LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9716, 11 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tne latest return from the Masterton Dredge was 40ozs 15dwts for the week's working. A Taranaki farmer has a farm of 45 a'-res, which carries a dairy herd of 33 cows and seven other animals throughout the year. Last year the return from milk amounted to £447 4s M: and tigs, calves, etc., realising £52 13s lid. This works out at approximately JBII per acre, and is a record which will take some beating.

The Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Society's Show will be held in the Drill Hall and Town Hall on Wednesday, 2nd March. Gentlemen coming to town for the show will be in time for Messrs McGruer and Co.'s first great sale. See their advertisement headed '"a goldj en opportunity."

There is a multiplicity of rabbits throughout Central Otago just now, and it is said that the pest had not | been so numerous for years. This state of affairs is due to the continued dry season, rendering trapping almost an impossibility. Motorists have come to regard themselves rather as prosecuted people in Christchurch, but they threaten now to retaliate. Dr Thacker charged a Chinese with having failed to allow the doctor's car to pass a vegetable cart on the correct side of ' the street. The Chinaman was convicted, and Dr Thacker stated that other informations of the same kind would follow.

"I saw the Kaipara give a tremendous list to port when she struck the shoal,," declared a witness in the Nautical Court, who had seen the accident from North Bead. "What did you think had happened?" asked Mr Kettle. "I thought they were shifting the cargo," replied the wit> ness, and the court smiled broadly at the extent of the witne?s's nautical knowledge. The catalogue of the Wairarapa Horticultural and Industrial Society's summer show is to hand. There are 192 classes, for which prizes are offered, viz., pot plants, cut blooms, fruit, vegetables fit for table, local productions, and children's class. Good prizes are offered, and keen competition is looked forward to. i The show will be held on Thursday, 24th inst., and as that is the weekly half holiday there should be a good attendance, . ' Mr Seddon set a fashion for Ministers of the Crown to deal personally with matters which were formerly left to Departmental officers. Sometimes this was carried to an extreme, but it is doubtiul whether it was ever carried to such an extreme as in the case of the Hon. T. Mackenzie, who is goingsto Han mer to inquire, among other matters, into complaints about a rubbish tip in the township. What next!— "Taranaki Herald."

By special edict of the German Minister for Railways, all stations through which the Kaisers tram passes are decorated, irrespective of the hour, so this detail has to be seen to. As regards small, out-oi-the way places, the railway administration provides for the emergency by keeping portable pavilions at the principal junctions throughout the Empire. In a very few hours these can be conveyed to the station concerned and quickly set up.

A swimming race for'a gold medal presented'by the Wairarapa Amateur Swomming Club, wad swum on the Park Lake, last evening. The distance was'loo yards. The results were:—First heat: Francis, 6sec, 1; Miller, ssec, 2;. Time, 80sec. Second heat: Waddington, Usee, 1; Iggulden, 9<*ec, 2; time, 89 l-ssec. Final: Miller 1, Francis 2, Waddington 3; time, 75 2-ssec. Messrs G. Cullen and M. Olds were judges, Mr J. A. McEwen starter and Mr J. Pryor acted in the capacity of check starter.

Mr F. E. Watson, headmaster at Campbell Street School, Palmerston North, in his report to the committee, uses the following words: — "There is criminal carelessness shown by parents in the matter of sending their children to school after the holidays. The highest attendance for last week was 34 belovv the average attendance for the whole of last yea-. If the holidays lasted three months there would still be parents who would fail to sead their children back in time."

Here's another story of a recent wedding not a hundred miles from Wellington. The truth of the story is vouched for. It had beeu a sultry day, but thunder and hail showers had prevailed in the early morning. The wedding party went to the church, and when the register had been signed the minister happened to speak about the weather and asked the bridegroom: "Have you had any hail this morning?" The man blushed and hesitated, but at length replied: "Well, sir, we did just have a glass a-piece before we started." —" Free Lance."

j The district military orders issued iin connection with the .Kitchener Camp in Wellington state that the troops will be mobilised for inspection by Lord Kitchener on the 26th inst., at Johnsonville. Pay and allowances will be on Easter camp allowances. Defence cadets will be inspected at the Hutt Park on Friday, 25th inst , and arrangements will Remade for rationing. A detailed order, showing train arrangements will be issued later, and it is expected they will enable volunteers to reacn home by Monday, 28th, about 9 a.m. Field service dress and marching order kit only is to be taken into camp. An Auckland Press Association message reports that a statement of the affairs of Meredith Soule, of Kamo, Whangarei, who was lately adjudged bankrupt on a creditor's pet tion, has b ui filed with the Official Assignee, liankrupt'was form rly Presbytnian pastor at Hikurangi, and som*. ti»mj ago he had lawsuits with the chur'i authorities in regard to the dispui I possession of an organ and alleged arrears of stipend. In both cases he was unsuccessful. Bankrupt states that while at Hikurangi his stipend was considerably in arrears, and that his income was less than £57 a year. The arrears amounted to about £IOO, but when he sued for this amount and other moneys said to be due to him, he was nonsuited. The liabilities are shown as £246, and assets at £l4O, leaving a deficiency of £lO6.

Messrs J. B. Gilberd and Sons. I Ltd., soap' manufacturers, of WanI eanui. have kindly presented to the Committee of St. John Ambulance Nursing Bazaar a large block of their famous Waxine Soap, which will form an attractive feature in the guessing competition. The idea is to place the block of soap in a conspicuous place, and sell tickets at, say, Is each. Each ticket* entitle? the-holder to a,guess at the 1 weight: At v th"e conclusion of: theh "foaiaar: the} soap is Jbewmjefc ; the property of the one whose guess is nearest to '• the correct weight. J

The monthly service pi i».c x"i'C3byterian Church at Bideford will be held on Sunday afternoon next, at 3 o'clock. Mr C. J. Tocker wil[ preach.

Messrs G. Townsend, T. J. Thompson and & H. Wadding ton were ap-! ointed visiting members for the month at the meeting of the com--mittee of the Masterton District High School last night A letter declining to sanction. in the schools in Mas-, <,.,, terton was read from the Education < Board at i meeting of the Commit-, j tee of the Masterton District High School, last evening. It was decided to instruct the Secretary to write to the Ministers in the town interested in the Bible reading in schools move-' ment expressing their regret that the Education Board had declined, to allow the Committee to take half an hour on one day during the week foff

Bible-reading. A Press Association telegram from Wanganui, last night, stated that the first day of the Wanganui Ram Fair commenced at Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co.'s yards There was a good attendance. la i flock rams Komneys were much J nought after. Flock Lincolns brought rather disappointing prices, and most lines were quitted at from one guinea upwards. Mr W. Rayner's flock Lin-v i coins averaged £7 4s Id. In Lincoln stud rams Mr W. H. Wybournd topped the market at 55 guineas.' Mr B. P. Lethbiidge obtained for a Lincoln stud. Mr W. Perry averaged £ll 13s 6d for his stucJJLinrt coins. The sale will be con tinued'tS* morow.

The weekly meeting of Endeavooi Lodge, 1.U.G.T., was held last even-} ing, Bro. Morris, C.T., in the chairJ Routine business was transacted. 1 The nomination and election of officers resulted in the following being elected for the ensuing ter:-C.T., Bro. King; V.T., Sisj ■ Jndd: S J.T., Sis. Mrs Miller; sec- 1 retary, Sis. M, Flanagan; treasurer, Sis Mi. j s McLean; Chaplain, Sis.' Mrs McLean: F.S., Sis. F. Millerj Marshall, Bro. McLean; Deputy Marshal, Sis. Butcher; Guard, Bro.l Sanko; pianiste, Sis. McLean | P.C.T, Bro. W„ J. Morris. District Deputy Bro. C. Anderson, and L. Deputy Bro. Heyhoe were instal-! ling as officers.

At tbe meeting of the Masterton* School Committe, last evening, a letter was read from the Education Board stating that owing to lack of funds they had not been able to grant the request of the Committee for linoleums for the School Museum. The Chairman (Mr R. Brown) -j stated that no rep'y had yet been ( received from tl e Board with regard to fencing the Museum site. 1 It was most unsatisfactory and unless something was done there might be a danger of ,the Trust Lands Trust withdrawing their generous offer in connection with the Mußenm. It waa decided to write to the Board drawing their attention to the unsatisfactory conditioii of affairs caused by their delay.

Mr Richmond Beetbam, who is at present visiting the Old Country,' writing to a friend in Masterton, makes an interesting reference to Blatchford's pamphlet "Germany and England." He says:—'A pamphlets by Blatchford has made much noised in England. It came out in letters in ' the "Daily Mail." You will see the man is a Socialist, but curious to say the "Daily Mail," which is a Conservative paper has used the brochure for political purposes during the present election. Many people say that if the Unionists succeed in the election it will be mainly owing to Blatchford's letters. Anyway, they have caused a great sensation in England. You might find them worth reading. The Germans affect to treat them as very funny, but they are. furious. Lords Roberts and Bcresford have publicly thanked Blatchford for them."

Some time ago the Masterton District High Scbool Committee wrotejA to the Wellington Education Boardjfi drawing their attention to the unsatisfactory nature of the present railway timetable with regard to pupils attending secondary schools in the Wairarapa. Last night the Com- , mittee received a reply from the Education Board to the effect that a strong statement of the case had been placed before the Minister of Railways, who had replied that it would receive his consideration when the question of altering the timetable ; came under review. The Chairman stated that the school had already lost a teacher, and had been reduced in grade in consequence of the unsatisfactory timetable. It was prob- (A . able that later on a reduction woufli' be made in the salary of teachers doing secondary work.

At the Masterton Auction Mart tomorrow, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell household furniture, fruit, -, also jewellery and faocy goods.

The programme for Mr Maughao. Barnett's organ recital for Wednesday next appears in another column. The proceeds are in aid of the Church Funds.

The fire police are requested to meet at half-past seven o'clock this evening, in full dress uniform, for inspection by Inspector Hugo. jitf A very fine freehold farnf of 170 acres in the Masterton district is advertised for sale on easy terms bv Messrs Cochrane and Hutement. Ton same firm advertise p. nice little fans, two miles from Mastertmi. In the wanted columns an advertiser notifies that she has good accommodation for visitors.

Tenders are "invited by the Masterton County Council for read metalling, and bridge raintii a. Plans and specifications are to be seen at the County Office. An advertiser wants to exchange a YThames Valley farm of 196 acres, well improved, and with good buildiings, for a Tarar.kai farm. Partciulars may be obtained from Messrs Snow and Co., Palmerston North. Jk When in town for the show, don't J| miss two great shows, the Hyde and Co. Fine Art Furnishing Stall at the A. and P. Show, and the Hyde and Co. showing Queen Street. Some choice designs are now on view, and with their exclusive style, quality and finish Hyde and Co. ought to be called upon to refurnish many of the way back homes, and to replenish and, renew some of the nearer at habitations of the patrons of the A. and P. Show during the next week or two. Satisfy yourself by a call of inspection.