LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9603, 24 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest dredgirg returns to hand are as follow:—Mystery Flat dredge, 40oz Bdwts for thn week; Masterton dredge, 40oz 9dwts for the week. The wool-classing class which is being held at Eketahuna is proving a decided success, the number of pupils being thirty-one.

For the month of September the New Zealand - Farmers' Dairy Union will pay 10£ d per lb for butter-fat for butter and lid for buttar-fat for cheese.

More attention is being paid in the Alfredton district to land cultivation this year than formerly, and it Is estimated that the area to be ploughed will be nearly double that of last season.

On account of the serious illness of Mrs Phillips, the Tinui Football Club's social arranged fcr this evening has been postponed till a future date.

The fallowing ri'ew Justices of the Peace in the Wairarapa have been Gazetted:—J. M. Coradine, Masterton; T. Dunn, Kakaunui; A. McCarthy, Grey town; G. O. Donovan, Kopuaranga; W. S. Algie, Alfredton; R. A. Nicholls, Bookdale, Bideford. Considerable interest was manifested in Masterton yesterday even • ing as to the result of the Rangitikei election and inquiries were very numerous at the Age office both per teiephoile and in person. A good deal of surprise was expressed at the size of Mr Smith's majority

Alfred Langlev and Rohnd John Ranger will appear before n.j S.M. Court this morning, d with having entered the premU. a of A. white, tobacconist, on Monday night last, and stolen certain articles therefrom.

If Ministers would display as much energy in Parliament us they do in elertioneeriner the sesjio is would nut last more than a month, and thtre would be ten times moi\j work dona, says a contemporary. Jut of course in electioneering they i re fighting for their own pocketb. for their salaries and thtir positions/ .

Mr G. W. Leadley, of Ashburton, has consented to cu...j to Maatercon in about three weeks and give an address on matters relating t> the freezing of sheep, the management of a freezing works, etc., to shareholders of the Wellington Farmers' Co operative Freezing Co." and others interested.

A witness in a Feildmg court case the other day described three of his signatures, two uf which he had subscribe, to cheques, in a peculiar but appropriate manner. One signature was "sober," another "fairly sober," and the last "not sober." The description, says trie correspondent of the Daily Times," was considered a very apt one.

Judge Dodd, K.C., has constantly complained of lack of ventilation in the new Hull County Court, says a London paper, and tne other day hitj endurance was strained to breaking point, for he ordtred the usher to 'break the windu.ws An ush°r, armed with a long pole, immediately obeyed, and the glass clattered on the pavement outside, to the consternation of passing wayfdrers. A man in court had the temerity to enquire whether the ratepayers would have- to pay the damage. His Honor replied io the affirmative.

A novel strike occurred a{ Messrs Martini's buck jumping show at Yass, New South Wales, on a recent Saturday night. Tne management decided to charge 2s and 3 i per head for admission, and a number of the intending audience stood outside the door, and refused io go in until the price was lowered to the popular shilling. For a l<mg time the manager of the b.ickjumping turnout would not agree to the reduction but when he baw ihe crowd outside the door materially increasing in he acceded,to the request.

One afternoon last week the spectacle of a bolting pony, attacted to a, phaeton, being chased by a motorcar containing two persons, was witnessed on the St. Ki|da Road, Melbourne. As the pony galloped along the motor started "off. in pursuit, and putting o.i speed, succeeded in getting on equal terms with the runaway, which only galloped the faster, lhe motor was equal to the occasion, however, and one of the occupants managed to catch hold of the pony's reins, ar.d the animal was brought to a standstill without damage. The incident caused some excitement, and the opinion was that the motorists hau done a novel and plucky act. Captain Whiff-in, who reached 1 London recently .after a year spent in exploring me south-eastern districts of Columbia, Soutr, reports the discovery of a strange system of telegraphy employed by natives there. Sound is the medium used, says the London "Standard." Hollow trees are selected, and these, being of various thickness, are able to give out a high and low note when 'struck. The sound travels immense distances through the bush — some thirty or forty miles. A code is not employed, but from the different musical notes the native is able actually to recognise the words that are intended. Says the "Rangitikei Advocate": Ministers who are masquerading as Liberals, who strove to gag the electors between the first and second ballot, ar.d whose organs 1 refer to country electors as "assembled yok els," are getting some rude shocks in the Rangitikei electorate. Minister Mackenzie was announced to address a meeting at • Silverhope on Tuesday, and he 'no doubt expected that the whole population would attend. But Silverhope last week gave 60 votes to Mr Hocklv, and only a single vote" was recorded for Mr Simth. The electors are perfectly indifferent to Ministerial pleadings for their second hand candidate, and when the Minister arrived he found only four electors assembled. He therefore bottled up his eloquence arid went on his way—not rejoicing.

Theg Mystery Flat Dredging Com- I pany has declared a dividend of 3s, which will be payable to-morrow. The Benefit Dance held in the Drill Hall last evening, in aid of Mr P. Boyle, was a decided success. There were about seventy or eighty couples present. Mr F. Smith very capably carried out thb duties of M C The Druids' Lodge and the Volunteers were the originaturs of the dance, and the Fire brigade and Fire Police both assisted. Great credit is due to the Lor'ge, who decided to forego their annual social in favour of the benefit social. Mr A. Pickering, in a neat speech, heartily thanked the public for their liberal patron age, adding a special word of,praise to Mr T. H. Fawcett. who supplied the music free. Miss L. Gou°:h and Mr F. MeKenzie played extrs. It i 3 estimated that about £2O will be handed over to the family. The piano was kindly lent by the Dresden Piano Company The secretarial duties were in the capable hands of Messrs A. Wilton and A. U. Levien. Mr F. P. Welch advertises for a ploughman and a handy roan for station.

Men's, youth's and boys' straw hats are exhibited in great variety at Messrs J. Graham and Co.'s store, Masterton.

Mr John Young, of Masterton. returns thanks to Drs. J. A. and Helen Cowie for their skilful treatment of his wife during her recent illness. On Wednesday next, Mr .7. R. Nicol will sell the whole of Mr F. Fabian's well-selected household furniture at his residence, 74 Work sop road. Full particulars will be advertised later.

, The annual spring cattle sale :s to be held by Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., at the Waipoua yards, on Wednesday, October 6th. Entries to date are advertised on page 8 of this issue