LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3110, 8 February 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is understood that in May next, the Crown tenants in the Wellington provincial district will be given an opportunity of electing a member of the Wellington Land' Board.

A second offending inebriate, named Joseph Cullen, was fined 10s. in default, by Mr Eli Smith, J.P., at the Masterton Police Court on Saturday morning. Mr R. B. McKenzie, advance agent for the "Kilties," arrived in Masterton on Saturday last to make arr mgements in connection with the Canadian, Band's visit to Masterton on Wednesday next.

, , St. Patrick's Sports Association Executive met on Saturday evening, Mr A. Haughey being in ' the chair. The business for the evening was in connection with various appointments for the sports to be held on St. Patrick's Day. It was resolved to invite tenders for the band music, and to t/Jace the luncheon arrangements in the hands of Mr J. Dawson, who attended to them last year. Two new members were elected.

The children George and Lawrence "Mitchell, whose absence from their homes on Friday night caused considerable anxiety to their parents, especially as- the clothes of one ware found on the shores of the Park Lake, turned up safe and sound about daylight. One of the youngsters had fallen into the Lake, and had laid bis clothes out to dry. Being afraid to return home, the boys sought the refuge of a hawker's van, where they passed the nighr, the police finding them ats o'clock. Three rinks from the Masterton Bowling Club visited Hutt on Satur day last an J played a match with the local club. The visitors met some very fine is layers. including the Duthie Cup team, and were defeated in two of their games, the other being a tie. J. Hunter's rink scored 14 to their opposing team's 25, E. Rose's rink 16 to their opponent's 26, and 0. Pragnell's rink 26 to their opponent's 26. Time was played instead of heads. Bowling also pro ceeded vigorously on the Masterton green on Saturday afternoon, some good friendly matches eventuating. Mr Clement Wragge gave <x very interesting non-scientific lecture of the holiday variety to a large audience at the Town Hall on Saturday evening. The title was "A Trip Round the World." The remarks of the lecturer were illustrated by a lengthy series of most beautiful slides of places interesting and unique in all parts of the world. Mr Wragge has been a world-wide traveller in tho course of his scientific and lecturing peregrinations, snd he always made a point of securing typical photographs "of the places he visited, and learning notable features connected with them. The lecture on, Saturday night ran into nearly two and a half nour's duration, and was greatly enjoyed.

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A free lecture on modern poultryculture will be delivered by the Editor of the "New Zealand Poultry Journal" (Mr Merrett), at Messrs J. A, J. Maclean and Cn.'s auction rooms to-morrow (Tuesday) night at 8 O'clock.

A military bazaar held in Christchurch by the trustees oi the King Edward Barracks last year has resulted in a balance to credit of £2.040. The trustees are asking the Government to subsidise this amount £1 for £l, or make up the sum necossary (£3,000) to clear the debt on the barracks.

Two sons of Mr John Close, of Murrungowar, Victoria, aged three years and seven years respectively, died last week from the effects of eating unripe fruit. The remainder of the family, four girls, the eldest of whim is 13 years of age, are in a precarious state from the same cause.

A number of employees on Sir George Clifford's Stonyhurst station have struck work in sympathy, it is understood, with one of their number who has a grievance. Fifteen men left the station on Tuesday, and caused some little commotion at the Scargill station on boarding the train for Christchurcb with their dogs and lmpedimentia.

The approximate times for the through train services over the Main Trunk Line have now been fixed. On the Northern journey the train will leave Wellington at 11.45 a.m., Marton 4.40 p.m., Taihape 650 p.m., Ohakune 9.5 p.m., arriving Auckland 6.58 a.m. next day. Kunning South, trains will leave Auckland on Sundays and run daily (except Saturdays), leaving Auckland at 9.15 p.m., Taihape 9.38 a.m., Marton 11.26 a.m., arriving Wellington.4.2s p.m. next day. There will be direct connections between New Plymouth, Napier, Masterton, and Wanganui and Auckland by means of. the expresses.

At the conclusion of the services at Knox Church last evening Mr J. Hayes, a well-krown Wellington organist, gave a short recital of appropriate music on the new organ. Mr Hayes was chiefly instrumental in having a Wandsworth organ placed in the Church, and on Saturday expressed high appreciation of the quality of the instrument procured for the Church. His recital evidenced that he understands thoroughly the technique of a good organ, besides showing him to be a capable and sympathetic player. The music chosen was of a light, varied and favourite order, the "War March of the Priests" from Athalie (Mendelssohn) being an item which met with great favour.

The London "Daily Telegraph." attracted by the Labour Department's report on the scarcity of factory labour in New Zealand, says in a recent issue:—"Startling figures with regard to population and employment in New Zealand have recently been issued by the Government Labour Department. Owing to the rapidly-diminishing birth-rate, ther-i is only too good reason for fear that bafore very long the Dominion's industries will not only cease to expand, but \ will actually shrink through lack of sufficient workers The report states -that>there is a real dearth of effective, manual labour but what is far more important, the Dominion itself will supply less and less for some , considerable time. Tie birth-rate fell from 41.32 per 1,000 in 1876-80, to only 27.08 per 1,000 in 1906."

boldly thirty-seven Kaitanagta coal-truckers, who were supposed to be on strike, faced a strolling snapshotter's camera. They were to be taken by a special professional, and thousands of copies of the group were to be circulated, because the picture was to appear among the illustrations in a weekly paper, and for all this glory the charge was nil. Theiefore the men scarcely needed the customary request to smile or look happy. The beautiful content that comes to the person who is conscious of getting something for nothing beamed from their faces. But to-day that sweetness is changed to acidity. They are waiting for the next photographer brave enough to approach the coal mine, and they are aching to give him a lovelv positive (with the right and left) for his negative. The picture of the group of strikers was used to identify the men who had broken the law, and result was that thev were ordered to share a fine of £3O. i

A curious instance of the voracity of eels is reported from a farm in the Rangitikei district. Attempts are made every year to raise a few ducks. They are successfully hatched nut, and kept in the duck-yard until strong enough to be let out to forage with their mothers. There is an ideal creek close by, and this'is the ducks' unhappy hunting ground. When the young ducks waddle home after a day on the creek, some of them are found to be minus a foot, som'i have lost two feet, and in a short time, out of a clutch of ten or a dozen, there are only three or four whole and sound. Most of the crippled ducklings are killed off by the owner to end their pains, but one or two usually survive, and, amongst the poultry on tha farm, there are to, he seen dusks hobbling round on one foot and a stump. The large eels in the creek evidently consider ducks' feet a pec liar dainty, and are always on the look-out for a fresh supply. Sometimes mangled young ducks are found drowned, having presumably been dragged under the water a.nd held while the eel enjoyed his tit-bit at leisure.

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Tommy Bums, ex-champion boxer of the world, has decided to become an actor and theatrical manager. Recently he signed an agreement with Mr Wilson. lessee of the Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, for a lease of the building for five years. In air interview Burns said, "1 intended going in for a high-class kind of drama, and with that object in view would bring uut from America some of the leading companies." He intends touring Australia with a drama writen by George Darrell and entitled "Fame and Fortune." He is to appear in a part.

A lady's umbrella, lost between Masterton and Clareville, is advertised for.

A notice of disclaimer is inserted by Mr J. Cullen, of Albert Street.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a small brass instrument, lost in the Town Hal! on Saturday evening.

Mr W. H. Cruickshank advertises particulars of several bandy-sized properties which he is instructed to sell.

An advertiser requires five good three-horse teams for metal carting. Particulars can be obtained at the Masterton County Council Office.

Mr C. Y. Dally, proprietor and manufacturer of the weed destroyer Lixall, notifies farmers that the present hot dry weather is the most suitable time to use the preparation.

The Wellington Education Board invite applications for the admission. of students to the Training College. Particulars will be found in ths advertising columns.

Full particulars of "Eclipse," a new soap, possessing wonderful cleansing prooerties, will be advetr tised in the course of a few days. The soap is manufactured by Mr E. A. Collier, of Masterton, and is guaranteed to give the fullest satisfaction.

The substantial pnce reductions ruling at Mr P. Hamiil's stocktaking sale of drapery art i clothing drew a large number of buyers to his business premises on Saturday last. The opinion of those who made purchases was unanimous as to the undoubted bargains obtainable. The sale continues for another week.

The attention of readers is directed to an advertisement on page 1 in today's issue, referring to the famous Star Brand Mullet, a most delicate preparfcion of this favourite fish. It is prepared in a most careful manner and placed on the market by the Dominion Canning Co., Ltd., Auckland, who have factories on the various fishing grounds of the North Island. By connoisseurs it is considered the best of any kind of prepared fish, and being a New Zealand SDeciality ready for use at a moment's notice. This product is strongly commended to the public, especially as' the price is within reach of all.

Comparatively few years ago teeth were "pulled" by blacksmiths. Then later, by chemists and medical men. Now, teeth are mostly drawn by general dental practitioners, who perform, every kind of dental operation from extraction to making false teeth. In a few years general practitioners in dentistry will in torn give way to dental specialists; men who do only one branch of dentistry. Already tfie London Dental Institute in Wellington have adopced this latter method, and in their sureeries one expert devotes his entire abilities to extracting, another to stopping, whilst others devote their talents ! to making artificial dentures. There, each man is a specialist in one particular branch of dentistry; and i.aturally is more expert in that one particular branch than a general practitioner could possibly be.

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