LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10253, 1 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wairarapa x\ge will not be published on Saturday next—King's Birthday. Advertisers will please note.

A euchre party and dance, under the auspices of the Foresters' Lodge, will be held in the Exchange Buildings on Thursday, June Bth. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Wednesday was 3 points. IhforinatioiivS are being laid against a/ number of settlers in the Wairarapa district for failing to destroy rabbits on their properties. The members of the South African Campaigners' League; of Masterton, intend holding a demonstration on Coronation Dav.

Given a fine King's Birthday, a good afternoon's sport will be witnessed on the old showgrounds, Dixon Street. Masterton, when the Friendly Societies will"hold their annual sevenaside football tournament.'

The fourth annual social and presentation of prizes in connection with the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club takes place in the Exchange Hall this evening.

A fire was discovered in the New Zealand Shipping Company's wool store at Gisborne on Monday night. Four bales of wool were damaged. Incendiarism is suspected. A six-roomed house in Peter Street, Ashburton, owned and occupied by H. Shepherd, was, with its contents, destroyed by fire at 5.30 yesterday morning. Tho origin of the'outbreakis unknown.

Owing to a breakdown in its machinery, the Win ton Record was published one day last week with the assistance of traction-engine power.

At the Timaru Supreme Court yesterday, in the libel case Peter Bowker v. Timaru Post, judgment was given for plaintiff for £ls, and costs on tho lowest scale.

A Press Association message received from Auckland last night stated that Lewis Wood, a child eight years of age, was found drowned at Russell. The injuries suggest that the lad had fallen from somo rocks. ' ; .

The police have received a report from Waimatcmii, twenty miles north of Kaihu, stating that a farmer, Edward Whiting, twenty-two, and single, has been missing since Sunday. Late on Tuesday search parties found his dead hotly in a creek. A report received from the same locality states that several settlors have been poisoned as the result of eating wild honey.

"I've an. affection, -said the youth. The maiden fluttered, coy—"This Is .so SiUflden. Mr Stioolces, But Ma will .jump for joy!" He stammered.. Wood's Great Peppermint Cure, She fell upon ibis breast. He braced Ihirnjself—"lt's only an Affection of the chest 1" * 1

Over one hundred students are at present attending the wool classes conducted by Mr E. T. Lees in Masterton and surrounding districts.

The Harry Roberts-Beatrice Day dramatic combination under the management of Mr William Anderson, will visit Masterton on Juno 9th.

The "run" of the Wairarapa Hunt, which was to have been held at Greytown this afternoon, will take place at Glareville.

Mastertonians interested in the "Just in Time" reef mine at Bootman's, near Reefton, will be interested to learn that a fifteen inch goldbearing reef has been cut at the 400 ft level. Full particulars are not yet to hand.

A meeting of the General Committee in connection with the Masterton Hospital Ball will be held in the Technical School at 8 o'clock tins evening.

Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P., yesterday handed his cheque for £IOOO to the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board as the first instalment of the cost of the Home for Incurables at Grevtown.

Another interesting lecture was given by Dr. Cook in Masterton last evening before the Ladies' Division of the St. John Ambulance Corps. These lectures are being looked forward to with considerable interest by lady members of the Corps.

The employees on one of the East Coast stations, beyond Masterton, are of an enterprising turn of mind. They have formed a Club among themselves, and have purchased a billiard table. With the profits from the tablo they have procured a graphophone, and they now propose establishing a library.

At the annual meeting of the Pahiatua Farmers' Association, Ltd., on Tuesday last, Messrs A. Knox, A. Ross, C. Avery, A. McFarlane, J. T. Marriott, T. Mexted and Jacob Manson were elected directors. The report showed a surplus of £736 13s lid. It was decided that a bonus of 10 per cent be paid on the paid-up share capital.

Mr F. A. Jacobsen, Apiary Instructor of the Department of Agriculture, has this week visited a number of the apiaries in the Masterton district and given instruction to bee-keepers. He intends paying a return visit in the course of a week or two.

A suggestion has been made that a gas display be made from the Masterton Post Office on Coronation night. It is considered probable that, should the Borough Council offer to provide the gas, the Postal Department might be induced to make the illuminations.

Next month the medical section of the defence forces will commence a huge task —the examination of all youths between the ages of 14 and 21 who have registered under the new defence scheme. The principal medical officer (Colonel Purdy) is now engaged in arranging for suitable centres for the medical tests.

At a meeting of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Labour Party, the following resolution was passed:—"That while the branch recognised that if the country was properly governed immigration would be necessary, it was strongly opposed to the Sedgwick scheme, inasmuch as it involved the scientific introduction of contract labour, i.e., slavery organised."

A new method is being practised in rooting out old gorse hedges on the Edendale Estate,. Southland, states the Mataura Ensign. A couple of horses are attached to a long wire rope, which is slipped round a three or four yards length of hedge, and by a long, strong pull the gorse is rooted out and drawn some distance away. Another length is made ready in a few minutes, and in the course of a day several chains are thus disposed of.

In the course of his presidential address at the Farmers' Union Conference in Woodville, Mr J. G. Wilson stated that the dairy farmer did not show much advance in his work. He know that to test his herd might in a year or tAvo increase his yield by 25 per cent. He did not do it. He knew that ho ought to provide summer and winter feed for his cows, but he continued to rely upon grass.

While Miss Stempa and her sister-in-law, Mrs Stempa, of Masterton, were driving along Queen Street, yesterday afternoon, the horse slipped on the pavement, and fell across the shafts. Both ladies were thrown out of the «ig. Miss Stempa received a bad bruise on the leg, and Mrs Stempa escaped with a nasty shaking. Some difficulty was experienced in extricating the horse. The vehicle was in no way damaged.

A Waihi telegram says:—Mr W. Moran, who bravely rescued a man who was being ■ carried to sea at Bowcntown Heads at Christmas, and who was awarded the Humane Sociey's gold medal, was presented by the Mayor on behalf of the public of Waihi with a gold medal and clasp. Moran kept his companion above the water for over two hours and both were eventually hauled ashore in an exhausted condition. A month ago Moran was rendered totally blind by an explosion in the mine, and a concert was given in his aid.

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Lambing is already pretty general in some Taranaki districts.

Nearly fifteen hundred motor cars are now registered in Wellington. Some of these, however, are running in Mastcrton and other country districts.

The Farmers' Union Conference at Woodvilio subscribed a sum of £4O for presentation to Mr Sedgwick to assist him in his work of introducing boy immigrants to the Dominion. The Railway Review states that when the Executive Council of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants met the Hon. J. A. Millar recently, the Minister announced that £50,000 is to be expended upon increases in salaries to railway employees this year. A request from St. Bride's Convent in Masterton for the services of an Inspector was formally recommended to the Education Department on Tuesday by the Wellington Education Board.

The accident to the two-year-old child of Mr and Mrs W. H. Bunny, of Glenburn, East Coast, recorded in yesterday's issue, is doubly unfortunate in that the parents of the child are at present on a visit to Germany. The Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board yesterday adopted the recommendation of its Finance Committee to take over the administration of the Masterton ambulance brougham.

Prior to the meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board at the South Wairarapa Hospital, Greytown, yesterday, the members of the Board inspected the new wiv.p just completed by the contractors, Messrs Coradine and Whittaker, of Masterton, and expressed themselves generally as being thoroughly satisfied with the work carried out.

With a view to emphasising a complaint made year after year, the dolegates to the Farmers' Union Conference at Woodville once again protested that the agricultural interest is most inadequately represented in the Legislative Council, and decided that steps be taken to have greater representation as regards farming interests. The Hinemoa Dancing Assembly held the first dance of the season in Masterton last evening, when there was a large attendance, and an enjoyable evening was spent. The music was supplied by Messrs F. McKenzie and R. Ward, and Messrs W. Nat-tall and Cairns verv capablv carried out tho duties of M.C.'s.

A meeting of members and lady supporters of the Carlton Cricket Club was.held in the Secretary's room, Perry Street. Masterton, last evening. Mr T. G. Hoar was voted to the chair. The Secretary (Mr F. P. Welch) presented the balance sheet of last year's social, which showed a credit of £1 12s 11. Mr E. Welch proposed, and Mr A. Waugh seconded, that the annual social be held in the Drill Hall on Thursday, July 20th.— Carried. It was decided, on the motion of Mrs Welch, seconded by Mr Hoar, that Mr McKenzie's services be secured as pianist. Mr W T . Darvill moved that tickets be ss, 3s and 2s, as formerly. This was seconded by Mr Baker, and carried. The Secretary was authorised to arrange for programmes and tickets. The Masterton Parliamentary Debating Soci -hy opened its winter session last night with a debate on the subject of New Zealand's defence system. Mr J. C. Cooper supported the system, and Mr W. Kemp took the negative. An interesting debate resulted. A vote was taken, which showed that the majority favoured the negative. Mr J. C. Cooper presided over the business meeting which followed. Mr J. Pryor's name was added to the committee. The debate for the next-meeting was fixed as "Free Trade versus Protection," the leaders being Mr G. R. Sykes and Mr'S.R. Edwards respectively. On the motion of Mr Flanagan, the meeting night next week was changed from Wednesday to Mondav.

Warner's Rust Proof Corsets are superior from every point of view.* A drag will leave the Prince of Wales Stables for the Moroa trotting meeting at half-past nine o'clock on Saturday morning.

A buyer advertises for a good gig horse, 15 hands or over.

Winter's ills and ' winter's bills seem to keep close company, and Mr J. Elliott makes a proposition that will not only part that undesirable company, but one that will help the farmer especially along preventive lines. Proper protection by way of oil coats and leggings, and for the horse, proper covers, are necessary, and attention is drawn to the advertisement on another page.

Farmers should. bear in mind that during the winter months is the time to wipe out the small bird pest. J. V. Gordon, Chemist, Mas-ter-ton, (has always on liaaid a stock of poisoned grain ready for use, or farmers, miay take their own grain and have it treated. On© grain thus treated, when taken by a sparrow or other small bird, means certain death. * <

On page G of this morning's issue appears a special memoranda from Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., drapers, of Queen Street, Masterton, on advanced fashions in drapery and clothing. This week they are offering a few special job lines in glace ribbons, ladies' belts, dress tweeds, and hemstitched handkerchiefs. The firm has just completed a special purchase of ladies' gloves, which are being sacrificed. A line of carpets and rugs are also sacrificed.

Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co. advertise a special land bargain of 166 acres, nearly half of which is flat, and situated in good district, three and a half miles from township and close to school and factory. Details of the property are well worth perusal.