LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3212, 11 June 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The price of butter has been raised in Wellington to Is o£d per lb wholesale and to Is 2d retail. Charitable Aid disbursements on account of swagger 3 passing through Greytown during the month of May, amounted to £3 Bs. The amount of butter fat supplied to the Rnngokokako Cheese Factory during May was 4,734 lbs, for which the sum of lOd per lb will be paid. The new Courthouse at Feilding has been completed, and will be opened by the Hon. Dr. Findlay shortly. The following are the latest dredging returns to hand:—Mystery Flat, 37ozs ldwt for 103 hours work; Master ton dredge, 32ozs sdvvts for 110 hours work. Mr Hugh Morison, of Genmorven, on behalf of the Ngakonui Estate, last week, purchased 441 acres of the Edendale Estate, at £45 per acre.

A meeting of the social committee in connection with the social and dance to be held in aid of the St. John Ambulance District Nurse Fund will be held in the Dominion Hall this evening, at 7.30 o'clock. The death occurred air.Te Ore Ore on Wednesday morning last of a well-known and popular young Maori girl, Miss Mata Karaitiena. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon, leaving Te Ore Ore for the Ruamahanga Cemetery at 2 o'clock.

As expected by mo3t people, the Rev. F. Bennet, of Rotorua, did not accept the invitation to proceed to America as manager of the Maori troupe that is to give a series of exhibitions in the United States. Mr W. Farmer-Whyte, sub-editor of the Auckland "Herald," has accepted the position.

Complaints having been made as to the damage done to property on the Masterton Showgrounds-locks having been broken, etc. —and to the using of roomg other than those apart for the footballers, the Wairarapa Rugby Union issue a warning to all players under their jurisdiction that they intend to deal severely with all offenders in this respect. The deitn occurred at the Masterton Hospital, at 8 o'clcok, on Wednesday evening last, of Master Claude Cragg, son of Mr and Mrs W. Cragsr. The deceased wa9 about six years of age, and was of a bright and cheerful disposition. The cause of death was croup, the deceased having been ill about a week. Mr and Mrs Crage will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock. An Auckland bookseller stated to a New Zealand "Herald" reporter that the demand for American fiction, which for a time seriously interfered with the sale of English novels, is now falling off. He attributed the popularity of American works a good deal to the attracive manner in which they were prepared for the market by American publishers. This had roused British publishers to action, and when they seriously set themselves to it the bookseller remarked that British firms could produce better work than the Americans.

The S.M. Court at Masterton, yesterday, was occupied during the afternoon with the hearing of the case G. H. Clark v. V. A. Jorgenson, both of Kopuaranga, in which plaintiff claimed £BS for alleged failure to carry out improvements to the Mulgrave Hotel property, or in the alternative for alleged waste. Mr C. A. Pownall appeared for plaintiff, and Mr D. K. Logan for defendant. The evidence chiefly traversed the grounds previously gone over, and had reference to the state of the premises prior to and since defendant's occupation. Judgment was given for defendant with £4 8s costs. At the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday, judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the following undefended ''cases:—William S. Ross v . C. McDonnell, £22, costs £2 16s; C. A. Pownall v. S. W. Green, £45 3s 6d, costs £1 16s: R. Rarclay v. John Gleeson. £1 Is 6d, costs ss; Krahagen and Chapman v. R. S. Owen, £5 li)a, costs 8s; Dalgety and Co. v. Frank Morris, £ls 15s, costs £2 12s 6d; W. F. Shaw v. George Laurenson, £1 15s 7d, costs ss. An order was made on the judgment summons of Beale and Parton v. William Tinney, £2l 7s lOd, defendant, who did not appear, to pay forthwith, in default twentyone days' imprisonment. The order was"suspended k for one month.

News has been received in Auckland to the effect that an amalgamation for mutual interests has been effcated between the German Catholic Societies and the Hibernian Societies of the English-speaking world. The German societies have a total membership of 1,250,000, distributed over 6,000 branches. The Hibernians are established in Ireland and Scotland and America, and the Australasian States. The exact number of members belonging to the Irish and Scotch branches is not available, but it is understood to be considerable. In America the Hibernians number 195,137, and the Australasian branches account for 29,341 members, with funds amounting to £195,173.

During the last three months nofewer than 138 complaints have reached the Christchurch police concerning the loss of bicycles. Mr W. Gadsby, the well-known Lincoln breeder of Manutahi, Taranaki, is cutting up 1,000 acres of his property into ten farms. The trustees of the estate of the late John Deans, Canterury, have decided to subdivide the Waimarama Block of 4,000 acres, near Methven. It is likely that a start will soon ■ be made with the work ot turning the Mount Cook Barracks, Wellington, into a suitable building for the ■ Dominion Museum. It is stated that a petition has been signed by nearly the whole of the Newman milk suppliers in favour of a cheese plant being installed in the creamery. It is stated that Mr W. Miller, of Woodville, and a former resident of Gladstone, has purchased the Kakare Estate, West Taratahi, lately occupied by Capt. Elliott. Messrs Chapman, Perry and Thompson have been appointed a sub-committee by the Masterton School Committee to enquire and report upon facilities forteaching rifle shooting to the school cadets. Dr. A. H. Henderson, aged 61, of Philadelphia (says a New Yorkpaper) has married Miss Harriet Misrner, aged 19, whose sister is the wife of the doctor's eldest son. Mrs Henderson is now the mother-in-law of her eldest sister, the stepmother • of ner own brother-in-law, and stepgrandmother of her niece. The Cunard liner Mauretania reached Queenstown on Monday. April 19th, 4 days 19 hours 26 minutes after leaving New York.. This is the fastest eastward passageacross the Atlantic ever made, being 36 minutes shorter than the previous record, also by the Mauretania. The average speed was 25.42 knots. For the ninth successive year egg services were held on Easter Sunday at the Circus Street Congregational Church, Nottingham, when over 5, TOO eggs were contributed by the congregation. The eggs were given to local hospitals, and the sick and poor. On each egg was written a brief message of hope and cheers. Here is a hint for Church workers in New Zealand. A director of a Napier firm, speaking at a social gathering of the employees, stated that one or two English shareholders had entered the Company, and they hoped to have still more English capital presently. Capital was needed to develop the country; it made work for all of them' and the country could not get enwithout it. Parliament opened this year on a memorable anniversary. How manypeople remember that exactly twenty-three years ago the Taraweraeruption occurred? Twenty years later, also on the 10th June, our late Premier, the Hon. R. J. Seddon,died at sea. 'lhe formal opening of the makeshift session of 1909 does not promise to rank among days to be marked eUbor with a; white or a black stone on the calendar of the future; but the two dates mentioned will long be regarded as standing out from the pages of the chronicles of New Zealand.

, The monthly meeting of the Masterton District High School 3om- ~. mittee was held last night, at Temple^ r " Chambers. There were present:— d- Messrs R. Brown (chairman), C e Townsend, A. Chapman, H. O'Learyv. -■ J. Carpenter, A. Hendrv, T. J. 3f Thompson, C. Perry, and H. Wadr" dington. The treasurer reported a. tn credit balance of £llß -14s. Mis& Jn Olive Dagg wrote resigning her posife tion on account of promotion. The; • e Education Board wro'e statingthat* e " the teachers' Saturday elas3es in - e cookery and singing would start otr June 12th. The visiting msmbeis. Co reported that the Headmaster was; ir adverse to the removal of the" :- swing 3 at the school, and recomr- mended that te swings be allowed to s, remain. Messrs Brown, Hendry, e and Thompson were appointed a d finance committee for the yean, n Messrs Brown, Carpenter, and. e Chapman were appointed visiting; i. members for the month. Tenders are invited un to noon oni £ Saturday, 26th June, for tlfe lease. d of the Castlepoint landing reserve. e The prices charged by Messrs C. Smith, Ltd.. drapers and clochiers,, . are always very reasonable, and, . therefore when they announce--2 "special cut prices" unusual bar- \ gains can be anticipated. In and adl vertisement on page 6 of this issue , prices are quoted which must appeal . to those who are on the look-out for. 3 exceptional value for money. Messrs Hendry and Buxton, drapers and clothiers, of Queen street,. ■ Masterton, are conscientious busi--J ness men, who always carry out what. I they promise in their advertisement. ' During the next ten clays they will allow a discount of 20 per cent on t '•> every article in their huee stock of superior goods. This should draw extensive trade during the period; stated. The magnificent stock of engagement and wedding rings recently imported by Mr Frank Dupre, and of which a" special display was made,, has been responsible for good sales, and during the past three weeks a record has been established. Thosematrimonally inclined are not slow to detect the undoubted excellence of the rings stocked by Mr Dupre, in addifon to knowing that his prices are always reasonable for such standard made jewellery. There is a very general disposition among to give their patrons the protection which the sterilisation of their razors would afford. Mr Uaude Corbett is very particular aliout the general cleanli-' ness of his sJn-i, and has just in- 1 stalled three of t ; e latest sterilisers in his Queen Street premises, whiVi, will doubtless be appreciated by I numerous patruns. a hairdresser cannot have a better advertisement • than a steriliser in front of each chair. Three shillings in the pound discount on smart tailor-made costumes and new tailored coats and waterproofs is an inducement that should attract ladies to Mr J. L. Murray's . Exchange Buildings during the next few days. These are clean, crisp goods fashioned for this season's wear. Other equally good bargains are set out in Mr Murray's advertising space on page 2 of this issue.'

The Curator of the Mastertoti Fish Ponds, Mr Miller, yesterday' liberated four deer—two stags and two binds—on the upper reaches of the Waingawa river. The second monthly dance under the auspices of the W.F.C.A. Social Club took place last evening. The floor was in excellent order, and over SO couples were present. The musical items were contributed by Mrs Dupre, Misses Frost and Richards, |, and Mr F. McKenize. Vocal items '•"' were rendered by Mrs Ashton, Miss Richards and Messrs Parker, Hall and (Jhunn, and Miss Arnold gave a recitation. A gaslight display of prime ox beef, mutton, pork, veal, poultry, and suiall goods will be made in the Post Office Meat Mart, Hall Street, this evening, between the hour 3 of 7 and 10 o'clock. The rolls of paper in connection with which Messrs J. Smith and Sons held a guessing competitions were counted this morning, the actual number in the shop being 4,805. The first prize was won by A. Leach, who guessed 4,800, and the second prize by Lilian Pember, who guessed 4,798. The sovereign remody for all complaints of the throat, lnnga and broncLial tubes is TUSSICU£U, 18