LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10269, 22 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The illuminations and decorations on the Masterton Post Office will be continued for eight days. The Prince of Wales will be seventeen years of age to-morrow. His Majesty the King was forty-six years of age on June 3rd.

I Mr John Hunter, of Masterton, secured a first prize at the Palmerston ' winter show with swede turnips. Patrick Carr, formerly of Masterton, has filed a declaration in insolvency at Palmerston North. A number of Masterton business houses were dressed in bunting yesterday, and the township wears a gala appearance A heavy thunderstorm passed over Masterton shortly after six o'clock last evening. The thunder, at times, was very heavy, and the lightning vivid. ] Mass Avill be celebrated in St. Patrick's Church, Masterton, at 7 and 9 a.m. to-day. The Church bell will be tolled at the hour at which the Coronation ceremony is taking place in I London. i Mr J. C. Boddington reports that i the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. yesterday was 25 points. The cold weather of the past week or two has had a destructive effect upon the grass grub, which had made its appearance in Masterton pastures. The places of T. Hanley and N. Boyd in the hoc-key team to represent ! Wairarapa against Poverty Bay tomorrow, will be filled by P. Fraser and Donald, of the Masterton team res- ] pectively. Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., local agents for the Shaw, Savill, and Afbion Co., Ltd., are advised that all I the company's passenger steamers are now fitted with wireless telegraphy.. ' This company is the first of all the reg- ! ular lines trading to New Zealand to fit their mail steamers with "wireless." ' ;' • ■';" , . The Pahiatua Herald says a Wairarapa settler who is on a visit to Pahiatua, states that he took 1058' sacks of oaten sheaf off 20 acres this year, the yield being 25 sacks to the ton. In view of the high price ruling for chaff this return must be considered a very profitable one;" Messrs Chamberlain and Son, of Masterton, were awarded first prizes at the Palmerston North winter show for Dun oats, Algerian oats, and Elegenerated Abundance oats. They were also awarded first for Partridge peas and winter wheat. Mr R. J. Dagg took first prize for rye-corn, barley, 1 Storm King oats, black oats and Gar- ' tons, and also for Blue Imperial and Ivory Wheat field peas. Mr H. ' Evans carried off first prizes for Short r | Whip and Goldfinder oats, and second I prize for Dun oats.

Mr W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the Masterton District High School, yesterday received the Coronation medals for presentation to the children of the local school. The medals ' are a little larger than a half crown, | and are made of a special metal. On one side are the heads of the King and Queen, and on the other the Imperial coat of arms. The medals are suspended from a clasp of red, white, "and blue. They will be presented to those children attending the school today. Should the weather be wet, however, they will be handed to the scholars when school resumes. Another meeting of the General Committee of the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Competitions Soj ciety was held last evening, and was j presided over by Dr. Cook. A report I was presented by Mr H. C. Robinson, showing that he had received over £2O j.in subscriptions,in the town in one. j afternoon's canvass. It was decided to \ continue the canvass, and special committees were set up to dispose of season tickets. These are to entitle any two members of a family to attend the competitions at any time during I their progress. The right of proI grammes was disposed of to Mr R. J. I Young for £3 3s. Other detail busiI ness was transacted, and the meeting j adjourned. An excellent Coronation display of meat was made by Messrs Butcher Bros., of Masterton, yesterday. The shop was tastefully decorated with flags, tri-colour bunting, and evergreens. In the window was a liberal display of small goods got up in an excellent manner. There was a fine assortment of prime beef, bred by Mr Robt. Johnston, in the interior of the shop, together with a quantity of ' prime mutton. A special feature of the display was the hams and bacons, which Avere all market! at factory prices. The display will be continued to-morrow, when further additions will be made.

Dealing with the proposal of the Manawatu A. and P. Association to institute a, "Royal Show" in Palmerston,! the Christehurch Press says:— Without further discussion we may stat4 that if the Palmerston. North people think that : ,theji; ; ; town, delightful as.it may be, is going to be the permanent site of such a displaj. they are fore-doomed to disappointment, for we believe that the local industries of other centres would prove an insurmountable barrier. As matters stand at present, competition between the various societies and associations that exist comparatively close to Palmerston North is very keen, and it is significant, that at the first meeting of the Masterton Association to deal with the question the members at once expressed the opinion "that if there was to he a Rioyjail Show, there was no reason why* it should not be held occasionally at Masterton." If this is not also the opinion of members of associations in other centres we shall be glad to own ourselves muoh mistaken.

~ THE "RIDD" MILKING ( MACHINE-, There is no doubt in the minds of dairymen generally that hand milking will be a thing of the past very soon, and that a milking machine will be in every milking shed for herd® of more than 10 cows. The question of hand labour is a worry to those dependent upon it, as they can 'veil imagine that they are entirely in the hamdis of the meni employed, and should the men leave in. the flush of the season, and the farmer be left with say 60 cows to attend tf\ ha is in a sorry plight, as men are not easy .'to replace when, work is plentiful. Be well advised then in buying a milking machine' to see that' it will do the work claimed for it. The "SIDD" Machines will help you out of these troubles, and you will not lose sleep in worrying about getting thrugh■■ the day's work. We have been erecting "EIDD" Plants for the past three seasons, and we want yon to go into' the .matter of a plant with us. Just send your address, and we shall send you catalogues and prices, also a list of te&timonlials from those using the ' 'RTDD " MANSON AND BAJItR, Palmer ston North, District Agents for Wellington, Manawatu, and Hawke's Bay Province's.

The first prize for pears at the Palmerston Winter Show was taken by Mr J. C. Alpass, of Masterton. A farmer in one of the upper districts of Canterbury is reported to have recently disposed of a crop of turnips at £4 per acre. This is undoubtedly a very remunerative price. In the days of the disciples there were two classes—those who carried' their Testament, or scroll of teaching, and those who carried a corkscrew — each being a distinct class of society, and known by such possessions. History appears to be repeating itself, at anyrate, so far as Masterton is concerned. Judge Edwards is evidently not keen on celebrations. He intimated at New Plymouth yesterday that he would continue the sitting of the Supreme Court to-day. The Nireaha Cheese Company paid out on Tuesday the sum of £1332 2s sd, mado up of an advance of 8d per lb. on butter-fat supplied from May 4th to June 10th, £379 lis 3d; and Id on all butter-fat supplied through the season, £952 lis 2d. In the Invercargill Court on Saturday Ernest W. Challis was charged with causing the death of A. W. Mitchell by driving a motor car on April 29th in a culpably negligent manner. Accused was remanded until the 26th inst. A man named Henry Mills fell under the wheels of a train at the entrance of the Lyttelton tunnel on Tuesday night, and had his right leg nearly severed. Mr J. E.- Austin, larid agent, of Christchurch,- reports tne sale of Messrs Parker and Clephane's Dyervillo property (Martinborough) of 2400 acres, including stock* and plant, to a Christchurch lady. In a football match played at Palmerston North yesterday, the Wan- ; ganui College defeated Te Aute Coli lege by 8 points to 6. In the junior I division, Wanganui defeated Te Aute ! by 11 to 3. i ■ ■ Mr Hubbard, speaking at the National Dairy Association's Conference at Palmerston North, mentioned one supplier of home separated cream who took along a fortnight's supply of cream to his factory. He hoped this practice was not general. An elderly man named Anders Petersen committed suicide at Fitzherbert East yesterday morning by hanging himself. From meagre particulars to hand it appears that deceased made a very determined effort to end his life, I having used a strap, which he fastened to a hook on the wall. He was 58 years of age, and had resided in the district for some time.

The Masterton Chess Club played a match with the Wellington Working Men's Club on Tuesday evening. The Working Men's Club won by 5| games to 3s. Last night they played the Wellington Club. The latter scored .seven games* against Masterton's five. The wins for Masterton in the Wellington match were secured by D. Guild, W. R. Kummer, T. E. Maunsell, W. M. Kummer, and Paul Kummer. A match is to be played with, the Kilbirnie Club to-night, and South Wellington to-morrow night. The football matches between the Wanganui and Te Aute Colleges, which were played on the Palmerston North showgrounds yesterday, drew an enormous attendance. . The large grandstand was crowded, and the boundary of the playing field was thickly lined with spectators. Both teams played remarkably well, and the win of the Wanganui team during the last few minutes of the game caused considerable excitement. A lady help advertises for a home in a refined family for four or fiv|p weeks. Mr J. M. Spear, M.P,0.C., oculist, will arrive at Masterton on Saturday, July Ist, and may be consulted on that day at the Club Hotel private rooms; also on Mondav and Tuesday, July 3rd and 4th. The Public Trustee gives notice that all creditors in the estate of Huglii Rea, or Wray, late of Napier, and formerly of Masterton, shopkeeper, deceased, must send in their claims to the District Manager, Public Trust Office, Napier, on or before July 20th, All moneys payable to the estate may be lodged to the credit of the Public Trustee's account, at any postal money order office.