LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3040, 10 November 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The pastures and crops throughout the Alfredton district are looking splendid, writes our correspondent. A considerable area has been prepared for turnips. The work of erecting the bridge across the Ihuraua creek on Mr Bou> stead's property is progressing steadily. The bridge should be completed at an early date. The building trade has been kept fairly busy in Alfredton of late, writes our correspondent. Mr F. Smith and Mr S. George are having residence erected by Mr Benton.

About 140 cows are being milked on Mr M. Kennedy's dairy farm at Tikitapu, and also on Mr Rasmussen's property, writes our Ihuraua correspondent.

Shearing operations have been greatly retarded in the Alfredton district owing to the unsettled state of the weather. The wool clip promises to be a good one.

The charges laid against three local young men in connection with the alleged theft of cattle are to come on again at the Court at Masterton this morning, but it is understood that a further remand until tomorrow will be applied for. Mrs Dagg, wife of Mr H. J. Dagg, of Ihuraua, is an inmate of a Masterton private hospital at present, through having sustained a fractured ankle, the result of a buggy accident on Friday last. The horse in a buggy in which Mrs Dagg was being driven shied at an object on the road, with the result that Mrs Dagg was thrown out and sustained the injury mentioned. Dr A. Hosking attended her.

The Y.M.C.A. Tennis Club had an enjoyable day at the Courts at the opening yesterday. The ground was in good playing order, and matches were played between the Y.M.C.A. Club and the Knox Church Club. During the morning Junior matches were played when the Knox Church Club proved themselves superior to the Y.M.C.A. There was a large attendance in the afternoun when the ladies provided afternoon tea for the players. Senior matches were played during the afternoon, the Y.M.C.A. coming off victors.

Mr A. J. Parton. Hon. sec. of the Masterton branch of the St. John's Ambulance Association, had a lengthy interview with Lady Plunket at Palmerston North yesterday morning in connection with the matter of securing a "Plunket" nurse for Masterton. Lady Plunket expressed keen interest in the work of the local corps, and said she was willing to come to Masterton on the first Thursday in May next and open the bazaar proposed to be held by the local corps for the purpose of raising funds in connection with the obtaining of a "Plunket" nurse for Masterton. When in Masterton Lady Plunket will meet members of the corps and go into the whole question fully.

The following % are the results of some of the events held in connection with the Military Tournament at Palmerston North yesterday: Physical drill City Rifles, 95J points, .Ist; Royal Marines, 93£ points, 2nd; Masterton, Zealandia, and Palmerston Rifles, 92J points, tied for 3rd place. Bayonet drillCity Rifles, 97J points, Ist; Zealandia Rifles, 94 \ points, 2nd; Masterton Rifles, 92 points, 3rd. Ambulance drill Masterton, Ist; Wullington-Manawatu Railway, 2nd; H.M.S. Encounter, 3rd. Tent Pitching—Grey town, 93 points, Ist; Wellington Guards No. 1, 89* points. 2nd. Rifle and firing—Wellington City Rifles and Johnsonville Riilas tied for first and 2nd places; Wellington College Rifles, 3rd; Zealandia Rifles, 4th. In the ambulance work competition, Masterton scored points out of a possible 100, Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company 90J points, H.M.S. Encounter 89J points, No. 5 Company Field Ambulance A team 89J points. Masterton obtained the full marks for stretcher work, 48 out of 50 for bandaging, full marks for general smartness and appearance, and 1\ out of 10 for time.. Messrs A. Parton, L. Jones, L. Lewis and A. Miller represented the Masterton Corps. ONCE A MAN BOYS A suit from us he is most unwilling to wear any otli ?r make. That's why we're making suits for gentlemen all over the Dominion —gentlemen who have tested the fit, comfort, style, and quality of our clothes, and have found them the best: Why not leave your order with us when next in Wellington. Our cash prices mean money saved to you, Morriscn and Penney, Tailors, 73 Willis Street, "Wellington. 1

The roads hroughout the Ihuraua Valley are in excellent order at present.

D. Macgregor's sawmill at Centre Bush was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday morning, states an Invercargill Press Association telegram.

At the Hastings Sports yesterday, Mr R. McKenzie, of Masterton, ran second in the 120 yds Handicap, and second in the 220 yds Handicap.

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Wellington shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning. The shock was also felt at Wanganui. Following on the celebrations of last week, and the excursion to Auckland, the North Island Main Trunk railway was opened for public traffic yesterday. The through passengers booked at Wellington numbered about forty.

Mr Judd has effected extensive improvements on his farm at Ihuraua this season in Ihe shape of draining, stumping and breaking up of his rich fiat lands, writes our correspondent. Mr Liddington, of Carterton, is running Mr Judd's dairy, some sixty cows being milked.

A sitting of the Police Court was held yesterday morniner, before Mr Eli Smith, J.P. David Gunn, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was the only offender on the list, and he was lined 10s, with an alternative of 48 hours' hard labour.

An accident occurred to Master Eric Piatt, son of Mr W. Piatt, of Opaki, yesterday. Whilst riding a horse, with only a whip round its neck to guide it, the animal started off and threw the lad, who sustained a broken arm. He was attended to by Dr A. Hosking.

A very nice piece of milling bush is being cut out on Mr Judd's property at Ihuraua for Mr C. E. Daniell, of Masterton. The weather is the chief drawback to the wcrk being pushed ahead. The area of bush, although rather limited, contains some really first-class timber.

The members of the Masterton Congregational Church and their friends held an enjoyable picnic at Mr Macara's farm, Upper Opaki, yesterday. There was a large gathering, the picnicers being conveyed out and home again in drags. A pleasant day was spent in the usual sports and pastimes.

The annual examination of arts and law candidates in connection with the New Zealand University commenced yesterday. The Masterton Centre is being held in the new Technical School Buildings in Dixon street, the Very Rev. Dean McKenna being supervisor. A total of ,ten candidates has entered for the Masterton centre. The examinations will extend over a fortnight.

Charles Deans, an old age pensioner, who lived alone in a house at East Winton, was burned to death on Saturday night or Sunday, states a Press Association telegram. Early on Sunday morning it was noticed that Deans' house was a smoking ruin, and the body was found among the debris. Deans, who leaves no family, was the husband of the "notorious baby farmer, Minnie Deai»s, who was hanged several years ago.

A race flown from Wellington yesterday by the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club was very interesting. The\race was an "interval" race—the birds being liberated at intervals of 15 minutes between each departure. The two first-place birds differed only by eight seconds in time of flight. The result was as follows:—Mr L. Wadham's His Majesty (959 yds) 1; Mr W. Hoar's Royal Mail (958 yd*) 2; Mr J. Bradbury's Rotherham (821 yds) 3. Mr J. Elliott liberated the birds at Wellington, and Mr H. Wilton acted as judge of the competition.

Last summer the milkmen kept the price of their fluid at winter rates, fhe reasons given being the scarcity of grass and resulting shortness ot supplies, the higher wholesale rates demanded, and the increase price of horse feed. This year the beneficial rains have been frequent, with the result that the milk supply is abnormally large, so consumers may fairly look for reduced rates, remarks the Wellington "Post." Vegetables supplies, too, are exceptionally prolific at present, and it is satisfactory to note that householders are beipg given the benefit by greengrocers and hawkers.

Evidently Mr Spreckels, who conirolled the Oceanic Steamship Company, has (says the "Sydney Morning Herald") abandoned the proposal to resume the mail steamship service between San Francisco and Sydney, for the news has reached Sydney that the three sister ships with which the service was maintained for several years—the Ventura, Sonoma, and Sierra—have been disposed of. The purchasers are said to be the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, of San Francisco, and the vessels will, it is understood, be henceforth employed in the passenger trade between San Francisco and Ancon. The Sonoma, Ventura, and Sierra have boen laid up at San Francisco from upwards of a year, and the hope had been entertained that Congress would vote the subsidy required to enable the Oceanic Company to re-establish the Australian line.

A waitress is wanted for the Central Dining Rooms. Particulars of a number of houses to be let, and farm properties for sale, are advertised by Mr J. B. Keith, land agent, Masterton. Miss A. E. Rive, bookseller and stationer, invites her patrons and the public to at once place their orders fo the Xmas numbers of the leading weekly papers.

In the Wanted Column Mr W. H. Cole invites the public to inspect his stock of paperhangings and house decorations lately received from the best Home manufacturers.

VISITORS to Wellington will find AYLMER'S, opposite the Grand Hotel, Willis-street, the best Milliners for originality of stylo, beauty in design, at a reasonable figure.

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Mr Alfred Perry, land agent, Hunterville, advertises a list of improved farms which have been placed in his hands for sale. At the Post Office Auction Mart, on Saturday next, Mr M. O/Aronsten will offer for sale without reserve a very fine exhibition of oil pantings and water colours, the work of Mr W. G. Baker, an artist who has gained considerable celebrity by the excellence of his paintings of New Zealand subjects and scenery. There are altogether 100 pictures which show the artist in varying moods, and he has treated his different themes with marked effect. Almost every phase of New Zealand scenery is depicted, from Cold Lake scenes to Maori life and incidents,;to still country scenes and pictures of lakes and snunds, gorges and rivers. The oil paintings, some of which are done on a very large scale, include Mitre Peak, 'Hooker River, Mountain Lake (Waitakehei), Rai Fall 3 (Marlburough), Pelorus Sound, Lake Rotoiti, Lake Manapouri, Mangaio Creek (Wanganui), Lake Coleridge, Feilding Road and Breaksea Sound. Amongst the water colours are some gems for which there is bound to be a ready sale. These include Porirua Heads, Waikato River, Lake Tekapo, Evening (Pelorus Sound), Bush Track (Ohakune), Coast Scene (Great Barrier Island), Tennyson Inelt (Pelorus Sound), Gollan's VaUey (Day's Bay), Arthur River and many other familiar scenes.