LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9532, 2 July 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The latest return from the Mystery Plat Dredge is 103oz for 138 houra work. A ladies' branch of the Navy League has been formed at Dover, Englaud. During the uix months ended on Wednesday last there were sixteen bankruptcies in Wellington. Only two were-registered during June. A youth named Harold Moore met with an accident yesterday afternoon at Messrs Coradine and Whittaker's factory, having the fingers of one hand badly cut in a planing machine.

The sacred cantata, "David the Shepherd Boy," is to be repented ia the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening next. The little boy, Joe Dunn, who was so severely gored by a bull some days ago, is still lying in'a precarious condition, writes our Tinui correspondent. The rainfall in Masterton for Juno was only a fraction over an inch and a quarter. Daring the past nine years the average of the June rainfall has been about five inches. The lowest previously recorded in June was 2.21 in 1900. An election for Wellington Diocesan synodsmen for various districts has resulted as follows:—Brooklyn, Captain Sargent; Martinborough, Mr A. Martin; Paraparaumu, Mr E. F. Hadfietd; Wadestuwn and Northland, Mr L. George; Bu'ls-Sandon, Mr J. D. Perrett. The Mahakahi Lodge of Foresters has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: —C.R., Bro. Crocker; P.C.K., S.C.R. Bro. Cittadini; S.W, Bro. W.Anderson; J.W., Bro. French; 5.8., Bro. Duff; J. 8., Bro. Hall; Secretary, BraJ Wise; Treasurer and Minute Secret tary, Bro. T. Knight; Auditor, Bro. Cittadini.

At a meeting of the Eketabana branch of the Farmers' Union, the following were appointed a Show Committee for the ensuing year:— Messrs Bridge, Boyes. Carter, Calton, Dowsett, Dunn, Groves, Hickman, Hudson, T. Knight, Matbeson, Morris, Mead, Parsons, Stott, Small, Scharenweber, Tumor, Tomlinson, Scott, Wise, Cittadini, Ball, and P, Neilson. In the annual report of the Wellington branch of the Navy League, it is remarked that "it is satisfai> tory to note that the Government has now adopted a suggestion of the. League, and has given permanent instructions for the flying of flags on the Government buildings throughout New Zealand each Trafalgar Day." A preliminary meeting was held in the Dominion Hall last evening; to discuss matters in connection with the proposed formation of a national fund to recompense Mr A. W. Hogg-, M.P., for the financial sacrifice which he made in resigning from tha Cabinet rather than sink his political principles. The chair was occupied by Mr J. Prentice. After discussion, it was decided to adjourn the meeting till to-morrow night. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that at a meeting of the Charitable Aid Board on Mooday, the chairman pointed out the great and increasing'expense incurred by the board in providing for the wives and families of men who had left the Dominion. It was decided to bring the matter under the notice of the Attorney-General, asking that ! more drastic legislation be brought ; down in regard to the punishment of wife deserters.

At a meeting of the committee of the Master tori Branch of the Navy League yesterday. Mr G. C.SummereJl was appointed auditor of the Branch, and Mr*H. H. Beethara's name was added to the list of Vice-Presidents. The secretary, Mr bl. R.B.Daniel, reported that he had just received a budget of interesting League literature from Home. A suggestion was made that the Branch hold a dinner shortly, and unanimous support was accorded the idea by those present The function will probably eventuate in about a month's time. Messrs J. C. Cooper and F W Kummer, directors of the Farmers' Co-operative Freezing Company, addressed a large meeting of settlers at Tinui, on Wednesday. The feeling was strongly in favour of the establishment of the works, and a large number of shares were taken up in the room. Messrs J. H. Cameron, A. J. Speedy, D. J. Speedy, F. G. Groves, W. G. Groves* H. A. Nevins, F. C. O'Connor, J. G. Wingate and J. F. F. Foreman took up shares ranging from £SOO worth downwards. Mr Cooper will address a meeting in Eketahuna this evening.

A meeting was held last evening; of the Officers and Non-Commissioned 1 Officers' Club of the fith Ruahihe Battalion, Colonel Tait presiding;. There were present officers from Carterton, under Uaptain Skey, and also several N.C.O's. from hte Masterton, Greytown and Featherston corps. A short but instructive lecture on Fire Control was given by Colonel Tait, and an equally instructive lecture was given by Major Charters on Keconnoitering. The Club meets the first Wednesday in each month, the meetings being held alternately in Masterton, Carterton, and Greytown. Colonel Tait stated that books to the value of £1 bad been obtained for the use of members in connection with the Club. A sister or Madame Clara Butt is the heroine of a romantic little story. When the well-known singer started for her recent trip to Australia she took with her a younger sister who was suffering from a relaxed throat, and whom it was thought would benefit by the voyage and the sun cure. On the way oafc one of the officers of the vessel paid good deal of attention to the sister, and subsequently, when the vovage was over, followed in the track of the younger Miss Butt. The course of true love, though in this case it was rather a long one, has fortunately run smooth, and the engagement between the sister and the officer, whose name is Williamson, is announced. A Conference of Technical School Directors, at Wellington yesterday,' resolved that capitation for school classes in cooking ano woodwork conducted by special instructors be raised to twenty shillings for not less than"6o hours instruction per a mum. It was resolved that the Minister bo urged ta establish agricultural classes in euituMe country centres. The committee s 3 t up on Wednesday brought down a report recommending that it was expedient, in the mar future, to render it compulsory f ot boys and girls under 17 to receive instruction for * not: less than fifteen hours per week; that no employer shall employ boys or girls« under 17 for more than thirty hours per week, and that it be a strong recommendation of the Conference that until such provision is made, managers of technical schools should arrange with employers to allow employees under 17 time off to attend technical continuation classes. An opinion also was expressed that time spent by boys in attending full/time courses at day technical schools should count aa part of apprenticeship.

► No return has teen received from the Masterlon Dredge this week, 80 it ia probable that tnere was no wash-up. • A football match played on the Showgrounds, Masterton, yesterday afternoon, between the Bakers and B tchers, resulted in a win for the former by 12 points to nil. In the case at the Napier Supreme •Court, in which John Cline and Alice IMaud Shepherd were charged with -child murder, the jury returned a -verdict of not guilty. The Crown ■have decided not to proceed with the remaining charges against accused of having unlawfully dispused of the body of the child, with intent to conceal its birth, and the Crown Prosecutor will to-day enter a nolle proseque. The local Inspector of Factories, Mr J. Georgeso- 1 , is finding no difficulty "In procuring drafts oi men for the Waitotara Government relief work ■for bushfeliers. A batch of five men —were sent away on Tuesday, and it -is probable a further batch of five will go to-day. The Department is "anxious to give married men the preference, but single men are chiefly in supply from Masterton. A black and white sheep dog pup is •advertised for sale. A long leather legging, lost in "Bannister Street on Wednesday ang, is advertised for. Wtf' Mr J. Carpenter's genuine boot sale -opens to-morrow. In our next issue ;-sWill be circulated an inset giving full '-particulars. At the Maeterton Auction Mart, on '-Saturday, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell, <on account of Mr J. O'Meara, the " balance of the Occidental Hotel furrTiiture. The leading lines are enumerated in >nn advertiVment, and everything will be sold without reserve. .

A handsome suite of furniture, 'comprising duchesse and mirror, wardrobe, and high backed tiled "Washstand with marble top, can be -'Obtained from Mr T... McCracken, ►Queen Street, for £l4 ss. The suite ia heavily carved, and in made from the best of thoroughly seasoned timber.

• Mr 3. V. Gordon, pharmacist, Mastterton. has one of the finest stocks of iperiumes "in the ©ominion. He has j'uat received a large indent order of iperfumes, colognes, toilet waters, and sachets, and a very fine display is made in his Queen Street premises. Good perfumes are becoming again popular amongst fashionable society in the Old World, and the lines that Jhave been secured by Mr Gordon were selected from the most approved 'brands on the Home market.

Miss A. Ratz, The Lafee, tia Oharle'ville, Q., writes: "I do not know wnat «we people who live in the bush would do -without Chamberlain's Remedies. Many -of us live miles from a doctor, and the time that would be lo»t in sending for «one in a case of Croup would, in most •cases, prove fatal, to say nothing of the -expense. In our family we take the pre- • caution 6f keeping Chamberlain's Cough SRemedy onihand —we always have a few in the house—and we call it our 'doctor. As a matter of fact, one and all of Chamberlain's Remedies have a place in our medicine chest, and I could not ' tell you the number of times that they "' have saved ns serious trouble." For sale »by all chemists and storekeepers.