LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10022, 19 April 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several deer are to be liberated in the Tararua, Ranges to-day. The Worksop dredga has declared a dividend of one shilling par share, which will be payable to-morrow.

Hi* Worship the Mayor, Mr P. lu' Hollings, extends a hearty invitation to the burgesses of the borough and the inhabitants of the surrounding district to be present at a public meeting to be held in the Town Hall on Wednesday next, tha 20th inst, at 11.45 a.m., to receive His Excellency the Governor, Lord Plunket,.towhom it is intended to present an illuminated address on the occasion of bis leaving the Dominion.

Mr J. C. Boddwgton reports five degrees of frost yesterday morning at Upper Plain.

The sacred cantata, "The Easter Message" was again rendered in the Church of Christ last evening, before an appreciative audience. The cantata was composed by a local resident.

A chimney stack at the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company's works at Waingawa will be about eighty feet; in height, .and when erected should be able to be seen for many miles around.

An exchange says that the turnip crop in the Waikato district has been. very seriously affected with blight. The crop has been almost entirely a failure; but the growth of grass is good; rain has been plentiful, and the country looks well. At the Magistrate's Court, Eketahuna, yesterday morning, Stock Inspector T. C. Webb procseded" against W. Cross, farmer, Alfredton, for failing to keep his property cleared of Ualifornian thistle. After hearing the evidence the presiding Magistrate, Mr C. C. Graham, imposed a fine of £lO and costs amount-* ing to 24a 6d. '

A man named R. McLennan has had the novel experience of being buried live under dead rabbits. He was carting rabbits from Miller's Flat to Eviedale station, Southland, in an express, and falling asleep the horsts capsized the vehicle, and the driver was half smothered by his load.. The horses stocd quietly, .while the man was being rescued

further specimens of quartz were brought into Masterton on Saturday last by Messrs Kibble white and Moorhouse, who at the present time are prospecting in the Tararua ranees. The secretary of the Wairarapa Mineral Company, Mr R. Brown, considers that the last specimens are the best yet s«nt in from the present prospect. The secretary of the Masterton Cooperative Dairy Company received advice yesterday that prime New 2ta-> land butter was realising 120s to 122s in the Home market last week, and the highest price for first grade cheese was 62s for white and 62a for coloured. It will no doubt be satisfactory to dairy farmers to that both butter aud cheese are realising such good prices at Home. A number of Upper Waingawa residents made an unsuccessful search for the missing prospector, Mr Tom Donnelly, on Sunday last. Another search party under Constable Dunn will proceed to the Ranges this morning to make a further search and several residents of the Waingawa. who are familiar with the surrounding country, will join Constable Dunn's party.

Up to the end of March, some 88,267 Iba of cheese was manufactured at the JRockinlet cheese factory at Waingawa. This amount is more than the whole of the previous season's output, and 13 looked upoa as a very satisfactory amount to be made from milk supplied by only seven suppliers. The land in the vicinity of the factory is not considered by any means first class dairying country. The average test for last month was 4.25, the highest being 4.5, and the lowest 4.1.

Yesterday, a representative of this paper visited the Wellington Farmers' freezing works at Waingawa, and found that good progress was being made with the works. A road has been formed and metalled from the Masterton-Carterton road to the scene of building operations, and the lagoon at the back has been drained. The walls of the main building have been raised to window-sill height, and allowed to set. Meanwhile the workmen, some twenty-five in member, are busy on the building, which is to contain the digester, tallow and manure house. They have also started on the machinery building. The former, a wooden structure, is well on the way, and some of the principals for the roof are already in position. It is expected to have this building covered in, by the end of, the week. Should the present rate of progress be maintained, it is expected to have the works erected well within contract time.

An exchange writes the followingin reference to an address given recently by Rev. H. S. Woollcombe, who will visit Masterton.next Sunday:—"lt is to the higher nature of man, with its spiritual and intellectual equipment, that the Rev. EL S. Woollcombe so forcibly appeals. Impurity, drunkenness, gambling—this was the trinity of world-wide vices against which he besought his hearers to do battle, and he did not send them into the fight unarmed. He pointed them to the groat Armoury, upon which every man who ' would war for the cause of God and humanity is entitled to draw. It was good to hear so dtalwart a champioii proclaiming the doctrine of universal obligation to pirticipate in the work of moral and social reform. And he spoke, let us hope, not for himself alone, but for the Church of England in New Zealand and throughout the Empire."

We have received from Mr R. J. Foss, Headmaster of Fernridge School, a diagram taken on his anemometer (an instrument for measuring the force of the wind), at Fernridge for one week ending April 18. The record shows that dudng the recent gales the velocity of the wind, which was about 45 miles an hour at 2 o'clock on Thursday, the 14lti inst., gradually increased unt'l at 6 p.m. on Friday it had.obtained fully 63 miles an hour. A slight diop occurred on Saturday morning, but towards midnight on the same date the force of the gale h3d again risen to close upon sixty miles, an hour, this velocity being practically maintained until 6 o'clock on Sunday morning.

when fine weather set m and the breeze became by comparison a gentle zephyr. The anemogfam referred to is an excellent illustration of the work performed by Lander's instrument, which is capable of registeringthe velocity of the wind up to 100 miles per hour.

The treasurer of the Mastertn Hospital acknowledges with thanks from the "'One Man Band" the sum of three shillings and threepence, being the gross proceeds of an open air concert.

A commencement has been made with the work of cutting down some •of the trees to the entrance of the .-Solway a«enue, authorised by the A. and P. Association some time back.

Tickets are selling treely for the •vocal and organ recital to be given by Miss Amy Murphy and Mr Pureell Webb in the Knox Church on Tuesday next. Miss Murphy will sing several songs, ?.nd Mr Webb will contribute organ solos. Tnis will be the only opportunity of hearing Miss Murphy in Ma'jterton.J'.s after her concerts in Auckland ana uhristchurch she returns to Australia to give concerts in the Australian capitals. Full particulars will appear shortly.

Two experienced navvies and a good teamster are advertised for.

A second-hand go cart, nearly new, is advertised for sale.

Mr T. Lupton, wood carter, of Matahiwi, advertises the price of firewood.

Messrs Gillespie and Co. require experienced men for crutching, and a benehman for a sawmill.

Mr J. Carpenter advertises seasonable footwear in the shape of golobhes and gum boats in all piz^s.

Appi.s ar? on aula at Mr List's, Nursery road, at the rate of 141bs for ore shilling.

A lady who ha 3 too large a house would like one or two gentlenv-n as paying guesti. For address apply "rat the' Wairarapa Age office.

The offices of trie' Town Clerk will be closed on Wednesday next, the occasion being the visit of His Excellency the Governor.

Messrs J. McQueen and Son advertise 1,000 acres first-class land, all in grass, and with the usual buildings of a sheep farm. Full particulars will be given on application.

Messrs J. McQaeen and Sons have beer, io-tructtd by Mr F. Bacon, Opiki road, Lan-duwne, to sell by auction the whole of his household furniture. Full particulars will *be published ia a future issue.

In reference to the n«w season's jatn inaj-i by Messrs S. Kirkpatrick and C'.\. Ltd", nt Nelnon, familiarly known >is th-j "K" jams, hundred of tons of fresh, ripe, luscious fruit have been used during ths last three months.

Messrs McQueen and Sons, auctioneers, Banni'atfr street, have received instructions to hold a large unreserved sale of furniture and effects, at the premises, 66 Colombo road, on Friday next, April 22nd. Fall particulars will be given later.

At this season of the year men and boys alike, especially football and hockey enthusiasts, require a good, serviceable jersey. Mr J. L. Murray's advertisement in this issue gives a very Jarge range from which a selection may be made, in many shades, materials and at prices that defy competition. Your early inspection is invited.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., after their stock sale at the Renall street yards, on Wednesday, 27th inst., will submit to auction ten acres of well-improved land with sixroomed house, workshop, granary, cowoails a,n& outbuildings, on account of Mr J. Daley. Thi3 desirable property is situate on the Opaki road, one and a-half miles from Masterton Post Office.

Miss Estelle Beere, certificated teacher, London and Wellington, elsewhere, announces that she will open dancing and deportment classes at .the Exchange Buildings, Masterton, •on Monday, April 25th, from 3.30 to 5 p.m. Full particulars may be obtained on application to Miss •Beere, School of Dancing, Wellington.