LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10042, 12 May 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Roadman Cole waß appointed an inspector under the wheel-tyre bylaw by the Masterton County Council at its last meeting. The death is announced of Mr John Carroll, of this district. The funeral will leave St. Patrick's Church tomorrow, at 2 p.m.. for the Masterton Cemetery.

A special meeting of the New Zealand Shearers' Union will be held in Murray's Hall, next to Club Hotel, to-night, to appoint three assessors to the Council. It is necessary every member should be in attendance. Zt Hockey players are requested to wear black bands on their arms as a mark of respect to the late King at the games to-day. There will be no champior ship games next week on account of, the King's funeral. The Masterton County Council has resolved to support a proposed amendment to the electoral roil, defining the voterp' right, and giving his dis trict, also a proposal to alter the Electoral Roll when a man has parted with his qualification. j

Most of the rivers in the district were running a banker yesterday, but no damage of any consequence was reported, the water subsiding quickly.

At largely attended meeting of hockey players in Rankin's rooms, last evening, it was decided to hold a social and dance in the Exchange Hall, on June 9th, to raise funds to improve the grounds at Lansdowne.

The Education Board gives notice that the annual meeting of householders for the election of school committees will be held on Monday, May 30th in the following disricts, viz., le Whiti, Taueru, Mangapakeha, Whakataki, and Waingawa.

The following hockey team will represent the Post and Telegraph against the Excelsior on the Lansdowne grounds, this afternoon: —T. M. Miller, J. S. Hunter, N. Williams. T Hanley, A. liddy, D. M. Mcintosh, P, R, Williams, V. M. Richards, M. D. Loader, J. H. Berry and J. E. Clark.

A meeting of the Ingleside Coramitee of the Caledonian Society was held yesterday in the Masterton A. and P. offices. There were present:— Messrs E. E. Chamberlain (chairman), G. R. Syke, W. Sellar, J. H. Pauling. J. B. McKenzie and E. H. Waddington. The following resolutions for reporting to a meeting of Directors on 28th May were passed: Hall be engaged on Thursday, June 23rd; (2) that an Ingleside under the auspices of the Society be held on the above date. The secretary was instructed to obtain particulars in regard to refreshments and music.

Jhe Vicar of St. Matthew's, Rev. H. T. Watson, feels very much the want of accommodation for members. It is, therefore, gratifying to learn that the vestry have decided to take immediate and act>"ve steps to raise the balance of the money necessary for the erection, of a new brick church. Efforts in this direction have been suspended during the past yeat as it was felt to be hardly fair to canvass during the period of financial depression. It is recognised that period is, happily, passed, and endeavours to raise the required funds should meet with success.

The annual meeting of the United Morris Tube Ulub was held last evening. Mr G. C. Summereil presidingover a fair attendance. The report and balance sheet was read and adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows:—President, Mr W. G. Beard; Vice-Presidents, Messrs J, B. Henry, G. C. Summereil: Captain, Mr W. H. L. Galwey; secretary, Mr S. D Hogg; assistant secretary, Mr E. J. Fuller; treasurer, Mr P. L. Gully; auditor. Mr li. F. Rawson; general committee, Messrs E. R. Camero", D. M. Graham, A. C. Williams, G. G. Aitken, C. J. Mackellar A. R. bclanders, F. Winter. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the secretary, Mr Hogg, lor his splendid work during the year. A vote of thanks was also passed to Mr D. M. Mcintosh, secretary of the Masterton Morris Tube Club, for assistance during the past year. The monthly meeting of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Trustees was held in the Exchange Buildings yesterday. Mr J. B. Keith presided, and there were also - present Messrs H. J. Q'Leary,. J. H. Murray Jackson, W. Morris, and Mrs Cairns. Several new applications for casual assistance were granted, and eleven continued. Twa applications for admittance to Solway Home were granted, and the Matron reported that there were now five inmates, only one of whom was able to do outdoor work. The pay-sheet showing General £37 9s 3d, and Renall-Solway Home £l6 15s 3d. was passed for payment. The daie of the next meeting will be arranged by the Hospital Committee.

A gentleman residing in India, who has an idea of retiring from his present employment and settling down in Wellington has evidently an erroneous idea of the condition of things in this country, says the New. Zealand Times. After asking what a house and half an acre of land on the seashore near Wellington would cost, he says that, having purchased such property he assumes that a man with a wife and one child could easily live on aay, £65 a year in Wellington. It is doubtfo] if even a Chinaman could do it for that amount. /

It is intended that a Maori theatrical party shall leave New Zealand early in October, and visit Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth in succession. The object of starting the tour in Australia is to perfect the organisation, and have the Maoris as thoroughly trained as possible when they reach England, writes the New Zealand Herald. The party will arrive in London in the last week of March. The village will be pitched in the heart of London till May 20, when it will move north. Towards the winter the party will make a short excursion into Scotland and Ireland and then return to England. 'J hence they will go to the Continent and the East. The whole of the tour will occupy from two to two and a half years.

A splendid opportunity ia now being offered to the speculating public lor investment in "The Success" Gold Dredging Company. Ltd., the sbarts of which are now on the market. Mr Hessey, the promoter ot this Company, is very confident from the boring he obtained in the claim, that it will turn out as well, probably much better, than any previous claims which he put on the market. It is wnrthy of note that . every investor of £1 in each of the five claims previously floated by him, has received ±'l2 8s dividend for the £5 invested, and has still three dredges working for him for nothing. Intending investors should apply quickly, as Mr A. Hathaway, the broker for the company, from whom prospectuses and application forms may be obtained, informs I us that over five thousand shares have already been applied for. In summer when the bat is out, A good catch is the ball; "Well stopped! we hear the people shout; Well stopped! cry one and all. In winter when bleak winds endure A bad catch is a cold; Well Btopped! with Wood's Great Peppermint Cure! * Well stopped ! cry young and old. A good rubbing of the chest and back with BOOKE'S Eucalyptus Oil and a. few drops sprinkled on your pillow wiil relieve a cold. Ask for Australia's best —EOCKB'S.

It is announced iM^ 08 "?* 6 <H»t Tuesday, May 24th bemg Empire Day will be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout the Dominion. A South Australian recently re-. fused £BOO for a mob of 31 heavy | horses, and decided to dispose of them by auction. His cheque amounted to £1,064. The highest price :was £6l. Dr. Pomare has been visiting the -Maori typhoid patients at Jerusalem, on the Wanganui river. There are at ■present six patients, two of whom We ia a critical condition; the others *Sre doing well. Two nurses are looking after the invalids, who are isolated in a large building. The Tramways Committee set up by the New Plymouth Borough '. Council last week to consider the decision of the Council to take up the •tramway proposition as a municipal undertaking, has decided in favour of that course, and will report to the Council accordingly. A further acceleration of the . speed of the North Island Main Trunk expresses, may be looked for next bummer. The Minister for Railways (Hon. J. A. Millar) -stated that at present the rate of speed was quite high enoJgh in view of the number of stops. If he added to the stopping places, it would put ap the speed, a thing for which he wac not prepared to take responsibility, as the public safety had to be the first consideration. Later en. he *.h8 P ei to be able to accelerate the : speed, when he would reopen the • question of stoppinc places. .- An exhibition of boring took nlace recently in Queensland. 'Tne inventor of the machine is Mr Frank Hazelwood, a Victorian farmer, who recently aettled in the brigalow scrub at Wa-ra, Queensland. Mr Hazelwood got tired of sinking post- ' holes in the alow old way, so he , eat down and thought out a patent, and constructed it out of old pieces of scrap iron about the place. Judg- : ing by the success of the exhibition, the machine promises to revolutionise the expense and labour of erecting fences in Australia. The machine in question is just in its crude state,. and has just completed boring the ; -holes for tight miles of fencing on Mr Hizel wood's selection. The machine, which is driven by a Rix-.-torse puwer motor engine, sank innumerable holes '2ft -Sin deep, and 10ia in diameter, irt-25 seconds. It is • claimed for the machine that it will do the work of ten men >in one day, and that by it three-quarters of a mile of fencing can be eracted per day. Mr J. Savage has twenty young pigs for sale, three months uld. A young girl to assist -in housework is advertised for, Apply to •Grandford House. l\±tg Street. Free samples of cocoa aore being - distributed at Home's Cash Grocery Store to day. An advertiser is desirous of borrowing £IOO or £2OO on a first mortgage. Particulars are published in the wanted column of this issue. Id another column Mr A. J. StoneWigg conveys his sincere thanks to ~«il those who have jriv«H him and his • children so much sympathy and kindness in their sad bereavement. Messrs J. E. Blade and Co. report a large attendance -at Mr J. King's clearing sale yesterday, of household furniture, etc. Everything was cleared under the hammer, and bidding was brisk. The 110 lines were put -through under two hours, much to the satisfaction of those present. . The annual general meeting of the Masterton branch of the Navy Leasue will be held on Monday, 16th -"' filay, at 8 p.m., in the Borough Council Chambers.