LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10039, 13 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hastings Borough Engineer has decided to use cement pipes, after making the most careful investigation as to their suitability lor this class of work.

"Oh, what a prophet has arisen!" remarked Cr. Temple, at the Council meeting last evening, when another Councillor made a statement as to how two absent Councillors would vote on the proposed drainage scheme. Steady progress is being made with tbe erection of the brick Fire Brigade Station. A definite idea can now be formed of its capacity. The building will be a decided acquisition to Masterton's main thoroughfare.

The condition of Pownall Street j caused considerable discussion again at the Borough Council meeting last | evening. "Why, a boise and cait i would get bogged in it," said Cr. Hoar, "It's a mud hole where people cannot get out." "We'll hava to swim in order to get across the street directly," remarked Cr. Temple. "I heard a Councillor say at this table recently that he would not care if his drainage rate was three times what it is," said Cr. Temple at the Borough Council meeting last evening. "Well, I don't suppose he does care, because he will pass this extra expense on to the tenant. It is the tenant who has to pay every time.'' 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 Dixon Street. As their stock Has to be cleared by tbe end of July, they have decided, rather than remove it, to take any reasonable price during that time.* It has just come to the knowledge of the police that on Monday night a private room at the Otaki convent, occupied by Sister Paul, was broken into and a cashbox containing £l7 in cheques and £43 in gold, silver and copper, together with crosses, stolen. The box was found broken open, and ali hut the cheques and crosses had abstracted.

At the quarterly meeting of the Auckland Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, the report of the committee recalled, the fact that the greatest, need of ir,en bo leaving gaol wsfa suitable employment. This could generally be obtained for men used to bush and farm work, but for clerks, elderly .men, or those in bad health, the committee H often found great difficulty in placing the'tri; ' ' ' '

The Wellington Presbytery, at its meeting yesterday, complained of considerable leakage of adherents through removing from one district to another. Rev. B. Hutson remarked that the matter was a most serious or.e for the Church. The only way he had o? finding out people was following the furniture vans, and ascertaining if the people moving into the district were or were not Presbyterians. It was finally resolved to appoint a committee to draw up an "overture" to the Presbytery on the subject.

The Stonehenge Lodge U.A.0.D., held a meeting last evening in the Dominion. Hall, Bro. A.. Levien, A.D., in the chafr. One candidate was initiated, and two proposed for membership. A sum of two guineas was voted to a distressed btother. The social committee reported that all arrangements had been completed for the progressive euchre tournament to-morrow evening. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Bro. Corbett for the interest taken by bim in connection with the seven-a-side Friendly Societies football contest.

The Borough Council, at a special meeting last evening, re-considered J the proposal to form and metal that part of Puwnall Street lying between Cornwall and Renall Streets. Toe Mayor stated that at the intersection of Pownall and Wright Streets there was a drop of 15 inches. If Pownall Street were lowered there would be no fall for drainage, and if they raised the road it would bury certain portions of residents' sections. .In one instance the filling in would bury five wires of a fence, a height offfabout 22 inches. After some discussion it was decided to hold the matter over for further discussion.

The Maoyr of Wellington, Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P., in reply to a deputation yesterday, said the streets bad been starved, whilst money had been spent on non-producing reserves. No doubt the needs of the suburbs were urgent. There was not even a footpath in Vogeltown, and in other places the paths were inches deep in mud. ±sut there was no money. It meant that he was faced with the question whether he would have to hnrrow money to carry out these works. He had gone very carefully into the position of the city, and he was convinced that it would have to go slow for the next four years. And borrowing was hoc going to be doue while he was there.

Addressing the Prime Minister yesterday on the domestic help difficulty Dr. Platts-Mills. who said she could speak aa a doctor and a mother, maintained that they were faced by two problems —limitation of families and infant murtality. They offered a sulution uf the first problem. Wnen women were unable to get help they j

J could not be expected to bring up J large families when every child after two or three meant imprisonment and penal servitude for the mother. Women witii four or five children could not get dompstics, Was it any wonder that thiy decided, after I experiencing great hardships that j they would decide not to have .any I more children.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Directors of the Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society was held last evening ait the secretary's office, Hall Street. Mr R. Krabagen was in the chair, and Messrs J. Prentice W. li. Cole, J. W. Gordon, J. C.' Ewington, A. Johnston, A. Gardner, J. Candy, and T. S Cresswtli were also present. The chairman said that as the subscriptions had been coming in so freely, he had instructed the secretary to intimate to the shareholders that the sum of £6OO free of i interest would be distributed at the ) meeting of shareholders called for | Thursday,, 21st July, £3OO by ballot. and £3OO by sale. The action of the chairman 'was confirmed. Two new shares were allotted, and an application for withdrawal was granted, the I applicant having sold his property.

Tbe Premier stated in the last evening that he would rin down the Financial Statement Tuesday night next. "We've got a grader going pot," remarked a Councillor at the -Council meeting last evening, which statement brought forth a burst of laughter from other Councillors. ! The Hastings Borough Council have decided to use cement pipes -for the whole of their drainage works, and have accepted a tender for the supply of over forty miles of pipes of various sizes.

"The whole hog or nothing is what I favour," said Cr Hoar, discussing the proposed drainage loan scheme at the Borough Council meeting last evening.."! don't believe in dribs and , drabs." I "I'm not against the drainage "' said Cr Elliott, at the Borough Council meeting last evening during the discussion on the proposed drainage scheme. "I'm against the amount of £30,000. It's too much!" "I'm not goiner to be made a liar!" ejaculated a Councillor, when statement made by him' was ques- -ii'. tioned during a somewhat heated ■■ ] cross-fire in the course of the discus- \ j sion concerning the proposed drainago ■ loan at the Borough Council meeting last evening.

The Wellington Operative Bootmakers' Society, at its monthly wetting, passed a resolution strongly protesting against clause 9of the proposed Exhibition Bill, introduced into the House by the Hon J. Millar. The clause provideb for the suspension of all awards, the Shops and Offices Act, and the Factories Act, as far as concerns exhibitions.

Heavy rain fell for some hours last evening, and this caused Cr Morris; to remark at the Borougb Council meeting last evening: "It's suicidal to come out to-nigbc to attend a. Council meeting. The most sensible' man is the ope who has stayed at; home."

Sir Frederick Young, speaking ten. London recently on the proposed l * memorial to Edward Gibbon Wakeeaid that he had written to the Prime Minister on the subject, and was disappointed with the answer he received, as it went to show that the people of New i Zealand were luke-warm in the matter, or did not; care Jimuh if. Wak°field'B memory wa?ptrpsTaated.

A very enjoyable social craning; under the auspices of the Loyal Orange Lodge, was held in the Exchange Buiiciings last evening. There ; w.as ; .a[ fairly .large attendance. Re- * citations and snngs ' were given by members ana tneir friends, ani the proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of Auld Lang Syne, At the monthly meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton County Council yesterday morning, it was decided, oa the motion of. the chairman, seconded by Cr Foreman, that tin committee recommendl the Council to advise Mr W. H.. Cruicfeshank, in a&swer to his letter on the subject, that the ratepayers interested in constructing a footway along the southern side of Roberta Street at Lanadowne, will be » expected to contribute one half the cost thereof, bat that the owners of the adjacent properties mast the requisite culverts at the entraoees thereto. ,The recommendation was adopted by the Council at its meeting in the afternoon.

Mr Harry Fisher/of Wellington* the inveDtor of the non-sinkable' and non-capsizable lifeboat, anil direct: lift fly'ng machine, faa3 reached London. Mr Fisuer's lifeboat is said to. have been subjected to some very. > severe tests, and it is his intention* J to build a similar boat in England,. . and give a trial to shipping and businessmen at Southend-on-Sea. For the flyirtg machine Mr Fisher claims; that it has a perpendicular lift, rises. to-any altitude, remains stationary, can travel at great speed, and will, ilft as much again as its own<weight..

Auckland business men have taken> up the campaign against the bookmaker in remarkable earnest. At a meeting of the merchants of the city one of them stated that the numberof bookmakers plying their calling: at f.he Auckland .Racing Club's , meetings during the past year ranged from thirty to fifty per day, and. ' that as much as £I,OOO a day had been paid by them in license fees.! It was also stated by another merchant who has gone into figures that since, the present Act was passed in 1907 gambling has increased three or four fold, and he submitted that as practically the same amount as formerly has been put through the totalisator the great increase must be due to licensing the bookmakers.'

The Socialists in Wellington have aßked the Wellington Presbytery to deliver addresses at the Socialist Party's Sunday meetings at His Majesty's Theatre with the obrct of bringing about abetter unattending between the church and organised' labour. Mr J. G. W. Altken ted that the Presbytery should ask j/jSL the party whom the writer represeotad to a conference to ascertain if any relationship could be established between labour and the church. He could not see that much progress would be made to that end by addressing meetings Finally a committse was appointed, to consist ofr Revs. W. J. Comrie, J. Gibson Smith, Messrs J. G. W. Aitken, and W. Allen with the Moderator ti deal with the invitation and bring up a report. i

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton County Counril was hold yesterday morning, there being present,—Crs W. J. Welch (chairman), D, W. Foreman, J. Miller, and J. Morris. The Treasurer reported as followsßank General Fund account, dr., £1,721 2s 6d;, Local Bodies Loans account, cr., £93; Accounts, debit balance £748 10s 2d. Ifeceipts since' June 14th, 3910, totalled to £194 . "9s 2d. Accounts amounting to £1,082 Ilk 5d were recommended for payment. It was decidsd that it be a recommendation to the Council to instruct roadmen that tbey must not allow their horses to be at large on public roads after working hours, otherwise (he animals will be< liable to be s'eized • for impounding purposes. On the motion of Cr Morris, seconded by Cr Miller, it was reserved-that Mr J. Boustead's claim • for £45 for fencing Moroa Ro'ad ; deviation be referred to the County • Engineer to > report upon at the next Council, • meeting.

The Public Works Department hava authorised the Masterton County Ccuncil to expend £SO on the Ruamahanga River ford. At the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton Ccunty Council yesterday morning, it was decided on the motion of the chairman, Cr W. J. Welch, seconded fay Cr Miller, that effect be given to the determination of the Council to make provision for establishing an accident insurance fund, and the sum of £IOO be set apart for this purpose out «f the current year's revenue, such sum to be invested in such maumr as may be approved and lawful. 'fhe Waiiarapa South County Council wrote to the meeting of the Masterton County Council yeßterday, drawing attention to the broken state of the decking on the Waingawa bridge, and asking that it be attended (o. The, County Clerk reported that the Engineer had informed him that the necessary work was being carried oat. a special meeting of the Masterton County Council was held yesterday afternoon, and presided over by Cr Wefcb, at which resolutions by way of special order were passed authoris- ' mg the raising of a loan of £3,000 in conrection with th 6 Northern Approach, and making a special rate to meet interest and other charges of on the rateable property in the Noft*iern Approach loan special rating area. I

Sir Joseph Ward and t : ie Hon J. Carroll have bad to severely exercise their vits t? explain the appoint ment of Mr Dinnie to the Presi £ency of the Native Land Board, and the effort has produced not u little humour. They have evolved a "ew axiom for statecraft—salvation lies In ignorance, and lack of knowledge is perfect peace. Mr Carroll practically calls upon the country to sing songs of praise and thanksgiving for Mr Dinnie's elevation to a position where his ignorance of natve affairs will be a safeguard against prejudice and bias.—Evening Post. '1 he spread of weasels throughout the Dflffra'Mlle district id said to be becorn ng somewhat alarmiojg A mob of considerably more than a j hundred was encountered on Sunday j cm the road between Avoca and 1 Karaka travelling in a northerly direction. The rodents did pot even move off the road in. fear of the Norsemen, but • divided in Ofder to lei; them pass. .Varing the recent wet weather a tiumber of slips came down on Saun-

dera' Road, blocking it for vehicu-lar-traffic. At yesterday's jneeting of the Masterton County Council a letter was received from Mr Henry Berlins:, drawing the Council's attention to the condition of the road, *nd asking that the slips be cleared away. It was reported by the County Clerk that the County Engineer was having the matter attended to. The Waiamiii County Council has been asked to take steps to t prevent the Christchurch Golf Club from playing golf on Sundays. A resolution passed by the Methodist, congregation in connection with the matter was read. One of the Councillors remarked that people were beginning to run mad on prohibition. Presently, he said,, they would want to prohibit cooking on Sundays. It was decided to take a legal opinion ea to whether the Council had power to "abate the nuisance."

By making provision for a swing span In the new Mangere bridge, to permit the passage through of vessels of light draught, it is claimed, says the Auckland Herald, that an important step will be made in, the direction of bringing about a Wstem of delivering industrial products into the Auckland harbour. It is contended that with a email canal tapping the Tamaki to enable barge traffic to pass, through a periect economical system of supply of raw material prior to delivery into the Auckland harbour could be estab-

liahed. The executive of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce has been asked by a petition of landowners interested to move in the matter. Mr D. P. Hall, representing the Anglican community of flhristchurcb, said he had been aaked by Bishop Julius to represent him in a deputation against the reign of the bookmaker. Mr Hall said the boys and young men of the city were afforded opportunities to "back their fancies." It was absolutely essential, in his opinion, that every possible step should be taken to make illegal any bedirg other than through the totalieator. The bookmaker end the machine had been described as the animate and (he inanimate methods of-gambhng, arid he believed that the animate method was productive of far more evil than ever the machine could be. Messrs S. Kirkpatrick and Co., Ltd., of Nelson, "where the best fruit grows," have a replace advertisement in this issue, drawing attention to the luscious fruits used in the making of the celebrated "K" Jams. Messrs Gillespie and Co. require women cooks at 20s, 25s and 27a per week, particulars of which appear in the advertisement on the front page of this issue. A notice of importance to mothers ia published by Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, Masterton. It has a bearing on the health of children, and"the value of Matted Food, which contains all the 'elements of human milk, and at the same time is self-digest-ing.

A notice of importance to mothers ia published by Mr J. V. Gordon, chemist, Masterton. It has a bearing on the health of children, and"the value of Malted Food, which contains all the 'elements of human milk, and at the same time ia self-digest-ing.

Ladies who desire to take lessons in fancy work are invited to cull at the Singer Sewing Machine Showroom, Queen Street, and interview Miss Davenport, who has de- j cided to extend her stay in Masterton till Saturday, July 23rd. Ladies who have not yet taken Übbobb, still have ample time to receive instruction before Miss Davenport's departure.* Messrs H. Masemann and Co., land and estate agents, Wangariui, offer a. 93 acre farm as a going concern, at a moderate price, and on easy terms; a 330 acre o.r.p. section at a low rental, the goodwill of which can be purchased on easy terms: and a highly* improved dairy farm of 203 acres. Particulars will be found in their advertisement on page 8 of this issue. . Cudtoma and i; or warding Ageu cs —J J, CURTIS A CO., Customhouse Quay "Wellington, will clear your goods and forward to you, or you may consign good to them, and they will forward to thei ultimate destination. Moderate charges For Influenza take Woods' ttieat Peppermint Cute. Never fails. 1/6,

j _ A fire was discovered in an unoccuj pied bedroom at the Prince of Wales i Hotel at about 2.15 a.m. this morning. The outbreak was got under way by the boarders before any damage was done. The Fire Brigade was present in good time. An unusually candid judgment debtor at the Stratford Court on Tuesday admitted that he had put £lo—all he had got—on Jeffries, and ne was so confident of winning that he had made arrangements to clear all hia liabilities. I A jewellery store is an Heal place for anyone to visit who is desirous of finding a suggestion for a suitable presentation article. In this connection theie is probably no more useful and at the same time ornamental household acticle tban a teapot, and consequently anytning m the way of a new design or these goods are always bound to create interest. On .page 6 of this issue, Mr A. Henderson, jeweller and optician, has a special word to say in regard to a new consignment of teapots, which are now to hmd. Prices are quoted, and patrons ordering by post can rely on receiving as satisfactory attention as if they visited the store. . > ' =====-