LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10287, 15 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The newly-formed Masterton Gun Club intends offering 2s per dozen for live sparrows. The only person to subscribe to the "George" fund in Eketahuna was a German 1

The meat which is being canned at the Waingawa works is being shipped to Liverpool and Glasgow. The Committee of the Masterton Borough Council meets on Tuesday evening next.

A sweepstake sparrow-shooting match in connection with the newlyformed Masterton Gun Club is to be held on Thursday next.

A telegram was received in Masterton yesterday, from the dredgemaster of the Worksop dredge, stating that the prospects alone the face look very bright.

The latest returns from the Success dredge are 21ozs. 17dwts., and from the Masterton dredge I l2ozs. 7dwts. for 119 hours' working.

The Appeal Court was occupied all day yesterday with the hearing of the motor car case from Dunedin. The argumnet ~was of an intricate and highly technical character. Mr J. C.Boddingtoh reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the twenty-four hours preceding 9 a.m. on Friday was 12 points, and the frost registered was 7 degrees.

Small quantities of stock continue to be received at the Waingawa freezing works. The works will, however, be closed down at the end of the month for an overhaul, in preparation for next season.

Several,, settlers in the Masterton district'are installing shearing machines this season.' The award wage to shearers for machine-shearing is 19s 6d per hundred, while that for handshearing is 20s per hundred. "Bitter pit," which has created alarm among the apple-growers of Australia, is said to have been present in some of the apple orchards in Masterton and other parts of the Dominion for many years past.

Mr C. N. Baeyertz met a number of successful .and other elocutionary competitors in Masterton yesterday, and gave them some sound advice as to their methods for the future. The kindness of MrJßaeyertz in this connection hai been very much appreciated.

The the Wellington Harbour jias written the Secretary of tlie Masterton Trus=<t Lands Trust, offering to let the Trustees have £3OOO of the building loan on September Ist, 19H, and the balance of £I9OO on June Ist, 1912. :

The scratch match that was to have been played between the P. and T. hockey team and another picked tea m at lansdowne to-day has been postponed, the P. and T. Club not being able to get a team together. The match will probably take place next Saturday. The sheeps' tongues which are being oannod at the Waingawa works are finding already sale, in the Wellington markets. One merchant to whom a consignment was sent has advised the Company that the tongues are equal to anything on the market.

, At a meeting of; the Masterton <!Q&A by Mr W. H. Jackson, a statement was furnished which showed that the receipts amounted to £23 Bs, and the expenditure to £3l. Accounts, were passed 'for payment, and votes of thanks ,were passed to those who had assisted in the demonstration. i :

Mrs Barclay, of Waikanae, and formerly of Masterton, has made a dori&l taon of a trophy to the Masteipn Musical and Elocutionary Competitions Society, for the next competitions. It is to be known as the "Pearson Trophy." A number of prominent townspeople have signified their intention of becoming members of the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Competitions Societv. and it is expected that the institution, which has completely" captured the tmblie, will start the coming year with an assured finance. The following tenders were received by the Masterton Trust Lands Trust for erecting new brick premises in Queen Street, Masterton, being No. 3 scheme as approved by the Trustees :—Ooradine and Whittaker, £4980 (accepted); Rose and Mason. £5005 7s 6d; F. King and Sons, £5085: Taylor and Hodges, £5095; Rigg Bros./ £5750. The lowest tender was very close to the architect's estimate. The i contract was signed yesterday, and the work will be put in hand at once. , YOF SHOULD BEAR IN MIND """hat by using the commercial euca-1-ptus oil which is now bought up at nj per lb weight and bottled, and on account of the large profit, pushed, you are exposing yourself to all the dangers to whfch the use of turpentine will .expose von—irritation of kidneys, intestinal trach, and mucrri'pTT'lilfanes. "Pv insistm,? on the OENUTNE SANDER EUCALYPTI EXTRACT you not only avoid these pitfalls, but you have a stimulating, safe, and effective medicament, the result of a special and careful manufacture. A trial will at once convince. Quality in small dose distinguishes it from the bulky and danserous products. DER'S EXTRACT embodies tho result of. 50 "years' . experience and special study ,and it does what ig promised; it faea'la and cures without injuring the constitution, as the oils of thf» market frequently do. Therefore protect -yourself „Kw rei*ctiug other brands'-\

The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand was incorporated in July 1875.

A number of Mastertonians intend competing at the ploughing match to be held in connection with the Wairarapa A. and P. Association. The medals presented to the'prizewinners at the Masterton Musical and Elocutionary Competitions were manufactured by three local firms. They are all of chaste design. The Christchurch Presbytery has passed a resolution approving of the principle of the New South Wales scheme of religious education, and more especially of the Queensland Act of 1910.

The South Canterbury Education Board has passed a resolution cautioning teachers not to interfere "officially" in Bible lessons.

A claim for £2OO for alleged slander has been set down for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court in Masterton.

A Suva cable states that, while hoisting an anchor on the H.M.S. Powerful, a •derrick was carried away, killing one sailor and wounding ten others.

The price of fruit in Auckland is remarkably low for this season of the year, apples selling at 3d and 4d per lb, bananas at 2d per lb, oranges Sd per dozen, and mandarins 6d per dozen.

A Wellingtc-i detective has been ill Masterton for the past week, instituting inquiries into the racecourse fire, but it is understood that he has been unable to discover the slightest clue to the mystery. The gross takings in connection with the recent Hospital Ball in Masterton amounted to £2lO. When the Government subsidy is added, there will, after paying all accounts, be a sum of over £3OO available for the purchase of instruments for the institution.

A suggestion has been made to members of the Masterton Trus% Lands Trustees that when' their electrical plant is in operation they should institute picture entertainments of an approved type. The Chairman (Mr E. G. Eton) reported to the Masterton Trust Lands Trustees last night that the contract for the new building on.the Police Station site had been signed.. The date for completion was fixed for Decern ber 4th.

The engine for the driving' of the electrical plant in connection with the installation of electric light in the Masterton Town Hall is expected to arrive in Masterton to-day. "

The wheel of fortune. An elderly man, wh6 at one time owned two sheep-stations in New Zealand, and whose wealth was estimated at £50.000, pased through' Masterton yesterday with a swag on his back.

The Masterton Trust Lands Trustees met last night, there being a full attendance. The minutes were read and confirmed, after which, on tho motion of Mr 0. Pragnell,'the meeting adjourned until Monday next, at 8 p.m. in order to allow the Trustees to attend the final concert of the Competitions Society.

Tuesday was the end of the period fixed by the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Labourers' Union during Avhich tihe employers were ; asked to signify if they would meet representatives of the Union in conference regarding the Union's demands respecting wages and the conditions of labour. Up to noon the secretary of ffche union had not received ajiy reply either from i>he' Sheepowners' Union or any of the farmers in the district.

Notwithstanding the fact thai labour is reported to be scarce' in many, parte of the Dominion, no menueedbe idle for a day in the Ashbua-ton County. As a matter of fact, a number of farmers have been unable to secure men as teamsters and general labour-' ers There is a possibility, however, when the freezing works close down' for the season, that a number of men may be thrown out of employment. Farmers have provided an unusually large .amount of work for general labourers this season.

A Masterton resident has learned by experience that it is not safe to turn a black cat' from the door,, k The other evening he found a neighbour's black feline at his meat safe. He threw, a chopper at. it., .The oat escaped, but the weapon simashed through the wire-netting of Vpoultrv yard and killed a prize rooster yahied report the misfortune to his wife,"he trod on a nail, which penetrated his foot, and he was horrified to find that a kettle had also upset and scalded his wife's arms severely. *

There is on view at. the butchery shop of Mr W. G. Butcher, Queen Street,' Masterton, a prime wether which turns the scales at somewhat remarkable weight of °Jolbs. The sheep w£s brainy Messrs Daysli Bros., of "Overton," East Taratahi; There is also a fine display of, prime ewe mutton, bred by Mr W. Dorset, of Clareville, averaging 771bs. Mr W. Perry, of "Penrose," Masterton, in conservation with an Age reporter yesterday, commented upon the statement which he noticed was being circulated outside this district that there was a heavy moHalitj-' amongst young sheep in the. Wairarapa. The statement, as far as he was able to ascertain, was an exaggeration. The death rate this year" did riot exceed the average of former years.

MAKING HOME HOMELIER.

! £ you nave no children, you need ito keep the house as bright and i cheerful as possible—you want a piano. If you have ohaldreni growing lup about you, you want to make home as attractive as possible for them— you want a piano. It does not matter what your circumstances are; you can afford a piano, if you go about it in a sensible way. Let the Dresden Piano Compauy show you the way. «• The ; Dresden H3re-Purohiase tern bring® splendid pianos into the reach of everybody. The Company's stock is very wide; you are offered the choice of pianos by all the great makers of the world. • If—oh the other hand—you oan'-t play, make enquiry about the Broadwood Player Piano. The Plaver can be fitted or removed at will when the piano is required for ordinary solo work. The Player itself is made by Broad woods. Needless to sav it. is, irreproachable alike in mechanics, material, and, workmanship. •In short, it is the best in the market! Go into this matter now! M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager, Looal Representative i H. le«fi, Daaioll's .Buildings. -■ 'Martyr.-* t«».

The Tauherenikau Hotel lias changed hands, Mr Thomas Sims, lately of Taranaki, having taken possession.

The Health Department has told the Masterton County Council, and other local bodies, in'all seriousness, that cats will effectively destroy rats!

The report that ex-captain Knyveti had accepted a commission in a Ohine.e army is denied. The amateur billiard championship of New Zealand has been arranged by the Sports Club for July 31st at Auckland.

Wednesday next will be the true and only Arbor Day. So far, no steps have been taken to ob.erve it as such in Masterton.

Dr. Andrew, while motoring to town from the Moutere (Nelson), the other day, say a rara avis in the shape of a black bird, which, but for a patch on its tail, was perfectly white. <

A mother sent this somewhat satirical note to the teacher of her small son : —"Pardon me for calling your attention to the fact that you have pulled Johnnie's right ear until it is getting longer than the other. Please pull his left ear for a while, and you will oblige his mother."

Mr W. C* Buchanan, M.P., was unable, on account- of the flooded rivers, to speak at Whakataki on Monday evening last. He intends visiting t"hat locality before the opening of the session.

The total takings at the doors of the Masterton Town Hall and Methodist Schoolroom Competitions thh week, exclusive of season have been as follows: —Tuesday, ££*j Is 6d; Wednesday, £2l 16s; Thursday. £54 as; Friday, £46 10s; total, £147 10s 6d. It is anticipated that, with donations, members' subscriptions, etc., -the total receipts will amount to nearly £3OO. The expenditure is estimated at £270.

A fortnight ago, at a meeting of Carterton tradespeople, it was decided to. % ask Masterton tradiespeople what tne effects of No-LiceHse had been on the business done in the Masterton district. A further meeting of the Carterton tradespeople is (says the News) called for Tuesday night next. July 18th, at 7.30 o'clock, in the Borough Council Chambers, to receive the replies from the Masterton business men.

Mr W. C. Bucnannn, M.P., addressed meetings of the electors at Homewood. Tinui, Whareama, and Langdale this week.. At each place ■visited Tie met with-a. cordial reception. Mr Buchanan found the settler* keenly alive to the political situation, and sta.tes that much interest is being displayed in the addresses delivered by leaders of the Opposition party in various parts of the Dominion. The honours conferred upon Sir Joseph Ward and Dr. Findlay are, he says, being treated with open derision. The big dog is always on top. This fact was demonstrated in Masterton - yesterday afternoon. A hungry-look-ing canine marched proudly from a butcher's shop with a joint of meat between his jaws. He was setting to work in the middle of the road to make a meal. A bigger dog came upon the scene, and the thief left with his tail between his legs. Then a still larger canine sniffed the toothsome morsel, and doggy No. 2 had to retreat. Bu x when a shaggy mastiff, with tail erect; a'nd eyes gleaming with anticipation, put in his claim, the third dog retired gracefully. The mastiff removed the joint to a secluded soot, where he dined sumptuously. The incident is not without its moral.

Dr. Coward, the conductor of the Sheffield Choir, has some interesting theories about choral music, which he as ajv educational force. Ho believes wit it is closely associated with democratic; progress. "You will find this," he remarked in Sydney, "that the most progressive countries in England are those in which' such music is cultivated. You will find it so in Yorkshire. Lanearjjijre.,'and the North of England, and 'further south at Nottingham; Vigour and independence and democratic progress are usually associated with choral singing."

Speaking on the coming No-License and National Prohibition vote, under the title of "New Zealand's Opportunity.'* Mr G; B.Nicholls. at,St. Kilda 'Wethoclißt" Church, said on Sunday last:—"ln organising for former campaigns in.,Duaedinv we -have -<aierely organised to make a good fight and .without much hone of really carrying the city for No-License. This time it ■;•; >Wk-, fcre-xjrgftjßasing'; .for "vio{ory-.'iTv"i9il in Dimedin City, Dunedin South, Taieri, and Chalmers. To show you how near victory is in these nlaces I will quote tJhe percentages for J last poll. In round figures, Dunedin ) City polled 56J per cent.., or 31. per :,cent from *victory: Chalmers polled 57J? per cent., or 2* per cent short; Taieri polled more than 59& per cent., thus being less than J per cent short of fthe coveted total. Su#y per celrfe could brt reacned in 1 , all these places," said Mr Nioholls, "and tlms make a! dry aVea from Inrercargill to the Waitaki ftiver."

PUFFS AMD PANCAKES.

BAKEWELL PUFFS.— Required.: One egg, its weight in flour, hutt6r, carter sugar, and a teaspoonful of .baking powder, ;short pastry, a little jam. J "-Melt the butter, add the :beaiien egg, sugar arid flour, beat all with the baking powder last. Line smiaH babing tins with the .pastry, put a teaspoonful of jam into each, and a dessert spoonful of the batter on the top. Bake in a good sharp oven for ten minutes and serve when almost cold. For a change substitute chocolate cream for the jam, and_ ice each tartlet with chocolate icing. PANCAKES— A quarter of a pound of flour, one egg, half a pint of milk, and a level teaspoonful of salt: Mix the flour and salt in a basin, make a hole in the centre, and break the egg into it, or only the yolk, keeping' baok the white; add about two tablespoonfuls of the milk, and stir in some of the flour , very smoothly, adding more of the milk and flour till half the milk is |.".sed. Then boat the mixture thoripugltfy. Next, stir in the rest of the milk and heat again. Now set it aside for two hours, as this much iinproyes the result with all batters, Take the white, beat it well how, and add it lightly to the mixture. Melt some good dripping or butter in the frying pan till a r>lue smoke arises, pour in some of the batter, brown it on both sides, and serve with butter and sugar, with lemon or treacle. If you feel like .enjoying a cup of good honest tea, try the "New Crescent" Blend at 2s per lb. It is a tea that has won its wav into the homes of the peo,ple. The flavour wins your favourits quality never varies, for it is blended by a /eoanoisseur. Tour jm>cer. is certaii t» have tlie "New Creseent" Rfe»? Tea.

Masterton orehardists are already setting to work to prune for the coming seasoi.

The Chkese in Auckland and other parts of the Dominion are strongly opposed to Lionel Terry being released.

The Kaupokonui dairy factory has. paid out to suppliers during its fourteen years' existence no los-. a sum than over £700.000.

At a meeting of the No-License party at Mangatninoka, Mr E. Harding was appointed president of the Electorate Council, and Mr Pease organiser.

Some smart work was done in the shipment of bullocks at Napier through Dalgety and Co. for a southern buyer, fifty-fire being shipped in' an hour.

Regular supplies.of white pine timber are now to be despatched from Gisborne to the Sydney market, and" a steady export' -wadr-Ts anticipated. The Pel or us Girardia7i. reports that the Dominion Consolidated mine, at Deep Creek, is getting splendid re-, turns. A clear; up on Saturday gave a profit of £6O for the week. There is plenty of or<- in sight. Ploughing operations are still in progress in the Masterton district. The ground, honever, is too wet for working just now. and will remain so for somo time.

A surveyor who recently visited the upper reaches of the Maungatiai'ere stream, to the west of Masterton, declares that he saw a live huia. In was in this, neighbourhood that a visitor to the district alleged some months ago that he had seen one of these birds. The petition in favour of the deviation of the Rinlutaka railway has been largely sigiu-d in Eketahuna and other parts of the district. So far as Masterton is concerned, however, the petition does not seem to be troubling many people.

A Masterton nrchardist informed a representative of the Wairarapa Age yesterday that the cold, frosty weather experienced of late will have a destructive effect upon aphis and other forms of orchard blight.

Duringji recent visit to New Zealand Mr and Mrs Driver Holloway, of London, saw on the Wakatipu and Te track a notorious manteil, which is almost an extinct bird in New Zealand.

There are about 300 odd settlers in and around Kawhia occupying somewhere about 150,000 acres of land, (writes a contributor -to the local paper). If a dairy factory or creamery. or two were going in full swing, if it only added per acre to the value of the land, it means £150,000 in the ~ pockets of 300 settlers, or £SOO apiece on an average.

At the Feilding S.M. Court on Thursday, A. Attwood was charged with issuing a false certificate affecting the carriage of a racehorse by rail from Dannevirke to Feilding. There was also a further charge of making use of the certificate and obtaining a consignment note. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined £2 and costs 28s in" each case, the S.M. stating that he had taken into consideration the fact that the charges had not arisen out of Attwood's own personl act, but were due to the action of a lad in his employ.

A four-acre orchard at Palmerston North is advertised for sale by "Messrs Snow and Co. ■'

The next winter evening concert under the auspices of the Wairarapa fl Caledonian Society will be held in Murray's Hall on the 19th July, commencing at 7.30 p.m. sharp. A recital of sacred and secular music will be given this evening on the Steck pianola piano, at the warehouse of the British and Continental Piano Company, Queen Street. Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co. hold their usual weekly sate of poultry, ' furniture, etc., at their mart this afternoon.

Gas consumers are reminded thai Monday, the 17th, is the last day on which discount will be allowed on current accounts.

Mrs Hanlejr an d family elsewhere return thanks to those friends who so kindly sympathised with them ii/their recent sad bereavement. r^. Mr F. J. Bobbins, fruiterer, a<Jfc" vertises table potatoes and onions fof 9 Bale in large or small, quantities, at... - lowest rates.

Messrs A. J. Johnson and do. have been'instructed by Mrs'! Sykes, to" sell the whole of her high-class furniture and effects at the premises,. 18 ; , Cole street. The sale will take place f on^Wednesdayitekf;" 5 ; " " - : ' ' '" : Tenders ar invited by the Wellington Education Board for arranging bathroom and washhouse at the teai cher's residence, Taueru. I The New Zealand Clothing Factor? | elsewhere draw attention to special j values in gentlemen's tailorrcut readyi to-wear sac suits, and ,„.gentlemen's | overcoats, in light,, medium, and [ weights. The Boot Dept. is re- = - ♦plete with a splendid selection of sea-mm sonable footwear, of every description^ at the most reasonable prices.