LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9546, 19 July 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Worksop Dredge is 51ozs 7dwts for tho week.

Tlje Returning Officer, Mr R. Brown, notifies that Messrs E. Feist and Wm. Morris have been nominated for the vacant seat or. the Masterton BoroughJConncil. The poll will be taken on Thursday next. Apparentlv a better time is ahead for the local timber industry (says the Greymouth correspondent of -the Christcihurch "Press"). "Theie are orders to hand for timber to nccups eight trips of the fctaarner Defender from Hokitika.

Good progress is being made with the re-erection of the old Technical School at the site near the Masterton School where it is io be used for the purposes of a museum, ihe foundation work is completed, and when the painting and renovating is finished, the building will present quite an imposing appearance.

A meeting is to be held in Martinborough on Wednesday next, when the dairy companies in the district will consider the question of joining the National Dairy Association. Mr W. Fuge, Chairman of the Featheirston Co-operative Dairy Comp'-mv will probably address the meeting (»n the subject. The first shoot of the Juuior Morris Tube Club for trophies pre sented by the Club took place on Friday evening when the following were the best scorers:—A class—C. C. Cox, scr, total 33; F H. Elcoate. handicap 1. total 33; H. H. Raweon, handicap 1, total 32; A. R. Sclanders, scr, total 31; W. Drurnmond, handicap 1, total 31; M. J. Fuller, scr, total 30; E. Fuller, handicap 1,-total 30. B class-B. Waddinglon scr, total 32: A. B. Wood, handicap 4. total 32; S. D. Hogg, scr, total 29; P. Gully, handicap 1, total 29; R. Mace. handicap 1, total 29. The final shoot will take place on Friday next, commencing at 7 p.m.

An accident occurred to a man named John Cummings, engaged in work upon the permanent way of the Wellington-Hutt railway on Saturday morning. A special race train, which left Wellington at 10.51 o'clock, struck him in passing. It is surmised he failed l:> hear its approach. Cummings, whose pl'ce of residence is Petona, "was taken to the Wellington Hospital, where it was found he had sustained severe injuries. Information was received in Masterton on Saturday afternoon that Cummings had died from the injuries received. The deceased was a brother of Mrs M. Diggins, of Masterton.

At Te Kuiti on Thursday. A. A. Lissaman was charged with selling liquor containing 31.01 per cent, of proof spirit and known as Molends port wine. A constable purchased a bottle for 4s, and the contents were analysed by the Public Analyst. I Upon his report the charge was laid. The wine was alleged to be ten times stronger than ordinary ale, and half the maximum strength of brandy, i Defendant had sold twelve cases in a I very short time. The Magistrate found defendant guitly of a breach of Section 237 of the Act, but in view of the circumstances of the case, and defendant's bona fides, and the anomaly in the law in respect to the sale of medicinal wine in the Maori district he dismissed the charge on defendant paying £3 2s 6d costs. It was suggested that the anomaly in Section 273 , as affecting the Maori districts, should be brought under the notice of the Attorney-General.

Ihe Dunedin City Council anticipates that an annual revenue of £30,000 will be derived from the Waipori electric power scheme. A considerable quantity of Waikato coal is finding its way to Wanganui and even as far as New Plymouth. This development of the trade is due to the completion of the Main Trunk line.

The Martinborough School Com mitte has a roll number of ICS, theaverage attendance being 138. Mr T. Davis has tendered his resignation as secretary on account of his departure from the district, and the appointment of a successor has been held over.

It is understood that some hitch has taken place in regard to a proposal of the insurance companies to raise the rates of premiums on August Ist. In the meantime, it is not known how long it will be before the proposed change takes place.

At the annual meeting of the Feeding Jockey Club, the annual report stated that the totalisator receipts showed a fall of £J9,000 for the year as compared with the previous year, which was partly caused by the presence of bookmakers.

Two more "two-uppers" were before the Wellington Police Court on Saturday. One, said to be the ringleader, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and one month for getting drunk and not appearing yesterday. Another, described as a "lamb." was fined 20s. The Norwegian barque Craigilsa (Captain Fengelsen), which left Westport on December sth for Natupi, New Britain, was lost in the China Sea on May 31st while on the voyage to Rangoon. The crew were picked up by the steamer Mangatira, after being 99 hours in a boat. They were landed at Hong Kong. No lives were lost. William Gilbertson, a single man, aged 49, a carpenter, who was in ill-health, took spirits of salts at Westport on Wednesday. This brought on pneumonia, from which he died the following night. The Coroner came to the conclusion that deceased's death was caused by his' drinking the spirits of salts whilst in a state of temporary insanity.

On Tusday last, after the arrival of the Athenic, at Wellington, Miss Bailes, a passenger for Port Chalmers, accidentally dropped a handbag containing deeds and money into the harbour. During the, week the Harbour Board diver made an unsuccessful attempt to recover the bag. On Sunday morning Diver Dixon went down, and in a few minutes returned to the surface with the missing bag.

At the Wellington Supreme Court, James Hemingway was sentenced to five years on five charges of breaking and entering and theft. Prisoner is already undergoing sentence. John James O'Connor, for forgery, and uttering, was admitted to probation. John James Driscoll, who was admitted to probation for theft from the City Buffet, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for breach of probation.

Speaking at a meeting of dairy delegates at Dannevirke, on Saturday, Mr A A. McFarlane, Chairman of Directors of the Ballance Dairy Company, said that people from his district had the impressiun that Dan-. nevirKe existed solely from a milling point of view, and as soon as that industry was exhausted there would be a serious decline in the town. Up till two months ago he shared that opinion also, but at the rate dary companies were .increasing in the Dannevirke district it would not be long before that district rivalled any of the Taranaki dairj centres. x

The members of the Central Club (Wellington), of which the Hon. J. Carroll id an old member, entertained him at a social on B'riday evening, and presented him with a pair of binoculars in commemoration of his appointment to the post of ActingPremier. The hon. gentleman, in the course of his reply, expressed the belief he was the first man to soring from the original holders of the soil who in any part of the Brit sh Dominions had attained such an honour, and went on i to plead forcibly for a chance to the Maoris, to show what they could do in working out a common destiny side by side with the Europeans.

Mr Clement Wragge has forwarded the following to the Mataura "Ensign":—"The umbra of a big Antarctic depression 'Gibb' is overlapping the Dominion, and we can expect winds from between North-east and North-west, increasing in velocity, and thereafter shifting to the Southwest and South, when the west coast will be affected. 'Gibb' will brine rain, sleet and snow over the southern highlands. The shipping is advised thut thin disturbance will more or less affect all waters between Auckland Harbour and the Bluff. The present sysiem of naming storms in honour of men renowned in the land will cease at the end of the present month, and the appellations thereafter will be culled irom Virgil."

Negotiations between the Welling* '. ton City Council an the Gas Company ; for the sale to the Company for a : term of years of the right to bring gas mains from Miramar through the city streets have reached a stage whera the Council demands the payment of £SOO per annum for the privilege, and the Company offers £250. Matters are now complicated through an attempt by the Company to secure the issue of an Order-in-Council authorising the work under a private Bill of 1908, which was believed to safeguard thu Council's right* in such cases as this. The proviso was inserted by arrfrnge--1 ment between the Gas Company h;k! Mr Hialop, the> late Mayor, an J it was understood no order would ever be issued while any negotiations were incomplete, but the ActingPremier has said that he will not delay the issue later than Monday unless stronger reasons are submitted than any given so far. The Town Clerk has forwarded a long and strorigly-writtan letter stating the Council's position and views, and the I result is being eagerly awaited as the proposed issue involves an important and far-reaching principle. A reward is offered for the recovery of a black Cocker Spaniel '' slut. • " i Mr Kishworth, dentist, notifies ; that he has resumed practice and may i be consulted at his rooms, Queen street. !

The owner of a black and yellow collie dog found at Rewanui is advertised for. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-oper» ative Association, Ltd., are retailing at their premises a very fine line of barley, most suitable for fowl feed, and invite poultry-keepers to secure a supply, while there is a chance at. the price, viz., 2s lid per bushel by the sack, 3s 3d single bushel. The< firm have to hand the first shipment of their early seed potatoes, particulars of which will be announcer]' later.