LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10183, 8 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Worksop.Dredge Company has declared a 2s dividend, pay able to-day. The new school at Pahiatua, although just about, completed, will not be opened .until Easter. * A number of blaster ton "sports" are proceeding to the, Dannevirke races, which open to-day. A Masterton settler, who, returned yesterday frbm,a visit t.o the Taranaki district, states tliht there is an abundance of grass in that Province. Honey is being sent away from Featherston in large quantities, and no less than five tons were despatched to Konini last week. The. blackberry grub is reported to be doing a large amount, of good amongst the patches of that weed in North Taranaki. ' /'" Mr J: Dunlop, of the Scotch Commission of Agricultural Experts, is to be one of the jiidges at tho Royal Agricultural Show in Sydney. Taumarunui.itatives have refused the Government's offer of 17s 6(1 to 22s 6d an acre for a block of 17,500 acres, and propose instead to lease it to a syndicate-. "-At a Maori wedding as Paki Paki, Hawke's Bay, the other day, a eollectioh was made towards the re-erection of tile Hukurere school, recently destroyed by fire, and £37 M as realised. Both bride and. bridegroom, hajl ' beein» educated at the school» As showing the serious effects of the drought in tho > Otekaika i settiehieht,' a- Tiina'ru Herald reporter was told that one farmer, whose usual order for sacks was three thousand,; had this year reduced it to three hundred. The Masterton ambulance brougham, was called into'commission on. no less than 211 occasions (luring the -year 1910. On' country calls alone the brougham has travelled 911 miles.. The 'epidemic, of measles, which is at present in Masterton, is stated to have been introduced to the town by one of the circuses that recently visited the district. • •••• :'' /V \' ■ ■ A large number of .Anglican clergymen proceeded to Wellington yesterday. to be present at the, meeting of the Diocesan/Synod to-day, when a su«:essor to Bishop :Wallis is to be elected. v: v ;

A Press Association from Wellington states that the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co., of London, has is-, sued a writ against the Union Steamship Company for alleged ; infringement;' of patent right? in 'conriection with the wireless telegraph system used on the company's vessels. . .Mr H. D. Bedford, M.A., L.L.M., who is to deliver an , address in the " MaVtinbqrough Town Hall . tormoxKOK evening .took a very active part in the last No-License, fight in Masterton, where his addresses did a great deal towards bringing about ' the No-License victory.-.;,

Miss Blanche Wickstead, ' when walking along. Prospect Terrace; Mt. Eden, Auckland, was attacked by a . horse, which' had escaped from a neighbouring paddock. The animal seized-iher with "its teeth, arid knocked her, down, with;' the .result that she sustained inmries to her head and one shoulder. The animal was eventually driven off by a passer-by. A mechanic who left Feilding some months ago for South Africa has written tq a friend W stating that it is very difficult to obtain employment, while tlie cost of living ; is very high. The building trade is not brisk, and' carpenters are assured that they' are much better off in New Zealand. A good many who could do so have ! gone back to: New Zealand arid Australia; while many others would do'so if tMy; had the means.\^^ ;; The No-License party of this electorate are to be congratulated in having secured the 5 able services of Mr H. D. Bedford to champion then* cause throughout the Wairarapa. Although | quite,\a young riiah/ Mr Bedford is an old cairipaigner, anda fighter to the finger tips, abundance of fact, sound logic, and being his weapon s of warfare. ■ A cricket riVatcli will be played at Carterton on Saturday;,next, between teams com posed, of cr ickjeters from the North aiuV ,S6rith .Wairarapa. Tlie team to represent North Wairarapa is 1 as follows:—D. K. Logan, T. Jordan, A. Esson. C. iTcKellarj J. Waters, C., Perry, M. Moorhouse,. W. Redmond, A. Waugh. A, Hoar and T; Hoar. Emergency,'. F. PhillipsJ ; Those who are unable to Tequest'ed to notify Mr Collinge at/once. Adrag will leave the Club Hotel/Masterton, at 1.15 p.m. sharp.

A number of threshing mills areistill actively employed in the Opaki district. The Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society's show is being held at Hastings to-day. Several prominent Wairarapa breeders are attending. An engine and one truck left tho rails at the Napier railway station on Monday morning, but fortunately no damage was done. Pigs in considerable numbers are at present being consigned from the-Forty-Mile Bush to various bacon factories. A prime lot passed through Masterton by train last evening. The bush; around Te Kuiti is being rapidly cleared, and it is estimated, that fully 20,000 acres of bush have' been felled in the vicinity of the northern township this season. Settlers-in the Raugitikei district have this season had handsome yields of English ryegrass. One farmer secured sixty-jive bushels to the acre, for which lie received 6s per bushel. Some excellent cereal crops havebeen grown in . the, Manawatu and Rangitikei districts this season. One farmer in the neighbourhood of San-, don netted £320 for oaten sheafchaff : tttken off twenty-two acres of land. v; The country in the neighbourhood of Pahiatua, though it benefited a good deal bv the rain at the latter end of last month, is still on the dry side, anc? .: another downpour would do an immense amount of good. Myriads of small flies filled the air in the : Palmerston North and Manawatu districts yesterday. These aro said to be the flie§ which are affecting the turnip crops. In one locality' a field of turnips had been absolutely de r •stroyed. Mr G. E. Daniell has now in hand the manufacture of 10,000 kidney boxes, with-crates, to,the order of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company. The output of butter bones' at Mr Daniell's factory this season will amount to,about 35,000. The Mastertonr divider. of the St. : John Ambulance Brigade has decided that the lectures during; the coming f winter shall be free, *snd a cordial invitation is extended to all men to attend. ■. In Masterton this year, Ambulance Saturday will be held on May 6th, when street collections will be taken, and the Masterton Municipal and Mastodon South Briss Bands will be asked to render selections in Queen Street oil that date. The four cow-testing associations established under the, auspices of the Department. of Agriculture i hare been , running smoothly since the beginning .'of the dairying season. In all, the records of some 3,745 cowg are being: , compiled. ! Thf Dannevirke News devotes a column of its space to discussing the prospjpc ts of people being, i able to discover whether they are aliv., | and, having made the discovery, of how to keep on living. The moral is obvious:, Don't make the discovery, and then you won't trouble about the perpetuation of existence. Mr C. H. Cranby, as President of the Napier Chamber of Commerce, has sent Sir Joseph Ward a telegram expressing the Chamber's appreciation of his services at the last Imperial Conference and of its faith in the Premier's care of matters app6rtain- ' ing to the welfare of this-country and 'its connection with the Motherland. One of the Sedgwick boys: says an exchange, is employed on a farm near Dannevirke; and-his employer speaks of him in high terms of praise. Although brought up in (the heart of a ■big Home city, the boy is now milking the cows, night and moraine, and has proved surprisingly adaptable in learning farm work. The practise of driving stock along public thoroughfares after dark is attended with considerable danger. A partv of Mastertoniaris who were proceeding to Woodviile on Monday evening came into unexpected collision with a mob of calves. One of the beasts got right underneath the car, and was seriously injured, but, strange to say, the conveyance escaped without damage. y A Home paper reports the following ■ tragic occurrence:—By the dim lieht of ( railway lamps and candles. - Dr. •Lawrence, of Warrington, in the early hours of the morniqg l performed' a surgical operation under a train. A man had become, jammed between a train and the platform, and the only way of releasing him was by amputation of the leg. which was: under a wheel of 1 the train. Raitwaymen and others lield lamips and candles while the doetor performed his difficult task. Then the man, being released, was hastened to Wamngfcm Infirmary oh a special engine. The accident .happened at Earlstown. Edward Greenlees, aged forty-three,; a;fitten, travelling-by the 5,30 a.mi train;from Warxington,. attempted to alight while the train was still in motion and ,fell between the platform-and the train. : A correspondent writes from Hampden to the Oamaru Mail r with regard to a recent "Cowspankers' '' picnic at Hampden, asking that a balance sheet be circulated to subscribers showing how the'funds were expended. The writer complains that whisky and beer played, a conspicuous part in the un- i official programme. ending in a "wake" qn the Wednesday following, the subject being an old man nlied with liquor- to a state of insensibility, wlio, 'after serving hi? purpose as the butt at the orgy, was turned but into the i street to make a public exposure of his ' shame. The correspondent adss, and justifiably if his information is correct. f that the authors of this carouso ; brought odium upon themselves and disgrace to their district. J

Mr A. P. Whatman, who has been on a visit to the Mokau district, returned to Masterton last evening. Riflemen King and Feast, of tho Opaki Rifle Club, scored "possibles" in tho N olson and Canterbury matches respect i\ sly at Treutham on Monday. The Fields Supervisor of tho Agricultural Department for Ha.wke's Bay reports:—"I find that there will be a considerable shortage of wool in Hawke's Bay. Tho winter and spring 'were bad. The wool is. light, and short in staple. The Mangawhare clip is thirty bales under last year's total, and every station is affected. It is estimated that the total shortage in Hawke's Bay will equal 15,000 bales, equalling in monetary value, say, about £170,000." i Wairarapa farmers will bo interested to know, from an article from the pen of Mr C. .1. Rcakes. Director of the Veterinary Division of the Department of Agriculture, that "up to the present there has been no outbreak of mortality in New Zealand as a result of nasal bot, though for many years past a large number of sheep have harboured the parasite." A girl as general is advertised for. Notice is given on page on© that payment of a lost cheque. No. 389.119. Bank New South Wales, is stopped. A reward is offered for tho recovery -of a Gordon setter dog, lost on the Carterton road Inst Saturday. A snip in sheep country is advertise'] in this issue by Messrs Nicol and Edwards, land agents, of iilastertoii. A smart message hov is required by an advertiser. Address may be obtained at this office. " Mr W. H. Ouicksha.nk has a client who is desirous of purchasing .a fiveroomed dwelling and a i-acre of land. Particulars may lie found on page 8. Notice is given of an extraordinary vacancy on the Mauriceville County Council through the death of Cr. : Forsberg. An election to fill the va-* eancy will bo held on the 23rd inst. ' Mr F. J. Robbins announces the arrival of a consignment of 100 cases : of peaches, which will be retailed cheap for jam or bottling. Messrs and Co. will today commence the sale of the stock of Mr Hugh Rea. at his premises, Queen Street, and will continue the sale on 1 Friday.

Mr .T. Carpenter, of the Central:. Shoe Store. Queen Street, is .now showing cosy slipoers for winter . wear. They have nil Varieties in design for children, ladies and men's Wear. It is claimed by Messrs Kirkpatriek rnd Co. that the reason ,why "K" jams surpass all others fs because of ' he nneoualled quality of the delicious ,T elson fruits! and the perfect conditions under which the jam is prepared. is recognised that Nelson is the | place where the best fruit grows. Messrs Maclean and Co. have ■'■ received instructions to sell on behalf of Mrs A. Webb, the whole of her wellselpcted stock of household furniture and effects, including a good pia.no. The sale will take place on the premises. No. 127, Lincoln Road, on Wednesday next. Mr W. G. "Butcher is to-day jmakinp: a very display of heifer beef and prime "•ether mutton. The display is a. particularly choice one. and the duality is of the very finest. Mr Butcher invites patrons to inspect the show. 1 - - It is always advisable to be indieious when purchasing sewing machines that may have to last you for many years. You desire that it shall be strong, easy to work, combined'. with; a gpod outwf'd rnpparance. , The Wtertheiro .all' points.; and sati«f»e- | +ior Tt is a household i ' 'in '.,:t-h» Wairarnna. .. Mr | Ttar~om. Q.'(- Vina. StreOt. Mastert-bn, 1 is the district ;agent, and lie; will lie pleased to meat intending pvu-rhasers; A post-card to his address will have | immediate attention. ■.'■.'•■] The British and Continental Piano Comoany. Limited, are now showing ■at their d<=»pot, Queen Street, a Stock Pianola-Piano, for which they are the sole a rent s. This splendid instrument embodies all the latest improvements, enabling anyone to play the most difficult music with the greatest of east*. The Pianola is an instrument, which will aid you in piayin g your pian o. The performer does not play the. pianola. With the pianola's assistance he plays the piano; although he maynot know one note from another. ,No mechanism is apparent, and the player, forgetting the pianola, forgetting the keys and complicated action of the 'piano;' is absorbed in the! wonderful effects he is producing from the instrument before him. Those interested in the purchase of a Pianola-Piano or Pianola, are cordially invited to inspect these instruments. Terms can be arranged to suit clients.