LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10414, 7 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The snow is rapidly disappearing from the Tararua ranges, some of the peaks being almost bare. A larger area of land than usual is being put down in oats in the Masterton district this year. The South Wairarapa Raver Board lias appointed a sub-committee to deal with the opening of the Wairarapa Lake.

Tho approximate number of sheep in the Dominion this year is 23,754,-

There are at present three registry tpjfiices conducting business in the Masterton district. Tho Carterton pugilists are evidently taking a lively interest in the forthcoming boxing championships, as it "is reported that a punching bag is t® be found in every home in that district. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours' preceding 9 a.m. on Wednesday was 14 points, and there wore twelve degrees of frost yesterday morning. There is a strong public feeling in Masterton that the new bridge over the Waipoua river should be lowered, and removed to the centre of the road. Work was proceeding at the bridge yesterday. I The Hereford herd which was pnr- | chased by Mr Donald McKenzie, of Masterton, at tho dispersal sale of the late Mr G. C. Wheeler's stock, has wintered splendidly, and is now looking remarkably well. The office of the Labour Department in Masterton is now largely utilised by employers when in need of workers. During tho year ending March 31st last, 132 men were assisted, principally to private employment. j A Masterton dairy farmer, in conj versation with a representative of the I "Age" yesterday, stated that feed was 1 scarcer just now than it had been durI ing the months of June and July. The ) ground is dry. and there io very little j growth in tho grass.

Four prosecutions were entered for breaches of the Shops and Offices Act in Masterton last year, and in each case fines were inflicted. The Inspector states', in his annual report, that the amendment passed last session is being fairly well observed.In the Supreme Court at Napier, William McCarthy was found guilty of stealing from a dwelling, and received two years' imprisonment. Frederick Ewart, for cruelly ill-treating a horse by starving, was fined £ls. Renata Graham, a Maori youth, was acquitted of a charge of carnal knowledge. Ine gold medals to be presented to the "runners-up" in the Boxing Championships in Masterton on Wednesday and Thursday next, are on view in Mi* D. Walsh's window, Queen Street. These trophies have been generously donated by Messrs Caselberg, John Cross, A. R. Maltby, H. Perry, F. G. Maunsell and W. Wardeli.

A young man was charged in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday, before Mr James Brown, J.P., with, having left the Gisborne district without making any provision for j the maintenance of his unborn child. On the application of Sergeant Miller, the defendant, who was represented by Mr P. L. Hollings, was remanded to appear at Wairoa. Bail was allowed in accused £IOO, and one surety of £IOO, which was forthcoming. It is satisfactory to note, from the annual report of the Inspector of Factories, -that no great difficulty has J been experienced in the administration 1 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act in the Masterton district, during the past year, in opnnectiom with any of the awards in force. Two cases for breaches of award were taken before the Court. In one case a fine was inflicted, and the other case was dismissed.

Considerable interest is being taken in the annual football match between the stock and station agents and bankers, lawyers and dentists, which is to be played in Masterton this afternoon. The hundred yards' sprint is also likely to produce an exciting contest, as some of the competitors nave been in training for quite a number of years. Ait the re-union in the evening, the toast of the "Ambulance Brigade" will be omitted. According to the Inspector of Factories, the. accommodation *for shearers throughout the Masterton district is still undergoing improvement. Several station-holders have effected the necessary additions required to be made .since last season, and it is expected that the shearers' quarters will be more up-to-date than hitherto. Sheep-farmers now seem to recognise that good accommodation is necessary, especially if they wish to have their shearing carried out well * and without dissatisfaction. The officer in charge of the women's branch of the Department of Labour in Masterton (Miss Harriet Hodge), reports that, since the office was opened in 1910, numerous applications have been received for assistants, generals and helps. A dearth of domestic helps is reported, few applications being received for domestic work from girls, as they prefer the shop or office, or wish to follow a trade. Sixty-eight applications were received up till March 31st last for domestic helps, with wages offered of from 7s 6d to 25s per week. Only thirty-4wo applications were received froirf workers seeking employment. • According .to Mr Georgeson, Inspector of Factories, there has not been much demand for unskilled labourers in the Masterton district during the past year. The principal general labouring was in connection with the new meat-freezing works, showgrounds, sale-yards, etc. No work of any magnitude was undertaken by the borough, that required any additional number of unskilled labourers. A large number of men, however, were-employed during the winter and spring in scrub cutting operations, and lately at rabbiting. The road formation in this district is fairly well completed, so that there is little or no co-operative | work going on. For children's hacking cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d. 2s 6d. She walk® in beauty like a queen, Her equal man hath never seen; She takes' for coughs and colds I ween;— A good safe cure. You see her bright and gay and well She knows the stuff which chemists sell,. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure I can tell— Of health she's aura. 7 A MOTHER'S PRAISE. There is no better medicine, made for children than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs Greig, of Rowntree Street, Balmain, Sydney, dm the following letter tells other mothers about it:—"My two children have derived great benefit from taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy; they both suffered from colds, but Chaniberlain'is Cough Remedy afforded tluem dmstant relief, and by the time two botitles were taken a cure was effected. I mil' thoroughly recommend Cbjaim!berla.in'is Cough Remedy to mothers "whose children suffer from aay kind fcf colds. Sold by all chemist* J and storekeepers.

Mr E. Halo, of Masterton, will act as judge in several of the classes at the horticultural show to bo held shortly in the Lower Valley. Certificates of fitness to work in factories were issued t<| fifteen young persons in Masterton last year. In the North Island, during the year 1910-11, 29,906,125 trees, including thirty-one varieties, were planted in connection with State afforestation. Nine acidents in factories were reported in Masterton during the year ended March 31st last. Fortunately none of them were of a serious nature. An unemployed demonstration was made in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, yesterday morning. Eightyeight men signed their names as being out of work. I The Greytown Standard gives the I Government what, in Trades' Union circles, is known as "ginger," for having allowed the Hautotara estate to pass into the hands of a syndicate. The total expenditure on tree-plant-ing and maintenance, in connection with State afforestation, during the year 1910-11, was £4,592 16s 3d. The total expenditure to March. 31st, 1911, was £38,828 2s Id. The total receipts at the sale of work in Master-ton, yesterday, in aid of the: Melanesian Mission, exceeded £SO. With donations, the amount will reach over £6O. During the year ended March 31st last, 3,316,250 trees have been raised at, and 4,303,021 trees sent out, from New Zealand State nurseries. The cost per thousand for raising the trees was 6s Id. The Commissioners of the New Zealand Public Debts and Sinking Funds had in hand on March 31st, 1911, the sum of £165,913 17s Bd, being accrued from loans during the past year. The Horn-mills of Messrs Moffat and' Sons, in Hazeldean-road, Christchurch, have been damaged by fire. The top storey, where grain and flour were stored, was gutted. The insurance is £2OOO. Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., held a short sitting of,the Magistrate's Court at Greytown yesterday. Two civil cases were dealt with, and a man was fined 2s 6d and 7s costs for riding a bicycle on a footpath. Mr C. H. Poole, M.P., will deliver addresses in connection with No-Li-cense, at the following places:—Greytown, .Saturday night, September 9th; Carterton, Sunday, September 10th; and Featherston, Monday, September 11th.

Considerable interest is being centred in an .action for slander,-which is set down for hearing at the sitting of the Supreme Court in Masterton, next week. For the first time in New Zealand, a legal interpretation will be placed upon the term "dropper." Mr J. G. Wilson, on Saturday evening at Sandon, in advocating topdressing; mentioned a paddock, which prior to top-dressing would not carry one sheep to three acres, after dressing it easily carried four to the acre. . An inquiry into the circumstances under which the Kaiwaiwai school was destroyed by fire, will probably be held by,Mr A. H. Vile and another member of the Education Board, on Saturday next. Arrangements are being made for the re-opening of the school in temporary premises on Monday nest. Mr C: Bannister, of Masterton, who has just returned from a trip through the West Coast districts, states that the country there is looking particularly well. The pasturage has come away at a remarkable rate, and, although the season in the Wairarapa is good, he considers that the West Coast is fully a month ahead. The news of the retirement of the Hon. G. Fowlds from the Ministry, which was announced in the Age yesterday morning, created quite a sensation in Masterton. The speech made by Mr Fowlds on the occasion of his retirement was almost the sole subject of conversation in the town throughout the day. Seventy-one years ago yesterday the good ship Blenheim sailed from the Clyde, with 300 immigrants, bound for Wellington. To-day only ten of these pioneers are alive—four in the Wairarapa, two in Turakina, two in Wellington, one in Feilding, and one in the Upper Hutt. Strange to relate, one of the ten, Mr James Brown, celebrated his 78th birthday yesterday. There were no prosecutions in Masterton last year for breaches of the Factories Act, The Inspector of Factories, in; his annual report, states that occupiers are becoming more conversant with the requirements, so that (breaches seldom occur. Practically the whole of the factories have been visited, and found to be in a satisfactory condition. The Rev. H. G. Blackburne, vicar of Kilbirnie. Wellington, will be the special preacher at Evensong on Patronal Festival of St. Luke's Church, Greytown, on Wednesday, October 18th. It is hoped that the choirs of St. Matthew's, Masterton, and St. Mark's, Carterton, will take part in the services, and members of the Masterton branch of the Church of England Men's Society, with several visiting clergy, will also be present.

If you want to cure your cough, take Tonking's Linseed Emulsion. From all chemists and stores, Is 6d. 2s 6d, 4s 6d. 3 RECORD PRICES FOR DAIRY PRODUCE. The dairy season just opening promlises to foe la record' one for New Zealand' Dairymen. The dry ipeason experienced in ithe Northern Hemisphere bas resulted in a short make of both hutter and cheese, and available isnpplies tfor consumption in the Mather Country are shbrt of tlhe demand, as (the quantity of hutter in cold storage is considerably less than in former years. It is recognised that prices are controlled by tJhe question of supply and demand, and as a result of the present conditions prices for this season's output must rule high. Farmers should therefore take 'advantage of this opportunity, and increase their isupply of milk to tihe factories. In this connection, however, they are faced with the difficulty of obtaining suitable and reliable labour 'for milking, but as an easy solution of this problem we recommend all dairymen to instal the L.K.G. mechanical milker, wMch after nine years' practical use has demonstrated that equally as high an average yield per cow can be obtained with hand milking, while the cost of labour is considerably reduced. Place your order for on L.K.G. Plant and complete your outfit with tihe most reliable and satisfactory labour saver for the. farm. For full particulars apply to J. B. MacEwan and Co., Ltd., Wellington.

A Chinese market gardener named Wong King, was yesterday nominated for a seat on the Gisborne Borough Council. The Patea Bowling Club has decided to allow ladies to play on the green, as last year. There was only one dissentient to the proposal. Some Masterton farmers are thinking of following the example of farmers in the South, and diluting their fodder for cows with molasses. In a village near Southend a wedding has just taken place between William Wheat and Daisy Oates. Of course, both were "chaffed." The Patea Press states that the directors of the Whenuakura Dairy Co. have decided on consignment, through Messrs Kearley and Tonge, of London, at lljd per lb., without recourse. In an interview on Tuesday night, the Hon. G. Fowlds said: —"I believo the Government has lost its hold upon. the country. The dissatisfaction among the supporters of the Government which I believo exists, is but a reflection of the dissatisfaction with which the Government is regarded throughout the country."' The Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Co. announco a reduction in the price of its butter by 2d per lb. The Company reports that supplies are nowincreasing slowly, and that a further reduction will take place at an early date. The report concludes: "Never in the history of the Company have we been so short of butter." Says a Press message: —A mild speculative sensation was caused at Te Kuiti yesterday by the fact that tho 2 a.m. express brought four policemen, and they, accompanied by the local constable, proceeded immediately in the direction of Piopio. Four more police arrived by the 4 p.m. train and proceeded in the same way. The question is being asked on all sides, is it Pawelka? Strict silence is being maintained by the police. Mr A. H. Herbert contends that there is no security of tenure with tho lease-in-perpetuity system. At Rakaunui lie gaye an illustration. A settler in the Forty-Mile Bush took up a section of land, and, with -the exception of two years, resided on it for a considerable period. He sold it to another settler, who also lived on it for ten years, and eventually managed to earn sufficient to obtain the freehold. But what was his amazement on being - told by the Land Board that they could not grant the title because the former tenant had not resided on the land for the two years.

An apprentice to learn the moulding trade is required by the Masterton Implement Company. Mr A. J. Giddings reports that his llsd bargain window concluded most successfully, all lines being cleared. In view of this he has now decided to have a special display of Is lid bargains, public inspection of which is invited. At the stock sale to be held at the Mutual Trading Oo.'s yards, Carterton, to-morrow (Friday), Mr V. L. Fairbrother will sell on account of Mr T. H. Henderson, who has sold his property, 28 good dairy cows in milk and to calve early. Full particulars of other lines to be sold are advertised on the auctioneer's page of this morning's issue. Messrs J. Fraser and Co., land and estate agents, Masterton, advertise a new list of properties for sale, comprising a first-class dairy farm of 70 acres, highly improved, and only four miles from Masterton; a small sheep run of 500 acres, 13 miles from Masi terton, with ell necessary, buildings, j well sub-divided and watered; also a good seven-roomed house and all conveniences, with 11 acres of land, close to Masterton. In a change advertisement on page 6 of this morning's issue, Mr Henderson, jeweller optician, draws attention to his stock of ladies' and gentlemen's :' high-grade watches. A special feature is made of the solid nickel "Moeri" watches, as illustrated in-the advertisement. Mr Henderson ieports that during the past six months no fewer I than half a gross of these watches have .been retailed in the district, which speaks well for their efficiency as time-keepers. A "Moeri" watch, as illustrated,, will be forwarded post free to anyone for 20s, accompanied with a written guarantee for twelvemonths, and free repairs. Mr P. W. Reardon, motor expert, '.of Masterton, has. with considerable enterprise, just added to his garage a 15-28 h.p. Clement Talbot taxi-cab for hire purposes. The taxi has been specially constructed to cater for the requirements of theatrical, ball, and wedding parties. It is beautifully finished, and will seat four inside, two outside, in addition to the driver. The taxi-cab will be in charge of a firstclass and experienced chauffeur, and will be available for hire at all times. Since Mr Reardon started in business in Masterton he has, by energy and enterprise, established $ connection in town and- country that it; decidedly creditable, and that his efforts are ap? predated is evidenced by his steady and increasing business.