LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9585, 3 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The latest return from the Masterton dredge is 260z 4dwt for 137 hours' work. The return from the Mystery Flat is sSoz 12dwt for the week. A movement is on foot to form a Ratepayers' Association at Nireaha. Mr Adamson has been reengaged as manager of the Nireaha Cheese Company. There is a probability of an association for testing dairy herds being formed in Eketahuna. The Taranaki Farmers' Union Mutual Insurance Company has not had a single loss during the year. Messrs J. Bowyer, C. Connor and A. E. Bell have been elected directors of the Nireaha Co-operative Cheese Company, and Mr 0 Hoist has been re-elected auditor. Chinese tramps! Two Chinese "humping their blueys," passed through Kimboltop the other day from the back-blocks— looking for work. Talk about hard times! The statement is made in Taranaki's capital that the wealthy Chinese fruit merchants of the Empire City intend opening shops in New Plymouth.

The first of a series of wool-class-ing classes, under the auspices of the Eketahuna branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, will be hel J next week. The series is Hm'ted to six lessons. Ihe latest news about the Maori "p'ophet" Rua in the Urewera district indicates that recruits are not Cf mine to his banner, and the movement is gradually declining. Eua's "mana" began to disappear with the lack of ready cash. The two cheese factories in the Eketahuna district have paid to suppliers for milk last season the sum of £15,446. It is estimated that the cheese factories and the butter factories in the district paid suppliers in all £30,000 last season. The export of gold from Nbw Zealand during August, totalled 35,553 ounce?, valued at £154,969 This is 689 ounces, of a value of £3,739, less than the export for August, 1908. Silver exports also showed a decline, being 9,203 ounces, .value £1,197, less than in August of last year. Arrangements are being made for a visit to Masterton of Bengough, the famous Canadian entertainer, who has been playing to largo audiences in the Wellington Opera House since Friday last. The city press is unanimous, in the expression tof opinion that the entertainment giver by Bengough is of an uncommon anc delightful character. At the annual meeting of the Nireaha Co-operative Dairy Company £2,042 7s Id was paid to suppliers in bonuses and £7B to shareholders in dividends. At the meeting of the Rungokokako cheese company terday the bonuses paid out.to suppliers totalled the sum of £1,022, anc the dividends to shareholr'ti] amounted to £SB Bs. In the defended case of Boyd anc Cook v. Hugh Lon? and Max Oscai Aro'nsten, a claim for £7 9s 8d foi gcods supplied, which came befon Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., at the Masterton S.M. Court yesterday, plaintiff was non-suited against Long with costs £1 Is, and judgment was given tor plaintiff for £7 9s 8d with costs £1 6s against Aronsten. Mr J. Coradine appeared for plaintiff anc Mr Pownall appeared for defendant {►flLieut.-Col. R. W. Tate conducted the quarterly examinations ot officers in the Wellington-Wairarapa military district on Wednesday last. Major Cameron (Masterton), Capt. A. H. Herbert (active list) and Captain E. Page (Eketahuna Mounted Rifles) sat for the rank *of Major, Acting-Captain Robinson (Masterton Riflea), Lieut Prendsville (Eketahuna Mounted Rifles) for rank of captain, and Acting-Lieut. Haslem (Masterton) for the rank of Lieutenant. ■ ~^«ygs At' the dinner arranged by the atock and station agents and the law and banking representatives of Masterton last evening a very pleasant ceremony was performed. Mr G. G. Summerell, on behalf of the stock and station agents, presented Mr J. B. Moodie, manager of the loc*l branch of Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., with a handsome travelling rug, a pair of solid silver-mounted opera glasses and other travellers' articles, in honour of his approaching marriage. Mr Summerell referred in euloigstic terms to the many excellent qualities of Mr Moodie, and extended to him and his bride elect hearty consratulations and every] prosperity, sentiments heartily approved of by the large gathering. Mr Moodie suitably acknowledged trie gifts.

The quarterly meeting of the Mas terton Fire Board was held yesterday afternoon. There were present: Messrs 0. Pragnell (chairman}, J. Prentice, J, H. Pauling, R. M. Simpson, C. Pearce and H. E. Kempthorne. The Board agreed to the suggestion of the Chriatchurch Fire Board that a conference of Fire Boards be held at an early date. It was decided to effect come improvement to the sleeping room of the Central Station at a cost not exceeding £3 ss, and it was also rpsohed to f call tenders for constructing a new fire well, for the ' steam fire engine, and for deepening of one of the other wells. The matter of arranging for sleeping accommodation at Kuripuni station for one of the firemen was left in the hands of the local members. The yearly balancesheet was laid before the Board, and the Secretary was instructed to prepare a report for the Minister of Internal Affairs, and supply members of the Board with a draft of such report before sending it to Wellington. The Board decided to adhere to its former resolution for the purchase of the Queen street site on which to erect a brigade station. '

Five cottages at Marianui, Wellington, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. During the month of August 226 estates of deceased persons were certified for stamp duty, the largest being that of Henry Dent Gardiner, Christchurch, £123,348. The Clerk of the Writs has not . yet received Mr Speaker's warrant to issue a writ for the return of a member for Rangitikei. It is still quite likely, however, that the election will be held on the 16th instant. A meeting of the committee of the Fire Brigade and Fire Police will be held to-night at 7 o'clock in'the Fire Brigade Station, to make arrangements for the sacred concert to be held in aid of a member of the Fire Police, who had a leg broken recently. At Mr Purcel Webb's organ recital on the loth inst., a selection of the pieces played at the New Zealand' Exhibition will be performed for the first time in Masterton. Miss May Driscoll, one of Wellington's leading contraltos, will sing. Anthems will be sung by the Church choir, and quartettes, etc., will be rendered. A match will be played at Masterton on Friday next between the Hinekoa Ladies' Hockey Club (Blenheim; and a Masterton representative ladies' team. A meeting of the Huia. Rambler and High School Clubs will be heid this evening in the Y.M.C.A. to discuss matters in connection with the visit* of the Blenheim team.

At the meeting of the Masterton Fire Board yesterday afternoon, a letter was received from an Auckland firm in connection with the installation of a street fire alarm system. The matter was fully discussed, and the local members were appointed to go into the question of inviting tenders for a system, and were empowered to act in conjunction with the Masterton Borough Council. According to Dr Purdie, of Auckland, who has been making comparisons between European and native children up to the ages of nine and ten years, the European children were slighty taller, but after thirteen or fourteen the Maori- seemed to take a fresh lease of growth, • and got ahead by a half-inch or so. The peculiar feature, however, was that the Maori was fully a stoneheavier for each year of age. The Masterton South x> """"•"■ day applied to the Fire Board for the sole use of the shed at the back of the Central Station for practises and housing of their instruments. The escape ladders were also kept in the building, and when a fire occurred the hurried removal of the appliances was liable to cause injury to the instruments. It was resolved to grant the request on the condition that the Band make provision for the storage of the appliances elsewhere to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. At the Masterton S.M. Court, yesterday morning, before Mr C. C ijraham, S.M., judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the following cases:—Frank Dupre v. William Roigard, claim £3 7s 6d, costs 10s; Thomas J. Porter v. Alexander McKenzie, £l4 9s 6d, costs 15s; Trustees Masterton v. Frank Lambourne, £5 Bs, costs 8s; Harcombe and Donald v. Albert Jones, £1 18s 6d, costs ss; Krahagen and Chapman v. Te Anaru, £5 19s, coats £1 13s; Thomas Joseph Porter v. William Langlands, £49, 1 costs £3 8s; Gardner and Sons v. Albert Edward Jones, £1 16s 4d. costs ss; Robert Mortimer Moss v. Henry Millar Clark, £2 5s 6d, costs ss; G. Finlayson and Son v. Thomas Thompson. 18s Bd, costs ss; same v. \ Leonard Wilton. 14s 6d, costs ss: John Lincoln Murray v. Thomas Thompson, £1 3s, costs ss; Krahagen and Chapman v. N. R. Duncan, £3 14s 6d, costs 10s; Archer Hosking v. James Astwood, £26 ss, costs £2 16s; J. A J. McLean v. William Roigard, £3 4s 6d, costs 15s; Henry Scott, jnr., v. J. A. Leahy, £6 12s, costs Bs. Various classes of labourers are advertised for by Messrs Gillespie and Co. At the Masterton Auction Mart, on Saturday, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell household furniture and general sundries without reserve. A first-class property of 1,411 acres is advertised for sale by Messrs Cochrane and Butement, land agents, Masterton. A well-fitting neat house shoe is essential for appearance and comfort. These are the sort of shoes obtainable at Mr J. Carpenter's Masterton boot and shoe store. Mr J. J. Spillane, cycle agent, of I the Exchange Buildings, Masterton, has an advertisement elsewhere which is of interest to cyclists generally. A meeting of all those* interested in the establishment of freezing works in the Wairarapa will be held in the Dominion Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. ' Mr F. J. Robbins, >of the Hawke's Bay Fruit Depot, Masterton, has for sale a large assortment of annuals. Particulars of the varieties are given in an advertisement in another column.

Mr J. Peters announces in another column that skating will be resumed in the Gymnasium Buildings, L'ixon Street, Masterton, on Saturday next The hours to be observed are from 2 to 4.30 and 7.30 to 10 p.m. Mr Peters has secured a large number of Winslow ball-bearing skates, and the floor of the building has been thoroughly prepared for skating.

The only double-geared windmill on the market is the "Samson," and lit is admittedly one of the best. Hundreds of them are scattered over the landscape in all parts of the Dominion, and a si.r» eign of their popularity is the fact that sales show a yearly increase. All bearings in the "Samson" are self oiling, and only require re-filling once a month. An excellent illustration of this windmill appears in another column, but those requiring further particulars should communicate with Messrs John Chambers and Son, Ltd., Wellington, wno will immediately supply them.

A bright young Kaffir, just for fun, Sneezed down the barrel of a gun; And just to see how things would go, He pressed the trigger with his toe. A basketful of his remains Was gathered from adjacent plains; And now his tribe, you may be sure, When they hare colds use Woods' Peppermint Care. 21