LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9611, 4 October 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Parliament will be opened on Thursday next, at 2.30 p.m. with the usual formalities.

The Masterton tsowlirig Club wil officially open the season on Thurs' day next.

The latest return from the Worksop Dredere is 360z 16dwt for 122 hours' work.

The Redemptioni§t Fathers will hold a mission in Eketahuna during the week.

The Ashburton County Council has approximately 10,000 acres of reserves, and of this area 6,500 are let to tenants.

During the month of September there were five births and one death in Eketahuna, no marriages being celebrated.

Letters have been appearing in Taranaki papers lately complaining that railway employees have been engaging in dairy farming.

lha New Zealand Trades and Labour Councils' Conference is to be held at Wellington on Monday, October 25th. At the annual meeting of the Eketahuna Building Society Messrs Wright, Tripe, Jackson, Viggers and Summers were re-elected Directors. , The Salvation Army services yesterday were well attended. The addresses given by Colonel Knight were instructive as well as interesting. The Colonel will leave by to-day's express for Pahiatua. At the Congre ationa] Institute tonight, at 7.45 o'clock, a paper on "Victor . Hugo" will be given by Mr Sutton, sen. A meeting of Sunday School teachers wil! be held subsequently. The Wellington Education Board, sitting in committee, has decided to call for applications for the following vacanices:—Mount Cook Bovs' (headmaster), Hamua, Makomako, Dalefield. and Ohau (head teachers).

Self -denial week is the event of the Salvation Army year. It runs its course this year from the 9th to the 15th October. Last year the total for the North Island amounted to £6,976, and for the whole of Australasia the sum of £33,746 was raised. It is hoped this year that the North Island will reach the £7,000 mark.

, Large congregations attended the services at the Methodist Church, yesterday mornirg and evening, the Rev. Porter occupying the pulpit on each occasion. In his morning address to the children Mr Porter took as his subject "The Human Wil?," and to the adults he delivered an address on "The Ancient Order of Rechabites." I.i the evening he de-> livered an impressive sermon on what is described as the greatest text in the Bible, namely, "For God so Loved the World," ete. During the service the anthem "He Shall Feed His Flock" was rendered by the choir. At Wangaehu in the afternoon the service was conducted by Rev. Porter, and at Kuripuni in the eveniing- by Mr J?'. Shute. Both services were well attended.

Three new members were elected at the meeting of the Stewards of the Masterton Racing Club, last Saturday afternoon.

Last month 6.31 inches of rain fell in Eketahuna as compared with 3.55 inches for the corresponding month last year. At the meeting of the Stewards of the Masterton Racing Club on Saturday a letter was received from Mr A. C. McDonnell accepting the position of starter for the Club's forthcoming meeting. A farmer who livej about twenty miles from Feilding discovered on Friday that he had bought his neighbour's sheep at the Feilding yards the day before and had travelled over forty miles to do it.

A commission consisting ot Messrs R. Guthrie, JR. Parisn, and H. M. Reeves, is at present enquiring into the conditions of the pasioral leases in Canterbury which expire in 1911, with a view to seeing whether the areas in question cannot be cut up into smaller holdings. About a quarter of a million acres are involved.

Pakatoa Island, where is situated an inebriates irstitution, will receive as an addition to its population an Africa pio:my name'! Andrew Jacobs, a well-known figure in the streets of Wellington. Th 6 Stipendiary Magistrate committed him to the institution for one year, He wa3 charged with bieng a habitual drunkkard, and of procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order.

Thus Mr Massey on the Rangitikei election: "The successful candidate goes back pledged to support the Government on a want of confidence motion, but at the same time pledged to almost every plank in the platform which the Opposition appealed to the electors on at the last general election, I honestly believe it to be a triumph for the Opposition, and I would like to be given a month in which to fight tha contest over again. If I had, the result would be different."

A sensation over a "sermon syndicate" has been beguiling New York. That some sort of trade in "original sermons" goes on is old news, but American methods have developed the practice to enormous proportions. For a shilling a week an American preacher , can have a thousand word sermon delivered with the same regularity as the milk It will be guaranteed up to date, with allusions to current affairs and matters of national interest. With a pardonable pride and a delightfully business touch, one firm purveying such sermons announces—-like a news agency—"We shall not furnish our service to more than one minister in any given city." At the Masterton Police Court, last Saturday morning, a young man named Haroid Ketterer was charged with being an idle and disorderly person in that he did not have sufficient lawful means of support. Accused appeared to be in a dazed condition, and did not seem to understand the nature of the charge when it was read out to him. Sergeant Miller said accused had been brought in from the Taueru, where he had been found wandering aimlessly about. He seemed run down in health and was in need of attention. At the request of Sergeant Miller, Mr R. H. Turfcon, S.M., granted a remand until this morning.

During the past two years the Greytown Fruitgrowers' Association has accounted for 37,582 eggs and birds made up as follows Eggs: 'Thrush, 24,857; blackbirds, 8,42.0; white eyes, 96; minans, 70, Birds* Nestlings,. 2,608,; grown birds, 1,531. In its first year the Association paid out the sum of £ls. 13a 7d for eggs and birds, and in its second year £24 16s. The number of birds killed and eggs destroyed indicate that the blow to the pest could not fail to have considerable effect, and the Association consider that if repeated year after year the birds would be brought down to a reasonable limit.

"Burglary is so ridiculously easy that 1 preferred it to a salary of [ £I,OOO a year I drew as official : of a New York bank," was the remarkable confession made by Ralph Sherman, an elegantly dressed man ' of 37 who for some time past has i played the part of a fashionable thief. "Especially in summer time," observed the ex-bank official, "I found that burglary could be accomplished with so little expenditure of energy that it was a pleasing variation to the grind and confinement of office work.. It is most remarkable the way people leave /windows and doors unfastened All I had to do was to walK\ipto houses. gather the trifles that took ray fancy, and take ray departure. A second Main Trunk Express, leaving Wellington at night, and passing in daylight through the heart of the King Country, will shortly commence running. The return train will leave Auckland, in the forenoon. Should the train prove a success during the summer time, and it appears that continuance is warranted, it will be made a permanancy The arrival at Frankton of the train from Wellington will approximate. I the time of the Rotorua express from Auckland, and Southern passengers may thus be able to continue their journey to the Hot Lakes or the Thames districts without delay. It is hoped that the new morning express from Auckland will also meet at Frankton the express from Rotorua, and thus take passengers right through to the oouth, "I helieve that airships are going to play a great part in the methods of transit in the future," said Sir Joseph Ward, on being questioned at Auckland. "Whilst at Home, I had a look at the airship in which M. Bleriot crossed the English Channel. It was a very interesting machine, and much lighter than the average of the machines which up till that time bad been looked .upon as being capable of doing good work. There can be no doubt, that the airships are going to form at very considerable factor for short distances, particularly in connection with military matters, and I would not be surprised il they are brought largely into private uSe for short flights before very long." When asked as to the tenor of some remarks on the subject of encouraging aerial navigation in New Zealand, which ! was reported to have made in England, the Prime Minister said, "I ' have stated that in every respect ' in which airships are likely to become important factors New Zealand ' would not be likely to lag behind, i bat I have made no definite statement fti the point."

A lady's bicycle and a far found in Masterton await ownership at tha police station.

The eervces in the Congregational Church yesterday were conducted by Kev. A. Hodge. There were good attendances at both services, and the Minister delivered impressive addresses.

2 Potatoes are very hard to place in Southland and merchants are not inclined to buy. ;The average price, runs from £2 to £2 2s 6d on trucks* at country stations for guaranteed quality. The ryegrass market In the far South is still firm, and a large quantity is being sent out for this year's sowing. Heavy-weight seed is inquired for, and is selling at fully up to last week's quotations.

. The Australians, says Mr J. G» Harkness, who has returned to Wellington from the Chambers of Commerce Congress, are looking forward to a phenomenal season. They expect a record yield of milk and remunerative prices. The output should prove very much greater than that of last year, given, of course, freedom of the country from drought. "This season the Makakahi river, from its source to the Newman bridge has been set aside as an artificial bait fiehing area. Licenses are In consequence being issued to fishermen on this condition only. A person fishing with other than the bait stipulated over the area prohibited is liable to a fine of not less than £5 nor more than £SO.

Therefseems to be considerable discrepancy between the way in Rotoruvians speak in public private about tbe .wealth and the future ,of Rotorua. Ask a Rotorua man (say 9 the local 'Times") what he thinks ■)£ Rotorua and its prospects, and he will declaim you enthusiastic eulngy by the yard. Ask him for the loan of a fiver and ha will confide to you in a sepulchral whisper the information that limes are hard and money tight, but about next March he may be able to Oblige you. ; ,

The following officials were appointed for the forthcoming meeting of the Masterton Racing Club at the meeting of Stewards last Saturday afternoon Horses running, Messrs C. Cooper, A. G. Pilmer, R. 3uick; horses out, Messrs P. Dorset, J. Cress, A. W£lch: horses in, 'Messrs D. MuLachlan and D. Donald; totalisator, Mr W. Piatt; outside gates, Messrs A. Reside and *J. lorns; inside gates, Mr W. Piatt; notices out, Messrs C. A. Pownall and D. Donald; clerk of scales, Mr W. Cooper; bookmakers' stewards, Messrs D. Caselberg and D. Donald.,

A steady man is wanted for a pig and poultry farm, A reward is offered for the r 5 turn * of a good chain bangle lost on Saturday last. Mr W. H. Cruickshank advftisesr particulars of itwo yood sheep-farms which have been placed in bis hands for sale.

The use of Brite Glas In the arduous work of spring cleaning is found to be a useful and labour-saving , article, and may be obtained frbra all stores.

Mr Sydney H. Higgs patent agent, and engineer, Wellington, will supply the fullest advice on all matters relating to patents. Mr A. ; RBuony is ,the Masterton representative.

Mr C. E. Daniell, ironmonger, Master ton, has a largeand well assorted stock ,Of lawn mowers and garden tools. The lawn mowers are in all sizes, and by the best know makers..

Mr A. P. Whatman notifies that shearing will commence at Abbotsford on November 7th next, and personal applications for places are invited. - At 8 o'clock to-night, in the Town Hall, Mp P. Haugbey will deliver an i address on the question of the abolition of the Masterton Fire Board.

On page 8 of this issue. Mr W. I. Husband,'- land agent, Pahiatua, advertises particulars of a number of improved farm properties which he has been authorised to sell. These range from 25U to 800 acres.

Messrs McLeod and ' Young announce that the pianoforte tuning business hitherto carried on bv : Mr McLeod will not be relinquished, although Mr McLeod is retiring from the firm. Arrangements have been

made with a qualified expert to continue this work.

Entry forms and prize lists for the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural Show and Industrial Exhibition and the Manawatu Kennel Club's Show can be obtained at the office of Mr G. R. Sykes, Secretary to the Masterton Agricultural and.Pastoral Association. t

Judging from the excellent buni- | ness done at Messrs Hendry and Buxton's relinquishing sale during I last week, residents of Masterton and district have not been avail themselves of the astonishing bargains that were obtainable. The fact that on the 16th inst, the premises must be vacated has forced upon the firm the absolute sacrifice of the whole stock, which is of exceptional quality and seasonable. On the whole it is no exaggeration to say that any article now in stock is obtainable at fully 50 per cept. below the actual cost price.*

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