LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The membership of tne Masterton District High School branch of the Navy League now totals 130. To-morrow will witness the celebration of a marriage ceremony in Masterton, which wiil undoubtedly arouse the fraternal interest of East Coast residents. The monthly service of the Presbyterian Church at Bideford will be held on Sunday afternoon next, at 3 p.m. Rev. A. T. Thompson, 8.A., 8.D.. will be the preacher. Quite a number of new residences have been erected on the HomewoodFern Glen road at the East Coast. Several of these buildings have been erected to the order of Maori families. Sergeant Reginald Otter, of the Otamatea Mounted Rifles, shot himself in a tent at the camp at Paparoa (Auckland) at midnight on Saturday. He had been in ill-health for some time. As a result of a favourable season, ; quail are reported to be more plenti- ! ful in the Wairarapa than for some time past. Judging from the reports of sportsmen, pheasants are also on the incrpase. The East Coast roads are reported to be in splendid condition at present. It is possible to cycle right out to the East Coast via the Mungarakis. The Kaiwhata river is lower than it has been for a considerable time past. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., two statutory first offending inebriates were dealt with. Both were convicted and discharged, a prohibition order being taken out against one of the offenders by consent.
The funeral of the late Mrs Stock-ley-Jones, whose death occurred at the Masterton Hospital early on Saturday morning last, took place yesterday. The ceremony was an impressive one, and was conducted by Rev. H. Watson. The Marine Department was advised yesterday that the wife of one of the lighthouse keepers on Stephens Island was aufferinor from scarletina, and that some children are sickening of it. Dr Pollen, the Port Health Officer, and a trained nurse, have been sent to the island. Members of the St. Matthew's Cricket Club are invited to attend the to be held this evening. Those interested in the visit to Petone on June 3rd are particularly requested to attend .as a meeting will be held immediately after the debate to consider what arrangements should be made for the trip. The formation of a Harrier Club will also be considered at the meeting. Yet once again there i 6 a prospect of the completion of U\e new road from Fern Glen to Stronvar, connecting with Masterton, and the hopes of settlers are consequently in the ascendant. At present there is only a bridle track over this route, and when it is taken into consideration that a saving of about one hour will result from the innovation, the speedy formation of the road will be eagerly welcomed.
It is inevitable that the course of time must witness 1 the disappearance of landmarks, with which are associated the memories of early days and old settlers. The demolition of 'the old homestead at Kummerstein on the East Coast affords an example of the effects of the march of time. For close on 40 years this structure, which is now the property Messrs Kummer Bros.; has been in existence. The old building is now about to be demolished in favour of a new residence suitable to modern requirements.
There has been a suspiciously severe epidemic of unaccountable fires in Oamaru during the past six months, the calls on the brigade dur r ing that period being almost as numerous as they had been in the preceding six years. The circumstances in many cases have led to strong suspicion of incendiarism, and, as strengthening this idea, it is noted that the bulk of the fires have occurred in buildings in which no one was residing. The truth of the hackneyed adage "It's an ill wmd.that blows nobody good," is being well exemplified in Dunedin at present in connection with the outbreak of scarlet fever and diphtheria. The fright which people have experienced is creatine an exceptionally heavy demand for all manner of disinfectants in the shape of soaps and fluids, and one firm with a large wholesale trade has been forced to cable instructions for its supply order to be increased threefold.
A party of Mastertonians bagged' 120 ducks as a result of two days' shooting at the Wairarapa Lake. The "Manawatu Standard" notes that nothing comes amiss to the lightfingered fraternity. The other day, a man on the racecourse left his camera for a few minutes. On his return to the place he found that some thief has extracted the lens! At the last meeting of the South Canterbury Education Board, only six applications were received from teachers for five positions, and five of the applications were for one post as pupil teacher, while there were no applications at all for three of the positions. ..^; gj Auckland Chamber of|Commerce has received from the Decimal Society, London, a"key" to the metric system. Ihe "Star" states that it is intended that the individual members of the chamber should also be provided with a "key" by the society. J
HU The well-known lagoon on Waioronga station, East Coast, was the rendezvous for a large party of enthusiastic sportsmen on the opening day of the shooting season. Noticeable among the shootists, win hailed from all parts of the district, was the veteran "shot," Mr Donald Fraser, of Riversdale. A record output from the K tangata mine for the past twenty years is reported by the Bruce "Herald." The other day 260 tons of coal were sent to the surface. One man (a novice in mining) is stated to have received £8 for his fortnight's pay. Three shifts are constantly being worked in the mine, states the journal. . The St. Ma'tthew's-CJub will hold an interesting debate thew's Schoolroom this evening? Ihe; subject is:—"Should women compete' with men?" The affirmative will be taken by Mr W. Kemp, and the negative by Mr F. Mothes. All members and any intending members are asked to attend punctually. The debate will start at 7.30 o'clock.
£The men's division of St. Job. Ambulance Brigade will meet in the Dominion Hall on Thursday evening next. Important business will be brought forward for discussion, and a full attendance is requested. After this the Division intends to hold their usual winter fortnightly practises. Any men interested in the work are cordially invited to attend the practice on Thursday evening. The usual meeting of Endeavour Lodge was held last eveniner, Bro; Gilbert, C.T., presiding. There was a good attendance of members.. Routine business was The following officers were installed:—P. C.T., Bro. Gilbert; V.T., Sis. N. Miller; S.J.T.. Bro. Morris;Secretary, Sis. Flanagan; F. Sec, Sis. F. Miller; Treasurer, Bro. King; M., Bro. [Leighton; Chap., Sis. Fielding; G., Bro. Tarr; Sent., Bro. Anderson; Organist, Sis.'. McLean junr. Orders-in-Council dealing with an aggregate area of 118,684 acres of native land are now in course of preparation. All this area will be available for purposes of settlement. The Government is obtaining information in regard to a further area of some 200,000 acres, which is also proposed to be dealt with and vested in the boaids for settlement purposes. Altogether, before long, the Government hopes to have four million a?res of Native land available for settlement. On Friday last a successful children's picnic was held on the beach at Castlepoint, telephones our Castlepoint correspondent. Sports were held and an enjoyable afternoon was spent. After the sports an adjournment was made to Castlepoint station, where tea was partaken of and thoroughly appreciated by the large number who. were.present. In the evening a dance was held in a large room at the station kindly placed at the disposal of the (lancers by Mr A. A. Cameron. The function was a most enjoyable one. Excellent music was supplied by Mrs Hodder, Miss Smith, Messrs Southey, Lang, and H. o',Kane, dnndng being kept up till 5 o'clock in the morning. The promoters of the picnic and dance were Misses Harvey, Dora Harvey and Southey, and they spared no effort to see that everyone enjoyed themselves, their efforts being much appreciated. The Provincial Superior of the Brigidine Order. accompanied hy Mother Mary Stanislaus, arrived in Masterton last week, for the purpose of holding an official visitation of St. Bride's' Convent. The Reverend Lady is very pleased with the condition of things in and aroun-J the Convent, particularly with the beautiful chapel and picturesque grounds.. Before returning to Sydney, the Provincial Superior will also make an official visit to the convent at Pahiatua, where four of the Sisters from St Bride's community carry on the work of the Institute. To-morrow evening, the pupils of St. Bride's i.itend to give a musical recital to the visitors, and next week the Glee Class wfll also provide an entertainment. The Mother Provincial and Mother Mary Stanislaus are loud in their praises of the scenery and climate of the Dominion. In driving through Masterton their attention was attracted by the many beautiful buildings the town contains, and also by the prevailing appearance of general prosperity.
A cook seeks position m hotel,", camp; or station. A reward ia offered for the recovery of a "Trip" cyclometer lost on the Masterton-Gartarton road. Mr F. P. Welch advertises for sale a first-class farm of 282 acres as a going concern. He has also a vacancy for an experienced station gardener. .". , Lovers of skating are reminded of the skating at the Elite Rink, Dixon Street, to-night. Delightful selections will be rendered by a brass band, which has been specially engaged, and an enjoyable evening is anticipated. Owing to the large increase in their business, Te Aro House are' making extensive alterations and: additions to thslr warehouse in Wellington, and several important linesare bein£ sacrificed in consequence. Elsewhere in this issue they offer special bargains in towelling, and country clients are advised to take immediate advantage of this opportunity, as the clearance must be made this week—the builders comenext !
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