LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3046, 17 November 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Returning Officer (Mr W. Gillespie) requests us to state that the polling hours are from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Electors should be careful to note that the closing hour is 6 o'clock.

James Dalton, for a statutory second offence of drunkenness, was fined 5s by Mr E. G. Eton, J P., at the Masterton Police Court yesterday morning, two first offenders receiving a similar penalty.

At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Bacon and Freezing Company, Ltd., Messrs W. Fisher and J. Hart'were re-elected directors, and Mr J. Brown auditor. At a subsequent meeting of directors, Mr J. Hart was elected chairman.

Mr Adam Armstrong, Returning Officer for the Wairarapa, has, writes our Carterton correspondent, instructed his solicitor to issue a writ for libel against the "Dominion" newspaper for statements published in that paper, regarding scrutineers in connection with the present election.

On Saturday, on the Featherston Bowling Club's green, the holders of the Badges again stalled off the attempts of a challenge team. The holders, W. Benton (skip), D. Yule, G. Yule and A. H. Knowles scored 30 against the challengers, S. Aitcheson, F. C. Everton, F. Bladen and G. Machon, who scored 15.

The East Coast Sports Club has issued their sports programme for Boxing Day. This Club has again elected a strong and enthusiastic committee, and the programme includes numerous popular events, which will be conducted under the rules of the New Zealand Athletic Union.

The Tawaha Cheese Factory is now receiving a daily supply of 660 gallons of milk. By the steamship Paparoa the company is forwarding 46 cases of cheese to London.

With reference to a paragraph in yesterday's issue, the District Health Officer states that there is not, to his knowledge, a single case of scarlet fever in the Eketahuna di.> trict.

A local beekeeper states that the severe drought of last summer has so destroyed the roots of the white clovers that the present season will probably be a poor one lor honey production.

Mr Eddie, representative of the "Kiltie's Band," was in Masterton yesteiday making arrangements for the Band's appearance here on No vember 26th. A matinee will be given on the Showgrounds in the afternoon, and entertainment in the evening in the Town Hall.

When the Melanenian steamer Southern Cross (which arrived at Auckland on Saturday from Melanesia and Norfolk Island) visited the Solomon Islands, a missionary reported that a Christian native had been speared to death at Fen by heathens, who had come from the hills.

A dastardly act was perpetrated on a number of horses running on the Gundagai (New South Wales) Common a week ago. The horses, which were owned by two clergymen, had their tails chopped off. Other owners' horses ware likewise treated. The towns people are indignant.

At the Victorian schools' championship sports meeting on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the 6th instant, L. T. WooMe, of Brighton Grammar School, in the high jump cleared Ift ll£in, which is the world's record for a boy under 14 years of -cge. A dwelling occupied by M. Burrell, his wife, and two children, near Cheltenham, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The occupants narrowly escaped with their lives, and without clothes, by climbing through a window. The furniture was insured for £IOO. The house belonged to Hugh Burrell. At the Ballina (New South Wales) Police Court on November 6th, Thomas Cox, grocer, in the employ of W. Bliss and Co., was fined £lO and £3 3s professional costs, in default lour months' imprisonment, for the larceny of ts, the property of the firm. The accused was a member of the local Bench, and originally came from the south coast.

Dealing with the contest for the Westland seat the Greymouth correspondent of the "Post" says: —Mr Michel made a good impression there on Saturday night, but at Kumara if Mr Seddon can manage to capture the waverers and get a majority, it should stand him in good stead. The utmost excitement prevails in Hokitika and Kumara, where a state of pandemonium reigned on Saturday night, several free fights taking place. At the Auckland Supreme Court, yesterday, Tihi te Peti, was charged with the murder of his brother Pi Tawa, on September 15th, at Ruatoki —'the result of a quarrel, states a.Press Association telegram. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, as prisoner had been sufficiently punished by remorse. He was sentenced to five days' imprisonment, dating from the opening of the session. This means that he will be released immediately.

The present system of exchanging tablets on some of the New Zealand railway stations constitutes a grave danger to the official on the station platform. Thib fact has been remarked time and again by travellers. If the official standing on the platform hangs on to his tablet one second too long he has the chance of being swept beneath the fast-rushing train. One man already has been killed and another injured at the game, and the wonder is that there is not a bigger death rate. At Carterton on Saturday the railway official holding the tablet for one of the incoming trains had it swept from hid hands and beneath the carriages. The man himself fortunately kept his feet. Automatic appliances for the exchange of tablets are badly required.

Correspondence between Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Governor of New Zealand, referring to shipping legislation, was laid upon the table of the Federal House of Representatives last week. A despatch from New Zealand, dated June 23rd, stated that the New Zealand Government did not consider it advisable to promise the Imperial authorities that New Zealand would keep its restrictions upon British ships now registered in New Zealand or engaged in the coastal trade within the limits of those im posed by the Imperial Shipping Act. Such a promise, it was thought, might hamper New Zealand in future legislation, especially as regards ships engaged in the inter-colonial trade. The Secretary of State for the Colonies, replying on September 3rd, suggested that New Zealand before passing legislation, should communicate with the Imperial Government, in order that the matter might be discussed in conjunction with the Government of Australia, and, if necessary, further Imperial legislation could then be passed.

When it was cabled out some time ago that the Australian amateur Rugby football team had chosen the designation of "Wallabies," it was considered by some people that the name was singularly unfortunate, 'Wallaby' being a slang Australian term, expressive of a hard-up pedestrian tramping the country for work. It appears now that the name chosen was " Waratahs." The waratab is an Australian tulip, a scarlet flower indigenous to the country, and it was ' with this idea that the team selected the name. The waratah is represent ed on the players' jerseys, just the same as the fern was on the jerseys of the "All-Blacks." The scarlet flower also appears on the blue bands of the players' straw hats, with the word Australia spelled out. Dr Morran, captain of the team, has explained that the team wished to be known by a distinctive name as "Ali-Blacks" and "Springbokken." It may be mentioned that although the team i 3 playing as Ajstralia, it is composed only of New South Wales and Queensland players.and wears the New South Wales colours, light blue jersey and stockings.

It is stated by the "Wairarapa Daily News" that during the last three months no arrests for drunkenness have been made in'Carterton.

Captain Stott was fined £5 and costs at Dunedin yesterday for pnJceeding to sea with an insufficient crew.

Two canvassers estsbli3'.ied a big record in collecting n inscriptions towards the prize fund of the recent Palmerston Nor h Sho \ They succeeded in securin fc nea iy £6)5.

It is stated that the implement firms do not intend returning to the support of all agricultural shows. They will make special displays at the main shows —four in each island —and ignore the smaller fixtures.

A six-roomed house at Waingaro (Nelson), owned and occupied by William Barlow, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The building was insured for £200; the contents were uninsured.

Bower Hotel, Avon,, was burned down early yesterday morning. Insurances —Building, £4OO in the Imperial; contents, £4OO .in the Liveroool, London and Globe. The Bower was one of the oldest hotel buildings in the district. The Commercial Property and Finance Company, at Dunedin, one of the oldest established financial institutions in Otago, is going into voluntary liquidation. The chairman says this step is due owing to the extreme tightness of the money market, and the fact that assistance was noU forthcoming. The depositors are fully protected. *,<*£s | ' • Failure to turn off the gas jet properly nearly accounted for two of the marine contingent quartered! at Mr Devine's Empire Hall on Saturday riight (says the Palmerslon. North "Times"). They were quartered in a small anteroom, and slept with the door shut. In the morning the night porter "of the hotel, wakening them", was astonished at the smell of gas from the room, and the torpor in which the sleepers apparently lay. A small ventilator saved their lives.

The Presbyterian Assembly at Dunedin adoptpd the reports of tre Sabbath Observance and Bible-in-Schools committees The latter favours the adoption of the Nelson system as the best yet tried. The Rev. M. Porter, a chairman of the committee, said that 95 per cent of the mothers and fathers were in sympathy ,with the movement. In reply to communications, the committee urged that endeavour should be mace to chanre the personnel of committees, and so affect the constitution of education boards.

A fire broke out at the ." Wairoa Bell" office on Sunday morning at 2.50, and completely destroyed the office. Collins' Serjeant's shop, and tho Gentlemen's Club. Tie

"Bel!" office was insured for £6OO in the State Office, Collins' for £1,500 in the Liverpool, London, and Globe, Serjeant's for £l5O in the State, and £IOO in the Imperial/ and the Club -

for £3OO in the Atla3 and £l7O in the Royal. The occupiers estimate the losses above insurances —"Bell" £1.000; Collins, £600; Serjeant, £200; Club, £IOO. The origin of the fire is unknown.

"We expect a lead from the Government, but we are not gettirg that lead," said Mr Massey in a recent address. "The Opposition," he went on to say, "is sometimes referred to as a brake on the Government coach, but it is not a proper simile. A better simile, he said would be a comparison with the governors on an engine, which regulated their movements according to the steam. That," said Mr Massey, "is the part we play in this country. When the Government are going too fast, we check them; when they are going too slow, we spur them on."

An adverHser wants to purchase a second-hand spring trap.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a brown fur, lost between the Upper Plain and Masterton.

To-day's announcement from Te Aro House. Wellington, will interest the men. It is worth searching for. Mr F. Storey, Pahiatua, has vacancies for tailors and tailoresses, with constant employment.

Mr F. P. Welch, has a vacancy for a butcher, ploughman and farm hand.

Applications are invited, to close on December Ist, for the position of Organist and Choirmaster for Knox Church, Masterton.

Mr F. Webb, the well-known her-, balist of Wellington, will be in Masterton on Thursday and Friday, and may be consulted at the Club Hotel. At the residence, Pine Street, at 2 o'clock on Thursday next, on account of Mr H. Kyle, Mr M. 0. Aronsten will hold an unreserved sale of up-to-date furniture and household effects. As Mr Kyle is leaving Masterton, the whole of the goods will be sold without reserve.

On Friday next, at the residence. Trustee Street, Mr M. O. Aronsten will sell, under instructions from Mrs Carroll, the whole of her household furniture and effects, including a superior upright grand piano. The whole ot the lines are in first-class order, and will be sold without reserve.

A new list of properties is advertised in this issue by Mr J. R. Nicol, of Bannister Street. The list includes a sub-division sale of sections of rich alluvial land, situated handy to Masterton, and 1 also a first-class dairy farm in the Wairarapa, which is offered for sale on very easy terms.

That there is still a good demand for dairy farms of the better class, is evidenced by the fact that Mr W. I. Husband reports having sold, last week, two properties, one of 135 acres for £23 per acre, and one of 49 acres for £3l per acre.

This is what Mr G. R. Beamish, in a letter of appreciation, dated January 11th, 1908, said of White's Sheep Dip:—"White's is the best Dip I have ever used. For the last twenty-five years I have tried most of the dips on the market. After a quarter of a century's experience in dips, I now say if you want to have your flock absolutely clean and wool injgood order, use White's Dip. I am using your dip again this season." |