LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10273, 28 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The retalj price of all first-grade butter in Wellington was raised another penny per lb • yesterday, which brings the price up to Is 3d per lb. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Tuesday was 8 points. A Dannevirke telegram states that Messrs. Dalgety and Co.'s Napier branch report having'sold tile late Mr J. Gear's well-known property of 1700 acres at Te Horo, on the Manawatu Company's line, to some Palmer ston buyers.

A meeting of the Masterton Racing Club is to bo held on Saturday next, when the report of the Racing Commission will come up for discussion. 1 It is stated that a new private hosI pital is to be erected in Masterton, after plans supplied by an Auckland : architect. I A meeting of the General Com- , mittee of the Masterton Hospital Ball will be held in the Technical School on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to attend, as business is important.

A draughts match will be played this evening between the Y.M.C.A. and Congregational Church teams. The Y.M.C.A. team will be as follows: Clough, Bert. Wimsett, A. Vtfe, J. Darvill, Stains, Johnson (2), Flanagan, and F. Jones. Word has been received by the Secretary of the Masterton Racing Club to the effect that the for the application for extension of dates, rendered necessary by the alteration of permits, has been extended to July 10th. ~

At the Supreme Court in Westport yesterday, F. C. Elliott, late local manager o r . the Westport-Stockten Coal Company, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for theft of £lO9 of the Company's moneys. The social committee of the Carlton Cricket Club will hold their adjourned meeting on Friday next, at 8 p.m., in the Secretary's office, Perry Street. This season's function promises to eclipse all previous efforts of the Club, and the .support already promised ensures a Very successful gathering.

As a Chinaman was driving towards Longburn on Saturday, when crossing the line near the gasworks the train dashed into his cart, throwing the Chinaman several yards away. He was not hurt, and neither was his horse.

J. Fergusson, the Hawke's Bay bantam-weight champion, arrived in town by yesterday's express, and may be depended upon to go all the way to maintain his reputation of being one of the cleverest fighters in the light division. He will be in action at the Town Hall to-night, when he contests five rounds with G. Barr, the local representative. The interest that is being manifested locally in the coming competitions is being evinced by the good work being done by local aspirants. The choirs are busy putting in steady practice, and it is expected they will ig|vp good renderings of the test pieces. Local music teachers are also very busy coaching vocalists and instrumentalists.

Mr A. Cooper, of Palmerston North, (Irother-in-law of Mr A. Hendry), has been successful in inventing a lifting gear, attachable to any plough, by which the implement can be adjusted to plough deep or shaMow, or lifted out of the ground altogether without stopping or slowing down at all. The farmers in the district are very interested in the invention, which promises to be a boon.

The Nautical Court of Enquiry set up to investigate the circumstances attending the collision, in the Manawatu River between the steamers Wairau and Himitangi held that the collision was due to the wrongful act on the part of Captain Manley, of the Himitangi, in going to the wrong side of the channel. The Court did not touch his certificate, but ordered him to pay the costs of the enquiry, amounting to £l4.

With reference to the gun accident which occurred to three members of the Field Battery during the firing of the Royal Salute at the Auckland Coronation celebrations, the following telegram was sent to Major-General Godley from the Officer Commanding the Auckland Military District: — "Please inform the General Officer Commanding that his kind message was delivered, and w&s much appreciated. Glai to inform him that men are going on very satisfactorily, and that doctor says he thinks he will be able to save their injured eyes, which has been a matter of great anxiety."

• A storekeeper named Allan Yin, of Ohakune East, was lost in the bush while out pigeon shooting. He went out with a companion on Thursday, and they succeeded in shooting a number of pigeons, after which they parted. The other man returned home safely, but Yin got lost in the dense bush, and as night came on the whistlesat Gammari's mill were sounded. Search parties were sent out, and late the following day Yin was ; discovered in.a very exhausted condition. He had thrown away his pigeons and gun, and had. quite lost his bearirigs. ; 1 "The; concert announced to be given by Mr Webb's singing and pianoforte pupils -eventuated last' riight in' Murray's Hall, in the presence of an appreciative audience. The following was the programme:—Piano solo, "Gondola Song," Miss May Stewart;. "There's a Land," Miss J. McKenzie; "ToAnthea," Mrß. Clayson; "Happy Song,!' Miss J. McGregor; "Merry-' makers' Dance," (German), Mr Purcell Webb; "Border Ballard," Mr Stewart; "Mazurka," Miss J. McGregor; "Thora," Miss Janet Miller; "Roses," Miss Muriel Rive; "Come Back to Erin," Miss Mary McKenzie; pianoforte duet, "Italy," Miss J. McGregor and Mr Purcell Webb. The performers on the whole gave creditable renderings of their pieces. Special mention must be made of the selections given by Miss Jessie McGregor, who was in good voice, Mr B. Clay-, spn's rendering of "To Anthea," and < Mr,Stewart's rendering of.the "Border Ballard,'' which showed, capital j training. Mr Webb played the accompaniments for his pupils. I

Tho official record of the New Zealand International Exhibition held at Chntchurch in 1906-7 has been issued from the Government Printing Office. The printing committee of the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Society completed the compilation of the catalogue last night. The work will be placed in the hands of the printers immediately, and it is expected that ir. will be ready for circulation in about four days' time.

The Wellington Cooks and Stewards' Union has issued a fresh list of demands upon owners of ships trading to or from port in the Wellington industrial district. A conference will probably be- held.

Steps are being taken at Lower Hutt to hold a benefit concert to assist Mrs Hepple, the wife of Mr Hepple, who, with bis two sons, went fishing on Coronation Day and have not since been heard of. Mrs Hepple is at present very ill, and is left with a family of seven, six girls and one boy, whose ages range from seven months to 13 years, and is practically | destitute. A subscription list has been I bper.ed. In his speech at the A. and P. Association's smoke concert at Palmerston, Mr Reakes, alluding to Mr Hodder's remarks as to the desirability of establishing, an agricultural college I in New Zealand on the lines of the ; Hawkesbury College in New South Wales, stated that something was being done in this dii-ection at RuakuSra Experimental Farm, where cadets are now being taken in for instruction. Last Sunday the.Rev. A. Hodge said that it was just three years since :he had been invited by the tional Union to visit.Masterton, with a view of establishing a Congregational Church, in response to a representation made to the Denomination by a number of families. Since then a Church has been buirt, which (include ing site) cost £1250, all of which has been paid except £B7. A Church fellowship has been formed, according to the usage of the Congregational {Church, and fully officered, and 8S I members have been received. )

Owing to the heavy winds experienced last week, says the Greytown Standard, another old land mark has partly disappeared —the old meeting bouse at the junction of the Maungatarera and Waiohine streams. Those who remember old coaching days will also miss the large stables used in Carterton by Mr W. Hercock. These have been dismantled, and the timber found to be suitable for erecting buildings elsewhere, it being in a good state of preservation.

A young woman as under nurse is advertised for.

Get rich quick. Save half your clothing money at Murray's clean sweap sale, which commences on Saturday.* Mr F. J. Robbins, fruiterer, has, for. sale Seville oranges for marmalade, and also the best quality Island oranges. '

Mr A. M. Heridy, hair specialist, Dunedin, inserts, a change advertisement in regard to his preparations, to which special attention is drawn. Competitors in the classes for written work at the forthcoming competitions are reminded that conditions say that "all written work must be handed in rot later than July 4th." As the tirn" left is very short,.no extension of time can be looked for. , Notice is given that all roads in the Mauricevilk County except the Opaki- . Manawatu main road will be closed. to heavy traffic during the months of July, August, and September. Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., are offering by public auction, on July 26th, the farm at Paraparaumu belonging to Messrs C. and J. Whiting, who are leaving for Australia. The farm consists of 1300 acres of good, .country, and the sale affords an excellent opportunity to anyone looking for a property of reasonable size within easy distance of Wellington» Messrs J. Allen and C 0.., notify residents of Masterton that they have purchased the well T knoAvn grocery business of Messrs Boyd and Cook, Queen Street, Masterton. Mr Allen is well known in Masterton, in which district he has been making a specialty of the sale of teas, and has also had a wide experience of the general grocery trade. It is the firm's intention to conduct the ousiness on the most up-to-date lines, and they trust, by strict attention to . business, to. merit a fair share of piiblic patronage.

"Punctuality" is: a tital of a new advertisement inserted on page 7 of ,this issue by Mr Frank'Btipre, jeweller, Queen Street,. Masterton;; It is pointed out that the man and the hour meet by the time of the Rotherham watch, and watchword is "Rotlierliam." Mr Dupre announces that he has received a further, consignment from the factory of this notable firm, including ladies and gentlemen's gold and silver hunting, or : the open faced "watches. Town and!country residents are invited to call and inspect the splendid range of goods. The Reitl and Gray ploughs are known from one end of the Dominion to the other as implements that honestly perform what is claimed for them. The,y are constructed on the most scientific lines, and .of the best material, and are guaranteed in ever,y detail. In a change, advertisement elsewhere, the firm point out that over 19,000 of these ploughs hav© been made and are at work-in the Domjh> ion. Farmers wishing for any information in regard to thesevimplements are inviteJ to communicate with the firm's Masterton representative, Mr A. E. Upton.