LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10132, 5 December 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton Borough Council is to be held to-morrow evening.

The Hine enquiry cost the country in reporting, printing, passages, fares and expenses of witnesses, £ISOO.

According to a London cable, which came, to hand last night, New Zealand scrip i ~eing quoted at a 5s premium.

A London cable, received last night, stated that the hemp market was quiet, shipments being n>otcdpat'£22, -'.v '•:'-. ,-

A sum of £575 appears upon the supplementary estimates for the provision of temperance wall-sheets to he hung on the walls of school buildings throughout the Dominion.

A woman named N'jna Wells was fined £5 at Auckland for selling a spurious hair restorer.

A monster No-license demonstration is to be held at Carterton on Boxing Day.

Close on £7OOO will be paid for the November month to the three butter factories adjacent to Waitara for their butter.

The Hamilton-Plimmer- Denniston Dramatic Company leave Masterton for the North this morning.

The examinations in connection with the Trinity College of Music were held in Masterton on Saturday.

Tlio Nellie Stewart Company will produce "Sweet Nell of Old Drury" in the Masterton -own Hall on Saturday, December 24th.

Another party of Mastertonians made the ascent of Mount Holdsworth yesterday, and obtained a magnificent view.

Mr William Perryj of Masterton, was the third" largest prize-taker at the recent Palmerston North show, his prize-money amounting to £35.

The Southland News states that there is at present an excellent demand for shearers and pick and shovel men in Southland.

The work of installing the refrigerating machinery at the Waingawa freezing works is now well advanced, and it is'expected that the works will be ready for opening in a few days' time.

A valuable draught liorso belonging to a Masterton resident got its leg entangled in a wire fence on Saturday evening, and bad to be destroyed.

A sum of £35,000 appears upon the Supplementary Estimates for maintenance and additions to schooi buildings. This means, that the grant to Education Boards lor the re-building of worn-out schools is to be restored.

A meeting of the Masterton branch of the N.Z, .Shearers' Federation was held on Saturday evening. The meeting was not open to the press.

Mr S. T. Anderson, Government vine and wine instructor, expresses the opinion that under the existing conditions in New Zealand the industry is practically doomed.

Yesterday was "Flower Sunday" at St. Matthew's Sunday School in Masterton. The children went to school armed with beautiful bouquets of flowers, and these have been sent to the Hospital and other institutions.

The organists of churches m Masterton who have water motors ffor working their organs, were' sorely distressed last evening through the water supply being mysteriously off. Their remarks were, course, quite publishable. *

The Masterton Racing Ciub has decided to reduce its stakes for the autumn meeting to £IOOO, and to have only seven, instead of eight events, on the programme for each day. It has been suggested to the Programme Committee that the hurdle events be cut out of tile programme.

Mr H: G. Groves, of"Bush Grove, supplies the following meteorological notes for the month of November :v Rainfall for month, 2.72 points; maximum fall, .69 on 21st■■;*■ days with rain, 9; maximum temperature, 93deg. on 21st; minimum temperature, 41deg. on 3rd; rainfall for I November. 1909, 2.91 points. ' f

A team of bowlers from the Mas-" terton Club journeyed to Pahiatua on Saturday, and attempted to wrest the Dixon Cup. from that Club. After a close game the holders were victorious on the 19th head, by 20 to 16. The teams were:—Pahiatua,: Hughes, Ransom, Mcßratney, and Wakeman. Masterton: O. Pragnell, W. Pragnell, C. J. Hose and W. Reid. At the meeting of the Wellington branch of the Shearers' Union, held in Masterton on Saturday night, the resignation of Mr E. W. Abbott as secretary was accepted, and it is understood that a resolution was passed endorsing the work done at the extraordinary conference recently held in Christchurch.

A very satisfactory audience asI sembled at the Konini Hall on Sat- { urday, to hear addresses by Messrs J. C .Cooper and T. Moss on the advantages of the proposed baconcuring works to be run in connection with the Waingawa freezing works. Those present expressed themselves in favour of the scheme, and all present promise 3 to take up shares when the canvasser visits that district.

A meeting was held at Oamaru last week for the purpose of making arrangements for another series of attempts at rainmaking. At the meeting it was announced that Govern, ment assistance in the shape of a grant of facilities and financial assistance to the amount of £SO would be given. This with the credit balance from former experiments mak«s an available total of £l7O, and as only about £SO more than this will require to be collected, the committee deeded to get preparations underway without waiting for a larger meeting. Mr Gibson has been authorised to arrange for the services of an expert and the- purchase of the explosives.

IF YOU WANT A PIANO. The time is now. No homo is truly complete without a piano; but not every householder can afford to 6uy a good one cash down. For those who cannot we are always prepared to make advantageous terms i for extended payments—the most considerate and. liberal treatment is oxeuded, indeed. Under our instalment-system you can buy a piano so easily that you will never miss the money. Bear in mind the fact that we only stock r.ood pianos. A had piano in a house is much worse that no piano at all. It does not pay us. to sell bad niniiQ.s, nor would we do it if it did! T\-n; dually big shipments of both piar os aiuL-organs : are ;^ow, call ?, -.- The, Dresden Pi ano Companyy Ltd, Wcl'ington. North Island Manager; M. T. Brookes. Local representative-: Inns a::d Goddanl, next Ohih Hot.!.

The House of Representatives on 1 Saturday voted £2ooo to J. J. Meikio as further compensation for his being wrongfully imprisoned.

A team of the Masterton District High School defeated the Carterton District High School in a one-innings cricket match on Saturday morning hy 65 runs to 29.

New Plymouth bakers have decided to reduce the price of bread, and from to-day the 21b loaf will cost 3Jd cash, with a halfpenny added for booking.

The Directors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society have decided to accept lady members at half the annual subscription, and it is understood that quite a number of ladies have intimated their intention of joining.

The Taranaki Petroleum Company won 76,844 gallons of oil from their bores at Moturba during the year.

The municipally-owned baths at Waihi have "caught on." "During the last two weeks no lees than 800 persons have visited the baths.

*Mr Peter Bowling gives an address in tiie Masterton Town Hall this evening. Mr Bowling, who, it will be remembered, served a term of imprisonment in New South Wales, for taking part in the coal strike, is reputedly a good speaker.

A line of twenty-live barrels of crude petroleum from the Taranaki Petroleum Oil Comparn Las been shipped in -he s. s. liai&oura for London. It is addressed to the High Commissioner, and is intended for the Admiralty, to be used in liquid fuel experiments in warships.

Although it is over a week since the Hon. T. Mackenzie received the offer of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce t® pay £2OO of the salary of a grader for the port of Wanganui, no definite reply has been forthcoming. Apparently the Minister is still "considering" the offer.

The dates for closing the nominations and acceptances in connection with the Wairarapa Caledonian Society's sports, to be held on the Park Oval on New Year's Day, 2nd January, have been extended as follows: —Nominations close with the secretary (Mr W. Gillespie) on Wednesday, December i4th, at 9 p.m.; handicaps declared on or about the 21st; acceptances close Wednesday, 28th, at 9 p.m.

In order to get over the difficulty of procuring sufficient quantities of seasoned timber for school building purposes at short notice, the Hawke's Bay Education Board proposes to establish timber yards of its own. The proposal is to buy the timber from the sawmills and stack quantities, so that it may become thoroughly dried. It is estimated that if the scheme is adopted the Board could make each desk for 10s less than it is now paying under the contract system.

We notice, says the Thames Star, that Mr P. H. Hickey, of Blackball , strike fame, has been appointed organiser for Otago and Southland by the New Zealand Shearers' Federa- - tion. The Federation, it is estimated, costs the shearers £IOOO a year. Peter Bowling, another, strike leader, receives £6 per week afid all expenses, likewise those of his wife, while travelling New Zealand under engagement to the Labour Federation. Apparently a man has to be a leader in one strike, and some attractive plums are placed before him.

Last year, during the summer season, the tea gardens at Upper Plain were opened to the public, and proved a great attraction to cyclists, afternoon tea callers, cr picnic parties. The picturesque grounds will be thrown open again this year for the convenience of pleasure seekers. There is a well-kept tennis court, and afternoon tea is provided, a specialty being fruit salad. The tea gardens will be opened on Thursday next.

The Ethel "ringing-in"' case came j up for discussion again at the meet- | ing v-f Stewards of the Masterton Racing Club on Saturday, when J. A. Coogan, who is at present in Australia, wrote asking that the Club recommend the removal of his. name from the list of disqualified persons in connection with the case. It was pointed out tnat the'cost of the proceedings in securing the. disqualification in connection with the case had amounted to £64, and several Stewards expressed the opinion that this amount should be refunded. It was eventually decided that consideration of the application of Mr Coogan be deferred until the case of Mr Henry, who had also applied for the removal .'of his disqualification, is further dealt with.

As a proof that the decision of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society to hold their annual New Year's Day sports gathering in the Public Park is meeting with the approval of the public, it may be mentioned that 55 new members were elected at the meeting on Saturday, including four lady members, elected under the Society's new rule, and it was stated that over that number had promised to join later on. It is hoped that with the increased membership the Society will be enabled to materially increase the value of the prize list, and thus induce all the champion athletes, and others, to compete and make tins gatheringHhe largest and most popular of its kind, at anyrate in the North Island.

WHOOPING COUGH. This disease is more likely to be contracted .when a child has a cold. According to published statistics more deaths result from whooping cough than from scarlet fever, yet in all our experience Ave have never heard of a case that did not recover when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was used. It liquifies the tough mucus, makes it easy to expectorate and renders the paroxysm of coughing less frequent and' less severe. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers. BOWEL COMPLAINTS. i The most successful medicine in use for bowel complaints in childten is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and -Diarrhoea ■' -Remedy. 'Tt can n1 - ; Wayshe!depended upon "to cure diarrhoea and dysentery. This preparation has been in constant use for nearly 40 years and has met with n*iifr»*»n ' siT'onss. everywhere. Sol.lV all'chemists mid storfltceeß&ra.

The latest return from the Work-. sop Dredge is 28oz 14dwts for 126 hours' working. The Town Clerk gives notice under the Public Reserves Act that the sole use of the public park on 27th December is granted to the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club, with right to charge for admission. A sum of £2OO has been allowed to Mr Michael Quirke, of as a compassionate allowance for the loss of his son, who was shot while assisting in the search for Pawelka. So far the only candidates mentioned for the Manawatu seat at the next election arc:—Messrs Newman (Opposition) and sitting member, Mr John Stevens (Government), Mr F. W. Frankland (Government), and Mr J. R. Stansell. The Herald says it is rumoured that there may be a change in the Government's nominee, but it has previously been clearly indicated that so long as the veteran . .ex-member is able to take the field he will be the accredited Government nominee. Towards the end of last week a ■party of Customs officers made a launch trip to the Great Barrier, and there encountered a well-known steamer which runs in the coal and timber trade between New Zealand nnd Australia. A discreet silence lias been maintained about the matter, but it has leaked out that -the visit disclosed circumstances which may require explanation. It is the custom for foreign-going ships, when on the New Zealand coast, to have a certain number of stores left open for use, and the remainder of the dutiable portion are put under seal The rumour is to the effect that when the Customs men visited the steamer, they found that a locker, which had been sealed up, had . been broken into, but not by means of breaking "the seal. The resxilt is that tobacco and other items of the | stores were missing, and that the missing goods had been disposed ot , ashore. I

Messrs Gillespie and Co. advertise j for a young shepherd to live in the house with the manager. .- -A brown half-draught, 5 years, quiet in harness and thoroughly reliable, is advertised for sale. A lady's silver watch, in leather j wrist band,' lost opposite Knox Church last evening, is advertised j for. A Waterman's fountain pen, found ; in the Par kon Saturday afternoon, awaits ownership at this office. The time for receiving nominations for handicap events in connection with the Masterton Caledonian Sports has been extended to the 14th inst. Acceptances close on the 28th inst. Ten pounds reward is offered for | the recovery of twenty purebred Rom" nev ewe hoggets - lost, stolen or straved from. Mr W. H, Brack's property, Akiira, between the 11th and 20th November. Any person found retaining the same after the notice will be prosecuted. Messrs JV A. J. Maclean and Co/, have been instructed by the Waira-, rapa Caledonian Society to sell privileges in connection/with their forthcoming sports, consisting of fruit -and sweets st.all,. luncheon and after-, •noon tea, soft drinks and ice cream. Particulars appear in the advertisement on the auctioneers' page, lhe sale will take place on Saturday, December 17th. The great sale of Heyhoe's assign- I ed estate at Messrs C. Smith's is now in full swing. The stock having been bought at about 50 per cen|.„ under cost, and the public hayingbeen given proportionate advantage of the purchase, should induce a phenomenal attendance at the sale. ; Messrs 0. Smith have made special j reductions in the r own stock for this sale. A replace advertisement by Messrs Krahagen and Chapman draws attention to the necessity of immediately placing orders for the season.s suitings. . If delay is made in giving orders, disappointment will follow. It orders are placed promptly the firm guarantees satisfaction in regard to time of delivery, fit and fashion.