LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 986, 4 March 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Mysters Flat dredge is 14oz lOdwt for 138, hours' work and from the Master-' ton Dredge is 390z 7dwt for 126/ hours' work. The weekly meeting of Endeavour} Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in tha Foresters' Hall last evening, Bro.] King, C.T., presiding. Routina business was transacted. The pro-) gramme for the next meeting will ba "pound night." and humorous itercs^ The death occurred at an early houa this morning of Mrs Blackley, wife of Mr James Blackley, of High street. Deceased was only 24 years |of age. The funeral will leave tha i residence for the Masterton Cemetery r at 2.30 p.m. to-day. I At the conclusion of the special j meeting of the Masterton District High School Committee la3t evening* l | Mr W. H. Jackson announced that,] as a result of the recent bioscope entertainment, the sum of £35 10s would be available for the purchase of stereoscopes and stereoscopic views of an educatonal character, the use of the school chiildren. The Rev. J. B. Macdonald, M.A.} who is to take charge of Knox Church) during the absence of the Rev. A. T.I Thompson, 8.A., 8.D., arrived ia Masterton yesterday. After a distinguished career at St. Andrew's University in Art, and in New College, Edinborougb, in Theology,' where he carried off a number of bursaries and prizes," Mr Macdonald made up his mind to leave to come to New Zealand, although a dis* inguished scholastic career was be* tore him in the Old Country. He will commence his duties on Sunday, the 13th mst. The lamb which figured in the weight-guessing competition at the recent bazaar in aid of the District Nurse Fund, was killed yesterday-.! j The live weight was 771b, and the dead weight 371b. The latter, whichv formed the subject of the competition,! was guesßed correctly by Mrs P. Mc«j Laren, of Homebush, and Mr A.' 0. Levien, of Masterton, and they will divide the first prize of £l. Mr A. E. Miles and Mr C. Williams tied for second place, the former guessing 37Jlb and the latter 36§lb, and each wiil take half of the lamb.;

Speaking at the valedictory social to Mr A. Reside on Wednesday evening, Mr Tripe, secretary to the Gear? Company, said that, whereas New Zealand could boast of 28 freezing companies, in the Argentine there were only eight or nine companies.! In New Zealand, if a sheep farmer was not satisfied with the price the freezing companies were offering foi* live sheeep, the companies were prepared to consign on owners' ac~ count. The Argentine companies were behind New Zealand in this respect, as they would only buy direct from the farmer, and would not con* sign on his own account. _ <

A meeting of the shareholders of the Workers' Mutual Benefit. Build' , ing Society was held last night, at Mr Hathaway's office, Hall Street, at 8 p.m., for the purpose of disposing by sale of an appropriation of £3OO free of interest. The chairman, Mr W. iH. Cole, after explaining the reason of the meeting to the shareholderes present,. called for tenders, for the appropriation.. Two tenders were handed in. MrHarry Taylor, who offered £sl, wa* declared the successful tenderer. The chairman, when thanking the shareholders for their attendance, informed them that they would be called together again in the beginning of next month for another appropriation by ballot of £3OO.

There was a fair attendance at the concert in the Methodist Sunday Schoolroom last evening, when an excellent vocal and instrumental programme was rendered. The following contributed items:—Songs, Mrs.' Edwards, Miss Elkins (encored),. Miss E. Jones, Messrs Harry Hall (encored), and W. Iggulden; vocali duets by Mrs A. Daniell and Mr W.. Jago (encored), and Misses Richards ; and Jones. Mr Richards was encored? for his recitation, and .the MissesM. and V. Tait played a pianoforteduet. The concluding item of the programme was "The Waxworks," exhibited by Mr Harry Hall, assisted, . by Mr W. Parker. This was an extremely good item. Mr Hall had no less than fourteen waxworks on exhibition, and he gave a very capable and amusing entertainment.

Towards the'end of the year a General Mission is to be held throughout New Zealand in connection with the Anglican Church. The missioners are coming from the Old Country, and the forerunners, the Rev. Canon Pollock and Kev. H. A. Kennedy, are at present visiting New Zealand. The object of their visit is to find out the needs of the different parishes, and also to prepare the way for the mission, lhey will be in Masterton on Saturday and Sunday next. There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in S. Matthew's Church to-morrow morning, at 7.45 o'clock. The morning will be spent in conference • with the clergy of the neighbourhood, there will be a meeting for women at a quarter past two, and for. men at half-past seven in the evening. Me living at a distance or who are unable to come in the evening may meet the forerunners at halfjpast three in the aiternoon. Un Sunday one of the '* forerunners will preach in S. Matihew's Church.

A 60yds race under the auspices of the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Ciub was held in the Park Lake last evening, with the following result : H. Williams, 15sce. 1; E. B. Waddington, Bsec, 2; B. Livingstone, Usee, 3. Time, 60sec. A diving competition was also held, E. B. Waddington winning, with J. Winchester second. From Mr 0. P. W. Longdill we have received a copy of a pamphlet, written by him, and entitled "A Perfect System of banking." Any attempt on our part to review at all fully such a work would, of course, occupy msre space than is available. It may be said, however, that Mr Longdill is decidedly original in places, which would naturally follow in the case of one who "safely claims to have uttered things which have been kept secret since the foundation of the world." If one does not agree with all that Mr Longdill says, one can at least sympathise with him in his desire to assist humanity in general by evolving a perfect system of banking.

"Last two days" i 3 the notice in Mr Hamill's sale advertisement. Tenders close at noon to-raorrow for the erection of works at Waingawa for the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company, Ltd. Messrs Snow and Co. advertise for exchange a fine Waikato property of 2,060 acres', with good buildings, handy to railway. Owner wants a larger native lease. A general meeting of members and intending members of the Wairarapa Egg Circle will be held this evening, at eight o'clock, in the Y. M.C.A., when all those interested in poultry are invited to attend. The business will include the consideration, and adoption of rules, election of committee, and general. Mr W. J. S. Hayward, the ladies' tailor, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, notines patrons that if they wish to be ready for Easter they should place theii orders without delay. Fit, style and workmanship is guar-1 anteed. " (

Mr|J. Carpenter, of the "Central Shoe Store,'' announces the arrival of a further consignment of seasonable goods. The new lines include -footwear of every description, embracing as they do style, workman-, ship, and durability. A special display of the wide range will he made to-day, and to-morrow, and town and country patrons requiring footwaar are cordially invited to call and make an inspection. The W.F.C.A. wish to notify their numerous clients that they have opened up a very large shipment of the famous " Health" boots and shoes. The steady increase in demand for this reliable footwear necessitates an early call. Owing to the beautiful lines, and proportion of "Health" models, and the superior quality of leathers and construction, Health Shoes forcibly commend themselves to people of fashionable requirements. Their correctness in shape and material is assured from season to season by the great increase in demand for this most reliable footwear.