LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3154, 3 April 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following dredging returns are to handMasterton, 23ozs for the week; Mystery Flat, 36ozs for the week. Speaking at Hastings, Mr Dillon, M.P. for Hawke's Ba.y, pabilcly announced his intention of retiring from politics at next general election. Dr. Goode, the Waitara murderer, was taken 60 Auckland on Wednesday night. lie will be placed either 11 Mt. Aden gaol or the Avondala Asylum.

Grapes are being sold in Sydney, and Melbourne at 3d per lb. Forty-seven old age pensions were granted in Masterton during the quarter ended March 31st and one refused. At the Police Court, yesterday morning, a first oifanding inebriate was fined 5s in default 24 hours' imprisonment. Entries for the handicap events to be run at the Kopuaranga sports on Easter Monday will close with the Secretary, Mr G. A. Donovan, to-day. New selections taken up in the Wellington Land District during the year ending March 31st, totalled 311, covering 43,644 acres. They were taken up under every variety of tenure. The usual Bible study class wilt be held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms tonight. At 5 p.m. to-morrow, Mr 0Pragnell will deliver an address on "True Greatness." On Monday evening a physical culture demonstration will be given by Mr R. 0. Jarrett. Two junior rinks from the Carterton Bowling Club visited Greytown on Thursday afternoon last, and played two of the local rinks, writes our Carterton correspondent. Greytown won, the final result being Greytown 52, Carterton 39. Mr Douglas Dobson, town clerk and borough engineer foi' Westport, and formerly borough engineer at Masterton, put up a local record on Thursday night by submitting to the Borough Council the annual balance sheet for the financial year, which J closed the previous night. Atfer the eruption at Ngaruhoe recently the natives gathered a rich harvest from the rivers in the neighbourhood where the volcanic dust had fallen. In the Warigaehu eels appeared to be; quite stupefied, and the Mauris gathered them in sacksful. Many thousands of trout are said to I have perished.

Three teams from the Masterton Bowling Club will journey to Carterton to-day to compete in a teams match against the Carterton Clab. The following members will compete :—Messrs E, McEwan. J. Hunter, J. C. Ewington, 0. Pragnell, W. Pragnell, C. King, D. Guild, S. Jtnder, A. Haughey, J. Smith, N. Cameron and E. J. Rose. The drag will leave for Carterton at half-past one sharp. The anniversary services in connection with the Knox Church Sunday School will take place to-morrow. The musical arrangements will be a special feature of the service. In addition to a splendid pro gramme of hymns and anthems, Mrs H. J. Taplay will sing at the evening service "He Shall Feed His Flock," from the Messiah. Mrs Taplay has recently arrived in New Zealand from the Old Country, and she is the possessor of a full rich soprano voice. The amount sued for in the Magistrate's Court, last quarter, was £5,343 19s, and the amount recovered £1,320. During the previous quarter the amuunt sued for was £2,019 18s sd, arjd the amount recovered £1,205 Is 3d. In the criminal jurisdiction of the Magistrate's Court 131 persons were dealt with, 116 being summarily conv cted and 60 fined. The number of persons convicted and discharged was.22. In the Magistrate's Court the amount of. civil fees paid in stamps was £169 9s, the amount of criminal fees £7 6p, and the amount of fines £47 3s. The sum ut £73 12s was paid in fees to the District Court.

The following are the handicaps in the Yankee tournament; to be played on the Tararua Tennis Courts this afternoon, writes our Carterton correspondent F. C. Bunny and Mrs Bunny owe 4, Roydhouse and Miss K. Booth owe 4, Maunsell and Miss D. Booth owe 1, Blundell and Miss Scott owe 1, A. Bunny and Miss Bunny rec 4, Steel and Miss G. Booth rec 6, Bums and Mrs burns rec 6, Booth and Miss I. Cormack rec 7, Seivers and Miss, Deller rec 9, Trapp and Miss Wolters re; 9, Carmine and Miss H. Young rec 10, Jackson and Miss O. Wolters rec 12, Higgina and Miss YouE.g rec 12.

The following are the returns in connection with the Masterton Borough Abattoir, for the year ending Slst March, 1909: — 1,616 cattle slaughtered, condemned 48; 219 calves slaughtered, condemned 1; 2 012 pigs slaughtered, condemned 72; 9,635 sheep and iambs slaughtered, condemned 24. The totals for the year ending March 31st, 190£, are as f0110w1,710 cattle slaughtered, condemned 26; 230 calves slaughtered, condemned nil; 1,144 pip-s sla.ghtered, condemned 14; 9,272 sheep and lambs slaughtered, condemned 45:

: Alfred Maitland, alias Brewer, i was called upon to answer three , charges at the Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs E. G. Eton, J.Cross, and Eli Smith, J's. P. For 1 insobriety tie was fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, and for travelling on the railway from Eketahuna to Masterton without having paid the proper fare, a fine of 20s was imposed, The third charge was for forging a cheque of|£lo on March 2nd last at Te Awamutu. Sergeant Miller stated accused answered to the description given in the warrant gazetted, and asked for a remand to Wellington for a week, for identification purposes. The remand was granted. The earthquake period predicted some weeks ago by Mr J. T, Stevenson, F.R.A.S., Auckland, closed on Wednesday night (says the Auckland "Herald")- As on former occasions, Mr Stevenson's forecasts were borne out, as instanced by the recent "shakes" in Dunedin, Gore ana Oamaru, by the severe quake in the Indian Ocean and by the display of White Island a day or two ago. From the list-named happening Mr Stevenson concludes that the centre of the disturbances so far as New Zealand is concerned, passed from Ngaruhoe to White Island, ile now states that there will be further earthquake periods in April and May, fixing upon the 20t!i of either month as being the approximate date. Neither of these periods will, in his opinion, be so severe as that just concluded.

Mr L. Brennan, Macltay, Shortland Thames, N.Z , says: "There is no cjuos-> tion about it. Chamberlaiu's. Colic,= Cholera |and Diarrhoea Remedy is the finest irodicine iliat anyone can use for Colic, Diarrhoea, or any similar complaint. I have used it and know that it gives every satisfaction. I have recommended it to my friends and acquaintances, and Imvu nev„r known it to fail." For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

A reward is offered for the return of a roll of ruberoid roofing lost between Masterton and Kopuaranga. Board and residence in a quiet family is required by two youngmen. Mr A. J. r Minifie's painting always, gives satisfaction, because he uses nothing but the best materials. A cook is required for the Easter Encampment. Particulars may obtained from Mr A. 0. Levi en. J Mr Newton King, land agent, of New Plymouth, advertises a list of excellent properties which he has for disposal. A reminder is given of the sale of household furniture, to be held at thePost Office Auction Mart this afternoon. Particulars of a 1,4C0 acre property in Hawke's Bay, which they have for disposal, are advertised by Butement, Masterton. Mr J. L. Murray announces that both his establishments will beclosed on Easter Friday, Saturday, and Monday, and that a late evening will be observed on Thursday night. A very fine selection of muffs and; furs is displayed in Mr A. Norman's Queen Street premises. The goods, are of: exceptional quality, are stylish, and remarkably cheap. > Mr J. L. Murray, of the Exchange l BuiWings, Masterton, tells about a. dpecial purchase of ladies' walking skirts in his advertising space on our leader page to-day. Those in search of a first-class investment in freehold property should! j communicate with Mr F. P. Welch, ~ Masterton, who has 715 acres of first-- ' j class land for sale, and only £SOO j cash is required to obtain possession.. The Mayor of Masterton invites the public to subscribe towards a fund started by the Mayoress of Wellington for the purpose of erecting Si memorial, m the shape of a hospital bed, to be called the k ,"Hope-Jacobs" bed, in recognition of the bravery displayed by Mrs Hope and Mrs Jacobs on the occasion o£ the wreck i Penguin. Subscript I tions will be received at the Town. Clerk's office.