LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3214, 14 June 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The lateset returns from the Worksop dredge is 28 ounces for 111 hours' work. At the meeting of the. A. and. P. Association on Saturday, the annual meeting wa3 fixed tor Saturday, July 31st, at 2 p.m. It was also decided that the nominations for office close on July 14th. and that a nomination paper be forwarded to each member. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning, two inebriates were dealt with by Mr W. P. James, S.M. The first was mulcted in the sum of ss, in s default 24 hours' imprisonment, and a fine of 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, was imposed on the'.second offender. A big deal in wheat is reported, 30,000 bushels of Tuscan and 14,000 bushels of velvet having been sold last week by an Ashburton firm to a Timaru buyer, at equal to 4s 4Jd f.o.b. The buyer only wanted the velvet, and he resold the Tuscan to a export buyer. Keen public interest was manifested in the competitive plans submitted Ly the three local architects for the erection of the burned out, portion of the Star Block, on Saturday. The plans are on view in Mr H. M. Clarke's shop windon, at the corner of Queen and Hall Streets. In connection with the Mulgrave Hotel fire, at Kopuai'anga, 0:i Friday night last, the licensee. Mr Jorgensen's personal property was insured for £IOO, and the Burton Brewery hold a policy for £350 on furniture, etc. The building, which was owned by Mr G. H. Clarke, was insured in the Commcrical Union office for £450. The services were well attended at the Methodist Church yesterday. In I the morning the Rev. C. E. Porter preached an eloquent sermon on "The Conflict Between Christ and the Devil;"-basing his remarks on the 4th chapter of Matthew, verses 1 to 11. In the evening Mr Porter's subject was "the Forgiveness and Forgetfulness of Christ." During the morning service the anthem "O, Worship the Lord,' was rendered by th? Choir, and in the evening "The Radiant Morn." The weekly meeting of the Hope of Masterton Juvenile Temple was held in the Dominion Hall on Saturday afternoon last, C.T. Alice Bedford presiding. There was a good attendance of members. During thd afternoon a pig drawing competition was held, the competitors being blindfolded. The winners were Bros. H. Bedford, W. Morris and S. Moore. An instructive address was given by the Superintendent, Mrs Miller.

Swarms of bees have often been found in the most unlikely places, and a queen bee who led her tribe in Christchurch North was evidently more eccentric than usual. A gasfitter who went to clean a large gas lamp was considerable surprised to find the globe full of a living mass of bees. How they effected an entry was a mystery and it was a novel pla.ce to select for a home. The question of proprietorship was soon settled by turning on the gas iu the lamp.

In the cases in which Crawford, Healey and others were charged with engaging in a boxing contest at Gisborne, for which a permit had not been obtained, the Magistrate inflicted a fine of ss, remarking that the contest appeared to have been conducted in an orderly manner, and there waa nothing objectionable, except that the promoter had failed to obtain the necessary permit. Regarding the cases in which sixty persons were charge! with being present at the contest, the Magistrate thinks it would be impossible to inflict any punishment. He dismissed them, under the provision of section 92 of the Justices of the Peace Act.

I With the day of doom so near at hand to all hotels affected by the November licensing poll, it is interesting to have an estimate of the losses to the parties concerned. Regarding the losses in Masterton, Mr Martin Kennedy, managing director for Staples, and Co., who own several of the ' Masterton hotels, told a "Post" reporter that the loss would be over £3u,000. The Club Hotel, valued at about £15,000, would lose £IO,OOO by the advent of the new era; the Empire Hotel, a new building, costing £12,000, about the same amount; and the Queen's and the Central about £5,000 each. The Occidental, Mrs Sullivan's hotel, would probably be affected to the same extent. Mr T. G. Macarthy put the loss on the Prince of Wales, a hotel just rebuilt by order of the Licensing Committee, at about £7,000,

An offender for drunkeness, who appeared before the Wellington S.M. Court on Saturday last, had had 121 previous convictions recorded against: him. There is said to be a great scarcityin South Canterbury of men capableof working teams just now, and farmers are everywhere looking for' them to assist in getting in wheat. Co-operative workers in New Zealand for the month of April last numbered 8,862, of whom 4.616 were employed by the Public Works.Department, and 4,246 by the RoadsDepartment. There appears to have been aiarger number of men leaving Auckland for Sydney during the pastfew weeks than is usual at this time of (he year though this is the period at winch many of the men who come over between September and Christmas dritt back. Whether he wins or loses, his match with Webb, it is' understood tht Arnst is guaranteed £265 out" of the gate money. Both men l are in. excellent form, and they are actively training doing solid work for the enJ counter on the Wanganui River on June 22.

A satisfactory increase in the number of game licenses issued this season was reported by the Secretary of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society. He believed that the income from game licenses alone would total £50.0 for the year. Last yearit amounted to over £4OO, and the year before to £3OO. At the Auckland Supreme Court, Alfred Charles Norris, former postmaster at Whakatane, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment wfth hard'. 4 labour, for the misappropriation of; £325. James Simpkins, a postal messenger, on a charge of theft of £SB 7s 6d, was admitted to probation for two years. It has been reported to the Christ- • church police that a man, riding a> bicycle, has been frequenting some of the rather dimly-lighted streets of the city during the past week, forthe purpose or robbing ladies of small hand-bags. His plan is to ride quietly up, dismount, snatch the bagout of the owner's grasp, and. ride quietly away. According to the Labour Journal*, "quiet" describes the state- for the month ending 31st May of the Wei—i lington agricultural ■-- operations, building and engineering trades;, "fair" is the description of the leather, retail, and cycling and motor car trades; "active" is applied to> coach-building and meat freezing industries; "busy" to clothing; "slack'*' to unskilled labour; and "dull" to printing trades. For assaulting Stanley East, reporter on the "Lyttelton limes"" staff, who he believed had written a severe criticism on his "turn" with, the Chung Ling Soo Company, Te&> Kalman was fined £lO and costs, at Christchurcb. Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., said that the Press was a free institution, and had every right to; ,1 i protection in the discharge of its* * duty. Kalman was a first offender,, and evidently lo3t his tamper. He.would not be sent to gaol, but the fine would be made exemplary. Particulars of two sheep far.ll3, of 644 and 1,040 acres, respectively, are ndvertissd .for hy Mr W, I. Hugband, land agent, Pahiatua,* A practical gardener, who is used? to nil classes of fruit, flowers or* vegetables, seeks position in town or station.

Messrs W. B. Che:mell3 and Co:, insert a notice in reference to properties which have bean placed in their hands for sale. Full particulars of Mr Yarr's furniture, which will be offered at auction on Thursday next, will appear, to-morrow. Tenders are invited to close with Mr A. P. Rawson, on Saturday next,, for stumping 40 acres at Mr Ogilvy's: farm, Pine Park, Te Whiti. Messrs E. B. Hare and Co, land! agents, Pahiatua, advertise particulars of a number, of well improved: dairy farms which have been placedi in their hands for sale. M. Collie, late of Cotlie and C 0.,. notify their customers and the public generally that full supplies of coal and firewood are held at the yards, Dixon s*outh, and orders will be executed with despatch. All classes of coal are stocked, and! firewood will be cut to any desired length. ,At the Hastwell Sawmill, on< Thursday next, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell on account of the Hastwell Sawmill Company, the whoh of the timber now in the yards. It consists principally of heart rimu, and will be sold in lots to nuit purchasers.. As the"sale will "commence at noon light refreshments will be provided. At the residence, No. 190 Dixon street, Masterton, on Wednesday next, Mr J. R. Nicol, under instructions from Mrs Miller, who is leaving Masterton, will sell the whole of the household furniture and effects entirely without rasarve. Particulars are advertised to-day, In another column the DraperyDepartment of the W.F.C.A notify that they study the wants of the public in stocking the best goods. They claim that they alao help their patrons to save money. The announcement is made that their winter fair will commence on Saturday next.

The ladies of Masterton are quick to grasp an opportunity, judging by the crowd that visited Murray's popular drapery store on Saturday when the smart tailor-made costumes and coats were offered at reduced prices. Murray's announce-that during this week they will still allow the special dis:ount of 3 i in the £ off their high-class stock ot costumes and coats. The special purchase of ladies' all-wool combinations sold readily, the price at which they are marked too tempting for the 1 ladies to mios. t In another coi j Tin Mr G. M Harden announces that he has taken or*- ~ the management of trie Club Hotel. Carterton. The new proprietor has had a long experience at the business, and comes from Wellington with a good reputation for hotel management, it is Mr Harden's intention to conduct the house on the most up-to-date lines, and patrons and the travelling public will receive the best possible attention. The best wines, spirits, and ales are stocked, and Speight's beer is always on tap. The proprietor trusts that by strict attention to business, combined with civility and attention, to merit a fair share of public support.