LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10148, 26 January 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The turnip fly is very troublesome in Southland, and some growers have had to re-sow badly affected patches. The Herald has been making special enquiries as to the amount Aucklanders spend on amusement during the year, and estimates that entertainments are responsible for £66,000, travel and locomotion £55,000; racing £398,002, and sports £28,000 j or a grand total of £547,902.

Another useless performance. Travis | completed a world's record of 84J hours for continuous piano-playing at Wairoa on Saturday night. On the Masterton tennis courts yesterday morning, an. interesting doubles match was played, when Parker and Fisher defeated Cox and Ollivier, 6—4, 6—3. At Georgetown, near Oamaur, a valuable thoroughbred brood mare was found dead recently, having been shot with a pea-rifle. The mare had a foal at foot whose siring cost £7O. The Pahiatua County Council has by special order declared foxglove to be a noxious weed within the meaning of the Noxious Weed Act, 1908, in the Pahiatua County. A summer school for teachers was opened at Greytown on Monday, and will last till the end of the present week. A number of teachers from the Masterton district are attending. The word "female" is seldom used in the Labour movement in Sydney now. The term "woman" has been substituted as a result of "a campaign against the first word,.conducted by , the President of the Domestic Workers' Union, Dogs do not usually lick or eat fruit, but .the other day a canine,was observed to do both under an apple tree, the falls of which are regularly sold to the public. This shows the necessity of washing fruit before eating., " The Manaia Witness reports a case I of cruelty <to a cow whereby a drover was.fined £5, and costs £2 6s 6d. The animal had got into a helpless state, and was left lying,on the roadside: for! ten days without food or water. . . As the Income Tax Department has lately been sending out its notices, it may be stated that where an income ) does not exceed £4OO the tax is 6d, ' where it is over £4OO but does not exceed £6OO, 7d, and when it exceeds £2OOO is is 2d. In connection with the Floral Fete entries for the running and swimming : events close to-day. Entries may be left with the secretary (Mr . F. E. Lamb), who will be A a,fcMis' office, old gas i showrooms, from;. 1 7 to * 9 o'clock tso-njight. Substantial prizes have been allotted. A sum of three guineas has been donated by the Masterton < Trust Lands Trust to the Floral Fete, to be allotted to tlie boys and girl's swimming events. The Committee anticipate big entries for these events. The footpath leading to the Master-; ton public Park is- in a very, unsatis- - factory condition. Two accidents have occurred recently, one visitor, to the town sustaining a fractured arm, and another an injury to the foot. The first meeting of the Wellington Education Board for the ensuing yean takes place oh .Tuesday,; next.„ At meeting ; representatives ' will -be appointed to the Wellington and Petone Technical Schools." An official of the Masterton ; Borough. Council; ( is -makinga house/ to house and leaving *fcsrms for enrolment, so that there will be no excuse for those oyer twenty-one years of age, who are entitled to the franchise, not being enrolled on the burgess list. Good progress jte being made towards the opening of the new co-op-erative bacon factory and the commencement of the pork export business at Eltham. Mr R. Butcher, of Wellington, and formerly one of : the ciirere fop Messrs. Dimock and Co. has Been appointed /managei* :.o£ the - Hew * concern. ~ • • •• There is no suggestion of May and ; December or of marriage for money in the following advertisement which appeared in a Wellington paper: Want-, ed by old age pensioner, a wife; . she must be an old age-ipensioner, also ; must be an abstainer; advertiser has a good home in the country. There is a scarcity of farm labour in , South Canter bury;- atUhe present time, says the .the threshings mills, are affectedi-vbyv lack' of hands. In order to take advantage of the present spell of fine weather, many of the mills have commenced threshing out of stook, and the estimates of yields are liberal both in qiiantity and quality. One mill in the Temuka district put through 1700 bushels of oats in bags in one day. ■ . ;; ._■ . The number of hotels closed during 1910 by the Victorian Reduction Board of Victoria was 99,"making a total since the initiation of the Board's work of 410, and bringing the amount of compensation paid to £194,989. By far the greatest portion of the Board's closing work has been done in districts where a large excess existed. Without doubt the dwelling of the future is to be the concrete building. In an interview lyith Mr Lysnar, Mayor of Gisborne, Mr Edison showed him a rnQdel of a concrete house. No repairs and no insurances will be required. It will last for all time, said the inventor. It will be painted with concrete paint; The best grade of workman's house with nine rooms will cost about £240, and for the labourer with five rooms, about £l5O. That will, be a. long way cheaper than a house built of wood at the price timber is now. Harvesting, thistle cutting, turnip thinning, and general farm work provide at present an abundance of employment in Southland, and there will, says the News, be no unemployed in the district. The flaxmills have also re-started,, and hands of that class of labour who have been out of work will be kept busy for some time. Shearing is now practically over except in a few isolated instances. . I FUDGE OAKH Cream together one cupful of sugar and two-thirds of a cupful of butter, add one cupful of milk. Stir in lightly two and one half cupfuls of flour, into which one heaping spoonful of baking powder has been sifted. Then stir in one fourth cupful of melted chocolate. Add one half cup, of walnuts broken up coarsely, and lastly three eggs beaten separately. For the Fudge frosting use one and a half tablespoonsfur of butter and one half cupful of unsweetened cocoa, one ana one fourth cupfuls of confectioner's sugar, a few grains of salt'and one fourth cupful of milk. Heat tQ boiling point and boil eight minutes. Remove from fire and beat until creamy. Add one half teaspoonfui of Vanilla, and then pour over cake to depth of one quarter inch. With the Fudge , Cake serve Elephant Brand Tea. The flavour of this tea; is' most agreeable; it possesses body and strength, and is remarkably rich" in the elements of good tea. Eler phant Brand Tea at 2s 2d per lb is sold by most storekeepers in .this 1 locality.

| The farmers in the Bush districts are taking advantage of the fine weather to burn off their bush. Around Hukanui they are having especially good burns. The Sports Committee in connection with the Masterton Park Fete has allotted £4O in prizes . and trophies for the various events on Thursday next. The rape crops in the ' Masterton district have gone off considerably during the present spell of hot weather, and lambs are beiirg hurried to the freezing works. Several Masterton and: Wairarapa" breeders have gone through to the, Hawke's Bay ram fair, which takes place to-day. Walter Bismans, an eighteen-months-old child, fell into a copper of boiling water, at To Kuiti, and died. At 'he inquest the coroner took occasion to emphasise the need for a coroner at Te Kuiti. A number of poultry have died in Masterton during the last few weeks, either from the excessive heat or from some, formofdisease..,; . A fair quantity of New Zealand apples find their way to Tientsin, andi fiud a ready-sale at about 15s .a case, ~ says; Mr ,W. C. Doddsj- of; the* Chinese . > Imperial railway service. The floating population at Rotorua during the holidays has been estimated at upwards of 3000, and it is still somewhat difficult to secure accommoI dation there. ■ - '• • ••.•'•". ;■■■ The railway staff are- burning •. off grass and underscrub near the > hunga bridge, at the. Opaki. Wheni the train was passing yesterday afteri noon,'the roadman's whare, near tlie bridge, -was seen to be ablaze. . j A Masterton settler of long-stand-ling was asked yesterday by an Agoi representative if he had noticed any? • traces of nasal bot in the sheep of the -district. He replied that f the whole period of his residence in the Wairarapa he had not seen nasal * bot. _ The Wairarapa .train- service is a.* A parted ./ofthe'-Treixtham ' r&cecburse last evening in a motor car at the same time as the train. They stayed over an hour in Cartertori, and then ; reached ; Masterton half an hour before the train. The railway conference will be held in Masterton this afternoon. The delegates will be entertained at luncheon by the i Council of ! the " Masterton ; Chamber of Commerce. Mr R. B. . Ross,M.P., has signified his intention* of being present. A man named employed at Stewart Bros.' butter factory, Helensville, had a narrow escape of serious accident. When using a heating .lamp, j. he filled it with henzine in mistake for , ; kerosene, applying a light an explosion follqwed. Legrice was badly burned, necessitating his removal to the hospital. An Auckland. telegram states that a fire at PuJiekohe defetroyed two large > buildings. ..One was owned by S. A. Wliyte and occupied by Vanziona (chemist); the other was owned by the Samii.el Vaile Company and occu- • pied by Wright, their • local agent. Vanziona's stock was destroyed. Wright's furniture and office fittings were sated. Both buildings were insured—Vaile's in the Royal ior £4OO, the loss being estimated at £299. 'y™ziona's loss is: «stianated' ,at \ £3OO, , covered bjy.i^raacei^'. The; Rev.: JC*W.'Burton', f returned - ■ .. . will to-night' ' . deliver- at-, lecture -at ' the Kuripuni 1 * ' Methodist Church, on "India and its ■ s People." This will be illustrated ' with interesting lantern pictures showing the natural beauty of the coun- . try, its magnificent architecture, and .the of the Hindoo people. ; Also}scepes -sliowing the great indus- . V trialmission'work among the Hindoos • of Fiji. Mr Burton also lectures iu the Masterton'Methodist Church on ' l - Monday evening next. , >Yith characteristicv (enterprise, i sMessrs *TK<>ippsbn and Payne ha re decided to bring their entertainments right up-to-date, and have engaged a first-class orchestra to supply the incidental music. This-orchestra will be under the conductorship of Mr H. Inns, a prominent member of the local orchestral societyy ' and will maker their initial bow to the farm's patrons at the Foresters' Hall this evening. Visitors to the hall will, appreciate Messrs Thompson and Payne's latest effort to add 'to "their enjoyment while witnessing the pictures. In order to improve the ventilation in' the building it has been decided to instal four electric fans,; which .will ensure a cool breeze through the Hall.; ' Ttir, Payne ' brought these fans' down from Anck- <■ land with him on his visit to Masterton this week. Mr W. •H: Criiickshank, land . agent, publishes particulars of house properties for sale. ~ A reward, is offered for recovery of a gold watch r watch attached to a gold . bow, lost on Sunday night between the Methodist Church, and parsonage. ■ Attention is again drawn to the sale of weaher calves and other live stock which V. L. Fairbrother isconducting at his Carterton yards to- 1 morrow (Friday). The Wairarapa Farmers report, record sales for the first two days .of their, great alteration sale. Fresh bargains are developing every day. There are many gift lines for to-day i and every day the sale lasts. : Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., have for sale four counters, two of which are nine feet long, and tiro twelve feet in length. Mr H. Crowder thanks his patrons I for past favours, and notifies the public that he is giving up his stables in Lincoln Road at the end of the cur- . rent month. , Miss Winnie Jones, A.T.C.L., teacher of pianoforte, gives notice that she will resume teaching on Thursday, January 30tli. Miss Jones will be at Murray's Hall to-day and Saturdaiy next from 3 to 5 o'clock, to enrol new pupils. CANNOT KEEP COOL? Yes, it is somewhat difficult to keep cool and feel fresh during the hot summer months. The system and blood become over-heated, and cause sickness, headache, sluggish liver, biliousness, arid a general feeling of debility, and lack of energy. What you require is something to refresh and invigorate the system, and cool and purify the blood. , Our 1 'Effervescent Saline" will do ■ that. Tt makes an excellent beverage, :; and you feel the : beneficial ; effects at ' once. (Price, 2s 6d per large bottle.) Also "our "Citrate of Magnesia" (Is per bottle),, packed anywhere 6d pxtra.— J. V. GORDON, M.P.S., Chemist (by Exams.), Masterton.

The new freezing works at Tokomaru Bay (near Gisbornc) commenced operations yesterday. The Woodville Examiner hears, on good authority, that Mr S. Bolton intends cutting up. his Broomfields and Nikait estates into forty dairy farms. A Press Association telegram states that Irish Rifle and Daisy Paul have heen scratched for all engagements at the Pahiatua races. Yesterday was tlie 125 th anniversary of Robert Burns birth. They celebrated it in the old-fashioned way in Otago. The grub which is attacking the blackberry at Nelson seems to tackle the shoots a very few inches from the end, with the result that they die off. The grub promises to be of material assistance in checking the spread of the blackberry, which is a noxious weed.