LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3108, 5 February 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest returns fron the Masterton Dredge is SRoz 7dwt for 225 hours work. Mystery Flat return is 51oz 13dwt for 139 hours.

The Garden Party to the Hon. A. W. Hoger will be he'd in the Masterton Park next Thursday afternoon, and in the evening a banquet will be held in the Empire Hotel. Tickets for the banquet can be obtained from members ot the committee or frora the secretary, Mr Wm. M. Easthope.

The MFastertow Bowling Green was a busy arena yesterday, when bowlers from Wellington and Carterton were present. The Wellington visitors (three rinks) were defeated in all their games, the Carterton players, Fisher and Wright, defeating Whittaker and Rigg by 20 points to 18. The visitors were suitably entertained by the local team.

The property,, commonly known as "Rfid's I'Maie," adjoining the Canint'ton' Estate, Carterton, and consisting of some 650 acres, was ynstfcidav inspected by Mr J, Fraser, district land valuer, and Messrs A.. Barron and. A. Reese, of the Laud Purchase Boer;!, with a view to its being a'/quired by the Government for land settlement purposes.

The ordinary monthly meeting of Managers of the M.uterton Technical School will be held in the new building. Dixon Street, this evening. Amongst the business to be dealt with will be the fixing of a date for the annual meeting of subscribers, which .according to Government regulations. niUßt be held not later than some time during' the currei t month. It is expected that the classes will resume work in the new school about the middle of March. The date will be deiinitelv announced later.

A meeting of the Aquatic Carnival Committee was held last evening in the Borough Council Chamber, Mr J. Hunter presiding. The secretary submitted an interim balancesheet, showing a net profit of about £4O after allowing for prizes and expenes totalling over £9O. The amount will be expended in providing sheds for swimmers at the' 1 Park ljake and other improvements, and a committee was formed to carry out the work and make recommendations to the Borough Council, It was decided to hoM popular evening entertainments in the Park, commencing at an early date. At these functions it is proposed to provide special attractions, and a nominal charge will be made. In this way it is hoped that a considerable sum of money will be raised to further extend and beautify the Lake. At the meeting all the accounts in connection with the Carnival were passed for payment, and hearty votes of thanks-were passed to the Masterton South Band, which so generously assisted, to Messrs McLeod and Young for supplying the graphophone entertainment, to all those who donated trophies, to those who acted as ticket sellers without payment, to the Fire Brigade and Fire Police, Ambulance Corps, and to Mr F. Hunn, who so ably carried out the duties of general supervisor at the Carnival, and also to the Press and others who rendered assistance.

"SUCKOSINE" FED. Mr J. H. Sellers, of Okaiawa, the noted breeder of Berkshire pigs, writes; —"I have used 'Sucrosine' for the past four years, and the result lias quite exceeded my expectations. During that time I have taken 198 prizes, 33 champions, 5 gold medals, and 4 .points prizes." For pigs, horses, and all kinds of live stock there is no food equal to "SUCROSINE." Obtainable from W.F.C.A., Ltd,

The Hon. A. W. Hogg will be banqueted at Hukanui tbis evening. The Miramar Timber Company's mill was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. A large quantity of timber stacked on the ground wr.s uninjured. The damage to the building and plant is estimated at between £SOO and £6OO. There was no insurance. .

The Mastertun South Band, which is becoming more popular e«ery day, will render a select programme of music on the Exchange Buildings balcony on Saturday evening next. All arrangements in connection with their forthcoming Bazaar, to be held in March next, are well in hand, and the function promises to be a huge success. A small boy, Victor Moran (says the Napier "Telegraph,") found himself provided by the Napier police oh Thursday morning with free board and lodging under somewhat novel conditions. The little chap boarded the Victoria at Auckland, and played amongst the machinery. He found Jjimself still playing when the boat was out at sea, and then awoke to a sense of his childish plight. His father and mother were left to account for his disappearance in the bist way they could. The boy was taken charge of by the ship's officers, and in Napier was handed over to Mr Cargill, manager of the Union Company, who requested the police to take care of him. The boy was allowe l to amu3e himself about the station, and found he had nothing to fear from the man in blue. He was shipped home by the Manuka on Friday evening. A terrific and mysterious report uccurred a few nights ago at Bega, New South Wa'les. At. 11.35 p.m. a deafening report, eclipsing the heaviest thunderclap experienced there, startled the whole town. Sleeping children awakened, screaming and alarmed; people rushed oiut of doors in every direction to ascertain the cause. Many thought the gasworks had exploded, but nothing uneventful happened there. Inquiries by the police and private residents failed to show that any local explosion of gas or explosives ■ had taken plaee. The noise appeared heavier towards the centre of the town. The sky was quite clouded, but lit up in the south by a reddish hue. One resident states that a huge glowing ball of flame flashed over the town in a westerly direction at the moment of the report, and the only solution is that the report was due to concussion from a thunderbolt travelling enormous velocity, ; or some other electrical disturbance.

A few days ago Hugh Sinclair, of Clear Creek, near Bathurst, was married, says the "Sydney Morning Herald" and returned home towards the end of lasc week, taking up residence in a cottage at Napoleon Reef. On Sunday night a number of young men gathered round the house, and by means of bella, trumpets, tins and other, instruments of torture created a most unearthly disturbance. Sinclair naturally resented the intrusion, and warned the party to clear out; but they' continued the objectionable disturbance. Sinclair then appeared on the verandah, and as they still refused to listen to reason he fired into the darkness. This had the desired effect of silencing the noisy crowd, but unfortunately the bullet found lodgment in the leg of a young man named Edwards, The bullet eiitere l riear the and passed tnrough the calf of the leg. The matter is in the hands of the police, and proceedings are likely to be taken against Sinclair.

The owner of a housQ in Vifest street, North Sydney, left home on a recent moaning with his* wife and family. On their return home in the evening it was found- that the place had apparently been [entered and ransacked by burglars. Without waiting to make strict examination the father at nnc 3 communicated with the police, who arrived at the house .about eight o'clock. Soon after their advent, and while thev were busily pursuing their inquiries a daughter of the house, who had not been one of the family party during the day, came in, and seeing the serious turn affairs had takeny explained that there had been no robbery, and that the affair was a joke. It appears that the does not reside with her parents. Calling with a gnl friend at her parents' residence, she found everybody out, but she managed to effect an entrance, and by way of a joke he house turned upside down, so us bo make it appear that ifc had been entered by thieves. It was found subsequently that nothing was missing, and the police detailed for duty left the place with uncharitable feelings towards iris who seek fun in such jokes.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a peggybag containing money and steamer ticket-

Messrs Gillespie and Co. have a vacancy for an eiduly man to do odd jobs and gardening.. Madame de Sanl, medical clairvoyant, announces that she may be consulted at the Oxford Boardina'house, Carterton.