LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2994, 19 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no wash-up at the Worksop Dredge this week, work having been temporarily suspended on account of damage to the boiler. Alexander Allen was fined £2 at the Masterton S.M. Corrt yesterday for having been drunk and disorderly at Taueru. The funeral of the late Mrs J.. H. Murcott, who died a few days ago at her residence in Makuri, took place on Thursday afternoon, at the Mansratainoka Cemetery. The cortege was a large and representative one.. A handsome rimu pulpit fur the Tinui Anglican Church, made by Mr G. Hyde, at his Queen Street establishment, was on view in the of the maker's shop yesterday,, and attracted much attention. The Rev. J. N. Battle will conduct the services at the Methodist Church to-morrow. In the eyenirp he will take for his subject "Elijah's Depression and Filial Triumph."'' Mr Buttle will also the services at Taueru at 3.15 p.m., while M'r J. Bridges will preach at Kuripunii at. 7 p.m.', and Mr Heyhoe at: Wangaehu.

At the Masterton S.M. Court yesterday, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., two men named Hugh Spiers and Arthur Doyle, each with a long list of previous convictions, pleaded guilty to having stolen a watch and chain and a sum of money,, the total value being £2O, the property of Patrick Carr. Detective Lewis said the theft had been committed, when informant was journeying from Palmerston North to Masterton. A sentence of six months' imprisonment was passed on each accused. The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital ,\cjsq\yledg'es, with thanks, the receipt from Mr Duncan McLachlan (County Engineer) the following donations collected by him towards the improvement of the Hospital grounds by tree planting etc.: Messrs S. Connell, E. Hale, Dr Archer Hosking, D. McLachlan, H. 0. Toogood and A. P. Whatman, each £2- M. Caselberg, £1; W.J. Hirschberg and James Macara, each 10s-, making a total of £l4, which, with the Government subsidy added, will amount to £3O 16s.

Soiul the documents of your importations to MESSRS J. J. CURTIS & CO., LTD., Customhouse Shipping and Forwarding Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington who will quickly clear, pass and forward the goods to you. Moderate charges. 2 Write to-day, if you are not contemplating ft visit to Wellington, for a selection of the* Daintiest bpring Creations, from 30s, each one ft style of its own. Ready-to-wear in tho Merry Widow and Miss Hook of Holland shapes from IGs".—AYLMER'S, Millinery Specialists, 9 Willis Street, Opposite Grand Hotel.

The next WoodviHe A. and P. Show will be held on Wednesday, February 24th.

At Featherston, on Thursday last, Miss C. E. Deare, of Wellington, was married to Mr S. H. Sampson, of Featherston.

The Hawke's Bay Education Board has decided to appoint an instructor in agriculture for the middle and south wards o f . the district. The Rev. Hodge will conduct both morning and evening servir.es in the Congregational Church to morrow. The inauguration of the Sjniay School will take place at 2.30 o'clock, in the afternoon, to which parents and children are invited.

The silver cup presented by the Dixon Investment Company to the Masterton A. and P. Association for most points in fat cattle, and valued at thirty guineas, has arrived. It is a handsome trophy of beaten silver. At the last show it was won by Mr G. F. Moore, of Kai Iwi. While assisting to put a truck attached to the train which left Masterton at 6.30 o'clock on Thursday evening, back on to the line at Eketahuna the engine driver Kelly had his right hand badly crushed through a jack slippiner. He was taken to the Masterton Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate the thumb.

Mr R. G. Coates, organising secretary of the Melanesian Mission, delivered an extremely interesting lecture, illustrated by lantern slides, in St. Matthew's Schoolroom on Thursday evening. The beauty spots of the Islands were depicted by coloured and photographic slides, and matti-rs of general interest in the South Seas vividly illustrated by picture and story. A five-roomed house situated in South Road, and owned by Mr J. Montgomery, was destroyed lay fire shortly-after five o'clock last wen ■ ing. It appears that Mr Montgomery and another person were boiling tar in the building when thj ,tar caught alight and the building was foun a mass,of Hames. The Brigade proceeded to the fire with'the Jubilee engine, but were unable lo save the building.

A meeting of the members of the Maslertnn Homing Club was hell in the Y.M.C.A. rooms last evening. Thare was a fair, atten ; anco of members, presided over by Mr F. B. Rosson. Mr R. W. Dixon, a well-known pigeon fancier of Njw Plymouth, attended the meeting and gave an instructive addres' on homing, pigeons, which was much appreciated by those present. Rule books and tributed among those present. The medals to be presented to the school children of the Dominion on Dominion Day (next Saturday) have been issued. The medals ara of aluminium, and are about the size of a florin. On one side is impressed the King's head, encircled by the Union Jack and the New Zealand Ensign, and. the words, "Edward VII., of the British Dominions, King." The opposite side bears the words. "Presented to the "children attending the schuoU of the Dominion," this inscription contained within two fern leaves, while on the outer edge of this side" are the word c r "New Zealand proclaimed a Dominion, September 25th, 1907." Nine hundred and twelve medals will be distributed in Master ton.

The Managers of the , Masterton Technical School met last v evening/ There were present Me.-srs E. Feist, w. H. Jackson, J. M.. Coradine, E. H. Wa-idington, and J. B. Keith. An explanation given by the architects in regard to the substitution of iron mantelpieces for wooden ones at the new school was considerad satisfactory. A, letter was received from the Governor;, in which His Excellency stated that, the date fixed for the opening of the new Technical School migjit prove an inconvenient one for him to attend on. It was decyded to adhere to the date fixed upon,' November sth.. Tenders were opened for covering the floors of the school with cork linoleum. The matter was finally l&ft to the Chairman, who was empowered to accept a tender. ,

On Thursday afternoon, Frederick Jackson,, a member of the AngloWelsh football team tha f . toured the Dominion and in Australia recently, was arrested, at Wellington on a charge of assault,, on information laid by the alleged victim, William Lewis. Jackson was mnanded, and appeared yesterday at the S.M. Court, before Mr W. G. Ruddell. When the case was called,, the informant asked permission to withdraw the charge. The information was accordingly * dismissed. Mr Wilford, who appeared to defend, then proposed to make a statement to. the Bench, in which he narrated the incidents that led up to the' difference between the men. Mr Wilford claimed that the motive which actuated Jackson's conduct in the matter was a natural desire to obtain some redress of a wrong which he considered had been inflicted upon a third person during the voyage of the Ma'tai from Sydney, 011 which ship all the parties were passengers.

Get your piano wliere you can rely on quality and value- Hundreds of people are taking advantage of the Dresden Piano Company's time payment system; and shipment upon shipment of pianos and organs is coming in month after month. "The Dresden" with years of experiense, and a remarkable turnover, is ever able to sell tho best goods at the lowest market rato; But it is not satisfied with merely gaining a now customer; it aims at making another business friend— and usually doe;-; so, Now, with tho Dresdon Piano Company Limited, absolute quality is guaranteed. Every piano issued is perfect material and workmanship. /This reputation is guarded mast jealously. Where, fot cample, will you tind bettor instruments than the Broadwood, the Lipp, the Konisoh, and tho Stein way—they are indeed four great pianos. You should certainly either coll on or write to the Dresden Piano Company Limited, Wellington,or you could see their Local JSeproßontative is T. R Hunter. Beware of tho 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 are instructed not to discredit rival ikins. They are to rely solely on the merits of the Company's instruments. Mrs. 11, Gadd, 307 Madras-st., North Christohurch, N. 2. writes: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a most valuable medicine, j sell a lot of it in my shop, and it is used in my home. I have recommended it to several people and have never known it to fail. There is no question but what it is tho foremost cough medicine sold in this district." For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

At Kiritehere (Kawhia) bush felling is being actively carried on. Contracts let embrace 2,300 acres, and some seventy men are employed m the work.

Farmers throughout the Upper Clutha Valley (Otago) are busy getting their spring crops in, and as the land has bad a thorough ' soaking this year, there is every prospect of some big yields of grain.

People in the blackblocks often ■ complain of the want Of facilities for the education of their children. Often their complaints are only too gen- ' uine, and their desire for improvement is in the same category. But \ what can be said of the man who makes this complaint (states a Taranaki paper), and then offers to the Education Board the use of an unlined room, 20ft by 12ft, at a rental of six shillings a week?

The latest thing in telephone systems is shortly to be installed in Invercargill. The subscriher has no battery at his house or office to be looked a f ter. Neither has he to ring up or ring off. By simply hooking his receiver he calls up the exchange, tor his action in fo doing lights a lamp on the switchboard there, and by hanging it up again when he has done talking the exchange are similarly notified that he has finished.

Talking of motors and , motor ;» drivers, Df. Thacker, of Christchurch ' i wno has just returned from a trip Home, related that one of the most interesting things he came across was the syste-n of '.'scouting," which the Automobile Association had set up to watch the police "traps." The scouts bave a way of getting news of the traps set for the unwary motorists, and they have Revised a system of signals whinh, in some cases, includes the morse code, to indicate to the chauffeur the whereabouts of a "trap." The motorists, accept the hint, and by regulating rhe<r pace, are able to defeat the best-laid plot?. Round about London, there are innumerable "traps," but the motorists, bound together in a common band, are very keen to help on? another.

It ia rait'ly well known that the late Premier of the Dominion had a "double" in a northern member of the Hons o , but it has only recently transpired that a Soufh Island gentleman who, on a recent visit to Melbourne,'' was mistaken for Sir Thomas Bent, the Premier of Victoria. The New Zealardpr, one of the identities of GreyrViouth, is a well-preserved gentleman of over A 70. One day, • whilst in the Vjctorian capital, -he decided to visit the noted aquarium at the Exhibition Buildings, and like any other member of the public, was preparing to pay fur admission, when the doorkeeper astonished him by saying, "No, no, Sir Thomas, you pass in free."

In on a of the coastal districts of New South Wales (says a Sydney paper) 15 children attended a school that had only been recently opened, acme of the scholars are girls who have attained their seventeenth year. The inspector a fdw weeks ago visited the school, and much to his surprise ascertained tl at there were pupils who did not know their alphabet, "Stand up those of you who have ever read at home!'' said the but not. af child rose. "Well, then/*' pursued the officer, "Stand up those who have seen a book at home !' 7 One scholar had seen a book at her home. These children resiSe in a district not twenty miles • from the seuboard-, and' yet they have.., never seen a ship. Yet they are not in needy circumstances. /If has been known for some time that the Vickers> Company at Barrowwere building two submarine vessels for the Japanese Government, and the question that has been'occupying' the minds of many people has been how they would get out to Japan. The question was answered the other day Ifjr the launch fro mi Vickers' 1 yard uf a stealer which is about 270 ft long, has a big beam, , and which possesses huge hatchways. This vessel! has been built to carry out the submarines to Japan, and after accomplishing that mission will return to Barrow and make herself generally useful) in the carrying of gun® and their mountings: for the several dockyards,, etc., from: Borrow. She } will, o>f course, be available for the\ f same duty at any future time. The systemi of loading is somewhat unconnmon. This steamer; which; by th« way,, possesses no name' as y<it, Will be submerged,, and the sub-marines-will be floated! in. Then she will be pumped dry,, the submarines, made- secure, and proceed on her v oyage;

In the House of Representatives a further application for reduced timber freights on New Zealand railways was made by Mr Hogg, the Miniister of Railways answering: " Th© existing rates; for timber wer© 1 made' at a time when that article waa very much lower in value than it is at present. The rates, moreover,, are reasonable for the services performed by the Railway Department, and I Vegret that I cannot authorise any reduction in the rates at the present time." Mr Hogg's retort was that some totara for a bridge in his district had to be brought 120' miles, fl-om the Main' Trunk district at a cost of 12s 4Jd per hundred superficial feet, (The Minister of Railways said .that he had gone into th& particular instance quoted by Mr Hogg. The particular consignment,, he explained,, consisted of timber 2G feet long, which could not be carried' on an ordinary truck. Two trucks, had to be used, and as there was a mini.num charge, the persons who ordered it were informed of this regulation. They could have carried 4,000 feet for what they paid* and! the rate per hundred feet for H2Q miles was 8s 3d per hundred.

Dlo ul poison resulting from small wwjunda is mote prevalent. Even so "slight an injury as the scratch of a pin will sometimes caiisn blood poisoning. The Qitfe way is to apply Chamliorlain's Pain Balm iu; soon as the injury has beeh received. That liniment prevents alt dagger at blood poisoning and causes tlie injury to. heal in about ono-third the time required , by the usual treatment. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers. , ONCR A MAN BUYS • A suit from us ho is most unwilling to wear any oth>r make. That's why we're making suits for gentlemen nil over, the Dominion —gentlemen who have tested the fit, oomfort, stylo, and quality of our clothes, and have found them the best; Why nbt leave your order with us when next in"Wellington. Our oash prices, mean money saved to you, Morrison and Penney, Taylors, 73 Willis, Street* Wellington,.

Something new in the way of technical education has been discovered by the Wanganui Technical School Board. It has decided to add .an Esperanto class to its curriculum. In the Fire Brigades Amendment 13ill it is made the duty oi every Fire Board to give assistance, when required, to the Inspector of Fire Brigade?, and to place the brigade temporarily under his control when so requested by him. The Inspector :,is empowered to call* out any fire fcrigade on an alarm of tire, when and •'where he thinks fit, in order to test :its efficiency. Some interesting references to a "lost river were made by Mr H. Hill, Inspector of Schools, at the meeting -of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Society on Monday night He showed that the shingle beds which stretch ;from the Kidnappers to Gisborne indicated the existence atone period in ths geological past of a huge river running in a southerly direction from ■ Gisborne pint Napier and down the Wairarapa. In those times, as the 'Challenger's soundings showed, the •eastern coast-line of the island was least 100 miles further to the east. The upheaval of the mountain ranges had probably caused the subsidence of the coast-line, which at one time h id gone even further than at present, so that the sea cached almost to Te Aute at the Hawke's Bay end and to Te Karaka in Poverty Bay. jt In the course of a lecture at the Technical School on the subject of ' 4 New Zealand Native Plants, Mr J. Crosby Smith had a great deal that was interesting to tell both about our common and our uncommon plants. Speaking of the diiterent varieties of rata, he said that one which grows in the North Island and is scientifically distinguisned by the adjective "robusta" usually starts life in the fork of another tree. Whan it has'absorbed the food 'substance to be found there it sends out a root to werds the ground, and from this soring arms which encircle the tree. After the root reaches the earth these arms grow ii> strength and thickness until they end by strangling the life out of the tree on which they started. The only tree the rata can do nothing •with, said Mr Smith, is the puriri, or Hardwood, which bursts the encircling arms asunder.

An experienced waitress is ra quired by Mrs Meredith, "Brooklyn," Renall street. A special meeting of members of Stonehenge Lodge is to be held in the Drill Hall on Tuesday evening. A reward is offered for the recovery of a gentlemans' gold signor ring. Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co. are cash purchasers of prime table poultry. The attention of land seekers is directed to particulars of a sheep property that is advertised ior sale by Mr J. R. Nicol, of Bannister Street. Mr R. H. W. Bligh will deliver j two lectures entitled "Dangers of Impurity," in the Town Hall, tomorrow, at 2 p.m. and 8.15 p.m. The sale of furniture which was to have been continued by Mr J. R. Nicol. on behalf of Mr A. Allen, today, will not take place, the furniture having been sold. A reminder is given of the sale to ba held nt the Post Office Auction Mjrt, this afternoon, of goods in tie estate of the late Mr Derbyshire, of Auckland. Also a quantity poultry. Messrs Warnock and Adkin announce that Miss Hannan, their head milliner, will Attend at their Mas terton premises from Wednesday till Saturday next, with a large assortment otnew millinery. In'the Exchange Buildings, Masterton, on Monday afternoon,' Mrs Mathewson, milliner, of Melbourne House, Wellington, will make a special display of millinery. Many very pretty hats are to be shown, and the goods will be for sale. Those who use water-glass egg preservative in the summer cai: rely on having good sound eggs during the winter. Eggs preserve iin this preparation keep fresh for months. It is •obtainable from Mr H. T. Wood, chemist, Masterton. The final rehearsal of the "May •Queen" will take place at the Town "Hall to-nigi.t—the chorus at 8.30 o'clock, and the soloists, orchestra and chorus at 9 o'clock. A full attendance of ■nembers is desired. A specially constructed platform has been provided for the choras. Messrs C. Adams and Co, millinery specialists, of Cuba Street, Wellington, have postponed tbeir visit to /Masterton for a week, opening in the Exchange Buildings with a choice display of millinery on Tuesday, September 2 ( Jth, till Monday, October r oth. i A magnificent display of household drapery is mads in the Exchange Buildings, Masterton, at the, present time. It includes all the latest and most popular materials manufactured, and the prices at which the goods are to be sold are very reasonable. Pending the arrival of the consignment of 1,200 candle-power Lucas lamps the Masterton Municipal Gas ' Department has installed temporary for Mr A. Henderson a 100-candle-power Padova lamp. On Monday night a 1,000 candle-power magnum will be insta'led in place thereof until the arrivgl of the Lucas lamps.