LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10058, 4 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A total of 88,794 acres of land will be opened for settlement during the current month.

Since the beginning of the present year there have been seventeen bankruptcies in the Wellington district.

Twenty-one marriages were celebrated in the Christchurch Registration District during last month, a number that constitutes a record.

Last year no fewer than 35 million articles were handled in the past offices of the Wellington district alone, and the postal revenue reached a total of £139,000. Most of the Canterbury branches of the New Zealand Farmers' Union have passed motions in favonr of the abolition of the 5 per cent, auction charge made for the Bale of single beasts.

A big robbery has been perpetrated on the Hamburg American liner Amerika, one ot the passengers, Miss Eva Stradford, of New Jersey, United States, having had £BOOO worth of jewellery stolen. The police believe the robbers belong to an international gang that is now working the trane-Atlantic liners.

The Pairlie branch of the Farmers' Union is of opinion that auctioneers' license fees should be paid to the Charitable Aid Board, while the St. Andiew's branch thinks they should go to County Councils, except in cases where they are paid for work done wholly in boroughs, in which case they should go to the Borough Council.

Mr J. Pierpont Morgan, the millionaire connoisseur, is constructing on Orange Mountains a miniature castle, which he intends to present to Mr Horner Norris, composer and organist at St. George's Episcopal Church in New York. Mr Morgan's idea is that if far removed from the distractions of city life the wellknown organist will be able to compose better music. Hence his gift, which is to cost £4OOO.

The building trade in Dunedin presents just about sufficient activity to absorb the supply of labour. But there is no margin. The position is just an evenly balanced one. and what has contributed to this state of affairs in no inconsiderable measure is the fact that there has; during the past three months, been a rather marked .migration uf local tradesmen to Australia, principally to Sydney.

Jean Lamarque, who glories in the distinction of being the most notorious bandit in France, has just sold his bead fur a kiss. Two years ago Lamarque was wanted for several murders in the Department of Drome. The police, however, could never get on his track, but, notwithstanding his non-arrest, his case was duly tried, and sentence of death passed. The police knew that Lamarque had a sweetheart in Valence, the capital of Drome, and they determined to watch this girl. At last he put in an appearance in Valence the other day, and being recognised was promptly arrested, and again formally sentenced to death.

The following; are the reports from the various institutions as submitted to the meeting of the Wairarapa District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday:—Master ton Hospital: Patients in' Hospital at begin* ning of quarter 15, patients admitted during quarter 84, patients discharged during quarter 68, patients in Hospital at end of quarter 31. Pahiatua Hospital: Patients admitted 23, discharged 23. death 1. South Wairarapa Hospital: Admitted 22, discharged 20, patients in at end of quarter 6. Sol way Home: Admitted 3, discharged 1, inmates at end of quarter 7.

Although there are a large number of recruit* joining the ranks of the Christchurch volunteers, there is, on the part of the older members, and especially the mncommissioned officers, a slackness that was not apparent a year or two ago, says a local paper. It may be that many of the older, and f 'rmerly. the most energetic, of the un-commisaioned officers, imagine they will to go out under the age limit cf the new scheme, or it may be that the "Tajhoa microbe" has found a home in some of them. Whatever it is, their action is doing the force generally a lot of harm.

In an interview, Dr Burbank, the manager of the American Universities football team, said that the one thing which stood out for all Australia and New Zealand was the general, 'videspread sporting feeling of the i'< iniry. The young men partaking rw sames were fully 100 percent, mort, in proportion, than Americans. Out ■ re, he Baid, they played football <»> til they were forty, and every mai ney met told them how he plaj<-1 or how his son played. It was therefore easy to understand why New Zealand was the greatest football country in the world. This was something that must make a strong, virile, red blooded race of ; people, ready for.the battle of life. I

A bull fight entirely without precedent occurred at Pelayos, Portugal, where there is a large cattle ranch for the breeding of fierce Spanish bulls for the various Sunday contests in Spain and Portugal. Herders were engaged in separating the bulls, and driving them into enclosures preparatory to shipping them to Madrid and Valencia, when a large wooden stand, in which were many spectators from the surrounding villages, suddenly collapsed. Over 100 persons were thrown among the bulls, which stampeded around the enclosure trampling and tossing- the victims. Ten courageous "cowboys," armed with shot guns and rifles, jumped into the arena and fired repeatedly at bulls which were charging into the crowd. Three men were gored to death and forty other spectators injured before the bulls had been I placed under control. Six bulls were I shot. '

During July 7.18 inches of rain fell at Eketahuna.

Owing to sickness among the pupils the Nireaha school has been closed for a week.

The annual meeting of the New Zealand Farmers Union will be field at Eketahuna this month.

Mr J. 0. Cooper will probably address a meeting at Hukanui shortly in connection with the proposed bacon curing works to be established at the Waingawa Freezing Works.

There were eight births, deaths, and one marriage in Eketa- ■'* huna last month.

The Patmera' Union Advocate* terras the Labour Party's new platform "an old enemy in a new garb." and says that it may be summed up as a whole as "Socialism unadulterated."

Mr T. Parsons has been re-elected chanman of directors of the Eketahuna Farmers' Co-operative Association.

According to the Otago Daily Times there is a great scarcity of. cattle in Otago at the present tim£, and high prices tor cattle are likely to rule until the beginning of the year.

Mr W. Perry, of Ma3terton, h£3 been asked and has agreed to deliver an address at Eketahuna on the breeding of Lincolns.

The Crown has decided to pay the witnesses for the defence in the murder trial of Pawelka.

Measra J Rare, M. Sheehyn and J. Scott (re-elected) have been appointed to fill vacancies occurring in the directorate of the Eketahuna Farmers' Co-operative Association. f^~ Messrs Hart and Savers, of Dalefield, Carterton, have imported from the United States of America two > Holstein bulls. It is said that the purchases were obtained in California. They are at present in quarantine on Somes Island.

The Eketahuna branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union are endeavouring to get tne Agricultural Department to send an expert to Eketahuna to give demonstrations in spraying and pruning of fruit trees.

I* is reported, aays the Lytteltoo Times, that an Ashburton firm haetW purchased 13,000 bushels of Velvet wheat on trucks at Methven at 3s 9d per bushel and a mixed line of 12,000 bushels of Hunter's and Pearl at 3s? sd, for a southern miller.

As the result of exhaustive reports on the relative merits of horse traction, motor waggons, and traction engines the Gisborne Borough Council has decided to obtain its metal supplies by means of a tramway from Patutahi, 10 miles distant The cost is estimated at £12,000.

The Colonel Pitt memorial fund, Nelson, amounts to £7O. As the Government has decided to subsidise the contributions pound for pound ups. to £2OO, the local committee is renewing its efforts to raise the necessary amount required to perpetuate the memory of the deceased.

Dr. Chappie, M.P. for Stirlingshire, ex-M.P. for Tuapeka, cabled to a friend in Wellington stating that as the Imperial Parliament was rising until ; :he autumn, he intended leaving at once on a visit to New Zealand, via Vancouver. He should reach Wellington about the middle of September.

At a recent auction at the Dunedin fish market, a frost fish weighing 91bs realised 17s 9d, and was subsequently retailed at 3s per lb, th<3 fiaSi being somewhat of a rarity. Four red cod brought 4s 6d the lot. Thres trays of five dozen garfish brought 8s 6d, 9a 6d, and 9a 6d.' A pair of ling brought 5s the pair.

At the next meeting of the Pahratua Licensing Bench applications for a transfer of the licenses of the following hotels will be made:—Dudley Arms Hotel, from Mr Grace to Mrs Brewer, Wellington ;Kumaroa Hotel, from Mr F..J. Bright to Mr Fletcher, Tenui; Wimbledon Hotel, from Mr Bell to Mr Pacay; Makari Hotel, from Mr Pedersen to Mr Pott, of Wanganui.

There is almost certain to be a Parliamentary trip r to Auckland in connection with the Winter Sho*»in the Northern centre. If a sufficient number of members will participate, it is understood that they will by special train after the rising "of the House on Friday week, and return, leaving Auckland about midnight, on the following Monday evening.

At the Native Appel'afe Court. Hastings, on Friday, judgrrpnf. was given in the Mangawaanginui Block of 10,270 acres and worth about £50,000, which concludes a long course of litigation, and which is interesting to the public, inasmuch a-, now that the title is definitely settled, it is probable the GoveroJjfi ment will acquire the land from tajs native owners for closer settlement purposes.

The Waikato Argus gives an illustration of what can be done on a small farm as furnishei from Hautapu. The farm is 59 acres, and the , owner milked eighteen cows, which yielded 2761b of butter fat at lljd. or £l3 4s '.6 d per cow. The profit from pigs, after allowing for fead bought, was ±'4o, and nine calves were sold at 25s each. The net return per cow from milk,, calves, pigs., and butter-fat was £l6 Is 6d; and the income of this farmer was thus £289^ "**» 7s. In addition, seven acres of oatsA v yielded 13 tons of chaff and six acres » J of turnips were grown for winter feed.

The total trade union membership of the affiliated countries is as follows:—Great Biitain, 2,406,742; Germany, 2,382,401; United States. 1,588,000; Italy, 546,650; Austria 480,227; Prance. 294,918; Sweden. 190,000; Belgium,l47,poP; the Netherlands, 128,845; Denmark, 728,050Switzerland, 113,800; Hungary! 102,054; Norway, 48.157; Spain, 44,901; Finland, 32,000; Bulgaria, 12,933; Croatia, 4520; 805nia.3975: and Servia 3238. The aggregate membership of the twenty unions enumerated is given at 9,308,157. In most countries there was a decrease in, membership in 1908, but in Great Britain there wm an increase. As regards the proportion of trade unionists to populaiion. Denmark stands first with 48 per cent, and Sweden, next with 40 per cent.

A wharf labourer named Sydney Phillip3 was fined £lO at Wellington .yoaterday fjr ply-grog welling. The building trade which has been ■slack in Carterton for some time past, ia beginning to revive, and as summer approaches, should provide for a number of hands. The "run" of the Wairarapa Hunt, which was advertised on the programme to take place at Clarevilh this afternoon, will not now b2 helJ. IJjoccuoiecl houses are not as yet a italic: ti lh<>. past in Carterton, writes our Carterto.i correspondent. It is j >pleaaing, however, to record that they are not qui te as numerous as they were a few months back. On arcane of the anrual meeting of (ha Wairarapa Racing Club tak ini? place un Thursdav of next week the ploughing match to bo held under the auspices of ths Wairarapa and Ea*t Cjasc P. and A. Society has bean postponed until August 18th. {

Th* Ramblers' hockey team to play Etna at Lansdawne this afternoon is as follows—Missts K. O'Leary, L Keed, C. Easthope, M. Hanky, N. O'Leary, F. Duggan, M. Reed. M. McCalmont, M. O'Tooie, J. Scott, M. Collins.

The Pahiatua Amateur Dramatic Company staged on Tuesday evening "Odr Boys" to a crowded house,and, by spit:.;! i'tqai.'3t, they repeated it la3t ni««' u ine proceeds will go towards maucifyinij Fiat Staff Square and tae square in ivlaia Street at the nortu end.

Mr F. Murray, ol Wellington, states he has secured permission to show bis series of moving pictures on a private hoarding, and the plant hying worked from private property tr.ere will be no breach of the bylaws, and the exhibits will shortly ittke pliee.

Too Miki Miki School is having its r terra holiday this week, owing to the ■relieving tsacher having taken his ■departure for another part of the Dominion. H is hoped that Miss Bright, the permanent teacher, will be able to take up her duties on Monday. Failing this, Miss White, who is at present relieving in Masterton, will act as relieving teacher at Miki Miki.

The tender of Messrs Coradine and Whittaker, of £2855, for tse erection of the additions to the Greytown Hospital, was accepted at the meeting of the Board yesterday. Seven 'tenders were received for the contract. The matter of demolishing the -old hospital was left in the hands of : the local committee, and Messrs W. Moore, R G. Welch, H. Morison and W. Fisher.

An unusual amount of interest is 'being taken by the shareholders of the Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society in the appropriati.in of £6OO that is to be disposed of on the *2sth iust, judging by the fact that the mm of £356 odd whs paid in at the fortnightly pay-night last even-, ing by the shareholders to enable them to participate in the ballot and sale. The Secretary states that this makes a total of £1,200 disposed of within five weeks.

Mr Howard Hadley, who is visiting

the Dominion as examiner for the

Associated Beard of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music, London, was born in Birmingham and educated at King Edward the Sixth's School there, became a student at the Royal College of Music in 1892, studying the pianoforta under Frederic Cliffie, organ under VV. S.

Hoyte, and harmony, etc., under Higgs, Gladstone and Rnckstro. In ' 1896 he obtained the F.llow3hip cf the Royal College of Organists, and for a short time afterwards held an appointment as organist. This, however, he soon gave up in order to undertake several tours as solo pianist. In 1897 he went to Vienna for further study, and a year later to Berlin, where he worked for nearly

two years under Professor Heinrich iJarth. Since then he has become well known rs a pianist, frequently

playing at orche.rval and chamber concerts, both in London and the chief provincial towns in England. A few of his competitions have been published, including works.both for piano and for violin, and also some song*. Mr Hadley is expected to visit Masterton about the first week m October next.

Mr Nottage, -Government Orchard will give a demonstration uf sprayiDg and pruning fruit trees at Tenui on Wednesday next, August 10th.

Messrs Dalgaty and Go. Ltd.. hava received instructions from Mr John Fuller, who is leaving Masterton to hold at bis residence, just off Culomba road, an unreserved clearing sale of his high-class furniture, etc., on Saturday. August 6th, 1910.

A great deal of the present eye trouble is caused by people selecting glasses unsuited to the condition of their eyes Mr H. T, Wood, of Mastertot), chemist, is a spacialist in connection with suiting the eyes with glasses, and he gives an examination free of charge.

Messrs P- D. Duncan, Ltd, now manufacture a light draft combined seed and manure drill, that will sow wheat, oats, barley, peas and beans in any quantity. It has a large range for sowing manure. The drill is light and strong, and without complicated parts. The Masterton Farmers' Implement Company are the local agents.

A matter of interest to cyclists is -the notice by Mr J J. Spillane that he is landing 150 high class English cycles, built at the world's leading factories. These machines have been well selected by the Home buyer, and no expense has been spared on these model 3, which should appeal to the public. To.give an idea of the business done,- the Company Mr Spillane represents imported into New Zealand in 1909 sixteen miles of cycle chains and a large proportion of the cycles imported.