LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10030, 2 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An Age correspondent in conversation wiih a settler on the TirßUmea extension was informed that the road is in such a bad condition that it is with difficulty the peofle can move to arid from the 'house's.,,... They have petitioned the County Council to come to their assistance, but with no avail.

There will be special meetings at Pahiatua. to-morrow at the Salvation Army Barracks, the Major of the district in charge. The present officers are farewellingv The captain is going to Apiti and the lieutenant to tafee .charge iat:W aipawa. Female officers have freen appointed, to Pahiatua, Captain Lewin, and a lieutenant.

The directors of the Rubber Sabstitute Company, Limited, formed to exploit the invention of an Ashburton resident for the manufacture cf a' subßtitute for rubber,, have received a cablegram from an influential firm in Australia, who represent large capitalists, asking the company to place the invention fin tbeir hands to deal with for the Australian rightß, and also to have the handling of the same on the London market.

Temporary work at rarliament Buildings must either be extremely attractive or there is a scarcity of openings for that class"'of labour in Wellington just now 'judging by the rush of applicants who want clerkships this session. The Hon. A. R. Guinness, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has received about ninety applications, thougJi the yacencies were but seven. And yet the Premier says the country is prosperous. Most of these misn have families who usually do a genteel starve in the winter.

The Ruapehu, which has just arrived in Wellington irom London, had a tempestuous passage from Capetown. When she wa;3 ofE Cape Leeuwin a gale of exceptional: severity came up from the east„ and. heavy seas belaboured the vessel,, whose speed was greatly reduced. Off the New Zealand coast heavy and misty weather retarded progress. No damage was done, but the passengers had an unpleasant voyage, taken on the whole. Experts consider that it was in such a similar storm the Waratah took a dive head first to the bottom.

A correspondent of the Hot Lakes Chronicle states that quite recently a Msori function,, held not a hundred miles from Rotorua, at which a Cabinet Minister was present., tuis and pigeons formed a part of the menu,, and that the Minister in question enjoyed them. The pigeons are said to have been shot on the ground which is presumed to protect the pigeon, while the shooting of the tui at any time is prohibited. No wonder the Hon T. Mackenzie says that Ministers are overworked,

In connection with the radium mines at Olary, says a telegiam from Broken Hill in the Sydney Morning Herald, an official report on the recent experiments with radio-active ore has been received. The substance of the reports show that Mr Nightingall's discovery and experiments promise interesting results. Radio active ore, whea crushed, is said to be a powerful stimulant or plant growth. *ield plots have been prepared for testing v/heafe growing under radio condition and radio phosphate condition. The opera- 1 tions are being conducted under scientific and practical supervision. Several plots of wheat wereplanted—one normal, one radio active, and one X-ray. The one treated with radioactive ore broke fully two days before the others, showing the stimulating effect of radio activity. Also it is reported that it is now established that assured results have been oh* tined regarding the sterilisation of the worm pest infecting varioug districts in Victoria. These experiments are being followed with tafcregt by farmers and producera, t

Through the courtesy of Mr A. !*, Winzenberg, photographer, the pub* lie will have an excellent opportunity of viewing the exceedingly pretty effect of the costumes to be worn on Tuesday next at the performance ot the Operetta, "The Egyptian Princess." Photographs of a number of the principal characters ai'd some scenes from the piece will be exhibited this afternoon in Mr berg's window. ' The members of the Foresters* Ledge are requested to attend the funeral of the late Bro. Rooks, which will leave his residence. George preet, on Sunday next, July I 3rd, at 3 o'clock.

We have received from the Minister of Agriculture a copy of the Journal of the Department for Agriculture, which is to be issued monthly. This publication will be issued at the low charge of 2s 6d per annum; single copies 6d each.

Mr S. Mawley reports as on the rainfall registered at DittooT for the month of. June::-Kainfa« for the month, 7.05 inches; maximum fall in 24 hours was 1.84 inchea on the 2«th. The average rainfall for the month of June for past thirty j- | years is 5.05 inches. ' / ". - , I The ring adopted by the Masteiton I Boxing Club for the tourney on Wednesday next, is similar to the one recently fixed at the National Sportine Club, London, the special feature being the arrangement of the posts, which are some feet from the actual ring, the ropes running through jm hoops fixed to the posts. FerfejcjT safety is thus assured. \. The weekly parade of the Master? • ton Rifiss, under Lieut Eastern, test :; . evening was well attended. Various I company movements and physical II drill exercises were gone througb.Nc~/ ,] tice was given that next week's parI ade would be a muster parade, at . . which all accoutrement!! on issue

must be returned to the store. All members of (he corps are expected tu attend this parade. This morning the members of the . ■ A.M.P. Society will receive their x annual Bonus Certificates for the year 1909, and no doubt will be gratified. ; with.the results. The Sgar ciety is distributing £771,491 cash, which represents reversionary" additions to the policies cf about £1,370,000. The cash distributed, together with £3,200 paid as interim bonuses, is equai to "£37 6s per cent, on the premiums paid on participating policies during the'year. This is a dividend of which the members may well be proud. _^,

At the annual meeting of the Southland Beeketepers' Association last week at Invercargil', the chairman, Mr Jas. Allen, in his report said, states the. MJataura Ensign, ■' they had the satisfaction of finding 1 their honey was going off very>, quickly in Dunedin, and they getting 6d per lb for honey put nV in parchment paper on the pat system—one lot of two tons recently went in one line. The beekeepers : in lower Mataura were going to see that a systematic attempt should be ~ made to clear foul brood out of the district. There was a credit balance of £4l2s 6d. The registration of apiaries was mentioned, and shortly discussed, and a resolution was passed that the. Southland Association supports the Government in its proposal to -compel all beekeepers to register. x

By delaying the installation of a . system of tramways up to the present, Masterton, in common many other towns in Mew ZeaijjflT will be able, if necessary, to take full advantage of the Edison battery system, which has, after ten years experimenting, turned out an unqualified and permanent success. The rails are laid just as thos* of the railway tracks, require no bonding, and have no connection with the electric current. There is no overhead trolly pole, no net-work of overhead wires—nothing in fact but the car itself. The batteries ate placed under the seals, and the hidden wires lead to a motor on the axle. The driver controls the with a lever,, and that is the whole thing. A farthing per hour is the cost of running each car. Mr Leo Fanning has just completecjLv' his little work, "Players and Slay-*T ers/ r an attractively covered book intended for footballers and noufootballers. There are also soma reminiscences by Bernard Finning.' The issue, which is under the aegis of those well-known expert publishers, Messrs Gordon and Gotcb,. is really somewhat of a aurprise. Every line of the 150 pages is readable and interesting to the gen* eral reader. As a rule the man who doesn't know or care much abouc football—and even the player himself—cannot be blamri for quietly "passing" some of the stodgy diy-as-dust detail which has at times Jffl been compiled about the game. But this book is a>reve]f~£; tion. It is brightly written, full of wit, and humour, and so far as the game itself is concerned, chock full -of reminiscences and inEtructive, not unmingled withta touch of satire It is a story-book that cornea as a relief after so many,'dreary text •„ books, and it should have an imJtaM mease sale.

An Adelaide telegram to a Sydneypaper states that the .Premier's office was the scene of mid- excitement when a ponderous parcel was delivered with no inscription to indicate the identity of Ihe sender. At the outset the postal official wh*»". delivered it handled it veiy gingtrW ly, and as soon as he had laid it a table bacKed out of the room as. -■ speedily as the regulations would permit. Five clerks locked askance,, and when one said he could hear ticking like a clock tfcere was a sudden rush tor the corridor. The detective* were telephoned for, and the work of the department was suspended for some minutes while the news spread over ths city, gaining fresh exaggeration at every step. Within half ■ an hour the news was current in, Adelaide that a foreign anarchist had thrown a bomb at the Premier, blowing him to pieces and wounding _ 3 several other members ol the Minie- tT try. The mystery was cleased up by % the arrival of Mr Verrsn. The feara of the staff were communicated to him, and in a rebm at the other end of the building big. correspondence was opened. Then,, by means of a covering letter, the contents of tha . parcel were msde known,, Ihe - posed bomb was nothing rnoro deadly than a horseshoe sent by the "Wheelwrights' Union as an emblem, of gopdj i«ck;

A football irratch for the juj mr championship between Dalerield and Maaterton teams, will be played on the Masterton Showgrounds this afternoon The match is expected to be cf particular inteiest The Post and Telegraph hockey team io play lit. Matthew's, at Lansdowne, to-day, will be-Clarke, N. William?, S. Hunter, T. Hanley, •Eddy. T. Miller, Richards, Moltzen, Loader, J. Barry, R- Williams. .Play will commence at 2.30 p.m. The services at the Knox Church "to-morrow will he conducted by Rev. 'Bain MacDitiald A special collection will be taken up at botn the services, and also at the outfields in aid of the •L-hureh fund, and to put the finances ■ of the vear jutt ended on a satisfactory footing. At both services tomorrow special music will be played 'by the organist, Mr Purcell Webb. Tte fortnightly meeting of the Knox Literary and Musics! Association was heln in the Knox Hall last evening, there being a large attendance. r lhe evening was devuttd to the study of Carryle's "Sartor Reaortus." Dr. Helen Cowie was the leader and gave a very able discourse on the book, and outlined the autb<r's life in a most interesting snd instructive manner. w " items were cortributed by Mr W Jsgo and Mrs Ogilvy. At the next meeting of the Association, Dr. Gibb, of Wellington, will cpliver a lecture, particulars of which Will be given later. The Circular memorandum from the Education Department/ asking for particulars cf teachers' residences not Having bau-rtoms, washhouses and Fciilleiics, rnd premising some assistance in such cases, has been considered by the BuilrmigsCommitte of the Canterbury Education Board. It was resolved that the proposal made by the Department would not meet the difficulty,'iiiibmuch as for the greater parr it was the hcu«s older than twenty years that required mere convpnier c s; lhat most of the houses built within the last twenty year 3 had the conveniences mentioned in the Department's circular, and that where this was not the case the houses were attached to -very small schools, for which the rent allowance would be from £lO to £ls per annum. Equities instituted regarding the statement of Mr J. E. Taylor, M.P., that there were "eighteen sly grog shops in Ashburton on the police inspector's list, and yet the Government did not close them up," appear to show that Mr Taylor has exaggerated the gravity of the position. The police sergeant in charge of the Asburton district is considered by.NoLiceuse advocates to be a zealous and efficient officer, and one of the leaders of the party in the town stated, when interviewed, that he felt perfect y safe in stating that sly grog-selling in Ashburton had decreased in a very marked degree as a result of the steady watchfulness of the police, and that it would be found that the majority of persona charged with rirurkenness in Ashbnrton obtained their liquor outside of the No-License area. The general consensus of opinion in Ashburton seems to be that the town is more frea from sly grog shops at present than at any time since the closing of licensed bars in the district. A second hand piano is advertised for sale. The price is a reasonable ■one., "A reward is offered for the recovery of a black spaniel pup. A reminder is given that to-day is the last day of Messrs J. Graham and 'Co.s great sale. Another handsome silver cup is on view in Mr Frank Dupre's jewellery store, presented for junior hockey competition. A welcome is extended by the Y.M.G.A. to strangers and all men to" their 5 o'clock team to-morrow. Mr J. Bridges' will give an address. A visit will be made to the Solway Ho-ne in the evening, when Mr Bridges will speak. That there is no lack of entertainment at Messrs Hugo and Shearer's may be judged from the crowds of eager buyers who daily visit their great winter sale, and come away loaded up with bargains, and with faces wreathed .in smiles. Some very attractive sale offerings are annouuced to-day in their regular advertisement space.* The Rev. A. Hodge will conduct the services as usual in theCongregattional Church. 3he Corrmunion will ■be a(ministered at the close of the ■evening service. Special services will -be held in the Church every night next week, the Rev. A. M. McDonald preaching.

"Messrs Noland Co., land agents, \New Plymouth, advertse for sale 240 acres of freehold land, 40 acres ploughed. There are good buldirgs and fences, and the property is near to a creamery. The price is low, rand a emajl cash deposit is asked. Particulars appear in . the wanted -columns of this issue.

Pupils desirous of taking up a •course ot lessons in dressmaking are •.notified by advertisement in to-day's iis e ue that the new instructress, Mrs nj~ Howell, will be In attendance st •the Technical School on Monday afternoon and evening next, between the hours of 3 ar.d 4 and 7.30 and 8 : 30 p.m. respectively for the purpose of making the preliminary arlangements in connection with the ccurse of instruction. I An announcement of special intereat to the'ladies of Maeterton is made ftv Madame Carle, who is cow making a special offer of half-guinea hats toques and bonnets for fourteen days' only. All the hats to be offered are good useful styles, fashionable, and freshly trimmed. This offer presents a splendid opportunity for ladies requiring a winter hat to purchase one at a very small cost.

""With this isfaue is circulated an in-1 set by Mr J. L. Murray, the title of which is'"Murray's big men's wear sale." For some time past the store has been a busy scene with the preparations for the great sale, which commences this morning. An examination of the prices in the different departments will reveal'the fact that the bargains are most convincing bargains. The details-set out in the .. inset should be perused with interns !•.

For Children's 'Hatking Cough at night, Woods* * Art at ..Peppermint Cure 1/62/6.