LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10059, 5 August 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Auroa correspondent of the Hawera Star says—"A local Maori who died recently had about £SO in cheques buried with him." Eltham intends to go in for a substantial new, and up-to-date town hall, library, and municipal offices, and a special loan of £6,000 is being raised for the work. The theatre-building craze, con> sequent on the success of the picture shows, seems to be spreading. | Yet another theatre is spoken of for Dunedin, the locale being Lower Stuart street. The Auckland Board of Education has resolved to make agricultural science a compulsory subject in all District High Schuols, and to offer substantial prizes for the best school gtrjens.

It is understood that over eight thousand signatures were obtained in Ghriatchurch to the petition to Parliament asking that the abolition of the totaliaator and the abolition of the bookmaker should be put as one issue. The total signatures to the petition from all parts of the Dominion is estimated at forty thousand.

A new Australian theatrical firm has been established by a partnership having been completed between Mr Harry Pliromer and Mr Reynold Denniston, actors, and Mr Allen Hamilton, manager. The new firm have secured the acting rights of Clyde Fitch's successful drama "Lovers' Lane," and it will be presented for the first time in Australasia at Auckland towards the end of September. ,

The first lanob of the season has already been marketed in New Plymouth.

The Ngaturi Gun Club will hold their monthly ehoot on Saturday afternoon next.

The freezing season in Southland has practically closed, except for a few odd lots of lambs still coming forward.

Tauranga aims 'at a beautifying scheme which will enable it to lay claim to being the most picturesque town in New Zealand.

The Timaru Chess Club has decided to accept the Chess Association's offer to hold the next congress in Timaru during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Both the bulk and the quality of the fibre being milled in the Manawatu is said to be considerably in advance of that dealt with in July last year.

There were 46 fire calls last year in Palmerston. Of these six were false, two were chimneys and a erass fire, and the remainder actuajl fires. April—Pawelka's month—pro ' vided the biggest total ot calls, there! being nine during that interesting j period.

The Government Insurance Recorder for July mentions that Mr W. J. Rudd, who is 75 years of age, and has been an agent of the Department for over thirty years, has taken over 11,600 proposals, the net result of his work being a total of closed business amounting to just upon £1,500,000.

"Many people have noticed two tawny spots over a sheepdog's eyes," remarked Mr Edgar R. Waite at a lecture in Christchurch. "They don't aeem to be uf much use, but it has been suggested that when the dog is asleep, an enemy of it, seeing the spots, thinks the spots are the dog's eyes, and presuming that the animal is awake, refrains from attack."

With the death of the Hon. Mr Scotland there are now only four Councillors who were appointed prior to Sir Harry Atkinson's Twelve Apostles in 1891. They are the Hon. Colonel Baillie, of Marlborough, the father of the Council, Hon. E. C. J. Stevens* of Canterbury, Hon. Geo McLean, of Otago, and Hon. H. J. Millar, of Otago. In the Commonwealth much attention has been paid to forestry recently. The Victorian Department this winter will plant nearly a million young pines, spruces, and hardwoods and will sow 125,000 immediately. Probably four million seedlings will be available in 1911. The New South Wales Government now inserts reafforestation clauses in its leases. It is taking this step to prevent undue destruction of the valuable pine and ironbark belts when the Pilliga scrub is thrown open.

"If I had to make a start in life over again." said Mr Will Crooks, "the Dominion or New Zealand, of all places on the map, is the one where I should wish to carve out my future." Referring to the chance for the workingman, he says—"Labour conditions there are none too bright, but it did appear to me that the hopelessness . one finds on every hand at Home is absent in New . Zealand. The vast tracts of land waiting for men point to the fact that whatever check there is for the moment can only be temporary. New Zealanders will be interested to know, writes a London corres- . pondent, that the old Tongariro, one of the favourite vessels of the New I Zealand Shipping Company in the nineties, is about to be broken up. Built on the Clyde, in 1883, with a gross tonnage of 4,215, she ran in the New Zealand trade almost continuously until the end of the century, when, she was Bold to the British India Steam Navigation [Company. Her name in the latter company's service was Zibenghla. | At the annual meeting of the Mclls (South Taranaki) Dairy Company a shareholder urged that the directors should endeavour to find out if water was added to the milk. He believed there were now appliances which aided the detection of adulteration. He did not say that milk was watered by suppliers, nor would he say that it was not. Another sharehoider instanced variations in the quality of the milk owing to cows being affected by the weather.

according to tne special correspondent of the Taihape Times, who is familiar with the native districts of Wanganui, the Maoris are, no doubt, gradually decreasing. One t'-ing he noticed was that most of , tn - people in the pas had white blood I i i them—a fact that was remarked on very often there. Many people seemed to think that in a few years a full blooded native would be hard to find. Another noticeable feature was that the old-fashioned Maori whares were being replaced by European houses. Very few of the raupo and toi-toi whares were now to ba seen.

A good opportunity for observing Mercury will occur during the last week of August. The difficulty about seeing 'his planet is that he is so close fu the sun that he generally risen r'■ sets in bright twilight, but he ma he seen in a dark sky for a few f < 'lings before and after August 30. (>■.' August 2y he seta at 7.53 p.m.. •- ich is nearly two and a half hours t er sunset. As a rule the sky is dark by 7 p.m. at that time of the year, and under such circumstances Mercury is bright and quite unmistakable. His position on Aug- j ust 29 is in the constellation Virgo, about 12 degrees to the west of Jupiter. Mr L. G. Reid, S.M. had before h«m at the S.M. Court yesterday a case in which Thos. J. Porter sued H. Moss for £3 10s, being one week's board in lieu of notice and 5s for two extra lunches on the day on which defendant left. In the alternative plaintiff claimed Without prejudice £8 9s for damages • for obtaining a lower tariff on an i agreement that was not carried out. Mr C. A. Pownall appeared for plaintiff, and Mr H. C. L. Robinson ] for defendant. After hearing evi- ] fence Mr Reid gave judgment for £2 ] 2s, with costs totalling £3 ss. I

Though one man swears by Jenonade, When it is fifteen in the shade, Another may prefer his beer, .And think the first man's tastJ h queer, 1 hough one may it tick to water pure ; Another patronise the brewer; Both will, of co rse, perforce endorse The worth of Wocd's Great Peppermint Cure.

Mr W. Strang, of Matengatenga, has already a number of young lamDa on his estate.

The latest returns from the Masterton Dredge are 30ot; Bdwt for 136 hours, and the Mystery Flat 250z 4dwt for 133 hours*.

Councillor Mason has tendered his resignation ss a member of the Castlepcsint County Council for the East Riding of the County.

Adjutant P. De Brandon and Staff' Sergt.-Major Burr w!H be present at the parade of the Tinui troop of the Maaterton Mounted Eifles to be held at Tinui to-morrow, Saturday.

The Castlepoint County Council has struck a general rate of nineeighths of a penny in the £ for the current year. * F, Mowlern's hairdressing saloon and tobacconist shop at Palmerston North were destroyed by tire at 2.35 o'clock yesterday morning, together with all the contents. The fire was confined to the premises in which it originated.

The Labour Departments annual report for 1910 give 3 the number of factory workers in the Dominion, exclusive of the Railway Department and Government Printin? Office as 174,740, and the wages paid £5,900,000, which gives an average tarning per head per annum of £33 and a fraction.

"What does Conservative stand for?" asked Mr E. H. Taylor, member for Thames in the House of Re- ( preventatives. "It staeds for privilege," he went on. "It stands for class I And what does advanced Liberalism stand for'/" "Blessed bumbug," interjected Mr Massey, and what should have been the ciimax of Mr Taylor's oratory was lost in laughter.

A new terror is in stor.- for thea-tre-goers, says the Napier Telegraph. The big hat nuisance is bad enough, but it threatens to be eclipsed by a trouble equally serious. A gentleman complains that at "The Geisha" performance, two ladies were kind enough to come without hats, but. they had ribbons,- of extreme width, tied bow the back of their hair. They sat together and the two bows, reaching out a fair distance, just met and completely blocked his view.

The members of the Rambler and Huia Hockey teams were entertained at afternoon tea yesterday by Miss E. Pinnis at the Arcada Tea Rooms. Miss Finnis" kindly action was much appreciated by the players. Miss K O'Leary, on behalf of the Rambler team, and Miss 0. Richards, on behalf of the Huia team, expressed their warm appreciation of Miss Finnis' generosity, and of her object in increasing the good feeling existing between the clubs.

For a considerable time past the Lansdowue School Committee have been agitating for an extension of their school grounds. The present site comprises about three aeies, but more than half of this is low river flat, liable to be submerged by the Waipoua and therefore deemed unfit for a playground. The Wellington School Commissioners were abked to I extend the school area as far as the I road leading to the Hospital. On I Wednesday the application was fully 1 discussed and considered by the I Board, and it was decided to add a half acre section extending to th& river to the present school site. Mr James Ollis gave some remarkable instanced of the way in which the public is defrauded owing to the inclusion of wrappers in the weight of the packages when he spoke at the annual conference of the Incorporated Society of Inspectors of Weights and Measures in England recently. Here are some of them: A firm saved 7lbs 3ozs in weighing up every lOOlbs of tea. A profit of some thousands of pounds a year was made by another firm by the practice. In another case the practice represented a profit of at least £16,000 or £17,000 a year. One firm sold 12,352 lbs of paper as sugar in twevle months.

A Dunedin paper states that although much has been said lately about the bookmaker and his position, nobody has so far mentioned in print the curious fact that Parliament, when | licensing the bookmaker or arranging for his being ! licensed, stopped short aft hat stage instead of giving him the full benefit of legislation. As a result, although the bookmaker has a status m law, he can neither sue nor be sued as other traders; he cah only be sued for the amount paid to him as a stake. Jf a man takes 10 to 1 about a certain horse, and the horse wins, and the bookmaker refuses to pay, he can be sued only for the £l, not for the winnings.

1 At the Masterton S.M. Court yesterday, before Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., judgment by default, with costs, was entered in the followine civil case«: —Alexander Donald v. Reuben JR. Reeves, £4, costs 10s; P. Hamill v. W. Evans, £3 Bs. costs lCs; David Brown v. James Bentley, £1 ya 6d, costs ss; Archer Hosking v. Thomas Carroll, £4 17s 6d, custsl2s; same v. A. Irvine, £l4 lis 6d, costs 15s; J. Alpass and Co. v. vVm. S'immonds, £2 4s 3d, casts 18?. Orders on judgment summonses were made as follows:—Eliza Hayes v. W. Leach, £4 9s, order made tor payment fortb- , with, inidefault seven days' imprison-* ment, ordei suspended as long as defendant pays 2s 6d per week; Hoar i and Permain v. Tai te Tau, £3 5s 6d, I order made for within one month, in default seven days' imprisonment. EEXONk The Bapid Healer is an Ointment which heals with remarkable rapidity. Unlike the old- fashioned ointments which, are very slow in their action, Rexona speedily effects itscures after a very few applications. It promptly cures, Eczema Chilblains, Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Scalds Itch, Ringworm, Piles, Sunburn, Pimples, Boils, etc. Sold only in triangular pots at 1/6 and 3/-. obtainable everywhere.

One long continual headache:—"For several years I suffered from complication of Liver and fetomaca Trouble}," writes Miss N« Brear, "Ngahuia," Avenue-road, Mosm&n, N.S.W. "I was frequently bilious and unabta to retain my food, headaches were so common that life was one long continual headache. I consulted doctors and tried numerous medicines, whioh. did me no good. I was induced to ourchase a box of Laxo-Tonio Pills, and can only describe the change produced as simply wonderful. After taking these pills I was completely cured." Obtainable everywhere, lOJd and 1/fi.

The St. Matthew's Club will commence a quoits tournurnent next weeK.

Tne Wairarapa football repp, at present touring north were beaten in their first match against Rangitikei, at Marton, on Wednesday last, by four points (a potted go>il) to three poir.ts (a try by A. Ross). The team will play Wanganui on Saturday.

A ping pone tournament, held in v- -connection with St. Matthew's Club, has ju3fc ueen concluded. After some keen gnmes the winner turned up in Mr E. Perry.

The population of the four principal cities of New Zealand are shown by the Registrar-Ganeral's returns for June, 1910, to ha as follows: Greater Auckland, 97,919; Greater Wellington, 76,390; Greater Christchurch, 78,605; Greater Dunlin, 62,584.

The Management Committee of St. Matthew's Club have decided to Sorm another "minstrel troupe" which, th.jy hope, will be aj successful as the last.

Mr E. Wagstaff, of Scarborough, has donated £2 10 =i towards the "Chamcion bull clasv at the next Show of the Pahiatns-Akitio Agricultural and Pastoral A "social'on. Mr J. C. Cooper his donated a similar amount for the s-m3 class, and a special priza of one pni'iesi has also been "givjn ti the association by Mr A. ■ McFati .n:\

Baf.i-e Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., at tli3 Court yesterday, Harry Gole sued John Davia Turner -ifor £5 153 for three window sashes, two ctfrnn ovens, and dinng a H sustained through their being lift by defend'nt where he had been working Mr G. fl. Cullen appeared for plaintiff and Mr G. A Pownall for defendant. Hi 3 Worship after hearing the evfdeice, gave judgment for idefe.:d.>n'.

11 sn n K3Ti-ing the figures given - in the Labour Depaitm?nt Journal for July, it i°. stated, under the headings •of dom-islics, t.iat m tin four principal centres, with Nelson added, there were 598 employers seeking help, and 'but 294 helpers available. Fifty per

cent, required were classed ap <?ener- """ als. The next in order of requirement were housemaids. Christchurcn seems to be in the worst plight', for there 'were 269 employers, and but 55 employees.

A comparison 'which he said appeared to him to b j absolutely astounding was quoted by Mr Fisher in the House on Tuesday evenms, between New Z?aland and Victoria for a period of eight years *n Victoria an 1900, he said, the National Debt was 48 million pound?, and in 1908 it had increased by £4.400,000. The New Zealand National Debt in 1900 -was 46 millions, and during the same period it increased by IG£ million rpounds. It was a rather curious thing that last year the New Zealand debt -was increased by as much in one year ,as the Victorian debt increased in eight years.

A pitiable story was told before Messrs J. D. Wilson and J. Hughes, J.'sP , at the Pahiatua Court, when a'middle-aged woman named Annie Elizabeth Mulvay was charged with vagrancy. The woman, who is divorced from her husband, had been living alone in a whfrj in the town in a practically destitute state, and for some weeks past has been subsisting on bread and water. The police stated that the unfortunate woman was banded over to the care of the Salvation Army.

The unsal meeting of the Endeavour Lodge, 203, was held in the Foresters' Hall last evening, C.T. Bro. King presiding over a fair attendance of members. Routine business was transacted. The election of officers for the ensuing quarter resulted as follows: C.T., Bro, Anderson; Vice-Templar, Sis. Iveson; Secretary, Sis. Flanagan; Chaplain, Sis. Mrs McLean: F.T., Bro. Beyhoe; Treasurer, Bro. McLean: Marshal, Sis. Judd; G., Sis. Miller; Tent, Sis. >, Devonport. Owing to counter attractions, it was decided not to meet next week.

The Government purposes lo extend the scope of the advances for workmen's homes. The building so ■ ciet ; es are opposing, says an Auckland writer. They say they can fairly well supply ths demand, But do they? How many families in and around Auckland are dividing houses between them because the scarcity of houses has abnormally raised rents. hupposing the societies can do as the? say, what about the d fference in cost to workers between dealing with them and the Government? They know it is considerable, and, wisely, do not mention it It is gratifying to learn tnal the Government intends to widen its application. Even in its present form it •has been a bion to hundreds of •workers.

A meeting of the Masterton branch

of the Labour Party was held last j night in Murray's Buildings, Mr Ab- j ' bott being in the chair. Correspundence was received from Mr T. Tay-1 lor, MP., stating that he would most likely visit Masterron and address a public meeting the session. The following executive was elected: MessrsP. Smith, A. Gardiner, A. McLeod, "A. Collie, P. Lanp3ton, D. Threadwell, F. Ford, E. Edwards, J. Shackleton and A. Rippon. After some routine business had been transacted the meeting adjourned. The members of St. Matthew's Club met on Wednesday night, when Mr D. Hebanton addressed the Club. His subject wa3: "la Great Britain decadent'.'" and the speaker answered the question in the negative. In a most able and interesting manner he made comparisons, physically, morally, educationaliy r and socially between Great of to«day and Great Britain of bygone days; and with each comparison the lecturer showed the great improvement to be faund in Great Britain to-day. Each member present greatly enjoyed the paper, and a ananiraous wish was expressed that Mr Hebenton would give a simila paper at an early date. Mr Gerald C. Branson has promised to give a paper entitled "A Tour Through Australia" at the next meeting. NEVER NLGLECT A BAD COLD.

Keverallow, a cold to run its course. Too , of tea its course is towards pneumonia. The firskaction when you have a cold should be to relieve the lungs. This is best accomplished by i he'free use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This mediefne liquifies the tough mucus and opens the ;• secretions. A complete cure soon follows. Sold by all chemists and: storekeepers.

The rainfall at Ngatiri last month was a very heavy one. 727 point.* being rpgierered. The heaviest fall was on the 15th, 125 points.

The Pahiatua Lodge of Foresters decided last evening to form a minstrel company, to be known as .the "A.O.F. Minstrel Troupe." The "following officers were elected: -Chairman and stage manager, Mr T. Gore; committee, Messrs H. Fearcey, [D. Stratford, B. Baucke, R, Milleit and F. G. Moore; secretary pro tem. Mr G. Tester.

The membership of the PahiatuaAkitio Agricultural and Pastoral Association is steadily increasing. The following have recently been made members:—Messrs G. H. Murray, J. H. Hampton, Pahiatua; T. Whitta, Cconoor; J. Hislop, T. Hodgins, Tane; A. Watson, J. Hennery, Pongaroa; J. Kern's in, A. Kerrison, J Bird. Mangatainoka; M. McKinlcy, Mangaramarama; and W. Corbett, Scarborough,

Mr H. W, Bishop, S.M., was engaged on Friday in conducting a departmental enquiry at Temuka into certain charges brought against the police officer in charge there, Con* stable Gillespie. It is understoud thu* between thirty and forty witne s s» including no fewer than fifteen Justices of the Peace, were examinedOne of the charges alleged against Constable Gillespie is stated to be that he wrote to the agent for certain premises in Temuka. informing him that the occupant of the premises (not a licensed housed was permitting them to be used for gaming purposes. The occupant write to the Minister of Justice, complaining of such an accusation, and the Minister wrote to the police authorities for an explanation.

The report as to the likelihood of licensing legislation this session is occasioning a good deal of discussion among members. That there will be a Licensing Bill dealing with a number of urgent matters is taken for granted, but doubts are expressed as to whether it will contain any proposed fundamental changes in the law. For instance, there was the question of restoring the law as to the licensing fee to be paid in respect of public houses' licenses in town districts. It is stated that owing to an unintentional change made by the Consolidating Commission the fee in question was reduced unto a fraction or what was intended by law. There will also be some legislation to make clearer the boundaries in connection with electorates and No-License districts.

Mr F. P. Welch requ ; res junior fram hand, cooks, etc.

Mr Home publishes his weekly "Spot Cash" grocery reductions.

An energetic young man, handy with tools, wishes employment.

Notice is given of an election to fill a vacancy on the Uastlepoint County Council, though the resignation of Cr. Mas(n.

Tenders are wanted for grazing about 4 acres, Essex street. To close Saturday, August 6th, with Mr R. Brown, Queen street.

The members of the Foresters' Lodge are requested to attend the funeral or Bro. Jimmison's late wife, which will leave the residence of Mr J. McLean, George Street, Masterton, to-morrow at 2 p.m. Mr A. Henderson, jeweller and optician, Masterton, has received a choice assortment of butterfly enamel buckles; also new designs in'enamel hatpins, pendants an l bangle's, and the latest enamel "Swastika" luck charms, jet muff chains, necklets and ear-rings.

Applications are invited by the Secretary of the Wairarapa District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for the position, of Clerk of Works for alterations Greytown Hospital. Particulars may be obtained on application to the aichitects, Messrs Varnham and Rose, Masteton.

This evening Mr J. M. Spear, M.O.C.C. Eyesight Specialist, will lecture on the eye and its defects in Murray's Hall, at 8 p.m. The residents should not miss this excellent opportunity of learning something of this wonderful organ the eye. Bioscope lantern views of the anatomy will be exhibited.

Mr James Ewart, of Masterton, as agent for Messrs Hoult and S'ins, Feilding, is a buyer of broken or un-1 broken medium or heavy draught hoi: ";s. He is prepared to purchase an unlimited number, and pay a good market pric?, for them. In a recent issue of the Age reference was made to the probable large demand i<t horns fur Australia, and as the e is likely to be a permanent marktt there .this should lie.an encouragement to breeders to revive ihe industry for which Masterton was once so famous.