LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10093, 15 September 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A consignment of. 15;000* rainbow trout was sent from ; Masterton. to Dannevirke on Monday, 'for. liberation in the Mangatoro streani.'

It is probable that for minerals will be conducted in: the Masterton district during, the coming summer months, on..a.some-J what extensivg: scale. J? '

[ Influenza is still very prevalent in Masterton, arid there is hardly a family that has.not been attacked. In some cases the complain* has assumed a very acute an& distressingform. •.■••• ■ "i .. '•,•' '. >■

Between forty and fifty Chinamen are at present engaged in the market garden business in and around Masterton. The number of Europeans engaged in the same industry is, well—better not mentioned. • - . ■

A meeting will! probably be held; in Masterton at an early date, to, consider the advisableness of instituting a musical and -elocutionary contest* Aa effort is to be made to enlist the sympathy of prominent townsmen in the movement.

A couple of unfortunate paralysed youths, who are working their' way through life; and, incidentally,: through New Zealand,. with the as-, sistance of a tin whistle and a basket carriage, were in Masterton last j night. :

Mr John Dineen, Truant Officer of the Wellington Education Board, is at present in the Masterton district. Several parents have been summoned to appear before the, Stipendiary Magistrate on Friday, to explain the absence of their; offspring from school.:' ■ '

I Tent, ers are,, at last, being called for the erection of - the Masterton Courthouse. These will close on Friday; September 30th. Plans'and specifications may, be seen at the Masterton arid Palmerston North Post Offices, and at the District Public Works Office, Wellington. »

Speaking in the House of Repre- [ sentatives on the second reading of the Crimes Bill, . the member for Mastertori (Mr Hogg) said he considered that fruit-growing was not the most suitable' occupation for criminals. Providence, he said, seemed to have specialised the criminal feu; t&e I^gn l . professipnt

; Tho remains of the late Mr xljb2rt Douglas were interred: in the Masterton ■ Cemetery yesterday afrfcernoon. : Ihe included quite a number of olu btt 0lers, besides relatives. At a Maori church gathering m the Tokomaru district, East eighty-six saddle horses were hitched up to tne fence around the bun~ ing where, the services was held. Orchardists throughout Hawk*. Bay district report an excelk.i. show-of fruit buds on all varieties 01 trees. If no late' frosts are expiiienced, a bountiful yield should iesult.

, Building operations are reported to' be fairly brisk in Levin, and the general indications are of impro\ed times. 'ln the last five months buildings to the aggregate value oi £I4BO have been erected.

The Itailway Department has ' promised to arrange to carry strawberries from Auckland to Wellington in'about 38 hours, as against four days, by the goods trains last year. Local growers are "preparing for a big output in the coming season. A Riversdale farmer, states that the grass has not come on so well this "season., as :the. last.' He "said that'it -was: oply i^ , itit»in. the last, week that W& at all."; - ■..*.'.■'.:..■■:■. ' :■'■' .;,;■:5

" Bee-keeping appears to, be finding > favour as an industry in this district. One resident at Mangatainoka expects to. have two hundred colon- J ies this v season, while/., another enthusiast at Kaitawa has considerably increased the number of his hives.— Pahiatua Herald. Stock on turnips in Southland are looking well, and .'have come through the ; winter splendidly. Turnips are feeding out much better than was predicted at the beginning of tße winter, and ndw "that grasses springing fast turnips /can be obtained on very. reasonable terms to avoid haying to plough thtfrn down. % The recently formed Stratford A. and P. Associa|4on<;:proinises to,.develop into a Th6 membership shows a rapid growth jeeing t|iat,;the,society was only formed some three months ago, and already overt 700"members have joined, and there is a prospect of the membership reaching 5000; .>■' , "

There seem" to be indications that the coming summer will Jbe a busy tftne aIT round, indHhat employment will be fairly plentiful. A,country settler informs the Wanganui -Herald that,it is extremely t difficult to find men for all the work' that is offering, and thatf if anyone is going tp suffer it wjlll be those eroplpys^rienf'supply to fiirthe demand fpr country labour, r .

Sydney's tram 'service has reached great dimensions, if not the Kmit of its growth. On ordinary days,about 70Q cars are in" running in, the.i,city and suburbs, and on special occasions this number is increased to nearly 900* Over 100 street miles ,of tram Jines are jh use, mudh of j'i being .double track, and the total number of miles of tramway is therefore much greater.

."The idea most people seem to have of,the Opposition is that it is the ; friend of the 'fat man,' that it supports the big man. There could he no greater calumny than that. We are. mostly' small farmers.' We have" no sympathy ' with , the man. who wants to mop up land and capital. It isn't part of our policy to encourage him.' VMr Herries at the Reform League social at Palmerston North.

-The quesfeion as to where the next championship regatta wfflijbe held is to be settled by the New Zealand Antateur Rowing Association early next .month. She .Wellington RowMg;j4ssociation has "applied 'to have the; 3-egatta held fin theirv harbour, While the Wanganui Association is claiming that the' races should be on the river there.

/ealandei-s.are coining to," said His Honor, tiie. Chief in the Auckland Supreme (Court. * ''When I the Bar,: the Court used bfteji to sit ;unta.;iO /or 11 at night." r ls x r Ollor ' s renaa rK was occasioned by, the request of eoiinsel that the Court should adjourn in tinie to allow him to catch a car at His Honor proposed to sit until 6 pm but counsel said that he' liked to get away at a reasonable hour. ''But surely six o'clock is; : a reasonable hour," His Honor saM. . \

+J,?t MS , me ? al i *<* services in the JJew Zealand War, will {he enSf J" 1 r" K S *Wdiary Magistrates. Applicants for. medals should, Sf %- m >&2 ; a i>PMca*ion to the nearest Stipendiary Magistrate, and -T??S' h i m .I"*°..Proofs,, of their claimp of application nW be obtained? at headquarters, and at B *nct Pef eilce Offices,,.,-and at Offices. A notice to this effect by Colonel Robin may be found onl page, 1 of this issue.

.The match between the South Wellington and Masterton Chess Clubs will take place at the club room on 24th and 26th insts., when some twelve-or,fourteen of the city men will journey to Masterton. Play will commence at- 9 p.m. on Satur- ' day, and unfinished games will cease at 11.30j., and be, completed on Monday morning, when a second round will, it is hoped, be got off, | which will give each player white! and black. ; Jt is anticipated that I tliis match will prove of great value ' to local'chess players. |

A meeting of the. Friendly Societies' Council was' held in Masterton last night, the President (Bro. Darjroch) occupying the chair. The annual United Wairarapa Friendly Societies' picnic was fixed for Boxing Day. It was decided to wind up the ! card tournament with a smoke social i on the next meeting night of the Council, the shield to be presented j to the winning team at the function. The secretary was instructed I to notify the South Wairarapa .Lodges of the annual picnic, 'which i promises to be as popular ,as the one held on last Boxing JDay.

NEEDED EVERY DAY • A good liniment, and one that can always be relied is nowhere more appreciated than in the country; 'Scarcely a "week passes outcome member.of the family has need of it. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is more widely known than any liniments for cuts, burns and sprains, ST 1* - nC S only P vea reKef bu * heals the wound m about a third of the i red ¥' other treat- 1 nent. The great power Chamberain's Pain Balm has over pain is ' ihownin the relief it affords in cases i acute and inflammatory rheuma- . sm. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is al •' all chem-' its ana storekeepers.

'i ) - ..ic in loported of a farm near Yw.uM.i tm .--31 an acre, spot cash. Tin GoMTiuuent has decided thai tli \if (-Il>'g.il rooidence in Auckland t.*..i1l bo lotaiucd. lii' Ijvt mo-call made in Masi iuui M-iis on July 13th—just two ~ Mulbern was on Tues- > . ■ a i.U) for selling liquor i» .iio area of Ashburton. a.. Oil excellent authority. .- 'K of the New Zealand ..lm., which is to be the> in, .'id China station, is tor jlsi'ii." i .< -'o tjsig of the South Canter* j i .< Board, the secrete i . -.. l i Mi at, owing to the with ,i ,i , i a building giant by th» N Kj>. t i , i. ..he Board had only £2O to ' o iin with. V is art 1 very troublesome at pii 3 out m die district between Levin and r'ovtui, and lately the resiji nti of Los in have lost many head ol poultn through the depredations oi tii("-o i ci nun.

The chess players of Carterton and the Lou or Valley have invited the Ma&terton Club to play a third match the boards'* at Carter*' ton at an early date. tThe question '<of the acceptance 'of the 'challenge | will ho considered at a "meeting *oa j Friday next. I 1 A native of Nelson, who is now a resident of Masrarton, writes to say that Nelson is not in a state of "hard-upness," as was implied in a j paragraph in a recent issue. H« I states that the rates of Nelson are no higher than those of other townships of equal importance. At a special meeting of the Feilding A. and r. Association, it was decided to purchase nine acres of. land for extending the grounds of the Association. - It was alst*- decided to hold all future shows on the first Tuesday in February and the following day. The rscwurse at Blenheim ! is statod to be in magnifi- ' cent'order and is now-almost equal to' the" Metropolitan courses of" the Dominion. Nominations for the Spring Meeting close with the * secretary, Mr L. Griffiths, at Blenheim, on Saturday next, 17th inst.

The Ellesmere branch of the Farmers' Union considers that the end " of the New Zealand timber industry , is in sight, and that-the heavy ""duty and railage rates oh'Australian'timber -should be removed. - JJ6 has- accordingly decided that a remit to ' that - effect ;be sent to the Canterbury executive of.. tfe* 'union.., .' • „, / ~ K ', which "the Government has announced its intention of purchasing, lies between Tokomaru Bay and Waipiro I Bay. # It was formed about 1900, and - | contains a Government sanatorium and hot springs. Altogether»tne vernment, triU v acquire about 80O v i acre:,.

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One of the Otago representativefootball team had an embarrassing: experience when leaving Lambton, station for the Wairarapa. ' The visitors have a "war-whoop" which concludes with the triumphant era "Success." They were giving full' vent to the "Success" as the train was drawing out when suddenly thefalse teeth of one of the performers ' shot through the carriage window.. Unfortunately they could-not be recovered in time to hand back and had to be forwarded -to their owner by a subsequent train. The Christchurch Spectator, which is owned, by Mr G. W. Russell, the member for Avon, has the following z. —Sir .„ Joseph Ward has yet to leantthat on tfie land question there canvv be no halting between two opinion*/ He must be either leasehold of free-* hold. He/cannot be both. If hehas= made up t his mind to a freehold policy it would be better to "go, tieentire' animal." Such a "course would divide his party, without doubt. But it would be logical. His pres nt attempt to please both le«is.: ilders. and freeholders is fore-doom J to " failure.

* The examination of the Rotorua : waters for the presence of; ;■ which Dr. Endletsberger and Dr ~ Bertram have been making, have convinced them, that,several of the ':- thermal springs give evidence of he- ; ing radio-active. They have 'not ye* > = completed their investigations, and are. now engaged in making very exhaustive tests, the: results of WhioK U'■' will be published. The exacii bearW' '"■s of this property of the springs on cure of certain diseases is exciting, much interest among medical ;men>afe f J Jiome, and great possibilities are? R hoped for from such waters: ; r ■■ The Masterton Chess Club has a' busy jnonth ahead of it, having three matches with outsiders-on itsMbooks. ': Wharau ■'& to be met over the- V telephone The local men will pW from the cub rooms at the Y.M.C.aI the le Wharau team meeting atv "Kuinmerstein" .eight men-^asidt '£rt SPB S:' The J match '** opSv to the public, and should prove very" M : interesting, several of the, Coast A-i men being strong players. The Mas Al fo 6 ? 01 • ""V? b * <&** from S:* Mbwing: W, R. Kummer, F. Ku m -- •: r a G - t Jo ™ s > C- Winchester, J. Candy, Dagg, J. Winchester, J Logan, W, ; Hood, and H. H: Kui '

mitte . e of m Ellington Presbytery appointed to consider the application 6f the Rev. C.TporW (formerly Methodist minister i Mastertbn) reported ,ttTff creI tlf if 2 nd Z? c x m ord 3 and were, hiehlv [satisfactory He was found a preacher of superior abffity ear ■ SrdSer S - f + to be a successful! cWh Tt f Xt6en years in lister S£'« *V a / Su ©* ested that his application be forwarded to the €eneiaLAssembly with a strong recommendation that he belre&iTL 1 , tQ the church, an d that the usunl

LiWy with which horses attack the poisonous Strathmore weeV was exemplified in a very XiW manner at Miki Miki theVe* tv Lht??' Wit !! a team of all tached to' a dray, had occasion toV S a S ir s to on effi the horses »* *& roaoside to effect some < repairs tothe conveyance. In the space of J Jew, minutes, whilst the driver's back was turned, the animal W discovered the verdant weed a few '*"? W-and was devounlg * broke* branch with evident relfsh Acting With t promptitud 7X driver extracted the weed ffom +. mouth of the equine, S th,, c *- vente d the shrub from^a^ g tor Children's - t Cure, J, W ; a <£** Peppermint.

"A New Plymouth man has been digging new potatoes for more 'than a fortnight past. • The dogs and ponies for. Captain • Scott's Antarctic Expedition reached Wellington''yesterday. They were in charge of Mr C. N. Meares and ' Lieut. W, M. Bruce, brother-in-law of Captain Scott. Robert Hugh Peake, 4 aged 59 years, died whilst undergoing an operation in the Hamilton Hospital. " Deceased, who never regained consciousness, had previously. sustained .internal injuries. A large number of supporters of Mr Hine, member for Stratford, met Mm on his arrival at the railway station and presented him with an address, expressing heartfelt appre- ' ciation of the efforts he had put forward during the present' session to uplift public The Masterton members of the Wairarapa ladies' hockey team re- > turned from Nelson last night. During the tournament they were entertained'in regal style by the \ hockey players; pi Nelson, Dr Andrews being 1 particularly generous in the way of "treats."

.- .:;■-::T!The;Bta^s ; ':6r^r.the.;:;Bank;•; /.of ,>:. Anfe ■ f'^wiV^lhe-^ .they will be" given a bonus at-..the *' Irate' of ■ 10 '"per cent, upon their annual salaries. The last bonus to the staff of this bank was given three .years ago.

. ;Mr Pureell.Webb will give an organ recital at Knox Church, Masterton, to-morrow evening, when he will render some choice compositions by Boellmann, Lemare, Batistei and Berloiz. Miss Cameron will sing the. "Cr ration" Hymn (Beethoven), Mr Smith will sing "The Lost Chord" (Sullivan), and Mr Clayson will sing "There'% a ,- Gris3n Hill" (Gounod). Tickets may be obtained at Is from Messrs McLeod and ybrwg's.

The first annual social and dance of the Masterton Post and Telegraph \, Hockey Club, is ■ in. . thfg - Exchange Hall to-night, and every effort has been made to ensure its •-< success. Mr , Morris' ■- cup for the best Masterton ladies' hockey team ; will be presented by Mr Iveson, and Mr J. Cummin's gold medal for the best forward in the P. and •T/ team J is .to be presented by Mr '■ ,Ikder. :: ■•■-;;' /■« . •?-. - " - * : , A hockey match between the, MasSchoolboys dnd<*" the'..:. : Iv ;tdown§ .'School; team' waß* placed on tthe' vliimßdowne' ground- yesterday " a£^^ f 6'pbmts "to" 4:"--: Mr A;*Thomp- •':;. 'soil was \an impartial, referee;'' ,'H./ ' Miller, ! Petersen, N. Cook, arid J. "Miller scored for: Masterton, andDal,/rymple and Chesterman for Lans- ■ " dawne.

. A. meeting of -the Ldbour Party will be held in Murray's' Buildings. to-, night, at 8 o'clock. ; ............ -...</ . t is given; by Mr E. ris* that poison for dogs will be laid on Whakataki Native Reserve, Mr F. P.. Welch requires ploughmen, drainer, musterer, man for. dagging, presser, woolrollers, farm hands, etc. The box plan for the production in Masterton. of "The Brass Bottle'i - will be opened at Miss Rive's at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. V No coupons will be issued on this oc- ■' «asion. / ■'"'■ ' ,'-'■■-.■• 'The. two properties advertised for '/■ sale by Messrs Nicol and Edwardsi of Queen Sltreet, are suitably adapted for dairying, cropping, sheeps; farming, and fattening. A splendid?* /opportunity is . afforded : to those ■'.>, with limited means of securing a de- : sirable property on/easy terms. Further information is obtainable from .' -the agents./ T \ ; '. . .- ' '' s Included in the new spring goods just to hand by Messrs D. Finlayson .'and Son, bootmakers, is a very neat selection of tan footwear. The lines comprise ladies' tan and black Derby Bals. (welted); arid men's glaced Derby (welted), all of which are quoted at very- reasonable prices. The goods are now on 'view at the ' firm's 7 shop in Queen Street. /

- In view of the forthcoming cricket season, Mrs W. Cragg has, with much enterprise, laid in a large and Varied-'.assbriiment' of the requisites . connected with; the pastime. A spe4 cial ; window display of ■. the goods? is : , now being made at "The Corner Shop," including bats, wickets, bails, leg-guards, gloves, etc., all of .which are by the best makers, The prices are. very reasonable, and cricketers are invited to make an inspection of the goods.