LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10131, 6 January 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Acetylene gas has just been installed in Queenstown, in the South -Island. . .. The stewards of the Masterton Racing Club i will hold a meeting to-mor- : row afternoon. It is feared that the waggoner Cfcbb; who sustained a fracture of the shoulder on Tuesday afternoon, has also been injured internally.

Spurious half-crowns in the form of new pennies silvered over are in circulation in Gisborne. « : s The next civil sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Masterton will be held on Thursday of next week. Hawks are now said to<be taking trout from the streams in South Canterbury. Previously only seagulls and shags were blamed !fo'r this work. Shags are fairly; numerous in the neighbourhood of ' the bush below Mount Holdsworth; There is evidently a shaggery in that locality. Several strata of a; more or less pure form of fuller's earth are reported to have been discovered recently, near Maraitotara, in HawkeVßay. '■ Twenty-four brace of Hungarian partridges are being brought toi New Zealand for liberation in the Waikato district. , > j The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club have hampered twelve birds for the race from Parenga, to take place today. ■ ■ •■ ./-... The Wellington Swimming: Clubs are-sending up -i good,.cdijitingent of, ■ swipimers for the \ r M^>ltlctn v Club's an'hual Aquatic Sports.* ' '••' •'"■"■'. ' ■ ■ ••■ ''': : : :■'':; ■"",< ■■'• '." •■' 1 >--" The number of experimental plots under observation ( by. officers, of the Agricultural Department in New Zealand already exceeds two thousands , , A swarm of bees •..,. flighted ■ on ?a" lady ranga, near;l^pi^^^JSorqi,^; few; ,4ays;.;babk/; : : ;She. 'j.was'{;feve>ejy>stung-.';' v A number of ■-• Jspecimelosi procured" by:vthe;^lite;; , -Mr;'frThbinas : ,Donriellyy havebeeii-iUithe possession of the Mastertoni :' for :some:,time:.past.^:;t*^; l .;Vv^:;;j^ <l y■:';'" i ';,;• ;\--":- 1 • A Gisborne telegram states•ithat" a

man named Sunkel, aged 26, has committed suicide at Tokomaru Bay, by ' taking laudanum. It is understood by a West Coast contemporary that' the/ Government has refused* the Westport Harbour Board authority to proceed with the proposed hydro-electric scheme. There was a big Maori wedding at the Waimarino 'this' week. Four couples were made happy, while 600 guests, Maori and pakeha, participated in the feasting and the jollities. Some six hundred Natives, representing every tribe in the North Island, are at present assembledat Waimarino, discussing Native land affairs, and Native affairs generally. Three Russians and four Chinese arrived at Wellington' on ,Wednesday last from Sydney. Two Germans and a Russian arrived from San Francisco yesterday. - - - ' Som> very Jarge,,. we)l*conditioned trout are to be found in the. upper reaches of the Maungatarera stream., -This is evidently the spa"wning-ground

>fsfe:- the i^owi^- ■ vfr-i "■; ■. '•■; -', y ! .; No reply has received by ex-Captain his application for a retrial on the charges on -which* he was dismissed from ~the fDefenee, Poices, Tbeyond'k formal acknowledge-* ment. < Among the members ofc,the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club to take part in the provincial championship meeting Wellington x on 14th, arc:—J. H. J Berxv,x3B.-<]!(leasen-' ger, H. A./HodgeVand R.lMcKWe.'

show- - that' duritig the; year' that. && supply of money "the "tight- 7 4fety mqnthS: ago .B^n^'Sorap'le^ly;ssk I '-,- The ; ;:officers\#aWn^camp7it^^au^;; i;!ber.eriika/u ? -;^ 1 | ."S er f .-anji : '\Bi}ie.: jsd colt* o^i#; ; JMS^aiiiipj:^ensiife -Zealand; has published a column letterin The Times describing ,his : /impact she°?yy;apr%is;^hW^ ; «W h magni^ud^;^|^a-^^:3tf^ ■; alsb: ; te^iUMaplOTtbbfbW ; :tb^* Hornsb3' as District move the .^calVJustices '': of the Peace to m : •dispensed with ;a> jiiry.^#v : ';-i-r,' : t-K'-f* inrtheir^'criejie^ima^fc ,s Q^of=E^'^ IE; villains,; N: ■&. WilKamS;"'S:'''j. ; punter,; ; T^-MiUer;*. Al^E^' : KPost :aiid -Telegraphj^Boyle,,;Blac& mpre : (Railway)i r© e i ; Parent),:,; '.'fcffl Cbe W.F f C:A. GaselbergVV? i A, :Eas§lberg,V -H. ,H a U, S A^J*' ;Wairiwright,; siitei fernRalply.E. &/. Daniell^P.:^Wilfci e ;; ; Me'Ginni^^^- '::<y: -^UR ; iASTxGHANqE - •■s:.:/> GREAT: PBOTOGRATffiC V -.V- .•:' >

Up to the present 46 adults and 12 : boys' fishing licenses have been issued in Eketahuna this season. At, the Clutha sports last tfeek a lady bagpiper (Miss W. Ross, of Dunedin) played the music in the marches. For the past two years, out of 805 drunkards brought before the Palmerston North Court not one has escaped a conviction. The Pahiatxia Herald reports that milk supplies at factories and creameries in that district are showing a daily decrease. A charge ;of cattle stealing will be preferred against a resident of Rahotu at the Opunake Court on the 20th inst. ■; ■ • A young man named Henry Silk, was arrested on the Reef ton racecourse on Wednesday, charged with snatching a £5 note from one Daniel O'Connor. " > ' , -' j ' /.* :•/ Practically there were no bankrupt- : cies in Dannevirke last year—a satisfactory proof of the solvency and improved financial position of that portion of Hawke's. Bay. t The St. Matthew's B. cricket team 1 to play Mauriceville to-morrow is as follows: —MadsenCrosbie, : Connell, . Cresswell, Cole, Flavin, Miller, imay Russell, Shaakleton, arid another. TKe following appeared in the Lon-- v ; don Daily Graphic on November 3rd: • ."The Journal .(Paris) understands -that the Pope wjtfkshoiiJy^Tmttioritse" the cremation of the remains of TJath- ' olicsi ul9er-%!eir6aiti conditions.", i Potato-growers around Pukekoho' had returns dfrma - t V,. ■ £6o'to £l2sper acre" this* season.-' About 1000 acres of land was devoted ..to this crop, which therefore repre- 'j , - serits a lot of money. ■ The oat crops to be seen in the Ek- , .etahuna district compare more than favourably, with those of other districts, and the average bushel to the ■,' .acre should prove- almost a record.'Express. . , "The' amount of drunkenness in this place is shocking'; it is most deplor-, able." remarked the mVcistrate, W. A. Barton.. at the Gisborne. 1 1 after dealing with, ajbatph-■. of; ' t - charged f with drunkenness. ! ' Large consignments of wool con- ■> tinue to be despatched from the Mas- ' , terton railway station. A considerate ■ quantity; is being sent to from East-, by > *- steamer. » V''" One of the eleven j competitors'-en J - "■ ' . gaged _ in ■ the • New, Zealand -iCliamV / pionship, chess tourney at Timaru-: is- • < deaf and dumb, while one of £he more - ■ consistent visitors is alsod§af ■,* - and - '1 dumb. v * - - / 1( . * ' Early'last yeqr the Xfcitio Post '"•tM Office was destroyed by'a slip. The new office is now practically erected,' *T"t -and the linemeii "are at present ~en-. ? V gaged connecting up the!--wires to new building. ' 1 £ V Trout are reported "to be very plenti J "VV fill in the Opunake rivers this season., jahd. one,ovsr 9Q-<died .in, the NewiPly- * 3V* rant,crop'at Motueka 'S 'rants will only be about" a • hundisd?^ * 1 wood.-, The' tree. was: planted .in th«*';£ : -i •yesterday from Castlepoint the effect that the 'MountedJßifles had ■ ■/' ?°ne into camp and werp - preparing^ In the North Bow ling AssqX"" l *" next Island#^ pairs, and m„the full fink match there' m , , 98 ' te ? lJls - , -Over. 400, bowlers . will take pai^;in ; tbe tournament'.. • :'f l.y trio3t ; of th« agricultural plots at tlie" > .-■ made "byCMrTH ' ' 'oritfhe"hilltops near ,Pipiriki!'" and hyj description suggests fossils re- C maiiisvpf an ancient marine' monster. According to Mr Bourne's indicatic tjie, bones'of the creature are there in ' ' and COV6r a distance of ? r 40ft or oOit, but there is so far ,no in- ' rormation on wliich to form any con-'N- * elusion' as,to its sliape or specjes. A! > < , tooth is now being exhibited in Raewlu in moderate preservation. , jVIr J. Pryor, of Masterton, who has ' been spending about twelve days m ' lV ' camp on the banks of\ the Maungata- » T f' e , I s^ l ' ean ?i speaks in'glowing terms ot, the scenery along the upper ' reaches. .He spent the i\hole of one Uay this week travelling up towards _t the water-shed, at the foot of the Tararuas. The magnificent bush is thick ' to the water's edge, and tlie varWv of vegetation, coupled with delightful cascades, rapids and waterfalls, with •« iiere and there a deep, still pool, afj oidcd a sight long tojbe remembered.

; Hares are reported to be fairly numerous in the Pahiatua district. Two or three gentlemen boarders in a comfortable home are advertised for. Threshing rates for the current season are published by Messrs Chamberlain and Son, Masterton. A bay pony gelding is now straying # onMr A. McLeod's property and • wants an owner; The pony has a cropped mane *arid tail and is shod all round. ■ Messrs Cole and Son, in a notice on the first page of this issue, return their sincere thanks for the assistance so kindly rendered by Mr C. F. Yallance and the station hands, and by . Mr Costello,. at the recent waggon accident at Rorokoko Hill. In a replace advertisement '"on the leader page tho W.F.C.A. advise the public to make a good start for the New Year, and buy a pair of "heal the brand" boots. The wearer will be able to step right foot foremost with confidence that his fooiwear is all that could be desired. Messrs R. Brown and : Co.,' land' agents, Queen .advertise houses to let and a G-roomed house, with two acres of land for sale at a low 'price. Also the.goodAvill of the lease , of a 200-acre far ip* as a going' concern, and a compact freehold farnt of 85 .acres. Those in search of practical suggestions for wedding presents are invited to, visit .Mr T. McCracken's furniture house. . All furniture is guaranteed iii. . style and finish, and. as- this departinentisunderthe.personalsupervision "of the proprietor, satisfaction, i? as-. §ute3.*«- 7ij*^ciaity"i§|liiftfl,e""of picture frames, and the -new mouldings/' ; .to hand include many unique)- and exclusive designs, : The new season's .suitings just received by Mr G. S. Bali include a rare assortment of the most fashionable materials, all lines having been specially selected.- Apftrt from. the style therangeis a particularly -extensive 1 - one, as an , inspection • will reveal. Those requiring their new year _ suit; are invited to call and place their orders early. i