LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10597, 1 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tho latest return from the Worksop dredge is 74ozs. 4dwts for 128 hours' working.

The Masterton Racing Chib made a profit of about £SOO on last' week's meeting.

A moth lias been, p-aying havoc with cabbages in Masterton gardens of late.

Mr W. Jeffries' farm of 151 acres at Dalefield has .been sold to Mr; Philip Andrews, of <3arterton.

To-day is "All Fools' Day." The youngsters of Masterton are not likely to overlook the fact.

A young gentleman at present engaged on- ian East Coast station, has benefited. to the extent of several thousands-owing to the decease of an uncle'in England; The Senior; Cadets in Masterton <ba.ve beeu .sepyiedvwith-iiotiee to appear forthwith'to take'the oath of allegiance and to be-measured .for their unifdrms. • ':

. The 'past season- has been a jparticiilarly profitable one for farmers in'the Masterton district. The price of grain, butter-fat and stock has been higher than for many years past. Three persons were convicted of drunkenness in Masterton during the month of March, making seven for the. first quarter of the year. . ' A Wellington broker visited Masterton on Saturday last in coiaiection with the formation of a company,, to develop an oil area in the Weber dist trict.

During the month of March, twenty-one births, six marriages and five deaths were registered in Masterton. For the first three months of the'year, seventy-one births have been registered. Two bankruptcies were record-kI in Miisljerton during the month of Mar?)i, b:;th being from Martmborou,?:). Thwe ar>.« :'tho 'first two J>.i:.krup;tc;es of il,»> year. Fotvthe first quarter of last year,,ten insolvencies were'registered.

The Masterton Brass Band rendered/ a choicei programme of ■ music in. the park yesterday afternoon; There ivas a good attendance of ...the public. ~ The man who was arrested in Masterton on Friday for drunkenness, after having celebrated a racing win at Carterton, was convicted and discharged by Messrs T. Wagg and Eli Smith, J.P.'s, on Saturday morning. A number of members of the Masterton Ijodgo of Druids visited Eketahuna last week for the installation of Bro. R, Davey, P.A., as President of the district. The ceremony was impressively performed by Bro. J. H. Hudson,' P.D.P. •

At a meeting of Stewards of' the Masterton Racing Club on Saturday last, it was decided that Mr J. Cooper's mare Miss Vena, which ran second in the Hack Scurry on the second day of the races, be disqualified for the meeting, owing to a lady, whose husiband was on the forfeit list at the time of nomination, .bang interested in the mare. The stake and dividend, are to go to Rahani, who ran third in the race.

A sum of £1,785,633 7s 6d lias been received % tie State on account of the sale of Crown lands siiKuribyo.

There are 1196 miles of «pen railway m.-tiio' 'North Island, compared with 1656 in the South.

The Mastorton Homing Pigeon Club will hold races this week from Waipawa. and Blenheim. Tho birds will bo hampered on Wednesday.

The football season was nominally opened in Masterton on (Saturday afternoon, when a number of euthirsiasts were out for practice.

The Carterton Football Club held their annual meeting on Saturday evening, and tho Gladstone Club meet on Tuesday.

The deer-stalking season opens today. Several Masterton sports have proceeded to tho Lower Valley in pursuit of heads.

Tho gas which was liberated from tho Mastorton gasworks last night had a fit of spasms. Those who had to read 'beneath it were saying things. ;..'.'

Last year there were 21Sv).mon em-, ployed" in the railway workshops', in' tlie Dominion, compared with > • .. in the previous year. Tho number of. Inspectors engaged by tho Stock, Dairying and Noxious Weeds Department in field duty is 112.

Mr T. K. Side.y, M.P. for Dunedin, threatens to consider: hi s.position sinx© Otagohas' been treat-ed so\badly' in: the allocation, of {Ministerial portfolios. " .

-A number qf .'boroughs;-, iii. the Dominion,Lr.ve. sent favjiirable; replies to t-ho. si ingestion made in a circular issued fjy Uw Mayor o& Christchunch that the term of office for. borough councillors should bo expended to three years. . Both services of the Baptist Church in.'Masterton were conducted yester r day ;by Pastor Swinerd in Murray's Hall. The subject at, 11 a.m. was "Seven Blessings." 7 p.m. the preacher gave an discourse on "Believers' rsion, the only ~ • It is quite remarkable the number; of people -who "struck" the big dividend at the Masterton races on Thurs- j day last. According to report thero j must have at least been, thirty on the ! good investment, and not eleven, as j the register showed. An interesting sidelight on land speculation in. the Tarianaki district was elicited at the New Plymouth Supreme Court. The plaintiff in a big land action admitted that he had asked .defendant the sum of £25,130 for a property which he Jiad for only eleven months, and for which he paid only £5470. There were 290 prisoners ,in the Auckland Gaol at the end of last week. These 'included. 268 serving various terms of imprisonment with hard -labour, 10 awaitingtrial, - four on and three life,priso%jv3. : ' During the;, week 40 were- received?;,and 4J f] charged. '"" ' Ln certain parts of the West Gbasfc of the South. Island, the papers complain, of the prevalence of hooliganism amongst the youths of the town, yrho are acquiring an, unenviable reputation. The police are taking active steps to put down this objectionable form -of nuisance.

The latest piece of wanton criminality on the part of some' wiWfeposedperson is."to place a stab of tinnier) fspiked with "nails,'_■ <sn':'.tlj£e^roaHii'ivs'fcy^eiSn:'. Masterton and: Ga'r^rl»ni"' , -f^special benefit "of motorists.■!-. son who would be guilty, of an'act'of this sort is.a menace to the commiin"ity, and should be placed under lock and key.

A visitor f roni New Plymouth states that though the dairying industry has made Taranaki one of the wealthiest districts in tie Dominion, the neoe*it boom in connection with the petrojeum fields has done'more province than anything else; r«w industry is likely'to make "New" Plymouth one of the most progressii:4 towns in the Dominion. ;-1

The iMasterton Homing Pigeon CJlub held a young bird teams race, for three birds, from Wellington, on Sai>urday last, which resulted as follows;? —-S. Hoar's Eoyal Salute, Diamond! Jubilee and Volcano, velocity 970 yds, > 1; W. Dow-ling's Errol, Fleet and No. 364, 2; W. Drake's Index, Lark, and No. 175, 3; J. Sutherland's Finisher, and Surly Gamp,, 4; W;- j Goufley's Equinox, Geisha and Hope:less 5. .■' "'•., !■

A large number.of. young men ered round the Y.M.-C;A. tables jiri; Masterton last-evening, to partake of; tea, and to listen to a farewell address by theißev..'J'.vE. Parsons, "ivho is leaving shortly for Taihape. Several members and others spoke in'-high' appreciation of the very fine address given. Mr Sutherland occupied th* chair. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the ladies of the Kuripuui Methodist Church for. providing the. refreshments, Messrs Olough aiid l') : betson sang a duet. • ;

A special meeting of the ButchersS Union was held in the Dominion Hall, Masterton, at 8.45 o'clock on Saturday night last, Mr McGaughran (the' President) being in the chair. Mr Maxted seint an apology for non-al> tendance. The Secretary reported on correspondence with'the-employers re holding Labour Day on Easter Saturday. Messrs Sn'ell and Holloway, Long, J. Shackleton, W.'Cf. Butcher, Ogilvy and Son, »nd .Morris were all in. favour of changing .'/the. .dates. 'lt was Teso'ved that, as the majority of the master 'butchers were iu favour of closing on Easter BSaturday," the Union recognise it as Labour Day under the award. Under this agreement' the ibutchers' employees will -have m holiday from Thursday, April 4th, to Tuesday, the 9th inst.

DO YOU PLAY THE PIANO? If you do—or if you are- learning to —•bear in, mind the fact that you .cannot in any case get Rood music out of an . inferior instrument. Tf you are getting a piano, better get-.a good one, and make a fair beginning:. , If you are wise, you wriM consult ■tli'e Dresden Piaiio Company. They carry a 'wide range of pianos made by itlie most famous makers-on earth. They will take- all possible pains to isuit. you. And if you don't want to pay cash they, will arrange for you to .pay 'by..instalments, that -can never, possibly harass.■■■'- It is-always, safes* to go to tiie best house. The Dresdeav Piano '".Company,''. Ltd., Wellington. North Islands Manager: ..M. J. Brookes. Local Representative.—H. Inns, Daniel's Buildings, Queen St.

. About 4500 acres of rick land U the Mercury Bay district of Auckland is now. being surveyed into suitable allotments, and a ballot-will follow the* completion of the survey work. Building artisans in Christehurch are m fairly steady employment, and it is believed-that'the winter will 1* passed without any stagnation. The late season had caused some little temporary- stagnation in the retail trades, . The high prices now ruling for cast iron resulting from the labour troubles m England, has .upset the calculations of several tenderers for waterworks extensions in different parts ■ ot the Dominion, some of which am hung up indefinitely in consequence. ' Mr Puredj Webb wil} ivo wat«loi-Thursday-evening next; at ? Knox Church, Masterten, when popu- t Jar and classical organ solos will be : rendered and vocal items will be sonic « Jo charge iriH fob made for admission. I .but a collection will be taken up. •"■'/* An indication of tfiie demand f>r \forkmon m Auckland is given in the % report of the engineer to the Harbour 3 (Board, in which he states that he was ■' only able after much trouble to obtain Wotokymto go- on with the , building of the wall round the Auck- % :land dock, v. ; > to tho -Mastertfti " meeting are loud in. their praises ' r.f i the splendid 'attention received from- ■? SAr and MoCoukey, tho Club's I caretaker anddus wife t a-i the.Qpaki'£ accommodation: came m for unstinted praise, and'an-:J doubtedry-they'wereiieverin better S order." .. ~ :,..<■" .:.■':'-."■.._,; : ,;,.,■; . H" ; of vest, tho attenuated rinksof the:'unJJemployed becnW slightly swelled of late, though it is pleasing to state that the number* of % skilled artisans out of work is praetic- * ally nil. In regard to the building I trade, it is worthy of, mention that | the name of not. one carpenter has 1 hgured on the unemployed iegisteW' 1 for some tune pest. ; : 1 The Rev. F. Spencer, of the British i •and Foreign : Bible Society, conductedJl || e - /roornin&'seryiee in the Methodist Church yesterday; In !n»^ : dwelt on ■work tho British and Foreign Bibl||fi Society was doing in translating ; .tftip Bible into different languages, andß circulating -it. throughout the worldiS Ho spoke particularly on the insuper- % able connection ibehveeh the Bible So-"1 ciety and missionaries, and gave mattYh J instances of the Society's work in ion, a eign lands. The collections taken 1 throughout the day will go to the aklv I of foreign missions. ■ .:-/,,)C;^^l The military aspect is only a second* ■§* ary consideration in the universalfrj| training movement; the great'under-11 lying principal of which is the improvejjf ment of the national character. .liiisjp; at any rate, is the contention of Ctop onel Bell, who is praotically the found|; er of .the movement in .New"Zealaad§§; l-\ Many of the boys who* went irito recently did not, he said," khowi: ;iwM| of the words; "discipline'*l and "patriotism,''-'but Uieyweni-onb 1 with quite differentudeas ahdvideals. f J His conception of the perfects officer is [M a-man who is not only a good "drill" || and a capable officer,, but who «lso has ideals, and wit command ence of the parents. .'/.'-_ Now that ah increase Of wages ha sK been granted to; the r Bluff-iwaterridejp workers (says ihe at ; i^e!(^rt'are; specnlalg ting-as fto'thow-'tong : the will rest."contentlwatb tfflK: present ?rate ;tiieyrafe ;a'.ma^r"olfa in- the wool :^and; v gram^sl|olr^ r ■yvharf when steamers arrive, and.,it;lK; thought that ; & now ruling iwill at once create discon-TO tent. It is understood tliiat the: Rail-5 way Department will at once fall, into r '*j line with Shipping and increase the wages of tho men employ- :■ ed by it oh the wharf. ; '\-'';•■' : ; ■ , The Australian cricket Steam, which a is now on its; w»y Home to take' pare 3 in the Triangular Tests, will play thajf , of;ihe:,itoTir at Nottinghaigai against the Notts eleven, on May 6tJ|||| Altogetlier the -fi'xttires include r &}ri'mm sis. matches- with (County teams, ¥ OTfe cludirig Tests, and the last tour commences; at; t Hastings, 'Sep't/f9.th, .against South of The South African team cpmmeiices;itM| tour against Derbyshire on, May '4th,lffl and in all plays 'thirty-seven concluding oh September 12ta. v live first-class, County matches will-go on >, ias usual; and these include >; dred and Stliree fgames" '' From this jit will ba seen that cricket will be>6bmin'g in the 'Old^Country :seasoni -M In. the seines; <tf .Triangular .Tests, ■firs't -match wilt bo between ; !-ahd Soutli-Africa, at- Manchester, ; May 27th.-' ■/'-'; : --'.l-^^;V;;.,.,-;,, J^ A £old ring found in awaits OAvnership at th-is otnee., ,■'•'/.', Sggglp ; A respectable man '.knowledge of gardening is advertisef^g .; Mr H. O'Leary gives notice his; blacksmith's premises 'Anil be clps,ed; from Thursday to Tuesday, forftho j Easter holidays. | • Persons are cautioned against ■■ re- ; J moving firewood and timber from the jjg property at Te Hangitumau lately cupied by Mr Dorset. 'V''^ffi v; A pianist;. ia wanted V for : "KiM.C.A. gymnasium. . can he obtained on application.;;^ Secretary."' , ,„■..' ••'»•}'•;';;■'■'i'^ffi The Wellington Education Boardß| advertise notico of the annual meeting aK of hotiseholders. in each-school for the :piu"pose-.of•"electing a scbool "1 committee for the year. : . . _ , J