LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 982, 28 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The Masterton Mounted Rifles, j Masterton Rifie3, and the Ruabme No. 5 Battalion Band, who were encamped at the Kitchener Camp, at | Johnsonville, returned to Masterton I by special train yesterday afternoon. J The Rev. A. T. Thompson, 8.A., 8.D., conducted Sunday School anni- , versary services at Lansdowne yesterday afternoon. In a review of the progress of the German navy in 1909 the "Hamburgher Nachrichten" says: "It can be said with certainty that if a war broke out to-day all the vessels under construction and supposed to be delivered by next summer could be immediately set in the fighting line with an effort." There is going to be good competition in all the classes at the Masterton Horticultura ; and .Industrial Society's Show, to be held in the Town Hall and Drill Halls on Wednesday. The entries all through are satisfactory, and the number shows the public interest in the Show. The decorated tables will be a feature of the Show, and the judges in this section have their work before them. The commonest caterpillar in New Zealand, and the one which does most of the damage, is the New Zealand army worm or grass caterpillar. It was given pride of place among the insects of the v G ar in the last report of the Department of Agriculture, and it was stated that there had been no very serhiia attacks by it between 1894 and last ™ason. After all, the compl. to rout of the Otago representative cricketers at Auckland was a good thing, a matter for pleasure north and south (says a "Dunedin Star" contributor). It sufficed to show that in the midst of disappointment and bitterness of spirit there is always sweet consolation. Consider the thwacking experiences of the good people of Auckland. In the matter of Ministerial representation the fair city, as compared with a fairer city in the robust south, has long been an example of suffering affliction. Then there was the Captain Knyvett affair, leaving the people in a fever of discontent. And, worst of all, the fair fame of Auckland harbour had become tarnished, blighted by a rock in the main channel. This in a haven that held the White Fleet!' Were not ] AuckJanders ripe for honour and. proud satisfaction when Otago bodly , challenged Auckland cricketers "to j try fortune in a single fight"? How. \ the day went with the holders of ( the Plunket Shield every m an ( knoweth.

The codlin moth has attacked Hutfc grown apples to an aterming extent this year. As an instance of this, it is worth recording that one well-known grower, who had received! an order from a private house fop lOOlbs of cookers, found it necessary to pick over 3001bs to get the requisite quantity of sound fruit.

It is now so dry in Southland, that many farmers have to cart water for their stock, and many residents outside the watered area of Invercargill hav • also to go abroad for water. Sli'!, with the driest season in the a :ials of the settlement, Southland as a whole is looking well; and there is no sign of a set-back.

A Victorian importer of horses: who left the Bluffwith a consignment for' Australia stated that Clydesdale heavy draught colts and fillies are in good demand, and there is every likelihood of the market remaining firm. The bot-fly, supposed to have been introduced from New Zealand, is 1 taking firm hold of the place. His observation are that in New Zealand the horses have become immune from the pest, and, seerrn ingly, sustain no . great inconvenience.

Mr T. Tanner has given notice that at the next meeting of the Hawke'a Bay Education Board he will ask the Chief In=pector whether he is aware that a scnool mistress in this education district has been teaching the children un.er her care that mankind had descended from apes, and the appendix, lately discovered (the of appendicitis), was remnant of tail; and if ho whether such teaching has received approval? That bee-farming is becoming an important industry in this district, says the "Poverty Bay Herald," ig . evidenced by the fact that at the pre-' sent time there are over 2,000 colonies of bees located in various parts of Poverty Bay, and the possibilities of this district as a honey-producing centre are manifestly .great. The} chief drawback to bee-keeping in Poverty Bay in the past haß been the careless manner in which soma apiaries has been ' conducted, andf the deteriorating effect of box hives, which are largely responsible for the spread of disease, especially that of foul brood. In order that these defects may be coped with, ifi is hoped that the representations of the Beekeepers' Association for local inspection will be favourably received by the Minister for Agriculture.

The two preparations commonly known as sarsaparilla and ship's lime juice figured largely in a civil action heard in the Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, the other day. In the course of tha hearing there was % good deal of argument as to whether they were cordials, but the defend* ant, a manufacturer of cordials,' said that were not. He explained that a cordial consisted of a basis of sugar and water, with tne addition of an essence, and both sarsaparilla and ship's limejuice were manufactured on a different system. Later in the evenine a for-' mula for sarsaparilla was submitted to the court, and the magistrate (Mr H. W. Bishop) strongly commented on the recipe. He did not think many people would want to drink the mixture. According to the directions* the preparation was stirred with a stick or a broom-handle, and it was purely and simply "muck.'' he added "muck is the only word for it." A young man advertises for nome in private family. Peaches and pears are advertised! for sale at the Masterton auction mart. » A pound reward is offered for the return of a purse containing money and stamps, lost on the MastertonCarterton road.

Notice is given that the registered office of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company, Ltd., has been removed to No. 16 Perry street. The Deputy Registrar gives notice to Grand and Common Jurors that, they need not attend the Supreme Court at Masterton till 2 o'clock today. The annual general meeting of the Masterton Orchestral Society will beheld in theY.M.C.A. Rooms, tomurrow evening, at eight o'clock. A full attendance of members is requested. Tenders for the supply of grass seed will be received up" to March 9th for the Improved Farms at Raurimi-Taumaranui. Specifications may be seen at the District Lands and Survey offices, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, and at the Post Offices, Wanganui, Masterton and Palmerston North. During Monday and Tuesday, MrJ. L. Murray's, drapery and showroom, Exchange Buildings, will be closed for stocktaking and will reopen on Wednesday. Whilst the premises are closed special orders will be executed if left at the clothing store Telephone No. 35 or No 341. The W.F.C.A. are making theirautumn display of new season's good 3 on Wednesday. March 2nd. Over one hundred packages of new have been opened, and will be on show, including all the latest novelties in .. millinery, costumes, dresses, biousinga, etc. Inspection is cordially invited. Notice is given ttoat an election of four duly qualified parsons to represent the combine! Masterton and Castlepoint Counties on the Board of the" Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid District will, be held on Wednesday, March 16th. 'Nominations take place at the County Council office, Masterton, on March 9th.

Fish for Lent is the bold heading of Graham and Co.'s advertisement on page 4. We refer our readers to this advertisement if they are careful observers of the seaso". Some splendid lines in fish and other suitable foods are announced, and no worry, economic or domestic need accrue, as this trying: season" lengthens. The bedstead bargain hunter ought this week to find his or her way to Hy<*e and Co.'s warehouse, where a lot of 'stead* in black with bass rails and mounts are just to hand. The prices are really astonishingly low. High prices «te sent skyward to tnable Masterton .people to furnish cheaper, and the line is well worthy of inspection. See their special announcement on page 4.

Messrs McGruer and Co. announce their first show of all the newest and most fashionable goods for the closing season will commence on Wednesday. Par s millinery, fashionable blouses, shipments of dress goods juslt to hand. In the fancy department there is to be found everything of the latest, especially in gloves, belts and neckwear. Coloured hosiery will be all the rage this sea son, and there is a very fine lot oi shades on view.

Mr P. Hamill, of Queen street, Masterton, announces that his great bargain sale will close on Saturday next, and he promises further startling reductions for the last week of this great sale. Customers been more than satisfied with the value they have received during the past few weeks, and Mr Hamill pro miaes that the prices that will be charged from now till Saturday, February sth, will eclipse everything that has ever bean offered to the public.

Notice is given in the advertising columns of the fi s election of r< presentatives of the contributory district of the Borough of Masterton on the newly constitute I Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. The election will take place on Wednesday, March 16th, 1910, and the nominations for the Borough on Thursday, March 10th. Any person whose nqme is on the Borough Couucjl Electors' Roll, and who is not r'i-qualified under clause 19 (2i of the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions A't, 1909, may become a candidate by being nominated in , the same n Miner as for a councillor. There are two representatives to be elected for tue Borough. Elsewhere it is announced that Mr W. Redmond has taken over the Club Hotel, at Cartertcn. The new proprietor, who is well-known throughout the Wairarapa, conducted the Queen's. Hotel in Masterton a few ytars ago, with great success and in his new sphere will oe pleased to renew acquaintance with his numerous friend;--. It is Mr Redmond's intention tr> run the house on the best possibla lines', and he trusts by civility and attention to merit a fair share of public patronage. Everything is under his personal supervision, and a specialty is made of caterine for the requirements of the travelling public. A first-clas3 table is kept, and nothing but the best brands of liquor stocked.