LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10582, 13 March 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An increase, in the price of kerosene, , was announced in Wellington on Mon. > day. - Ten new gas services were connected with the Masterton gasworks during the month of February. j Four youths have each been fine! I £1 and costs at Napier for failing to register under the Defence Act. A complimentary smoke concert is to be tendered Bandmaster Hutchison, of the Masterton Municipal Band, in the Coronation Hall, on the 18th inst. The next meeting of the Masterton Amateur Athletic Club will be held on Monday, March 18th, at 7.30 p.m. At the fortnightly meeting of the Masterton Labour Party to-night, Mr A. W. Hogg will contribute a paper on the State currency question. According to the Evening Post, Inspector Hugo is pleased wifcli the increased tone of the Fire Brigade Conference at Rotorua. Increased tone I The Masterton Amateur Athletic Club will hold an evening run on Thursday, to be run over two distances —looyds .?.nd 44.0 yds, and on the 21st inst., a 21,0 yds and 1 mile races. j At the meeting. of the Masterton ! Fire Brigade last, night, Foreman [ Braggins, who will be in charge.of the j team to compete at Daiiuovirke at ! reported that -the men-were in | good training, and should worthily up-1 hold the reputation .of the Brigade. j . I>r. Jamieson met with a. painful ac- | cident through a fall from; a, bicycle on ) the Newman road on Saturday morning, says the . Express, a bone in the left elbow being splintered, and the arm generally bruised. The following team will, represent tlie Wairarapa Athletic Club in the, cricket match 'against the Civil Service on the Park Oval on Thursday afternoon: —A. JR-ippon, A. Williams, H. Roberts, S. R. Edwards, A. Long, J. Bradbury, H. Read, J. W. Nicholson. H. Snell, W. Williams, and Dr.' Prior.

A Dunedin telegram states that the Labour Representation Council has resolved that it would be against the best interests of labour if any labour members in Parliament accepted any position in any Cabinet which \viis not wholly composed of labour members.

Wasps, which during the past few veal's havo been a great nuisance to settlers, in the North Auckland districts, have this season almost completely disappeared,' owing, it is thought, to the appearance'of some natural enemy.

In the northern parts of the Auckland province, goats are proving very successful in destroying the blackberries, which in some parts are overrunning the country. " The difficulty with goats is in keeping them witliia fixed areas, «s tihey have such a strong tendency to roam, and it requires something better than the ordinary sheep fenco to keep them within bounds. .

An advertiser requires paying guest in private family

A buggy wagon, set of harness, and a. quicfc mare, suitable for lady to drive, are advertised for sal 1 .

An advertiser is desirous of purchas- ' ing a few cows in or near profit. The | address can be obtained at tho Age /■ office.

Mr Peter W. Hansen elsewhere inserts a notice of thanks to the residents of Mauriceville West and surrounding district for the kindness and sympathy extended to him in his recent misfortune. ABOUT THAT PIANO. You want it. So much is admitted. But pianos are costly things, you say. You are afraid you can't afford it. That is where you are mistaken. You can get a superb piano from one of the ■world's great makers, and you can pay for it in such a way that the purchase will involve 110 pinching, no serious sacrifice, no bother of any sort. And all the time you are paying, the piano h brightening your home. Until you hare a piano in the house, you can scarcely imagine the difference it makes. No woman is really contented till she gets one. Think of that! We can help you to a selection. We offer you the full benefit of all our knowledge and experience. You can have one of the superb pianos of the four famous houses— Broad-wood, Steinway, Lipp or Ronisch— or any of the others. If you are buying a piano, oash or terms, to see us is to save money. The Dresden Piano Co., Ltd., Wellington. North Island Manager : M. J. Brookes. Local representative: H. inns, Daniell's Buildings, (Jueeu S.reet.

A Fremantle cable states that the P. and 0. Company's new steamer Maloja has arrived from London.

The Feilding branch of tJio Farmers' Urrioil proposes holding a, ploughing match during the winter months.

The new school at Tablelands was opened on F-riday last with a public function.

The aggregate charges for stock slaughtered at the Masterton Borough abattoir for the month of February, amounted to £93 15 s Bd.

It is reported that there lias been a recrudescence of sly-grogging in Mas-tea-ton of late. The operations are conducted in such si manner as to k-fv the vigilance of the police.

A Masterton man, charged with being drunk at the Carterton railway station, was fined 5s by a Carterton Justice yesterday.

Nedrines, the crack French aviator, recently established an aeroplane record by flying 94 miles in 's'2 minutes 23 seconds.

A wrestling match for £lO and the middle-weight championship of New Zealand takes place at Palmerston North 011 Friday night, between Kent and Hegarty.

In conversation with an Invercargijl News representative, a leading fish 1110 reliant of the Bluff stated that seven vessels would this season be engaged in tho oyster industry. There are said to be about a score of life insurance agents operating inland around Masterton at the present time. Lives in a "dry", area are apparently valuable. . ■

Twenty-five" head of stock were impounded in the Masterton Borough pound during the month of February, made up as follows: —Horses, 11; cattle, 13; sheep, 1. Tlie fees for the same amounted to £2 9s 6d.

At the Masterton Borough abattoirs the following stock were slaughtered during tho month of February: —102 cattle, 6 calves, 442 sheep, 154 lambs, and 148 pigs. - It is understood that, as a result >of special representations made by.,slr 'W. C. Buchanan, M.P., a special siding, for the loading of cheese is to be put in at the Carterton railway station.

There are 6056 books in the Masterton public library, including ten new books received during February. During that month 1484 books were lent from the library.

Miss lorns, assisted by the members of the Dyerville School Committee, has organised a school concert, to be held on Friday evening. . Martinborough ta lent is assisting. A nurse named Lila Rood, aged 21, died yesterday, at the Gisborne hospital, as the result of an accident sustained several weeks ago, while playing with a child, when she slipped on some concrete steps and broke her thigh. The fortnightly meeting of the 1.0. R. was held, last evening ife>Murray's Hall, Masterton. Bro. A?i ;i E. Wainwright occupied the chair. Letters were read from absent members. The receipts for the evening were £7 3s.

J. Patterson, an English motor cyclist, who recently arrived in Australia, to make an attempt to lower the motor cycling record, covered 312 miles in twelve hours, wlheh darkness coming on, he rain into a stone wall, • rand had to .abandon the attempt. . T3ie cyclist was not hurt, but the cycle was badly damaged,. ~ "A sale of work is to. be held in St. Matthew's schoolroom', Masterton, on Saturday liext, in aid of Dr. Banardo'a Homes. Among the goods to be offered is a doll's cradle, fully furnished, and a very handsome afternoon teacloth. It is proposed to dispose of these by competition, in which all will have an equal chance. Nominations close on Thursday next for the Wellington interval race in connection with the Master-ton 'Homing Pigeon Club.

There has been a very Lfen demand for Wairarapa-pred ltu.nney March . rams this : season from outside districts, and some difficulty has be£n experienced in filling the orders. The Wairarapa has gained a reputation throughout New Zealand for the quality of its Uomney 'and Lincoln sheep. Bro. H. Hilton, A.D.,, presided at the meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge of Druids in Masterton on Monday evening. An invitation was received from the Myrtle Lodge (Eketahuna) to attend the lodge's eighth anniversary on March 28th. It was announced that the installation of the new .district' president would take place at this meeting. Bro. Win,ton; of Coroftation Lodge, Wellington, conveyed fraternal greetings to the Stonehenge Lodge, which were duly reciprocated by the members present. Four'candidates, were nominted for membership. Owing to the disablement of the. station meter, in connection with, the Masterton municipal gasworks, no record is available to the amount, of gas inaut 1 during the month of February, but gas sold per meter show's ail increase of 3.70 per cent as compared with the corresponding month of last year, making an average rate of increase for the present year of 5 per cent.

The usual monthly meeting of the Masterton Fire Brigado was held in the station last- evening, Superintendent T. Jenkins in the chair. The Secretary reported an average attendance for the mouth of February at meetings 16, and at alarms, 17. The Carterton Fire Brigade wrote, invited the local Brigade to attend their forthcoming bazaar. Telegrams were roc jived from the Brigade delegate in reference to Conference business. _ A social committee was appointed, with power to combine with the Fire Police, to arrange for social evenings during the approaching winter. A committee was appointed to report on the advisability of establishing a library irt connection with the Brigade'. New Zealanders should luy New Zealand clothing, mads of New Zealand wool, grown on New Zealand farms, woven by New Zealand hands, made up by New Zealand skill at standard New Zealand rates of wages. When anyone offers you imported clothing, he studies his own pojket—not yours. Insist on haviug KAIAPOI Clothing KAIAPOI Rugs— KAIAPOI Woollens, from the cap that crowns you, to the KAIAPOI Socks that make life's walk easv. "No one, I feel sure, can speak more gratefully of Pills, tb "i t oan," writes 'Mrs Corbett, 116 Fitzroy Street, Surrey Hills, N.S.W. "They cured .me of settled biliousness, wliieh seemed as though it would never leave me. I took Laxo-Tonic Pills, and they proved a perfect remedy." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers. Price 10J4 and ' Is 6d.

The subscriptions received at the Masterton public library during the month of February amounted to £3.

A man who was found drur k : n Maxtor ton on the previous day was yesterday fined 10s by Mr Eli Smith, J.P.

A party of Masterton ians intend proceeding to Castlepoint for the Easter holidays.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports ihsfc two degrees of host were registered at the Upper Plain yesterday morning.

The Government has made an additional grant of £75 towards the metalling of tbo Riversdalo road.

Levels have been taken for improving the formation and making foot- / paths on the northern side of the Alfredton Post Office.

The. Engineer of the Masterton County Council lias arranged to have three culverts put in on tho Home-wood-Kaiwhata road.

Owing to wetness of the season, settlers on the East- Coast of the Wairarapa are finding difficulty in securing good burns, where scrub and'bush have been, felled.

Cr. Temple, at last evening's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council, congratulated the engineer 011 the excellent state-of the Borough roads. Sales of colve from the Masterton. municipal gasworks show a marked improvement from last month, which jnay be regarded us a sign that .winter is approaching.

f Poisoning operations are at present in full swing in the Te Wharau district; and rabbit's are reported to be taking the poison "very well, considering the aiiiouht of green feed which' is to bo found everywhere.

( .The Masterton County Council yesterday decided, on the motion of Or. Murray, to prooeed with the construe, tion of a bridle track on Saunders' road extension, in the AJfredton district. A Government grant has been leceived for this work.

The opinion was expressed by the Chairman of the Masterton County Council yesterday that the subscriptions towards the Buchanan Testimonial Fund should limited, so tliat.the contributioiis/would ha ve been spread over a wider area.

, Councillor Alex. Murray told the Masterton County Council yesterday that a patch of foxglove had been planted in a garden in Alfredton, and in one year it .had spread so rapidly that it took a fortnight to eradicate it.

Threshing operations are now in active progress in the Masterton district. The Masterton County Council yes-' terday decided to invite the MastertonBorough Council to a further conference, to consider the question of the widening of the Waipoua bridge, at the northern approach, to the full >. width of Queen Street.

; The Masterton County Council decided yesterday, on the motion of Cr,, Percy, th||fc settlers be requested to remove the willows rom the streams passing through their properties. The upper reiaches of 'the Taueru rrrer were exempted from the' terms „of the resolution.

The manager of the Masterton municipal gasworks, in his monthly report to the Borough Council,' stated that the material in connection with a new purifier, which (has just arrived from England, -has been landed in bad order, some -of th§ plates hieing . tbadly j smashed. 'Hie shipping company re- >; sponsible ar© prepared to, accept Ma;bility for the damage, "and "are agree-, I able to pay any reasonable claim. •

On the motion of Or. Toogood, it was decided by the Maetertoiv County Council yesterday that a sum of £250 be expended in improving the road at what is known as the "Devil's Elbow." Cr. Toogood stated that it wag proposed to remove the culvert and put sv tunnel through the point of the hill afe' the spot indicated. This portion of .the East£6oast road lias always been -;t great'danger. ■

A meeting, of the Masterton Amateur Athletic Cluh. .was held last evening, there " being.'"present: Messrs Thomas (chairman), Rippon, Iggulden, Dixon, Williams, Long, Gilbert, Bradbury, Nicholson and Dickson (hon. secretary). The members present were given tickets to be sold for the forthcoming meeting, to be held on Easter Monday. The following officers were appointed.to control the annua! sports meeting:-—Judges: Running events, Messrs J; Gedrgesoii, R. W,Robson, G. Perry; field events, Messrs G. H. Sellar, A. 0. Levien, H. C. Roberts. The appointment \of the walking judge to be left to Wellington Centre. Time-keepers, A. ..Henderson, L. Aicol., and 1). Walsh; starter, J. C. Mclvillop ; clork of course, Mr P. Gilbert ; handicappers, A. Williams and W. Dickson; stewards, Messrs Thomas, Long, W. Williams, Pointon, S .R. Edwards, G. R. Sykes, J. L. Murray, 8. Kingston, A. J. Johnston, H. Hooper, W. Gibson and H. Snipli. it was decided to hold a social on the evening of the sports, at which the visiting competitors wpukl ha entertained. . . ,

Miss I, Thomas gives notice that instruction in dancing will be given at the Exchange Hall on Thursday, U.th, and Saturday, 13th April.

liave a special display in their provision department of table luxuries in the sliajM? of fish of all kinds in tins and glass jars, and as a special delicacy they mention, boneless cod, the latest American entree.

The Harris tweed costumes, which are now in great dean and, are being turned out in artistic manner by the well-known firm of Krahagen and Chapman, Perry Street. This firm has built up ian enviable reputation for the Ladies' tailoring branch of their business, ■ and the number of recommended clients bear testimony to success which has attended their efforts tp turn out a first-class article.

TOILET ARTICLES. What a difference these everyday requirements can make to one's personal comfort and appearance. A dainty skin cream t,o prevent roughness, redness, sunburn, freckles, etc. A good Toilet Antiseptic Powder to prevent chafing, prickly heat, scalding, etc. A reliable Hair Brush, good Toilet Soap and Sponge. A good Tooth Brush, used with an antiseptic tooth paste to preserve the teeth, harden the gums, and keep the mouth sweet and clean, etc., etc. We keej> a large stock of all Toilet Articles, the best of everything. Quality is our first consideration, and we would specially recommend you to use our "PEROXIDE CREAM" for the skin and our "CARNATION TALCUM POWDER." Both these articles are especially good and worthy of a place on every table. Also'a large stock of Sponges, Hair, Nail, and Tooth Brushes, Soaps, etc., etc., to select from. Goods posted to any address. ,T. V. GORDON, Chemist, etc. (by Exams.), Medical Hall, Mastertou- (P.O. Box 53.)

Mr Peter Tullooh, land agent, Pah. iatua, advertises for sale on easy terms i\, good dairy farm. Messrs W. B. Chennells and Co. •advertise 1900 acres of Gisborne country, situated in one of Jhe best sheepgrowing districts of the East Coast. The property is higlil.V improved, 1200 «cres being cleared and grassed, good dwelling, sheep and cattle yards. Particulars may he found on page 8. Messrs S. M. Baird and Co., motor inxporters and engineers, have just landed in Masterton a "Paige" motor car. The car is a beautifully finished four-seater, and may be inspected at the firm's garage in Bannister Street. Mr J. K. Blinkhorne, tobacconist, Masterton, notifies that ho has been appoined local agent for Mr A. Lothaiby, Timbrella tniuker, of Wellington. A specialty will he made of 'every description of repair work, and all orders will receive prompt and efficient attention. An interesting programme of music song and dance has been arranged for the entertainment in 'honour of St. Patrick's Day, which is to be given in the Masterton Town Hall on Wednesday, the 20th inst. Local talent ivill 'he assisted by some of Wellington's best entertainers. Irish songs will he rendered by the Messrs Segj'ief, Farrell and Toohill, Irish music }) V Miss Sinpour, well-known throughout the Dominion as ia flautist, while Messrs Dave Kenny and A. B. Newton, Wellington's most humorous entertainers will give several solos and duets.