LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10135, 4 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Manawatu Show yesterday, Mr W. Perry, of Penrose, Masterton, was awarded the Wolseley Cup for the best Lincoln ram on the ground. The sum of £4060 lis has been advanced to shareholders by the Masterton Workers' Benefit Building Society during the past year, and £1747 14s has been received as repayments, leaving the sum of £14,094 12s on loan as at the 31st August. At a meeting of the committee of the'' Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club last evening, over £4O was allocated for prizes at the meeting on Boxing Day. In addition three silver cups are to be competed for, two of which are to be won outright. In all probability a Wellington Provincial Championship event will he allotted to the Club's meeting.

The Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club have decided to place two events on its programme on Boxing Day. The firemen are taking a great- interest in the matter, and the competitions should awaken keen interest. Entries have been promised from Hutt, Petone, Levin, Greytown, and Masterton.

In their annual report, tlie directors of the Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society of Mastertou state:—As will be seen from perusal of the balance, sheet, the business of the Society has progressed very satisfactorily during the past year. The Profit and' Loss Account, to which has been added tlie value of shares bought back by the Society from the shareholders withdrawing, shows a credit balance of £2730 Is Id, which means an accrued value of £5 17s 7d on each share held by the Society. Over £23,000 (free of interest) has been lent by the Society since its inception, a fact which shows conclusively the benefits conferred by the Society on its shareholders.

The latest returns from the Masterton dredge arc 21ozs. 2dwts. for 128 hours' work.

j lie latest Mystery Flat returns arc llox. 14dwts. for the week's work.

The Castle-point County Council intends erecting finger-posts ■at several of the road junctions in its district, as a guide to travellers.

It is rumoured that proceedings are to be taken against two wellknown Wairarapa No-license advocates, in connection with statements made at a No-license "rally" held recently at Martinborough.

The well-known thoroughbred sire Conqueror, the property of Mr C. McCullough, Masterton, which secured first place at the Carterton Show, was also successful at the 'Palmerston North Show yesterday, being awarded first prize.

Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., stated in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday that he was not yet prepared to deliver judgment in the case Sommerville v. Kraliagon and Chapman, a c aim in connection with an alleged sale of land.

A resident of Timaru lately came in for a substantial legacy, a gentleman at Home having left him his private library, containing 2000 books. These are now on their way out from Home, and fill twenty-two cases.

Speaking in Masterton yesterday, Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., described the six closed hotels in the town as "monumental memorial palaces." He said they only wanted the names of the owners inscribed upon them, and they would be handed down to posterity as the memorials of publicspirited persons.

The final chapter of the serial story, "A Desperate Game," which has been running in the Age for some time, appears this morning. To-morrow morning the first instalment of a power fully-writ ten stoiy, from the pen of the popular New York author, John A. Peters, and entitled "Neil Sin, will bo commenced. The story is a very impressive one, and exhibits great dramatic for;.-.

In the course of his address at the opening of the Masterton fire station yesterday, Mr A. W. Hogg, M".P.> stated that the completion of the building equipped the town with all its necessary public buildings. IVIi 0. E. Danieil, who spoke later, asked, "What about the Courthouse? What's the matter with that?" Mr Hogg: "There are no offenders to be tried; I suppose that's what's the matter." Mr Danieil: "The result of No-license, eli?"

A narrow escape from a destructive fire occurred in Cole Street, Masterton, between t?n and eleven o'clock on Wednesday night. Mrs Ilosson, wife of Mr F. B. Eosson, was attending a gas jet, wlien a match she was holding accidentally fell to. the floor, End caught fire to some inflammable material. The room was soon in flames. Mr Eosson was speedily on the spot, and with some difficulty succeeded in extinguishing the fir^.

The monotony of the ride through the Manawatu Gorge on Wednesday was relieved by. a discussion of the motor-buggy accident. 'the buggy was considerably broken about, and a number of men were engaged in salvaging operations. Judging from the fall, the occupant of the vehicle must have had a very lucky escape from serious, if not fatal injuiy.

A number of ladies were present at the Gas Showroom in Masterton yesterday afternoon, when a demonstration of gas cookery was given. Much interest was taken in the lnctho'is shown, and in the results, in the shape of sundry well-cooked cakes and scones. Further demonstrations have been arranged to be given at intevvr.ls during the summer m'onths.

By the English mail on Tuesday, Mr J. B. Merritt, of Christ church, received a letter from his London agents, urging a shipment of eggs for the London market. They state that supplies of ' eggs from Italy, Denmark and Holland Dave been very short, and that "a large business could be built up" in England with New Zealand eggs. Mr Merritt pur-, poses sending large consignments by the Corinthic, Ruahine, and Kaikoura. For the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club he will send 1000 eggs from the egg-laying competition.

The Man ricevilie Athletic Club is including several events'for amateurs in the programme for its meeting on Monday, 26th December (being observed as Christinas Day). Amateurs will have an opportunity of competing at three meetings during the holidays within the space of a week: At Maurieevillo on Monday, 26th Decemberat the annual meeting of the AVairarapa Amateur Athletic Club on Tuesday, 27th December (Boxing Day), and at the Caledonian Society's meeting at Masterton on Monday, 2nd Jr.-Tiary. In the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday, before Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., Patrick O'Dowd claimed from Ha nuia Pa tonga roa the sum of £l3 6s 3d for various goods supplied. Mr G. Hi Cullen appeared for plaintiff, and Mr C. A. Pownall for defendant. The case resolved itself into one disputed item of account set off by the defendant against the claim-—namely, Co 10s for potatoes supplied and carted. An item in plaintiff's claim of £4 4s for liquor was disallowed by the Magistrate. After hearing evidence His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £9 2s 3d and C2 18s costs. Defendant had confesses! judgment for £3 12s 3d <<!' this I amount.

In almost every neighbourhood you will find someone who during the summer months had a severe attack of colic of English cholera and who have been put to the most severe suffering before medicine could be procured or a doctor summoned. A reliable medicine for this complaint should be kept at hand. The risk is too great for anyone, to take. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has undoubtedly saved more pain and suffering than any other medicine in use. It can always be depended upon for this ailment.

In some of tho Swedish hotels women are charged lnuf-rates because they eat less than men.

An luvercargill resident lost his pocket-book last week. It contained two notes for £IOO each and four of £SO each.

Potatoes are worth from £9 to £9 10s per ton, at country stations in Canterbury, and supplies are scarce.

The organiser of the X.Z. Farmers' Union (Mr J. C. Fowler) has been canvassing the Alfredton district of late.

Members of St. Matthew's "13" cricket team 'are requested to attend practice this evening, in view of the match against the Masterton juniors to-morrow.

Fruit-growing is developing rapidly in central Otago. Three years ago 3000 fruit trees were sent from the Horton Nursery, Hastings, two years ago 11,000, and last year 17,000.

The continued dry and warm weather is having a markedly bady effect on the cereal crops in the Ashburton County and is causing oats to conic into car immaturely.

The Public Revenues Bill, which provides for the post audit system, in place of the pre-aiulit system in connection with the public accounts, was read a second time in the House of Representatives last night.

The Greymouth Employers' Asso-. ciation has passed a resolution trusting that a Bill will be passed through Parliament at ail-early date, making the Saturday half-holiday compulsory and universal.

Further evidence in respect to the charge made by Mr Rine, M.P., against Mr Walter Symes, was heard before the Special Committee of the House of Representatives yesterday.

Mr Petrie, lat« chief inspector under the Auckland Education Board, has volunteered his services for the collecting of the more valuable native grass seeds, and will shortly go through Central Otago. He will receive no salary, the offer being a voluntary one on Mi' Petrie's part to the Agricultural Department.

The Mayor of Gisborne, Mr W. D. Lvsnar, says the Southland News, is a man of exceptional energy and business ability. Visiting London to float a borough loan of £175,000, which he has negotiated on favour** able terms, he has also found time to cross the "herring pond" and personally investigate the report on the storage battery ear. Either of these missions might have satisfied one of a less strenuous nature, but Mr Lysnar, like a giant refreshed, ha§ since been vigorously at work in a field that promises to be of farreaching benefit—namely, improved methods of handling and distributing our frozen meat in Britain.

After forty-eight years of separation a husband and wife met at the Macclesfield Revision Court. Mrs Sarah Ann Goodwin had claimed a vote, but the Liberals objected that she was a married woman and that li r husband, Edwin Goodwin, was living in the town. The woman told the Revising Barrister that her lius* band emigrated to America fortyeight years ago, and she had never seen him or heard anything about him since that time. A subpoena was issued for the'man's attendance, and he admitted that he was the woman's husband. He returned from America about twenty years ago. Considerable difficulty was experienced in persuading the woman to look at. her husband, but eventually she did so, and repeated that she had not seen him' for forty-eight years. The Revising Barrister disallowed the woman's claim.

Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., in his civil jurisdiction gave judgment by default with costs in the following cases heard at the Magistrate's Court, Masterton, yesterday morning:— Archer Hosking v. . Frederick Marryatt £2 13s, costs 13s; Robert Moss v. -John Dally, 17s, costs 10s; same v. G. Dcadman, £2 14s 3d,costs 8s; John Graham and (Jo. v. James Alexander McLelland, £5. 5s sd, costs 8s 6d; William Pauling v. W. Manihera, £1 18s, costs 7s (3d; Mary Scott v. William Simmonds, £2 3s, costs 10s; William Charmau v. Annona McDonald, £l2, costs £1 10s 6d. Orders on judgment summonses were made as follows: —lnns and Goddard v. William Heggie, £1 4s 6d, order" for payment within seven days from date, in default 24 hours imprisonment; u. W. Liddington v. J. H. W. Angerstein, £l2 10s 9d, order made for payment forthwith, order to be suspended if debtor pays £2 per month, in default seven days' imprisonment. Mr W. McKenzie, Manaia, notifies that he is a cash buyer of all kinds of fat stock during the coming freezing season. HAVE YOU ENTERED FOR THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION. Among the rich sayings handeft down to us bv the wise men of tlio ! East is this: —"A lost inch of gold'j may be found, a lost inch of time, never." Every day you neglect to send for the entry form and rules of this great competition means a dead , loss to you. By acting now you will have as good a chance to win one of the three fine Cameras, valued al- J together at £lO, as the man who en- • tered at the first opportunity. How many unique photos might have been taken since you first read of this , competition? Perhaps you have j just missed the picture that would j have won first prize. ''New Zealand j Country Life," the subject for com- i petition, is simply teeming with op- j portuuities for the amateur photo- .j grapher: and the fact that only those residing outside the four centres can;,! take part, makes this competition • more attractive still to country residents. Show the city amateurs that you are not behind them in the art of photography—give ,them a fair idea of what you can do in taking, beautiful photos of the country life of this Dominion. Act—don't let another "inch of time" slip past without taking up your pen and writing for the entry form and rules, enclosing penny stamp for reply postage. The Imperial Camera Co., Willis Street, Wellington.

An advertiser has for sale fifty young brown Leghorn fowls, ten tons oaten chaff, and four tons clover hay in one or more lots.

A good dairy farm consisting of 202 acres freehold is advertised for sale as a going concern by Mr Peter Tulloch, land agent, Jfalnat-ua. The W.F.C.A., Ltd., draw attention in a replace advertisement to their splendid stock of gloves for the season in fabrics and kid.

At the Exchange Buildings, Queen Street, to-morrow afternoon, Messrs J. A. J. Maclean and Co. will sell by auction, on account of Mr J. J. Spillano, new and second-hand bicycles and all accessories, phonographs, and records. This is a chance for securing cheap lines that no one should miss.