LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10276, 1 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr T. A. Radcliffe has been appointed to the staff of the Wairarapa Age, and from to-day will undertake the management of the daily issue of the paper in Masterton and North and South Wairarapa. Mr Radcliffe is authorised to receive payment for subscriptions, and his receipt in this connection will be sufficient discharge. A number of residents of Carterton came up by coach to the No-Licence demonstration in Mastertdh last night. The meeting of shootists which was to have been held in Masterton last evening, with a view to resuscitating the Gun Club, was postponed. A two-ind-a-half-yaar-old pig, bred by Mr W. D. Watson, at his farm "Ngaionui," is to be seen in Mr H. Long's butcher's shop. It turned the tcale at 4081bs. It is computed that fully a_ thousand persons were present at the No-License "rally" in the Masterton Town Hall last evening. The hall was packed from floor to ceiling, and even the back of the stage was crowded with the public. Speaking at the Coronation gathering at Rotorua, the Rev. F. A. Bennet said:—"l here is not a native in the district, who would not lay down his life to preserve the mana of King George V. The loyal Arawas would stand shoulder to shoulder' with the white people to serv« the Empire, and defend the British flag. In a telegram which he forwarded to the No-License meeting in Masterton last evening, Mr Wesley Spragge, President of the New Zealand Alliance, wished the meeting success, and stated that the prospects of No-License were never brighter throughout the Dominion than they were at present. This announcement was received with applause. ■

Seven Masterton tradesmen have informed the organiser of the No- ■ License-party iff Masterton that NoLicenso has prejudicially affected their and that they think it desirable that licenses should be restored. The. remainder of the tradesmen interviewed have . expressed a decidedly opposite opinion. A statement made by the Feilding ' Star a few days back that there are eighteen.empty shops in Queen Street, Masterton, was' disputed at the NoTiicense meeting last night< -by" Mr Jabez Bridges, who stated that there eleven empty shops in the chief thoroughfare. The second of the series of winter evening entertainments under the auspices of the Caledonian Society will be held in Murray's Hall (next Townsend and Cowper's) on Tuesday evening next, commencing at 7.30 o'clock. Mr Alex. McLeod is the Director responsible for the programme, and will preside over the gathering. We understand that an excellent programme is being arranged, and will be published on Mo iday. The announcement made by Mr Jabez Bridges in his annual report, that there had been no evidences of drunkenness in Masterton! since the carrying of No-License, was received with incredulous jeers by a section of the. audience in'the Masterton Town Hall last evening. The report that twelve lunatics had been-committed to mental hospitals seemed also to afford some amusement to the youthful section of the audience.

J A run in connection with the Wai- ] rarapa Hunt is to be held at Waihakeke to-day. i The Masterton Borough Council holds its ordinary meeting on Tuesday next. The Masterton and Wairarapa delegates to the Hospitals Conference m Wellington return to their homes today. A number of Masterton housewives are using separator instead of factory butter just now. The former can be purchased at Is per lb. j Probate in the estate of the late Mr ; Harry Holmes, of Masterton, has been granted on the application of Mr W). G. Beard. During the month of June there were 29 births, one death, and six marriages registered in Masterton. For the half year ending yesterday there were 121 births, 45 marriages, and 31 deaths. There were eighteen convictions for drunkenness recorded in Masterton during the past six months. For the corresponding periods in 1909 and ituO the convictions numbered 114 and 23 respectively. Over four hundred entries have been received for the annual show of the ) South Wairarapa Poultry Association, to be held in Carterton next week. The North Island Championships for ! Peking and Indian Runner ducks have ' drawn keen competition.

Our Carterton correspondent states that Mr R. O. Jarrett, of Masterton, is to be asked to judge the utility section of the poultry show next week. The recent Coronation celebrations in Carterton produced a profit of £SO 6s. A Masterton orchardist expresses the opinion that the coming season will be later than usual, but will see an absence of blights and other garden pests. The protracted spell of cold and wet weather has reduced the temperature of the earth to such an extent that it will take weeks of sunshine to recover and impart sufficient nourishment to germinate cereals. The Taratahi-Carterton Racing Club is not (according to the News) going to lose one of its racing days without an effort to avoid it. Mr Buchanan, member for the district, has already interi viewed the Minister on the matter and I arranged for a deputation from the club to interviewTiim at Wellington on Saturday. It is felt that the Taratahi- , Carterton Club has been badly treatI ed, taking into consideration all the I circumstances, and the Minister will I have all the facts laid before him by I the deputation. The Hastings Town Band will soon be in possession of a new set of silverplated engraved intruments. The set will comprise 27 instruments, including two drums, and will cost £550, of which amount the band has available £3OO, leaving a balance of £250 to be found. A recent bazaar in aid of the band funds netted about £262.

j A case was heard in the MagisI trate's Court at Carterton on.ThursI day in which Joseph Dixon, of Masterton, claimed £2O damages and £5 expenses from H. Catt in connection with a transfer of horses. It was alleged that the horse received by Mr Dixon in exchange for the one he had given defendant turned out to be a "roarer." After hearing lengthy evidence, His Worship said the plaintiff i had relied upon his own judgment when purchasing the norse. It was also proved that at the time of the sale the horse was not a "roarer. *' Judgment was given in favour of the defendant, with costs, £9 19s. ' A most enthusiastic meeting of all Committees of the Masterton Hospital Ball was held last evening in the Technical School, Mr A. Henderson presiding. Reports were handed in, all of which were of a favourable character. Promises of refreshments were received from all quarters,- and tickets are selling freely. Cash donations are' exceptionally satisfactory - this year. Mrs Kendall and Miss Wolff have kindly consented to be in attendance at the Town Hall at 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to give the children instruction in the dances. The decorations committee will start in the Hall on Wednesdayevening and continue on Thursday morning. Everything points to the coming ball being a great success. A Masterton resident,- Mr E. C. Keen, has just applied for protection for a patent which is likely to prove a valuabte and remunerative device. It consists of an automatic flushingpan disinfector. Being simple in operation and inexpensive in manufacture, and having for its object a very n|eoek&ry r safeguard to health, the apparatus should prove invaluable in hospitals, and in private use, too, where scrupulous cleanliness is desired. Another ingenious and very simple contrivance being protected by the same it. venter is an adjusfc'iiont to the pedal of pianos to make the piano ,mice-proof. The mischief done by mice in pianos is often very ifktructiv9 to the- mechanism, and this invention has already been favourably received by New Zealand piano firms, Avho desire to take up agencies for the patent. Mr G. H. Cullen, of Masterton, in conjunction with Messrs Higgs and O'Donnell, of Wellington, patent agents, are handling both applications for the letters pate-it.

I An advertiser has a vacancy in a good homo for a gentleman boarder. A reliable servant is required at No. 221 Chapel Street. Hours from 2 to--7 p.m. Messrs A J. Johnson and Co. will sell at the Post Office auction mart today, timber, ducks, fowls, sheep dog, furniture and sundries. Mr J. Gunther, land agent, Opotiki, who is staying in Masterton until Wednesday, would bo pleased to give any information of Opotiki and Bay of Plenty properties. Mr Gunither's present address is 17 High j Street, Kuripuni. Mr J. M. Spear, M.P.0.C., D.8.0.A., eyesight specialist, is at present in Masterton, and may be consulted at the Club Hotel (private rooms), until Tuesday afternoon. A special show case of lenses is on view at the Coronation Exhibition. Messrs Graham and Co.'s great crowning sale is still in full swing. Special notices appear throughout the wanted columns, drawing attention to leading reduced lines. Goods in the windows may be seen marked in plain figures. An event that bids fair to outshine the Coronation itself, and which will no doubt prove to be of greater interest to Masterton men, is the clean sweep sale announced by Mr J. L. Murray in this issue. j Mr R. Brown, land agent, Masteri ton, draws attention to a good • Hawke's Bay farm of 1100 acres, which ] is highly improved and well suited for I subdivision. Also a Masterton proj perty of 9 acres, with a good house , j and outbuildings, for sale or exI change. Mr Brown has a client who is , j desirous of undertaking an improved ' J or partly improved bush section. i ! If you are in want of a cheap line • in dress or blouse goods, or in any line : of furnishing, or even ironmongery, s the sale announcement of Messrs l Graham and Co. ought to interest you, ■ and we draw the attention of our rea- ; ders to the new advertisement issue, which tells of the continuation of Graham's famous £IO,OOO sale.

The clothes a man or woman wears mean so much in this work-a-day world, and is is the best advice that Mr Donald offers his patrons and others when he calls their attention to the matter of clothes. His ideas are always fresh when tailoring is the subject matter, and a visit to his establishment will convince our readers of this possibly in more ways than one. Cold weather, cold nights, and with them cold feet seem to be sea-? sonable if chilly topics to talk about. But to people troubled with cold feet a word is spoken through the change advertisement of Mr H. T. Wood, chemist and optician, who inserts an advertisement about India rubber hot-water bottles.

The new season's goods to hand by Mr W. Pauling, include all the latest and most fashionable materials. Those thinking of ordering the winter suit are invited to call and talk the matter over with Mr Pauling, who undertakes to give every order his personal supervision. Every regard is paid to the dictates of fashion, and the workmanship throughout is guaranteed in every detail. 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. The property will be offered firstly as a whole, and if unsold, in two farms—one containing 574 acres, and the other 726 acres. I With the commencement of the usual round of evening functions, the desire for something n§w and distinctive in pendants and necklets for evening wear is necessary. In this connection Mr Henderson, jeweller and. optician, is now showing a very fine assorted lot of pendants and necklets, ranging in price from- 30s to £8 Bs. A specialty is also made of the new Japanese bangles and necklets, which are becoming so fashionable. The former are quoted at the very reasonable price of 12s 6d, and the necklets at 255. They are really very dainty ornaments, the designs being decidedly unique. A display of these goods is being made to-day.