LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10521, 9 January 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several farmers in the Masterton district intend their crops from tlie stook. 'Themajority, however, are stacking. One settler in tfiio neighbourhood of Masterton estimates that his oat crop will produce sixty-five bushels to the acre.

Very few applications for casual relief have been received in Masterton of late. There would appear to be an abundance ol : Vvork in tlie district just now.

Local land agents report that there is a strong: demand for.good dweliing-house-s in Masterton At one. office o.n Saturday and Monday there were eight applications' for the- better class • of houses, but there wero none available.

An Auckland telegram states that a fire destroyed four rooms in a nineroomed boarding-hous© at Ponsonby, owned and occupied by Mrs Alex. Ooutts. The' contents were insured for £SOO.

Horace Jeyes wa-s sentenced to one month's imprisonment at Wellington yesterday, the 'sentences to be concurrent, on two charges of sly-grog selling. Accused had been previously convicted. Thomas Ellioit was lined £ls for a similar offence, or 21 days' imprisonment.

A passenger by the iMokoia, Mrs Sarah Houldsworth, of Wellington, died on Sunday nigilit, at 9.30 o'clock, on the voyage from Gisbome to Napier. She had been in ill-health for some years, and was returning home frsm a visit to Gisborae. She complained of severe pains in t3ie bead during the day.

A very old identity of Napier, in the person of Thomas McKay, died on Saturday evening iii his 103 rd year. He was born at Paisley, Scotland, and was the son of Captain William Gordon..McKay, who was killed, in the battle of Waterloo. Deceased lived during tho reign of six British sovereigns, and until tho end retained an excellent memory of the stirring events widen happened during his long life. An Auckland telegram says that Alfred Henry Pritchard, a single man, aged 29, a labourer, was drowned in Hellyer's creek near Birkdale on Friday owing to the capsizing of a pmit in which lie and William Hare were rowing. The punt was old and leaky. Hare tried to rescue Prjtdhard, and bis sister, aged 19, also plunged in fully dressed and swam to his assistance, but before she reached him he sank in 12ft of water.

In connection with the Borowhenua, A. and P. show, -to be held at Levin on the 31'st of this month, Mr J. R. McDonald has donated a £lO 10s silver cup for the champion hack on the ground. This handsome prize should be the means of drawing horses from all parts, and we trust our district will have many competitors on the programme. i There are four jumping two boy's pony races, and a trotting race. The schedules may bo obtained from this office.

A cable received from London states that'the London. Board of Directors of the Taranaki Oil Wells, Ltd., has been fixed, and comprises Lord Ranfurly (chairman); Mi*" Joseph Brailsford, chairman of the Ebburvale Steel, Iron and Coal Company; Sir John Harrington, chairman of Oil Trust. Ltd.; Mr A. L. Homer, K.C., M.P.,'Director of the South African Territories, Ltd.; and Major Alexander, formerly private secretary to Lord Ranfurly. Probably Mr H.7J. Brown, now in New Zealand, will join the Board later on.

At the annual meeting of the congregation of St. Patrick's Church, Rev, Dean McKemia. gave an account of tho transaction for the purchase of. the fishponds property, for church and school purposes. He stated that the Acclimatisation Society's lease did not expire til! July, 1913, wile 11 he would take possession of the property. Ho had written to Mr McGregor, a member of the Acclimatisation Society, stating that ho was .willing to lease the society about two acres of the property, including the buildings and ponds for any term from five to twenty-ono years, and also give them the right- to take water through the remaining property if they desired to do so. The rent which he was asking tor this lie considered was very reasonable. An announcement by the Dean that JlO intended giving £250 from his own pocket towards the purchase of the property, was received with applause.

"Get the Habit" is a Yankee expression, and now quite baokneyed because it is Ujyed uaider alii sortß of circumstances, warranted and unwarranted. We would much rather urge "Break away from the habit," and we urge it in conniectioin } v 'itli tea. "Break away from the liaibit of drinking cheap and inferior teas, arid take to Crescent Bletnd Tea, the finest, purest, and most fragrant- tea on he market. It is sold at 2s per lb, by most gn'ftcers in the district. *

The Master ton borough baths are not being patronised as well as usual t'liis season. The thermometer recorded 79 dog-, reeo in tho shade in Masterton yesterday. A consignment of 160,000 feet of white pine timber Mas shipped from Gisborno for Sydney on Saturday. The montSiJy meeting of the Masterton. County Council is to bo held this afternoon.

The red spider has Again made its appearance in raspberry crops in Masterton this year.

The tomato crops in' Masterton are nearly a month later this year than last. This is duo to tho late frosts experienced.

Owing to the lateness of the season peaches are ripening prematurely in Palmerston North this year, and are much smaller than usual.

The first apricot of the season reached Auckland during the first week in December, but for the main crop the season is decidedly a late one. The prizo of £2O for the (best design for buildings and laying out the new showgrounds of the Southland A. and P. Association has been awarded to Mr J. W. Rough.

Orchards in Palmerston North this season are stated to 'be singularly ire# from codlin moth, a fact which is attributed largely to the heavy winds that have been prevailing of late.

A report that bush fires have been raging to the north of Masterton is without foundation. The district was enveloped in smoke, on Monday morning from a fire which was raging on Mr Riddiford's property in the south.

The Customs revenue for Patea for the ; year ended 1911, amounted to £6798-lis Id as compared with £4947 16a Id in 1910. The exports for the quarter just closed were £171,277 and tho imports £6269.

A' confererioo is being held in Wangamiion February 7th, between the Wanganui County Council and representatives of the road boards in the county, to discuss the abolition of the latter.

The Asliburton A. and P. Association's summer show resulted in a loss of £SB, but this result is second best since 1903. It is estimated that thero v.'iU M a profit on the year's workings of £2OO.

During the New Year holidays, accommodation in Timaru was so heavily ,taxed that at ono hotel peeping was provided in tents .greeted in tlife back yard, find ''shaktdovvjis'? were made at every public house: Three of the 1 lady members of the Educational Institute, which Bat at Timaru last week, -made themselves heard on Thursday in the discussions, and (the Herald says) they easily held their oavh. with, the men in debate.

As showing t-ho delay in shearing on account of the broken weather, it may Ije mentioned that one of tlie larger stations in the Masterton district, which usually cuts out in a fortnight, has ibeen shearing off and on for the past six weeks. Three ibakers were fined 40s each ah Wellington yesterday for selling shortweight bread. The excuse given was that there was not enough margin allowed for evaporation. One defendant said it was not <a fair deal that one loaf should be selected and that if the whole batch was weighed it would not be found to be short-weighted. We don't have to go to fertile Taranaki for examples of what the land wi". carrv in cows for dairying (says the Manawatu Herald). Within a stone'? throw of Foxton a holder of 35 acres of land grazes nnd milks 25 cows, beside;; keeping a horse, etc.. whil<? another holder rf milks 25 cows and keeps a horse and 12 head of young stock.

At the M'vstert-o'i ibat-lis in "Dixon Street -Soat-h some days ago a revolver bullet came whizzing past- a. woman and several children. and lodged in a piecv of woodwork -wiiKin a few inches of the caretaker. Police investigations revealed that an. o'd man in the vicinity had fired at a bird and the bullet wept tbroua' 1 ! the iron fence surrounding the hatha. The committee of the Canterbury A. and P. Association has decided to ask the North Island to nominate three representatives and tihe South Island threp members to co-operate with the present Stud Boole Committee with the view of forming a. council for the management of the Draught Horse Stud Book.

A horse attached to a, phaeton which a. young lady was driving, took frightin Masterton yesterday and careered down Worksop Road. The animal turned into Sussex Street , and crashed . ha ! lf-way through the hawthorn fence at the other end. Fortunately no damage was done, and the lady managed to retain tier seat. A Masterton resident desired to send a picture to Napier. He enquired the cost, and was told that the freight by vho ordinary train would bo 2s 6d. He remarked that there was no hurry in "despatching the parcel, and that- the goods train would do. He discovered, however, that to send the picture by tho goods train would cost him 3s. Ho then began to think.

The Mercantile Gazette of New Zealand, in reviewing the prospects of the year 1912, says:—"Tlio main disturbing feature is the readjustment that must take place between exports and imports. Tihe Jiepvy imports of last, year must be liquidated, and a check imposed on fredh. imports. Business may bo slow, but with care and caution we may hope to get through without much trouble. There may be in some districts a slump in land values, but this will be helpful rather than otherwise, for tihere is no doubt that the tendency recently lias been towards inflation. The conditions are very uncertain, and a good year is -as likely as a, bad one."

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At present tho North Canterbury Board of Education has quito a largo number of vacancies for school-tea-chers, mostly for tho post of assistant* mistresses.

A house at Manakau (West Coast) occupied by J. W. Bolton, was completely destroyed with contents yesterday morning. The insurance ori the house was £350 in the State office. It has not been ascertained if the furniture was insured.

"I'iie Masterton Labour organisation' is not, as some might suppose, _ a branch of the New Zealand Federation of Labour. It is a branch of the New, Zealand Labour Party, of which Mr David -McLaren is one of the leaders.

A number of Carterton swimmers are in active training for the acquati« carnival to bo held in Mastertori on Anniversary Day.

A serious accident happened to Arthur Clarke, second son of Mr C. J. Clarke, butcher, of 7>annevirke, on Sunday. Tho boy was loading an airgun with tho muzzle pointing towards his face. By some mischance the gun was discharged, the . shot shattering one of the boy's eyes. An operation was performed yesterday morning, ancF the evo removed.

"Chinamen's luck" is proverbial, remarks the Wyndham Herald. It was at the lnvercargill races on Wednesday, and John asked someone what would be a good thing to back. Someone suggested Queen's Prize. John, took two tickets, and wont back to his mentor, who asked what he had done; John telling him that he had taken two on that rank outsider. Tho man, to fool John further, said that he had not taken enough; so John promptly took three more. After the race he collected his dividend —£165; 2s 6d. Surely he had the laugh on the joker.

An interesting curio was discovered a few days ago by some children playing on the beach at the mouth of the Waipaoa river,.in the shape of a small metal disc, thickly encrusted with band and other accumulation by the action of sea water. On examination it was found to contain a reproduction of George 111., with, the British Crown and shield on the reverse side, and the wording "In memory of good old days, 1/08." It has a milled edge, and has apparently been worn on a chain. The discovery has been brought under the notice of Mr John Townley by Mr Charles Hills, of Pakirikiri, who offers the suggestion that tha token was apparently lost by a member of Captain Cook's party on the occasion of the discovery of .New. Zealand in 1769. r . • ' " .' liie . ordinary: meeting:, nf- .the Odd* : Lodge was held last evening, Bro. J.• Win skill, N.G., in the chair. The next meeting of the Past Grand Lodge will be _ held at Grevtown on Thursday evening next,, at 8 o'clock. It was unanimously resolved to send a letter of condolence to Bro. Hessey in 'his recent sad bereave, went. < Next lodge niglit -will be .held oil Tuesday, tlhe 23rd inst." It was resolved that on the sth February a social be held to take the form of a ''•pound' night." The following officets were installed by Tiro. R. Kraal*agen, P.G.M. :-Bro. C as NG., Bro. J'. Stewart as A .G., Bro A. Rippon as P.S., and Bro. H. Evans as 1 E.S. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the retiring officers.

[ The Woodville Examiner of yesterday had the following playful para- | graph:—Mr S. Bolton piloted at large • party to tlhe top ofWharite yesterday. I Amongst those, who the 3000 odd feet waa Mr A. H. -Hindmarsh, M.P., for Wellington South. The party were rewarded with a roag- ~ nifieent view of the surrounding country, but owing to the intervening clouds tlhe great mountains m the i;iiort!h were only partially seen. Aiter a rest and some liquid refreshments, ]>v wireless we received the news that/ iMr Bolton mounted the trig station and delivered a liiost- stirring address to those m-esent 'On the political situation. Then turning his face to the i north he asked tlie groat mountains to I bow doiwn their hoary heads and express their thanks for the great success of the Reform Party at the recent oolls.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a. you in.; collie dog, lost from the W.F.C.A. yards yesterday. A disclaimer is pu'blished in. the wanted columns of this morning's js-

Messrs Gillespie and Co., l&bftTU" agents, require a young man for rabbit poisoning work. A reward is offered for the recovery of a gold 'brooch, lost between Church Street and Masterton Hospital.. Mr C. S. Clarke, No. 10, Moleswortb • Street, Wellington, is a , buyer of young roosters in any quantity. See advertisement in this morning's wanted column. The Masterton Racing Club invites .applications for married couple as caretaker of the Opaki racecourse.. Particulars of duties may be seen at Mr A. HatJmway's office. A first-class dairying property, consisting of 125 acres, near Masterton, .is advertised for sale by Messrs J. Eraser and Co., land and estate agents. Mr R. U. Harden, land agent, Masterton, advertises a compact dairy farm of 85 acres, near Eketa'huna, 105 acres near to Masterton, and a small run of 2081 acres in the Upper Hutt district. Particulars may be found pri page 8 of this issue. A reminder is given of Messrs J. Grafliam and Co.'s great summer sale, wliicli will commence to-morrow (Wednesday) morning. Exceptional bargains are announced in every department.

"Another milestone passed" is tho heading of a replace advertisement of Messrs G. Hyde and Co., general furnishers, Masterton. The firm takes t'he opportunity of returning thanks to itlieir numerous clients for past favours, witili the hope for a continuance of patronage. COMPELLED TO TAKE TO HIS BED. For six years I have been, a sufferer from Colic, /being compelled at times to take to my bed," says Mill. C. PMps, Daitton, S.A. -"But now when I get these attacks I take Chamber lain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, and find that it giwes mo immediate relief. I can confidently recommend it to others for colic or any bowel or stomach complaint." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers. No need tc worry over those Customs entries until your brains are fogged. Pass them-along to Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co.,— they are experts at the game. There's no time to be lost- (and time h money to you) when your entries are passed bi Messrs -J. J. CURTIS AND CO.", Customhouse and Shipping Agents,, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Their charges too tre totj moderate.