LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10088, 8 September 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The members of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board visited the Masterton Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Only five children out of every hundred born in New Zealand 1908 were successfully vaccinated in that year.

One. of the tables in the advance sheet of the New Zealand Official Year Book, just issuedj gives the alleged "occupations of deceased males.''

Two boys from an Eketahuna family have been admitted to the Salvation Army Home at Elthain, through the medium of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

The Repression of Monopolies Bill and Immigration Restriction Bill were.introduced by Governor's Message in the House of Representatives yesterday.

In reply to ' a .question in the House of Representatives yesterday, the Minister for '"'Agriculture stated that arrangements had been, made for a trial of Hansen's noxious weed' exterminator under Departmental: supervision?'"- " / •'■ '.'" ' The South Committee has recommended to the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board that the salary of the secretary of the Greytown institution be increased from £4O to £52 per year. The Board decided yesterday that it had no recommenda,tion to make.

The Wairarapa Brick and Tile Company, ofMasterton, wrote to the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday, complaining that, in the specifications for the Greytown Hospital additions, it had been provided that the bricks required for the work should be procured outside the district. As the contract for the work has been let, the Board received the letter.

At the meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board in Masterton yesterday, Mr T. Moss, of Eketahuna, said that the time was not far distant when. the Board would have to consider the question of providing a home for incurables in the district.

Tjbe necessity for providing a septic tank, at the Masterton Hospital was very forcibly impressed upon members of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board who visited the institution yesterday. One member expressed the opinion to an Age representative that the work should be put in hand at once.

A meeting of Directors of the Workman's Friend Building Society was held in the secretary's office, Masterton, last night. There were present Messrs W. H. Jackson (chairman), J. Shackleton, A. Donald, J. A. McEwen, J. O'Leary, and A. E. Winzenberg. Arrangements were made Sor the forthcoming appropriation of £3OO. Business of a routine character was transacted.

! At the meeting in Masterton yesterday of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, a letter was read from the Assistant-Inspec-tor of the Charitable Aid Department, stating that it was competent for the Board to send two midwifery pupils, between the ages of twenty-five and forty, to the State Maternity Hospital. The chairman thought the idea of educating country midwives was a good one. The letter was received.

Owing to the unsatisfactory state of his health, Mr John Morris has tendered his resignation as a member of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and of the Masterton Hospital Committee. At" the meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday, the resignation was received with regret. Mr Ewington stated that Mr Morris was a very useful and industrious member of the various local i bodies to which he belonged.

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TLc jß=et Sugar Bill was raui second time in the House of Representatives last night.

As compared with last year's harvest, Southland has a shortage of 200,000 sacks of oats.

Owhakura, Aurba, Rangiwahia, Carnavon, and Karewarewa schools are closed on account of scarlet, fever or whooping cough.

The Hugh Ward Company will arrive in Masterton by the mid-day-train to-day. The scenery arrived yesterday.

The Masterton Dredging Company has declared a shilling dividend. Since this company started, with its capital of £SOOO, about six years ago, the sum of £30,000 has been paid to shareholders in, dividends.

Surprise is felt at Halcombe over the appointment of a stationmaster to the Office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, which duties have h' been conducted by the Town Clerk.

At the last meeting of the Wanganui iiiducation Board it was stated that the Te Roti Committee objected to school gardens on the ground that they were too great a strain.on the pupils. -

' 'There are probably more temptations in a prohibition district than in a licensed district," said the Magistrate, Mr G. V. Day, at Timaru recently, in dealing with a woman charged with drunkenness.

In reply to a query from Wellington, the Wanganui Education Board decided to point out that no school in the district had adopted the Nelson system of religious teaching by which half an hour was taken out of the school day for the purpose.

Deaths by suicide in New Zealand last year Were 118—96 males and 22 female"-. The rate per 10,000 living v.-R3 3..ai in 1909, states the Year Book, against an average of 1.07 for the past five years. Shooting was the most frequent means adopted by males, poison and drowning by feniales.

Tlie rainfall at Oamaru for the month of August was 0.43 in. Rain tell en eight days. As showing the light fall of rain for the past month it may be stated that the fall for the corresponding month last year was 2.04 in. At the Amateur Athletic Club meeting in Masterton last evening, the ohairman (Mr J. Pryqr) stated that one of the worst things, to contend with in amateur athletics :*was the betting on the races, which he stated had, practically. Jailed eycle racing in New Zealand v '. An inquest on the body of the late Mr Henry S. Stanhope, who died suddenly in Masterton on Tuesday, was held before Mr E. G. Eton,. J.P., Acting Coroner, on Wednesday morning. * Evidence was given by Dr Cowie, Henry Stanhope, (son of deceased) and Claude Corbett. A verdict was ; .'returned that death resulted from heart disease.

The area planted with fruit trees: throughout Hawke's Bay this season has not been so extensive as that of previous years, and in many instances laud owners have "planted purely from a speculative point of view. Pear and apple trees have considerably exceeded those of stone fruit for planting, no doubt owing to the possibility of a large export trade being opened up.

Mr J. Bradbury stated at theAmateur Athletic meeting in Masterton last night that in the event of the local club being unable to run a sports meeting, the Port Nicholson (Wellington) Club had written stating that they would underake to run a meeting in Masterton, the local olub to take all profits, and that they would take all responsibility.

At a meeting of the Social Committee of the newly-formed Amateur Athletic Club, held in Masterton: > last evening, it was decided that the opening social be held in the Drill Hall on Thursday, September 22nd. A ladies' committee was formed _to act with the Club committee in the arrangement of details, the two committees to meet ,in the Dominion Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday next.

Mr R. Mcßae, of, Masterton, writes to say that, in reference to» the shearers' dispute, he did not tell our representative that', theshearers were patiently waiting*-the decision of the Conciliation Commissioners, and several other statements attributed to a "prominent member of the Masterton branch of" the Shearers' Union'' were not., made by him: The friends of Mr , Mcßae will, of course, accept his assurance on these points.

, Private advices received by the I last English mail say that the health |of Sir William Hall Jones is any- | thing but satisfactory. It is said to be an open secret" that Sir Wil[liam is only holding ofilce till after the next Premier's Conference, and ; if- his health does not improve he may be obliged to lay down the cares of official life much sooner. If that contingency should happen he has no intention of re-entering public life in New Zealand, his desire being to lead a retired life in New South Wales.

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Two furnished rooms, with conveniences, are advertised for.

Mr J. Carpenter gives quotations of a few special lines in boots at sale prices.

The friends of Mr Henry Staniiope are invited to attend the funexal of his late father, which leaves Ho. 45 Villa Street at 2 o'clock today.

Messrs Gillespie and Co. are advertising for housemaids, waitresses, generals, and laundress, also experienced bullock-driver and contract bushfellers.

At the Eketahuna stock sale on the 16th inst., Messrs Abraham and -Williams, Ltd., will offer the lease of ten acres of land for five years, being the Cemetery Reserve at Hastwell.

A meeting is convened for to-night in the Domnion Hail to form a Red Cross Cricket Club for Thursday Competition?. Butcher and Bakers are requested to attend.

Those desirous of visiting Carter ton to-day to witness the football match, Otago v. Wairarapa, are reminded that Messrs Hole and Holland intend running a drag to Car.terton, which will leave the Maa*nrton Post Office at half-past one, this afternoon.

The choice of bat is the greatest worry a woman has in choice of clothing. The choice of milliner is al3o another anxiety. Graham and Co ,can now rid anxious ladies on both m 8t f er=>. They having landed direct from Paris and London—some of spring's latest and best— ard in addition have taken on a milliner from or- of Wellington's beat houses. Masterton ladies are therefore invited to partake of the benefits of this douMe choice, but, above all, they are advised to get in in time.

Mr T. Peterson, the popular manager i f Messrs Peterson and Co.'a dyeing nrd cleaning works, who has been seriously ill for some time past, is now sufficiently recovered to be able to *etum to business. AH work is order his persona! supervision and is executed by experienced wormen, and patrons may relv on receiving every satisfaction. Orders for any class of this work left at 18 Queen Street, be promptly attended to.