarke, £1; R. : Rigg, £4; Mrs O'Neill, £2 14s; A. Hnrllev. £.3 13s; Opilvv and Sons. , £l6; J. Wickens, £2 15s; Hannah , ami Co , £\ las del; Kranagen and 1 (ha man, £5; P. L. Hollings, £3 ', ?s; R. K Jackson, £11; E. Pelling, '' £l lis 9d; Dr. Cowie, £2 14s; Dr. ..losa, £6 7s tkl. The first meeting of creditjrs will be held in the Courthouse, Masterton, on Wednesday morning, at 11 o'clock. A Masterton farmer was very pessimistic in conversation with a Wairarapa Age representative on Saturday regarding the immediate outlook for the agricultural and pastoral community. "We have had another set back," he remarked, and one which goes to show how absolutely the London market governs the New Zealand farmers welfare, at least. We now find ourselves with the market for fat sheep at 15s. This is the lowest price they have stood at this season of the year for a very long period, and the market is .not too firm at that price. The meat companies are inclined to 'hang off,' and regular customers are, of course, getting a preference. The cause of the present low rate ruling for fat stock is the bad condition of the English market purely and simply. It id most discouraging to farmers, as three months ago the same price was offering, and since then, of course, sheep have been fattened on turnips." The quick lvsult.s or Chamberlain s Tublets in the cure of lsihous-.es-, and prompt relief of all its bad symptoms is something unequalled by any other medicine. They cleanse the s-timaoh, el-ar out and gently stimulate the liver, drive away every ' symptom of pain, distress and discomfort. ] For sale by all chemists and storekeepers, ' Write to-day, if you are not contem- * plating a visit to Wellington, for a ( selection of the Daintiest bpring « Creations, from 30s, each ono a stylo of S its own. Ready-to-wear in the Merry c Widow and Miss Hook of Holland shapes from 15s.—AYLMER'S, Millinery Specialists, 9 Willis Street, Opposite li Grand Hotel. r For Bronchial Coughs take Woods C : reat Peppermint Cure, ],'6and2/6. I

f Mr Richard Henry has been ap-' pointed a ranger of down lands ,for the Wellington district. >

While entering Patea Harbour on. Wednesday, the Kapiti went ashore. She is still stuck fast.

The Rev. J. Brllantyne, of Papua,, New Guinea, preached at the Masterton Methodist Church la3t evening. Mr Ballantyne will deliver a lecture in the Methodist Schoolroom, this evening.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Rongokokako Dairy Company, Messrs Hare and Daysh. were re-elected directors and Mr A. H. Bray re-elected auditor. At a subsequent meeting of directors Mr W. Elliott was re-elected chairman for the ensuing year.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Greytown Dairy Factory was held on Friday last. The annual report stated that the amount of £7,553 15s 3d had been advanced to suppliers and £1,197 15s 4d was due to them, making a total of £8,751, 10s, or at the rate oHy*e|B per lb for the season. From the milk received 429,4871b of cheese was made. The highest test during the season was 5.4, and the lowest 3.1, with an average of 3.83. Of the 191J tons of cheese made," 167 tuns went to the Old Country, and the balance was sold in the Dominion. Messrs J. Thompson; W. Orr and H. C. (look were re-elected directors, and Mr M. Maxton was re-elected auditor.

On Tuesday a fanner, residing at. Saltwater Creek, possession of a lost Crown grant in rather peculiar way, the document having been missing since November, 1893. It was in that year laid before the' Bench at Rangiora in a trespass case, and left by the solicitor in the case; (now deceased) in the Couri House. The then Clerk of the Court placed it for secure custody in a small iron safe on the premises. Here thei Crown grant appears to have lain till it was decided to make use of the safe, and as the key would not unlock it, it was forcibly opened. A. person who was present when it was first stated that tbe safe would ba forced gave it as his opinion that the deed, which he described, would be. discovered. He was not aware that, a hue and cry for the document had ever oeen raised. The heir to the holder of the grant gave a clear identification and recovered hia title tq_a> block of land at Saltwater Creek.

"Nelson is one of the most conservative places you could possibly get into," declared Mr Arthur Rosser at; a meeting last week of the Auckland , Trades and Labour Council; "it has. been well named sleepy hollow. Napier is another." This unflatter- i irig opinion—from a labour point of view—of two of the Dominion's seaportjjtowns was advanced by Mr Rosser in support of his view that the annual Trades and Labour Conference should be held in different centres each year, so as to strengthen trades unionism in weak places. One or two speakers supported Mr Rosser, but others pointed out the manifest advantages of continuing to hold the conference in the capital city, notably the fact that the conference was held while Patlia-nent was sitting, and* wis visited by many members of Parliament, who were consequently kept in touch with the doings of that body. / f

A most extraordinary thing was. discovered at the New Bath Buildings the other; day, says the "Rotoruaj Times." ' The water from the town supply not be got to work satisfactorily at one of the douches. At last it was found necessary to investigate the service pipes. Then the secret was discovered. At the bifurcation of two pipes was found a fourpound trout, with its body jammed into each pipe, having got crossed. It was dead, of course. The marvel is how it got there; for the town supply of water is derived from a spring like Hamurana, which gushes right up out of the ground. The trout must have been hatched in some distant stream, and as a very small fry found its way into the subterranean cavity, which it lived in until it rose to the surface, and, getting into the pipe, lost its life. It must have had a most interesting history.

Says the Auckland "Star":—On Thursday night week at the Opera House the orchestral stalls were almost packed by the Americans, and blue-jackets were liberally sprinkled about every part of the house. • Turn after turn met with the emphatic approval of the audience, but the furore of the evening awaited Misa Nellie Power, a clever little soubrelte, who sang a nautical song,, which appealed greatly to the ican sailors. As one man, they roseand cheered again and again. Not: content with thus demohsTFSSttig their -approval, the jackies commenced to shower coins ufcon the stage, and the tinkle of silvff pieces: was a novel note added to the music. Finally the popular young Auckland! singer was cumpelled to come forward, each hand filled with silverpieces, and the stage literallysprinkled with coins, and bow her acknowledgements. Such is the.Yankee method of show avoids, upon a popular artist. ~*^

Mr Clement Wragga, who once sent "Sychems" and other kinds of" tornado to scare New Zealand, arid eventually highly entertained thepeople here with quaint discourses, is now amusing India. "Mussoorie has, been occupying itself lately lW ith a brief period of solid thought, orsomething quite as good," says a recent number of the "Calcutta Englishman." " Professor Clement Wragge, F.R.G.S., has been givinglectures on popular scientific subjects, illustrated by lantern slides of great, beauty, on eucli subjects as astronomy, meteorology, -adium, and trips round tne woild. Professor Wragge. began his lectures in a quiet way at the Municipal Hall, to the cultured few, but the fame thereof soon spread; abroad, and from Landour to the Happy Valley platforms were placed at his disposal, and crowds were-.: ready to hear. This invasion of drains has already had a marked< affect on the manners and appearance >f the ordinary inhabitant. An, iscetic, abstracted air, combined with, ipectailes and a stoop, is n£w much. :ultivated." m Mr C. F. B. lavesay, Architect of Wal ington, has moved to more convenientooms in the National Mutual Cnambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Heads )ffice of the Bank of N.Z.) Address ?.0. Box 771. Telephone 2692.

The Araerian Fleet; when it sailed, took away something more than the good wishes and hearty hand-grips of Aucklanders, for it also had with it two New Zealand lada, who "signed on."

The cost per 1,000 rounds of .303 ammunition to the Government is £5 8s 3d, and the price charged to rifle clubs and volunteers is £5 10s. The cost of distribution is not included in the first-named figures. The Kaikorai Band has booked passages to Melbourne, leaving Dunedin on September 11th. The band will consist of thirty-two players, including emergencies, and will compete in the Ballarat Band Coi t^st.

The coroner's inquest at Auckland on the body of Fong Mong Chee, who died from wounds inflicted in a fight with a knife and gun, resulted in a verdict that death was caused by a gunshot wound ffiloniously caused tr' Louie Shue Hock. The coroner said the verdict amounted tj one of manslaughter. Mr John Marks, an Auckland resi-

dent, claims to have solved the probf km of a reversible turbine, and press representatives, who were shown the working model state that it appeared to demonstrate the trjth of the assertion, the steam bsing shut off and the engine set in the opposite direction in a few Of the prisoners who went ti

New Zealand gaols during 1907 no fewer than 212 males and 22 fem ha were unabb to read or write, mid 83 males and 16 females could only read. Forty males and one i'emalo were credited with "superior eiucation." and 4,663 males and 534 females were able to read and write.

During the past season the Fisheries Department collected 1/055,000 »• jga from the Hakataremea and Dpi hi Rivers in Canterbury, and distributed them amongst the various acclimatisation societies. The dewind was greater than the supply by 85,000 eggs. The amount charged the societies for the ova was 5s per thousand.

At the inquest at Naoier, on Saturday, touching the death of an old woman named Clara Ford, who.-e dead body was found after the fire at her.residence in Carlyle Street on Friday morning, states a Press Association telegram, the jury ret.ir rid ths fallowing verdict:-—"That the deceased was accidentally burned to on the morning of August 21st, but there is no evidence to show how the fire originated."

Th 3 number of schools within the Aucdand education district, including 83 half-time schools, as at June 30th was 497, an increase of 21 during the year. The number of adult teachers engaged whs 798, of whom 3SB were males und 410 females. In addition there were 160 jiupil-teach-ev*, of whom 118 were females. The iuera?e attendance was 15,983 boys an;l 14,103 girl*, while the scholars on the roll totalled 18,317 and 10,487 respectively. On the roll on June 30th, 1907, there were 17,658 boys and 13,371 girls.

At the Dunedin Plumpton Coursing Club's smoke concert on Friday evening, strong exception was taken to the Bill now before Parliament concerning the stopping of Plumpton courting. It was stated that the mortality among hares was vary low.; at th-3 Oamaru meeting th.-re wa< only one kill throughout th-J day At Rooty Hill, Sydney, it is no uncommon occurrence to run through the meeting with only 5 per cent, of kills. There was a far greater number of hare? killed in open coursinjr, the per eentage ranging from 70 to 90 per cent. The Motueka correspondent of the "Nelson Mail" writes:—"The good prices current fur apples is responaibh for very extensive planting this winter, and if the areas are being increased as ranidly in other parts of tae Dominion there will soon be no ECir icy of fruit for the consumer. I saw a return the other day for 25 cases of Rhymer apples at 9s per caae, and the grower me that th>y were picked off one tree. On mentioning thid to another I was .informed that he had picked from one tree _33 caseß of the same variety. Both'of mv informants are re'.iabU, soithat there is tittle wonder that extensive planting is going on."

The "Woodville Examiner" says: —The railway employees stationed at Woadville have formed themselves int-j a cash purchase association. They invited the business people of the town to supply lists of prices for the goods and drapery they would want, and these prices are so satisfactory that they have concluded arrangements for all the drapery, groceries, boots and shoes, butchers' meat, etc., their families will require. The association consists of sixty families, Jbrty being married men with families, and this means a good deal of buaines3 with Woodville, the bulk of which has been going to Palmerston and other towns for years past.

"For a brave deed in defence of a horse" was the reason why Misa Constance Pile was awarded the gold m .'dal of the Animal Protection Society of New South Wales. Some month 3 ago Miss Pile was walking along Erskine Street when she detected a big, brawny lorry driver in the act of striking his horse with a piece of iron about three feat in length an 1 31b in weight. Juit as he was about tj deliver the seeonl blow, Mm Pila stepped up behin 1 him and wrested the bar from hiiJ grasp. Tn.i horde belonged to the Central Wh lrf Stevednring Compiny, and Capbain Owen, who is manager of that company, made the preseitation on behalf of the society.

Tiriraukawa, in the Taihape district, is a Government settlement, "opened ud for s-jhetion sixteen years ago. Every winter since the school there has had to be closed on account of the awful state of the so-called They are no better now, and on Wednesday evening notification that tho school had again to be clos-ad for the winter was received bv the Education Board. Probably somewhere about the year 2000, remarks a contemporary, the Tiriraukawans will hold a celebration in honour of the school being kept open for the first time during the winter, and no doubt the Gove-nment of the day will be complimented on its policy of giving road access to land before throwing it open lor settlement.

As showing the uselessness of individual orchardists spraying to keep down the codlin moth when the law compelling spraying is not enforced, one speaker at a meeting of the Feilding Fruitgrowers' Association stated that bit year lie put in sixty young apple trees, sprayed them carefully, an.) ihen got ten per cent, nf the fruit. The reason of the failure of the crop was that only a few chains away -as an orchard which had received no atte: tion for years. Feilding residents are bent, apparently, on having the large estates in their district cut-up for closer settlement. Althougn the efforts made in connection witn the subdivision of Mr E. Short's property were not Euece sful, a petition is now being circulate! in Feilding asking the Government to acquire Mr E. R. S; unders' property near Makino and seven mile-i from Feilding for closer settle netit. The property comprises 2,30j acres.

A Dunedin carpenter informed a "Siar" reporter that over a hundred carpenters from Great Britain have reported th-'tnselves to the local branch of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners during the past two years. The informant spoke wel. of the immigrants both as regar is their comoetency as workers and the i * qualities as men. He mentioned tnat the men were eager to work, and anxious lo ".ietth down" in New Zealand. As the rules of the society stipulate that 10s per week sha 1 i e paid to unemployed members lo:al c .rpenters w>re ready to hel,- t ie arrivals to find work.

Just as the New Plymouth train had moved out of Lepperton Junction on Wednesday, and had gathered considerable speed, the horrified yell of a man caused the driver to nut on the brakes. The train was pnllaJ up ai.d on) of ths railway official* (says the "News") galloped along and csu.zht a youngster of four or five years of age who was clinging to the steps of one of the carriages. The practice of allowing little children to run about railway platforms unattended is becoming too common to be pleasant or safe.

A cass which should act as a deterrent to volunteers who refuse to take volunteering seriously was heard before th) Ciru-t:hu ci magistrate. A member of the Christ's College Rifles was sue! for capitation and the incidental fees for which members of volunteer corps are liable under the Act, the amount altogether being £1 ,19s 6d. The officer commanding the corps stated that the volunteer referred to had failed to attend the specified number of parades, and had in other wavs displayed a lamentable lack of int' : reet in the company to which he b- longed. He was ordered by thy magistrate to pay the amount of ths claim with costs.

One of the natural consequences of the shortage of butter in New Zealand will be a late beginning of the export teason. The quantity at present cominor into the grading stores at New Plymouth (says the "Herala") h only about one-quarter as great as that usually received at this time of the year, and even the little that is coming in u not intended for export. Everything is being consumed in the Dominion. A gentleman intimately acquainted with the movements of the trade expects that uo butter will lie sent in for export till about the middle of next month, and that the first shipment for the Home marktt is not likely to leave till October.

An advertiser has vacancies for gentlemen boarders.

Notice of the intention of the Masterton Borough Council to make general and other rates for the current year will be found elsewhere.

At the Exchange Buildings Mr J. L. Murray is i.ow making a display of new season's drapery in all the latest fashiong. Some special lines in floor cloths are also advertised.

The sale of drapery and clothing at the Masterton Auction Mart will be continued this afternoon, when the balance of the lines will b«j cleared entirely without reserve. The "Winslow" Skating Rink will in future bn open every morning, afternoon and evening (Monday excepted.) Admission to day sessions will be sixpence, skates free. During the past week excellent attendances were recorded. Particulars of the household furnitjre to be told at the residence, Hogg Crescent, on Wednesday, by Mr J. R. Nicol, on account of Mr F. A. Hoskin£, who is leaving for Queensland, arj advertised to-day. The goods comprise one of the bast selections of furnishings yet offered by auction in Masterton. Thty will be on view at the residence to-morrow afternoju.