LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9191, 14 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The last return from the Worksop dredge is 690z lOdwt for five days' work. ' The Featherston Town Board intends to affiliate with the Municipal Association. The annual social of the local Lodge of Druids will be held in the Drill Hall oti Thursday 'evening next.

The annual meeting of the Star Cricket CJlub; will be held in- Messrs w: b: Chennells and Go's office, at 8 o'clock to-morrow night. A plentiful supply of rain fell in the Lower Valley last week, but :hc heavy, wind checked its good to a certain extent. An old landmark at Clareville, a four roomed cottage, built, in the sixtins, was blown down by the heavy ,;ale last week. Mr John Hunter will address the electors at Mauriceville East this evening. Oil Wednesday evening he will speak at Mangamahoe, and at Hastwells on Thursday evening. A meeting of the Committee of the Masterton 'St; Patrick's Day, Sports Asjociation will be held on Thursday next, at 8 p.m., in the Exchange Buildings. .-'-Mr B. Leathwick's tender ha 3 been accepted for the construction of a new road running through Solway, at the north end. There wtre six tenders. The work will entail the expenditure of aoouc £I,OJO. During the past week or two there has been a marked growth in the grass in the Eketahuna district. Lambing is progressing satisfactorily, and good returns are antici pate J. In some cases there has been a lesser number of twin lambs as compared with previous seasons. The 29th of this month will be the jubilee of the consecration of the first Bishop of the Wellington Diocese. To mark this memorable event, united services will be held in different centres of the Diocese. Masterton is one of the centres at which a united service is to be held. The visit of Mr H. H. Seed, Wellington District Ambulance Superintendent, to Masterton will take place next Monday. Pupils are again reminded of the important fact that failure to attend the disfti'ct inspection may mean the loss of a year's work to such members. The newly appointed General rtSecretary of the Masterton Y.M.L.A. (Mr Burgess) is to be formally welcomed at a social gathering to be held at the Association rooms this evening. The ladies' committee will supply refreshments, and a programme of vocal and other items will be bu emitted. The ambulance brougham was used three times yesterday. A lady suffering from pneumonia '"as conveyed to the Hospital, another patient suffering from a wound alleged to have been self-inflicted wai removed to the same destination, and Mr T. Clancy was also taken to the Hospital suffering from a serious illness. The Directors of the Wairnrapa Caledonian Society met on Saturday afternoon, Mr D. McLachlan presiding, and revised the sports programme for next New Year's Day. The prize money will be about the same as last year. The Sheffield Handicap has been reduced in amount, and other stakts increased proportionately to the reduction in the big money. The schedule for the next bhow of the Masterton A. and P. Association was discussed on Saturday, at a meeting of the General Committer It wus deci ie I i.o make the piizemonej in trie Championship Lenpini; Conn etition £40 —(first prize £25. second £lO, and third £5.) It was decided to strike out the Ryeland sheep class from the schedule. A meeting of members of the Mas terton Trotting Club was held on Saturday evening, nearly twenty be ing present. Mr A. Snodgrass occupied th 3 chair. A committee was set up t.) sign cheques on behulf of the Club. It was decided to hold the annual meeting of the Club on Wednesday week. Twenty-five new membsrs were elected. A discussion ensued as to whether Thursday or Saturday was the most suitable day to hold the trotting meeting, the question of fixing upon a holiday being also debated. The matter was eventually held over. Messrs J. Dixon, O'Meara, Porter, and tha s»cretary were appointed to wait upon the A: and P. Association to request a reduction for the rent of tbe Showgrounds. The Carterton branch of the Wellington Timber Yards and Sawmills Industrial Union of Workers desires more individuality; it seeks to bkssom forth us a separate union, and 'recently appealed to the Arbitration Court to listen lavojrably tc, Carterton's prayer, after Mr J Lomas, as rar, had r-. i'jsed to register fie branch as a separate uni m. Mr Lomns reported that he had laid 'he branch's vieA-s t.efoie the We li gto i Timber Yard'*' Union, which wis n-ry decidedly ouposed to the re; istration of a separata union. In its ju.igmant on Friday the court, mennenel that if the Carterton request was granted it would certainly, lead to a needless multiplication of unions, which it was the expressed object of the Legislature to avoid. The appeal wa3 dismissed. At the annual general meeting of the Mang-jt.iinoka Athletic Society, held at Manuratainoka, the balancesheet in connection with last year's Boxing Day's Sports showed a credit balance of £27 15s 6d—a record for the Society.' It was stated that no le3s than 450 entries had been received for the various open events at the last sports, and there was an attendance of over 1,600. Mr A. Quinlan and Mr J. A Walsh were unanimously re-elected president and secretary respectively. Reference was made to the excellent manner in which the secretary (Mr J. A. Walsh) had carried out his duties diring the past year. The pres?nt strong position of the Club was in a large measure due to his untiring efforts. Eulogistic reference was also made to the assistance that had been given to the Club by the president IMr A. Quinlan), and he was heartily Cvmci aiuiated on his re-election to office.' » > Mm. R. Gulit. 807- ILvlras-st., North Christ-limc i. N. Z. writes : •'Chamberlain's Cough lieniinly i- a most valuable medicine. I sell a lot of it in my shop, and it i- used in my home.' I hnvo recommended it to several people and have never known it 1 to fail. There is no question bat what it is the foremost cough medicine sold in this district." For sale by alt, chemists and storekeepers. . There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chambei lain's Cough Remedy, and never has been since it was first offered lo the public. It is as safe a medicine for hj, child as for an ndult. This remedy is famous for its cures of colds and can alwiiy's be depended upon." For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

"Every second man you meet in is a patentee," an engineer in giving evidence ac the Wellington Arbitration Court. A cargo worker on the lonic at Wellington, named Chas. Nevis, was crushed between a stanchion and a sling of asbestos goods in the hold of the lonic on Friday, and died oh Saturday morning. Pneumonia has been more prevalent in the Masterton district this year than probably has ever been the case before", death having claimed several victims. The fact is most unaccountable in view of the exceptionally mild winter conditions whicht prevailed. The Young Men's meeting of the Y.M.C.A. was addressed last evening by the Rev. L. M. Isitt. Mr* C. E. Daniell occupied the chair. Mr J. Hunter presided at the strangers' tea afterwards, at which; several newcomers were" welcomed, and the customary speeches of thanks were made. A number of Maori young men were again present. Last season the manager of the Rongokokako Cheese Factory mile Hush), Mr Henderson, manufactured about two tfons of cheere on the Gorgonzola principle. Sampled were sent to merchants, and the reports received from these show that the experiment is a decided success. It is probable (says the "Eketahuna Express") that the directors will» decide to make a considerable amouns this season, and will test the Londore market. At a meeting of the schidule revision committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association, on Saturday last, a member pointed out that dairy product' interests were considered by many farmers worthy of more encouragement than the Association had been offering. Tho committee, therefore, decided to iny crease the farmers' class for t,utter 1 by including a class for pan cream butter. 'Cipher .-improvements were also effected to make the dairy exhibit: section <more attractive. Five years ago, when the Govern • ment were negotiating for tne acquirement of the Manawatu railway line a certain Wellington finaminl authority counselled offering 32s Gil per share. Mr Seddon, however, refuspd to go beyond 30s, saying that the directors of the company favoured the sale at that figure. The aforesaid authority urged Mr Seddon not to "miss the 'bus," as the bulk i-f tbe shareholders were disinclined to sacrifice good property. . How sound that advice was is now a matter of history. The directors did favour the ; • sale at 30s, but the shareholders took the bit between "their teeth, and turnrd out their chairman, rep'aci- g him by one who supported the salt* "on equitable terms," then understood to mean 32s 6d per share. "Missing the*'bus" on that occasion, says the Dunedin "Star," cost tho Dominion over £200,000.<, The Masterton police received information yesterday afternoon that a man named Joseph Daly, who was staying at Mrs Allen's boardinghouse in Bannister Street, had attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. It appenrs that a noise was heard in Daly's room at half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon, and on investigations being made Daly was found lying in a fit on the fhor of his be droom, with a cut in his throat allied to have been done .with a razor W.ftich he held in his left hand. Daly, who is about twenty five years ol apv, was recently se-it down from EKetahuna to the Masterton Hospital for treatment, and had been disch rged from that institution about a fortnight ago. He is said to have been subject to fits for some time past. Daly was attended by Dr Cowie, who ' ordered his removal to the Hospital, where he is progressing favourably. Evesy sailor is required to believe that misfortune will result if he carelessly or maliciously kills an albatross (says the "Sydney Morning Herald "). What capta in eves sa i led the seas unaware of that man's Jate who,. Coleridge tells us, with his crossbow shoe the albatross? It would seem that ancient belief has again been verified, for while neither the captain nor the engineers of the Hawea could say to the satisfact'oll of the modern sceptic why the ship broke down, the "real reason" is known to every man in the crew, and, in fact, the daj previous it was fully realised that something disastrous was about to happen. As the Vessel glided smoothly over the sea on Jur.e 23th an albatross, Mr Moore says, flying at full speed, dashed itself against a funnel, and fell battered and helpless, on the deck. Never before had he kftown such a thing to occur. The albatross died. Next day the steamer stopped, and the -thirty days' drift began. It's an ill wind\ that blows nobody ever, and if the deatly)f tho kkdbroke 'he tail shaft of the ship, a quill from its wing made a pipe 3tem for the chief steward. V, The'remarkable conduct of a young woman, employed as a domestic servant in Melbourne, is reported by a Sydney paper. The .family went , out to attend tha review st Flemington, "the girl being , left in charge of the house. At 4 o'clock her master's son returned home and found the girl ' lying on her back on the floor of the dining-room, bound and gagged. She said she was in the house by herself, and heard a noise in the yard. Suddenly the back door was opened, and she saw a man standing in the doorway. He said, "I want to come in." She aaid, "I won't allow you in. The man then rushed at her, grabbed her round the body, threw her down, and punched her. He bound her with a puir of braces and pieces uf window-cord, and stole a gold brooch from the front of her dress. The police were informed, and the young woman quickly brokedown 'undt?r examination, and admitted that the whole story was falseand that she had pinioned herself, and tied a towel round her head and. face. She did it because she wanted to go out yesterday, and they left, her at home to look after the place. She thought that if it appeared that she had been assaulted, she would not be left at home by herself again. REAR HEALTHY CHICKS. Remember half the breeding is in tha feeding. Tho > moat successful poultryrnon in New Zealand to-day use "A. & p " Chick Raiser. This is a properly Mended and. correctly balanced ration, and contains everything essential" for building;up and rapidly developing the youn birds.

Thi height of the Tnieri River is • giving nettlertp-dn the lower part of < the Taieri plain some concern. The 1 height of the snow water is tr.e < greatest yet seen. 1 The tomato fruit-fly and ahot-hoh fungus are de lared to b s diseases ] under the Orch ird and Garden Dis- i eases Act, 1908. African boxthorn 1 is declared to be a noxious weed. i During the coming wool season, says an experienced wool buyer in j South Canterbury the average price ] obtainable will be 4d to sd, and the highest 7Jd. as compared with an , average of 9d at the opuning of last } season and 6d later. , It has been estimated b.y a compet- > ent authority that the export of lamb , an I mutton from the Dominion for j 1908 will ba about 800,000 carcases | less than last year, tne season not 1 having been a good one for tatte ling t ofF sheep. I The United States Government haa < voted £3,000,000 for the Department i of Agriculture in order to carry on < tnn work of food inspection (luring I the ensuing year. The war on im- < pure food (a Washington correspon- ( dent says) will be vigorously pro- * ceeded with, and the Pure Food Law > enforced in every instance. ( During July 245 artisans and i 3,189 labourers were employed on co- * operative works by the Public Works 1 Department. The total number on 1 tha Main Trunk railway was 884. T.:u; number of labourers employed by ttv* R ads Department was 2,432, j makiiu grand total of woxeriin tha Dominion 5,866. T"e Immigration Department has be n a (vised that there are seven- c teen assisted passengers on board f the ttippingham Grange, which is | duo in Wellington direct from Liverpo">l next week. The number includes c fo.ir domestic servants, two farmers, tvv i farm hands, a carpenter, and a bti.:kmaker. One farmer has,a capi- ( tal of £2OO. The reasons for alleged delay which t at present borrowers from the Ad- d vances to Settlers and the Advances to Workers' Departments are experi- g enciug in getting their loans are desirei by Mr Laurenjon, M.P , from t the Prime Minister. He wishes the Minister to ascertain the cause of the delay and, if it is owing to a shortage o? money, will he see that more funds are put at the disposal of 1 both of these departments. About a year ago a report was h circulated that the trout in Lake t ■Rut-inia and neighbouring lakes were I losing condition, and it was stated n that the irouble was due to a short- t atr.- of impropriate food in the waters of uie lake*. In order to overcome j the dit'fkulty a Consignment"of fresh- ( water sin-imps was secured .from the .[ Waikato River at Mercer last No- r vuimwr and placed in the hatchery. c Aicn ing to a repmt received by the To iriac Department, the consignment r lias donj i-xcee..inely. well, only , two { pi'r ent. having been lost in nine | months. j rt i.i st-ted that nothing has .yet c been d c'da i upon by the Govern-, c nu'.ht in regard to the date or programme of tne fo mai opening of the Main Trunk railway. Vuriojs suggi ,-t.uiiß have bem made, one being that a colouration should be held at th' centra of the line, halfway between Wellington and Auckland; £ another, that a, special train should bv! ran through; and a third, that celebrations be held ut Auckland and j Wellington simukantously. A sug- , g.<nti v, nid al-to bien made that the fuoctio i alio il i bj hell at Te Awamit i, n '-tr where tle sod of the 1 w)r « w.-is turn- d bv Sir Robert Stout i in 1335 ■\ n"w s;-'t mh ih besn" adopted in 1 Ihii south-west.erfi part'df Queensland, where a co operative sneep-shearing : company has l)-en established. The | heaiqiarters are at Charleville, 1 which is the centre of a district in which there are many selectors carrying sheep. There will be a permanent sheep-she u-ing plant, and here all the sel -ct m will be abb to get their sheep tr..at id. For greater convenience th : plant his been laid down at the wool' Scouring works. It is expected tha* owmrs of travelling she.p will also tike advantage of the av-tfJ n On rvi ni for t u c.tiibiis-- i.ent tne concern is probably the stringent conditions rerjuired by tne Shearers Accommodatio i Act in the matter nf accommodation, "tc ' Seljctofs will be spared ti s expense Jhi prospect of f.mplojrrrrnt for the unskilled laHonrer is now very rnuei tn-ight-jr (says the L ibour Journal.) Fron thirty to forty hands were wanted in ihe liltham district, and fie department cout.' only find eleven. Plough nen and married coui les a*e ul-iO. in request. Some recent arrivals from South Africa find it rather difficulc to secure immediate employment owing to the nature of their trades, such as electricians, taxidermists, and joiners. Thr ;e hundred and ebven men were to work, 231 acccepting Government co-operative employment. The department was able to offer work to all willing and able appli:unts. and there remains places ye"; to bo filled on both railway and ro id w jrks. An urgent demand has been made for forty men for the Main Trunk line, and privuti employers have also asked the department for man, eighty having been sent to this work during the period. An editorial in the Christchurch "Press," dealing with the Second Ballot 13ill, and bearing the title "A Monstrous Pronosal," concludes as follows:--"If the pcjph of New Zealand tamely submit to sucn infamous tyranny as I his -it will not be long before it is ma le a criminal offence for them to discuss politics at all before an election. They will simply have to vote blindfold for ihe candidate wnom the Government is pleased to favour, and we must say they will richly 'eserve their fate. A people who will tame'y u >mi. to having the riifht of a free platform and a free press taken away from them do not deserve any rinfht at all." The Auckland "Herald " referring to the Bill, a-jys:— "The question involved in this new proposition is not merely the freedom of the press, it is the the freedom of speech, the freedom of argument, the privilege of candidates, the right of the public." :Wdto to-day, if you aro not contemplating a visit to Wellington, for a selection of the Daintiest bpring Creations, from 30s, each ono a styfe ot' its own. Ready-to-wear in the Merry ' Widow and Miss Hook of Holland shades from 16s.—A YLME R'S, Millinery Specialists, 9 Willis Stroot, Opposite Grand Hotel.

It is understood that the British Antarctic Expe:Hdo'> ship Nimrod will leave Lytteltnn on December Ist on her second trip to the Antarctic regions. The birth of an unusually large number of twin, during the past two months has been recorded. Wellington headed the list with 13 pairs, and Christchurch is second with 12. A well-known miller, Mr Wm. Evans, haa informed a "Timaru Herald" reporter that imports of Australian Hour into New Zealand are being continued on a considerable scale. An Auckland firm, writing to him on the 27th ult., stated that a sailing vessel, the Joseph Craisr, had arrived with 'JOO tons of flour, following the Hazel Craig with Sfl.O tons, making 1,500 tons for the week. Trie writer understands that there are 2,000 tons more ti arrive to complete contracts entered into. This, said Mr Evans, is independent of flour coming by steamer* to all other ports at which intercolonial boats call. Being up the Ea?t Coas; the other day he s-aw thirty tons loaded at Napier, and was told that there were 800 tons more lo cnme there. Gisborne gels much of its flour from Australia, and all the chief porti have been importing, nad a couple ot' small lots have been landed at Tirnaru. Mr Evans estimated that the total would reach 15,000 or 1(5,000 tonj. That, he says, means a very large quantity of whtat, and the farmers would find that they were making a mistake in holding out for such high when Australia had a hive surplus to dispose of, coil'l convert t-u-ir when into flour more ch- aplv tiian the New Zealand mills .-oul.'i do, and with a good demand here uue sailing vessels full cargoes a: low freights. A boy a.i uut-t.mj m w-.vit' d' for the Club H-.M. Gas consumers nr? remind *d that to-moiruw, iue.sda , is gas discount day. • ; Prohibition in Ashburton is the subject of an adver.i eiv.::)!. i-uerted by the Licence I Victuallers' Asiociation on page 6 of tliis issue. Messrs Cole an 1 Westerrnan require a draper to take diarge of their Mastectui branch-, aisj a young lady to learn 1 drapery. Messrs King and Henry have to hand a full supplv of new and up-to-date fishing tackle.from the best Homj makers. Lovers of this favourite sport are invited to inspect the new goods. In an inset circulated with this issue, Messrs Warnock and Adkin (who are closing their Masterton •branch) give detailed prices of the many bargain lines that will be offered during their clear-oit sale. Messrs J. a. J. Maclean and Co. report having held their weekly sale on Saturday, 12' h inst., when they had a fair attendance of buyers lor all classes of goods and produce, more especially table poultry, which they ca i place at highest market rates.