LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 989, 8 March 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is rumoured that there !s a likelihood of several well-Known Masterton residents offering their services to the burgesses on the occasion of the approaching Mayoral election. "The practice of the AuditorGeneral in affixing 'tags'to the bal-ance-sheets ot local bodies is row so general,".observed a member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, "that a local body without one will be looked upon as being something abnormal." One of the smartest foes of the .heckler is Dr. Macnamara, Finan- ' cial Secretary to the Admiralty, | whose witty replies to questioners have often turned the laugh on his side. "Are you in favour of the repeal of the blasphemy laws?" asked an excited old lady at one of his meetings. "Madame," said Dr. "Mac," gravely, "I am a gdlfer." j The Postmaster requests us to ; direct the attention of persons posting parcels to the fact that all parcels forwarded under the new Parcel Postal Jr'ost Regulations must be handed over the counter as previously. Any "parcels" posted in the posting boxes are liable to a surcharge of 6d. This does not, however, apply to patterns or Sample post. With the arrival of a diver who was expected from Melbourne on Monday, states the "Southland Timese," the preparations of the syndicate which has purchased the wreck of the Waikare will be complete and work will be commenced. In the meantime a representative of the syndicate is standing by the wreck in Dusky Sound. The opinions of those who have seen the wreck seem to indicate that if the syndicate salves orly the gear, which can readily be obtained, it will recoup itself handsomely for its outlay, leaving the question of a big salvage as a possibility. At the end of March, the seventy or more statutes in which the native land law of New Zealand is buried will cease to operate. In their places will come the new Native Land Act, a monumental work 6f over four hundred clauses, n vering all phases of the settlement use of native land by Maori and European, The I new law goes a great deal further than a mere consolidat ; -<", and consequently the regulatiu . and rules of procedure in the Native Land Court have to be revised. As a preliminary to the Act coming into operation, a conference of Native Land Court Judges will take place in Wellington on Marcn 15th, to deal with the revised arrangements for its" administration. i

The "Western Star'' (Riverton) states that the little owla imported by the Acclimatisation Society, in an attempt to cope with the small j bird nuisance, have been noticed several times in the vicinity of OtauI tan. Last week one of these little animals flew into O'Brien's Hotel, Otautau, and was captured, and after being inspected was given its liberty. The owl is small and round, with very thick legs, and powerful claws and beak. The owls are said to be very effective in reducing the small bird pest. It is stated that the owls feed on the grub, of the. brown beetle, which causes so much damage to grain crops in some districts. They have also been known to kill rabbits.

The annual general meeting of the Red Star Football Club will be held on Saturday, 19th inst. The funeral of the late Mrs H.Cole, senior, took place yesterday, a large number of friends and relatives, including a number of old identities, following the cortege to the Masterton Cemetery. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev.j A. T. Thompson, 8.A., B.D.

No. 3 bore at Moturoa continues to display considerable activity, says the "New Plymouth News," every foot tha f '3 now being bored giving demonst ;uions of pent-up forces.! On Wednesday morning, shortly af* ter work coimnericed, a big blow-up occurred, and was succeeded shortly after noon by one of some magnitude, oil being hurled high above the top of the derrick for over twenty minutes without ceasing. Practically pure oil is ejected from this bore. The pressure of gas is immense. Evidence is from time to time afforded that our harbour and its entrance are steadi'y improving, saya the "Patea Press." Late on Monday night, for instance, the scow Echo, 1 coming into port with 165 tons of coal aboard, negotiated the harbouu entrance with the greatest ease. The night was moonlight and there (was an excellent depth of water available, but even so the occasion was notable. Some time ago the Kiripaka effected an entrance by night, but the fact that an auxiliary vessel 'of the Echo type has easily ! achieved the same feat suggests I that there need be no gloomy appre-' hensions as to the future of our port.' „

A conference of representatives of the Shearers' Union of the Dominion will be held in Wellington this month.] It is intended to complete the amalgamation to embrace not only shearers, but all persons employed In connection with shearing operations, such as shed hands, cooks and others. The linking-up of the various unions has, as a matter of fact, already been effected, but the organisation Ms not yet registered. At tire conference the policy to be adopted for next year in regard to wages, etc., will be decided on. At the present time the men regard their position as most unsatisfactory,' and, for one thing, steps will be taken to have a uniform rate of pay fixed for the whole of New Zealand. 1 The federation, when registered, will probably embrace about six thousand hands. ! Our Carterton correspondent I writes:—"From fifty three suppliers delivering milk to the Belvedere cheese factory, 9ome 2,100 gallons of milk is being received daily. -The milk supply during the past three weeks has kept up wonderfully well, owing, it is stated, to many of the dairy farmers leeding their cows on green maize. The highest test at this factory is 5.2, and the , lowest 3.7, but the majority of suppliers have a test of 4or over. Twenty-seven export size (801bs) cheeses are beingmanufactured daily, and the last shipment railed away consisted of 216 cases. With regard to feeding cows on maize a well-known farmer says that, as an Autumn food, maize is likely to become a great factor to the dairyman. Many parts of the Wairarapa are particularly adapted for growing this fodder, and after the excellent results that have been obtained, it is likely to be largely grown in the future." A meeting of the Wairarapa Mineral Prospecting Company was held yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs Donald Donald (chairman), A. Henderson, W. B. Chennells, R. Kibblewhite, Moor house, and J, Hunter. It was reported that 189 shares had been taken up, and 25 promised. The question of commencing operations was discussed, members being of the opinion that it was inadvisable to delay the work too long. In this connection the question was discussed that if the 250 shares which it was desired to see subscribed were not taken up, as toi whether it would not be better to commence working with the two hundred shares. It was decided to appoint Mr Moorhouse a canvasser to report at a meeting to be held in a fortnight. A committee consisting of Messrs D. Donald, J. Hunter and A. Henderson was set up, with power to engage two prospectors^ Reference was made at the meeting of the Wellington Land Board on baturday morning last, to the death of the late Mr Alexander Reese. The Commissioner, Mr James Mackenzie, stated that Mr Reese's connection with the board commenced in 1886, twenty-four years ago, and with the exception of one considerable break, it had been continuous. Mr Reese was essentially the friend of the small, struggling settler, and he was ever forward in giving even the thriftless "one more chance." His loss would be felt by all alike. He moved the following resolution: — "That the Wellington Land Board desire to place on record its sin«re appreciation of the services rendered by the late Mr Alexander Reese to this board, and deep regret at his death, and the great loss that it entails to us all. The board desires to convey to Mr Reese's widow and family sympathy in their bereavement, and directs that this resolution be entered in the minutes.'" This was agreed to. The Board adjourned until 3.3 A out.of respect to the memory of the deceased.

A strange assortment of "foreign bodies" are found from time to time in sacked grain when it comes to the mills, says the "Melbourne Argus," and in order to prevent tnese from being consumed by the public the milling machinery has to be provided with a large variety of "screens." The manager of one of the city minting firms explained that ;he screens at their works have been calied upon to reject, amongst other things, snakes, spanners, old hats, boots, lizards and oilcans. Last week, however, the unexpected came along in the shape of an old pair of tough moleskin trousers that had heen sewn up 10 an oat-sack. Not one of the screens proved capable of coping; with these garments, and eventually they found their way into the rollers. Much good meal was spoilt, and the moleskin clogged the machinery, so that the firm had tp incur a heavy loss in shutting down at a particularly busy time. In Australian grain, the manager stated, they had no record of articles of any value having been foqnd; in Eastern produce, however, it was not an uncommon thing to discover coins that would represent a considerable purchasing power to an Oriental labourer.

The cocksfoot yield this season is said to be a record one at Kaikoura, Canterbury. From 800 to 900 sacks will probably be marketed by local growers, outside of what will be used for private use. Ten years ago the local yield did nox exceed seventy sacks. In a year or two Kaikoura bid fair to become a keen rival of "The Bays" in the production of grass seed.

The spook "Julia." with which Mr W. T. Stead created a mild sensation in London a short time ago, caused Sir Robert Stout some little amusement while he was in England. Sir Robert told a "Dunedin Star" reporter that "Julia" was a "perfect farce.' Mr Stead," he continued, "is a very able journalist and a very clever man, but, all the same, he seems to believe implicitly in this thing. It is an illusion with him—nothing ebe—but there is no doubt that he believes in it."

There are at the present time aoout forty flaxmilis at work in Otago and Scuthland. The material being produced is principally fair, that being the quality which millers largely contracted with merchants to supply. The amount of good fair quality produed is accordingly limited. The dry season, says the "Otaqo Daily Times," is having a rather serious effect on the industry, and it rain does not come very soon the position will become fairly acute. The output is being affected not only in reer«rd to quantity, but in quality also. Several mills have been compelled to suspend operations, while a number of others are contemplating doing likewise, If tha water supply diminishes any further there will be no other course open to them.

Un tne question of the separation of the New Zealand Church from that of Australia, the retiring president, addressing the Methodist Conference in Dunedih, said:—"The influence of the great meeting in Wesley Chapel. City Road, will certainly tend to the unification of Methodists in the Old Land Indeed, the spirit and trend of the agrement in the direction of union,and is it not strange that the one exception to this should be found in the Methodist Church of Australasia? Every great river has its backward currents here and there, and may not the clamour of some of our brethren for separation be but a temporary backward sweep which will, by the irresistible force of the spirit of the age, turn again into the main stream, and hasten the time when not only solid but the "whole of the evangelical churches, will stand as a unit against the iorces of evil?"

"One of the greatest menaces to England at the present time," remarked the Earl of Oxford to an Auckland "Herald" representative, "is the alien peril. In London the foreigners are in their thousands, and there are whole streets and localities where not a single word of English is spoken England is the safe refuge of all the nondescript refuse of Europe, in London the anarchists walks secure to plot further mischief, the thug to murder, and the pickpocket to steal. There they stay, a menace to the community, and a drag up an the country, as if we did not trouble of our owjn to contend with. Of course, these anarchists know full well that it pays them to do nothing serious to disturb the peace, and order of the land, for if they were expelled they would have no other safe refuge to flee to, but other countries have justifiable grounds for complaint as to the action of the, British authorities —England shelters all, from fleeing king to dastardly bomb-thrower."

A packet intended for a Dunedin bookseller was despatched by a New York publishing firm addressed to 42, George street, Dunedin, Scotland." The packet, failing to come to hand, the local bookseller wrote to the New York firm enquiring the reason for the ron-fulfilment of the order. By the time this letter was received in New York, the packet, redirected by the Scottish postal authorities, had also arrived there. The firm of publishers thereupon enclosed the packet, still bearing the "Dunedin, Scotland," address in another wrapper, this time correctly addressed. The Dunedin bookseller duly received the goods with a letter in which the senders expressed their inability to understand why the parcel was not correctly delivered by the postal authorities The addressee gently explained in a further communication that Dunedin was in New Zealand, which was not Scotland, whereupon followed the dej'ghtful rejoinder that the New York firm was sorry for the mistake and would take care in future that "goods for their Dunedin customer would he correctly addressed to Australia" ! Geography does not appear to be a strong point in American education.

A handy young man willing to turn his .hand to anything seeks work, in town. A bicycle business in Masterton is advertised for sale at a reasonable price and on easy terms. Mr F. P. Welch advertises for shepherds, cowmen, gardeners, hotel cook, etc. The latest quotations in leading grocery lines are given by Mr Home, cash grocer, Queen street. The firm notifies the arrival of a tremendous .shipment of groceries. The time tor holding the next Masterton, woo], skin, hidea and tallow sale on Wednesday next has been altered from one o'clock to 10.4-5 a.m. There wiH be a general meeting of the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society, as well as the usual weekly rehearsal this evening at the Exchange Buildingd. All members are requested to attehd.

A smart young man is required to assist at the Youla Wool Works, Masterton. Further particulars may &e obtained at the offices next Messrs H. P. Wynn-Williams, Ltd., Queen street. Lovers of sport will be pleased to learn that provision in this line is to be made in Masterton tor the Easter Hclidays. On Easter Monday on the Showgrounds there will be a grand military tournament and sports by the Masterton Mounted Rifles. There will be mounted anef foot event?, apj.le bobbing,' needle, threading, night alarm, rescue race, ladies* •orange competition, wrestling, tug-of-war, boy sceuts, school cadets and many other attractions. jh#

Pupils for shorthand on the Gregg system are advertised for.

The household furniture to be sold to-morrow by Mr J. R. Nicol, on account of Mr C. J. Aghtoo, includes a number of very desirable lines in first-class order. As Mr Ashton is leaving the district every line is to be cleared at auction.

Mr John Boxhall announces that he has taken over the butchery business lately carried on under the sfyle of "Lee and Boxhall"as from the Ist March, 1910. All debts due to the firm must be paid to Mr Box hall, and all liabilities of the firm will be discharged by him. Mr Boxhall intends to continue the business on the mosi up-to-date lines, and trusts by courtesy and strict attention to details to merit a fair share of public support.

For coughs, colds, throat ani lung troubles, fevers, diseases of the dig'esti ve and urinarjr system, 5 drops in a tablespoon of water. To wjunds, ulcers eczema,etc., 15 drops to tablespoon olive oi> and apply.—o

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