LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3083, 4 January 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The weather in Masterton is still in a somewhat uncertain state. Yesterday a fairly high wind prevailed all day, and rain threatened on occasions. A fine spell is now desirable 111 the interests of harvesting which will be in full swing during the next few weeks. The "Otaki Mail" says: —Mr A. H. Rollo, our local breeder of Soutlxlowns, has sold to Mr W. Rayner, Taratahi, Wairarapa, thirty Southdown ewes, two stud ram lambs, and five flock rams. Mr Rayner intends to found a Southdown flock. Mr P. Barry, manager for Mr A. Dourtlld at Carterton, whilst cycling to Masterton last evening, met with an accident. The bicycle which he was riding collapsed, with the result that Mr Barry was thrown heavily to the ground and cut about the hands and knees. Crops m the Gr°ytown district arp. looking well, but lots have been cut, and, owing to the very unsettled weather, not been stacked. Some of the crops on the way to Martinborough have been spoiled through being out too long. Rape and potato crops are exceptionally good this season.

At a meeting of the Grsytown branch of the 1.0.0. F., M.U., the resignation of Bro. C. Amos was accepted as trustee, and Bro. A. Coe elected to fill his place. It was unanimously decided to place on record Bm. Amos' service of fifteen years as a trustee.

The Fire Brigade was called out in Masterton on Saturday evening at shortly after 5 o'clock, to suppress an outbreak of fire in a shed at the rear of Mr Wm. Judd's residence, in Villa street. A quantity of hay, chaff and som'j harness was destroyed. The building was gutted.

Word was received by the Masterton Police on Saturday that a man, supposed to be William Cummins, a station hand, had been burnt to death at Martinborough. The only particulars known up to last night were that a shed was'destroyed at the rear of the Martinborough Hotel at about 2.30 o'clock on Saturday morning, and after the dames had been suppressed the body of a man badly burnt was discovered. It is thought that Cummins, who is the only man missing, went to steep in the shed.

At the Y.M.C.A. meeting vester> day Mr R. Hustwick, of Wellington, delivered an address on the subject " What is Christianity." There was a fair number of strangers present, including visitors from Dunedin, Hawera and Wellington. Mr C. Ibbetson sang an appropriate solo. At the strangers' tea which followed Mr J. Hunter presided. The various branches of the Y.M.C.A. were reported as having started on fresh sessions with renewed vigour. Messrs R. Hustwick, Wellington, and W. F. Yherkleson, Hawera, returned thanks for the welcome accorded to the strangers present. Climbers of Mt. Holdsworth are still plentiful,a number of people having made the ascent last week. Mr Thompson, whose residence is the last en route to the mountain, has very kindly offered to provide free of charge a room for the use of climbers who desire ta change their apparel after the descent, and also to take care of any clothing left with him foivpurposes of a change. It has been found that in making the descant so much exertion i 3 involved that a person's clothes generally become more or less saturated with perspiration, and in the drive or ride home a chill may easily be contracted. Mr Thompson's thoughtful offer will therefore appreciated by climbers, who can now conveniently take a change of underclothing with them, Mr W. C. Roberts, of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, writing to a Masterton resident, says "that the Whakatane district is now looking splendid. This year the settlers on the Taneatua settlement, about seven miles from Whakatane, are having a great season, several of them taking from £l2O to £l7O a month out of the factories." Taneatua settlement was cut up into sections ranging from 300 to 640 acres and leased at an average rental of 4s per acre. Many of the Crown tenants sold out at £lO, £l2 and £15 per acre goodwill. This settlement, like Langdale, was predicted to be a certain failure by those who were opposed to close settlement.

Ever sime the world began, man lias been contriving instruments for the reproduction of sound. Nature's sweetest music—the sighing of wind through reeds, the laughter of a brook, or the lapping of waves—these have caused men to stop aud ponder. Wo seethe result in such instruments as the violin, the harp, .the fluto. But the most effective of all, perhaps, is the Piano. Imprisoned within its four walls, hide the magic works which breathe forth enchanting liarmonies. Just to run one's fingers along the koyfc of an instrument such as the Broad wood, the Ronisch. the Lipp or the Steinway is a supreme delight. The Dresden Piano Co., Ltd., Wellington, who are agents for these, and, indeed, every instrument of high repute, will gladly tell you about their easy timepayment system, which makes it simple for everyone to possess this king of instruments, the piano. Local representative, Mr T. B. Hunter. 4

Eifervescent Saline, purifying, refrosn. ing, invigorating to all who suffer from sickness, headache, sluggish liver, etc Prico, 2/(5. H. T. Wood. Chemist and Pharmacist (bv exam.), Masterton.*

X mas fair now on at xvlrs Mathewson's. Special reductions in smart millinery fo.i the holidays. A very special line of useful and pretty hats with scarf and quills at 10s Gd. Bargains in blouses, readymade muslin and cambric frocks, under skirts, ties, gloves, etc. All lines specially marked for our Xinas trade. Mrs Mathewson, Melbourne House, Lambton Quay (opposite Bank of New Zealand), Wellington.

There were six births and one marriage in Eketahuna during the month of December. The Masterton Borough Council wili hold its first ordinary meeting of the year to-morrow evening. During December 4.51 inches of rain fell in Eketahuna. Rain feli on sixteen clays. Peter C. Hume, who met with a revolver accident at Greytown through tripping over a board, is now out of danger, and making very satisfactory progress. Owing to a very dry season, the crops of oats throughout the Upper Ciutha district will be almost a total failure.* The bot fly is now in evidence in Taranaki, and is causing much uneasiness amongst horse owners. So far the flies do not appear to be so numerous as during last year. The auctioneering firms who do business in Eketahuna have decided, at the request of a number of clients, to institute weekly stock sales during January, February, March and April. In March last Sydney J. Roberts, aged 15, hit the bottom while bathing at Si-.ndgate, Queensland. He was said to have fractured his spinal cord. The case was remarkable, as the youth lingered until Sunday week, wiien he died.

A marriage ceremony was performed in the Maryborough gaol (Victoria) last week, the bridegroom being Harold Kofoed, who has been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for the larceny of two bicycles. The Rev. W. S. Pearce, Congregational minister, officiated. A gentleman, who had occasion to travel throughouc the greater part of the Longbeach district (A.shburton), states that he was astounded by the depredations of small birds on crops. "I'i some instances," he said, "the birds have stripped fully a third of the grain, which is still far from being ripe.''

At a recent sheep sale at Feilding prices for sheep were better than at late sales, and a healthier tone was exhibited all round. "The rise in the price of wool is causing an increase in the price of shorn sheep," remarked one sheep farmer who was present.

For the twelve months ended 31st December 22,471 people 1 arrived in New Zealand, and 14,153 took their departure, as against IG, 893 and 11,304 respectively in 190-7. The arrivals included 276 Chinese, against 154 in 1907. The celestials who departed numbered 150, against 136 in 1907.

An elderly man named Otto Nelson, of Eketahuna, met with an accident wnilst getting off the steamer Cobar at Seatiun Wharf on Thursday ever.ing. It appears that Nelson attempted to jump off the vessel before the gangway was put out, and tripped on the tender, and fell on his face, which was cut severely, the bone of the noss also being fractured. Dr. Faulke stitched the wound up.

It is reported that business in the kauri gum line is rather slack in the Auckland district. For this year there is a falling-off of 1883 tons compared with the previous year. Approximately the gumdiggers received £IOO,OOO less than " last year, while shippers who bad supplies left on hand owing to decreased American demand lost trade on the same period, representing about £160,000.

Harvesting is fairly general in the Wairarapa now. In the Carterton district a good many paddocks adjacent to the railway line were noticed to be in stook yesterday. On the Upper Plain and at Te Whiti also the reaper and binder has been busy during the past week. Evidences are to be seen in the crops of a slightly deficient rainfall. A shortness of straw on many areas is particularly noticeable, while others are light in the ear. Mr Wm. Coffey, secretary of the Wellington Boxing Association, has received cable advice from Sydney to the effect that Burns, the exchampion buxer, is prepared to visit New Zealand and give two exhibitions of boxing under the auspices of the association. Mr W. F. Corbett, who is representing the Wellington Association in Australia, is sending by mail, further information about the Burns visit. The visit is the outcome of an offer made by the local association through Mr Coombei, editor of the Sydney "Referee," when he was in Wellington. It is undertsood (says the Dunedin "Star") that the Port Navals took some visiting volunteers to the Heads the other day to show them over the batteries, but the corporal on duty, acting up to his intsruetions, refused to allow the visitors to see the batteries. In the interests of secrecy this is perhaps as it should be, but the strange feature of the arrangements is that volunteers, even in uniform, are not perimtted, —except for practice firing—access to defences that are constructed by prisoners. Our prisons shelter I many nationalities. I

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There is a keen demand in the Eketahuna district for iambs to go on rape. The gold exported from Otago during 1908 totalled 97,844 ounces, valued at £395,809. The recent unfavourable weather has destroyed a number of hay crops in the Eketahuna district. A housemaid requires a situation. Tenders are invited by the D.O.A. for the stock in trad; in the bankrupt estate of A. S. Awdry. Mr E. Hale, of the Wairarapa Nursery, has cauliflower, brocoli and savoy plants for sale in any quantity. The famous "Swan" fountain pen is obtainable from the W.F.C.A. ' Fancy Department at a very reasonable price. At their Pahiatua Mart, tomorrow afternoon, Messrs Mitchell, Griffith and Co., Ltd., will sell 87 cases of fruit, as well as new potatoes, peas, etc. Mr H. Peterson, boot and shoe importer, Masterton, makes a fine display of ladies' fashionable footwear in his shop. Ladies should call and summer footwear.. The great annual summer sale at Te Aro House, Wellington, commences on Thursday next, January 7th. Country visitors to Wellington should make a point of attending during its progress." . a ■» There are just a few good lines of Christmas novelties in silk neck: wear, belts, ties and fancy handkerchiefs left over from the Christmas trade at the W.F.C.A., and these are to be sold this week at a substantial discount on original prices.. Early callers will get these bargains. The W.F.C.A. Furnishing Department is heavily stocked with furniture of evei'y description, artistic anri charming in design. For the next few weeks special cash purchase prices are to be given, such as will influence those in search of standard made furniture to buy at the W.F.C.A. * On Saturday night the , Austral Uniscope Company gave an entertainment in the Town Hall. Owing to the short notice the public had, the attendance was small.. The pictures shown met with the approval of those present. Levarto, the juggler, was warmly applauded. Miss Maude Fen con, soprano, sang a song and received a well merited encore. Ihe® ComDany will appear in the Town Hall to-night, when there will be an entire change of programme.

When Wellington was very young and had only a tew settlers' huts, beside the Mauri whares, Te Aro House had a imputation for good value. This reputation has been held for so many years that it is not going to be sacrificed now. Te Aro House still gives good value, and at the sale to be held shortly, they are giving even more than gocd value. Country residents wishing to purchase anything from the enormous stocks held by this establishment should write at once asking for a bargain list. Every article in every department has been cut down to the lowest possible figure, and the sale prices are simply astonishing.

In any reference that might be made in these columns to the principal tailoring establishments in Masterton, consistency demands that prominent reference be made of such a well established and popular concern as that conducted by Mr. C.. S. Ball, who has been for the past four years in our midst. Mr Ball is not only a man of extensive business experience in his line, but ne is a conscientious and reliable tradesman. He employs a number of skilled and capable assistants, who are always kept busy looking after the interests of his many patrons. His line of suitings for all seasons and styles is a large and comprehensive one, and business men and others may always depend upon getting the highest grades of fabrics. Style and fit, as well as the finest weaves, patterns and colours, are specialities with Mr Ball.