LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9553, 28 July 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Government Department 01 Labour, in an advertisemnt in ano ther crlumn, notifies its willingress--to supply the needs of employers with labour, skilled and unskilled, of any description. The Booth Cup, presented to rho Wairarapa Association for the Junior Competition, is at present on view in the window of Mr Hughe*, tobacconist, Masterton. A «final reminder is given of the smoke concert, being held under the auspices of the Masterton suhbranch of the Navy League, in the Arcadia Tea Rooms, this evening. The energetic secretary, Mr E. R. B. Daniel, has made very complete arrangements, and a most successlul function is certain to eventuate. The secretary of the Horticultural Society informs us that the demonstration of pruning and spraying of fruit trees, to be given by Mr Nottagc. o f the Agricultural Department, at Mr Hatharoay's residence, 59 Cole Street, on Thursday afternoon next, is being given unri-r the auspices of the Horticultural Society, and that olny members, who are privileged to bring a Iriend, will be admitted. "This man a dirty condition," said Sub-Inspector Hendrey at the Auckland Police Court on Minday, in introducing an elderly man cii rged with being idle and disorderly. The magistrate, Mr G. C. Ktttle, S.M., remarked that it was undesirable to have mpn m that condition in Court. Sub-Inspector Hendrey admitted this, bat said the gaoler could not clean such men until tney had been before The magistrate promptly remanded accused for a week,and two constables gingerly beckoned him to leave the dock and retreated before him towards the door leading from the Court, keeping a constant distance of several yards.—"N.Z. Herald." A very enjoyable dance was held in the bideford Hall on Friday last. The weather lately has been very unsettled, but the night for the dnnce i was fine and clear. There was a very ; large attendance, about thirty couples : in all. Mr David McGovern acted as i M.C. Songs were sung by Miss i William?, Miss Roberts, and Mr ; Park Mr Park sang two songs, and 1 >n each occasion he was encored, i Miss Baxter played the accompani- j nents. Refreshments were handed c •ound during the evening. Dancing \ VBs kept up until 3 o'clock in the 1 norning. Messrs Sam, David, and s Arthur McGovern supplied the music, e md extras were played by Miss t Jaxter and Mr W. Brain. ) r

At Napier, yesterday, Kenneth [cKenzie, sheepfarmer, was fined 10 with costs, for failing to take roper measures to cope with the abbit pest. "Povvellised wood" has _ been rought prominently into notice by ts adoption in the erection of the ew Government House at Newtown, lamples of the wood were submitted 0 a meeting of the Wellington Inustrial Association, when it was xplained that the process the timber mderwent consisted of steaming out he sap and substituting in its stead, >y a patent process, a solution of acchaiine. A special meeting of the Masteron Trust Lands Trustees was held ast evening, at which the plans of ,he proposed new buildings on the [rust site in Queen Street were submitted. The plans were approved )f, and it was decided to call for tenders for the erection of same, l'enders will close at the next meeting of the Trustees on the 13th proximo. A Whangarei paper states that as I a result of the wholesale shooting of hen pheasants, and the astuteness of Constable Cahill, in charge at Kawakawa a young man named William Squire, brought up on thirteen separate charges, was fined £2 10s in each case, with costs, the total sum amounting to £64 7s. The Court decided to allow monthly pavments of £lO each, or failing any one payment, three month's hard labour in Mount Eden Gaol. M ss Stella Josephine Feiler, of Harris County, Texas, has recently received a large fee for the use ot what is accepted as a remarkable power by which she locates oils and minerals. The £30,000 was paid by ten landowners upon wnose property i two productive wells were struck af--1 ter Miss Feiler had located oil not far from the Humble field. Misi Feiler, it is said, has accumulated t fund of over £IOO,OOO, and is arect ing an orphan asylum in Beaumon with the money she receives fron locating oils and sulphur lands. The usual meeting of the StoueV.eng Lodge, U.A.0.D.. was held las evening, Bro. W. C. Gourlay, A.D, in'the chair. Bros. Pragnell, Shakle ton, and Pickering were re-electe representatives to the Friendl Societies' Council. Bro. W. Dobsoi Pride of Richmond, New Sout Wales, and Bro. Hudson, Myrt! Lodge, visiting brethren, were r« ceived with Druidical honours. Foi candidates were initiated and tv. proposed. A committee, consistir i of Bros. Pickering, Pragnell, Donal . Rossen, Levien, and Gourlay we: , appointed to report at a future mee ' ing in reference to holding soci ! evenings. "-Isn't it a fact that it is'quite it t possible to get dry kauri?'' was tl t question put to an expert at t] , Auckland Magistrate's Court onFr day morning, in a building case, sa ' the "Star." The witness would n ! go the length of giving the questi< a an unqualified affirmative, but agre ■j that it was "almost impossible." 1 a Napier put the query) insist " it was not an exaggeration. He h r just spent over £2OO on a veranda e put up by a good builder, supervis ri by a good architect, and still t r joints had already opened up ha an inch and more. The Bench capp this with a story of a man who a house was constructed of such are ; timber that it started to sprout; t over.

A ruling by Mr S. E. McCarthj S.M., in some of the breaches o award cases heard at the Magii trate's Court at Napier on Morula last is likely to be submitted to th Arbitration Court for revision. Hi Worship der.ded, in effect, tha when a man was asked on the whai to employ a i.timber of hands at th place appointed by tha award, an hejincluded himself among the nutr ber, he had been engaged at th ship's side, and that therefore breach of the award had taken place At the close of the proceedings in th court yesterday, Mr S. E. Wriiht secretary for the Employers' Associs tion, said that some dipsatisfactio was felt with regard to the ruling and Mr Gohns, inspector of awards said an arrangement could be mad to have the point settled by the Arbi tratoion Court. According to the Chief Inspecto of Schools in New South Wales, th. last remnants of the educationa system of the days of Dotheboy Hall are disappearing before th< march of modem progress, and lh( theory of "Spare the rod and spoi the child" no longer applies. In hi! annual report or 1908, Mr Dawsur said that the government of the schools is milder than it was, anr there is much less resort to corporal punishment. It is, he says, counted something of a disgrace for a teacher to be found indulging in it "without due cause," and the days of "no lickin', no larnin' " are passing away, though for extreme cases of misconduct the cane is held in* reserve. Teachers are ashamed to be discovered using the stick as a means of education, but Mr Dawson adds the qualifying statement that there are, unfortunately, some exceptions." Generally speaking, however, the Chief Inspectors' experience is that the relation between teachers and pupils is of a more friendly nature.

Taking up a challenge published in the Christchurch "Press" to anyone who woul.l show how a man could save money oh 8a a day—as this would solve the unemployed problem —an anonymous correspondent writes: "My own case will suffice. I married on 6s 6d per clay, and on the Saturday following my wedding had not sixpence in the wide world, but was not in debt My wages, remanded that for twelve mouths; then they were increased to 7s,_ai which they remained for several years. About eight years ago they were incieased lo Ss, having in the meantime having an increase to 7s Gd. At the dare when 1 received 8s my family c-.insisted of five child ren, who have been well brought up, and I had succeeded in getting a home of my own, and.paid for it and without any other means than the savings from my wages. During these years I had been out.of work for four weeks, and oft" work sick without pay for, say, about fourteen iveeks. lam not an abstainer, and lave had both beer and tobacco ever since I married, and hope till the* ?nd." Finally, he says, the prescrip:ion for success of this kind is the \ •ight sort pf wife,

During the past few days immense flocks of seagulls have covered the fields in the Papatoetoe district,', writes a correspondent. This was especially noticeable on Saturday afternoon and towards evening, when the birds' flight to the coast was a magnificent spectacle. Rising from the paddocks in huge flocks, as the birds sped on their journey, the sky wasobscured, and the sound was like the approach of heavy rain during a. thunderstorm. A peculiar mishap befel a little boy, son of Mr Edwin Harding, of Dargaville. He and his little sister were returning home from school at. Tangowahine, when a little animal jumped from the side of the road and fastened its teeth in the nostril of the pony, bringing the latter on to the ground. Immediately the pony fell into the mud the animal released its hold, and ran into the scrub again. The lad was not hurt at all, though, it was some time after arrival at home that the bleeding of the pony's nostril stopped. Mr Harding said that he considered the horse had been attacked by a weasel, several of which have been seen in the district lately. White Island, commonly regarded —rightly or wrongly—as the safety valve of the Bay of Plenty, gave a magnificent; display last Thursday,. 1 says the "Bay of Plenty Times." From early morning till sunset there was a steady uprush of steam, which spread in typical mushroom form on reaching the higher regions iof the atmosphere. At sunset it ' i presented a beautiful spectacle, one side of the ascending column and the : head being lighted up with „the ruddy i rays of the evening sun and the I other in deep shadow, evidencing--7 the density of the steam. A local f observer measured the column at in- . tervals during the day, and found t the highest reading to be 6,525 feet, s the average being about 5,000 feet, a or, roughly, a mile. '" An interesting ceremony took place X at the old Mission Cemetery, TauQ ranga, recently, when a monument —a marble one of Greek design, set e on a granite base—was unveiled. 3 t The cemetery, where sleep many of the soldiers and sailors who fell in the3*. Maori war, particularly at Gate Pa,, 'd has recently been taken over by the | y Tauranga Borough Council. ' A grant n, made by the Government was supth plemented by money subscribed by le the residents, and this historic spot; e- , has now been put in a state in ar keepinu with the sacredness of its V o memories The monument was un1g veiled with much ceremony, among d those who witnessed it being the surre viving companions of the men whose »t- memories are perpetuated by the [ a ] obelisk. Captain Turner was in command of the little band of veterans. m " The sweeping re-organisation of he the Department of Agriculture, cone sequent on the Government's re•i_ trenchment proposals, and the revs adjustment of positions rendered lot necessary by reason of the secreon tary's transfer to another service of ed the State, is apparently not to beWr immediately rendered effective, says ed the J," Farmers' Union Advocate.'" ad Rumour has it that the new Minister, l ". the Hon. T. Mackei zie, is withied holding his sanction to the scheme he till he has obtained a thorough insight into the service. "This is a. Ed sane position for the Minister to ,se take (comments the journal). Mr en Mackenzie's heart and soul are in his all n«w work, and he is intent on making it as effective as possible " • The authorities who apply the tests to aliens anxious to enter New ; " Zealand had a novel subject to deal y with in Wellington the other day,* e The new arrival was a Japanese,, 1 about five feet in height, who arrived; ' from London by the Wakanui as at mtmher of the stewards' staff No. • restriction or polltax is imposed on/ " Japanese, but they, like all foreign- '" ers, are compelled to undergo a* e strict reading and wrating teet ina one European language. This Japanese spoke English fluently, andihe.^ e stated that he was prepared to u'nder>- • go an education test in English.. [ ~ French, or Spanish. He passed the rj test in English. The newcomer has a ' smart apprarai and he performed! ' his duties on board ehip in an exempt u lary manner. He has travelled in all corners of the globe. . r An important amendment to the 3 egulations under the Superannuation. I Act, in so far as ir. affects teachers], 3 is notified in the "Gazette." ~Un- > der the previous regulations a teachj er whose pay was temporarily.' j stopped owing to ill-health, or who; 3 was on leave of absence without. , 'salary, or was temporarily unemployed, only made one third of theI ordinary contribution. Under the' new regulation the teacher so circumstanced shall (a) contribute toi . the fund monthly so long as hispay is stopped; or (b) we cease to* contihute to the fund while his payis stopped, and thereafter contribute monthly by way of deduction,., from pay an additions! amount, equal to the amount of his ordinary contribution for a period as long as that during which his pay was so stopped; all such areas of contribution to bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. ,-■*&■ Messrs Hendry and Buxton requireassistants for their relinquishing. sale. ! k Messrs Harcourtand Co., Wellington, advertise particulars of sume first class freehold properties which, -they have for sale. The W.F.C.A. have received ashipment of 25 tons of seed potatoes,, embracing all the leadiing varietiesParticulars are given in an advertisement in another c< lumn. The auction sale of furniture on account of Mr N. H. McEwen will be held this afternoon at the residence, 30, Church street. Every line is tobe cleared by Mr J. R. Nicol during tne afternoon. Messrs George and Kersley. of the Economic, Wellington, are ofrVriig a large assortment of oali-framed-scenic pictures at special sale rates. j The firm al-.o offer table bowls, one * of the most popular indoor games for winter. Particulars appear on page 6 of this issue. Messrs McLcod and Young, of "The Academy," have a portion of one of their large show windows dressed out with a great collection, of ■articles, any of which may'be purchased for the modest sum 'of one shilling. Looking at the value-Glivi-n a speedy clearance must f».Uto ?.".

Those who may be puzzled over the selection of a wedding or birthday preset.t are invited to visit the shop of Mr F. Dupre, jeweller, Queen street. There they will find une of the best assorted stocks of gold and silverware from which to make a selection. Mr Dupre keeps the best quality goods at moderate prices. The fact that Messrs Hendry and Buxton drapers and clothiers,, are giving up business in Masterton •will be generally regretted, as they are esteemed residents of this town, and conscientious and straightforward business men. Their determination to relinquish business in this town compels them to quit their huge stock of superior goods at prices that will speedily clear it, and on Friday next a sweep-out sale will open. Residents can rest assured that during this sale decidedly unusual bargains will be obtainable, and that in no instance will an offer be refused which is at all reasonable. The premises will be closed all day to-morrow to allow ihe staff to arrange the 9tock for sale. An inset giving full particulars will be circulated with Saturday's issue of the Age. Perhaps no sale of the kind has ever attracted so much attention or provoked so much discussion as that row being " conducted by Messrs S. and W. Mackay, booksellers and stationers, of Wellington, in the premises lately occupied by Mr R. T. Holniea, in Queen Street. Masterton. The circumstance is not to be wondered at. Messrs Mackay are one of the largest firms of bookselers in Australasia, and their name is a household word amongst students and book lovers throughout the' Dominion. The mere fact of this firm starting a branch here was no small matter of interest. The present sale has, however, created a sensation. A glance at the advertisement on another page helps one to understand this.Standard editions of all the best authors, besides a very heavy stock of fancy goods, are being offered in a great many cases at less than half the ordinary price. Anyone i» at liberty to call and inspect the different lines. The price of every article is marked in plain figures, and no one is asked to buy. ________