LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9591, 10 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The season of the Masterton United Morris Tube Club will conclude about the end of the present month. P,The Ashburton County Council reports that since April Ist 48,688 heads of small birds have been bought. The Kiraeha Cheese Company intends to consign its season's output through the National Dairy Associ • ation.

Stock all through the Eketahuna district have suffered heavily owing to the cold weather during the past day or two.

Atfthe Auckland"Supreme Court, yesterday, Wm. W. Logan, alias Hogan, who married his fir3t wife in Tasmania, and went through a second marriage ceremony at Auckland, was seriienced to two years' lmprisonme \

i"' r lie supply of milk to the various da: / factories in the Carterton dis • tri t continues to increase daily. A'"jut 1,000 gallons are being rec ived each day at the Belvedere f:i.'torv, a»'d 1,700 gallons at the Dalefield factor '.

A number of farms in the Kongokokako district have changed hands recently. Messrs Caseley, Ryan, Peterson, Jensen and Lenham, have purchased the properties of Messrs Leese, Hunt, Greenfield, Holmes and Parsons, respectively. So successful has the Maori college at Clareville been that the accommodation of the present building has been taxed .to the utmost. Additions are to be made immediately, which will afford room for thirty more students.

OnJJ Wednesday night a burglar visited C. Wright's jewellery shop in Karangahape Road, Auckland. No jewpllery was taken, the hright light gleaming in the window evidently deterring the intruder from rifling its contents, but about £7 was taken from the till,

The ordinary meeting of Knox Young People's Association will be hela to-night in the Hall. subject for discussion J|;will be George Eliot's book, "Silas Marver." A paper will be lead by Miss L. McGregor on the "Life and Work of George Eliot," and one on the teach• intr of the book will.be Rev. A. T. Thompson. A sad accident happened on the Roslyn tramway (Dur.edin) on Saturday afternoon, when a little girl, aged four, named Wilhelmina Henry, had the toes of the right foot cut off by a tramcar. It appearrs that someone entering the residence of her parents left the front gate open, from which the child ran across the road right in front of a car. The gripman pulled up within three yards, but one of the wheels had al • ready passed over the child's foot. She was taken to the Hospital, where all the toes [on the foot had to be taken off. ™°The foliowingfare the teams for the Referees Teams' match, under the auspices of the United Morris Tube Club, to be fired off this eveningMr Galwey's team: Messrs M. J. Puller, Waddington, Mackellar, Rawson, McKenzie, Murray, Henry, Graham, Gully, La Roche. Mr Cox's team: Messrs Drummond, Elcoate, Aitken, Sclan • ders, Newton, Wood, Mace, Esson, Cameron, Martin, Baker. Mr Sum merell's team: Messrs E. J» Fuller, Morgan, J. A. Fuller, Williams, Chamberlain, Mirams, Hogg, Milne, R. 0. Smith, and Hand-Newton. Any other member not included will be pi eked at the£range|to-night. fca

r Wairarapa* and East Coast districts the weather conditions during the past week have been far from favourable welfare of stock, and the sowing of late cereal crops. The cold bleak storms experienced have caused a heavy death rate among lambs except where shelter has been avail ■ able. Even where lambs have survived many are in a very weak condition. In some of the flocks Jn the district round about Tenui there has been a very greatjmortality among lambing ewes, owing in a great measure to their over fat condition. It is anticipated that very little shearing will be done in the district till after Lauritz Zuschlag,"although only a resident of a few months duration in the Dominion, seems to have found the conditions in "God's Own Country" peculiarly favourable for indulging in practices contrary to its iaws. The Wairarapa attracted his kindly attention, and at Mauriceville West a settler named Sigvertsen. took pity on him. housed and fed him for some three wseKs. As a token of gratitude for this generous treatment ,the visitor one fine day went "hence as the shadow that departeth," taking with him his host's bicycle, valued at £5, and the sum of £ls in cash. He choughtfully left the machine at Eketahuna, and nothing further was heard of him until his arrest at Napier last week, on two other charges for which he was senI tenced to six months' imprisonment, ana then remanded to Masterton. The accused appeared at the Magistrate's uourt yesterday morning, and plesdcd guilty to the above charge. Mr C. C. Graham, the presiding Magistrate, imposed a sentence of three months' imprisonment, the sentence to be concurrent with that already imposed.

The latest dredging returns are: — Masterton Dredge, 270z 6dwt, for 234 hours' work; Mystery Flat Dredge, 48oz sdwt for 137 hours' work. A conference will probably be held in Palmerston North in about a fortnight hence, says the Manawatu "Standard," to consider the dispute in the flaxmilling industry. It is reckoned lhat 2,000-horse-could be generated by the Wyndham river, and a scheme is on foot to provide Livercargill with electric energy from tnis source. Commander Peary's wife has twice accompanied him on his Polar expetitions as far as his winter quarters, and twice she has gone far north to meet him when returning. Sin; was the first white woman to winter with an Arctic expedition, and their little daughter Marie was> the most northerly born white child in the world. The committee appointed to canvass for shares to the value of £5,000' of conditional shares in the new Farmers' Meat Company put in a hard day's work yesterday and it is understood that the full amount has been subscribed. A meeting will be held at 10 o'clock this morning for tne purpose of forwarding the offer to Pahiatua in time for the statutory meeting of shareholders which commences at 2 p.m. At the Catholic bazaar at Levin on Wednesday night T. Carroll, rider of Mr D. Buick's Aberbrothock, winner of the Jtlorowhenua Cup, was prosecentd with a gold-mounted whip by the President of the Club, Mr Jas. McLeavey. At the same time H. Telford, rider of Waimaria* winner of the Hack Hurdles, was presented >vith a silver pair of spurs by Mr D. Hannan, of Levin. Mr telegraphs to the "Mataura Ensign," the following from Hokitika: -"A f big storm is in operation in the sun, the main nucleus being about 23,000 miles in diameter, and the whole disturbed region about 100,000 miles long. Further seismic and volcanic action may be expected, with electric and magnetic disturbances. Watch the cablegrams. The disturbance named Anchises caused the Gisborrie floods and the latest rains in the North His influence is not yet negative, and further developments are looked for."

A stranger, on horseback, appeared in Cbristchurch the other day, andi displayed a noble respect for the city's by-laws, when he came to a crassing where the traffic is generally heavy. "He was evidently from the country," states the "Press," "and was riding his horse along Col-ombo-street towards the Square. At the corner of Hereford street his eye alighted on the sign, 'Walk ever this crossing.' Taking the notice in its most literal sense, ha alighted from his horse, walked it slowly over the crossing, and then, when out of the 'danger zone,' deliberately remounted and ,rode away." At the meeting of the Masterton School Committee, last evening, a letter was received from the Mines Department in answer to the Committee's request for the services of a geologist for the purpose of classifying the minerals at the neW school museum. The Department intimated that they were unable to comply with the request at present, owing to the pressure of more urgent matters. As an alternative they suggested that if the Committee forwarded the minerals to Wellington they would be classified there. The matter was discussed, and the Committee considered this inadvisable on account of the great-num-ber of specimens in the collection. It was eventually decided to make a further application to the Department. An Auckland dentist writes to a local paper observng that there is too much dentistry in New Zealand. He says:—" We are becoming a tuothless people. The cause, no doubt, is the lack of lime. Our cersals, meat, vegetables and water are produced from land deficient in lime, which is an espential in the[formation ct bone. It seems, to me it would be of great advantage if lime were put into the drinking water. It must do good,, purifying the water if nothing more. It might also be put into our wheat before grinding and our raw sugar and our milk. What would purify milk more than a" pinch of lime in the pail before straining? If there were more lime in food and water there would be less work for the dentists." At the Dixon street JBoxing Hall, last evening, the openiDg run and formation of the Y.M.C.A. Harriers Club took place. A good muster of young men, headed by Captain Drummond, took the direction of Kuripuni, and the South road, and on the run home a sprint took place; Mr Fisher reaching home first. The Club is open only to members of the Y.M.C.A., and no fee is payable, and the runs will take palce each Thursday at 8.45 p.m. During the season it is intended to organise cross country runs, paper chases and possibly a sports meeting. The following officials have been elected: —President, Mr A. C. Major; VicePresidents, Messrs P. L. Hollings and Tai Te Tau; Secretary, Mr Harrison; Captain, Mr Drummond; Committee;. Messrs R. 0. Jarrett, Cole and Taplin.

Keferring to the proposed alteration of the school curriculum by the Education Department for the introduction of a certain course of agri • cultural instruction, Mr R. Brown, Chairman of the Masterton School Committee stated at the monthly meeting last evening that the step was certainly in the right directionHe would, however, like to see the manual part of the course of instrue,* tion exte-.ded even turther in the higher divisions of the school. If this were clone ai d special tuition given to students according to the particular avocation they intended tofollow, the result would be that they would be equipped with a store of practical knowledge that would prove useful immediately after they left r.chool. At present the system provided for the same instruction to all no matter what were the inclinations of students. In a great many cases certain branches of instruction were of no us a whatever. This particular reform was receiving the attention of educational authorities in other countries, and there was no question but that its introduction even on a smali scale would be of immense ; value to young men.

Twenty-seven pujiila have been enTolled in connection with the Eketahuna wool-classing classes. Hi 3 first of the sfi'iPß of lessons was given «n Wednesday last by Mr S. Wood, qhe instructor. 'l'he silver wedding of Mr T. Pollard, of Pollard's Opera Co., was marked at Dunedin by the presentation, through Mr A. Moss, un behalf of the company, of a silver teapot and silver fruit dish.

The following tenders were received for the erection of new premises for Mpssrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. Queen street-.-M. Brorain, Wellington, £2.125; King and Son, Master ton, £2,222 (accepted); Hose and Mason, Musterton, £2.228; 'laylor and H')dge, Mast«ton, ,£2,367; Coradine and Whiccakev, Masterton. £2,392; R. A. Wakdin, Wellington, £2,459; R A. Knight, Wellington, £2,645; J Craig, Wellington, £2,745. It is worthy of note that rather than let the contract go from the town Messrs Abraham and Williams accepted the tender of Messrs King and Son at a loss of £97.

Writing to the secretary of the Wellington Branch of the Navy League under date July 27th, the , London'secretary says: "We had our naval manoeuvres recently, with between 300 and 400 ships; and I think there were two break downs of a minor kind, and two or three accidents. I think that is. a very good performance, arid although we must "keep the pressure on to counteract the devices of the 'Little Na\y' people. I do no think that British supremacy a sea to-day is in a bad way. But on uur action between now and this time next year will depend the sea supremacy or otherwise of the British Empire." The annual social and dance of the Masterton Hibernian Society, which •was held in the Foresters' Hall last evening was a decided success. There were over 100 couples present. Excellent muaic was supplied by Mr H. Fawcett, extras being played Misses Leary and Messrs K. Mcintosh and F. McKenize. Mr J. Curry very ably carried out the duties of M.C. The success of the gathering was, to a great extent, due to the untiring efforts of Messrs J. Curry and S. O'Regan, as secretaries, and the following committee: —Messrs J. Connor, J. and A. Curry, S. ©'Regan, J. Carmine, C. Hennessy, F. Treader, B. Chapman, A. Pickering, Meadames O'Regan, Mannell and Treader, and Misses O'Leary f2), T. Curry and E. Curry, Chapman and Duggan.

" A brown spaniel lost from South Road, is advertised for. A very fine assortment of fashionable pappr bankings is exhibited in Mr C. E. Daniell's Queen street store. Patrons of the W.F.C.A. Boot Department have unlimited variety of dependable footwear to select from. Prices on all lines are reasonable. The social committee of the Masterton Fire Brigade return thanks to all those who assisted in making the recent social a success.

Giddings' price list, published on page 6 of this issue, should interest every resident of Masterton and district. Substantial reductions on previous prices are announced. New goods in art china, Doulton, Boyal Worcester, Crown Derby and other approved makes are shown in great variety in the W.FX.A. Crock ■ ery Department. Particulars of a first-class property ■which Mr P. Tulloch, land agent, Pahiatua, has for lease, with right of purchase, are advertised on page 8 of this issue.

Orders are now being taken for summer suits by Mr P. Hamill, Masteiton. at prices ranging from 25s to 755. Fit, style and wearing qualities are guaranteed with every suit turned out.

Applications are invited by the Wellington Education Board for several positions as teachers in schools under the Board's jurisdic-

tion. , l The owners of the Central Hotel and the wooden portion of the Club Hotel pre about to provide up.-to-date shops in the buildings, and are pre pared to meet the views of intending lessees. Application should be made to Messrs vV. B. Chennells and Co. The furniture and household requisites to be sold by Mr J. R. Nicol, at Lansdowne, to-morrow afternoon, are on account of Mr R. Gerand, who is giving up housekeeping, and Mr J. Tanner, who is leaving Masterton. The goods comprise a wide selection, and will be so[d without reserve,

The retail boot and shoe business conducted in Masterton for many years by the late Mr H. Petersen, is advertised for sale by Messrs' Stringer and Bridge, of Christchurch The stock is large and well selected, and the business is to be sold as a going concern. Tenders close on Monday, the 28th inst., and full particulars are given in an advertisement on page I of this issue. That old established and favourably known firm of J. Graham and Co., who have gained a reputation for fair and straight dealing, and the quality of the goods stocked, have de cidedto materially reduce the prices of their groceries. 'Their customers and the public may rely on their money going as far as possible if spent with this up-to-date firm. They request that their quotations be seen before buying elsewhere. Wairarapa visitors to Napier who put up at the Caledonian Hotel there, speak in high terms of the splendid accommodation available, and the general conduct of the hotel by Mr and Mrs Barnes. Visitors are made to feel that they are at home, being shown every attention. The house is luxuriously furnished, and commands a magnificent view of the Marine Parade—Napier's favourite promenade. Mra J. Morwick, Grey-at., Shortland, Thames, N.Z., says: "Some time ago when my little boy had his hands severely burnt, Hanson & Co. recommended me to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I applied the liniment as soon as possible' and after a few applications the pain disappeared, and his hands healed without acars. Since then I have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for headache, toothache, and rheumatism, and I find that it always gives relief. I can recommend it to anyone wanting a good family liniment.' Tor sale by all chemists and storekeepers Importers are invited to send their ahipping documents to J. J. CUBTIS & CO,, shipping agents, Custom-he use quay, Wellington. This firm will do your Customs work correctly and forward goods promptly. For Chronic Chest Comp'nints,Woods' <Gtreat Peppermint Core, i/tS and 2/6.