LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10103, 26 September 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. .Graike*. manager of Te Mata vineyards (Hawke's Bay) lias just received word' that the wines at the Japan-British Exhibition have been awarded a gold medal for excellence and purity, ■..'..?. ,.--. ■:}-.,

!,,■■■;■'■ * The award of the Arbitration Court, fixing the rate for machineshearers for both Islands at 19s 6d per hundred, and 18s 6d for lambs, is not likely to affect Wairarapa to any serious extend," Most of the stands at the shearing sheds in this district are being filfed at 20s per hundred. It is expected, however, that the lower price ,wil be offered for the shearing of ;jtym,bs. .

Mr H. J. Dagg, of Masterton, has been elected Treasurer of the Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association'. A heavy frost was experienced in Masterton on Sunday morning, and vegetable gardens suffered" a good deal.: ,'..

The Rev. Gibson Smith, of Wellington, preached to a good congregation in the Presbyterian Church, Masterton, last evening. /

That'the price of land is still fairly high is proved by the fact that ah-offer made by d Masterton resident of £36 per acre for a partiallydrained and subdivided farm of 90 acres has been refused.

A Press Asociation message conveys the pleasing intelligence that the Dargaville Chamber of Commerce endorses all that the Auckland Chamber has said and done about making Auckland the first port in the world for the receipt and despatch of 'Frisco mails.

It is somewhat of a co-incidence that the winner of the Steeplechase at Avondale on Saturday was named "Antarctic," and that the rider's name was "Scott." Our sporting reporter quite innocently described it as "a nice race."

Five entries have already been received for the elecutionary contest, "The Arsenal at Springfield," and eight for the impromptu speech at the wind-up social in connection with the Masterton Parliamentary Debating Society to-night. Mr J. C. Cooper, emphasised the fact, at the meeting of the Masterton branch of the Farmers' Union on Saturday, that the Dominion Conference of the Union was composed almost entirely of small farmers., The Union was opposed, in* many respects, to the big man, as much as it was to: the extremist on the other Bide. : -

A remit from the Dominion Conference, "That a Farmers' Party he formed," \ was discussed.in committee by the Masterton branch of. the Union On Saturday. It was decided to a Wait further information on the subject from the Auckland Executive, which is taking the initiative in the ..matter. '

A settler at Awatuna recently had a cow down with milk fever. Having given up all hope for her recovery, as a-last resource he called in a neighbour, who used a bike pump on the udder. Immediately after it was used the animal showed signs of relief, and two days after she was, quite back, tp her full. miik. To-day being ."Dominion Day," will be observed as a close holiday in Government Departments. As ■ifar,.as the .rest of vtbe community in Masterton is concerned,... ; (with the ,of the youngsters, who will,;salute the. flag and go home) .things,will wear,their usual Monday appearance. The following resolution was carried at the meeting of the Masterton branch of the Farmers' Union on Saturday last:— "That • it be a recommendation to the Dominion Conference that in the interests of the Union the appointment of a com- . petent organiser be, strongly urged, with a view to increasing the membership and branches throughout the Dominion."

, A proposal of the Taranaki Executive:, of, the., Farmers' .Union,. "That the whole of/, the Farmers'. Union branches throughout the Dominion be 'formed' into a systematic land and' estate agency, for the benefit 'of' those who iwant *fco" sell;- buy, lease or exchange . property, and also.to financially assist the Union," was discussed in committee at the meeting'of the Masterton branch on . Saturday; It was 'decided to await further particulars before • ; taking action. ■•■'• ~ . ;•• '•

The following is the programme to be" submitted at the Parliamentary Debating Society's social in Masterton to-night:—Overture, orchestra; song, Mr Lamboi:rn; recitation, i Miss Flanagan j song, Mr O'Regan; recitation, Miss Logan; Elocutionary : Contest "''{post entries), "The ;Arse'rial >at *Springneld,"Longfello\v; song : Miss\'Jdy; recitation, Mr Kemp; songy ; Mr Mcintosh; recitation, Mr ;D. • Hebenton; recitation, Miss Evans ; Impromptu Speech (five min- ■ 'uto's), post entries. Presentation to'Mr J. T. M. Hornsby; supper; •"God Save the King." Both services in the Congregational Church were largely attended yesterday, when the Rev. Hodge occupied the pulpit morning and evening. The subject of his morning's address was "The Hope of Righteousness," based on the words found in 11. Peter, chapter 3, verses 13 and 14. The subject of Mr Hodge's evening address was the story of a remarkable conversion as told by Harold Bigbie. The text was found in Acts, chapter 16, ver*ses 30 and 31. During the service the song "Drifting" was rendered as a duet by Mr Stanhope and Miss j Hodge.

The annual horse parade under the auspices.of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at Greytown on Saturday afternoon : last. The rain which fell in the early part of the ! day was responsible for the non-at-tendance of several horses catalogued. There was a fair attendance of the public. As the horses were paraded their pedigrees were read out by the President of the Society, (Mr W. Howard Booth). The following horses were on parade:— Thoroughbreds: Mr W. Corlett's Boris, Mr W. Nix's Chatsworth. Ponies: Mr H. W. Clav's Rajah. Suffolk Punch: Mr J. V. Reed's Sudbourn Sirdar. Clydesdale: ■ Mr G. Busch's Silver King. MAKING HOME HOMELIER.

If you have no children, you need to keep the house as bright and cheerful as possible—you want a piano. If you have children growing up about you, you want to make home as attractive as possible for them—you want a piano. It does not matter what your circumstances are: you can afford a piano if you go about it in a sensible way. Let the Dresden Piano Company show you the way.

tern brings splendid piano's into the reach of everybody. The Company's Ihe Dresden Hire-Purchase- Sysstock is very wide: you are offered the choice of pianos by all the great makers of the world.

If—on the other hand—you can't play, make enquiry about the Broadwood Piano Player,,, The Play-, | er can be fitted or removed at w'iir when the piano is required for ordinary solo work. The .Player itself is made by the Broad woods. Needless to say it is irreproachable alike in mechanics, material, and-workman-ship. In short, it is the best in the market! Go into this matter now' M : J- Brookes, North Island Manager. Local representatives of the f d ™ V 5!? 8 ! 1 "? Inns and Goddard, next Club Hotel. • .> '

The latest return from the Wbrksop gold dredge, shows 45ozs 17dwts for 120 hours' working.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24, hours preceding 9 a.m. on Saturday was 14 points.'

A contemporary facetiously :re-\ marks that the views of Mr Hoggy M.P., on the defence question are, "happily for the Dominion, c not those entertained by the Dominion as a whole." , ; . ~

The Johnsoh-Ketchel fight pictures are shortly to" be shown in the /Masterton Tgwn Hall. ■■<*-.

A "right" whale, presumably that lost by the whalers at Te Awaite, has been floating with the tide near Fort Underwood.

Another record breaker has been discovered in iuasterton. A young lady slept, without awakening/ for two days and two nights last week.

A Masterton dealer expresses the opinion that beef will reach 30s per hundredweight -before many weeks have passed.

A correspondent of the Manawatu Times thinks that the Palmerston North showgrounds could be much improved upon by a new design, "such as Masterton has got.".

During its 11 years of existence the Gisborne Co-operative Society has handled about £44,000, and has not lost a shilling. . }

' A Waitotara- farmer states that seagulls are proving very troublesome this . lambing season. Several lambs have had their eyes picked out by: them. ,'.". - ' .~. 1

His : Excellency Lord Islington has accepted the invitation of the committee of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and .Pastoral Society, to attend the forthcoming show*

Wheat and other young crops qn tho Taieri Plain have come;.'.away very well so far, but the. cold winds now prevailing are hurtful, ~ and warm rains would be very welcome.

Colonel A. J. Godley, who has been appointed commandant of • the New Zealand Forces, is a nephew of the great Canterbury pioneer of that name, in whose honour a statue was erected in Christchurch. ,-. x *

The Hawke's Bay Herald complains that the member for Napier, who is also Mayor of the town and Chairman of the Harbour .Board, cannot be in two places at once. It suggests -erefore that he should retire from the Mayoralty.

' The 'Now I'iymouth -Borough Council has adopted a 1 scheme for'electric tramways.- The -estimated' cost is £39,726 for five miles' of track. £11,858 is to be spent in extending the electric lighting and power supply system.

A conference of, employers . ,and employees in the iron industry .is to be held in 1 Wellington in November to consider the whole question of the industry and its further protection.

The educational endowment run, 166, of 22,700 acres, is being subdivided into seven small runs',,says the Southland Times. These are'.well grassed and watered, and a considerable portion.is fit fo>, cultivation.,

Forty-nine new members of "th« Dannevirke A. and P. Association were elected at a .meeting of the General Committee the other day, making the total membership 451.. •

TheOtago Trades Council, has unanimously passed a resolution pro- ' testing, against the . expenditure .of public moneys on the Governor's residence in Auckland as unnecessary and .entirely .unwarranted'. It was "1 decided to urge\ the Dunedin and suburban members to resist any vote being passed for the purpose.

Information obtained from the Meanee Mission on Monday says the .Napier Daily Telegraph* shows that Halley's Comet i~s p.o,w f .behind the sun, and is entirely invisible. It will, not be seen again by, dwellers of this earth for about 75 years.<

Ah bid man of 67 years, who tyas foun'd' working in the river bed 1 in Ida Valley, Otago, in a starving condition, after escaping, from a benevolent institution, was arrested for vagrancy. He insisted * that he could make an honest living fbf'nimself. "I was always one to stand in my own boots," he said, "and every Englishman is supposed to do the same."

During August" the Eltham Dairy Factory manufactured 42,0251bs of butter, the average, test heing 4.04. Payment was made at lid per lb, and totalled £16,070. Besides this amount suppliers received a supplementary payment of £5676. For August, 1909,. £14,060 was the value of the milk cheques, and. £2323 the supplementary payments. The factory is now. manufacturing 100 boxes daily, an increase on the number for the same period last year.

| Hamilton shows no hesrtancy about raising thumping big ioans in the behest of the municipality, says the Northern Advocate, and the burgesses are mostly of opinion that it is the cheapest, most direct,' and most effectual method in the long run. A proposal was carried there recently by 183 votes to 11, to raise a loan of £38,000. to complete the purchase of the gasworks by the Borough. Some boroughs that this paper knows of would tremble at their own audacity in borrowing as many shillings. «

I The geysers at Whakarewarewa have been fairly active lately, and some pretty eruptions have been witnessed within the last few days (says the Hot Lakes "Chronicle"). The Waikorohihi geyser commenced to erupt shortly after 4-30 o clock one afternoon, "and continued m. a state of eruption until 6.30 a.m. the following day, with but one '->. ery short rest of about half an hour. Pohutu's caldron also became ?c----w %>■ and Pollutu and the Prince of Wales geysers commenced to erupt. Some very fine shots were 1 given by Pohutu. Waikite geyser has'been active for some time. :

Women, concerning whom the young man rhapsodises, and'the old observes silence, if he has not become a cynic, are,said to be more religious- ■• than meiiV The. Rev. "W. Gray Di- ■ on' does not share this belief. ■ "It is a delusion of the Arch One 1 ," he said at a meeting. "Women'are not more religious than men. I think I may say that'women are not so religious as men. .... It is a gallant thing; to represent women as angels, but it is scriptural to represent as young men.*' For Children's HacTunp: Couch at wght, Wppdß' Great Peppermint Cure,,ls 64. 2s 6d. ... ,

The Box factory is turning out about 300 more butter boxes Sy than at this'time last year. This may be taken Hs a definite mSioTof the incased nalk sup,piy

Says a Home paper.:.; In conseauence of the absence •in New ZeaSf of Lord Islington, the footing iver.4ooo acres of the■ Hartham estate Wiltshire, is to be, ; let. Some ■ 850 Writhe estate are Sd the rest is half arable and half grass.

Tlte building trade in. v is apparently in a very sound state at present, as the i demandJor car- ,, pcnters and stonemasons is m excess if the supply- A Timaru builder recently offered 6 months', steady work to a number of stonemasons, and only one could be found, in Christy ■ehurch whose services were available.

..There is not an empty house in Reefton. and from every side come demands for houses and furnished lodgings. Buildings are everywhere being repaired. Building" is also larisk at Black's Point.—Times.

The grass grub has done a lot of harm in the Maronan district, and much? of the land in that locality looks very bare. Immediately on crossing the river Rangitata, a marked improvement is noticed, although the grub is still in evidence.

Very encouraging reports are coming to hand in regard to the lambing, aud percentages, so .far, compare favourably with those obtained in any ordinary year. The death rate among both ewes and lambs .lis 'comparatively, low, but farmers .complain, that we feed,supply is by no means so good,as they would like it to be.

There is a possibility that in the near future wool packs will be made from a marine fibre which a company! have been formed to exploit. The fibre is' obtained at Port "Broughton,"South' Australia, and' is said to be specially suitable for wool packs. It-will take any dye readily, 'whether vegetable or aniline ; and if any stray threads get into the wool no harm "■will be done, as the fibre will not bo noticeable in the finished article. It is 'said that the fibre weaves equally Well with wool.

The Feilding Star says:—Mr Arthur Harding informs us that, he is. •seriously thinking of cutting up a portion of his Siberia property into suitable,for;. dairying; and ..leasing, the sections. A large .portion of this estate is ideal dairying countryj ■and if Mr Harding carries but his idea there is no reason why butter from .-New. Zealand's: Siberia should not compete successfully ; with: ithe| .Siberian product which Russia<sendS to Great Britain.

"Ho asked for 'barbed , wire," laughed a member at .Tuesday evening's meeting of the Southland Boxing Association. The discussion had been on the question of prices to be won at the forthcoming tourria l merit, and the story of a-successful competitor at a recent tournament who asked to be allowed to take his winnings out in barbed ..wire , was told with gusto. It was decided.that the prizes to be awarded .at this month's function be "ehgrayable articles." ' A member seized the_opr remark thWt the "barb wire" ' man might have had 'his quest- granted had he asked to havjp 9'-tag put on the wire.—(Laughter)'.

.?• As how little interest; . members take in their Parliamentary duties a contemporary states that on • Tuesday night,- after the suppar ad- - jaurnment (though a Loan Bill for '• £1.750,000 was under -consideration) the bell had to be rung for a quorum. • When the Speaker had' resumed; his •seat, Mr Massey drew'attention ; to • the state of the House; and he added '•'especially the Government* side of it." On looking at the Government benches it was noticeable that not a single Minister or private' member ; ' except, tiie ; Government:!'Whips "was, present: '■Thev,-,' ([ ;'!';' <

deeded I 'hadly Otago' districts:' It is notoriously &' dry; area. (in more ways jjjjhaii f . one), ] but "thisyear it has been worse than ' ..usual. ..'. The average rainfall- over '.a, 'number of years is. 21in, but up to the. end'of Augustonly llin fell, and .August, -is generally a wet .month. The ground is dry from the , ; absence of moisture, and a succession of high winds has made matters worse. The lot of the farmer in the country about the White, City is not a happy One just now.

Breeders of purebred' stock, cattle,* sheep, horses, etc., are. requested to'nbte that entries for the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society's spring show w'ill close on Wednesday, sth October. The secretary will be !; pleased to supply a schedule of the. show to any stock owner who may not , have received one. The sheep classes, particularly Romneys, have all had a number of valuable trophies and specials allotted to them, and the horse' and cattle sections have been similarly liberally treated, so that owners of these classes of stock should each find something worthy of their attention in the schedule. The competitions, too, bid fair to be as interesting as usual, and doubtless the entries will be on a : par with those of the best,previous years.

A DELICIOUS CAKE RECIPE, FOR AFTERNOON TEA.

POUND CAKE:—Rub one pound of butter and one pound of powdered sugar to a smooth cream; beat the whites and yokes of twelve eggs separately until they are very light; add the yokes to the. cream, and when they are blended stir in the whites; stir the flour, and add it little by little until all has been added and the mixture is well blended. Grate the rftid of one lemon, and add it to the juice, strain it through a fine sieve, and stir into the cake; beat very vigorously until perfectly smooth and very, light/ for at least half an hour; then pour into buttered pans lined with buttered paper, and bake thoroughly in a moderate oven. . . : This is really a delicious cake for afternoon, teas, and, if served with <,'J}ragon" Brand Tea, the pleasure ' '•'" of the afternoon function is greatly enhanced. The "Dragon'-' brand -tea costs 2s 8d per lb., and it is in a class by itself. It possesses an exquisite flavour; it is a robust tea "of full body and i :i great strength, while the texture, is very fine. For those who like : a ; , really high-grade tea and do not mind the expense, the "Dragon" brand.is strongly recommended. All t£e. leading storekeepers of the distKct;„sell this brand ; -' : of.'tea. "New Crescent" 'Tea at 2e •ner lb. is another 'excellent brand.

v A Paliiatua man owing only about £35 has sought the shelter of the Bankruptcy Court.

A warrant has been "issued, for the arrest of a Waitara man who is supposed to have gone to Sydney.

The Masterton Rifle Volunteers will hold a special parade to-night in celebration of Dominion Day.

The dairy and butter factories' employees' dispute is to be heard by the Arbitration Court at, Palmerston North on Friday.

A man named; Johansen, . while To Kuiti, was struck on the, head [with a crowbar. Hedied.

The jewellery establishment at Greymouth of Mr H. W. Lloyd was burglariously entered on Friday night, and booty to the value of £3OO carried off.

Mr A. C. Pragnell has been elected secretary of the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society, Mr Noble Campbell having resigned. At the end of April of the present year there were 32 butter factories in the Wellington Province, which produced 5,174 tons of butter and 4,180 tons of cheese.

The tender of Mesrs Rose and Mason has been acepted by the Wellington Education Board for the erection of a fence round the workshop and museum in connection with the Masterton School.

Mr J. T. M. Hornsby gave a very interesting address on the life of Scotland's poet, "Robert Burns," at the Strangers' Tea at the Y.M.C.A. in Masterton yesterday afternoon.

A Pahiatua settler was fined 10s and 21s costs last week for exposing; for sale a cow affected with epithe- 1 lioma, which, being interpreted, means a malignant growth, on the glands.

Advance sheets of the N.Z. Official Year-Book show that in April of last year there were 496,656. sheep in the Featherston County, 192,183 in South Wairarapa, 574,308 .in Masterton, and 172,853 in Castleppint.

A wind-up social will be held in Murray's Hall to-night,- ;.by the Mas-. terton Parliamentary .Debating Society, commencing at 8 o'clock., The Minto Villa boarding house in • Chapel Street has ■ been taken over by Mr P. J. Mcßarron. It' is the new proprietor's intention to conduct the house on the best possible lines, and patron's may rely on receiving the best possible l and * all home comforts. The terms are most reasonable, and the. accom r jtnodation ( is,..of,the,best. , ~

' There' is"impbunded in the Catfterj ton 'Public- Pound, from Perry's Road, Tafatahi, one bay and one- grey m'are,' full''particulars 1 ; of which are advertised on page I'of this morning's issue by Mr C. Bris•tow, poundkeeper. , If not claimed and expenses paid the horses will be sold on- Saturday next, October Ist, at 12 noon'.

Mr Webb; the well-known tailor, of Queen' Street, starts a' replace advertisement with the proverb, "All is not gold that glitters," and he'uses this as a'foundar tion upon which to build up proofs of the superiority of the garments that are made at his establishment. What he has to l say on the- subject makes'interesting;readings ' ■■'

..Ladies should, be ..■.■particularly, interested, in a change advertisement inserted by Messrs-Veitch and Allan on page 3 of this morning!s issue. As. an inducement, to country pat>Tons the , ftrni give .particulars. of three lines, all, special; values, winch >,they will forward, post free; to any-one.-on application.. : ;., •;

Mr James Scott, watchmaker and jeweller, in another column announces the arrival,of new season's/goods of every description- The, new lines include many attractive novelties, which are all,suitable and attractive presentation goods.- They ••are ...all priced, and. well -worth -. inspection. /The -repair 'department : is: a ;speoialty ,'of' tiie-business, ;.,and ;MriiScott 'guarantees; absolute satis;factipn .with all work executed. ,

; The' attention of meat consumers -is .directed" to a special adver-tisement'-inserted .by Messrs Holloway -and: Son. 'This firm, which has been established in Masterton for oyer, twenty years, has. a reputation for supplying -prime meat, and they are now offering something special in the quality of beef and mutton. Being in a position to pay spot cash for their supplies, the firm state that they have secured their fat stock from leading stations, in the district. It is also announced that no advance whatever has been made in the price of these special lines, and the public are guaranteed, satisfaction in every detail of the business.