LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10159, 1 December 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Haymaking is now in progress in the Masterton district.

Messrs Rigg Bros., of Masterton, have made a start with the erection of a new school at Pahiatua.

Application is being made to the Government for a grant for a new school at Akitio.

The Banks and public offices ii. Masterton were closed yesterday— St. Andrew's Day—and the flag flew from the Post Office tower.

Twenty-three births, six deaths, and three marriages were registered in Masterton during the month of November,.

The teaelior of the Uiurnnn Valley school recently «met with an accident. The school will consequently ho closed for tlic summer holidays earlier than is usual.

A. recital is to be giren by the pianoforte, vocal and organ pupils of Mr H. S. Claughton, L.T.C.L., in St. Matthew's Schoolroom, Masterton, on Thursday, December 15th.

It is satisfactory to be able to report that during the month ending yesterday not a single bankruptcy lias been recorded in the Wairarapa. During the month of October there were ?ix insolvencies, whilst last year there were two in October and five in November.

The sum of £SOO is now available for removing the Eketahuna school to the new school site. This, it is thought, will be a sufficient Finn to remove the building and put it in excellent order. Specifications for the work will shortly be prepared.

The settlers at Tablelands, beyond Martinborough, are appealing to the Education Board, for a new school. The roll number at the present aided school is thirteen. Tlie Board decided on Tuesday to applyto the Government for a grant.

As a result of a visit to Invercargill by Mr J. E. M'acManus, who addressed three open-air meetings, . a strong branch of the Labourers' Union has been formed there; and it is said to be quite on the cards that a Labour candidate will be brought forward for Invercargill at the next General Election.

No further information is available in Wellington concerning the new Masterton' Courthouse, l't is understood, however, that new plans are being prepared, and that fresh tenders will be called. Nine tenders were received on the previous specifications.

The American Federation of Catholic Societies, whose annual congress is now- sitting in New Orleans, has passed a resolution earnestly entreating all Catholics to combat the spread of Socialism. The congress condemned the failure of the State to defray the cost of secular education in Catholic schools.

Alarm has been aroused in the Pelorus district through the discovery of a new orchard pest—or, at any rate, one new in that district. This is caused by a little brown beetle, much smaller than a ladybird, attacking apples and destroying them. The insects appear to sleep during the day in clover 'heads, and come out at night. Seven or eight of the insects have been found in one. clovqi;, head. The insects skin of the apple, and then attack -the leaves of the trees.

A REMINDER, Of what does a bad tasto in the mouth remind you ? It indicates tliat your stomach is in a bad condition, and will remind you that there is nothing so good for such ,■ Chamberlain's Tablets. They cleanse and invieorate the stomach and r* 1 - eulate tho bowels.—Fur by al! clisn:i:tc «.

Ou dit that a horseowner, who is lighting hard for the retention of metropolitan privileges under the Gaming Bill, never races off metropolitan". courses. In live years he has won £32,540 in stakes. Comment needless.

A correspondent wrote as follows to the Lyttelton Times from Kaikotira a few days ago:— Ivaikoura has experienced at least 35 earthquakes in 14 days. On almost every day for a fortnight there has been an earthquake shock. Some liav3 been mere tremors, while others have been more violent.

Twenty-two applications were received by the Wellington Education Board for the position cf headmaster of the Martinborough school in succession to Mr Lee, who is retiring. The names of four of the applicants are being forwarded to the Committee, which will make the final selection.

The Congregational Church will hold a Christmas Fete in the Y.M.C.A. Gymnasium Hall on Thursday, loth December. There will be stalls for the sale of flowers, sweets, refreshments, etc., and there will also be a Christmas Tree. A capital programme has been arranged, including a promenade concert.

The Matron of the Masterton Hospital acknowledges with thanks from Mrs Excell, Mrs D. McGregor, junr., an Eketahuna friend, and Mrs Cameron, donations of old linen; fri.m Mrs Mace, vegetables; Mr Robinson and Mrs Hale, flowers ; Mrs Wimselt and Mrs Daysli, cakes and fruit; Mis 1 C. Pownall, a musical box. itions of old linen will be thank!" ulv received.' ■ ... • A young man was found wandering along the banks of a Masterton river, on Tuesday night looking for something mysterious with the aid of a lantern. The police took him into custody, thinking that,he was suffering from an hallucination. Two doc-; tors examined him yesterday, but as they were not satisfied that lie was a fit subject for a mental hospital, he was liberated. i

The. number of sheep in the Wairarapa on 30th April last was 2,158,947, an increase of 107,085 for the year. The sheep are divided up amongst thee counties as follows: Masterton, 595,252; Feather ston, 534,500; Pahiatua, 244,374; Akitio, 232^494; South Wairarapa, 195,129; Castlepoint, 185,129; Eketaliuna, 98,521; Mauriceville, 82,740.

A Hawarden correspondent writes to the Christclmrcli Press that the last rain arid heavy dews have brightened the crop prospects. The oats and wheat are both shorter in the straw than last season, but the former are heading out well, and the wheat is coming on in such a way that in the month that- will elapse probably before it is harvested, one or two rains will produce a very good yield. The sheep feed remains pretty good.

At Mr W. Henry's address in Dunedin Dr. Cross gave some good reasons in favour of the art of swimming. In a few remarks he showed how swimming exercise in a proper-ly-equipped bath benefited the body by exercising the muscles, expanding the chest, improving the skin, promoting the circulation, and strengthening the system, and bore expert testimony to the necessity of people with weak hearts and delicate systems avoiding the dangers of long immersion in cold water.

Those on the look out for land in • the Wairarapa, are reminded of the auction sale to be held in Grey town to-day (Thursday), at 2.30, when 620 acrqs'.adjoining the growing Company's property will be sold under the hammer. The land is well-grassed, substantially fenced, watered by water-races, and is j sheltered by plant. Mons. It is splendidly adapted t,c grazing and cropping purposes, also for rape and turnip growing. The terms of sals are fixed on an easy scale, and possession will be given at any time from January Ist to Ist. Mr John Cameron, representative of the Anti-Asiatic League, Avho was in Masterton yesterday, has just finished an all-round tour of the North Island. In conversation with a representative of the Age, Mr Cameron stated that the mission of the League has been well received throughout New Zealand. The Exclusion Act of 1908, and the recent amendments of the Factories Act will, in Mr Cameron's opinion, have the effect of considerably reducing the number of Asiatics arriving'in the Dominion, and place those within our shores on a more equal footing With Europeans. Mr Cameron is hopeful that the improved legislation will have the effect of reducing the number of Chinese in the Dominion annually.

For the past ten or twelve months members of St. Matthew's parish at the south end of Masterton have been busily occupied in getting together the requisites for holding a large sale of work. The vestry recently agreed to purchase a site on which to erect a side church in that district, and the resdents have undertaken to raise the funds for the building. They have got together a fine collection of plain and fancy needlework, and they announce a sale of work in St. Matthew's Schoolroom on Wednesday next, December 7th. The function should prove a very enj joyable one, and there will be in addition to the stalls for the sale # of needlework, fancy goods, gifts, flowers and sweets, a large Christmas Tree, the delight of the youngsters, and recalling pleasant memories to the grown-up. The usual interesting contest will be introduced, and afternoon tea will be provided. TO PRACTICAL MUSICIANS. If you want to buy or get advice concerning any instrument of music —pianos, organs, or had instruments, or anything else—it will always pay you to consult the Dresden Piano Company first. Why? Because the Dresden conducts a big concern, which is perfectly systematized. It makes it its business to know all there is to be known about musical instruments, so far as the needs of New Zealand are concerned. It represents several famous piano houses ; it has a fine stock of organs of all sorts; it is sole-agent for. rHawke'e world-famous band instruments rand,, within reason, it. will give you any 'terms you want. The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., North Island Manager: M. .»'• T',-sokes. J oca! reprefioiita! vc? r iCl'jb lieu? !

Two cases of infections disease are at present under treatment in Greytown.

About three thousand people from all parts of the world visited the Taranaki Petroleum Company's oil bores at Moturoa during the twelve months ended .'3oth September last.

Calendars for 1911, issued by the National Insurance Company through their local agents, Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., are to hand. They are arranged conveniently m weeks, months and years to the end of 1912, and will no doubt be in great demand.

Approximately £IOOO in hard cash or its equivalent was left in Auckland, says the Herald, on account of the visit of the Mongolia, and each monthly visit of vessels of the P. and (). line will benefit the public coffers to the same extent or thereabouts.

The Waimate County Council is petitioning the minister; lor Public Works to cause an inquiry to be held with a view to the abolition of the Hawera toll-gates and apportioning the cost of the upkeep of the Main South and Normanby roads.

The strawberry season in Auckland is now approaching its height, and from present indications the season should prove a longer and better one than last year. Between 10,000 and 12,000 boxes are now being received dally bv the Waitemata Fruitgrowers' Association. .

' So numerous are the entries for the various Sflfronts in the band contest to be iielcl J'almerston North in Febrnarf' that difficulty is being experienced in securing an adequate supply of music, although a much larger quantity lias been ordered than for any previous contest.

Mr (i. TC. Allen, of Taratahi, was successful in being awarded four first and two second prizes with his Roiiiney sheep at the. recent Auckland show. At the sales during show week, Mr Allen was also very successful, two of his hoggets selling at 26 and 17 guineas respectively.

The Hawera Star reports that shearers at work at Mr M. .F. Standish's wool shed found it occupied by a grey opossum, -but how or when the marsupial took possession is entirely unknown. Another opossum, a ringtailed one, was shot some time ago. Mr Standis.il has the grey one. in a cage.

Civil servants are now to be granted 'tea money" when called upon to work at night. This is cne of the matters brought before the X'rime Minister by a deputation from the New Zealand Civil Servants' Association, and the president of the Association has been advised by the Prime Minister that the request has been granted as indicated above.

The Opunake Times states that the ill-fated motor bus, which went over the bank recently, killing {lie driver, is embedded up to the axle in mud, and the top of the coach is knocked about. It is said that the steering gear and motive power mechanism is not damaged. The place where the coach went over is not steep or dangerous, the grade being good.

Old .residents in the Manawatu will remember the! signal reserve near Motoiti. This was recently handed over to the Foxton Harbour Board, the old lease having just fallen in. This' has now been relet, .with the exception of the Round Bush, which has been retained as a land mark at the request of mariners running into the port of Foxton. as a guide when making the bar.

A member of the South Canterbury Education Board thus describes a country teacher's residence:—"The place is something like a rabbit hutch. You have to shut one door to open another. Four or five of them have been placed within a few feet of each other. How the family can live there 1 don't know." Another termed the house a collection of lean-to's. .

A Hawke's Bay Herald representative has been informed by an official of the Dairymen's Association that a rise in the price of milk in Napier is certain and will be made within a few days' time. Owing to the dry weather feed has become very short in supply, and it is expected that the scarcity will cause a great rise in price, and this additional expense combined with the diminished milk supply of the winter months is likely to affect dairymen severely during the wet season. It is therefore considered advisable to provide against the increased cost of fodder and consequent diminished winter profits.

For some time past Messrs Thompson and Payne have been negotiating for the film showing the sculling contest on the Zambesi River between Dick Arnst,- of New ■ Zealand, and Ernest Barry, of England, and have secured this splendid pictimy which will lie - shown at. the Foresters' Hall oil Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next. This film, which has drawn crowded houses in the cities where it has been.presented, depicts the various incidents in connection with this famous match, the men training, views of the Zambesi, and how easily Arnst won the contest for the championship of the world. One of the latest model Pathe projecting machines has just been installed at the Foresters' Hall, thus enabling the pictures to bo shown to the best advantage. Patrons are to be further studied in the matter of ventilation, it having been decided by the firm to erect six electric fans in the hall, and to enlarge the sliding roof, thus ensuring the coolest conditions possible inside the building.

LIFE'S LITTLE THINGS. If ymi were able to live just right all the time there would ' be little nncd for 1 medicine, less .need for doctors. But some little thing " is const.'mtly coining .along to put'us out of balance—exposure, change of diet or drinking water, irregular meals are little things that will at times upset the best''of us. ( 'Nothing particular the liiatter,- but' ire, don't feel good. At such times the rise among us .wjJl take a few-tfX' j:.*i**»borlain's/l'ablet- r-'iin ivniwledvre thai !?>• " *» ' ri^ht. rteht > all xktx aud

At the K'cuinl of the series of wool sales at Napier to-day, 12,214 bales are catalogued.

The annua! report of the Department of .Agriculture for the year 1910 is just to hand.

The Wellington. Evening Post, ill recording i'ha death of an esteemed resident of Blenheim, says that Hie deceased "lived there until he died.''

The Mauterton Bowling Club will send three rinks to Carterton to compete in the Booth Cup. The drag will leave the local green at 1.30 sharp to-day.

The actual number who participated in ihe recent Navy League excursion t<> YvVlU'.'gton from Masterton was hoi "COO, as stated by the Wellington ipapors,. but 739.

A Da jnierirke resident who was present at the performance of "Les Cloches (le Corncv'illo" in the Town Hall last evening, expressed himself highly pleased with the admirable manner in which the piece was staged.

A whirlwind passed over Masterton on Tuesday afternoon, and did some damage to the willow trees on the banks of the Waipoua River. Trout and small hoys were scared, but no further injury is reported. Even the week's washing, which encountered, the cveloiu l , did not suffer.

The Masterton Post and Telegraph' staff held a 100 yards handicap race on the Park Oval last evening. Following is the result: —First heat: T. McMaster 1, R. Miller 2. Second heat: V. Richards 1, R. Williams 2. Third heat: J. Berry 1, N. Williams 2. Final: J'. Berry and T. McMaster (dead heat), 1; R. Miller 3.

Mr A. R. Malthy lias with considerable enterprise just received, per the Tainui, one of the very latest soda fountains for the manufacture of iced drinks. This forward move will be mucYi appreciated by the public during the summer months. The apparatus' will be installed at the cafe in the course of a few days.

Mr J. Henderson, jeweller, announces the arrival of a big consignment of December records of every description., The Christmas cards to hand are a very choice and artistic lot, and it is elsewhere announced that as a, special inducement they will be retailed at half price.

Messrs Bulpitt and Yalden, butchers, notify that they have discontinued business in Masterton as from yesterday, November 30th. The premises will be kept open for receiving accounts up to Saturday next, 3rd. inst. After that date all accounts must be paid to Messrs Robinson and Hand-Newton, solicitors, Masterton.

"Summer's ripening breath" makes the average man and woman feel uncomfortable in any but the very lightest of clothing. As the days grow warmer the desire for cooler garments grows stronger, so that Mr P. Hamill's announcement on another page regarding dainty light clothing will be eagerly read and the suggestions taken advantage of by all who ar in search of coolness.

; A new labour saving device, which, will assist in settling the vexed question of the ■household .help, has been introduced by the manager of the Masterton Municipal Gas, Department. Most women know, the troubles of washing—-when the fire refuses to burn the house is full of smoke. This may be avoided now by installing a "gas-heated washing copper." These are on view and sale at the Gas Office, Queen Street, and it should be gratifying to know that three hours of solid boiling can be had for one shilling.

Messrs Seaton and Sladden, engineers, invite tenders for the construction of roads and bridges on Hall Estate, Pahiatua. Tenders close, at their Wellington office on Saturday, lOtli inst., at noon. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of Messrs Seaton and Sladden in Brandon Street, Wellington, and Perry Street, Masterton, and at Willowbank boarding-house, Pahiatua. Mr Brightwell will be at Willowbank Boarding-house, Pahiatua,, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7th, to show intending contractors over the ground.

The preparations for the Qoming festive season at Cragg's "Conior Shop" are on a much more extensive scale than in previous years. The new goods include a fine selection of smokers' requisites, which are admirably adapted for Christmas presents. They include cigar and cigarette cases, smokers' companion-, gold and silver mounted pipes, and cigar and cigarette holders, pouches, ~ razors, walking sticks, and nume>ous other suitable lines too to mention. There is also a lino stock of the choice cigars, suitably boxed, and all the best tobaccos and' cigarettes in tins. The shop is replete with all kinds of splendid an 1 novel suggestions for presentations,: and the public are invited to make an early inspection.

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