LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9991, 10 March 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The New Zealand Shipping Company intends to proceed'against the Auckland Harbour Board claiming damages 'or the loss of the Kaipara.

It is probable that a team from the Wellington Highland Rifles will visit Tenui at Easter, for the purpose of firing a match with the Castlepoirt Rifle Club and the Masterton Mounted Rifles.

The estimated population of Sydney on December 31st was 605,900. The city had 126,700 inhabitants, and the suburbs 479,200. The increase of the population of the city and suburbs of Sydney last year was 13,800. Two members of the Dannevirke Borough C-.uncil have resigned, owing, it is understood, to having had business relations with the Council exceeding the amounts allowed by law. No correspondence relating to the matter has yet been published. A Govenmenc parade of the Mas- ; terton Mounted Rifles was held last evening. Regimental Sergeant-Major Collier being in command. A meeting was subsequently held, and the final arrangements for the sports on Easter Monday were made. Sergeant Bannister was appointed supervisor of the Ground Committee, and Sergeant Barnes supervisor of Stewards.

Two runaway horses, attached to a lorry, caused some little excitement m Masterton about eight o'clock last evening. After careering through several back streits they eventuallybrought the lorry iinto contact wuh a telegraph pole in Victoria Street, breaking the pole. The horses were ultimately brought to a standstill near the Post Office. It is expected that the Mastprtnn Golf Club* season will commence about the first week in April. The course is in splendid order, and tha greens are also receiving special attention. Members will be pleased to learn that the Club has secured the j services of Mr James McEwan, laie of Queen's Park Links, Bournemouth, as a coach. Mr McEwan, who was the leading professional of this Club, will visit Masterton about April 11 tb, and will remain here for a week or two. Speaking to a representative of the "Manawatu Times," "Bob" Fitzsimmons said that he was convinced for three reasons that Jeffries would beat Johnson. Johnson, he said, was scared of Jeffries. He couldn't hurt Jeffries, and Jeffries, whose lightest fighting'weight would be eighteen stone, would hurt, him bad. Also he is satisfied that if by any chance Johnson should win, he would not be twenty-four hours champion, so strong is the racial feeling in the matter in the States, abd that there would be a race war in the American cities.

Mr Wragge refuses to have his discovery of prehistoric markings on rocks at the Bay of Islands belittled. In a further interview he said that his discovery lined New Zealand to the dim and distant past, long before the Maori, long before the Aryan. of the days of prehistoric man, when, scientists presumed, man was a giant perhaps eight feet high. "These rocks go back probably five hundred thousand years, and are inost likely a great deal older. I consider they refer to sun worship. I prefer not to say any more just afc present as to the locality in which they lie, except, that I had to get a special sailing boat to reach it. It is absurd to tell me that they are the result of accident, or that they were geologically formed as we see them. There are, to my mind, undoubted marks showing that they are the work of man, and in some of them you can plainly see the chisel marks." Dr William H. Prescott, of Boston, has returned home after an unsuccessful search in England for manuscripts proving that Bacon wrote Shakespeare's plays. Dr Orville Owens, of Detroit, who has discovered what he believes to be a Baconian cypher, accompanied Dr Prescott in the search. They are understood to have had information that documents proving Bacon's authorship of the Shakespeare plays were buried in a cave in the cliff on which Shepdtow Castle stands, in Monmouthshire. They could not, however, find any trace of a cave. A meeting of Trustees of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society was held in the secretary's office yesterday afternoon. There were piesent—Messrs R. T. Hoimes (chairman), W. Morris, Mrs J. Cairns and Mr C. A. Tabuteau, secretary. An application was received for rent, which was refused, and an application for medical assistance to a child was granted. The pay sheet—£27 6s 2d ordinary; £l6 8s 2d Renall Sol way Home, ordinary; and £39 5s 6d additions to Renall Sol way Home and water service—was passed for payment, and the action of the chairman and secretary since the last' meeting was confirmed. The Truste?s expressed their appreciation of the Masterton Borough Council's action in granting: the high pressure water to the Renall Solway Home. Mrs .Cunningham, ladies' nurse, notifies that she has removed from Albert street to 73, Lincoln road. A lad as apprentice at a general blacksmith's, Masterton, is advertised for by Mr J. Georgeson, Labour Department. A reward is offered for the recovery of a leather case and music lost between Mr R. Dagg's, Fernridge, and Worksop Road. The Fancy Department of the W.F.C.A., is offering something new in the way of good suitable for presents, of which tbey have an unlimited selection. Two plate glass mirrors, sft by 2ft sin each, suitabl-j for shop or show room, are advertised for sale by Mr A. Henderson, jeweller, Queen Street.

"The glasses of the future," is the subject of a change advertisement inserted by Mr A. Henderson, on the leader page of this issue The glasses referred to are the "Kimless Eyeglasses," which it is announced are comfortable to wear, and on account of their construction are almost invisible on the wearer. Another special feature is their lightness, the absence of the rims reducing the weight of the glasses to a minimum that is surprising, Persons already using ordinary glasses may have the lenses changed to the "Rimless" style on the shortest notice. Those suffering from aching and sore eyes will be interested in the particulars inserted regarding "Murine," the great eye remedy, which is being used with so much success.

Tn order to make room for new season's seeds Mr H. Hadley ** maker has decided to hold a great boot and shoe sale in his Anopn Stret As this is Mr Hadley s &.S »le he intends to mark the event by placing before the public a fine array of wholesale bargains, sterling qualities, and close-trimmed prices. The sale is announced to take place on Tuesday morning next, at nine o'clock sharp, and preparations for the event are now in full swing. In the ladies' department many of the lines have been reduced from 15 to 20 per cent., as in the case of glace kid shoes, open or closed front, Cuban heels, button and lace • boots and shoes. Heavy reductions .are also promised in children s loot wear, while prices are all marked v-down in the gentlemen's department, it is announed that values are exactly as stated, and every mark down will be genuine as well as a generous reduction in price. .

In a chan*s advertisement in this issue, Mr James A. Doherty, high -class tailor. Lambton Quay. Welhng- ; ton, has a special rord to say to those to maintain a high standard of dress. Patrons are assured not only of the real inimitable London cut, but the materials used are guaranteed identical with of London s leading tailors. is the .keynote of the business, and it is announced that country c'ie its can be fitted an hour afier ordering. Models .are kept of each customer.

The butchery business m Masterton ■ Which has lately been carried on un- ~ cfer the style of Messrs Butcher Bros,, has been purbased by Mr George Butcher. It is the> new proprietor's intention to carry on the . business on the most up to-date lines, and he trusts by courtesy and strict : attention to business details to merit .a fair share of public support. The primest of meat will be sold, and patrons can rely .on - receiving every attention.