LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9640, 4 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Milk fever is reported to be very prevalent amongst cows in the district just now. Tne Otaraia Dairy Company will forward to London by the Rimutaka on Friday week 90 cases of cheese. Good progress is being made with the work of renovating and improving the interior of the Borough Council offices, which will be finished this week, A number of cases for failing to register dogs in compliance with the "Dog Registration Act" will come on for hearing at the Magistrate's Court this month. At the next Government parade of the Masterton Mounted Rifles on Wednesday evening next an examination of non commissioned officers will be conducted by Staff-Sergeant-Major Burr. The examination for theory has already been held. '

The tennis season of the Masterton Club will be opened on Saturday afternoon next. The courts are in particularly fine order, and are looking better than they, have ever been at this time of the year. A lavge attendance is anticipated at the opening,. and members and their friends are invited to be present. Afternoon tea will be provided by members of the Club.

W. F. Simpson, the Canterbury runner, who holds the three mile Australasian record, and is New Zealand's crack cross country runner, will compete in the Marathon race, which is to be run in Wellington on Tuesday next, in connection with the Wellington Amateur Athletic Association's meeting. Hill, of Canter bury, who came second in the Ashburton Marathon race in February last, will also be a competitor. A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Frank Charles Fuller, shepherd, Marti-n borough. His financial statement is as follows:—Unsecured creditors, £92 8s 7d; secured creditors, nil; assets, furniture, £10; deficiency, £B2 8s 7d. The following is a list of the unsecured creditors;— Martinborough—T. F. Evans, £4 2s 6d; J. Green, £1 ss; H. Mackay, £2; C. Harris, £2; W.F.C.A., £9 2s lOd; Pain and Kershaw, £4 10s lOd; Ross Bros, £7 18s lOd. Mas terton—T. Welch,. 12s; County Council, £8 Is Id- Greytown—A. B. Balfour, £5 17s 6d. Wellington—Kennedy and Co., £8 Invercargill—. Stout and Lillicrap. £43 18s.

At the annual meeting of the Masterton Lawn Tennis Club held recently it will be remembered that the question of the unfortunate clashing of the annual tournament dates of Masterton and Dannevirke Clubs, which are held on Anniversary Daw, came up for discussion. Members generally were of opinion that the Masterton Club had a prhr claim to the fixture considering that they had held their tournament on that date for the past fourteen years, It was unanimously decided to bring the matter before the next meeting of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, with a request that Dannevirke be prohibited from using the date. This was done at the meeting of the Association last week through the Wellington Association,' but local players will regret to learn that the application was not entertained by the governing body.

The number of assisted immigrants who had between £IOO and £SOO capital upon arrival in New Zealand last year was 141. while eighteen possessed over £SOO. It cost £5,625 to secure the consolidation of the New Zealand statutes, and each member of the Commission (Sir Robert Stout, Dr Pitchett and Mr W. S. Reid) received £1,413 3s 9d. No fewer than six wool buyers, Messrs E. Beaumont, T. Haggis, F»: Myers, J. Wolfran, T. Davey, and J. Parker, arrived in from London by the Shaw-Savill steamer lonic. The Japanese Government propusesto grant shipping subsidies during the next five years to the amount of £4,000,000. The Australian line gets £50,000 per annum for five years, beginning in 1908. A coach that has been running continuously for 24 years between Gisborne and Ormond is to be pensioned off. It has travelled duringthat time 179,129 miles, says the "Poverty Bay Herald." A new Wellington Battalion Band has been formed. The initial strength of the band has been fixed at 25. Mr J. H. Greear, late bandmaster of the King's Ist Dragoon Guard's and 12th Koyal Lancers' bands, has been appointed conductor, and a set of in-

struments has been cabled for. The Dominion received considerable addition to its population oa Tuesday, when 675 passengers landed in Wellington from the I'mic. There were 540 third-class, 95 second, and 37 first. Of this number 240 were assisted immigrants. The immigrants included 50 domestics, 15 farmers, 13 farm labourers; 37 wives with children came out to rejoin their husbands. When the State Guaranteed Advances Bill is considered in committee in the House, Mr T. E. Taylor will move to reduce the amount that may be advanced under the advances to settlers clause to £2,000 from £3,000, and increase the amount that may be advanced to workers from £3OO to £750. His intention is that the increase in the workers' clause should be balanced by the reduction in the provision for settlers' advances. Seats upon the New York-Stock Exchange are very valuable, selling; at the present time for about 80,000 do) (£16,000). A larger volume of business is transacted upon its floor than upon any other exchange in the wbrld. The average annual transactions in stocks amount to more than 15,000,000,000d01s (£3,000,000,000), and the average annual transactions in bonds amount to nearly 1,000,000,000d01s (£200,.000,000).

It is a pity the Salvation Army does not cater for and encouraee the natural musical ambition of theip bandsmen more than they do, remarks a Southern paper. If a conductor has a good band, why not encourage both conductor and men by allowing them to play the be3tmuMic procurable, instead of confining the band to play only music published by the Army? No wonder the Army fail to retain some of their best men. These men naturally craze after music which calls forth both talents and acquired, and failing to find it in the) 1 Army, they go elesewhere and, in many cases, have in a short space of time, made a name for themselves on the contest field. Mr J. H. Board (Gloucester), wh» will stay in Hawke's Bay until March next as coach to the Cricket Association of that province, was not accompanied on the lonic by G. P. Buckenham, the Essex professional, as London correspondence had indicated. Buckenharo, who was to have come out as coach to the Christchurch C.C.. withdrew at the last moment to accompany the English eleven to South Africa. Speaking of the Australian's visit to England, Mr Board did not think the team was up to the standard of former years. Bardsley and Ransford he regarded as two brillliant batsmen. He has a high opinion of the South African team. Mr Board came out to Australia with A. E. Stoddart's team some years ago, though he has not visited New Zealand previously. Though unsettled weather prevailed throughout the month of October, the rainfall was not generally above the average. The most remarkable event was /the Canterbury storm on the' 22nd and 23rd, which caused heavy rains and enow inland, white the southerly gale raised enormous

breakers on the east coast, especially at Timaru. On the 22nd 2.72; inches of rain fell at Christchurch, 2.54 at Lincoln, and 1.28 at Highfield,. Waiau, the total fall in those parts being treble the monthly mean. In» Southland, however, the total fall was considerably below the average. A sharp disturbance on the sth caused! heavy rain, especially in Taranak j, and parts of the Wellington district. Cn the 11th severe westerly winds brought heavy rain on the west coast and in the southern districts of the South Island. On the 11th steady low pressure in the north allowed an influx of cold air from the south* which caused heavy precipitation in the northern districts. After these disturbances had passed with a cold snap, mild, but very changeable, weather followed until the when a westerly low pressure again held sway and rain followed in most parts of the country.

Henry Thomas, laoourer, of Maryborough, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. His fmanciall statement shows his total debts to be £371 14s Id, all to unsecured creditors. His only asset is his furniture, valued at. £lO, leaving a deficiency of £361 14s Id. Following are the unsecured creditors: Martin borough - Geo.i Grimmer, £8 9s 6d; Home and Up 4 ton, £1 15s; A. Wright, £1 16s 6ds J. Jolly, £2 18a; J. Green, £8 4s 3 T. Evane, £1 Us 9d: Kyan Bros.,' £1 10s; D. M. Lister, £7 lis Bdj A. Nicol. £5; A. B. Balfour, 17s. 6d; W. Aitchison, 15s: McLeod and Smith, £1 31s 3d; A. McLeod, £25 3. E.J. Playle, £2; H, W. Rait, 7s 6d; Foster, £4 30s; Koss Bros.:' £B3 2s 8d; Dr. Webb, £l4 ss; A3 McGregor, £4 Us 4d; E. SpackroanJ £7 12a 6d; M. Gaslcin, £2 12s 6dj Pain and Kershaw, £lO. Greytown —Dr. Bey, £57 3s 6d. Featherston ■—P. Blatchford, £9 12s 2d. Wellington—Smith g and Sons, £1 7 S 6d; Kirkcaldie and Stains, £6 2s« Hudson and Co.. £6 18s 9d; Welling ' ton Biscuit Co., £l2 8s Bd. Martinborough- W. Birch, £3 12s; F F. Evans, £1 4s; W. AitchisoD, £4 Bs. 6 2 ; » H - Mackav > i'2 16s 6d: Bank of New Zealand, £7O.

A case of enteric fever is reported at Makuri. Mr Reakes, the Chief Government Veterinarian, has strongly advised the Greytown Dairy Company to pasteurise their whey. The Greytown Hospital is reported to be so taxed for accommodation that a case on Monday last, that could not be refused had to be put in the X rays Toom.

Not infrequently, Hay a the "Lyttelton Tiroes," we find a man getting into Parliament whose qualification is his knowledge of the parish pump. Parliament would be better without him, and would be without jhim under a system of proportional jrepresentation. The supply of milk to the Greytown cheese factory now totals 3,274 gallons daily, an increase of over 300 gallons as compared with the corresponding period last year. By the Tainui, which sails to-day, the company will forward 220 cases of cheese o London. A man named Ralf has been admitted to the South Wairarapa Hospital, from Big Flat, suffering from aever3 scalds. Ralf had been carrying a billy of boiling water to his tea, when he tripped and fell, the water spilling on the lower part of , Jiia body, and scalding him severely. The Masterton Methodist Sunday School anniversary services are to fce held on Sunday and Monday next, November 7th and Bth. The services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and S and 7 p.m. will be conducted by Rev. C. K. Porter. At ail the services music of a special character will be lendered by the children under the leadership of Mr S. H. Ralph. The Featherston Branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union has decided to forward the following resolution to the Provincial Council: —"That this branch respectfully requests the directors of the Farmers" Mutual Fire Assurance to consider the advisability of taking oil the extra loading on cow byres, and on buildings containing hay and straw." At the anr.ual meeting of the Featherston Branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:— Chairman, Mr Quinton Donald; ViceChairman, Mr A. Clark; General Committee, Messrs A. Tocker, G. Yule, W. B. Sadler, W. J. Nix, M. J. Jackson, J. Cundy, A. Matthews, K W. J. Buck, D. Yule, Q. Donald, W. J. Hodder, J. S. Cundy; Treasurer, Mr J. G. Cox; Auditor, Mr A. J. Toogood. ~■;...

A deputation from Waipukurau, Weber, Pongaroa and Masterton, representing the Railway League,. is to intervew the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, to-day, in reference to the proposed construction of a railway from Masterton to Waipukurau, through Pongaroa ' and Weber. During last session a promise was' made that a trial aurvty of the loute would h* undertaker, and the deputation will urge tb*t this be started without lurther delay. In view of the fact that scarlet fever in atillin the Otago province, although not tn a serious extent, it is interesting to note, says the . "Dunedin Star," that vaccination as a generally accepted prevention is favoured by the majority of parents. •The children, by the way, have no choice in the matter. For the quarter ending September lant there were 372 vaccination?, as against 102 diirinc the corresponding period in 1908.; Those who objected and took out exemptions . uring the quarter ended laet September totalled 70. Fifcy-thret' corps'" will be repre-' - - sented at the military tourney to be f held in Palmerston North on King's Birthday, and come 500 men will participate. The Artillery includes the B Battery, Dunedin, and the D Battery, Wellington, two companies of the Auckland Navals, and three companies cf the Wellington and Petone Navals. There are two companies of Engineers from Wellington and Auckland, six of Mounted Rifles, and iwenty-three of jnfantry, besides cradets, scouts and ambulance corps. Two hundred domestic servants could be placed in Auckland atpreBent. One hopeful damsel of 30 got \ a situation as a plain cook, but did » not keep it long. She went to the GoY«rnmf nt Labour Bureau to complain that the family she was with bad porridge for .breakfast and used a plate and spoon each, and tea for breakfast, and used a cup, saucer, z and spoon, besides a small plate and knife each, and were generally guilty of dirtying dishes extravagantly, When the agent remonstrated, and Said that the damsel had not justified her* undertaking that she was a good plain cook, she replied, in a surprised tone, "Why, I can brew tea." At the Magistrate's Court, Greytown, yesterday, Mr Percy Rogers, I licensee of the Club Hotel, Grey town, * was charged on three informations of selling liquor on a Sunday, and one of exposing liquor for sale on a Sunday. Sergt. Miller prosecuted, and Mr r/ C. A. Pownall appeared for the defence. After evidence had been Called showing that the liquor had been supplied by a boarder in the hotel who was m the habit of assisting in the bar, but had no authority to B erve the liquor, Mr Pownall quoted the case of Jull v. Treanor, and called evidence to show that the licensee was not aware of the sale, and did not authorise it. The Magistrate concurred in this view, and disV missed the informations against Roeers. He fined the boarder who supplied the liquor #5 and costs 15s. Though there was a large influx of immigrants by the lonic the Labour Department does not anticipate that those with * knowledge of farm I work will experience any difficulty in obtaining employment. Reports from country districts are unanimous in stating that conditions have so far improved that anyone with a knowledge of farming can immediately find work. Indications point to the season being a prosperous one. Dur- \ ing the last two or three weeks the ( ■.■/■ department has been unable to meet the demands of employers. Of over 150 men sought for, only about 40 could be secured, and the demand is still maintained. To-day 30 men will be sent to Pahiatua to do road work there. Camp cooks and ploughmen are in demand in the Dannevirke district, painters at Timaru, while the department has been for some time unable to fill a vacancy at Foxton, the qualifications for which is a practical knowledge of house machinery in a rope and twine fac-

A case of scarlet fever from Pigeon Bush has been admitted to the Greytown Hospital. A steel windmill and tank are advertised for sale. At their rooms, on Saturday afternoon, Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co. will sell a lot of poultry on account of a well-known breeder. A general sale of furniture and effects will be held at the Masterton Auction Mart on Saturday, when Mr J. R. Nicol will sell a good range of desirable lines without reserve. At the Gladstone Hotel, on Monday next, Mr .7. R. Nicol will sell on account of Mr J. T. Constable, sheep and cattle, oats, straw and general sundries. As Mr Constable is leaving Gladstone every line will ba sold without reserve. Mrs Timms has opened a private boarding house in Pine Street, Masterton (No. 60) where patrons can rely on receiving first-class accommodation. The house has been comfortably furnished, and being centrally situated, should be well patronised. The tariff is reasonable. Mrs W. P. James, Lansdowne, has instructed Messrs J. A. J, Maclean and Co. to sell the whole of her household furniture and effects on Wednesday, 10th November. The lines to be offered are really firstclass, and a persual of the advertisement on page 8 will give some idea of the comprehensiveness of the list.