LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10494, 4 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M.S. Encounter is spending a week at Timani. Captain Hickloy was officially welcomed. The Timani Marine Band has obtained a new conductor, in the person of Mr Lygh'ton, late conductor of the Carnegie Trust Band, Dunfermline. The New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the steamer Kaipara sailed from London on December Ist for Dunedm. She calls at Fremantlo to land passengers. The Masterton Racing Club decided on Saturday that the gate charges for the forthcoming meeting bo 2s admission, and 6s 6d for tlie grandstand and saddling paddock, with women halfprice.

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Sheep-worrying by dogs is again in evidence in the Opaki district.

The latest return from tJhe Worksop Dredge is 78ozs. 7dwts for 119 noun? working.

.. TJwtime for receiving entries fop we Wairarapa Caledonian Society's sports meeting at Masterton has bean extended until to-morrow evening. Sunday was an ideal summer day. so far as Masterton in concerned, and scores of people were out in motorcars, and in vehicles

The'Wairarapa ■Cricket Association proposes sending a senior representative team to Nelson and Blenheim during the season, to return visits to those associations.

Yesterday was "Flower Sunday" at the St. Matthew's Sunday School in. Masterton. Each scholar took a bunch of flowers to the school ; and-these were' presented to the Hospital.

The Employers' Association has agreed to the closing of the business establishments in Masterton at noon on, Thursday, December 21st—race day.

Mr G. R. Sykes lias arranged to address tflie electors in Mr McLauchlin's shed, Lincoln Road, near the railway station to-night, at 8 o'clock,, when he proposes to deal specially with! the railway administration.

The friends of Mr and Mrs J. Maxwell, of Langdale, are invited to attend the funeral of their late son, BuEerty which will leave -the residence, langdalej at 9 a.m. to-morrow (Tuesday), .arhvimr in Masterton at about 2 p.m.

M*' William Gillespie, Returning Officer tor the Masterton electorate, held a mock ballot on Saturday last, when deputy-returning officers amd\ poll clerks received vaDuable instruction. Everything,-'is now in readiness i for Thursday's poll..

Mr H. G. Groves (supplies the folio wing meteorological notes for Bush Grove for November, 1911:—-Rainfall for month, 4.03 inches; maximum fall, 91 points on the 4th; days with rain,. 14. The rainfall for November, 1910, was 2.72 inches. '

Mr G. R. Sykeshas arranged to addross a meeting of electors opposite the rost Office on Wednesday evening, at 8.30 o'clock, at the conclusion of the address by Mr A. "W. Hogg. The meeting previously arranged -for Tuesday, December sth, will therefore not be held.

Commencing from to-day, the mailafor Auckland and the main trunk will be closed at the Masterton office at 5.30 a.m., instead of at 11 a.m., a, supplemenetry roll being made tin at' the latter hour; but owing to the ali teration in the train., service .it •■is'--. 1 doubtful whether the latter will al- \' ways connect with the Main Trunk , express. , '

At his open, air meeting on Saturday, Mr A: H; Herbert was asked if he was a supporter of license or nolicense. ' The candidate replied that this was not a political question. . li . was for jeach individual.-to decide at. ' the ballot box; and he did not think " 'he should be called upon to state publicly how he was going to vote. (Applause;)

Some evil-disposed person or per-f sons indulged themselves in throwing * over-ripe eggs into the crowd which assembled at Mr A. H. Herbert's opeot. air meeting in Masterton on S&tur- , day night. The .(perpetrator of -&© outrage is a fit subject for reformatory treatment, and it is to be hoped that the Magistrate will make w example ' iof any person caught in iihe act of eggthrowing. The Rev. A. T. Thompson, B.Av,' 8.D.,. addressed a large audience ii* 1 the Masterton Town Hall last night. The chair was occupied by Mr D„ McGregor, junr. Tli©.speaker's remarks were in reply to Professor Salmond's pamphlet in favour of licenses. Mr Thompson dealt with the argumentsseriatim, and quoted facts and l figures, which effectively, disposed of the Professor's arguments. Theiepeaker was accorded an attentive hearing, anct was given a hearty vote of thanks on the motion of Pastor Swiraerd, sec--' onded by the Rev. A. Hodge.

"Guy bannering;" the play which. the pupils of St. Bride's Convent propose to stage in the Town. Hall on, Wednesday, December 13th,-is the dramatised version of one ©f Sir Walter Scott's best novels in five acts. The novel itself, is known as a good book, and the play in the hands of the pupils will be a treat not to be mis- : sed. Special attention is being paid: to the staging and dresses. '/■ '.

The final rehearsal of "Dorothy" by the Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society took place on Friday night, when everything went along with d swing that points to the reproduction tonnight (Monday) being everything that could be desired. The slashing and realistic "Tally Ho" chorus- assisted by the hounds, under Mr Tas, Smith's able control, wall be a thing to be remembered by all who are fortunate enough to see and hear it.

The question of the issuing of complimentary tickets were discussed at the meeting of the Masterton Racing Club on Saturday last. The Chairman (Mr Vallanee) stated that in his opinion the issuing of complimentary tickets should be suspended. He'felt certain that the club was losing money by it. Several members expressed the opinion that too many local people were admitted with complimentary tickets. Mr D. McLachlan thought it would be a mistake to restrict their privileges too much. Complimentarytickets meant an increaso in the totalisator takings. After some discussion, it was decided that complimeritarY tickets be issued to stewards from visiting clubs only. It was also decided that no luncheon tickets be issued.

Perliaps the reason you have not invested in a milking mwohiine is thJat "you couldn't understand how to work it." There are lots, of maoninesi so oompllicated fihiat i,t takes oa experienced man to run tihein; but the Rtidd M&lik/ing Machine is altogether different. .It' "is aibsoiuteiljy simple, and_ cani be mastered! by any mam of ordinary sens© in a very short time. In its. very simplicity lies the Ridd'si great success. la th& connection Mr George Harvey, of Otakelio, says:—"l have been> using the Riidd' Machines for. some time and must say they are the best machines on, the market at the present time. They are sdrnplcdty itself; will stand a lot of wear; the pulsation is perfect; and there is. no fear of -hurting the cow's teats." To drive your Ridd. there is no better power fchini a Blackstone Oil Engine.

MANSON AND BARR, DISTRICT AGENTS, Pnlmer&ton N.