LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10299, 31 July 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next shoot in connection with the Masterton Gun Club will be held on Thursday, August 10th. Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., have received cable advice from their London agents, dated 26th July, 1911, that the present series of wool sales have closed at very firm rates. The scenery and wardrobe of the comic opera "Dorothy," which .has been purchased by the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society from the New Plymouth Society, arrived in Masterton on Saturday.

As a result of a canvass in Pahiatua over £6O has been subscribed towards the building fund of the Presbyterian Orphanage in Wellington. A number of cattle m the Pongaroa district have recently been poisoned through eating tutu. One man lost a team of working bullocks. It is now considered certain that the young man Marsh, who was acting Postmaster v at Akitio, has been drowned. The Masterton Fire Police and Salvage Corps intend presenting Mr A. E. Wilton, who recently left for Martinborough. with an illuminated address. Mr Wilton was for a number of years a prominent member of the corps.

"" In the opinion of Mr Rait, M.R.C.V.S., who delivered an address in Masterton on Saturday, there is no relation between facial eczema in sheep and the nasal bot.

Great interest was taken in Masterton in the result of the Arnst-Pearee sculling race on Saturday. The win of Arnst, which was announced shortly after seven o'clock, was very popular with tho crowd.

The Masterton A. and P. Association has now a-membership of 379. Twenty-six new members were elected at the meeting; on Saturday last. ' A determined effort i* to be made to increase the membership to 1000 during the ensuing year. Mr William Perry, of Per rose, Masterton, stated at Saturday's meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association that he had tried the experiment of cultivating thousand-headed kale. The experiment had proved highly successful. The kale was blight-re-sistant, and the sheep ate it with avidity and thrived, upon it. In answer to a question put to him after his address in Mastertoh on Saturday night, Mr Rait, veterinary surgeon, stated that the Royal Commission which had recently sat in England had discovered that bovine tuberculosis was communicable to human beings, particularly to <the young.

eating potatoes are being retailed from door to door in Masterton by Natives at 12s 6d per sack. Asked why he had entered the retail business, one of the Natives said, "My friend, he like the money to go to the Pictures."

At a.< •meeting of the Eketahuna branch' of the Farmers' Union on Saturday last, it was decided that the Union continue to hold its horticultural show and field events, but that the public be askejl to co-operate in the management. n The telegraph authorities advise that telegrams may now be accepted for transmission by wireless telegraphy to vessels fitted with wireless when approaching or departing from New Zealand, within a radius of 300 miles, at a charge of lOd per word. A competitive examination will be held, commencing on December sth next, for candidates for the Royal Military Collegeof : Australia.'' Th 6 fee' for examination is three guinea*, and is payable ty. the University of New Zealand.

. Mr Perry stated at the meeting of the A. ;and P. Association in Master-; toB-pnuSaturd^ he had put down one hundred acres of land in swedes. This had been one of the best crocs he had ever grown. He.attributed this to the fact that he had sown late, and the plants were vigorous. .\

Mr H. A. Kevins stated at the meeting of the Ma*terton A. and P. Association on Saturday.that it was almost impossible to move farmers. Tney would not go any distance to look at experimental plots. As it had been found necessary in Ireland to give demonstrations of potato-spraying at cross roads, so it would be necessary in New Zealand to place their experimental plots on the very side of the road, so that farmers could not fail to see them. J. "'; ■„',•'• : /'-V" •«■' . ,In his address, at the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P.' Association on Saturday last,. Mr William Perry, the retiring President, paid a warm tribute to the promoters of the' Waingawa freezing works. These works were, he said, the most important that had been established in the Wairarapa. "It has been hard work i geetmg the Sol way grounds going " said Mr. Perry,-"lwfc this has been nothing to the work required to establish the freezing industry in our midst." The reference to the "Waingawa works was received with loud applause.

NO HOME WITHOUT A PIANO. To make and keep home homely, you need a piano in it. Thanks to the Dresden Piano Company's honest and reasonable system of deferred payments, there are pianos in thousands of New Zealand homes, sand the number increases daily. The four best pianos are The Broadwood! The Ronlsch! The Lipp! and The Stein way! A big new shipment of these famous and delightful instruments has just arrived. If you are thinking of a piano, write or call NOW. The Dresden Piano Company carries very large stocks, so that there is not the slightest difficulty in suiting all tastes and requirements. If you want a good reliable piano at a reasonable, price, go to THE DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY LIMITED, WELLINGTON. M. J. BROOKES, North Island Man. •ager. Local Representative: H. Inns, DamieW's Buildings, Queen Street, Masterton.

A new metallic telephone service is at present being laid between Pahiatua and Dannevirke.

Some Hawke's Bay territorials are to bo prosecuted for riotous behaviour when awaiting medical inspection. Messrs Hoar and Baillie's tender has been accepted for the erection of a residence for Mr W. Gross, at Alfredton, sA meeting of the local branch of Hie Shearer-S.' Federation was held in Mnstcrton on Saturday night. Tho business transacted was of a private nature. 'i here have been twenty-three births, four deaths, and one marriage registered in Masterton during the present month. Nearly all the judges who have been asked to act at the Hawke's Bay A. and P. Society's Show have already intimated their willingness to do so. Three convictions for drunkenness have been recorded at the Masterton Magistrate's^Court during the month of July, as compared with five for the corresponding month of 1910. Fruit growing is taking hold in the Hawke's Bay district, and the local Fruitgrowers' Company has decided, after careful investigation, to increase its capital, erect commodious wool stores, with the other requisite provisions for dealing with one thousinl cases daily.

Not a single bankruptcy has been registered in Masterton during the month ending to-day. There was one insolvency in July last year. For the c even months ending to-day there have been twelve bankruptcies, compared with fourteen for the same period last year.

A very good debate will be held in Murray's Hall, Masterton, to-night, on the land tenure of the Dominion. "That the freehold, with limitation of area, is the best land tenure for the Dominion," will be debated. The members of ilie Eketahuna branch of the Farmers Union will take the affirm ative, and members of the local Debating Society will take the negative.

How is it possible to discover whether a cow is suffering from milk fever or contagious mammitis? This was a question put to Mr D. H. Rait in Masterton on Saturday. The veterinarian replied that samples of the milk should be placed in bottles, pealed, and sent to the Government Laboratory for analysis. When cows were suspected of contagious mammitis they should at once be isolated.

Mr William Perry told-the,Master-ton A. .and P. Association on Saturday that he had this year succeeded in beating the Chinese in the cultivation of cabbage. He had planted an acre with cow cabbage late in the season, and he found that this had resisted the blight. Not only v had he secured a supply sufficient for his own stock, but he had been able to sell a quantity to the Chinaman. It was stated, by Mr H. A. Nevins, of Tinui, at the meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday last, that maize was being largely used in the Marton district as a substitute for rape. From an experimental plot of H acres, four hundred lambs had been fed for two months. The lambs were kept in a separate paddock and green maize was put out to them. They ate every particle of it. Thi? year an experiment was being made of converting maize into ensilage. Mr Nevins was of opinion that similar experiments might be conducted in the Wairarapa with advantage.

Mr Duncan McGregor, senr., stated at the conclusion of Mr Rait's lecture in Masterton on Saturday he had a horse which could see perfectly well during the daytime, but appeared to become-blind as the night came on. MEißait said he could jiot-.quite understand such a thing. "Usually the loss of eyesight in horses was the other way about. He should think that the examination of Mr McGregor's horse would reveal a cataract. It was easy to discover if a cataract was there. Whetn the eye was healthy, the holding of a candle before it would reveal the existence of three distinct forms. If there was cataract, there would be only two forms, and a portion of another.

A smoke concert was held on Saturday evening at the Foresters'. HalH by|the,; Di|yprs? Union, when a large gathering of members and .friends assembled, about sixty being present. The. chair, was taken by Mr R. Frater,.President.of the ..Union, ; aud the vice-chair by Mj%P;. Gilbert.. !marks, proposed the health of the King which was drunk in bumpers. Tim toast of "The Visitors" was proposed by Mr Gilbert, and responded to bv Messrs Fly and Young. Mr Culleii proposed the "Union,'' which was responded to by Messrs'Frater and,Milner. "The Press" was-<proposed by Mr. Challis, and to by Mr Gilbert../ Mr K. Ewington proposed the health of the President, and Mr Gilbert the ladies. Songs were rendered by Messrs Frater, Stevenson, Gilbert, Hadley, K. Ewington, Adams, Weller, and Cullen, and recitations were given by Messrs Hooper and Dixon, and piano solos by Messr sMcKenzie and Master Gray! A very enjoyable evening was closed by the singing of "AuldLang Syne." ' TIMELY RECIPES."

1 Rub the rind -of three or four oranges with lumps of sugar to extract some of -the zest. Gut a dozens or more oranges in halves across, not from end to end, with a teaspoon scoop out the pulp, extract the juice, and put the rind aside. Melt an ounce of leaf gelatine in a quarter pint of hot water, add three-quarters of a pint of orange juice, the flavoured sugar, and as much more sugar as may be necessary, and bring nearly to boiling point. Have ready in a' large basin three whites of eggs, strain in the hot liquid, and whisk until quite stiff. Pile in rooky heaps on a crystal dish. SWISS ROLL.— Two teacupfuls caster sugar, two teacupfuls flour, two iteaspoonfuls baking powder, four eggs.; Mix the sugar, flour, and baking powder together, and break the eggs into the dry ingredients, beating all for five minutes. Have ready a flat tin such as is usued for a hatter pudding ,and pour the mixture in evenly, baking for eight or ten minutes in a sharp oven. Turn on to a sheet of sugared paper* spread with jam quickly, and roll the cake carefully while still hot, otherwise it will crack. Serve with these "Dragon" Blend, one of the best of high-class teas. The teas used for this Wend are extremely choice and mostly first pickings. It possesses great ibody, the is fine, and the aroma and bouquet are exquisite. The "Dragon" Blend is blended and packed by the Empire Tea Company, Wellington, and is sold by most grocers in this,district at 2s 6d per lb.

A cable from London says that Danish butter has advanced two kroners. Tho dry weather continues to do great damage, and is curtailing butter supplies. Stocks of stored butter are rapidly clearing. From enquiries made among settlers by an Eketahuna Express reporter, it appears that so far this season the mortality among hoggets has been little greater than in previous years.. Up till last night, no trace had been discovered of the young man James Kingdon, who disappeared from Masterton on Monday night last. A report was in circulation yesterday that, i the man had been seen in but this has not been confirmed. In answer to a question in Masterton on Saturday night, Mr D. H. Rait stated that ho preferred searing to the--ordinary motho dof docking lambs. Headmitted, however, that in cases were lambs were overgrown the loss of" blood was a good thing. In some parts of Taranaki hares are* 1 unusually plentiful, and carrots, mangold, and other crops are suffering ini consequence. During one hour's shooting on one farm near • Midhurst thirty-two hares were bagged. The introduction cf the system of rating on unimproved value in the borough of Gisborne is likely to have- ! the effect of placing a fairly large area j of unoccupied land upon the market. One effect of the change has been toquite put a stop to speculation in sec- ! tions by working men, or people of" 1 small means who cannot afford to' pay I the greatly enhanced rates.

Rabbits are said to be increasing aft an alarming rate in North Canterbury and in the Ashhurton district. Theincrease is said to be due mainly tothe fact that the river beds are getting thickly covered with gorse and broom, thus affording ideal sanctuaries for the pest.

Arthur Harold Bunn, solicitor, of Palmerston North, who was remanded to Wellington for sentence, came before Mr Justice Chapman on Saturday, and was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment on charges of theft of sums totalling £228.

The services at the Salvation Army barracks in Masterton yesterday wereconducted by Mrs Glover, wife of Brigadier Glover. In the course of* one of her addresses, Mrs Glover referred to the great social conference recently held in London, and presided over by General Booth. At one of tho gatherings there were assembled five hundred, "service" girls, who had" been reclaimed through the.. Armv's social work and had been kept-under review by the Army officials. MrsGlover also mentioned'that the're were fifty-seven children of all ages in the Wellington Children's Home, and she paid a warm tribute to the Magistrates of New Zealand, who, she said, were keenly anxious to- assist 1 in all social work.

A reward is offered by Mr Arthur Dalrymple, South Road; for "the recovery of a black collie pup. An advertiser wishes to hire for one to three months, strong horse and trap, suitable for commercial traveller, .with samples. A roan gelding, with cover on, lost from Tinui, is advertised for. Reward will be given on returning sameto Pinhey's Stables, Tinui. —- Mr A. A. Cameron, Castlepoint, advertises for sale rabbit dogs, including" eight good spaniels and one purebred greyhound. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., make an addition of a dairy herd of 40 ©ows- and 30 heifers to their entries for the nexj. Pahiatua sale, tomorrow (Tuesday), The auctioneers can recommend the herd as a tip-top lot.

Messrs C. C. Ross and Co., land agents, Masterton, advertise a genuine mortgage in exchange for a farm. 'Also for sale a Masterton farm of 1700 acres freehold, all first-class undulating land, mostly ploughable and highly improved. See advertisement n page 8 for particulars. The last week of the great sale at Messrs C. Smith's, Ltd., drapers. Queen-street, Masterton, will be noted for the great reductions in prices on all classes of goods. Quotations are given in a replace advertisement of leading lines; to give the public somei idea, of t the writing down.