LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10270, 23 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The second cup shoot in connection with the Morris Tube Association will take place this evening. The sum of £2so.has been collected in West-port for "the Irish Home Rule cause. A London cable states that Jack Johnson will meet Curran at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, at the end of. July, in a ten-rounds match. It is stated on good authority that during'the past season a considerable quantity of the timothy seed produced in tlie South contained a proportion of ragwort seed. The energetic Secretary (Mr W. Gillespie) succeeded in adding quite a large number of members to the Wairarapa Caledonian Society last night. Included in the number were several Native". . Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., astonnh d the school children in Masterton yobtorday by telling them that when they were sleeping on the" night previous His Majesty the King was being crowned. He was. of course, onlv about twenty-four hours ahead of thing;.

, The Pahiatua . One-Man Competition for a gold medal presented by Captain Clifton, was run off yesterday, and was won by Branchman A. White, time, 50 4-ss:ecs, with .Fireman J Wilds second (59secs. Isec penalty, 60secs), and Fireman T. Wilson (62 sees, 2 sees penalty, 64secs) third. Among the private decorations in Masterton last night, that at the residence of Mr Z. M. Hoar in Chapel Street stood out prominently. The lanterns and lighting devices" presented a scene which was highly creditable to Mr Hoar. • The Journal of the Department of Agriculture states that there is every reason to anticipate that although there will be no real shortage of feed, the value of beef and mutton will be considerably enhanced during the next few months—beef particularly so, for there is already a shortage of for-, ward supplies, 1 It was decided at the annual meeting of the Holstein-Friesian Breeders' Association this week to award the New Zealand Championship for both bull and cow to the Manawatu A. and j P. Association, also to give gold med--1 als in both classes. It was suggested as a compliment to the president, that the championship be awarded to the Wairarapa A. and P. Association next I year.

I A cable received last stated that King George V. made his last public appearance at the Olympia. The crowds in the streets cheered him as he passed. The Masterton Post and Telegraph hockey team defeated the Wellington P. and T. team at Wellington yestei 1 ' day by 9 goals to five. The Waitara Harbour Board is inviting applications from master mariners for the position of secretary, wharfinger and harbourmaster, at a salary of £250 per year. A favourite dish at the supper at the Caledonian "Ingleside" in Masterton last night was the poetic and soul-stirring "Haggis." Those who tested it—whether Caledonian, or Hibernian, or a mixture —spoke the national lingo quite eloquently after partaking of this combination of ancestral curiosity. The champion mean sneak-thief has turned up at Stratford. The other night he visited the clothes line of a pooi 1 woman who is struggling bravely against poverty and ill-health, with a large family, her husband being in the hospital, and took away everything he could carry. A feature of the Coronation service held in St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, yesterday morning, was the singing of the Coronation anthems, "Zadok the Priest," and "Gloria in Excelsis," by the choir, under the leader-~ ship of Mr Fred Hunn. Mr Claughton presided at the organ. Trouble is brewing with the Waterside Workers' Union at New Plymouth. A conference between ship-! , ping men and the union leaders on - Tuesday proved abortive, and on Wednesday the union sent in an ultimatum demanding increased wages, The present rates are higher Jinan in trios* ■ ports. Unless an agreement is arrived at it is expected that the men will refuse work on Saturday. In their report, the Racing Commissioners, dealing with the Masterton and Taratahi-Carterton Racing Clubs, say:—We allot two licenses and three days of racing to Masterton, and one license and one day to Taratahi-Car- - terton; but we recommend that these Clubs should coalesce to race on the Masterton course. We recommend that the improvements at Opaki,as submitted to the Gaming Act Commission, .be immediately effected. In ar* riving at this recommendation, we are guided by the geographical distribution of racecourses. A meeting of the Mount Hector Park Committee was held at Greytown on Tuesday night, when a report of the deputation to the Featherston County Council was made. It was decided to make a further appeal to the public for aid. The secretary was instructed to inquire if the £IOO was ready for immediate expenditure. Votes of thanks were passed to the sub-committee, Messrs Loasby, Maxton, and Humphries, for services rendered. An unrehearsed incident created some diversion at the Masterton showgrounds yesterday A lady had •' a cherub in a perambulator in the centre ( of the ground, and the young New Zealarider became so enthusiastic in its demonstration that its guardian, out of sheer protest, shook the very inside, out of the pram. The merriment of thr- crowd was so pronounced that one of the speakers was quite disconcerted. Evidently there is money, to be made out of growing flowers. A Hutt resident sent to the market the other day ] onquill'blooms sufficient to fill about a banana case. The price realised at the auction was over £7 10s. In the lot there were 52 bundles, and the figure at which they were knocked down to the florist was 2s lid a bundle. As the bundles'contained about 30 blooms the buyer paid l&d per bloom. Violets sold at the same sale ; at from Is 8d to 2s. 4d a dozen bundles.. ■ IThe Waimarino correspondent of the Auckland Star wrote: "Last Mon- ' day. Ngauruhoe was particularly active. About 9 a.m. we felt a slight earthquake, then Ngauruhoe sent up a great shot of dense black smoke. When this cleared away it was noticed that a portion of the mountain top had fallen in. On Friday morning I was by a rumbling noise, followed by an earthquake (two sharp shocks), which made the house creak in every joint. I jumped out of bed and struck a light—it was five past three a.m. On Saturday morning at about 4.30 another severe sharp shock was felt. This was preceded by a loiid rumbling noise. All the people were awakened by the rambling and I shocks. It would appear that these disturbance.', were local.and probably caused by Ngauruhoe. Have they any connection with the disturbances in Mexico?" A schoolmaster was. giving his pupils instruction in tho elements, of physiology, and among, other things told them that whenever 'they moved an ! arm of a leg. it was.in response, "to a message from the brain. '"The brain always serids a message down your arm or leg whenever -you wish to move the length a; mischievous boy roused his ire by his.apparent inattention to, the lesson l *tflold ■otrV-your' : namJtl**' he exclaimed. The boy did not move. "Why don't you hold-out your hand, sir?" cried the irate pedagogue. "Please, sir, I'm waiting for the message from my brain," said the lad coolly; and he was let off the "merited punishment for his sharpness. DON'T BE BASHFUL. "There's many a good thing lost by not asking for it." The man who is grinding away at a labourer's wage might "have been earning a Cabinet Minister's income if. he had exercised his will power earlier in life. That's the great secret of some men's; they see a "Vgood thing" they decide to use it to the best of their ability, as far as it affects them. Now, if you a camera, or lire • interested in this most fascinating hobby, your success..as a photographer largely .der pends njian familiarily with the <iiamerartis incidentals .iiuch as Mvwap-;. ers, mounts, •re-touching apparatus, etc. There is one good way.of familiarising yourself with these necessary articles, and that is by looking over the catalogue of Cameras and Photographic Accessories which is sent post free to any address by the ! Imperial Camera Company. We wouldn't ask you to send for this catalogue if it was no good to you~ It is useful to every owner of a Cam* era, professional or amateur. You can make the photos you take at ' Blaster, life pictures if vou know i the best means of finishing them—this catalogue will help you. It only costs a half-penny, the" price of a postcard on which # you write the short message asking for it. Step into the post office when you are passing, buy the card, write the message, and post it to the Imperial Camera Co.. Willis-street. 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A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in Masterton at about 5.88 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Writing to the Southland News, Mr F. M. B. Fisher, M.P., says:—"My father was a Liberal and a Minister of the Crown in the Atkinson Ministry, Sir Harry Atkinson l)eing one of the most sagacious, self-sacrificing Liberals this country has ever seen. Yet tho present party decry him up hill and down dale. He will be remembered when they are forgotten. He was a clean statesman and a real type of Liberal who set an excellent example (which has not been followed) of starting retrenchment on his own salary. Among the rats delivered at the Auckland Health Office last week for examination (says the New Zealand Herald) was a male specimen of the mus rattus, the small rodent which has been virtually driven out of England by the brown or Norwegian rat. The rat probably came ashore from one of the vessels berthed at the railway wharf, where it was trapped, for, so far as is known, it is the first specimen of this species found in New Zealand. The common rat is mus decamanusi which has a rough brown coat, and v thicu tail, shorter than its body, while the English rat has a smooth*, slate-grey-coat, and a slender tail, longer than its body. It is the mus rattus which has been the principal agent in the spread of the plague in India, but the specimen caught in Auckland was quite healthy. A serious outbreak of anthrax has been in existence in the Werribee district for the past two months (sayp the Melbourne correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph). Up to the present about 12 cows have died in the Werribee district. The infection lias been traced to Laverton,' where there was an outbreak of anthrax some years ago. Precautions ate now beii? % taken, and the carcases of all.animals that die are being carefully burnt, so 'that no infection may remain in the grourd. Paddocks that N have been rendered dangerous for dairying purposes are now being ploughed for cultivation. In many cases farmers are having their stock inoculated as a precaution. The position is serious, for Werribee is a closely-settled district, carrying a large number of dairy stock.

Knox Church choir practise will i>e held to-night at 7.45 o'clock. A purse, containing a smalf*sum of money, found at the old showgrounds, awaits ownership at the police station. The boot and fancy department of the? W.F.C.A., Ltd., are now holding a sale. The New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., advertise for sale 100 tons of mangolds. Mr F. P. Welch requires contract bushfellers, stumper, ploughman, married couples, and has waiting employment, benchmen, engine drivers, etc. Coronation week ought to be a good week to have your photograph taken, and Mr Winzenberg, in his change of advertisement, announces some special lines in connection with his very up-to-date business. We refer our readers to his advertisement on another page. June is the month for spraying, and Mr Q. E. Daniell's hardware once again ""comes before the public, and offers to supply any quantity of their famous spraying emulsion—made up from the Government formula. Its wonderful success last year should say much for this year's s'ales, and we draw attention to Mr Daniell's change of advertisement. - i The steady and increasing sale *of Strawsou's (Burkitt's) white oils in the Wairarapa during the past few yearns, is the best evidence as to its efficiency. It is an excellent liniment for rheumatism, and is . indeed- , a most valuable preparation to have either on the farm or in the household. Supplies may be obtained from all storekeepers and. saddlers, or!from J. Burkitt, Palmerston North. '•■,'** Settlers in the Wairarapa should be interested in an advertisement which appears on the auctioneers' page of this issue, containing particulars for private sale of subdivisions of the far-famed Endsleigh estate, near Hastings. This property contains come of the richest land in the Dominion. It has rich agricultural flats, eminently suitable for dairying, raising fat lambs, growing the highest averages of cereal crops, and especially rye grass and clover seed. Sixty bushels of ryegrass seed per acre and eighty tons of mangolds per acre have' been grown on the property. The subdivision offers an opportunity to Secure properties of the best possible value. The climate is perfect, and the soil all that could be desired. The property in question is situated about three-quarters of a mile from Havelock, and four miles from Hastings. Full particulars may be obtained on amplication to Messrs G. A. PreeCe'and Co., land agents, Palmerston North.