LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9189, 8 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The fpcretarv of the United Cricket Club acknowledges with thanks the donatior. of a bat from Mr Jas. Elliott. The stables at the rear of the Manriceville Hotel were burned at 12.'i0 a.m. on Monday morning. None of the contents were saved. The very uncertain state of the Home meat, maiket has had the effect of forcing the representatives of the freezing companies to cease buying, beyond the quantify necessary / for local requirements. The result is that large* numbers of fat wethers are being left on the hands of farmers, even at the low price now ruling. The area of land sown this season in the Wairarapa is much larger than that recorded in any previous season in the any heavy down pour of rain, farmers have been enabled to prepare a fine seed-bed, and not only got in all they original !y intended, but were tempted by the ideal weather conditions to considerably enlarge the area in many cases. Oats, as usual, constitute bv far the greater proportion of the varieties of cereals grown. Mood pni'-on refill inj: from small wounds h b«comiiiK moiij pijvaern. Even so slight, nn injmy as the scratch of a pin wil sometime* uaus" blood poisoning. The S'tfe way is to apply ChambcilainV> Pain Halm ns so">n us the injury lias been received. That liniment.' prevents nil (lugger of blood poisoning and muses the injury to heal in about on«-third the time required by the usual treatment. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers. When Autumn comes with golden ripening sheaf, With glow'ring sides, and days becoming brief, If from asthmatic pains yon'Si iind relief. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. When Winter's chills are at every door, And daily falls'of rain give mud galore, ' If consequential ailments you'd ignore, Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

There are six probable candidates - for the Hawke's Bayseat. A special meeting of members of the Masterton Trotting Club will be held in the Secretary's office on Saturday next. A deputation of Wellington citizens will wait on the Premier on Wednesday afternoon to urge thenecessity of further legiblative restrictions on Chinese. A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council will be held this evening, when the Clouncil will make a general water rate, and other rates for the current year. A number of applications for renewal of the Old Age Pensi on came s before Mr W. P. James, S. M., at Masterton yesterday. A number of " fresh applications were heard, one being refused. A meeting of the committee appointed by the Masterton Trust Lands Trustees, to consider the advisability of adopting a new form of Trust lease, will be held this afternoon. "I am looking hopefully forward to the time when our Parliament will be composed of young New Zealanders, when the young New Zealand Party will make its own laws to suit its own ideas, without.: the help of people born in other parts."—Mr Hornsby at the Liberal "rally." It is reported that the lowest%f the nine tenders received by the Public Works Department for the erection of the new General Post Office (five stories and a basement), in Wellington, is that of Mr Allan, Maguire, of Wellington. The estimate is about £BO,OOO, and it is stated that all the tenders are? considerably above that amount. The members of the 1.0. G.T. held a social in the Dominion Hall last evening, at which Bro. Heyhoe, C.T., presided. An excellent programme and recitations was* rendered. 'The Chairman delivered a telling address on temperance work,, and Adjutant Gee spoke on the nolicense question. The piano was kindly" lent by Messrs McLeod and Young. Refreshments were provided, by the sisters of the Lodge. As showing the capabilities of the' soil and climate of Hawke's Bay for* producing oranges and lemons (says the "Herald") it may be mentioned that a Greenmeadows farmer has at present an immense crop 6f thesedelicious tropical fruits, and the quality of the fruit as well as the size? of the crop will compare favourably with anything in Hawke's Bay, if not in the Dominion. Some sampled, of oranges which the writer tasted rivalled in flavour and sweetness the best Spanish oranges, while the marmalade oranges are also very fine; and may be seen in thousands. An exciting incident was witnessed on the Queen Street (Auckland) wharf on Wednesday last. A fireman of the Lord Sefton, which was about to sail, arrived in time to> see hiR ship glide away from thewharf. While gazing at his departing home a brilliant idea struck him. He called out to his companions cm the steamer to throw a line to him.. This be caught, and placing it around his waist jumped into the water from the end of the wharf. In coming to the surface he discovered that he had lost his cap, and asking for Umore rope" he swam after it. He was then hauled aboard the ship. The ordinary meeting of the Masterton Oddfellows Lodge was held last evening, Bro. J. Bell, N.G., in. the chair. Two members were duly initiated into the order, Bro. S» Deugarde, P.G.M., acting as Initiating Master, and two candidates ' were proposed for admittance. The 1 quinquennial report of the Registrar i of Friendly Societies showed the financial position of the Lodge as on a sound basis, snd pointed out that the Lodge had a substantial surplus. The Registrar also congratulated the Lodge on the wonderful progress it had made during the past five years, f It was decided to send an invitation to the Heart of Oak Lodge, Carter--1 ton. asking its members to attend a ; social to be held on next Lodge night, the 21st / instant, the social to take . the form o ( f a "pound night." i An unusual incident occurred in the Magistrate's Court in Dunedin on Thursday morning, when a young man who had been subpoenaed as a witness, on being placed in the box, refused to give evidence. The magisy trate, Mr Widdowson, ruled that the witness could not be compelled to give evidence unless his expenses were met, and as these were not forthcoming he ordered the witness to stand down. After consulting some authorities, however, his Worship ordered the witness to again take a stand in the witness-box, and advised him that h° could refuse to give dence, but that if his excuse was not deemed sufficient he was liabit* to a fine of £2O. The witness statlwl his objections, which had reference to a deceased's relative, in :»n emotional ,manner, and the solicitor responsible for his subpoena waived his right 'to examine him, and the Magistrate ordered him to stand down. ; Rhoda Robertson, who was remanded by Mr W. P. James, S.M., at Masterton last Thursday until yesterday, on a charge of the theft of Various articles of clothing from Mrs Pikett, of Lincoln Road, appeared to receive sentence, she'having pleaded guilty to the theft. Regarding two gold rings which were missed, and which the Magistrate believed the accused had in her possession, and on the strength of which belief His Worship remanded accused to give her an opportunity to make restitution, the woman strenuously pleaded that she had not taken them. Evidence was tailed as tJ the previous good conduct of accused, and His Worship, after delivering a severe lecture to her pointing out the seriousness of an offence involving virtually a breach of trust on the part of a servant, ordered the accused to come up for sentence when called upon. At the same sitting of the Court a first offending inebriate was fined ss, in default 24 hours' hard labour. ONCE A MAN BUYS A suit from us he as most unwilling to wear any oth?r make. That's why we're making suits for gentlemen all over the Dominion —gentlemen who have tested the fit, comfort, style, and qualityour, clothes, a,nd have found tliein thAbest: Wby not leave your order with next in Wellington. Our cash prices mean money saved" to you. MorrißOQ and Penney. Tailors, 73 Willis/Street, Wellington. ■'

A Pre3s Association telegram states that a man named Thomas aged eighteen, while felling bush, at Temata, was struck by a falling tree and killed instantly. An unexpected addition to the delicacies on the police officer's menu was made at the Magistrate's Court, Cbristchurch, when, after a firm had been convicted of having kept some native pigeons after the close of the aspson, Mr H. W. Bishop, the presiding Magistrate, was asked to order that the game be disposed of. For soma time he considered the matter gravely and then, with an amused smile, he said: "There is nothing to prevent their being eaten. " The Court waited in anxious expectancy to see who would be ordered to eat the game. Station Sergt. Johnston feelingly concurred with Mr j Bishop, who at once ordered that the , pigeons shou'd be eaten at the police officers' mess table. The troubles of the back-country sbeep-larmer have been manifold this win B*. On one station in the Upper Waitaki (says the "North Otaco Times") all the oilcloth has cracked with the intensity of the cold. Mustard, milk, and everything in a liquid form but spirits have turned solid, and have to be thawed out be--fore consumption. At one station th<» gutter between two roofa was lilted with snow, and after a thaw and the subsequent transformation into ice, the succeeding thaws ran down into one of the unoccupied rooms, and before the inmates realised the position the room was partly filled with a great mound of ice that developed some engineering skill before it was si ifted. Some weeks ago, remarks the "Poverty Bay Herald," it was mentioned that a sample of oats containing a large quantity of Californian thistle pods, from a shipment of forty f-mks a local merchant received from had been' Sent to Mr Kirlc, ths Government Biologist, by Mr Miller, Inspector in charge of the local branch of the Agricultural Department. The result of the examination of n 21bs sample has been that Mr Kirk has failed to discover anv fertile seed. That, however, did not give assurance that there was no fertile seed amongst the forty sacks, so the merchant has been offered the alternative of having the shipment (which had been held in quarantine) cleaned. That course has been adopted. The Cook Islands correspondent of the Auckland "Herald" tells of a romance in connect on with the lepers atMoturakau: —"The wife of one of the lepers lives on the mainland (the quarantine station is within the lagoon), and wishing to visit her husband, although such visits are prohibited, she clandestinely obtained a canoe at night and paddled out to this island, a distance of about two miles, wearing male apparel. She was taken for a night fisherman, and no notice was taken of the occurrence at the time. Later the local police heard of the visit, and the woman was discovered on the island. An edict was issued, and the faithful wife was prohibited from returning to the mainland, and she now remains on Moturakdu as couk for the three unfortunates there." Two young girls seek, positions as lady helps. The Winslow Skating Rink will be open to the public every morning, afternoon and evening in future. Mr W. H. Cruickshank, land agent, Masterton, advertises particulars of tome bargains in grazing country. A safe and speedy remedy, highly recommended, for the prevention cr cure ot influenza, is prepared bv Mr j. V. Gordon, chemist, Maaterton. Particulars of 1,800 acres, suitable for sheep farming, for sale by Mr J. R Nicol, of Bannister Street, will be found on page 8 of this issue. Messrs Orr and Bell, estate agents, Manners Street, Wellington, adver tise for sale an unimproved section of 150 acres near Tauranga. The firm have a client who is prepared to invest in town or country properties. Mr Adafns' clearing sale of draperv is proceeding satisfactorily, and the public seem to appreciate the value of the bargains offered to them Several fresh'lines have been specially reduced, and the quotations will be found elsewhere. Those in search of a first-class • watch, guaranteed up to five years, and made to stand hard wear and tear, should call on Mr Frank Dupre, Masterton, and moke a selection from his fine stock. Particularly low prices for serviceable wat'-he3 are quoted. Another highly successful week is jeporte/d by the management of the Elite Skating Rink, exceptionally large attendances being recorded. The rink will be open to the public on Wednesday evening on account of a number of the private club members attending the County ball. To-day will be commenced an extraordinary sale of drapery and general goods which will be conducted by Messrs Richnrtl3 and Co., merchant?, of Melbourne, whose New Zealand ! depot is the "Coloseum," Napier. This monster auction sale will be held in the Foresters' Hall at eleven o'clock, and will be continued for five days. The stock to be offered comprise drapery, clothing, linens, boots and shoes, all of best quality and direct from the leading manufacturers, nothing being old or shop-worn. it will be remembered that this firm held a similar sale in Ma?terton some 18 months ago, which was largely attended, and large business transacted. In the interval the firm have held sales in the leading cowna in Australia, and New Zealand, and tho puolic have liberally responded realising that the sales are held without reserve, while the quality of the iinor a is sat'sfactory. At the gaslight display last night there v.as a large attendance, and .consider;:bio interest was manifested. 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