LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10265, 17 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Friday was 3 points, and the frost registered was 14 degrees.

During the course of his lecture in Masterton last night, Professor Mills stated that factory-made footwear went through 105 processes. Even the making of the heel of a boot necessitated eleven different processes.

Mr McLaren, M.P., stated in Masterton last night that an authority had told him that bricks could be sold at as reasonable a rate as 25s per thousand, while in Wellington at the present time the price was £2 10s per thousand.

,The new cement works at Golden Bay, Nelson, are expected to start cement-making within the [ next month. Practically all the machinery for the works has arrived, and a trial run of the plant will shortly be made.

■ During the hearing of a case in the Supreme Court at Auckland a young man—brought up at Hamilton —was a witness- He said he had Avon medals for running and boxing, but could neither read nor write. •

At the meeting of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce yesterday, it was decided that, a letter be forwarded the Minister of Railways, thanking him for the concession of a passenger train for the north at four o'clock in the afternoon.

At a meeting of the Wairarapa Employers' Association, held yesterday morning, it was resolved that the business places of Masterton close on Thursday, 22nd June, Coronation Day. It was decided that the Drivers' Union be notified that Coronation Drv (Thursday, June 22nd), be observed as a holiday in lien of Friday, June 23rd, Prince of Wales' Birthday. Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P., addressed .the electors nt Bideford on Thursday night. There were between 30 and 40 settlers present, including several ladies. The chair was occupied by Mf Carswell. Mr Buchanan dealt at sortie length with the politics of the hour, and was accorded a hearty rote of thanks.

In the action for libel, in which WilliaM' MaiSso'n sued' William Richardson, chairman of the M&anfatapere School Committee, claiming; £5Ol dam r ages in respect of defamatory statements made; in'a letter written to the" .Education.Board by defendant, plaintiff being headmaster of the school, the jury found a verdict for plaintiff on all the issues, and for the full damages claimed. The case occupied ton days. The question of costs for eight extra days was held over. A photograph of Bert. Treweek, who will fight F. Kerr, the New Zealand feather-weight champion, at the' Town Hall in Masterton on Wednesday, the 28th inst., is on view in the window of Mr Claude, Corbett's shop, Queen Street. Out of eight contests in which he has been engaged, Treweek waS only once defeated —by, Billy Elliott, the professional, so that he .may be dependedupon to give the champion a hard battle.

Local theatre-goers are reminded of the production of "Sweet Lavender,?' on s the '29 th June. 'The' proceeds are in kid-of the District Nurse Fund. The piece, which is one of H. W ; Pinero's best comedy dramas, has many subtle 1 points, which will distinctly appeal to all lovers of the art. The caste, which is a strong one, consists of well-known local amateurs and several leading members of the Mountebanks, of Wellington. There is no doubt that the company will meet with great success, and a heavy booking is anticipated. The box plan is now open at Miss Rive's. BUYING A PIANO. During our annual balance in Juno month we are prepared to offer terms of ■ payment even more advantageous than the very liberal and exceptional we extwid in the online r v course of business. P"rhaT>s "vou do riot want terms? 1 : but if_ vou do this is >onr sweiftl opportunity. !A.ll our instruments are absolutely scood. bearing—in addition to the names of fiarnniF -r-1.-nf. ,p~ +l->p Br/vadwood. tihe Bwinsch, tho Lipp. and the Steinway—the guarantee of our wide repute and long experience. Ttf we sell you a pk.no during this annual balance period, you aro assured of a fine instrument, and the p'avments will be too easy to bother vnii at all. Tlie Dresden Piano Commpv. T/td.. Wellington.- North Island Manaser; Mr M. J. Brookes. Reivreswitative: Mr H. Tuns, Daniell's Buildings. Queen Street.

A member of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce stated somewhat facetiously yesterday that Masterton had very little experience in bankruptcy matters.

Among twenty-four industrial associations which have cancelled their registration under the Arbitration Act is the Wairarapa Master Printers' Industrial Union of Employers.

The Secretary of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce stated yesterday that he had received an application from the clerk of the Feathere 1 - ton Town Board for a number of petitions in favour of the deviation of the Rimutaka railway.

The grocers of Auckland will not close their establishments on Thursday (Coronation As yet no other tradesmen have announced their intention to keep open. All the Government offices will be closed for the whole day, and cessation of activities will extend to all branches of ihe Customs Department.

The Masterton Chamber of Commerce yesterday passed a resolution strongly supporting the proposal .of the Wellington Chamber' to make Wellington the first port of call for the Suez mails.

In a short speech at the close of Professor Mills' address in 'Masterton last night, Mr D. McLaren, M.P., stated that he was not only the member for Wellington East, but be was a .member of Parliament to do bis best in the interests of the worki'ig man He added that he would always -be prepared to assist the Labour party in Masterton in any direction whatever.

At a meeting of the Otaki Bowling Club the other evening, two prospective candidates for Parliament got to blows. Mr C. W. Moncfcton charged Mr Byron Brown with having insulted him on the bowling green. Mr Brown denied the soft impeachment. The word "Liar!" cropped up, the inevitable followed, and the two contestants had to be separated. Supreme Court proceedings are spoken of.

Figures supplied by Glen Oroua Dairy Company show how severely the recent dry spell affected that district. In May, 1910, the company paid lid for butter fat, for the same period in 1911 10Jd. For the same month in 1910 the supply of milk was 1,263,7701b5, in 1911 716,2571b5. This meant a decrease of 65 per cent, in the output of butter. Last year the sum of £2513 was paid out in May to suppliers, but this year only £1468.

To-day, a senior championship football match, Red Star v. Masterton, will be played on the old showgrounds. Considerable interest is centred in the result of this game, and there will no doubt be many onlookers. Ihe kick-off takes place at 3 p.m. sharp. A charge of Is will be made for admission, ladies, as usual, being free. . , .

The Masterton agent of the Labour department reports as follows for the month of May:—During the period under review reports show that trade and business has been quiet generally. The new freezing works, where a large number of men were employed, is now about to close down for' the winter season, and consequently a number of hands are idle.' Butter and cheese factories have also slackened off, aod a of hands are being dispensed r>vith. The building trades are just kept steadily going; most tradesmen. are employed fairly regularly, and there is not much demand for additional tradesmen. The textile trades report fair business, but not demand for additional hands.

Mr D. McGregor gave some information to the No-License Convention in Wellington concerning the operation of No-License in Masterton. He tepid there had been a great reduction in court cases, and post office savings bark deposits had increased by about £IOOO per month. He .had no evidence of home drinking being on the increase, but knew of one case where it had existed in li<jen r ed days where it did not now exist. In answer to questions Mr McGregor' said that some hotel premises had been closed and were still lying idle owing to tho unwillingness of brewery owners to let them.

A Maatwtofl Chess Club representative team will leav® by next Tuesday morning's train for Wellington, and will consist of Messrs F. H. Kummer (captain), Maunsell, W.R. Rummer, »T. Dagjf; A. W. Moore, G.. Rummer, Paul Kunlirier, T. IS'. Maunsell, D. |Guild,.Maogouii anditidd, with an addition of two of tiiree who will play on /two only of the four nights on which conclusions will b® tried with the city clubsi 'Hie team will be met on l>y. representatives of the Wellington chess players, and conducted to their respective hotels. The series of matches will be commenced in the evening with a game against the Working Men's Club, which numbers amongst its members such- noted men as Barnes and Selling. Wellington, Kilbirnie and South' Wellington Clubs will bo met in the order named on the following evenings. This is a; result of the visit paid to Masterton by the South Wellington Club in September last, when a promise was made by the local men that return matches would be played during this season. As the pick of the city players will be chosen, the local players have been 'practising steadily for some time, members comiri gfrom Greytown and Cartertivu to get the best practice possible. Results will be published as they com? to hand, as considerable interest is being shown in tlie matches.

IRISH OAKBS—Take half a pound of flour, add two and a half ounces of butter, a quarter of a pound of sugar, three eggs, a small cupful of milk, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, then add the yolks of eggs one by one, beating well; next add the milk and flour alternately, the baking powder, and the whites of the eggs very stiffly beaiten. Pour into a buttered tin, and bake in a quick oven, for about hailf an hour. Turn out, and when cool split and put half of the following mixture between, and half on top—a quarter of a pound of grated chocolate, a quarter of a pound of icing sugar, whites of two eggs, a little vanilla essence. Bub the - sugar through a sieve, put into ■ a basin with the chocolate, then add; the whites well beaten, and the flavouring. This is an excellent cake for any occasion and added delight is* obtained by serving Orescent Blend Tea. This tea costs but 2s a pound, and is absolutely the finest tea. at the price. It is the with the ladies who know good tea. The flavour wins your favour, and its good qualities will apipeal to every palate. If your grocer does not _ stock this tea insist upon him getting it for you.

The Wairarapa hounds are holding a ran at Blairlogie to-day.

Twenty degrees of frost was register* ed in Pahiatua yesterday morning.

The frost experienced in Masterton on Friday morning was particularly severe, and did a good deal of damage to water-taps.

There was a very good muster of the Masterton Rifles last night, when arrangements were made for the parade to be held on Thursday next.

It is probable that one or more rinks from the Masterton Bowling Club will compete in a tournament proposed to be held in Wellington in connection with the Coronation Exhibition.

Entries for the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Competitions close to-night.

The Dunedin Star states that the Racing Commission has curtailed the total number of racing days both for flat races and for trots to an aggregate of 250 for the year. >

Several householders were brought before the Auckland magistrate and charged with keeping their premises in an insanitary condition, and were fined in penalties ranging up to £5, and costs. v

The New Plymouth Borough Council has decided to apply for a Government Coronation subsidy of £250 towards the cost of the erection of an agricultural hall for the holding of winter shows.

The Feilding Star of yesterday says: —Mr J.; McGregor, of Masterton, one of the best known residents of the Wairarapa;, is to give a lecture in; the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday night next, on the effects of No-License ill Masterton. Mr McGregor will speak especially to business men. He should have something interesting to say.

A sad fatal accident occurred at Dannevirke a night or two ago. Two lads started off riding two horses to an adjacent paddock. One of them, on looking back, saw that the other had been thrown or fallen off the horse, which had, kicked or trodden on him. He was able to walk home, but had to be removed to the hospital, where he died shortly afterwards.

A copy of a petition praying for the release of Lionel Terry, as an act of clemency in Coronation year 1 , has been received at this office, where those in favour may sjgn it. Readers may remember that Terry was sentenced to imprisonment for life, for killing an aged Chinaman at Wellington. The petition, which has been prepared by Mr J. Liddell Kelly, the well-known journalist, sets forth the grounds upon which a free pardon is asked for Terry, who has now suffered oyer five years' imprisonment, and is said to be - perfectly rational and resolved to' leave New Zealand at once, if releas- , ed.

The following resolution was, on the motion of Mr Leonard Webb," unanimously carried at the conclusion of, the meeting addressed by Professor Mills in Masterton last night: —'"That this meeting of citizens held in Masterton protests against the giving effect to the sentence of death passed on the yomng Maori f Tahi Kaka, of the Auckland district, and considers that the time has long since \arriyed when this form of so-called punishment should be abolished."

A meeting of those interested in fne extension of the telephone service through the Wangaehu and Ihuraua Valley will be held at Messrs, Gawith and Logan's office on Wednesday, JuneiJlstj at 11 a.m. ' ?''

Mr Frank Dupre, has at present on view the finest selection of engagement and dress rings ever shown in the district. The unusually high average of quality and the reasonable nrioes cannot fail to please and satisfy the most exacting customers.

A reminder is given of the sale of nursery stock to be held at the Pcfet OfEre auction mart to-day. by Messrs A. J. Johnson-and Co. . A large assortment of Sundries will also be submitted to aiietion.

In connection with the Coronation ' celebrations and the Palmerston North winter show, holiday excursion pickets will be issued by tho Railway Department, available for return until JnJy 10th. Particulars of the dates pf is- > sue of the tickets may T>e fotmd on the front page. '

The Coronation of King George is a national event, but the crowning of the heads of Masterton men is «, personal matter. Mr J, Ei. Murray advertises that he ■is crowning" f ads with smart hats and capsa.this wellknown low prices for goods.

Voltite is guaranteed to put a coating of pure gold, silver, copper, nickel or tin, according to the powder used, on to any metal surface except aluminium. Messrs Graham and Co. are agents for this marvellous powder, also for Voltite knife-powder that will give your oommonest knives the appearance of electro-plate.* The crowning sale at Messrs J. •Graham and Co.'s has proved the greatest ever held by this firm. The patronage given by the pubiir has? spurred them on to greater effort in bargain giving. Fresh lines at enormously reduced prices are being broiight forward this morning. A small outlay will produce a large parcel of bargains. Those in search of bargains are advised to call early.* DON'T BE BASHFUL.

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