LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10532, 19 January 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The police officers in Masterton are at present engaged in compiling a new jury list. Henry Baker, formerly in business in Wellington as a tailor, has been arrested in Melbourne on a charge of wife desertion.

A prisoner charged at Willesdcu. London, with being drunk, said: —"I was only practising for Christmas." Five applications for widows' pensions have, so far, been lodged in Mastorton.

A consignment of sixty horses is to | be shipped from Wellington forSydncy i to-day by Mr T. Holt, of Feilding. I All en-trie;-; for -the Feilding show, including the slack-building competi-' tion, c'lOoC with the Secretary to-day (Friday). Sir Edward Grey has refused to receivo a deputation from tho Peace Society, which desired to present a memorial protesting agaii-st the war in Tripoli. llr J. C. Boddingiton reports tho.t tho rainfall registered at tho Upper Plain for the 24 hours prcccdi ig \) a.m. on Wednesday was 2 points, and on Thursday 4 points. On Saturday, Monday and Wednesday next, tho usual 7.30 a.m. train will run as far as Trenthani. A train running right -through, to Wellington will leave Master-ton at 8.30 a.m. The Rev. Alfred Hodge, who leaves Masterton for Napier on January 30th, is to bo entertained at a social on Wednesday evening next, and to be given a public farewell on January 29th.

The fruit props round Wa'nganui are as a whole not as good as in previous years. The crop of apples is very good, but stone fruits are not so satisfactory.

A nasty accident occurred on Tuesday morning to Mr J. Stewart, of Ma&terton. He was employed on the scaffolding in a, new motor garage, when he had the misfortune to fa!!, and was somewhat seriously injured about the body and arms. . A Native was asked in the Magistrate's Court in Masterton yesterday if be understood English. He replied, without hesitation, "No, I don't:" Tlie Magistrate thought otherwise, iuid refused him the services of an interpreter. It is somewhat of a coincidence-that the trophy presented 'by the Licensed Victuallers' Association of Palmerston iSonth, in connection with, the federation pigeon-Hying match, should have been won by a bird called "Ginger Ale," belonging to a- loft in the "dry" area of Masterton.

At the Magistrate's, Court at Kumara, the licensee of the Kumara Junction Hotel was charged by the police with employing an unregistered barmaid in the bar. After hearing the evidence, the magistrate, Mr J. G. inflicted a fine of 5s tmd 7s ■costs. The Palmerston Fire Board ha* decided to ptftv!iaso-3~-;Siroonis"' : patrol motor fire \\uth "turbine.pjimp and firo eseiape attached. This will .bo one. of the. latest' {ippliajices; in the Dominion and marks a considerable advance in local fire prevention appliances.

Of tlio Thames bridges, London, Blaekfriars carries the greatest volume of traffic, averaging 105.9, units per minute of the day, Westminster, London and Tower bridges coming next, carrying 91.4, 89.2, and 87.4 units per minute respectively". A Goro telegram says:—With the alteration of the electoral boundaries of the No-License district of Mataura; the Goro Brewery Proprietary is able to establish a now depot eight miles from Gore. Thirteen tons of beer left this morning by traction engine for the new depot. The following Masterton canuidrtes have been awarded senior fu-e places irii connection with the recent tenior seiw/a.rsibip examination: M.vble Davenport, Winifred Evantfj John Linehan, Rubina Roy, George Saker, Frances Smyth, Iris Tankersley, William Terry, Minnie Wallis. The igniting of a tin of phosphor js in a lnvildiii"- at the rear of Mr J. V. Gordon's shop in Masterton, caused a vigorous alarm to be sounded on the Masterton fi rebel Is at five o'clock yesterday morning. The* Fire Brigade turned out promptly, .and all danger was soon removed. The annual sbow in connection with the Eketahuna branch of the Farmers' Union is to be held on Monday next. Thin show assumes the form of a social reunion of farmers from the surrounding districts, 'and enables settlers to compare notes in the matter of produce. Various .attractions in the font: of horse events, etc., are provided, and a good day's outing is assured. A Press Association telegram sa.-.s that for the four months ending December 31st, the Eltham Dairy Con' pajiy paid suppliers £38,085, as stgainsfc £135,153 for the corresponding period of the previous year. Though the total output of butter to date is •"J."),9261bs less, as the result of the improved season the quantity now being manufactured is slightly more than thio time last year.

In the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday afternoon, before Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., a case wavS hoard in which Edward Wadham, of Fernridge, farmer, asked for an order for the erection of a rabbit-proof fence on the boundary of the land occupied by himself and his neighbour, Augustus Johnston. Mr Jordan appeared for the applicant, and Mr Coradine for the respondent. After hearing evidence, His Worship made ,an order that the line of fencing should be as indicated in a plan furnished by Mr Pavitt, surveyor.

At the Supremo Court sittings in Wellington yesterday, Arthur Thompson was sentenced to tlirco years for attempted rape. An ox-Burnham boy, Richard Tarrant, for theft from a person, received a sentence of twelve months. Prisoner is at present undergoing another term of imprisonment. Bruno pleaded guilty to a dhargo of burglary, and was sent to gaol for two years and declared a habitual criminal. Albert Nielson was sentenced to nine months for theft, and William Hilditch and Isabella. Harrington,, who had pleaded ■guilty to the theft "of £l2O from a country visitor, were sentenced to •twelve months' hard labour.

Tho P. and (). have placed a contract for a 10,000-ton steamer with Messrs Caird, of Grenock. -

A 32,000-ton floating dock for tihe British Admiralty, to be stationed in tlio Med way, was launched at Wall-end-on-Tyno last- month.

During the past eight years, says an official report, the number of passengers carried iu London by railway (local companies), tr.unwnys,' and omnibuses was 1,06b'.2rr.27'2.

Earl Mount-Cashell, of Beryl, Somerset, an unmarried Irish Peer, to whose title there is no present heir, celebrated his eighty-second birthday last month. '-•-

It is expcetcnl that tho speed of the new* British cruiser Lion, which has engines of 60,000 horse-power, the most';-powerful ever placed in a warship, will exceed thirty knots per hour. Schmidt and 'Soundcre's old sawmill s»t Shannon >u»s been burnt down. A huge quantity of seasoned timber was d.osno.u'd. i.ie insurances are not available.

A very heavy hadstonn was experienced at Cbristchiirch yesterday afternoon. Large hailstones fell, and the storm lasted for half an hour and was followed by light rain, but the weather was fino later in the afternoon.

If all the valuable manurial constituents contained in sewage could bo utilised on land, says Dr. J. Grossmann, of Manchester, thev would represent a value of somewhere about £40,000,000 per annum.

The New Imperial Chinese cruiser Ying Swei, built at Barrow, has completed her trials. She carries five types of guns, has two classes of -boilers, and a singular variety of equipment, because she is to be used for instructional purposes for Chinese officers and seamen.

At a meeting of tlio stewards of tho Wairarapaßiacing Club, held on Wednesday afternooi)*vit was decided to erect 24 additional loose boxes on the course and to double the capacity of tlie present accommodation house for jockej-s and trainers.

Tlio foxglove has made its appearance at the Rfli .settlement, having spread from tlhe-Neisbn district. Jhe MarlborougfifLahd Board has received a special grant of £2OO for the eradication of noxious weeds on Crown lands, and with .this mouey the board has commenced a crusade against the foxglove. The usual meeting of the Good Templars Lodge was held in Masterton last evening in the Foresters' HaJl, Sister Mrs Flanagan presiding over a good attendance. A vote of sympathy was accorded a member and a.recess gnanted. Four.new'.members "iVere initiated, into.the .order. F : ra>ber ; ial greetings were received .from Pioneer Lodg'ev Weiiingfon,' and Anchor :of Hope Lodge, Dannevirke, :and were heartily i-eciprocated. At a meeting of the Executive of the Masterton Competitions Society last evening, at which Dr. P. R. Oook presided, it was decided that Mr Baeyertz be asked to act as sole judge at the next competitions, and that, in the event being unable to do so, ho bo askeifto make a recommendation as to the division of the programme. A sub-eomiri,itte t a. was set up to revise the programme, for submission to a geni era I meeting of members next month.

Lecturing before the Music Teach* ers' Association oh temperament in teaching, Professor Jolui Adams, of the London University, said.a great many things were laid to the credit or discredit of what was called the artistic temperament. Some of these things, such as being punctual, or paying one's debts —(laughter)— were not really <a matter of temperament at all, but of character. Tlio cricket matcib. between the Masterton Y.M.C.A. and the Amateur Athletic Club was concluded on the Park Oval yesterday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the latter by JO runs. For the Athletic Club, Gmbb (31) and Reid (24) were top-scorers in the second innings, and for Y.M.C.A., A. Thompson 55, and T. Miller-16. Another one-innings match the two clubs was commenced,: after the first game." The Athletic UlCiu made 118—Grubb (40), Esson' (29 not out), Williams (15). Y.M.C.A. replied with 126 for two wickets—A. 'lQiompson 51 not out, H. Moorhouse 47.

Writing to the Greytown "Standard' ' in reference to the old Wai«ienga bridge, wflnoh was erected thirtv-seven rears ago of totara, Mr W. S. Wakelin says:—"The good old totara, as it has proved, was cut at Messrs Smiith and Revan's sawmill. \V'oodside, near Greytown, Mr Gallon, now living at Carterton, was manager, and Mv Mike Thomas, of Moroa, was "puneiiman." There was difficulty in getting so much heart of totara in the largo lengths required. Mr Clayton, Government Architect, designed th<? bridge, iand Booth and McDougall were the contractors T might add that the Ftige family carted the timber, and as the roads wero then, and the lengths 36Tv, it was not child's play. I may be pardoned for saying, in conclusion, that I was present at the timo the first wooden pile of tihe old bridge was ('{riven, and saw the '.Last nail driven to complete it. I also saw the first pile driven in connection witih this new bridge and 'hope to be present when it is opened.'

At tho auction sale of the Hat portion of tho Hautotara Estate, conducted by Messrs Murray; Roberts and Co., Ltd., at Martinborough on Tuesday last, eleven -sections were offered, and seven disposed of at satisfactory prices. These were the sales: —100 acres at £9 10s an acre, to Mr R. E. Wall, of Dannevirke; 100 acres, 150 acres and 190 acres, at £9, £8 10s, and £7 15s respectively, to Messrs Feast Bros., of Greytown.; 130 acres and 130 acres (two sections), at £9 and £8 respectively, to Mr G. G. Larkin, of Waverlev: 242 acres at £7, to MiErnest Boyd, of Hawke's Bay, with whom was'.associated in tho purchase, Mi's Ninewa, of tihe Wairarapa. There (is, we understand, keen enquiry of Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co.. fAd. for the reiraining sections.

The subject for the Y.M.C.A. Bible Class on Sunday afternoon next is '"Hie Lil'e of Dr. Livingstone." The speaker will bo Mr H. D. McHattie, and nl! men are welcome to attend.

WHAT ABOUT HAWKES'I The Wellington Garrisou Band won the Champion ship and also the Challenge Shield at the Palnierston North Band Contest of 1911.' They used Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous Band Instruments—a complete set. In the first test piece this noted Wellington Band was allotted the inaximum'inumber of points, the judge declaring that he had never heard such playing, and commending in eulogistic terms the tone and blend. The Wellington Tramway Band, also us ing a complete set of Hawkes' Excelsior Sonorous Instruments', won the B Grade. The judge congratulated this hand on their playing. These two successes in Graide A and Grade B, on such a great occasion, are worthy wins for Hawkes', whose instruments are pre-eminent all over the world. Bandsmen! Buy a set of Hawkes'—there are honours and valuable prizes to bo won with them. Write for catalogue. Sole agents— The DRESDEN "PIANO CO.'; Ltd., Wellington. Local Representative: H. l.ins, DanieM's Buildings, Queen Street. Masterton.

( The monthly meeting of the Masteyton Chamber of Commerce will be ne«d 1 to-day.

It is stated that tlhoro are considerably over one hundred empty houses in Petone at the present time.

Tho Eketahuna Borough Council has instiueted its ranger to prosecute two ParkviHo residents lor permitting ■their stock to wander at large.

A thousand sheep and a hundred head of cattle were slaughtered at .He Waingawa freezing works yeste'-day. On tho previous day, KiOO sheep were put through.

It is understood that Mr A. H. Herbert intends erectinfi. two-storey brick premises on the site of Mr 1. Wallace's old shop, reeently'giitted by liro in Eketahuna.

A farmer'in the vicinity, of the Ashhurst district has no less than one hundred and fifty acres of cocksfoot -this year, wSiiich will be harvested in Hue course of a few weeks.

The representative cricket match, Wairarapa v. Manawatu, which wa-s to tako place at Palmei-ston North on Saturday and Monday next, has.been cancelled, owing to Wairarapa not being ablo to get a team away.

Tho Kaiparoro Cheese Company will pay out £5lB 12s 6d, and the Ho;igoKokako Cheese Company £471 2s lOd for butter-fat supplied during the month of December. The nayment is at the rate of an advance of '.) d per II) for butteivfat.

Light rain fell at Gisborne yesterday afternoon and gives promise of more. Tho country districts are badly in need of moisture, and the water supplv is being seriously interfered with/ The townspeople .have been requested to discontinue the use of the water for gardening purposes. A meeting of the Waterside Workers Union at Gisborne la,st night decided by 58 votes to 55 not to cancel their registration made under the Arbitratration Act. and to join the Federation of Labour, but it was decided to take another ballot at a date to bo decided" upon.

Some idea of the vast quantities of timber imported into Canterbury is given by the statement that for one month alone, the monthly ter,ni ending on December 9t)h last, no less than 8,601,800 superficial foot were landed on tho Wharves at Lyttelton, and most of it came from America, and was probably Oregon pine. The Alfredton correspondent of the Express reports that the settlers in the vicinity are extremely anxious that the unnietalled portion of the Rakaunui road should be metalled as soon as possible. There is also a feeling in the district that an Eketahuna-Pongaroa coach service would serve, .better than any 'other. - - '"••-■ ''■-.■■■■:,■ '•■•. • The stock handled at the. Waingawa meat works this year is greatly in. excess of that handled up to the eorre-' spending period of last year. With the sheep at tlhe works waiting to be killed, and wlhich will l>e handled this i week, tlie total is 50,000. Last year for the corresponding period only 1400 were killed. •■Mr J. A. McCrea (of Palnierston North) has been appointed to judge I tho cattle classes at -ilhe fort'licoming 1 Pahiatua show, and Mr R. D. Knight 1 (Lbngbura) will tlie draught horses. Record entries are being received for the jumping competitions, J and the gathering promises to be a [ great success. I The first parade' of Territorials jn <i?he Pahiatua district was held on Wednesday evening, when some 30 men attended.. The parade > was i called for the purpose of swearing-in and measuring' for uniforms. Ser-geant-Major Burr, Sergeant-Major McOristell, Captain Skelly and Adjutant Braddell wero in attendance. At present in the works of the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company there are 28,400 boxes of butter to be slapped in consignments to Vancouver, west coast of England and London. Up to tho present 194,094. boxes 'have been shipped this season, which com■JMU'fcH very favourably with 181,845 boxes for the liko period of last season, representing, an increase of about 5 per cent. ,

Three directors of the Wellington ] Farmers Meat Company, arid Dr. Rob--1 insoii, who is tJho London representative of the Dominion freezing companies, inspected the Waingawa meat works on Wednesday. The oj)inio!i was expressed that tho works were welt appointed, and tho most compact 'in the Dominion. A well-known fanner in the Temuka, district in a conversation with a news!>ape, - representative, said that he heard that a very severe Wight was overtaking the Californian thistle, and was spreading very rapidly throughout the Dominion. No doubt farmers will ho glad to hear this, as the Californian thistle lias been a source of much trouble to them fcr. soma year:; past.

John William Anderson, a commercial eiavelJe-r, who committed 'suicide at Glebe (N.S. W.), left a pathetic letter to tho cot oner, in which he said: "I have had three operations for soft cancer of the palate, I have suffered tortures of tho damned for nights and day?; and I have decided there is no iest from, the agony for me this side of the grave."

Mr F. P. Welch,'labour agent, re- .) drivers, shepherds, cooks, milk hands, etc.

Messrs McGruer and Co., in a replace advertisement to-day give special sale quotations in clothing and mercery. Tho firm also offer 10 petcent discount on all made-to-measure suits lor cash during -the stile. The Sims Hardware Company, of Wellington, have just landed a consignment of "'ihe Household" separators. Dairy farmers whq know tho trouble of setting their milk in pans for cream should be interested to learn that these separators can be had in small sizes and at moderate prices. They save time and labour and ensure good butter. Tenders are invited for the erection of a new church, in brick, for the parish of St. Matthew's, Mastertou. Drawings and specifications may be inspected upon application at the vicarage, Masterton, until January 25th, and thereafter at tho ofhe'e of Mr F. de J. Clere, architect, Wellington. Tenders close on February 6th.

"The Englishmen can play cricket," remarks an enthusiastic colonial, and there is a good deal in that. Warner's team looks very like taking Home the Ashes, and 'as matters stand jiow they deserve to, for .there as merit in .their work. Worth and merit moan much to the possessors, ™ f'm* is rwvl, y wb >" Orescent Blend lea Ends .so much favour with the public.

NOW COMPLETELY CUBED. Ivor several years' I suffered from biHaous attiaofes which, would last for two or three days, but it would be some time before I wa,s mvself again" writes Mrs J. W. .cake, 147 Dowlincr Street, Darlinghurst, N.S.W. "1 used, various remedies, to check the attacks without any effect, but at last gave up the lattempt. ' However, a friend gave nic some Laxo-Tonic Fills which 1 took the next time <a bilious turn nunc on:, and thev completely cured me." Price KhUl and Is 6d. Sold by all rheniins and storekeepers.