LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10458, 24 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Worksop Gold Dredging Company, Ltd., are paying out a 3s dividend to-morrow.

Among the exhibitors of horses N at the Carterton show will be the Hon. Joan Poynder, of Government House, Featberston.

Mr G. R. Sykes will address the electors at Hukanufon Saturday, October 28th, Masterton on Wednesday, November Ist, and Eketahuna on Friday, November 10th.

The Gisborne Harbour Board has received the tender of, Langlands and Co., Nelson, for 200 ft extension of the breakwater, the amount being £13,799. Consideration of the tender has been deferred until Monday next.

The Eltham Dairy Company wi'i pay out £5736 for last month's milk, at fih'e rate of ll£d per lb for butterfat.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Sunday was 20 points, and on Mon'olay 5 points. At the Native Appeal Court at Wellington to-day, an appeal will be heard against the judgment of the Court granting probate of the mil of Tuki Kingi to James Russell. Mr R. K. Jackson, of Masterton, is appearing for the respondent. A painful accident befel Mr Levi Devonport, of Masterton, yesterday. While in the act of placing a tank on Ins dray, the tank slipped and jambed his thumb. The injury was so severe tlhat it was found necessary to put in several stitches.

LACK OF ENERGY. If you lack energy, don't relish your food, feel dull and constipated, sill you. need is a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. They will make you feel like a new man, and give you a healthy appetite. They will do you more good than a 5s- bottle of tonic. £ old-by all chemists and storeuppers. '

The quarterly meeting of the Masterton Cemetery Trustees will be held on Friday next at 3.30 p.m.

The Baliance Dairy Company is paying Is per pound for butter fat this month —the same as last month.

Still another new picture theatre is being built in Auckland, making the eleventh place of entertainment of the kind in the city.

An alleged wife- deserter from Auckland was arrested in Masterton yesterday. He will be brought before the Court this morning and probably be remaided to Auckland.

, A man named H. C. Lucksted was fined £5, ir. default one month's imprisonment, at the Waverley Magistrate's Court on Thursday for having ill-treated a purebred Ayrshire cow, the property of the Moumahaki State Farm.

i At a meeting of the Hawke's Bay draught breeders it was decided to fall in with the Canterbury Stud Book committee, with a view to forming a council to manage the draught stud book. The intention of the promoters is to classify the book into sections for Clydesdales.. Shires, Suffolk Punch, and other draught breeds.

Lance Storm, aged eighteen years, was admitted to the Hawera hospital on Sunday night suffering from the.effects of gun shot wounds on the left shoulder, thigh, and wrist. He was pig-hunting, and tripped over a stump.; His case is not considered serious.

. The Otago Trades and Labour Couh - cil has passed the following resolution: I "That this council emphatically proj tests against any ! railway being constructed in this DoI minion." The Secretary was instruct- ! Ed to forward a copy of the resolution 1 to the Prime Minister.

A -well-known Maori named Ned Skipper has been missing from New Plymouth since the 12th inst. The police want him to answer a charge of being unlawfully on licensed premises, but the circumstances point to the'possibility of suicide or an accident, as he had borrowed a neighbour's gun. A search party failed to find any trace of the missing man. \ A Timaru telegram says that on Saturday, as t<he north train was leaving Winchester at 5.50 p.m., a fatal accident occurred. Archibald Carter, between 24 and 25 years of age, was run over and killed. No one saw how the accident occurred, or whether be fell off the footboard or fell against the side of the platform and. was drawn under.

An indignation meeting of the Napier branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants held on Saturday evening, discussed the table of increases in the wages of employees in the second division of the State railway service. A vigorous protest was entered against the non-increase of wages in certain sections of the lowerpaid men.

According to evidence given in the Arbitration Court at Auckland, quite one half of the fruit trees, etc., purchased in Auckland were imported from Australia,, and a large quantity came from Hawke's.Bay. One witness stated that nurserymen had to work against the opposition of the Government, who sold trees from the experimental farms at 75 per cent below the cost, at which nurserymen could produce seedlings. This statement was corroborated by'several witnesses. In the course of. his charge to theAnglican Synod' at Auckland," Bishop ;great need* of the "church for properly trained' men. "Something; -must 1 be done or disaster 'awaTfcvUS," declared. :the*;Bishdp., iFor, . the present they; would have to rely on'the, missionary spirit of Britishers who .might be persuaded to come out and help. He wanted to support St. John's College, hut feared they may be driven to the alternative plan of establishing a theological college for the diocese; The Bishop also referred to the fact that the clergy were underpaid, 'and commended the "envelope system" as a helpful method.

A Gisborne firm was taken to Court for having an evening shop display of new goods, holding of sudh a .show after the ordinary hour of closing being alleged,to be contrary to law. Counsel for defendant said he was not aware that he was not permitted to have such displays after the ordinary closing hour. He also stated that although the display had been duly advertised, no official warning Jiad been given that .such.would be illegal. The department official explained that', there would most certainly have been, a further warning had he thought that the advertisement in question referred to other thanf a -window display. A fine of 10s with costs;was imposed.

The sale is reported of 14,000 acres, a portion of the ; Okahukara block, Kaipara, formerly, the property of Mr ; T.. C. -Williams. The Okahukura block, comprising 24,000 aores, was sold in December last to a southern syndicate, Which at on<?e placed between seventy and eighty men on the estate hushfelling, surveying, rdading, and building sheds, residences, etc., preparatory to subdivision for dairying. It is part of'this block which has now been sold, the being Mr Frank Fagan, of Russell, and Mr Thomas Nicholsbn, of Waverley, who intend to further subdivide the area and push on improvements. Since December last 1000 acres of bush have been felled, and some hundreds of acres sown in grass, etc.

Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., in apologising "for his"inability to be present at the. agricultural school conference in Masterton on Saturday, sts.ted :—"I should have been delighted to take part in your conference to-day, but the painful complaint from which I am suffering confines me to my house. Need I say how pleased I am at the movement instituted, at the instance of the Education Board, to extend in a practical way the course, of instruction in agriculture prescribed »for our primary and secondary schools. Especially am I gratified at the fact that the proposal to establish a farm school is receiving the support of our local institutions. . . . Recognising the

important-bearing that the services of agriculture has upon the security, comfort, and independence of the community, and especially considering the beneficial influence that the inaugura*tioii of. the school proposed should have •on the Dominion, it will give me. infinite pleasure to do what I can to further the good work in which you are engaged." "I had bsca suffering from Piles for some- little time, and had tried various advertised Ointments for my complaint, but I paly got worse. I gave Rexona a trial, and was pleasantly surprised, to find I was com-, pletely cured in four days. I used Laxo-Tonic Pills at the same time, bo they may have helped towards my quick recovery," writes Mrs Maggie Munro, .Cooper Street, .Bainiain. N.S.W. llexona, the Rapid Healer, is sold in triangular pots at I* 6d

It is not expected that the session of Parliament will conclude before Friday or Saturday next. Some very good baskets of trout have been (secured by Masterton anglers during the last few days. ■Labour Day was observed as a close holiday at Wellington yesterday. A picnic and sports were held at Miramar, and passed off successfully. Sir Joseph Ward was present.

The final full-dress rehearsal of the musical comedy opera "Dorothy" was held in the Masterton Town Hall last night. The whole piece was staged without a hitch, and everything points to a most successful season.

The House of Representatives was occupied last night with Local Bills. A vigorous stonewall was set up against the Wanganui Harbour Board Empowering Bill. Numerous motions to report progress were defeated. The debate was continuing at midnight. His Excellency the Governor telegraphed to the Mayor of Palmerston North yesterday «a follows: —"Please convey my sympathetic condolences to the families who have suffered sad bereavement by terrible disaster at Foxton Heads."

The usual fortnightly meeting of Stonehenge Lodge, U.A.0.D., was held in Masterton last evening, -Bro. P. Corbett, A.D., presiding. One candidate was initiated, and one proposed for membership. The lodge passed a resolution strongly urging up4>n the lodge deiegateson the Friendly Societies' Council to support the.xe-tention-of Boxing Day ior the Friendly Societies'picnic. A Masterton resident who recently returned from a visit to. ;*New South Wales states that New Zealand has nothing to complain of in the way of labour laws.' The'stster ; State, he" says, "is being simply run by the Trades Unions." He paid a visit to the New j South Wales Legislative Chamber, which is a miserable-looking, building, and was thoroughly entertained, by the antics*of the Labour members.'

The birds sent to Blenheim by the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club were liberated at 0.30 o'clock yesterday morning. The result of the race was as follows Drake's "Rose Drop," velocity 1192 yds per minute, 1; S. Hoar's "Red Gauntlet," 1191.4 yards, 2; A. Miller's "Union Jack," 1190.9yd5, 3; R. Person's "Conqueror," 1187 yds, 4. The winning bird covered the distance in 2hrs 27mins.

A Masterton amateur grew a long red radish in his garden last season —one of a common seed from a bought packet of seed —which measured over sixteen inches round the body, and nearly two feet from the- crown to end of roots. He allowed it to remain in the ground all the winter that it might seed early this season, hoping to get a new sort for the world in the radish way. But, alas for the world! The late storm levelled all to the' ground and the cherished hopes-are-gone. ,

"It is quite evident the Government realises that before the work -of constructing the Hawke's railway is entered upon the State must acquire the native lands that wi'," ! '*" ceiTed by.,the line," said Mr A. L. 1). Frsser at the Hastings . Chamber of Commerce on Monday r&ght. He added: "Native owners inland from Mofoaka had been refused a meeting of assembled owners, the chairman of the Native Land Board stating that he could; riot authorise the ■aTfenation of any native land in view, of -the 1 Govern* ment'sintention to construct the East Coast Rairway." ..,,'. , '; ~ ■ '•: Remarkable" progress has been made ■all over the world with the - teachings of Theosbphyy ', yet;*'Masterton; has > : hardly moved;'; isince ; ' V'Couh.tess lectured, her .-about twelve or fourteen years'ago. .. Owing to the recent interest in the subject, however, the Wellington Lodge of the Theosophical Society has consented to send a competent lecturer to Masterton. It has been, arranged jfor: Mrs G. Williams, who is well-known in all the large centres of New Zealand', to deliver a lecture in Murray's Halt on Thursday night, entitled, "An Outline of Theosophy..'' The lecturer is. a brilliant and cultured woman, with.a remarkable grasp of the subject, combined with a clear and convincing way of imparting the knowledge to her audience. Not only has Mrs Williams the of ,a good lecturer, but she also possesses a remarkable degree of personality, combined with a perfect manner of delivery, which wins the approbation of her hearers, even when they do not entirely agree, with the teachings put forward. The residents of Mastertonare to have the' privilege of hearing a worthy deal with the subject fof". Theosopljy; ' throwing light on Scientific, religious, I philosophic, occult, and social prob- , lems. Written or oral-questions will | bo welcomed. ' l

A bunch of small keys found in Renall Street awaits ownership. V The adjourned annual meeting of the Kopuaranga Sports Club will be held on Thursday, November 2nd, at 8 o'clock. -

A wanted advertisement states-that new milk can be obtained at the "Wrr'gley Estate Dairy ,(off Villa Street) every morning between 5 o'clock and 5.30 p.m. for one penny per pint. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Masterton, advertise for sale a very choice dairy farm of 100 acres, also a firstclass sheep farm of 463 acres. Both properties are highly improved, and are recommended by the agents as good value.

Blouses for spring are now showing at the W.F.C.A. A window of blouses of all makes including some very dainty em'broidered Japanese silk.; quite the correct thing for the present season, and the plain shirt, blouse for morning wear, are all to be found at tlie W.F.C.A. .

Conveyances will leave Pinhey's Stables at. one o'clock to-day (TViesday) for Te Parae shearing shed, and I to-morrow (Wednesday) at 9 a.m. for Brancepeth .shearing shed. ! There is every prospect of fine weather for the Carterton show to-morrow and. Thursday, and it is anticipated there will be a record attendance from Masterton and the north. All who go will want to look at their best, and Mr J. Carpenter, of Queen Street, Masterton, has just opened out a choice selection, of dainty shoes, just what visitors to the show will require. FIVE TOP NOTCHER3. SWIFT BICYCLES. TRIUMPH MOTOR BTCYCLES. ! B.S.A. MOTOR BICYCLES.' ) FLANDERS OARS. - | E.M.F. OARS TOURIST MOTOR CO., Ltd., HASTINGS. H.B. Full particulars from MR. R. POOK, Local Agent. Masterton.