LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10038, 12 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The latest return from the. Worksop dredge is 40 ounces 13dwts for 123 hours' working. A bi-run of Ihe Wairarapa Huntwill be held at Waihakeke, Carterton, on Thursday next. Nominations for the officers and Committee of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association will I te received by the secretary up to Thursday r.ext. |

Two first offenders were fined 5s each at the Masterton S, M. Court yesterday morning by Messrs E. G. Eton and Eli Smith, J.'sP., for having been drunk. Civil servants who retired last year have been granted pensions under the Civil Service Act as follow: —W. W. Beswiek, £316 13s 4d; J. A. Hutton, £400; R. Tait, £233] 6s 8d (Genera) Post Office); J. K. Warburton, ex-Auditor-General, £666 ,13a 4d; R. Carter, ex-Secretary of Customs, £533 6s Bd. The Lyttelton Times is responsible for the remarkable statement that Bealey Flat had two feet of rain during June. Moreover, there were only fifteen wet days, but they were very wet indeed, for the rainfall amounted precisely to 23.20 in., so that ths average for each wet dny was an inch and a half.

Just as the ferry steamer TCobar was about to leave the Wellington Ferry Wharf for Day's Bay, it was noticed that a rope had fouled the vessel's propeller. All attempts, from the wharf, to remo\e the obstruction proved unsuccessful, and eventually Captain Williams, who formerly bad command of the Cobar, donned some old clothes, and slipping over the side, dived into the water and cut the rope with a knife. | The feat was greeted with loud applause by a number of spectators and the passengers on the Uobar. The Dominion Dairy Show at Hawera, which opens to-morrow, promises to be a record. The official opening will be performed by the Hon. T. Mackenzie. Immediately afterwards the Minister will he entertained at a banquet by the show executive. The success of the show is said to be assured, as every inch of the exhibition space has been taken up; indeed, it is declared that twelve firms have had to be refused space, while the demand for accommodation in Haweia indicates that the number of visitors will be very gratifying.

A youth named Stanilaus Wysocki waa brought up for sentence in the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday for theft and false pretences at DannevirKe. Appearing on the prisoner's behalf. Mr M. Myers admitted that there was a difficulty in the way of allowing the young man probation, because of a previous conviction for theft standing against him.' Accused, be said, was only 11 years of aee at the time. He bad been already incarcerated fot a fortnight, and was in a precarious state of health. Mr H. H. Ostler, appearing for the Crown, did not object to the prisoner beine admitted to probation. The Chief Justice, under the peculiar circumstances, ordered him to come up for,sentence when called upon.

Considerable confusion wr s caused at Patea the other evening by the vagaries of lightning which struck the switchboard at the power station, and did enough damage to put* the whole of the town lights out. The lightning struck the frame of the switchboard, thence up through the ground detector, burning it right out. It then jumped to the voltage rheostat and burnt it out also. The same flash struck the telephone wire connecting the power house with jthe engineer's residence and cut oft' all communication. The lightning, strange to say, mysteriously jumped over some of the most delicate instruments without damaging them iu any way.

A charge of having hares in his possession at a time later than seven days after the closing of the Beason for these animals was preferred against Robert Yarrow, restaurant keeper, in the - Wellington Police Court yesterday. Yarrow entered a plea of not guilty, aod said that he had received the hares from Timaru. He had been informed by the secretary of the Acclimatisation Society that if he could prove that the hares came from the South, and that they were a pest there, he would not ne commiting an offence by ÜBing them. Sub-Inspector Norwood said he could not understand how the secretary of the society could have made such a statement. His Worship said he was prepared to accept Yarrow's explanation.a nd imposed a penalty of 10s and an order to pay costs 7s.

The necessity of doing something to promote the welfare of art in Wellington has been urged on many occasions. Only a few days ago the president of the Academy of Arts appealed to the City Council for assistance. At last help is forthcoming from a different source. The Prime Minister has reiterated his promise, made at a former meeting of the club, that th« Government would assist by every legit,imate means the establishment of a National Art Gallery worthy of the Dominion, The Club is taking active steps to place the matter before the public for the purpose of taking advantage of the Prime Minister's offer.

It has been remarked on several occasions of late that public hospitals are too much used by persons well able to pay for medical attention in their homes or in private institutions, and among those who have adversely commented on the position is Dr Valintine, Chief of the Health Department. In order to put a stop to the practice or reduce the demand being made 6n the hospitals by people in good circumstances Mr John MacGibbon, at the last meeting of the Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, proposed that the maximum charge for maintenance and attention at the various hospitals under the Board be 12s a day, to be collected according to the paying power of those who received the benefit.

A statement has been made to the Feiiding branch of the Farmers' Union about the prevalence of sheep stealing in different parts of the district. Many owners have missed sheep, but have been unable to procure sufficient evidence to support prosecution. In order to check the depredations as far as possible it was decided to ask the Stock Inspector to I rigidly enforce the condition of the Act that forbids sheep being driven on the roads after dark. Members of the Union are of opinion that the sentence thit was recently passed on a proved case, was altogether too lenient and only served to encourage others to commit similar offences. The secretary was instructed to write to ttie Minister of Justice forwardiug the branch's proteßt against the provisions of the Probation Act being applied to cases of this kind.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports ISJ degrees of frost on Monday morcing, at the Upper Plain. A racing conference will take place in Wellington on the 21st mat. Delegates from Auckland, Canterbury, Dunedin, Hawke's Bay, Wacganui, Taranaki, Greymouth and. Wellington have already been chosen. Among the cases to be dealt with by the Supreme Court at its next Wellington sittings will be an actior by Michael Juhn Renrrion, secretarj of the General Labourers' and othei unions, claiming £5Ol damages frou Robert Hogg, organising secretary oi the New Zealand Socialist Party, foi alleged slander.

At the Master ton S.M. Court yesterday morning before Messrs Eli Smith and E. G. Eton J.'sP., Mary Arm Osbourne was charged with having stolen a muff the property o£; Lizzie Home, the offence having tak~? en place on June 25th. Accused'" pleaded guilty. A fine of 40a vas imposed, in default seven days' imprisoment.

The public are invited to attend the presentation to Mr W. H. Jackson, to celebrate bis twenty years' service as headmaster of the Maaterton School, which will take place at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening next. An attractive musical programme has been arranged by Mr G. C. Branson. There will de no charge for admission. . A Press Association telegram received from Christchurch last evening stated that the conference between the representatives of the Canterbury Shearers' Union ar.d the Can-, terbury Sheep-owners will be held in i Christchurch to-morrow.

The management of the Town Hall Pictures has made arrangements to secure the Volunteer Drill Hall for their picture entertainments on nights that the Town-Hall is engaged. The first picture entertainments wiM be given in the Drill Hall oft Monday and Tuesday evenings next, 'when the 'town Hal! will be required lor the rehearsal of "The Firates of, Penzance." *

The metialli ccireuit between Napier and Gisbome has now been completed, and the official testing will be proceeded within a few days. The test, which it is anticipated will be entirely satisfactory, will occupy a whole afternoon. The officials will report the result to the head office, Wellington, and it should not be long before instructions are received to open the line' 10.the public. The wires are superimposed to permit of simultaneous te'egraph and telephone communication.

Some time ago, says the Oamara , Mail, a North Utago farmer sold his potato crop to an Oamaru merchants*. ; for £3 12a Sd per ton on trucks. On delivery being tendered, however; it was considered by the buyer that tho- samples were unsuitable for shipment, and.the potatoes were rejected. The giower has since had the potatoes r<=picked, and has actually succeeded in obtaining £5 7? 6d per ton from the same merchant with whom he previously sought to do business on a basis of £3 12s 6d per ton. ,

Owing to the disagreement witti Mr George Flux, headmaster of the South Wellington State School,' the . school committee has resigned in a body. The disagreement is connected Wi-h the purchase of stationery, Me-' Flux holding one view and the com<mittee another. When seen on the matter Mr Flux said be bad nothing to say just now. The first he knew i of the committee's action was the notification in the press. At the householders' election of a committee a month or two ago, Mr Flux referred to "serious differences .of opinion which had existed between him and the committee," and spoke at considerable length in vindication of his attitude.

The Allan Hamilton and Max Maxwell Dramatic Company, which commences a season in the Masterton Town Hall on Thursday next, has decided to transpose the dates of the two dramas. Originally it was intended to stage "Woman and Wine" the first night, now "Revenge" will be played on the opening night, ahd "Woman and Wine, ' on Friday, the 15th inst. The change was made when it was found that the mechanists would be able to arrive in Masterton on Wednesday night, instead of, Thursday, that they now have time to stagy the drama to perfec- , tion.

In explanation of Mr Dinnie's ap™* pomtment Sir Joseph Ward said that some suitable man had to be selected for the position, the chief qualifications for which were a knowledge of law and integrity and honeßtyon the part of the proposed appointee. All these qualifications Mr Dinnie ; possessed. Iu the recent enquiry of tl)p Police Commission there nothing against his personal in any way.. The. Government recognised th3t Mr Dinnie had the requisite qualifications, aod was a man of undoubted integrity, and one who had personally done nothing wrong as Police Commissioner, bis case deserved full consideration for suitable appointment if one presented itself.

j The annual smoke concert and prej sentation of prizes of the Masterton . Homing Pigeon Club took place last . evening in the Dominion Hall. There . was a large attendance of members * j and friends of the Club. Mr F. B. K . JKosson, Vice-President, occupied the chair, and the toasts honoured were:. —"The King," the terton H.P.5.," proposed by Mr P. Gilbert, responded to by Mr J. Dixon and the chairman* "Kindred Societies," M? J. Bradbury, responded to by Mr C. Perry and E. .Richards; "Donors of Trophies," Mi J. A. Syverston, responded to by Messrs, E. Richards, J. Dixon, P. Bl Roseoii, W. Lett, and J. Bradbury, Songs . and recitations were contributed by Messrs A. Long, W. Wiliiams, P. Gilbert, F. B. Rosbod, A. R. Potter, C. Perry and E. Richards. The | presentation of trophies concluded a very pleasant evening.

BABY BURNT WITH BED HOT IKON Mrs. Croty, Little Denison Street, Oarrington, N.S.W, writes:—"My little baby girl, Eita, burnt both her hand<3 until they wore nearly raw, picking up a red-hot iron. Nothing relieved the pain . until 1 got Eexona. This helped - her at once, and took away the. pain. We have continued to use it since, and it ha 3 cured the teirible burns in a wonderful manner.'' Bexona, the Bapid Healing Ointment, is sold in triangular pots at Is Gd and 3s. Obtainable everywhere*

A geological survey staff is at preßsnt engaged, under the supervision of Dr. bell, director of geological suivev, in carrying out i detailed survev'< f the Waini goldfiwldp. jit is expected that the work will be ML-ompleted pbout thtj end of the year. The report on the Thames field is mow in the press, and will shortly be issuerl. The report on the Gisoo'rne oilfields will also shortly be published.

The Hon. G. H. Smith emphatically denies a report communicated to the Dunetfin Star hy its PaiHamertary correspondent that he "intends to mak6 his apologia from the floor of the -Legislative Council, and then -announce his resignation " In making this denial Mr Smith snid that up to tne present orly one sidn of the case against the firm of Bowron Brop., of which [he ijs a member, I had been placed before the Court. ,At the re-hearing before the Supreme Court tiiia month, evidenre "would be given on behalf of the "firm, acd after that, instead of making an apologia he might be in a position to ask for apologies.

Tha licensee of a hotel at Timaru "was recently victimised by a stranger. He telephoned to the hotelkeeper •in the name of a well-known country resident, and said he was sending his brother to the hotel. If the licensee would kef p him for a few days and lend him a few shil in?s it would be all right The hotelkeeper when the man arrived treated hire royally. The impersonator repeated his impudent telephone tricks, and the iro posture was not discovered until the rr/an useu the nan e of the stationmaster at Tern' kii, and told the licensee to lend the visitor £2O, and it would be quite safe. Inquiries were made, and the fraud was quickly exposed.

A reward is offered for the recovery -of a bay mare lest at Te Ore Ore. A meeting of ail interested in the iNo License movement will be held in the Y.MC.A. Hall this evtmng. A first-class trousers and vest hand for Maryborough is advertised for. Notice is given that payment has bee stopped of a lost cheque for £5, draw by D Sutherland, on Levin and Co., Ltd., Masterton. A reward is offered for the recovery of a black longdated pony gelding, rugged with a faded green cover, lost from Lansdowne. Mr Eli Smith, land agent, Master'ton, advertises for sale the goodwill of the lease at a low rental of 3,400 acres and 1,198 acres, respectively. •Mr Robert Russell, the well-known second hand deafer, has removed to convenient premises in Queen Street, opposite Messrs G. Hydt and Go's furniture warehouse. ! Mr J. B. Keith, land agent, Masterto , advertises a freehold farm of 560 acres, on the Rotoroa line, near •to town, station and school. This farm is highly improved, with first •class' buildings, and is to be sold at ;a low price on easy terms. We (publish*elsewhere a resolution unanimously adopted by the iCuripuni Methodist Church on Sunday "last, in support of the Anti-Gamb-ling League in its demand that the j Government introduce a measure this session to ; abolish the legalised book*; maker.

Train arrargements in connection with the Wellington races at Trent!*? am on the : l6tb, 20tb, and 23rd July, are published. Holiday excursion tickets wil] be issued to Te Aro and Wellington. On the above dates the 'asual "7.30 a.m. train from Masterton will not leave till 8.-30 a.m., and will reach Masterton on return at 8.47 p.m.

A good opportunity to procure lines of cheap timber is offered as a result of Messrs Gardner and Sons, of Queen street, having decided to transfer their business entirely to their premises in llixoo street. As their stock has to be claared by the tnd of July, they have decided, rather than remove it, to take any reasonable price during that time.* Two thousand acres of freehold land, that winters 4,000 sheep, 200 head of cattle, and 20 horses, -are adver iscd for sale by Mr W. H Cruickshank, land agpnt, Masterten. The country is undulating hilly, sub-divided into six paddocks, and well wsteiedr, with the usual sheep farm buildings. Alph 2,128 acres, ninptly ploufjl.able, suitable fur mixed farming.