LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3004, 29 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The labour market in this district has apparently suffered a welcome revival so far as farm labour is concerned. A local bureau is unable to obtain milken at £1 per week with comfortable home surroundings for the employee. There is no very great demand for agricultural labour.

I Mr G. Gray's motor launch on the ! Park Lake will be fitted with awning Jby next Sunday. Mr Gray proI poses to invite members of .the Park (Committee to take a trip round the I lake on that date. The Municipal j Band will probably play in the Park. The launch seats eighteen when i loaded to its fullest seating capacity.

Mr W. A. Tate, a well known Greytown fruitgrower, has added one thousand apple trees to his orchard. He has now 25 acres laid out in fruit on his property. Mr R. W. Tate has just jut down some two thousand apple aid pear trees on his Papnwai estate. Many other Greytown residents are enlarging their orchards.

A charge of forging the name of T. Shields to a cheque was preferred against Robert Shannon, alias Lamberg, at the Police Court yesterday morning. Mr G. Herdu occupied the Bench and at the request of the police accused was remanded to appear to-day. A first offending inebriate was fined ss, and also ordered to pay 7s medical ex nerves.

The weekly meeting of En:le,avour Lodge was held last evening. Bro. Heyhoe, C.T:, presided over a good attendance of members. Two candidates were initiated into the Order and one candidate proposed for membership. A hearty vote of thanks was extended to Bro. Lee te for having put letters on Lodge's altar. Bros. McLean, Leighton and Gilbert were appointed a committee to wait upon a candidate who had been proposed for membership.

A case of interest to Martinbor,ough residents is to be heard at that township on the 6th proximo. A plaintiff is claiming £IOO in connection with the alleged loss of agisted cattle. At the same sitting of the Court, at which Mr W. P. James, S.M., will preside, the claim against a publican for £IOO personal damages alleged to have been caused through defendant having left an open drain on his premises, will be taken. Mr C. A. Pownall, of Masterton,, has been retained in connection with bjth cases.

Mr John Hunter, a candidate for the Masterton seat, conducted three very successful*campaign meetings in Bush centres last week. He spoke at Hamua on Wednesday, and though the night was wet about twenty five people attended. At Mangamaire, on Thursday, Mr R. T. Pownall occupied the chair, the audience being large and representative. At Hukanui on Friday evening Mr Turner presided, another large attendance favouring the candidate. At each place a hearty vote pf thanks was accorded to,Mr Hunter. v

The Wairarapa South County Council has decided to instruct Messrs Cadwallader Bros, to go on with their contract on the Wangaehu Longbush road. It also agreed to the recommendation of the engineer that the contractors for the formation of the road at the Waiohine Bluff be paid the amount of their contract, £37 10s, hs soon as they have completed a cart track, in place of a wider track, owing to the many difficulties that have met them, and which were not anticipated.

At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Horticultural Society the election of officers, resulted as fol-lows:—-Patron, Mr W. C. Buchanan; President, Mr A. Booth; Vice-Presi-dents, Messrs W. G. Beard, «L O. Bidwill, Jas. Brown, H. R. Buni/y, J. G. Oates and R. G. Welch. Mr J. Moncrieff was re-elected auditor, and Mr J. J. Mead secretary and treasurer. It was decided to hold a spring show in November, a summer show in February, and a winter show in September.

"Ladies from tho Wairarapa when visiting Wellington would be wise to inspect tho grand range of New Summer Hats on view at Airs Mathewson's. The styles are exclusive, the designs perfect, and the prices right. Please remember that the address is Melbourne House, Lainbton Quay (opposite Bank of New Zealand). foods' Q feat Peppermint Cure ; i or CoiigbJ and Colds ue\ev tails. 1/6 and

The death occurred, at Dannevirice yesterday afternoon, pf ; -Mrs James Neagle. Constable McKelvie, of Carterton, was thrown fiom his horse yesterday morning, and was slightly injured. The supply of milk received daily at the Featnerston Dairy Factory has now reached over 2,000 gallons. Bowlands Station will be the first station in the Masterton district to commence shearing this season, the shed opining on Thursday next. A good percentage of lambs is reported this season by sheep farmers throughout the Lower Valley district. The warm spring rain is having a remarkable effect (\ upon the pastures in the Lower Valley, and milk suppliers are reaping the benefit of an increased supply frOm their cows. In reference, to a paragraph which recently appeared in the Age as to the name of McPike having, become almost extinct, a correspondent writes stating that he knows a family of that name residing in New Zealand. For the sixth consecutive year Mrs E. H. Saunders has won the ladies' championship of the Featberston Golf Club. Mrs G. T. Allen, who las* - reason held second place, still retains it, and the third position is still held by Mrs Toogood. The Kahautara River Board has decided to approach the Government for a loan ot £4,000 under the Local Bodies' Loans Act, for the construction of a stop bank. 'As soon as the money is forthcoming the work is to be put in hand. Jubilee services were conducted at St. Mark's Church, Carterton, on Sunday,by the Vicar, (Rev. H. Young) who preached appropriate sermons both at the morning and evening services. ' There'"were'..large, congregations, and special music was renj. dered oy "the. choir. ' j/i The Grey town Bowling Club has invited the Masterton Club to ba present at the openii.g of its green on Thursday, when the .bowing season will be com nencel. The secretary of the Mas' trcon Club desires to receive as early as possible the names of those who will accept the invitation. St. Mark's Vicarage and Sunday School at Carterton, is at present undergoing renovation. Corrugated iron is being put on the roof of the School, and both buildings are being repainted. The Church was painted a short time ago, and the property is now one of the finest' Church properties in the district. The Men's Division of the St. John Ambulance Corps will be examined in first aid subjects in the Dominion Hall on Thursday evening next, when first, second, third and fourth year candidates will be taken. Dr A. Hosking is the examiner. A practice of the corps will take place on Wednesday evenipg. It has been said that sparrows will not touch poisoned grain, but a local resident conducted a successful experiment in this direction recently. He noticed that sparrows were fairly numerous around his orchard and garden, fo hj? phpophorised some pollard, and placed it on a convenient piece of soil. After lunch he instructed hh wife to shake the table cloth over the spof, and this she carefully did, in sight of several of the feathered pests. The' ruse was- highly successful, and marly two dozen sparrows dined off the supposed crumbs, and succumaej to the effects. '.,

A complete and reliable map of the Borough of Masterton would be more or less Useful in every house and place of business in this town and suburbs. Reside it* will, therefore, doubtless bi pleased to know-that with a future issue of the Wairarapa Age a map of the Borough will be circulated. One is now in course of preparation on our behalf by Messrs Mercer and Hesnan, expert lithographic artists, and it is to be suitably illustrated with views of local scenery, Subscribers to the Wairarpa Age will be duly notified of the date of distribution.

The following is a list of the live stock show judges for the Manawatu A. and P. Show to be. held on November 4th, sth, and 6th:—Hunt jng and all saddle and harness horses, Messrs Arthur S. Elworthy' (Pareora), and E. Denis, O'Rorke, of Remuera; draughts, 'Mr W. Charters, of Mosgiel; Shorthorns, Mr W. McKenzie, Masterton; Herefprds, Mr H.' B. Stuckey, Wairarapa; Ayrshires, Mr J. Grant, Underwood, Invercargill; Jerseys, Mr J. G. Harkness, Wellington; Holsteins, Mr E. Eagle, u£ Belvedere, Carterton. Sheep: Lincolns, Mr C. T. Barriball, Waiuku; Leicester English, Mr W. B. Andrew, junr;>, Southbridge; Romney rams, Mr H. V. Fulton, Dunedin; Romney ewes, Mr R. Gray, Fairburn, Masterton; Southdowns, Mr H. B. Stuckey; Shropshires, Mr W. W. Little,' Argyll; pigs, Mr R. Perrctt, Sandon. ' A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of W. Tunnicliffe, ! contractor, of Kaiparoro, was held in the Masterton Courthouse yesterday before the Deputy Official Assignee (Mr W. B. Chennellp). No proved creditors were present. The Deputy Official Assignee was represented by Mr A. R. Bunny, who examined debtor. Bankrupt said he had been in partnership with C. Leech up till August, 1907, as contractors. In February this year bankrupt's sawmill was burnt out, and it was on account of this that he filed. Bankrupt outlined various transactions in connection with his business. Some milling gear in his possession. he valued at £6O, and there were £4O worth of book debts. Mr P. L. Hollinge, who appeared for Messrs Keeling and Wynn-Williams, creditors, examined bankrupt as to partnership transactions. Bankrupt said he could make no offer, as he was now only working on wages. Bankrupt said that the dissolution of part nership between himself and Leech had not been advertised. Leech had taken about £l3O out of the business in cash, having put in plantUo- the value 0f £BO. The meeting adjourned sine die.

There is not a particle of opium or other norcotio in Chamberlain'a Cough Kernedy, and novev has been since it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as. for an adult. This remedy is famous'for its Cures; of colds and croup, and cart always be depended upon. For sale by all chemists .and storekeepers.

The tender of Messrs Maxwell juaS Bond, at £651 9s, .6d, has cepted for metalling 106 chains Jfcf Mount Baker Road, Five tenders were received.

Three Carterton residents ascended Mt. Holdsworth on Sunday last, and obtained a splendid view of the surrounding country. The party encountered a slight fall of snow, while ascending the slopes of the mountain. The Eketahuha Gun Club anticipate having a very successful season. A large number of trophies have,been received for competitions, including a handsome trophy from Mr A. H. Herbert for a handicap match. The Returning Officer for the Masterton Electorate (Mr W. G. Gillespie) will commence next week to make preparations for the forthcoming general election. He will visit booths outside Masterton arid other centres first. In accordance with the judgment given by His Honor Judge Haselden, at the last sitting of the Masterton District Court, an order for a new trial has been filed in the case Hewitt v. Rossiter, a claim in con- », nection with a boarding-houtfe" "a*£ ' Cross Creek. . At the annual meeting of the Eketahuna Tennis Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:-President, Mr F. C. Tumor; ■ vice-presidents, Messrs F. Symes, A.'H. Herbert, J. Huswell; secretary, Mr White; auditor, Mr Hoist; treasurer, Mr Wright; men's »p----mittee, Mesprs A. j. Bray, T. Page, W. H. Toohill; ladies' committee, Misa A. Anderson, Turner, T. Page, Greathead and Bray. Parliament will, in all probability, says the "New Zealand Tines," ring down the curtain for the session on We-Jnesday week, if present anticipations in official quarteis are>realised. If not, thtn Friday week at latest. The Legislative Council has already suspended the Standing Orders, to .enable Bills to' go through without the usual interval?, and to-day the Prime Minister will ut'k the House of Representatives t> follow the same course.

Ac aTneetinjrl eld in Mtrgataincka on Friday night it was decided to form a cricket club,-'and the following officers were appointed:—Presi-. dent, Mr H. Barrell; vice-presidents, Rev. Compter), Messrs Crawford, Chatwin, T. Grace, H. Cowan senr.» Dalziel, Aehby, Hill, and McPhcrson. Mr.W. Davin was appointed secretary; Mr J. -May. treasurer; Mr G. W. Chatwin,'club captain, and Rev. Compton, vice-captain. It wa'a de- "'■'" cided to hold the first practice on Sat*' urday, October 3rd. '-'■'• ■ At a meeting of farmers held at Scarborough on Friday evening the various clauses of the new Dairy regulations were discussed, and considerable adverse discussion took place on the various clauses. It was. eventually decided to protect chiefly against the clause compelling the adoption of concrete floors and the , cooling of milk, while the regulations as to the' cleansing of cans was considered arbitrary and unnecessary under the present circumstances. The regulations requiring the branding of the cans with the name of the owner was also strongly objected to. Mr J. G. Brechin was appointed a delegate to givf*' evidence before the, Stock Committee in Wellington. The mortality among thu sheep ia the higher country of North Otago,. . though serious enough in all conscience, is by no means so paralysing 1 as had been ' feared, says the "Oamaru Mail." Sheep continue to turn up on country that - had been regarded a a hopeless. But if the losses in this respect are being minimised, in other directions they are becoming augmented. An Otekaike runholder ha 3 been a serious loser m r?sp?ct to fencing, quite' apart from the decimation or. his flocks. During the six weeks that the snow dominated all things, new fences of a" value of over £SOO were destroyed,, and the arduous work of months will require to be repeated. Fencing is; rendered particularly costly on many of the runs hy the fact that owing tothe inaccessibility of the locality much of the material must be packed.

At a meeting of the committee of the Mahcatainoka Athletic Society' the following committees in connection with the sports gathering to be held on Boxing Day were appointed: —Programme committee: The President, Messrs R. Williams, J. Robert-' ■"> son, J. May, and the secretary; advertising committee: Messrs D'A. , Glut, J. Robertson, and the secretary; eocial committee: Messrs W. Brown, W. J. Skilton, and C. E. de Malmaiche. The following judges , were appointed:—Running and eyeinn: Mesas J. D. Wilson, W. Norrell, J. McCarthy, J. McLeary and W. Tosswill; "Wrestling, hammerthrowing, hop, step and jump, and stone-putting: Messrs A. Ross, R r Smilh, and W, Gillespie: Qu'pits: , Mr H. M. B. Marshall. "The tzvr A. W. H. Compton and Messrs J. May 1 and R. Williams werff appointed track stewards. The'fVf&wing were appointed gatekeepers: , Messrs W. Brown,-' D'A. Grut, J. Quinlan, H. Bayliss,'R. Cade, and C, B. de Macmanche. The monthly competitions of ,(he>. Opaki Quoits Club was held at To-' Mara on Saturday afternoon last.'' There was a'good attendance, and a very enjoyable time was "spent. The ladies' match" for Mr R. Field's trophy was won by Miss Eva Petersen, Miss K. Stevenson being second. The men's competition was. well contested and won by . H.. Clsristensen, with H. Hunt second, and R. Hunt third. During the afternoon Mr Wyeth presented Messrs Hunt Brrs.' trophy to Mrs. Seaiie. He mentioned that Messrs E. Welch, J. Pain, and J. Campbell, junr., had each donated trophies for competition. Hearty votes ot thanks were accorded to the donors of trophies; and the ladies who served afternoon tea. The following, is the drawing for the first ro u nd of the competition; for Mr J. Campbell's trophy:•—R., Chamberlain v. J. Campbell, junr., I N, Wyeth v. C. Petersen, Christenj sen v. Reader, Searle v. T., Cham- | berlairi, Duken v. W. Stevenson,, . H. Hunt v. Nicholson, S. Tankersley |v. • McKenzie, R. Tankersley'*'v;'■'.'■■ , Tunnicliffe, T. Wyeth .v. E. Peter- "° i sen, J. Pain v. A., Petersen, H. iDuckett v. P. Stevenson, R. Hunt a : bye. Mr C. F. B. Lireaay, Architect oi Wat " " lington, has moved to more ceawiieafc. rooms in the National Mutual Chwwers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining Office of the BankofN.Z.) Adikeoa—• ... P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2C92.

The price of bread in Woodville has been to 6d the 41b loaf, and! to 7d booked. John Pearce, a witness for the defence in the Connelly perjury c*se, died suddenly at Hokitika yes erday morning, A conference of miners' delegates it to be held at Wellington next m »nth to form a New Zealand Miners' Federation. Danv 1 Bolton, a young man, died suddenly at the Wellington Hospital on Sunday evening, having only admitted a short time before. He was apparently suffering from a fie. < n nnd after February Ist, 1909, t.e maximum weight of any sack -* v.o .taining wheat, barley, or oats to lie carried by rail will be 2001bs Any tacK of grain over thut weight will he charged four times the ordinary rate t f freight. A rafe containing about £7O in en hj, besides silk an 1 c garettei, v s removed from a Chinese fru prer's slirp on Lambton quiy, 'Hi lgton, early on Sunday eveni.g. The safe was found in tie """ , hnr ur yesterJay with the co: tents missing. Tom Burrows wncludvd 66 ho-irs three minutes' continuous, clubswiiiging in the Town Hall, Perth, on S- f urday n'gnt. 19th inst., thus defeating by three minutes Frank l.ioyu'a world record, said to have be Jii established at Capetown recently. Burrows and Lloyd m-et in a contest at Capetown next month. 0)e diy last waek a Wintin business house had occasion to take ils c sh register to pi C3f, ani while eni MO-ed in the task trie poprietor receive! a pleasant surprise by finding i, chaque for £5 odd and three single *1 notes in the back ot the register. Tne r .money had apparently been there for some time, for the cheque wai drawn in 1906. "Within the next fifty or one hundred' years water-powtr will prove to be one of Weatland's most valuable assets, and "even now there are certain possibilities connected with the conversion of hydraulic energy into electricity in connection with power purposes and the manufacture of nitrates from atmospheric nitrogen," says Dr. Bell, director of geological survey. ' In the Auckland district the effect of the proposed dairy regulations is already seen, says an Auckland paper. In anticipation as it were, farmers rnve commenced a new /method of milk production—making it a cleanly, interesting occupation. All over the district' the desire to conduct the business on more common sense methods, and the inspectors are meeting with a most encouraging reception. Rather an amusing incident is alleged to have taken place at Tapuahaeruru, in the Waikato, the other day. A launch owner took down some potatoes kindly donated to the "starving Maoris" there for seed purposes. The potatoes were free, but the . Maoris had to pay carriage of Is a bag. Then cime the trouble, for the wealthy pakeha launch owner found hims If unable to change the *Vivers" presented by the indigent , Maoris paying freight on the potatoes.

"The labour market was never so full as at the present time," said Mr Mair, Engineer to the Rangitikei County Council at the Arbitration 'Court. Men have come to me in the country recently, absolutely stumped, and asking for work at chopping wood or anything else." MrKnigge, Town Clerk at Marfan, said that they had during the last few months been giving charitable aid to ablebodied men. Mr Reardon: "But haven't you seen the Government's advertisements to labourers?" "Oh, that's only on paper." Everything points at present to New South Wales enjoying one of the finest spring seasons it has had for yeara. There are parts of the country, chiefly away out back in the Western Division, that are as yet not

reaping the benefits of a good season; but the copious rains which have ; fallen of late over virtually the whole of the State have removed all feelings of anxiety on the part of the general body of men on the land regarding the season's prospects, and given them entirely new heart. Nothing in the nature of a revival of the wool trade is exnected until America gives a strong lea J (says the Argentine correspondent of the Christchurch "Preya"), and that is not likely to occur until the Presidential campaign is over, and its generally disturbing influences have settled down. All authorities seem to incline to the opinion that the worst is over, and that there is bound to be an improvement in the near future, even though it may only be slight and very gradual. There is no apparent reason why a steady improvement should not take the place of the unsettled order of things which we have been experiencing of late. "They say the Maori won't work," said a witness at the Native Laud Commission at Wellington on Saturday, "but look at this," and he proceeded to trace on a plan in front of him a farm of 28,000 acres of rough, almost impossible country, which few white men woul:i undertake lo work, and which land was being farmed by a Maori, who ran about 20,000 sheep and 30© head of cattle on it. The farmer owned part of the land in the Grot matawe, purchased a portion irom a pakeha, and leaded the balance from other Natives. The nearest town to the station was Maryborough, but this was too s ar to cart the wool, which was shipped direct from the coast into small steamers, which called periodically.

Apropos of a paragraph published in a recent issue relative to a record in potato digging in which it "'as stated that a man did 25 bags daily for six days in auccession, a "Hawera Star" reporter was told that a Taranaki workman easily heat those returns, According to the informant the workman possessed a book which showed that he did ably over 25 bags per day. The reporter was also informed that there waa a person in Canterbury who coulck'produce a book to prove that he dug over four tons per day, being eleven bags to the ton. The man waa by no means the "ringer" of the field; there was another who did aix tons. This man, besides doing " his own work, bad to assist a neighbour.

After lying buried for two centuries, a firkin containing one cwt. of butter has been dug up in Fallagherane bog, Co. Tyrone, by a farmer, says the London "Daily Mail." The hoops and staves of the firkin, which was twelve feet undpr ground, colapsed when lifted up, but the butter, of pale yellow colour, is in a perfect state of preservation. Damages amounting to £233 for the loss of his wife, whose death was attributed to ptomaine poisoning, were obtained recently by Henry Jackson at the Staffordshire Assizes, England, against a Tunstall grocer who had sold her a tinned salmon cutlet. Th? defence was that the salmon was purs and wholesome and that the woman's illness was due to other food she had eaten.

..At the Supreme Court, at Christchurch, Mr Justice Denniston said that during his forty years'experience of legal practice he had been, as time went on. more and more impressed with the absolute unreliability of evidence. Evidence was a matter of memory, and memory depended entirely upon circumstances, among which the chief was the extent to whicn the witness was interested in the matter upon which the evidence was being given.

Mr A. Hamilton, Director of the Dominion Museum, will begin his huia hunt in the country n"ar Taihape in October. Hiraka te Ronga, of has interested himself in the project to find sufficient huias to place in sanctuary, and thus preserve the bird from extinction. The chief agrees with Mr Hamilton that there are probably not more than one hundred h'lia* now alive, and his people, with M • H milton.will try to capture as many as possible next month. A. settler at Kaeaea. in the King Country, writes as follows to the "Manawau Standard":—"The settlers in here at present are paying close on £7 per ton for cartage from Te Kuiti, which is a heavy handicap onus, especially with big families. Flour in here is 233 per lOOlbs, and everything else in proportion. The Government only metalled 1£ mile 3 of main road last year. We might get a bit-rn'ira dorm this year, being election year. I am speaking of the Awakino-Te Kuiti Road." An Adelaide man, who made a cheap grandstand for himself at a suburban football match by standing up in his buggy and looking over the fence, was fined 5s and £2 6s costs by the local Bench. The offence was not moving on when requested by a constable to d > so, and tbs outraged lover of soorfc took the case to the Supreme Court. But the Court decided that the proceeding was "valid and reasonable," and the economist now perceives that it would have baen chdaper to take a season ticket.

A blacksmith of Port Chalmers probably holds tht Dominion's record of the story book idea-, of uninter-rupted-not even a holiday—service in one firm, say's the Dunedin "Star." Fortv-three years ago he, as a lad, entered the service of the now Maori Iron Works as an apprentice. During the intervening years the firm has developed from a modest blacksmith and horseshoeing shop to its nresent position among engineering works. The now sanior blacksmith has just gone away for his first and well-earned holiday.

An advertiser requires a smart boy for drapery. A housekeeper requires a situation (country preferred). A waitress is required for the Central Dining Rooms.

Special sale lines are quoted in our Wanted Column by Messrs Cole and Westermah. A concert in aid of the Club's Funds will be held in St. Matthew's Schoolroom on Wednesday, September 30th, at 8 p.m. The Wolsely-Pedersen cream separator is British-madt throughout, and combines simplicity with efficiency. It is claimed that this separator means to the farmer larger pro-, fits and leds labour, 20 to 30 per cent, more and better butter, and a saving of from £2 per cow per year. Messrs Lavin and Co., Ltd., are the local agents.

The large attendances at the Elite Skating Rink are still being maintained. There was an exceptionally largo number of skaters present last evening. By the request of a large number of patrons the management have decided to keep the rink open for a much longer period. The rink will be closed with a grand fancy and poster carnival, the date of which will be advertised later.

That old established and wellknown turnishing house, The Scoullar Company, Ltd., Wellington, notify by advertisement on page 2in this issue that on Thursday next, October Ist they will start the greatest furniture dale ever held, when the bargains to'be had in every department will be unprecelented. This announcement will be of very special interest to all about to furnish or replenish, as the quality and variety of goods stocked by the Scoullar Company are exceptional.