LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10423, 14 September 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to heavy pressure on space, "Cricket Notes" this week have been held over until Saturday morning's issue. The Monthly meeting of the Masterton District High School Committee is to be held this evening. The annual general meeting of the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society will be held in Murray's Hall ab 8 o'clock on Thursday evening next, the 21st inst. A well-known farmer remarked to an Age reporter that the meeting in Murray's Hall yesterday to listen to Mr 1). Jones's address was one of the best gatherings of farmers he had ever seen in Masterton. The returns of the Palmerston Eggcircle show that up till August 27, l(Jgd per dozen was received for eggs. It is considered that but for the circle the price per dozen would have dropped as low as 9d, and probably Bd. A Press Association telegram from Timaru states that splendid rain has been falling since the early hours of yesterday morning. It is very eoi.l weather, and this may have a bad effect on lambs, but the rain will do vast good to the country. Mr C; C. Ross and Co., Masterton, and Messrs Macintosh and Co., Wellington, have just completed ithe sale of the Wainui-o-mapu sheep station to Messrs Osmond Bros., of Wellington. The price, we understand, is about £32,000, and the area about 4000 acres. . The 6ix presentation sterling silver cups to be presented in connection with the Masterton Boxing Club championships, are at present on view at Mr Henderson's establishment, Queen Sftreet. The'cups are inscribed with the names of the donors, and altogether the display is an attractive one. In conversation with a representative of tseK.Age> Mr David Jones, of Canterbury, stated that the grass* grub was spelling disaster to many farmers in the south island. The grub has so completely taken possession of the country that the ground is barren of grass. "Another season like this," said Mr Jones, "and ithe outlook for farming in Canterbury will be black, indeed."

In the course of ihis address in Mas-t-erton yesterday, Mr D. Jones said that socialists had never yet "done'anything for the good of mankind. A Socialist "was never to'be found - felling trees in the bacfcblocks. He was generally on the street corner telling the other fellow how to do it. The only thing he ever invented was gas with-' out coal. Some months ago it was reported to the Wanganui Hospital Board by Dr. Reid, Medical Superintendent, that he had cured by means of X-rays a case of rodent ulcer (skin cancer). Our readers, says the Wanganui Chronicle, will be interested to know that Dr. Reid has three or four more cases under treatment, and they are getting along nicely. The sale as reported from Wellington by Messrs W. H. Morra'h and Co., land agents and auctioneers, of the goodwill of l.i.p. lease, stock, furniture and implements, of Mr Maurice R. Smith's 482J acre farm, situate at the Dyer Settlement, Martinborough. The purchaser is Mr N. G. Hawthorn, late of Dannevirke. North Canterbury has experienced a long spell of dry weather. There his been no rain of consequence sinae, July, and a frost in August checked the spring growth, and the position was becoming serious from the point) of view of both farmers and graziers. commenced to fall shortly before mid-day yesterday, ajid a steady downpour developed, with every prospect jf continuing. Many farmers in town for the market are unanimous in' say. ing that rain has saved the situation. —Association. "Lucerne does not grow on a heavy clay soil," said a Bunnythorpe farmer to a Manawatu Standard reporter. "I have known crops of lucerne to yield three and four crops in one year on the Continent of Europe. The soil about there is not at iill suitable to lucerne growing. The subsoil requires to be of lime or the sandy loam that is met with on the river flats. Up Pohangina way it ought to do all right, or on the rich flats along the Man&flgatu river. lam quite convinced ,'v will be a failure on our Bunnythorpe soil. Green oats and maize are far , | ahead of it for feeding dairy cows, and lucerne experiments will not repay the farmer hereabouts." Much interest is being evinced 'n the bulb exhibition to be held on Saturday in the Y.M.C.A. rooms, under the auspices of the Miasterton Horticultural Society. Besides the grete Booth and ,?Hale, JEjipbrs 'GoOfteggf, ;Ltd., are making exhibits. To snow what can be , done at our public schools, the Taueru school is sending quite a comprehensive collection. The perfect weather we are enjoying will greatly help to perfect specimens. Mr Hale has kindly consented to classify and judge the exhibitor. Blooms must be blooms, there is no entry fee. The only condition is that three blooms of a variety be sent hearing the name of the exhibition. Blooms must -be staged before 11 a.m. on Saturday. THE REASONABLENESS OF MACHINE MILKING. Milking by hand is a branch of farm labour unique in its. primitiiveness, and has ofition. to be done at unpopular hours. We must admit that there is a wide cjap between a good hand milker and a bad one. Stall the work is purely manual, and l calls for little in: .the way of mental exercise. How different it is in every other department of work on a well ordered form. Tfa» drudgery is lightened, and a certain pleasing interest evoked in tne mind of the operator by manipulating, say an ingenious machine like the- "RIDD." The average man would sooner operate a machine than engage in work which :iis wholly mainaial. Wherever the' mechanical milker ie installed, a revival of interest can. at once be noticed. We,shall be pleased to send you catalogues and full particular® of the "RLDD" MILKING MACHINE, and "BLACKSTONE" KEROSENE ENGINE on receipt of your postcard. It will save you a Jot of worry, and will increase your milk cheque to put in these time and labour saving macthiines. MANSON AND BARR, District Agents. PALMERSTON NORTH.

The Wairarapa Lake is very rough j ana dirty at present, no doubt owing J to its being closed at the mouth. J The Mangaramarama. Cheese Com- I pany are paying lid per lb for butterfat. Negotiations are in progress for J the disposal of the output. j The Rev. Mr Swann, vicar of Crosby, Havensmouth, rowed from Dover to Calais in a 20ft skiff in 3 hours 50 minutes —a record, 6ays a j cable message. A Press Association message from Auckland says that Charles Neville, aged 21, a boiler maker working ou the steamer Karawa at Onehunga, slipped on the gangway and fell into j the harbour and was drowned. The Mangatainoka Co-operative Dairy Company are paying Is per lb. for .butter-fat delivered to the cheese factory at Mangatainoka during the month of September. In conversation with a representative of the Martinborough Star, the manager of an up-to-date cheese-mak-ing and dairying plant at Kahautara stated that with three attendants to machines they are already milking one hundred cows night and morning, the quality and quantity of the milk for the beginning of the season being very good. The petition to be forwarded to Nireaha residents interested in the proposed loan for metalling the Quarry and Cliff roads was read at a meeting of the Eketahuna County Council on ' Saturday. Ten ratepayers are interes- j ted, and (to carry the loan eight sig- i natures are required. The estimated i cost of the work is £582. 1 A lad named Charles Owen, ison of Mr "W. Owen, whilst pLaying with some other boys near the Mangahao road on Sunday, tripped and fell, breaking his left leg between the knee and the ankle. The sufferer was removed to his parentis' residence, where he received medical .attention. The supply of milk at the Mangatainoka cheese factory on Sunday was 797 gallons, about 260 gallons in excess of that delivered on the same day last year. The largest individual supply was 53511x3. The highest test recorded on last testing day was 4.6, the majority being 3.5 and 3.6, while one was as low as 2.9. Giving evidence before the Arbitration Court dn Napier on the question of the increased cost of living, one witness in the drapery line declared that a third of the woollen goods labelled "made in New Zealand" really came from England. There had, 'he 'said, been a. rise >r fififcy* : iJ6r"ceiiifc iit the price of cotton goods during the last two.years. A meeting of the Auckland Indent Agents Association was held to discuss the Land and Income Assessment Amendment Bill. The Association received a telegram from the Premier stating that as the Association desired an opportunity to consider the provissions of the Bill, he would not proceed with it this session, and would be glad to receive any representations concerning it from the Association. Mr J. T. M. Hornsbv addressed a crowded (meeting at "WJhakataka on Monday nighit, over fifty being present. The candidate received a most attentive hearing, and a hearty vote of thanks, after answering a number of questions. At a, meeting on Tuesday night at Mungapakeha, when Mr A. Speedy was chairman, and the attendance fair, Mr Hornsby received a good hearing and a vote of thanks. "The ground is as dry as it used to be in "the middle of the summer some years .back," was the remark passed by a farmer in the Pahiatua district to a representative of the Herald. The farmer had just completed ploughing a paddock of virgin ground. Other farmers consider that heavy rain is necessary to give the land sufficient moisture for a good growth of summer grass.

The extreme dryness of the, present month is causing much uneasiness and unless rain falls goon in copious quantities the prospects for the spring and summer months will be disastrous, says the King Country Chronicle. The carting of water to private residences and business premises has been, necessary during the present week. A youth with some experience is wanted for an office. . Messrs S. R. Edwards and Co., land, agents, Masterton, advertise particulars of a first-class dairy farm for sale for a very small deposit. Watson and Co 7, of the "Economic Stores," Queen Street, elsewhere draw public attention to their great opening show; at bargain ! prices, which, is- now being made at j their'establishment. ' It is advisable to keep a record of all business, or other important letters, and an admirable means whereby this may be done ds through the medium of Messrs McLeod and Young's pen carbondbooks. These may be had in boi|Es of 10(3pages. An announcement c&nfeerning them appears in this-issue. Mr D. Jones, organiser of the Farmers' Political Federation will deliver an address to the townspeople of Masterton on the policy of the Federation, in the Town Hall, Masterton, to-mor-row (Friday) evening. The chair will be taken .by the Mayor, Mr J. M. Coradine, at eight o'clock. Tinui settlers wilj be interested to learn that Mr IX Jones, organiser of. the Farmers Political Federation will deliver an address on the policy of the Federation in tihe Public Hall, Tinui, at o'clock on Saturday evening next. The chair will be taken by Mr H. A. Nevins. Mr R. Peterson, second-hand dealer, elsewhere announces that he ha«s removed his business to the premise:! lately occupied by Messrs Cole and Westerman, in Queen Street. The public are reminded to make a note of the change of address. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., have received instructions from Mr W. H. Coulter, to sell without reserve at the Greytown yards on Tuesday, September 19th, 42 first-class dairy oows, calved and at the drop. This herd was brought over from Manawatu by the vendor with a view to starting dairying in the Wairarapa, but negotiations for the purchase of the farm fell through, and the cows are now for absolute sale. ] When coughs and colds and chiills aiboumd, And folks are falling ill all round, j Just try a cure that'® well renowned, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. You'll find it better than you thought —The very best you ever bought; Your coughs and colds wall come to naughifc, I'm very sure. 5 It makes one anxious—any loss of I weight. PHOSPKOL will re-build a constitution. Large bottles sold by I all stores. J

The Maiaffiau factory, which hasbeen erected for the recently-formed dairy company, is just about completed. The Kaiparoro cheese factory opened on Monday with a supply of 250 gallons, and the Bongobokako with 200 • gallons. The Eketa'huna Borough Council has doubled the price of electric current for power, making it 8d per uniti*eit, the same as that for lighting. His Excellency the Governor wiif open the 23rd annual exhibition of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington on Saturday, 7th October. A large area of land in the Alfredton district is this season being placed under the plough. On some properties extensive drainage operations are also being conducted. h.Vf- K,ai P a ™ ro Cheese Company has disposed of 25 tons of this season's output at 6id. The remainder of the fcv i 6 consigned, states the -kkot-aliunia/ Express Auckland has so far passed the winter months without a suspicion of anything approaching unemployment, and i year has a re°ne ' S ays the New ZeaHerald. .Latterly there has been some complaint of a lack of work i n the as has been the case in ChristSri+fc « r mstance > for «> m e years. But the fine weather of the present nnw" 1 - no interruption m outdoor work, and labour in the couni I AJh? i le to Proceed regularly both on the farm and in the bush.