LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10048, 23 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest returns from the Masterton Dredge are 250z lOdwt for 123 hours.

The Trades and Labour Conference, yesterday, decided that the freehold shculd be abolished, and the land farmed directly by the State, the produce to be sold ai town and country depots at a price covericg cost of production and capital charges. Mr Sullivan, Canterbury, said the present system favoured the speculator as against the cultivator.

Three sailors belonging to the barque Viganella, now discharging at the New Plymouth Breakwater were yesterday sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment for disobeying the orders of the captain. 'lhis means practically that they will be kept in gaol until the barque is ready tu sail from New Zealand. Five of the crew who deserted are still at large.

At the Court yesterday, befoie Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., A E. Mead was charged with having travelled on the New Zealand railways using a ticket sold to him by a Mrs M. McCullougb. Mrs McCnllough was charged with having sold the ticket to A. E. Mead, such ticket not beirg transferable. Each accused was Iked 20s and costs 7s.

The subject of afforestation is referred to in considerable detail in the scenery preservation portion of the report of the Lands Department presented to Parliament. Among other things it is said that there are many areas of land in New Zeaiand which, owing to their steep nature and inaccessble position, should never have been denuded, and there are still such areas that should be reserved for all time.

A very interesting ceremony is to take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at the Masterton Hospital—the unveiling of the tablet erected in memory of the late Miss Sehna Sutherland. It was due to the strenuous efforts of this lady that the first ho 3ital was erected in Masterfon, ai no doubt in appreciation by the pi' "lie of her efforts and respect toif" memory wit] be shown by a liii <r,'3 gathering to-day. tir William Steward has been busy collecting statistics re'ating to bookmakers, and some of these be gave to Parliament when the gaming resolutions were under discussion yesterday. Restated that at a meeting not many miles from Wellington within the last week no less than four defaulting bookmakers were conducting operations under license on !

the course, and in ihe last three years bookmakers had defaulted at Wanganui, Wcodville, . Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Danntvirke, oisborne, Masterton, and Cbristchurch meetings.

Mr Dahl, through whom thousands of tons of Nrw Zealand dairy produce have been distributed over the United Kingdom, believi'a it a decided disadva'nt&ge to the New Zealand producer to iabti his go<?d3 with unpronouDcable Maori names. It would be more advantageous, he said, in the :ase of a butter that might be called " Whakarewarewa," or "Paraparaumu,"to substitute seme simple name, and that in the English language, like "Buttercup" or "Primrose." This, of course, would not apply to short Maori words like, "liata," cr"Tuhi."

A telegram from Westport says that 9 miner named Lei ne, working' in the Coalbrookdaie mine, was struck by a fall of coal sod jammed against a tub. He had ?tr? urm broKen, and suffered internal i' juries, and died in the hospital. D» cca: ed came from Kiripako, Auckland, n month ago, and hie widow reside :aere.

The resolution in favour of abolishing the legalising of bu> km jcera was carried in the House of ,x nrasenta—tives yesterday by 69 votri to 4, the noes beng Messrs V ti'ird, Carrol, Millar and Gio'.'i. l . : ,.j House decided to retain iru. - {u : ji?ator by 40 to 32. At the inquest o>: I' ? iial McKeown, who diVJ s after a ga "e of football ,ti i: - r a verdict of death from itr;' .• r;«1 • was returned, Ic was ?•.' i! daceasetf had not received m 7 during the progress of the f i,' , :! nd had complained to t; c o:;: his team of a pain in the chi ;-; j devious tohis collapse. He h:> abject to similar attacks in t ... v .

News.has been r.■ - in Wellington of the s<>f- • v:;l of the Union Company's r ing ship i Dartford at San br- : - ---co after a J protracted passage of i ! i days frorr, Newcastle. Some ••.r.iness had been expressed at U, asel's nonarrival at her net iiipartial-** larly as she has New Zeilnnd boys aboard. The Dartford is to load timber at itiareka, o.iii v<, for Mel> bourne. ! A novelty in the share .if a moose with a horn-like on itß head has been forwarded to ;:•% Auckland Museum by M? p. McU a, of Kaiwaka. Mr (Jneesema , • curator of , the museum, declares it tu be a speci-1 man of the common n-s us'e, with an , extraordinary pro tub r*nce on its j head. The animal was aii ve and quite j healthy looking whe-i it reached | Auckland. i j A Feildirg dentist examined the • ; Lvtton Street school children recent—)y, ana in his report to (he committee he writes:—"l examined in ail 201 pupils. There, were only five cases in which the teeth were in a perfectly sound condition. Of the 201 children there were only 35 whohad never had toothacfte—ls girls and 20 boys. I also found that there were 2S girls and 22 boys whose guma were in a very inflammatory i and septic condition. Oniv 25 out of 103 girls and 17 out of 98 boys admitted the use of the tooth-brush."

The proposal to form a .Conssrva—torium of Music in New Zealand was reported upon at n recent meeting of the Auckland University College Council by a •committee which stated that "every encouragement should be to the project, and, moreover, that in view uf tue s-e-ss of the University College School of Music ar.d of the widespffcafi love of music in the community, Auckland is eminently suited to be the home of Eucfa a Coiiservatorium of Music.

In America ths boy scout movement is sweeping the country. It is only a few days old, a NewYork correspondent ~but national headquarters have been opened in New York, and already 5000 boys have pledged themselves to take the scout's oath of fealty to God and country, to protcet girls and women, and to do a kind deed every day to some fellow-being. No movement ever before started in America has had such success, and fathers mothers, and guardians realise fhat here is a movement which steals to the boy's better self, and helps to make him a better man and a letter citizan. Jr~

The case In which Thomas Flint fork, sheep-farmer, of Gladstone :Jaimed from James Lee, contractor >f Lower flutt, £75 damages for aleged breach o* contract, was concluded Jn the Magistrate's Court yesterday. The statement of claim tfaa to the effect that on or about april 4th, 1910, defendant agreed n writing to purchase from" the Diaintifx 472 lambs at 5s per heat! 17 lambs at 3s per head, and 88 two.ooth sheep at 9s per head, and to ;ake delivery of them on April Bth ' Defendant had refused to accept or jay :or the sheep, aid plaintiff claim 4 3d £75 damages for breach of eon-1 ;ract. Mr C. A. PownaiJ, instructed jy Messrs Gawith and Logan, ai> jeared for plaintiff, and Mr ?' w Tackson, of the firm .of Wilford* Levy and Jackson, of Wellington' for defendant. After hearing considerable evidence, Mr C. C. Graham, gave judgment for plaintiff £l3 ll) 70 3nd C ° StS Bmountin e <o

| Attention is drawn to a sale by J public auction of freehold land in Masterton by order of the Kcgistr;;r of the Supreme Courr, in Messrs W B. Chennells ami Co.'s rooms, Perrv Street, to-ddy. at.2 o'clock. Trip property has 33 feet frontage to Queen Street, and there is a good new. six-roomed house -or it Ates-rs Robinson and; Hand-Newton ara tie solicitors for the Mortgagees, from I whom particulars can be obtaineo a!:c fri-m the auciirsecrv •

There are some brave fellows I ing in the bush, says the Taranaki Herald. Last week a young,buahman had his leg broken in tne country, twenty miles from Awakino. Twelve of his mates carried him through the forest tracks, rivers and mud channels to the main road, where he wal taken to the .New Plymoutn hospital. The crossing of the Awakino river was attended withtome peril, fpr'the river was swollen, and the current strong. One of the bearers, as a matter of fact, was swept off his fpet and carred down stream, but,' fortunj ately, lie was able to reach the All the members of the relief party were greatly exhausted by the time they reached their destination. /" The annua! report on State Nurseries contains the following item:The operations during uie past year in the North Island have been very successful. Ia the nurseries 6,111 - 535 trees have been raised, and 4,384,700 trees, covering an area of 1807 acres, have heen permanently planted on the plantations. The deathrate amongst the trees was low, and the growth in many cases greater than usual. The employment of prison labour was again satisfactory. At the two prison camps (Lake Kotokakahi and Waiotapu) the value of work done is estimated at £3953 16s Bd, or an .average value to each of the 3.870 prisoners employed of £lO2 3s 4d

'The Minister of Justice stated to a deputation yesterday that under a Bill which he intends introducing a board to deal with the appeals of criminals in gaol will be set up. One of the members will be a Judge of * ;the Supreme Court, another an ex- ' pert in penalogy, and probably there will be another excert. This " -'board will heat appeals for instance % habitual criminals as to their detention. Prisoners fo detained will :also ba carefully examined at fixed intervals as to the measures of restoration winch has taken place in their moral character.

When the Hospilal and Charitable Aid Board met in June, Mr D. -McLaren movsd"That the committee Tapirt on the advisability of a polit:y that persons "id raceipt ot a minimum scale of -earnings shall be exempt from - charges for services received as patients of the hosoital." The committee duly reported to yesterday's meeting of the Board that it had no recommendation to make. Its chairman, Mr R. C. Kirk, said the * committee considered that every case should be dealt with on its merits. For obvnus reasons some u=rsons in receipt of a small sum per annum were often in a better position to pay ' the fees than persons with larger m- • comes

The services in the Congregational Church to morrow will be conducted by liev. A. Hodge. A shot) with workfom attached, "rposiie Pinhey's Stables, is advertised to be let

Sections in the Solway Estate are selling rapidly, and only ten remain unsold. Mr W. H. Cruickshank has these fir sale, and recommends them as a sound investment.

Massrs Snow and Co.. land agents, Palmerston North, advertise for sale the l?ase of 24 acres of land, and a country store, with post office, at a low price.

Th.- New Zeulant! Loan and MercantsH; Agency company., Ltd., vertise for man for fhepherding, and to make himself useful on a farm —a tnercied man for preference.

An experienced ploughman with good references advertises for a situation.

. The public aro informed that HamiU's great-winter sale closes tonight, and everythins will be sacrificed on this last day.

Notice ia given that George Tiffin Stewart, of Feat'oerston, Engineer, intends at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Masterton, to apply for an order of discharge'from his bankruptcy.

The Kev. L'ain Macdonald will preach at both services in Knox Church to-morrow, and also at Miki Miki in the afternoon. Services will also be held at Kopuaiatiga and •Wangaehu.

A cordial invitation is extended to Masterton men or strangers passing through the town to afternoon tea at the Y. M.C.A. Mr 0. N. C. Pragnell will give an address there, and at 'Solway Home.

Mr C. E. Daniell advertises for sale the famous "Tree" Brand spraying solution, which Mr Nottage, the Government expert, recommends fruit-growers to use. It contains the exact proportions laid down by Government formula, and is all ready for use. '

A ..good opportunity to procure r-o<? of cheap timber is offered as a result of Messrs Gardner and Sons, of Queen street, having decided to transEar their business entirely to their premises in Dixon street. As their stock has to be cleared by the end of July, they have decided, rather than remove it, to take any reasonable price during that time.*

"Ladies' Bags" is the text of I new advertisement inserted by Mr A. Henderson, manufacturing jeweller and optician, on page 6 of this issue. A large and varied stock of the latest designs in assorted colours is just to hand at prices ranging from 10s to 50s. Two very attractive lines are quoted, those with sterling silver mounts (very solid) at 755, and sterling (all silver) with silver chain attached, at 90s The new Whitby jet jewellery is becoming very fashionable, and in thi3 connection Mr Henderson is to the front with a rare assortment of jewellery, muff t:hain?, earrings, and hat pins. A special witidnw display is being made to-day, and inspection is invited.

Messrs and Co. have •just had completed pome rather important alterations to their business ■premises in Street. About half -vay up ti-.c iruiin shop a arenwav has berfti constructed, giving access to the recenMy acquired shop adjoining, the result being incraased lighting aiv.i improvaJ facilities s/snarall?, which additions •should be npprecnte i by patrons. The alteratiiinsi nave also made provision for a special furnishing department, replete with all the latest fixtures fn' the proper and efficient stocki g of sheetings, calicoes, and •cretfonnes. A separate counter, With a large beautifully finished glass case tap, has also been installed for ths slocking of hosiery and gloves. A special display will be made to*day, and inspection of the new advertinent3 is cordially invited.

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