LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9641, 5 November 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Dannevirke jLawn Tennis Club have decided to iqvite the Masterton Club to play a match at Dannevirke on November 30th.

A private company is being formed in Wellington for the development of the taxicab traffic.

Weather permitting commence at Mr J. Strang's Station, at Gladstone on Monday next. Some liquor alleged not to have been properly labelled was seized by Constable Grey at Eketahuna on Wednesday last, and a prosecution will follow.

The Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club opened the season yesterday with a fifty " yards race. The result was:-Carmine, Carterton,*.'l; Bridge, Masterton, 2; Dudson,. 3.' Time 46secs.

Notice of a claim of £I,OOO has been given under the Government Railways Act on behalf of Mrs Catherine Andrews, of Ward, who was injured in the late railway accident ac the Blenheim Station.

Sweden, like Germany, abounds in titled persons of all grades, and the announcement that the present Conservative Cabinet will present a bill to the Rigsdag to abolish all orders of rank and grades of precedence has caused no little sensation, Wool is now arriving daily at the Mauriceville Railway Station. The first consignment of wool from Mr J. Kennedy's Tikitapu Station reached the railway station on November 2nd, Messrs Fly and Young doing the carting.

, The Wellington Education Board has accepted the following tenders for works:—Painting and repairs, old school, Carterton, C, J. Beard; painting school, Fernridge, F. T.' Harding; painting and repairs to school, Greytown, C. J. Beard; residence, Dalefield, C. J. Beard

On Tuesday next a district battalion psrade of volunteers will take place at Eketahuna. ' The following companies will be present:—Masterton, Eketahuna, Greytown, farterton, Dannevirke, Woodville Volunteers, and the Cadets from Danne virke.

Several sales of this season's wool clip in Marlborough have been reported at prices satisfactory to farmers, who are accepting the good rates offering in preference to risk" ing a future fall. Several clips have changed hands at as high a price as lOd per lb for halfbred wools

A cricket match will be played between the Opaki and Mt. Bruce teams at "Ratanui," on Saturday next The following is the Opaki team: E Welch, A. Welch (captain), K Welch, L. Welch, H. Welch, H, Cnamberlain, W. Taylor, A. Searle E. Payton, N. ,Wyeth and T. Wyeth '

Mr Abbott, one of the North island officials of the Shearers' Union, has been visiting several sheep farms around Mauriceville in the interest of his Union, enrolling members, and advocating the advisability of shed employees organising for their mutual benefit, writes a correspondent. Mr Abbott also had on exhibition a patent wet wool testing apparatus. The wool 1 is "subjected to extreme pressure in a small metal tube by screw power—the moisture being forced out into a glass tube.

What thrift and energy maydoTn Australia is well illustrated by a case which recently came before the Wagga Land Board. One of the aplicants for a selection was a iad between 18 and 19 years of age. It was shown in evidence that whil« working as a farm labourer the applicant had saved sufficient money to buy farm horses, costing in the aggregate £7l, and that fie still had £6O cash in hand. During harvest time he had received 35 a Dar week and his keep for driving five horses m a stripper; while ploughing he received 255, and for the rest of the year 20s per week and keep. The übiquitous sparrow was the subject of some interesting remarks byMrG. W. Kirk,iP.L.S., during a discussion at the Fruitgrowers' Conference at Wellington, as to whether more German owls should be imported. Mr Kirk stated that during a series of experiments he had carried out he had found that the sparrow I had five broods a year, each brood averaging six birds. Over a period of twelve months it was found that the sparrow's insect food was only 6 ner cent of the whale.. No power or, earth would exterminate the sparrow in New Zealand, said Mr Kirk, and if the German owl only kept the sparrow , n check he woufd earn his wage.

The Masterton Theatrical Societywill hold a practice in the Exchange Hall this evening.

All the Hon. J. D. Ormond's horses have been scratched for the Dannevirke race meeti.ig. %;The Masterton Fire Police will hold a Church Parade on Sunday next at the Wesleyan Church. The Lands Department will throw open for selection 16,085 acres, in ■• variouß parts of New Zealand during the present month.

Another bankruptcy is recorded in Martinboroue'h, that'of a carpenter of that town, who has tiled his schedule.

During the past thre- months the births in the Dominion numbered 6,616, and the deaths 2,445. j * The population of the Dominion on \ September 30th last ia estimated at - 973,350, exclusive of Maoris and Pacific IslanderH, an increase of 4,t04 during the past three months. There is (states a Preen Association telegram from Wanganui) a strong probability of the famous Nowtown Hand, Sydney, taking part in the North Island band contest here in March next.

The Milton correspondent of the "Otago Daily Times" states that, owing to some local friction, a draghas been engaged to convey school children to the Milton School from the school district of Milburn.MHT Seventeen scholars came with theV first load jo Monday.. Besides playing "The Fatal Wedding" and "The Midnight Wedding/' theGeach Dramatic Company, which opened its New Zealand tour at Invercargill on Wednesday night, wilt stage a drama, "Why Men Love Women," which will not be played, in Australia until next year. <The importa£to the Dominion during the September quarter this year were valued at £4,197,421, compared with £5,106,071 during th« corresponding quarter of last year. The /, exports for the same quarter were -\ valued at £3,279,644 this year, and £2,883,243 last year.

The ordinary meeting of the Workmen's Buildicg Society was held last night, Mr W. H. Jackson presiding. Messrs R. Rigg, O'Leary and' L. H. Lewis were appointed a Valuation Committee. The resignation of Mr E. H. Wadding ton as Auditor was accepted,and Mr L.H.Lewis was elected in his stead. The Chairman and Mr Rigg were appointed a committee to arrange a mortgage.

£At the Post Office on Tuesday next a close holiday will be observed. All M mails usually despatched on this day _™ will be closed to connect with early trains and coaches up to 8 a.m. , A counter delivery of all correspondence including registered will be made over the Post Office counter on Monday, the Bth inst., between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Telejrraph Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Telegrams for transmission after 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., should be presented upstairs at the Telegraph Office. The Telephone Exchange will be open as usual.

Shearing operations " in the Mauriceville and adjacent have been much retarded through the Inclement weather conditions which have prevailed during the past three weeks. Not only has the work been delayed, but the cold and wet experienced has been very detrimental to the well-being of the shorn sheep. It is pleasing to record, how* eer that very little mortality has taken place amone them. The wool that is being shorn is said to be wellgrown, and, generally, in bright, clean condition, but light in grease —a natural consequence from so much wet weather.

In replying in the House ot sentatives to Mr Bo.lard, the Minis* ter for Agriculture stated:—"Widedissatisfaction is expressed by agricultural representatives regarding the present methods of collecting agricultural statistics, and the reliability of the results is open to question. The Gov,ernment therefore have under consideration the question of obtaining returns by another process which, it is believed, will save many thousands of pounds, ar.v in addition, it is expected, will gitd more satisfactory results."

One oi the most curious legacies ever bequeathed to anybody is perhaps that of £I,OOO left by the lata jA Mrs Olivia Flint, of Pittsburg, to W her doctor. Mrs Flint was very fond of novel rending, and, although very ill, began to read Brarn Stoker's thrilling romance, "Dracula." So interested did, the dying woman become in it, that when she had read a chapter or two, Bbe turned to her nurse and, asking for pen and ink wrote a few words to the effect that if Dr. Allaidyce could keep her alive long enough for her to finish the tale he was to receive a legacy of £I,OOO. Mrs Flint lived for several hours after the last words had beea read. Wairarapa exhibitors have so far been fairly successful at the Falmer. ston North Show. Among those who A obtained prizes in the light horse division was Mr W. D. Watson, of . Masterton, who secured first ana second prizes with "Gentleman* Jack" and "Jim Jim, "respectively. In fat cattle, Mr A: J. Stone Wigg secured a first and second prize, while the same breeder was awarded one first and two thirds in the Southdown sheep class. Mr H. Booth (Carterton) got two thirds with his stock in the Shorthorn class, and Mr W. Peny practically "scooped the pool" in LincoJns, his record reading—three firsts, three seconds, \ four thirds, and one h.c £* "A man carries his life in his hands the whole time working for the masters," said a delegate to the Timber Workers* Conference at We-lington. "Nearly every timber worker is marked in some way. "Yes, here you are," cried another delegate, holding up the stump of a finger. "And here," said a third, displaying a crippled thumb. "What about me?" came from another, showing a maimed I hand; "we've all been in the wars." In bush sawmills particularly, there A was danger. Several delegates men- *& tioned accidents occurring in mills W 50, 60, and 70 miles away from a doctor. One worker told how the horses boited on a bush tramway and the trolleys went over him K was 20 rriles to a doctor. There was no provision in mills for first aid. It was decided to recommend the Government to legislate that all sawmills should be equipped with a stretcher, medicine chest.splints, and bandages, together with a printed card of mStruct ions.

A reward is offered for the return of a pug dog lost from Lansdowne. An advertiser has for sale a nearly jnew gas stove.

The W.F.C.A. require an experienced lady for the haberdashery department. The Railway Department advertise spec'al train arrangements for King's Birthday.

Shakespeare evening scenes from """As You Like it" are announced for this evening in Knox Hall. Mr E, Hodge, second hand dealer, has for sale household furniture, gardening tools, guns, fishing rods and .general sundries. The freehold property known as the Railway Hotel, Eketahuna, is advertised for sale by Messrs W. 3. Chennells and Co. £ Messrs J. Graham and Co. have in stock a very fine assortment of gardening tools, the quality of which is exceptionally good. Messrs Dalgety and Co.'s Eketa'huna stock sale which was to have been held to-day has been postponed .until to-morrow (Saturday). The sales of "R" jam are increasing wonderfully in every locality in which they are put upon the market. For purity, flavour and general excelJence "K" products are unexcelled. Mr R. E. Jones announces that he is prepared to repair and set up lawn .mowers and supply grass boxes to fit machines. All plumbing work for gas or water executed on up-to-date lines. An ingenious contrivance in the iShape of a combination hat and coat brush and coat hanger is on view in

]Messrs Krahagen and Chapman's tailoring establishment. The appliance is so arranged that*the brushes can be folded into a small space, and when requhed extended to form an excellent coat hanger. Under he supervision of Mr H. A. Jones, architect, the old portion -of the Club Hotel has been completely altered internally. A shop has been put in the front, whilst the whole of • the back portion has been converted into a spacious billiard room, and is now one uf the best equipped in the Dominion. Mr F. Langstone, the popular proprietor, has put in four ■of Allcuck' billiard tables one of v which is fitted with the lorns-Smith > cushions. The room is splendidly "furnished, and the billiard cues and

accessories are all that could be desired. Patrons of the room can

•rely on receiving every attention, the nominal charge of one tahilling per 100 is made for the table. Mr P. W. Reardon, of the Waira-

'Tapa Motor Garage, is recognised as one of the most- capable motor en- ' gineers in the Dominion, having devoted years of study to that and -kindred mechanical science. Work ientrusted t3 him is carried out under <fris pergonal supervision, and satisfaction is guarHnteed with all work undertaken. Mr Reardon and his rassisfait; >.re k;pt busy to •orders that come from all parts of the dis'nct, wfcil t numerous cars are stored at his g«ra;re when not in use. for which a nominal charge is made. A full stock of motor tyres and other requisites is carried. A boot store in Masterton that is

■noted for stylish and serviceable footwear is that conducted by Mr H. Hadley, in Queen street. In the selection of boots and shoes he seems capable of judging the popular taste ;to a nicety, with the result that his sales are always on the increase. A consignment of summer footwear has just been opened up at his store, -which is of txcepdonal quality. Dainty shoes for children are shown in great variety, whilst ladies will find selection easy from the fine showing made on their behalf. Men's boots and shoes in black and tan, and in the latest styles are obtainable at very reasonable prices. Those on the lookout for a safe and sound investment in freehold property should read the advertisetment inserted on page 8 of this iss>ue by Mr A. fl. Rudd, A.T.A.N.Z., public accountant and estate agent of Maryborough. It gives details of three handy sized properties, which Mr Rudd can recommend as really first-class investments. The first ■ comprises 500 acres of good sheep country, well impioved, and with buildings, stock, etc., can be secured for £2,700. Eighteen acres freehold at £4 ss, together with 600 acres leasehold-at 6d?per acre can be secured with a deposit of £1,200. The property is close to a railway station and sateyards.