LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9177, 28 August 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest dredging returns to hand are as follow: Mastercon 4loz. 9dwt, for the week; Mystery Mat,. &2oz 2dwt, for 136 hours' wouk.

The contractors fur asphalting the :maihir«ad, Carterton, has been given : an extension of time to complete the contract, the expiry date. for the work, having been August 31st.

Gkeat preparations are being made im Cauterfeon and Greytown for the reception of the Parliamentary party which proposes to visit Wairarapa. It is, expected to arrive on Septemtembeiz sth and return to Wellington on the Bth.

Good foiends have helped to brighten: the days and nights for sailors, ait the Wellington Seamen's Institute. The latest to earn the deep gratitude of the mariners and their chief pilot, Mr James Moore, is Mr James, Stuckey, la/;e of the Wairarapa, who has given a billiard : table.

The; aoqaiing production of the pastoral ''The May Queen," by the Masterton, Choral Society, will be a musi;cal evento-f considerable importance. The appearance of the famous English tenor Mr Chas. Saunders—the ■ modern Siras Reeves—alone stamps j the? performance with the hallmark ;or worth, and in addition Mrs F. P; Wilson, a well-known Wellington ; soprano, who sang recently in ' "'•Fimst„'" and Madame Clara Robson ' (leontnalto), wife of Mr Chas. Saunders,, will also be heard. The orchestral scores have arrived, and the ! orchestra are invited to be present at j practice next Wednesday.

The Pahiatua District Court was .engaged the greater part of Wed- ■ nesday hearing an action for damages | for false imprisonment brought by : Frank Leslie Fulcher against Wili Mam Holden, in which plaintiff claimed £SO, states a Press Association telegram. : Defendant had caused the arrest of plaintiff in June last, on a charge of stealing three sheep, and when the case came before the Magistrate it was dismissed after ! hearing the evidence of the informant!, only. In the present action, Mr J Pownall, for plaintiff, after opening and examining several witnesses, ap- : plied for leave tc amend the state- ! ment of claim to make the cause of I action malicious prosecution, but the application was refused. After further evidence Mr Cooper, for defendant, applied for a non-suit on the ground that the iissue of the wanramt being the act of.'a, judicial officer in the exercise of his judicial function, defendant was not liable. A non-suit was granted with costs. j

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A sitting of the Court of Arbitration is to be held in Masterton on September 29th.

A mild form of influenza is prevalent in the Kopuaranga district just now.

The Carterton Borough Council's credit balance at the bank at the present time amounts to close on £I,OOO.

The Featherston Co-operative Dairy Company will re open their factory for the season on Monday next. Mr W. F. Massey. Leader of the Gppposition, will deliver apolitical address at Pahiatuaon Monday next. A letter received in Masterton from a Nelson resident states that a long spell'of dry weather has been experienced thsre. Mr Allan Hamilton baa booked the Masterton Town Hall for June 15th, 1909, when one of his Companies will appear. Lambing is general throughout the Kopuaranga district, and there is every indication of good returns being recorded. In anticipation of the coming bowling season, the caretaker (Mr W. Denby) was busy on the Masterton bowling green yesterday getting it ready. The new green will be in good order for play when the season opens.

The members of the Y.M.C.A. will tender a farewell social this evening to Mr A. E. Rees, late Secretary of the Association, who is leaving shortly for Wellington. The members of the liadies' auxiliary are invited to be present.

A. fine of <£! was« m-eted out to a first offending inebriiate by Mr J. Fraser, J.P., at Masterton Police Court,, yesterday morning. The accused did not appear. Anottaer first offender was , convicted and discharged.

A\ euchre tournament between teams- representing the Masterton Fire Fblioe and the Masterton Boroughistaff was.played fw the Fire police-station-lasfcevening; and resultsd ima win for'the former by 32 games to* 30' games. Refreshments were provided by the'members of the Fire Police:

The Ikaroa Land. Board opened a sittiii.i at Aidsterton,. yesterday,, whet* over 40' applications for- removal of restrictions on variouß Native- lands< were taken, 'ihe Board'consisted of Judge Sim, and.Messrs L Hufcana and P. Sheridan. Tha Boandiwill probablyconclude its sitting to-day, and thenadjourn to Hastings.

' A very enjoyableeuchre'tournament was palyed on Wednesday evening between the boarders of the' Trocadero Boarding House; Carterton, andi the Carterton railway staff. The 'railway inert proved victorious by 25' games to 18. At*, the; conclusion' of play supper was partakenof. During the evening songs were rendered by Messrs Miller, Bridge and Smith;

Butter is somewhat;, scarce in the Duhedin market,. and suppliers are: unable to adequately serve-- the demand. The scarcity wiliibe temporary, as the supply of milk, will,increase rapidly from now on. The 'market should be strengthened in a. day or two by a shipment of butter from the: Nnfth Island and a New-Zealandicunr signment returning. from: Australia' :>y the Maheno.. Prices are unaltered,, and an increase is not likely to be put into operation justrnow;

The list of places- at whichi the Wairarapa, Electoral Roll, for the Wairarapa electorate,will be deposited is as follovvs~Post.o.ffices+—Belvedere, Castlepoint, Dalefield, Gladstone, Kaiwaiwai, Longbush, Mount Bruce, Pirinoa*. Taratahi, Teimi». Waingawa, Martinborough,.Bideford;. Clareville, Dyer,, GreyJtown, r Kopu»~ anga, Matarawa, Opaki*. Stronvar,-. Taueru, Te Wharau,. Whakataki,, Carterton, Cross Creek,. Featherston,. Hinakura, Kuripuni, Morison's Bush* Parkvale, Tanglewood, Tauherenikau,, Te Whiti, Whareama. TelephoneOffices—Carswells,. Te Maire, TeParae.

A f the shareholders, of the. Workers "Mutual" Benefit Buildi--ing Society was held in the Society's office, Hall Street.lastevening, Mar R. Krahagen occupied the chair,, and about 26 shareholders were present to ballot for a loan. Meß»rs,R. Brown and T. flre&swell; werie ap>pointed scrutineers, and Miss, Gladys; Miller was asked .'to draw, the; num,ber out of the ballot,box. The number drawn belonged to Mr. E. Feist,. who was declared.an titled to*have ; the loan of £3OO free-, of, interest. The' ,Cnnirman thenioalled for.tenders for £3OO under the saie conditions of the Society. Four tenders were; ivceiv.ed v ithe highest being £S2 fort- £.3*W); wnich was accepted. The : Chairman •then called for,- tenders for- £SOO, on behalf of a previous drawer,, for which the sum of £35 was-offeredajid accepted by the drawer. After which another £3OGj previously-drawn, was. 'allotted to another tenderer, making a total disposed,of during,theev&ning 'of £1,200.

In the course- of some remarks jn the Houston Wednesday afternoon, jMr Massey referred tojthe treatment received by the volunteers who I assembled ! on: the occasion of the visit of thi American Fleet recently at Auckland. The- volunteers who tookjpaxt, in tlw reception were, he said, a credit to. the force,, but when they arrived in Auckland* what happened? Pie was thinking of the ban quet given by the Government at the public expense. If there was one set \ of men more than another who were entitled to be invited, to, that banquet, those men were the volunteer officers, as representing the volunteer forces who were i«. Auckland at the tin>>, and yet up almost to the last moment I not a single invitation was offered to them, but when it was found that there was a strong feeling about the matter, a mere handful of invitations was sent to the volunteer officers. Only two or three of them, however, turned up, and he thought it was not to be wondered at in the circumstances. Personally, under such treatment, even if he had rel ceived an invitation, he would not have put in an appearance. What took placejjjin connection with that banquet was an insult to the volunteers of the Dominion. 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— I V,O, Box 771. Telephone 2692;

There is said to be a considerable demand in the Eltbara district for casual milkers. Plenty of labouring men are offering", and there is fair supply of fencers, etc., but milkers are hard to find.

The Hawke's Bay Dairy Company expect to have all their creameries running early in September, and intend paying out 10a per lb for butterfat supplied during the four weeks ending September 28th. The company is paying about, lid par lb for butter-fat supplied up to August 31st, this price having been paid out since the commencement of last March. ' l

Peculiarity in the names on the roll for the Egmont electorate produced some merriment while the agents of candidates and the nolicense and licensed victuallers' parties were lodging objections on Tuesday afternoon. Thus the No-Licensa party's agent objected to one of the name of Drinkwater, and not to be outdone the agent of the Licensed Victuallers' Association objected to one of the name of Boniface.

Among the offences dealt with byvisiting Justices at the various gaols of the Dominion during 1907, six were described as "smoking in the cell," and one as "smoking in the yard after being cautioned." No explanation is given of the fact that the prisoners were in possession of smoking materials. The favourite punishment for offences against the regulations appears to be "bread and water," but in one case—and in one case only—there is the dread verdict, "Tobacco stopped during remainder of sentence."

The annual report of the Marine Department, wnicn was presented to I Parliament on Wednesday, states i that during the year ended March, i the casualties to vessels on the New Zealand coast during the year numbered 79, representing/48,436 tons register, as compared with 90, representing 32,166 tons, for the pre- ! vious year. The total wrecks within i the Dominion numbered eight (3,442 jtons), as against 15 (3,801 tons) \ for the preceding year. The total j number of Jives lost was 30, as comj pared with 39 for the previous year. ! The cost of the maintenance of New : Zealand lighthouses during the year | Was £16,007.

i A peculiar .Chinese custom was ' mentioned at the inquest held rej cently concerning the death of the ■ Chinese gardener, Mong Chee, who 1 was found on August sth in a cottage jat Mount Roskill, Auckland, sufferi ing from a gunshot wound, and from i which he died three days later. A |Chinese named Shoo Hock is now acidised of having shot him. When j giving evidence a witness, another ! Chinese,, oaid he was not surprised when accused told him that he was going to inform the relatives of his ' mate mow deceased of the occurrence ; before informing the police. It was ai Chinese custom, he said, that mat'tiers-, of this sort should be settled j "amongst the tribe, as otherwise a ; civili war might be set up in ' the 'v Milage- in> China from which they all 'came;" A greenstone pendant, lost in Masterton, rs advertised for. j Mr A. McKay, Seven Oaks, hasr for sate ten l first-class dairy heifers, dueto calVe in September. A big l ' assortment of fresh/ and ; smoked fi'sh arrived at the Masterton Fish Supply Company's premises at TO" o'clock last night , At the Masterton Auction Mart, on Saturday, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell'a quantity of furniture on account of several vendors. ; Mr-A. Norman, draper and clothier, of ©Jueen Street, Masterton, has secured'the services of a competent dressmaker, and rs now prepared to accept" orders. Ai*.reminder is griven of the sale of ' household furniture to be held by Mr I NT. 0\ Aronsten, at the Post Office Auction Mart, to-morrow, on behalf of Mr JLarrgridge. Messrs Keeling and Wynn-Wil-liamsy Ltd., of Masterton, have for isal'e splendid samples of Algerian, ; Grey and Garton seed oats. Also a fine' range of grass seeds. ! A particularly good assortment of i children's footwear is now exhibited i'rr Mr J. ( Carpenter's Masterton shop.. The prices at which the goods are , ticketed are remarkably low for such quality footwear. : Mr J. Kitchener, boot and shoemaker and importer, announces the 1 arrival of a large assortment of new season's boots and shoes. These ' goods were imported direct, and are I to be retailed at very low prices. i The doll stall at the sale of woric iin St. Matthew's Church, in aid of the Maori Mission, this evening, will be presided over by Misses E. and A. . Thomas, and there will be dolls of all sorts and sizes for the little ones. Miss Hazel Puller will be charge of the brantub, and she is charging only threepence a dip for little packages of hidden treasures.