LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10178, 2 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

;The and Industrial Society has now a; membership of 125. ■■:.' ~■/ Whe&t. is selling at 3s per; bushel and oats at 2s per bushel at country stations in South Canterbury. .;. Four .trains of fat stock were on the rails between Masterton and Cross'Creek at the one time yesterday. A sum of £3l 8s was taken at the doors of the Masterton\Horticiiltural Society's Show yesterday. The paddocks adjacent to the Waingawa freezing works are Still wellstocked with sheep, and the'staff is as busy as ever. ' ••' ■ f. Intending visitors and competitors to the Alfredton Sports to-day are reminded that a drag will leave Eketahiina at half-past nine this morning. Messrs Pitcaithly and Co., shingle contractors, are proceeding against Messrs John McLean and Son, Ltd., the'contractor for the Wellington dock, for £20,000. .-.■'♦ ■ .*' A wooden boardinghouso in Taranaki Street, Wellington, owned by Mr J. Dalrymple was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Several of the boarders had narrow escapes. At the request of a number of leading citizens, His Wdrship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine) has convened a meeting to be held in, the Borough Chambers on Friday evening next, to consider proposals to recognise the public spirit and .generosity of the Committee of the A. and P. Society in providing - Masterton with such a splendid showground and park. It is hoped that there will be a large and representative attendance at the meeting.

1 Tho cookery classes for teachers at ) Masterton cannot be held in consequence of the train arrangements being unsuitable. Tho third young bird race in connection with the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club takes place from Wellington to-day. The birds, which were hampered last night, will be liberated at 12.30 p.m. On Tuesday night, Mr Malcolm, M.P., delivered an address in Ashburton on Imperial unity, and was accorded a hearty reception. A motion by Mr Nosworthy, M.P., endorsing Mr Malcolm's views, was unanimously carried. Not a single member of the New Zealand Parliament has agreed to go ,home to the Coronation on the terms stipulated. Two have agreed to go if their fares are paid both ways. But they won't be. Twelve competitive designs for St. ; Matthew's Church, -Masterton, have been received by the Vestry. The Vestry will probably call in lexpert ad-' vice to assist them in deciding upon the merits of the designs submitted. Miss Poole, the well-known florist of Wellington, who was one of the judges, at the horticultural show in Mastertori yesterday, stated that,, taken altogether, the show compared favour- ' ably with any exhibition of the kind ; she liad seen this year. \ , ■ , ■ Writing to Foxton Herald,. Mt Chas. Taylor, of the Taylor-Carrihg-ton combination, -states that owing to • the demand for musical and farcical 1 i comedy he has formed a company to present this form of amusement to his many New Zealand patrons. The rainfall registered aii the Upper Plain for the month of February totalled 6*03 inches. Rain fell on eight days during the month, the maximum fall for twenty-four hours being 3.54 inches on the 26th rn-st. j Speaking at the meeting of the Wei-) lingtoii Education Board on Tuesday, I Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., stated that'it ; was as easy to move the Rimutaka as it. was to move the Railway Depart- I ;ment. ■ .'• : - ..'.,...' . . .'■• There is a fairly strong agitation in Timaru just now for a tram system!; The town has grown so rapidly of re- '. cent '-ears that people have been compelled to build a long way from the business centre, arid the long "Walk is j found something of a handicap. ' The attention of intending competi-' tors at the Fortv-Mile Bush annual sports, to-lie held at Hamua .on 15th March, is drawn to the fact that the norninations close with the secretary at Hamua on March, 4th: \ The programme appears elsewhere in these 'columns. Chris Slater, a man employed in the sawmill on the Admiral Run at Gladstone,' was severely bruised on Saturday through a f log falling on him. The> Mastertori'ianihulance brougham was taken out by Mr Young-, -and the man I was removed to a private; hospital in 1 Carterton, where he was ■' medically I : 'treated.' •." . .■";. : -. ■ '■-","• •'■>/■ ■■'■ I ■■•;.'. ■■■' '""'. ; .-i : '"': '■' ■■ ''■■'■ •'■■,.••'':' \■' : i ~ The judges at the Masterton'Horti- ! culturaLand IhdiistriaT yesterday were asifbllows:—Fruit and vegetables, Mr T. Horton; pot plants, Messrs E. Hale and J, Pryor; cut flowers, Mi=?s-Poole; aWd Mr Tl Horton'; decorative classes,; Mis s; .Poole; home,uidwstries,' [Mxs *W-'';Me~ pKenzie; fancy.^TW^^Miss^lespier:". 'man«eht.his ; boyi-with an,a<M3ount Ibr7 .a; siriall Jamount:during race ; wsek.. ;Her;ladyship poured volumes of abuse daring to come during the sacred week" when all <:ash was needed s for the j ''Sport of Eings." This is not fiction, but iact, says' an : exchange. •'; ■ >■• - terton-Fire Police last ; e 7^ i sSj. 1 Captoin'-I»won occupying the ichair:* A month's leave of absence was granted teiSGdnstahle^ |»nd-. ; a. iortiiig>t*s,: lejave'r to Ut Nonstable 1: iPalamoritain. 1 .proposed, aridtor^ary;business trans- i .acted. ; At thfrnejsrb meeting night:an" 'addres3*on Ee\y'is. >-■ r , ,;,, '> ' ; Thisweek.'e Christchurch Press con-i ; tains two photographs in connection with the laying -of thel foundation stone of a new Presbyjberian Church in Colotabo Street, Christchurch. The Rev.; C, H:\Murray, well-known in the.Wairarapa, who presided at .the is the most; prdmirierit ; figure in each picture. ' •...-■;: ■■}, .;',' ;"•''... ;, . ;

' The Mastertan•.■'.Mounted Rifles ■ and :the Masterton Rifles will hold.a shooting match at the te Ore Ore range on ! ;Satuvda.y next. The, Mounted Rifles" jteamis as fpUow^ Killop, Sergt-Major B. Welch, Sergts. H, Bannister,' P. McLachlan, K. Welch, Corporal G. Hood, Privates W. Bannister, JV: Fuller, N. Blatchford,J; Colquhoun; C. Welch, Pearce, and L. Welch. J Emergencies.—-Pri-vates Blackford and Colquhoun. All other members of the corps are invited to attend. . ■ Mr JF, W. Poynton, who « was ap- ! pointed umpire in the Patea dispute - yesterday,, gave his decision on the J only point on,which -the arbitrators i had failed to agree. That was the question of overtime,. The men claimed an Increase from 2s to 2s 6d- per hour. -Mr Poynton said that the total amount involved in the claim was not and if j% were, possible to pass it on to the consumers it would be hardly felt. This t> however, could not be done, and his decision was therefore • jagainst.the clamrfbr : Both I parties :had previously agreed'to abide by this decision, and the dispute - is now ended. •. -

Several very nice crops of maize are at present growing in fields in the neighbourhood of Carterton. 1 The thermometer registered 78deg. | Fah. in the shade iii Masterton yesterday afternoon. A civil sitting of tho Magistrate's, Court is to be held in Masterton today. A contract has been let to a Carterton carrier to convey seventeen men to and from the Waingawa freezing works every morning and evening. There were 235 individual applications for the runs situate in North Canterbury and the Mackenzie Country, which were baUoted for on Mon-. dayA Hamilton telegram states that at the sitting of the Supreme Court yesterday, Akati Hone, on a charge of horse-stealing,' was ordered to he rfe- , tained for reformatory purposes for three years. ' ■■ ■ > Mr K. McNab, of, Palmerston, in- ;. tends starting a stud Romney Marsh flock on - Ms Southern property, Knapdale', and with this intention has. pur- ' chased 60 stud ewes and a ram from Mr E. Short, Feilding. ' At a- boxing tourney in Timaru last night, Hegarty, of Timaru, beat Ellis, 'of Wellington, in the featherweight ; contest, and thus practically proclaimed his right to be known as" the featherweight champion of the Dominion. ~ I Adam Priskie, twenty-two years of , age,^.was;sentenced.at Invercargill yesi terd'ay to five years' imprisonment for shooting at his employer, and to five., years for, having carnal kriowledge : with his employer's daughter. ;• ' The Invercargill branch pf the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants yesterday, approved the issuing of a circular containing allegations 1 against the editor of the Railway Re-;: view. ■• ■_ ■ '* " ■'■., •■■•■. '•' 1 The hydro-electrical works to supply Wellington with electrical energy will, it is stated, be constructed on a property in close proximity to the Kai- | toke refreshment rooms. The dam will i he in a valley adjoining the "\Vairarapa railway line. , Passengers by the Wairarapa train remark upon the abundance of grass which is how to he seen in the country extending form Masterton to Feathersj ton., ■;' ',;.;■..' v.-- >;•...-.,, | A ballot of those who tied in the I weight-guessing competition in connec- ; tion with the recent show of. the Masterton A. arid P. Association, resulted in Mr A. H. Rollo; of Otaki, winning the Singer- sewing The prize; money was divided ,• among the other six who. guessed the correct weight of the bullock. / i ;■; ;A; who visited vthe Tenui, district yesterday, informeda representative of the Age that the recent rains have had a remark- •• ably rcvivifyirig effect upon the pas--tures, with the result thatvstock .;am ■'- looking exceedingly well; ißnyera are : | busy in ttie\district drafting- off the

i In the case heard at Hamilton, in i which George Washington Long, of Te Awamutu, was charged with discharging a shot-gun at Thomas Frederick' Bond, with intent to do- grievous bodily harm, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, without leaving the box. • A conference was held in Wellington yesterday T>f representatives of •-committees,set up,in'various'part's of 't the Dominion to further the efforts of the New Zealand Committee to improve the handling and marketing of frozen meat. The conference affirmed the principle of forming a Producers' j Association with a view of sending a representative to London. Although most of the butter factories in- the Masterton and Forty- • Mile Bush districts intend storing, .their - * output' for the next. month or two, a demand by a Wellingfor 10,000 boxes "at 103 d per lb' Fjjr the ■ South African market is :likely* to-be filled. A Hawke's Bay settler was charged ■with cruelty.,to animals in shooting at, ■and, wounding a bull. It appeared that a neighbour's bull had'strayed on to his property, and when he tried to drive the animal off it had charged him, and defendant, in self-defence, shot at the animal, but did not wait to see the effect of his shot, being not too particular about the order of his going. On hearing the explanation, the magistrate entered a convictionand discharged him. The judging competition in connection with the Masterton A. and P." Association's recent showNvas won by Mr ~ P. H. Nathan, of Gladstone, with seventeen points. The competitors had to judge two classes of sheep. Six .tied for second place, each securing fourteen points. The prize money for second place was £l, so it was decided to ballot for it, with the result that Mr W. E. C. Tylee was successful. The Pahiatua Herald of yesterday said :—At the Commercial Hotel on 'Tuesday afternoon, Mr A. Barrell. chairman, and other members of the I committee set up at Mangatainoka re- ! cently to deal with the proposal for the I establishment of a co-operative bacon company, conferred with Mr Corrigan, the representative of the Wellington '> Farmers' Meat Company. The Manga- ; tainoka committee suggested to Mr ' Corrigan that the prospectus '• of the . proposed company ; should be altered ' in the direction of making the minimum number of shares held by a shareholder one instead of two, also that - the minimum number■ of.;. shares to qualify for a seat on the directorate should be three instead of five. INVEST IN A CINEMATOGRAPH. It is safer than any new gold mine, and is certain to pay handsome dividends in a very short time. Just look around and see how popu- • lar picture shows have become why, ffchere's room for one in every , township, throughout the Dominion; In Sydney alone there are about--300 of these shows, besides . the. many other theatres arid places of amusement. The initial expense of the "Empire" Cinematograph, Model No. 2, is only £SO, which could be made up from the profit of a few exhibitions. The "Empire" is a great improvement upon the older machines, and is made by expert mechanics from the very finest quality materials. It is constructed wiltih ball bearings, which allow it to run _ for two or three hours without heating. It'.throws pictures of surpassing clearness. Another machine that can be made, to nay the owner, but which is principally intended for use at home or in small social halls, is the ''Empire", Home, Cinematograph.' model No. 000— Price £8 10s. It also has, all tthe latest improvements, and throws splendid pictures. Send for- particulars to THE IMPERIAL CAMERA OQ.» Willis Street, Wei. lingtoau

A'slight-shock of earthquake was -experienced in Masterton a few minutes before three a'clock yesterday afternoon. The creditors in the bankrupt estate" of-Albert Webb, tailor, hold a, meeting in the Masterton Courthouse before Mr W. B. Chennells, D.0.A., yesterday. A tender from Mr S. Pearson, of Wellington, of £7(5 10s 9d for "the stock and fittings (which w;>re estimated on tlv.< stock sheet at about ;£192) was accepted. It was decided to hand bankrupt's furniture over to Airs "Webb, and to recommend bankrupt for an immediate discharge. 'Several of the creditors spok? very "highly of the manner in which Mr Webb had, placed his affairs before the meeting. Mr J. P. Rankin advertises for two :smart girls. . The owner of a sheep dog found at Matahiwi can have same on application to Mr W. Fisher, Matahiwi. An owner is wanted for a bicycle found at the junction of Opaki and Bideford roads. Mr Leonard Webb, of 68 Pine Street, is prepared to make up ladies own material into up-to-date costumes at moderate rates. An eight-roomed house with every "convenience, and four acres of land, are advertised to be let or leased at a reasonable price to a good tenant. Mr P. Hamill notifies the last three days of his "End of Season's .Sale," commencing to-day, during which time all remnants and oddments will be •sold at one half the marked prices. • ■ ■../','•■ Opening entries for the next Solway stock sale by the Associated Auctioneers, whic'- takes place on the Bth March, are y "lished. The sale commences at 12.80 o'clock sharp. Messrs E. B. Hare,and Co., land agents, Pahiatua, insert a fresh list of properties, which have been placed in their hands for disposal. Over 600, Amberol records have just been landed at "The Talkeries." They include all the popular selections, and the management invito inspection of same. ' Applications are invited by the Masterton Borough Council for the position of (1) Town Clerk, Engineer, Treasures, and Collector of Rates, combined position; (2) Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Rate Collector; (3) Borough Engineer. Particulars are advertised on page 1 of this issue.

Messrs J. Fraser and Co., land arid Estate agents, advertise particulars of Tour properties which have been placed in their h ands for disposal. A first Wass native lease consisting of 4200 acres, with 22 years to run, is advertised, particulars of which are well worth perusal. A bargain in sheep Country, 2600 acres, of undulating r-ountry, v and 1400 acres of first-class fattening land, should also command noecial attention, as well as a small f'airy farm of 19 acres. These properi ies have all been specially selected and are well worth inspection. . Tlie firm "has numerous other properties on tfieir lists, particulars of which may be obtained on application. ' ' ,

Those sceptics who will persist in maintaining that baldness is ufeurable ' should call at Mr H. T. Wood's Phar- ! inacy. and see some remarkable photographs there on view. An examination of these will dispel the scepticism of even the most obdurate—that is, oS course, if they are at all open to conviction. Mr Brice, whose Regenerator and Circassipn Cream effected (these cures-coffers/£SOO to any one ; who proves that are in any -way'•'; f raduleni;- of -testimonials have been received averring the ! excellence of these preparations. ' JtTis to be noted that Mr Clifford,.the wellChristehurch photographer, -certifies to ihe absolute genuineness of these photographs., It will also b© observed that the subjects whose ad-, dresses are given are,living,New Zealanders. This convincing -evidence makes it apparent that anyone afflicted with hair troubles will do- well to gi ve' these preparations ' a thorough', "trial. '''-■"'■>: V