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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr W. B. Chennells haß resigned the auditorship of the Masterton Building Society, in order to become a candidate for the position of director, rendered vacant through the death of Mr J. Payton. Mr J. Milne has been appointed to fill the position of auditor. During the period from March Ist Ito May 2lßt, there were imported from Australia to Britain 191,642 cwt. of butter, against 123,756cwc imported from New Zealand.

The euchre tournament to have been held in the Kuripuni Kail on Tuesday night, has been postponed till this Thursday evening, on account of the wat weather. On account of the Greytown Reseive being occupied by the GJad-stone-Greytown senior football match Masterton juniors will play Carterton juniors at Carterton, instead of Greytown at Greytown.

The local Post and Tdeeraphpiockey team journey, to Palmerston North on, Saturday, and play the Post and 1 Tetergaph team there. A good game is expected, as both teams are welli up in their respective competitions. The annual social and dance of the Hibernian Society takes place this evening in the Drill Hall, and every -arrangement has been made for a geod evening's enjoyment. i

The Rev. Dr Gibb will lecture at Knox Church this evening, the subject being "Impressions of Church , Life and Work at Home, with local applications." As the church will be comfortably heated for the occasion, the inclemency of the weather need not debar any one from attending; The Hon. Dr Pindlay, Minister for Justice, has agreed to receive a deputation on Friday week, wh ch will urge a reduction in the sentence imposed on Paweika by Mr Justice Cooper. Unclaimed letters for the following persons are awaiting delivery at the Masterton Post Office counter:— Jaa; Angusj; r Robert Barrery' ISids Bonham, C. Gower, W. Gray, Wm, Johnson, Percy Brown, E. Moss, W. H. Archibald, J. Smith.

In the annual report of the Professorial Board of the Otago University, regret was expressed that no candidate offered for the New Zealand research scholarship. The report added that it appeared that the amount offered was rather too small to attract lully-qualified graduates.

Much simpler forms now to be issued by the Labour Department for obtaining statistical information from employers than were formerly proposed. The Employers' tion, according to the secretary, Mr W. Pryijr, had approved the new forms, and has undertaken to assist the department in obtaining complete returns.

In the engineering dispute before the Conciliation Council at Christchurch, the parties agreed that the minimum rate of wagesfnr competent tradesmen be Is 4d£. per hour, thus bringing the Christchurch rate on a level with the rats in other centres. The remaining demands are agreed to, and an industrial agreement is to be entered into for a period of two years.. . ,•

Tnere are in New Zealand, said Mr McCabe,/ during a lecture, some very remarkable and interesting; specimens of the lizaid family. An instructive fact was that tbe New Zealand lizards retained the features of lizards of ages past. The tuatara presented an almost complete identity in form and skeleton to tbe lizards which had been shown to have existed in other parts of the world millions of years ago. Efforts of the Minister for Justice to suppress the publication of dissemination of obscene literature met with the hearty approval of the Wellington Ministers' Association at a meeting held yesterday. The following resolution was passed:~ "That (he Wellington Ministers' Association records its high appreciation of the Bill introduced into the Upper House by the Hon. Dr. Findlay for the suppression of obscene literature thoughout. the Dominion.

Owing to the excellent flow of oil being obtained from the Taranaki oil wells, the directors have practically abandoned the negotiations to sell out to an English company. The matter has become bo pronounced now that in view of: the representations made the Minister for Marine has promised to endeavour to get his colleagues to assist the industry with a view to keeping it solely for the Dominion.

A resultless conference has just terminated in Wellington, in connection with the cueka and waiters' dispute, which, after being ineffectualr ly before the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr P; Hally, was heard at the court, The court referred the matter to a conference with a view to an amicable settlement being arrived at. The conference failed to come to any satisfactory adjustment of the dispute. The court, wnich had held over its- award pending the present negotiation?, will now haveto adjudicate in the matter. A very interesting return presented to Parliament by the Marine Department fahows that wrecks and cas* ualties on the New Zealand coast numbered last year 83, representing 47.857 tons register, as compared with 90,. representing 55,239 tons register, in the previous year. The total wrecks within the Dominion, including the Duco, were 11,. of 4,517 tons rpgister, 'as compared with 16, of &,537 tons register, in the previous year. The number of lives lost was 18, all,being within the Dominion, as compared with 119, within the Dominion last year. [

j What is regarded as the very in- | adequate punishment inflicted in cases oi : persona convicted of cruelty was mentioned at the last meeting of the Wellintgon Society lor the prevention of Cruelty to animals. The inspector, Mr Seed, seated that one man who wa3 convicted of keeping a horse in a small enclosure for a month, and thereby almost starving the animal to death was fined 5s and cost?. The same person was convicted later on of flogging a discrepit horse which was shamefully overloaded. He was fined 20s and costs. Again the same person came before the court, and was convicted of treating a horse so toad.y that it died as u result, He was discharged! '

\JJ The close season tor native game in Canterbury has evidently been productive of good. A farmer north of Temuka says that he has not seen so many ducfes about his place for years as there are at the present time.

In connection with the new method of sending out telegrams whicn will shortly be in universal use m the Dominion, the gpneral public are requested by the Ttlegrapn Department to bre2k ihe seal at the back when opening their telegrams. If the seal is broken, the telegram unfolds without tearing.

Important transfers are at present under consideration with regard to several of the leading police officers of the Dominiop, and it is expected that an official announcement will be made during this week.

Mr George Buller businesn manager of the Alian Hamilton-Max Maxwell Dramatic Company, arrived in. Masterton last evening, to make arrangements for the Company's season, which opens in "Revenge," at the Town Hall this evening.

The Ramblers hockey team tn play Kiwi, at Dalefield, to-day, will be—Misses K. O'Leary, M. Hartley C. Easthope, L. Reed, JN O'Leary, F. Duggan,' M. McCalmont, M. O'Toole, M. Keed, J. Scott, M. Collins.

The following will represent the Red Star senior football team in their match against Carterton on Saturday, at Carterton—Backs—-Morris, Chamberlain, Ball, K Welch, Douglap, and Iggulden. W nig-.forwards— B. Welch and A. Ross. Forwards— Miller, ,D. Hobs, McLaren, R. Welch, Corbett, McLachlan, and McKenzie. Drag leaves at 1.30 p.m. sharp.

That old-fashioned institution, the toll-gate, which still lingers on in certain parts of the Dominion, much to the resentment of travellers on the King's highway is not being buffered, apparently, to spend the last days of its existence in peace, and with tbst respect usually^accorded tn old age. The other''Evening th« 1011-gate at Pumho Taranaki, met with a severe handling by certain individuals, being subjected to a liberal coating of tar, to which a macli was afterwards applied. The structure was considerably damaged.

All arrangements have now been * made for the monster deputation to the Premier on the Bnokmakei question. Sir Joseph Ward wll receive it on Monday next at 12 noon, in front of the Parliamentary Buildings,, the old Governor's residence. It is intended aiso to urge with regard to the ' licensing clause to the Gaming Act ut 1907,. the sfrenghening of' the" powers ol the' police in connection with street betting; sothat the elimination of the bookmaker may be complete.

Mr Buxton, M.P., nn liie Address- 1 in-Reply debate-r-"li's k waste of time. I heard so before I came here* and we say so in Parliament year by year, and yet we perpetuate what seems a rather useless business. New Zealand is a progressive country, and nas led the way. in so many things that it should not have an Address-in-Renly debate just because it is done elsewhere. I oo not object to a lew on either side of the Bouse speaking, but to drag on day after day, going over matters which will be dealt with later on, seems to me to be wrong."

"A piece of downright rot" is the opinion of Mr J. McQueen, of Invercargil., on the Noxious Weeds Act. He told his feUow delegates at the Dominion Conference of the Farmers' Union in Wtilinglon that he had some of most of the noxious weeds on his farm, and was not much the worse. The stack dealt with them. The sheep ate the ragwort. Mr Leadley,' Ashburton: "I've got a neighbour who says the same as you, but I don't like him as a neighbour."

Free treatment of patients at Rotorua Sanatorium has now been abolished, and hospital and charitable aid boards have been notified to that effect by the Tourist Department.' In the past the* Government has pro vided free beds at the sanatorium for indigent patients. This privilege exists no longer. The charitable aid boards will now have to pay for poor, patients at the rate o* 30s per week, the fee for other paying patients being £2 2s a week.

1 A very enjoyable evening was tendered to the punilg of Mrs Kendall's dancing class, at hen residence in Cole Street, last evening There were fifty couples present,, and the music was supplied by Mrs Kendall and Miss E. Richards. Recitations were given by Mrs Vile,. Miss Vile (encored), and Miss Nellie Kendal). The supper was provided by Mrs Kendall, and tbe evening was brought to a close by the coirpany joining hands and singing "Auld Lang Syne" as x the clock chimed twelve.

A Between Koputaroa and Tokornaru | there are acorea of acres of country j under water, owing to the heavy | rains. The land thereabouts is flat 'add swampy,, and grows mostly >j rushes and raupo. There are chains ■i of flaxmill tram-4ine completely subi merged and miles of line look unworkable on account of the boggy state of the tracks. Some of the j roadside fences are only showing j! about a foot above the water. ," Dozsns of acres of ftax-cutting land 'are holding great quantities of water. One small dwelling, near the railway line, standing, as it were, knee deep in the lake, is suggestive of an inland bathing shed. The roads, in places are in a pretty bad state; Replying to a deputation of commercial men and clergy which waited on him last night in Auckland with reference to gambling the Hon. M? Fowlds said the Government was quite seized with the fact (hat a very grave evil had developed from that particular clause in the Gaming Act brought in a few sessions ago in regard to licensing bookmakers. They must remember, however, that this Act was a very great advance upon the gaming laws previously in forca except as far as bookmakers were concerned. He would remind them of the fact that it was impossible to secure its enactment -without the clause to which be referred owing to the number of men in the House.whn believed that as long as the totalisator was allowed to operate the bookmaker should also be tolerated.

In the House of Representatives 'last evening, Mr Newman moved the second reading of the Gaming Amendment and Bookmakers' Abolition Bill He said he was not opposed to horse racing, bat he would like to s°e clean sport. Sir Joseph Ward, in a lengthy speech, saia the proposals in cornection with the bookmaking evil should come from the Government, and the Government had promised a Bill to amend the Gaming Act. Therefore Mr Newman should know there was no chance of ijhia Billfeoing through. Personally he ■would vote both against the titsli- : sator and the bookmaker.

| A reward is offered for the recovery of a bay mare lost from le Ore Ore. Mr James A. Doherty, the skilled tailor ot Lambton Quay, Wellington, has a replace advertisement in this issue, next the leader column. Mr Newton King, of New Plymouth, advertises four handy sized Taranaki dairy farms Full particulars are given in his advertiseaeni on page 8. Mr Hayward, the hdies' costume tailT, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, rntities (he reduction made bv him with costumes only, hold good for another week. Messrs Norris and Bell, land and estate agents, Tauranga, advertise a 2,207 acre property. About 2-sheep country Wth eood buildings thereon, at a low figure. The fiim will supply a property guide of the district free on application. The sale inaugurated by J L. Murrav is still holding the attention of a large number of MastertonV keenest shoppers Wives are proving them«f Ives as adept at securing bar- ; gains for their husbands as they are at shopping for themselves. Messrs W. B. Chehiiells and Co , .land and estate, aerente, publish a selected number of properties which they have for sale, ihe particulars of which make interesting reading. The ar as of these farms vary from 50 to 650 acres. The rricea range according to quality and situation, and the terms are such as will suit the means of any wishing to take > up a farm. A Cr'wir.ton direct current dynemo, in fin-t-elass order and complete with all fittings and glomes for lightme is advertised for sale on the front page of this issue Particulars as to j rice may be obtained on application to this office. " 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 hss to be cleared by the end of July, they have decided, rather remove it, to take any reasonable price during that time.* Ladies who deflire to take lessons in fancy work are invited to call at the Singer Sewing Machine Showroom, Queen Street, and interview Miss Davenport, who has decided to extend her stay in Master- . ton till Saturday, July 23rd. Ladies who have not yet taken lessons, still have ample time to receive instruction j tparture.*, ... i This is the season'O'f 'the -year in \ which social functions are held, and . one who dresses correctly requires a dress suit or dinrer ■jacket. The most careful dressers of the district get their suit made at Messrs Krahagen and Chapman's, high-class tailors. Perry street, who guarantee satisfaction. They are specialists in this class of work. The style, cut and finish are equal to the best English make, made with the roll or roll and step collar, with best quality silk on lapel. At "preeeni Messrs Krahagen and Uhapman have quite a number of orders for this class of garment, tes'ifying to their ability 3nd skill.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10040, 14 July 1910, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10040, 14 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10040, 14 July 1910, Page 4

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