LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10081, 29 June 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Next week a large consignment of ova will be forwarded from Canterbury to the Masterton hatcheries.

A srlicitor in a civil case fit Uhrtetchureb recently bad tire somewhat unique experience ofljeingableto act for both parties to the action. He had been instructed by another solicitor to ask for judgment in the case, and asked by yet another solicitor to consent to judgment. His position hfeH? amusing to (the Court, ■fen^;jhe'f^fe<E.ed:> : t * -appreciate-' the '"Onlbehalf of tba plaintiff ! ask for jlidpmen*, and op behalf of the defendant I confess," wag the way in whiclk he pat it

ijwo hundred- ancf* fifty yearling braWn trout forwarded from the Maaterton fish hatcheries were liberated in the streams in the vicinity of I&etahuna on Monday last. I There are a number of swaggers to be seen "on the road" carrying | "bluey," indicating that farm and station work is scarce. In addition to the red deer liberated in various parts of the Tararua Ranges, the Masterton branch of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society have already turned out seventeen head on the upper reaches of the Waingawa River. > That boxing is receiving substantial support in'~the Wairarapa is evidenced by the fact that the secretary of the Masteiton Club has been already promised no less than five JB? 5s Bilver cups and four other trophies, for competition at" the -Glut championships. "I don't think there will be anj trouble at all in the Wairarapa next season with the shearers, as some of the runholders are Iwilling tc pay £1 per 100 sheep Bhorn," said t well-known farmer to a Wairaraps Age representative yesterday. "A! ready'a nuibber t)f'Stands beer • booked at this jate -of wagei and tht whole trouble will in my! opinion eventually blow over.'* A decided improvement is noticeable in the builaing trade all thiougl the Wairarapa. For a period extending over two or three years up til recently the trade was in a state oJ stagnation, a larg-j number of mer being thrown out of employment. A local builder informed a Wairaraps Age representative that there wai every prospect ol the present satisfactory condition of affairs lasting some considerable time.

A Wairarapa Age-representative was informed yesterday that the action of the Government in Billing the foreshore ol the Wairarapa Lake to the adjoining owners is ceusing dissatisfaction in some quarters. It fja contended that during the shootirg season sportsmen will have some difficulty in reaching the Lake should the owners of the foeiiboie object to them passing over Chtir pioperty.

That there is no place iretter-situa-tel than Auckland for the beautifying r Lf.ita,baibQur, was .the opinion expressed by Professor Maxwell Walker, M A., in referrrg to his recent travels in Europe. He- ins tar-, ced the attractive esplanade of Nice as an otjact lessor, which might profitably be acted upon by the people of Auckland. He further ventured to Mate that if members nf the City Council had seen the beautiful effects ot tree planting in European cities they wuulo be less reluctant to spend a few hundred pounds in the same way.

The speakers at the Nc-Licensa meeting to be held m the Town Hall tc-m,orrnw evening will include Messrs Dawson and Dewdney, Wellington, Jackson, Christ.church; Hawkins, Pahiatua; and McDermott, Auckland. Mr Jackson was one of the speakers of the meeting held in te Wellington Tovfrn Hall on Sunday nigh! - , and is a very able platform man. Messrs Dewdney and Dawson were very prominent speakers on the compact question at the recent conference, while Mr McDermott, of Auckland, is also an aWe ; speaker.' Mr Hawkins is well known to Masterton audiences, and is always sure of a good reception.

I'The Holstein is going to be the dairy cow ot the future—as far as the Wairarapa is concerned at any rate," remarked a dairy farmer to a Wairarapa Age representative. "It combines all the qualities essen tial in a beast for the dairy, and it must be gratifying indeed to Mr Coleman Phillip?, of South Wairarapa, who Is probably the staunchest advocate in New Zealand of the Holsteins for dairying purposes, to see'that our Wairarapa farmers are at last recognising the valuable qualities possessed by ■ his favourit6 breed." Mr Phillips, who, by the way, first s introduced the Holsteins to the Dominion, has just been elected president of the Ho.steinFresian Association of New Zealand. Following the lead of the suppliers to the Taratahi Cheese Factory, dairy farmers in various other parts of the Wairarapa are considering the matter of co-operative pig-raising. "It has always been a puzzle to me," remarked a local farmer yesterday to a Wairarapa Age representative, "why such a practical method of disposing of whey had not been adopted before. The throwing away of n hey is a waste and-a monetary los 3to the farmer, and the establishment of co-operative pig-raising concerns will result in a very hand--Bbme turnover to the farmer. A number of farmers in the Forty Mile Buah are al3o giving the matter their serious consideration, and I predict that the time is not far distant when we shall see the whey disposed ot in this manner from Palliser Bay to Wuodville."

The whaling- industry at Messrs Cook's station, Whangamumu, has not been as successful as usual this season, pays the New Zealand Herald. A party of Auckland gentlemen who paid a the station recently in a steam launch reported that up to Monday the whalers had not made a catch. In past years the catch at this period of the season has been three or four whales, but so far fortune has not smiled on the venturesome whalers. Last week a huge whale was harpooned late'in the afternoon, but it succeeded in getting away, ar.d a couple of days later a further piece of mialortune occurred, the gear not being in position to receive three whalep, which came down the coast just before dusk.

An incident showing the fidelity oi a dog is given by the Woodville Examiner:—A well-known Pahiatua resident owned a rather well bred bulldog, which some weeks ago he sold to a friend at Mangatainoka. The. dog was kept in the latter township for a couple of weeks, when it was sent on to Napier. In the meantime the original owner of the dog had changed his residence in ! Pahiatua, and had been in his new h6me some weeks, when late one night he heard an animal scratching,. at.his rfont door- Oii Opeiiirig it hew as greatly.astoni?ned to see ;his olddog, which was very • much ' diatressed, so that he slept 'for two. days. The owner is 'certain the dog I travelled all tte way from Napier, j

The Maaterton Rifle Volunteers defeated the Fire Hrfgade in a qaoita tournament held last evening. Refresh man ta were provided by the Brigade. A painful accident occurred to Mr G. Braggins at; Lan&downe on Monday afternoon. He was cycling down Haunseli's h i!, when his cycle skidded, throwing him into the fence* and breaking one of bis ribs. The Nev Zealand Sheepbfeeders* Association has allotted the Border Leicester rain championship to the Masterton A. and P. Association, and the Eoglish Leicester ewe championship to the Wairarapa P t and A. bociety.

It will be remembered that prior . to the opening of last s°ssion of Par- , liament, a presentation of, 1,000 guineas' m the shape of a national testimonial, was made to Mr W. F. Massey, Leader of the Opposition, at Auckland, in the presence ofa laiye gathering of the public. Subsequently a second instalment of the testimonial, consisting.of about £3OO, was presented to Mr Masaey; in Wellington. Since then, varioas sump, amounting to like i £2OO, have come in from various 1 collectors throughout the 'Dominion, | and the final instalment,.' : has row been handed over to Mr Massey.' •■•■--.■_ • The census of the Dominion, which will take place early next year, will necessitate a further readjustment of the boundaries of the electoral disr.,; tricta. The last readjustment follow? n ing the census of 1906 resulted in'a loss of three members to the South Island and a corresponding gain to tin North Island. Nex,t year the South Inland may be expected to suffer a further loss in the number of members. In view of the uncertainty as to the 'boundaries several prospective candidates are in doubt as to which district they will offer their services to at the general election next year.

The system of allowing even lowerspriced theatre "'seats to be reserved was instanced by Professor Maxwell Walker, M.A., as one of the directions which New Zealand cities might emulate the example of Ger- . man theatrical centres. Even sUnd-i i g rotm there, could be post booked); the lectuter remarked, with the Rouble advantage of methodical loca- , tioii, and. the' preter<tiLn of overcrowdirg. Another rbmnrendable system was that of the Fretch iram-~ Ways, under which the first ccmera*;. received the first sesta ty of .' purchased tickets.; % There v. as no fighting for places [tt'ere, the prbfesf sor added. - j• - The shoa' aifegi'd to exist Waitara roadstead has £ gain .baffled the efforts of Csptain Bo lions to locale it. Ori tie previous occasion when.the -Hinempa yicin-/ ity, Captain Boilons swept the road-., stead in the ■ bearings given,- 5 and when ffie search failed it was suggested "that the bearings given were inaccurate. On the present occasion other bearings were given, and the " signalman at Waitara went out on the Hinemoa arid indicated the position where he had at tunes seen shoal water.-The Hinemoa was, 1 however 1 ; unable ta discover anv' obe tractionin the neighbourhood, and nothing of the description of shoal water was observed during her stay in the roadstead. ■ ' :-v■■■

The regular meeting of the Draida* Lodge was held last evening, at trie Dominion Hall, isro. A. 0. Levien, A.D., presiding; The Foresters* Lodge forwarded a complimentary ticket for their social 011 Friday evening next. v ßro. 0. Anderson was appointed to represent the Lodge. The secretary of the Friendly Societies'' Council submitted rules and regulatioßH for a card tournament. Bro, Pickering, P. D.P., in a few well _ chosen remarks, presented Bro. W. Gourlay with a PA. Diploma ani collar. It was decided to hold a progressive euchre and card tournament at which ladies should be invited. 1 One candidate wa&proposed for membership. A card tournament was. afterwaMs played between the A. D. and the V.A.D. teams, and resulted in a win for the ftrmer.

The San Francisco "Argonaut's" fine tribute to the late King Edward is worth placing on record: —"England's use for a King in these modern days of a supreme Parliament ha& been that of an august figurehead, representative of tradition, .history, sentiment, all summed up in the Majesty of England. How well Edward VII. has played his part all the world has observed As we have already eaid, ha perfectly conceived both the obligations and the limitations of a constitutional monarch. He understood the value of form in its> relation to social and political stability. He comprehended, no man ever better, the potentialities which lie m social authority. He knew by" instinct the British mind; by a etill, finer instinct, he knew the Bri.ish heart. Upon both he wrought Kit by the arts of pose and demagogy, but by the higher powers of sympathy. He was fit trbe an English King because he was ideally an English gentleman. ,

~ Despite the fact that Masterton is situated in a nc-1 icense-• district the offices of the Uorough Council possess a.peculiar attraction for irebriated individuals, whn in the most matter of fact fashion demard from

the highljrrespectable and eminently capable officials within the officers' various conveniences that aro v provided by houses that cater for what is sometimes , euphoniously known as "the public trade" In the days of license demands from strangers for "drinks" were not altogether unknown, but new law must give place, to change in custom, and now it will appear that individuals who have fared well, but not wiselr, sea in the Council Chambers a likely place for • a bed. Yesterday afternoon the clerk In charge of the counter wassomewhat surprised to received a. peremptory demand for a bed. and brief explanations failed to convince the applicant that he was- tlghily it Bea t until the Town Clerks attention was attracted, and he appealing:- : jy set forth to the weary one that :he. services of that excellent police jfficer, Sergeant Miller, were really seeded to supply the deficiency. Theargument o£ the, Town Clerk waswonderfully ir displayed remjaikabte f' jnergyinvWadH^ *bgUßt Council an abrupt f a ire wt It 1; For Children's Hacking Congh at night (Voodß* Great Peppermint Core, 1/6,5/0,.

»na*-Cbapm«n, the fcteb-dMS tailors, of Mastertoo, five f notlw of interest to those who SStejM «■»* «"■"« dress. Messrs J> A. J. Maclean and Co. poMiTpsttieol"™ of the htld at No. 31 Victoria Street on Tuesday n«a. - Mr MilHgan, tailor, of Kelburn Avenue, Wellington, has a characterlstic replace advertisement m this iasue. Meßsrs McQueen and Co. hold a i: cental aale to d.y, at their rooms, next Ape Office. General goods, grain and produce w>ll,be sold. that are «trong andyet nottoohea y. boots that look dressy for Sunday wear, ard that jre to , stand lots c * . M auch are the boots atf«ertfeed»y Mr J. Kitchener, "The Friend of the Feet," Mastertoii. Mr'J. J. Spillane, cf the Exchange f Uvcle and Phone Depot, in an ad 1 vertisement, thanks . his l \ D,De ™" s patrons for past favours, and notifies liis intention to continue to run first- - class Ei.gUfih fottbeWng reason.lntending purchasers will hj? * itftlitested to learn that ihe-aervices of Mr J. BJ Clarkssn, who is now ia England, have been secured, and Le is iufcttucted by the firm to secure the la lest ideas for the firm, and the new Ftcck is eptimated to be the beat ever plac ed btfme the public of W&irarapa for quality and high class r&nisb. Pairors would do well to jilace their orders early, to the fcest poods