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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Council of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce will meet on Friday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. n • One .Wairaraca breeder has sent 250 ;Romney Marsh shearling rams to Hawke's Bay for the ram fair on the 26th inst. The next meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board will be held on Wednesday, February Ist. There are at present eleven recipients of charitable aid under the , Committee; the aggregate sum involved being £5 13s weekly. Mrs Marie Spurr, widow of the late Mel. rß.T.S{iurr, > the society' , enjtainer, fell.into the*fifce, at her house in London and died the next, morning. Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., gives his post-sessional address in the Town Hall, Masterton, this evening. The chair will be taken by t His Worship the Mayor. Mr Talbot,. president.of iheiTimaaaat /■ Farmers'XJnioti, estlnMl<«fii.e,affl'eraigei: yield of the wheat crops * ; district at 27 bushels ;ahdt>f "the oats: at 40.bushels.,. .■.•.-■- V .; Two;, first inebriates, one. of whom, arrived by the Tenui coach, were fined ss, or the Usual alternative, in the Masterton Police Court yesterday, before Mr G. Heron, J.P. For using language of a disgusting character in Princes Street, Dunedin, night, a man named 'William BrpwrC t *was to six months' imprisonment. "•'■>•' ■ : The explanation given of the,failure a*- ithe* Christclrarph ■ brewersr|^ijpply Ashburton customers■■;.*with- ■ : b|§& v ,a*t* Cl'risjtnias is that thejiemand > gr.llon, was in ekeoss of the mini-' ber available. - * v v '*"'' ,; A writer in th& Manawatu Times says :-"We ,can point to the crime records of Masterton and the attitude of the people of that town now, to say nothing of others further afield, to show what good can be accomplished by local prohibition. JEvery sivch example is a help towards National Option." . The matron reported at yesterday's .meeting of"the Masterton' Hospital Trustees that, twenty patients had j the Hospital 4"i'ingj the past had. been ' two died, and there were j at present "twenty inmates in the in-'! stitutioh. '. " "I The following choice little extract i ;is taken from an advertisement in a New Zealand paper, setting forth the | advantages of the Blenheim district: —"Die Happy.—lf Sj-bu buy a lot in the Blenheim district, you. will die happy, as theh.you will have done your duty to your wife and family." The Hospital Committee of the Masterton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board met yesterday, there being present: Messrs J. B. Keith, M. J. H. Jackson, and J. Miller. The report of the sub-committee appointed ; to-deal -with' the tenders for. the. sup- i plies at the Hospital was read and j adopted. Accounts amounting to £132 | 8s 5d were passed for payment, and I the Treasurer's statement, showing a [ credit balance at date of. £3ll 7s Bd,j was adopted. Correspondence of a routine nature was read, and the sec-! retary was empowered to deal with such, as the,circumstances of the respective cases warranted.

Ivo fewer that 12,425 sheep were despatched from the Feaaierston railway station last week. Charles Edwards, caretaker of the Lower Hutt bowing green, was found dead in the paviiwu yesterday morning. It is estimated that the loss sustamed by the destruction of the Wanganui District High School is between £4OOO and £SOOO. Herbert Doughty, a man not unknown to Masterton, has been remanded at Wellington on two charges of theft from a dwelling at Petone. It will be seen from a list published in another column that seven candidates from the Masterton District High School were successful in the recent scholarship examinations. The Kaupokonui Dairy Company opened a temporary cheese factory on Wednesday last, eighteen days after the fire by which its premises were destroyed. Despite the recent showers the countr.y,in thaNorth Otago district is still "very dry, and the pastures are" in many cases completely burnt up, while on some farms numbers of sheep are dying for want of feed. Numerous enquiries are being made in the South Canterbury district for feed, as much as 3d per head per week being . offered. The Cromwell Argus records the fact-that-dire .parsons; anet daring the combined "ages : . of the "five was 377 years. , The agejs ranged from 79 years to 74. Four of day two of them danced.a '.'step" to the bagpipes. ■.."'••■ At a meeting of the Amateur Swimming Club, held in Masterton last evening, it was resolved that, in the event of the forthcoming carnival, to be held on Anniversary Day, proving a financial success,.a team of the best swjmm«cs,.Js©leeted on the form shown on that day, be sent to Wellington to compete at the championship meeting in February. The lad Maxwell Carpenter, who was,drowned off an oil launch-at HoJnanifeon Sunday,evening, was.*.the son of' v MrMaxweil M.*"Carpenter, late' manager of the Rangitikei Sawmillers' Association, Taihape, and now manager of the Union Packing Company, of Sydney. A communication from the Chief ' Health Officer (Dr. Valintine) was read at last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council re- . questing the Council to 'Continue to act as Board of Health until the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board had completed arrangements to assume the sole control. It was decided to comply, with the request. An old-age v p^for[er, ; B2 H years • of•'.. A age,-was cha'rgeWt "the Christchurch Court the other morning with being found drunk, but she did not put in an appearance. "Well," said Mr Bishop, ."I.can't tell her.what I think about it: rt:is that pension,- .">■. ers should be warned, «as they might lose their pensions. Eighty-two years of age, and gets helplessly drunk and run in! It is most extraordinary.*' The Masterton,Charitable Aid Committee met yesterday, there being present: Mrs Cairns, and Messrs J. B. Keith, J. Miller, Hi. J. H.. Jackson, arid W. Morris. The .', v |^ ; .. :^eL pay^slieet':m,:r!esp.ecti , to Jßenej yolent.Aid : at £26; 1.9s Bd >; vaiid : >rfor■ - " I tfe Solway Home at £2l; 17s: ildV : - .a •, 1 total of £4817s 7d,. waspassed'for pay- : ' ment. The list of recipients of charitable aid was dealt with in detail, and th 4 secretary was instructed to take action in certain instances. Messrs W. G. Stead and E. J.' Watt, of Hawke's Bay, have purchased from . • Mr H. R. Btifcher; of Kaiapoi,'a portion of the well-known Strathniore estate, about 23 miles from Rotorua, and comprising about 28,000 acres, the price paid being stated at £36,000." ' Though much, of the estate is pumice country it also contains about 10,000 ■acres of riok.wamp land. -It is the mtentibn of ..the* new owners to drain the land by deepening the Waiotapu river to the extent of about-4ft for a distance of some 15 chains. The North Taranaki Branch of the: Jersey Breeders' Association favours the introduction of a system of scorecards for judges at agricultural shows, and passed a resolution in this direction at their meeting the other day. .A member of the Association re- """'' lates in support of the movement ah mteresting example of the present sys- '■■ ' tem of judging, whichihad come amder hisinbtice. . jjfc-beai B - JSiorth (a metropolitan, show, he. was . tcareful to remind -us);iß .heat C at Hawerajandlo! Cheat Aat Stratford ! The picnic to be held on the Solway showgrounds to-morrow in connecwith the Masterton A. and P. Association promises- to be a great success. Arrangements have been made for drags to ply to and from . the Post ' Office during the .afternoon,, the fare being sixpence each way. Refreshments are being provided gratis by the Association. An excellent programme has been, arranged, and great interest is being taken in the tug-of-

war. The children will be specially catered for, a large and varied assortment of toys having been procured. The President desires it to.be under- . - stood that, the picnic is open to the general public, and that any person or persons that .anay have been - omitted from the invitation list will be welcome. The programme will be commenced at two o'clock.

The Eketahuna Mounted Rifles go into camp for a week on February 16. Blackberry is reported to be thriving on some of the reserves in the Eketahuna County. The well-known stallion, Day Star, sire of Star Rose, a New Zealand Cup winner, and Compass, a Grand j National Hurdles winner, died at Mr J. Andersen's farm, Pahiatua, on Fri- / day night. At the annual 'meeting of the FortyMile Bush Athletic Society, it was decided to hold the annual sports meeting on March 16th. Seven suppliers of milk to the Ba Ilance Dairy Company drew over £IOO each for milk supplied last month, two ' drew over £2OO each, and one (Mr T. Quirk) £269. The National Dairy Association has received indent orders for 1700 tons •of basic slag, including an order from . the Ballance Dairy Company for 70 "■ i tons. The orders will be sent away in , ' the course of a week or so. The total exemptions in rates in Masterton for tlie-year 1016-11—which includes Borough property, religious orders and Government buildings, etc. —amount to £592 10s Id. This is about one-eighth of the total amount : of rates collected in the Borough. .'■ Coromandel granite and Oamaru stone are being tardily delivered in •connection with the new post office at Auckland, and the contractors have been consider-ably" inconvenienced thereby. At Feilding on Monday, Jas McLean was committed to the Supreme ' Court for sentence on charges of issming valueless cheques. ; The total number of New Zealand applicants for admission to the Commonwealth Military College is 15, made up as follows: —Auckland 3, Wellington 4, Nelson 1. Canterbury 5, Otago 2. It was anticipated there would-nave'been,at least thirty applications. At Geraldine, South Island, counterfeit coins as small as threepenny pieces .■ihaye been.discovered. One of thesei spurious coins, on being split open.with a penknife, was found to be a t "shell of silver filled up with composi- .'- tion. The counterfeit was so cleverly ■made that it required a very close ■scrutiny and several tests to identify ■the bad coin. It may not be generally known that when a citizen is summoned to appear as a juryman at an inquest, if he fail to do so, he renders himself liable tc •a penalty of £5. In Auckland a man who had been summoned, did not turn up, and subsequently refused to pay the £1 fine inflicted,, but when iformcd that it would be increased to £5 he gave in. ■ v-Vf ■ ' The half-yearly meeting of the Hi''V bernian Society was held last evening, * in the Foresters' Hall, Masterton, Bro. B. Chapman in the chair. The following were .installed in office for,the ensuing term:—President, Bro. Waters; V.P., Bro. Flavin; Sec, Bro. O'Regan; Treas, Bro. Minett; Warden, Bro. Duggan; Guardian, Bro. Potter. Bro. Richards, Past President, was presented with a framed emblem by the Society, and the health of the outgoing officers -was drunk in bumpere. * I Large entries are expected in the I Home Industries section at the Feilding Show, to be held on February 7th -r'iiid Bth next. The-committee have al- : *otted prize money of 30s in '.several roi'i' the classes, iii fact,-the prize money j all through this section is on a lavish; scale, for amateurs, arid also in the \ open classes. Ladies who intend to compete should note that entries close on Friday next, the 20th hist. Schedules may be obtained from the. office j of this journal, or from thd scerotai'v. Bo:; OS, Feilding. ' ' The Bdrougli Treasurer sulimittod , the following statement of balances down to the 14th January; 1911, to the'meeting of the committee of-bhe Masterton Borough Council last evening: General 'account, cr., £7OOO 19s. ■■jfld ; gasworks, dr., £IBB 6s 5d ; library, fr., £9 6s; waterworks, dr.* £22 13s fid; abattoir, £496 3s6d; deposit, dr., £3Bl 10s; special drainage, dr., £lO9 17s Sd; Bannister Street, dr., £B4 5s sd; loan, £25.000, cr., £592 12s 8d; bank overdraft, dr., £6301 9s Bd. Loan accounts: Improved schedule B, dr., £lB9 Is 10; improved I schedule C, dr., £24 12s 3d; improved | schedule I), dr., £3O; gasworks. •£12,000 loan, dr., £IOO., Summary of j balances: Overdraft on District Fund ] Account, dr., £6301 9s Sd; in hands j of Treasurer's loan accounts, dr.,' ' £343 14s Id; net overdraft at date, £5957 15s 7d. Statement of rates: '•' i-rrears of rates. £1 4s 10. £353 Is : " JTOd; rate made, £l3 9s lOd, £9466 6s sd; amount collected, previously reported, £3427 15s 3d; reported now, £IO2B 18s; recoverable and irrecoverable arrears, £9819 8s 3d. A five-roomed house, and -J-acre freehold, South Road, is advertised for sale by Messrs Cochrane and Butement. Tenders for certain rights and privileges in connection with the Park Beautifying Grand Sports and Floral Fete Day on February 2nd, are advertised. Tenders close with the secret- . -y next Saturday, .;••' h. public meeting under the auspices of the Wairarapa Egg Circle will be held iii the Fernridge Schoolroom to- . morrow (Thursday) evening, at eight o'clock, when addresses on the poultry industry and the Egg Circle movement will he delivered by members of the Circle and others.

Cole's drapery establishment has accumulated a great quantity of remnants, and the management have decided to hold a Monster Shilling Remnant Sale on Saturday next, Tor one day only. Everything on that day will he made up into shilling lots, and there will be numerous bargains. Extraordinary values are being offered by Messrs Hugo and Shearer in cotton dress fabrics. 2485 yards of smart cambrics, etc., representing part of a special purchase made by this firm, being offered at half landed cost price. The goods are now being displayed in their centre window. Ladies should not fail to take advantage of these wonderful bargains. The Mastorton County Council gives notice that the upper bridge at the northern approach to Mastorton is unsafe for more than three ton loads. No vehicle or horse traffic of any kind should pass over the bridge at a faster pace than a walk. The friends of the late Mr T. K. Jacobsen are invited to attend his funeral, which will leave the residence of Mr Z. M. Hoar, 42, Chapel Street, Mastorton, at noon to-day for Mauriceville cemetery, arriving at 2 p.m.

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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10140, 18 January 1911, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10140, 18 January 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10140, 18 January 1911, Page 4

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