LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9599, 20 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest returti from the Worksoo Dredge is 230z lodwt for the week. The Nireaha Cheese Factory will open for the season to-day. Johnsonville ratepayers have decided iri favour of electric lighting. An A. and P. Association has been formed at Dannevirke. A branch of the Bank of New Zealand will be opened at Otaki on October Ist, under the management of Mr J- S. Thomson. Mr Braastock, headmaster of Rongokukako school, intends to deal more extensively this season at the school with technical agriculture. |

J The Mangaf.ainoka River was in heavy flood on Saturday last, and burst its banks, with the result that the Kunini flats were all under water. The Ruamahanga river was also in flood. A movement is on foot at Pafciatua to form a cow testing association, and it is prob3bl3 that the Government will be asked to send an official to that town for the purpose of addressing a meeting of settlers ! on the subiect. In addition to donations the fellow ■ ing medals have been donat. d to ■ the Wairarapa Caledonian Soci ty: — Dr Cowie (Vice-Presi jent) gol 1 medal (£1 Is) for vaulting; Jas Mckenzie, Te Whiti (Vice-President), geld ! medal (£1 Is ) for 440 yards Hat. At the annual meeting of the Alfredton Rifle Club all the retiring 1 officers re elected with tne t xcnption of the secretary (Mr H. Kebbell), who declined that office, Mr A. J l Gordon being elected. '1 oe balance sheet showed the Club to have a credit balance of £l4 13.-;.

Entries are coming i > freely for the North Wairarapa R odicap Rifl? Association meeting, w uch is being held on the Fairview range next Thursday, and given a tine day fully seventy competitors are exected to take part. This is the second annual meeting of the Association, and it is looked upon throughout the district as the formal opening of the rifle shooting season. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Wairarapa Rugby Union at Carterton on Saturday last, there being present —Messrs A. B. Charters (chairman) J M. Nicftolls, R. McKenzie, H. McKtnize, E. MeKenzie and C. Keid, it was decided to suspend a Red Satr junior player for two months from August ' 7th last, for striking a player m the » Red Star—Dalefield junior match, played at Mastertnn. The Committee of the Masterton A and P. Association met on Saturday morning in connection with - the revision of the prize liit. No I alterations of importance were I made with the exception of the Hunters' Leaping Competition, which was increased to £lO and £5, for the first and second prizes, respectively. and in addition to which it carries with ic the "Buick Memorial Cup." I At the invitation of the Wanganui , Psychic Research Society, Charles Bailey, the medium whose demonstrations have provoked so much discussion in Wellington, says th«* "Chronicle/' is to hold a series of four seances in Wanganui. He is ex- | pected to ariive in Wanganui next Wednesday, but the date for the first senace has r.ot yet been ar- | (

ranged. A large crowd assembled at the Queen's Wharf, Wellington, to see

the Moana sail for Sydney on Friday evening Th-i members of the "Jack and Jill" Pantomime Company had many frisnda to see th»m off The vessel took 281 passengers ' from New Zealand. Among those who left by the Moana were Mr and Mrs

Ah Lop, of Masterton. with their fourv sons and three daughters. The Mauriceville Rifle Club wrote to the annual meeting of the Alfredton Rifle Club in respect of the proposed amalgamation of the Alfred ton. Tararua and Mauriceville. Rifle Clubs with the objact of sending a

Bush representative team to complete at the meetings at Trentham. Members generally received the proposal with favour, but it was decided to obtain further information on the matter before coming to a decision. After the Wellington-Wairarapa representative football match on Saturday last, the visiting team was entertained at dinner in Marquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton. Mr W. C. Buchanan (Patron of the Wairarapa Rugby Union) occupied the chair, and in proposing the health of the Wellington team, made eulogistic references to their sportsmanlike

qualities, and hoped that there wou'.d be many similiur contests between the two teams as the one witnessed that day. Mr P Peterson, briefly responded on behalf , of the visitors. The healths of the respective captains (Messrs P. Roberts and P. Rogers) were honoured as also was that of the referee (Mr E. McKenzie). The services at the Methodist Church yesterday were conducted by the Rev. C. E. Porter, the attendances being good. At the morning service MrPorter explained the meaning of the "Holy Spirit" to the children, and took as the subject for his sermon "Reason and Religion," basing bis remarks on the text, "Thou Shall Love the Lord with all hy mind." In the evening a special evangelistic service was conducted by Mr Porter, his subject being, "Le«sons for the Present, from a Miracle of the Past." Mr Porter brought out the lessons that could be learnt from Christ's healing of the man who was blind from his birth. < The usual service was also conducted i at Wangaehu in the afternoon by Mr < D. B. Thomson.

A resident of Lacisdowne has made a donation of £IOO to Knox Church £ Pipe Organ Fund. 1 Mr W. Perry, of "Penrose," has '

shipped, per s.s. Paparpa, five stud Lincoln rams to the order of an Argentine buyer.

The death occurred yesterday morn iw? of Mr William Bruntori, aenr., of Mastertnn, at the age of 71 years. The Dominion Rifle Association's i championship meeting will commence on March 3rd, and continue till March 11th.

]t is reported that Professor ,Gilruth, late Chief Veterinarian in New Zealand, ia doini? (joad work in his new position in Victoria. The Featherston School Committee has decided to take no action in reference to the circular being sent around to committees with the object of forming a Scnool Committees' Association. The bands' contest recently held at

Hamilton, Waikato, was not a financial success The loss was about £l7O, and it was decided to call up 60 per cent, of the guarantee. A number of the guarantors declined to pay up, and the committee which carried out, the contest has obtained

judgment against them. On Thursday afternoon last the ladies of the Featherston Golf Club played the second round for Mr j. Cotter's trophy, the result being Miss Viles 85, Mrs Carlyon 85. Mrs Wickens 89, Mrs Allen 90, Mrs Lucas .91. Mrs Speedy 92, Mrs

Saunders 93, Mrs Toogood 97. Next week the final will be played, the joaifcions at present being:—Miss Viles SJ, points; Mrs Carlyon. 2i; Mrs Saunders and Mrs Toogood aach; Mrs Wickens, 1. About twenty teachers have com pleted their fortnight's course in agriculture under Mr W. C Davies, Education Board Agricultural Instructor at Greytown. The course Included analysis of soils, classification of weeds and grasses, experiments with fertilisers, and other things. A

lantern lecture illustrated the wearing of rocks and volcanic phenomena, and an excursion up the Waiohine river-bed gave %n object lesson in nature study. Greai improvements are reported by Southern journals to have been effected at Hanmer Springs. The whole of the massage work is to be conducted under one roof. A masseur and masseuse will commence duties early in October. A new bath is being installed in the men's massageroom. There are improved sanitary arrangements, and necessary repairs have been made at the ladieb' and men's swimming pools. It was reported that a quantity of timber torn from the Lake Kllesmere outlet culvert by th,e recent storm

had been washed out to sea, but a large portion nf the timber, the "Lyttelton Times" now states, has been found in the lake, and has seriously interfered with fishing operations. The fishermen's nets have suffered serious damage, being torn by sunken timber, and portions of the timber have come ashore whenever the nets have been hauled in. The floating timber is also dangerous to fishermen sailing in their boats at night. The Marlborough . Jubilee Babd Contest will take place in November next, and it was decided at a meeting of the Masterton Municipal Band to offer their services to Mr P. W. G. McLeod, the judge, in the matter of practising the test selections under Mr McLeod's conductorship, thus familiarising that gentleman with the pieces to be played by toe bands at the contest. Needless to say Mr McLeod highly appreciates the band's kindness, and will avail himself of their offer, which testifies to the good teeling existing between the band and their former conductor. When Maggie Papakura, the famous Whakarewaiewa guide,'was over in New South Wales a little whlie ago with the Maori football team, the inhabitants of those parts made haste to show her the glories of the Jenolan Caves, and to ask her, as an exDert, what she though of them. They also asked how the caves compared with those at Waitomo, in the Waikato, but as she had not seen the latter, she was unable to pass an

opinion. However, immediately on her return to the DominiDn she set out to" rectify the omission. Judg • ment has now been passed, for the other day Mr C. K. C. Kobieson, Director of the Commerce and Tourists Division, received from her a telegram to this effect: "Waitomo first, Jenolan second." The much discussed question of the site for the works of the Wellington Farmers' Co-operative Meat Company is still undecided. On Saturday morning last, prior to meeting, the directors paid a visit of inspection to the Waingawa and Woodside sites under offer'to them. Subsequently the directors met in Masterton. and the question was debated at considerable length. As far as can be ascertained the directors are favourable to Waingawa, but they are not prepared to pny the price asked, viz., £lB per acre, which was considered in excess of the value of the land. It was Eventually decided to pay another visit to the Woodside site with a view to finding: out the cost of pro:uring a water supply, including that )f a proposal to gravitate the same :rom the Waiohine River. The Directors will meet again on Wedlesday next, when the result of their leliberations will be submitted to he shareholders to deal with by

ballot. "There is not the slightest doubt about political influence being used," eaid the Commissioner (Mr BiBhop) daring the sitting of the Police Commission at Wellington. "The only question is as to the extent of it. One man admitted to me that he had seen three members to endeavour to secure advancement, but it .as proved to me by the production of the files that the representations in question had not the slightest effect. If members of Parliament held themselves aloof from constables there would be less political influence." These remarkes were provoked by certain questions which Mr R. A. Wright, M.P., had aftdressed to , Sub Inspector Wright. The latter officer resented the presence of Mr Wright—or rather his Btatua as a cross examiner. "Am 1 compelled to answer his questions?" asked thj sub-inspector. "It appears to me that he is here in the interests if a certain person." The Commissioner ruled once again that members >f Parliament had a right to ask reasonable questions.

A Press Association telegram states that it has been reported to the police that George Wiggins shot himself at Papawai on Saturday morning. Devonshire butter haa a good name, so New Zealand butter goes down to Devonshire, and is returned to London as prime Devonshire, and the British public pays 3d* per lbmore for It than the same New Zea* land butter would bring uncer its own name, remarks a Loncbn paper. Shops are wanted to sell New Zealand butter and cheese for what it ia also. A good story cornea from Oatnaru,. and it is said to have the merit of being true, states a contemporary. It appears that in Oamaru Borne years ago, about Chriatmas time, a firm then in business in the provision lin9, on totting up the day's sales, were a ham short, and the. shopman could not remember to» whom he sold it. To find out whoobtained it, the price of the articlewas charged up to every person purchasing goods that day. To the astonishment of the grocer, nearly every one who received a bill for it paid up without complaint! Three good reliable draught horsesfc are advertised for sale. Mr Jas. Scorrar inserts a notice against supplying goods without his order. A clearing sale of furniture will be held at the Rooms of Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co., Perry Street, at 2 o'clock on Wednesday next. The funeral of the late Mrs G. E. Allen will cake place to-day, leaving her residence, Taratahi, at 10 o'clock for the Masterton Cemetery. The funeral of the late Mr George Wiagins, Greytown, will take place to day, leaving the residence, Kuratawhiti 'street, at 2 o'clock, for the , Greytown Cemetery. J Mr E. Hale, of the Wairarapa Nursery, Te Ore Ore Road, haa for I sale a supply of tomato plants and a large assortment of annuals. Orders ■ may be left at'the W.F.C.A. For this week the W.F.C.A. are 1 making a special offer of washing 1 dress goods. The firm announce that these lines are all fast coloura, Mr Geo. Olliver, Pine Street, is [ prepared to supply Taupiri, West- ! port or Pelawmain oal at lowest '■ rates for cash. , To meet the requirements of local | fishermen, the W.F.C.A. have to> . hand their new season's supply of . I fishing tackle. Tha new goods are as- . usual from the best knnwn makers.