LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10604, 10 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

I lie nilni ol C!) 08s -Id wns paid during I-In* mouth of Matclv for stock slaughtered nit tin? Masterton Borough Abattoirs. During tho month of March, 4095 gallons of tar woro used in connection with street repairing an<[ asphalting loot.path's .in tho Masterton. Borough. During the month of March, twentyfive houses and three head of. cattle were impounded in. the Masterton Borough Pound. Wheli the report of the Masterton. Borough Poundkeeper ,was being dis--cussed at the Borough Council meet " ing last evening, Cr. Elliott said that the people of Masterton were to be coinolhnentcd on. tho small number of during the month.

Thorp arc. at present 313 subscribers to the Master-ton Borough Library. f re now corps and divisions or St. John Ambulance Brigade in New Zealand, and the membership i s 1511. Motor cycle clubs are becoming fairly general throughout New Zealand, the latest addition to the ranks bein<* the Nelson Motor Cycle Club. ° No fewer than nine conferences are at present in progress in Wellington. The Empire City is evidently desirous of retaining its reputation for wind. During the month of March, sixteen new books were received at the Masterton Borough Library, and for the same period 1949 books were lent. For the year ended March 31st, . khe following,,, stock have been slaughtered at the Masterton'Borough Abattoirs: —Cattle, 1360-; calves 94sheep, 6928; lambs, 1061; pigs, 1891.' The birds from the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club to take part in the race from Blenheim on Saturday next, will' bo hampered on Thursday evening-

; The jmail train from Wellington was over an hour late in, its arrival- ■ t MasterW last night. Something had gone wrong with ,a, goods train, and everything was dislocated in consequence. , ' lv ;

At the annual convention of the Wellington Sunday School Union held at Blenheim during Easter, a resolution was passed in favour of co-opera-tion between 1 the Bible' classes and Sunday schools, in the interests of the elder scholars.

The manager of the Masterton Borough Abattoirs reported to the Borough Council last evening that the following stock had been slaughtered during the month of March Cows, 29; .heifers, 29; ,bullocks, 42; ewes, ; maiden ewes, 10; %'etlier.s, 220 : lambs, 126.

A flagrant example of "scamped" work was passed round the table at a recent meeting of the, Board, Tiires. After examining fli«|-!-work, which had been put into a, resident's house by a licensed plumber, the Board decided to cancel the license of the plumber who had done the work.

The Masterton Borough Engineer, in his report to the Borough Council last evening, stated that tho drainage works in Cole Street have been completed at a.<cosjt of £-136, and were iti good v working;.order.;-. 'A, certain : amount, of Hyorji- luid also been done inriot .coii'sidSi-advisable s>< coiiiSijiuc the";^V<srlc'"Hil T ,|po.unt of the rainy •;* At ;the"' ; B^ ;^ifle: ; tatfni meeting pn Mpodayj' K. Ki>Vennell and W. X. Kummer, of Te Wharau, each won prizes of 10s. 11. J. King, of Masterton; won 10s 111 the Dannevirke Match, audi E. (To.Wharau), S. Marenzi (Eketahima) and W ..iMfcCalmont (Opaki), 10s each in the Match., also appreciated £'l 'in jibe ' aggregate match".The champion belt '' and medal were won by S. Mayliew, of Jvireboiton. ! ' ' ' A meeting of the Masterton Fire Brigade -was held' in the Central Station last evening, Superintendent T. Jenkins presiding. The Brigade voted in favour of Wangaiiui holding the 1913 conference^,and . demonstration. The sooLtJ committee reported that ,a card social woilldbe held next Tuesday evening. Ex-Firdmeu P. Murray and J. Duggan were formally welcomed by the Superintendent. Hydraniman Johnson gave a vary fucid report of the business transacted-', at the recent 1 Itotorua conference, and was accorded a, liearty vote of tbanbson the motion of the chairman. 1 , At-.a 'terton held af-Mr . 11. J. residence last 'evening, it -wits decided to form a hockey club, to .be called the Masterton Ladies' Hockey Club. The following office-bearers were elected: President, Mr iG. R. Sykes, M.P.; Vice-Presi-dents, Mesons L. Xicol and W. Parker; Captain,-(Miss A. O'Leary; Yice^Capr 1 tain, Miss J. iMiller; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss B. Scott. It was decided that the club's colours be Mack and white. It wa>s also decided to hold the on Thursday afternoon. 0:1 tho old showgrounds, when all members are requested to, bo present. ' "

A few iiuger-<p6sts set here ' aiitl' there o-n -the lower, portion of the Mount Moklsworth track would be a great, improvement. . Visitors "to: tlie mountain aro apt 'to 'be puzzled by side itraiiks off front tho main*track, and as there is nothing at present at these junction® to indicate .Which is the right track to follow, much inconvenience is caused, especially to those making the-ascent by night . Through taking a wrong turning a party of ttmrists was' .recently compelled to spend tho night in the hush, which is not a. pleasant experience';,, . even in th<s,'JK*si of-weather.. ' • A party consisting of the members of the Congregational Club .spent a very enjoyable Ka&ter under canvass at the foot of .Mount Holdsworth. The I ascent of the mountain was made on 'Saturday, and the track the whole j ivay up was found to -be in excellent ' condition. The 1 party wa-s rewarded will a good view from the summit, al-. though a. light haze partially obscured the.view ori the western side of the ranges. The only mountain flower still in full bloom was the edelweiss, the ''season- being too far . advancedfor } most of tho others. The party reburnled to Ma sterton on Monday afternoon. ,

The game of golf is becoming very popular in th§>districts surrounding Auckland, and~quito a number of new clubs have been formed. Mr J. C. Boddington reports th»fc the rainfall registered at the Upper" "lain for the 24 hours preceding W*' a.m. yesterday was 83 points. An enormous siingaree .was caug|£ ; at Oi akei the other day, says the Gis£p't>X M ' A united missionary meeting will beheld in Knox Church, Masterton, this evening, when Mr J W. Webster, of the Inland China Mission, will, give an. address. . . . The mopuiiy, meeting of the Mas4e'rton County Council, which was,to. have been held was postponed until Tuesday next, owing to anumber of Councillors being out of the district. . The next best mail for the United Kingdom (due London 13th May) also Canada and United States, will be via Vancouver arid Honolulu, closing atMasterton per Main Trunk train, a%; 5.30 a.m. on -Thursday, April llthf. * (Supplementary, 11 a.m.) Vi;, To-morrow \nigbt, in St. .Matthew Church;..at ch " ganist (Mr H: S. Claughfen), assisted ' by Miss Vera Edwards, " A.T.O.L. L.A.8., vocalist, w;ill render a wellvaried programme ojF music. The admission is free. "A collection will be taken for the new church fund. The contributions by thfe residents-.' of Hastings to the relief of the starving British children now totals £lB5 10s, including Mr. G. P. gift of £IOO and church collections. " The fortnightly- meeting of the Independent Order of Rechabitea was-; held in Murray's Hall, MastertonyJast evening. Only business of a routine character was-transacted. The funds lof the evening amounted to £l2 13s : 3d. Ji remaj'kable. sunset was witnessed < from Masterton yesterdayv^-ervening. • Shortly before six o'clock the canopy wajs transformed into a pombination of van-coloured lights, varying ip tint from red. : Behind 1 was ji sky.of blue and light green, and i rolling across spade were clouds of var- - ious'Jiiies and" construction; . The scene,, for a time, was magnificent tobehold.

. Tho Cilifornian thistle appears .to .• •'xf gradually "gaining'grouiidin parts''" t M^ij^-l^auawatu; district/;. /' Farmersv' $ 'must not altogether b£ blamed '' tor thi§, ; -;a^ l :in r .mapv,c JandV-':":.; along the Various rivjer beds helps, to oh.tlie dozeij. yaKls of'tne sized patch" 'of •; Californiaix ; t liistle• some in blossom and others seeding.

- A writer ii: .i \Vaikato exchdttgo ■:- says he knows of six v ,lately- /imported ; partridges whieli prey. .to ' ; ', the hawks, and unless something is •; :,donc few of tlje surv:ive , .' At:tlie present time rabbitis are taking j(jpisoned pollard freely, find their bodies attract .tlie' predaceous birds. " He finds that' .by laying open the bodies; of the'' dead'r^bits".'and'jputtiiig;d' : ;trap- or* them he captures the ha\\kbs in great-' i"im'.ers, -:

Four .young men recently spent tn gay evening at mad**their exit from a local hotel by means of a fire escape, and in pursuit of fun. They happened a baker's'ca'rt, biit. this being empty, 'they compelled the driver to convey; \ them to the. bakehouse; where, they: helped-themselves'to light refresh-- . meuts. A polieemain hovered in sight, • and he was promptly ,treated to a.; pelting of flour.; The v gay yoving.; sparks disappeared in the da rkness,..^ J and their names and' address ate nowr>" being sought. / - A'seiuwless joke was perpetrate l\iti Pate ft on a : :ra?ent Sunday night, •>$ churchgoers were returning home, sayrf the Patoa Press. It ap t /o!irs tl;at i' someone hail succeeded m aili\mg a ' tin to a live'rat by means of a ivngthy piece of :stHng; ;: As a '.ic'-al' rcsHteut,; •; accompanied by, his wife, was passing. . tho alley way; tlie* rat ran across; the-"'' putii. utid "tiie string at fo it/"' became entangled round, the lady's feet. As it happened, the ladv, who is an.N-thing but strong, has a particu.'ar t dread 'of rats^.-.'and; 'i , iatt/ral!y fairitetl ' finding .tho(animal entangkd lou ti d her feet. '. ..[''or/somo time she. reiuaihcd ; in/thi.H. state, and considerabie difficulty was- lier..:^. At first blush, the very necessary.- : operation of paperhanging would' not seem to be one in wlaicli tho workman.' ■would l>e exposed to, any particular , lethal kind of danger, says the Wanganui Herald, but the evidence of si judgment debtor at the local Magistrate's Court on ; ' Tuesday . served to demonstrate 'trade/was ' not :withont .its '-risKC'" It appeared 'that , tlio debtor in gestion was eiigaged in> this' occupation;—he was putting .np . \. scrim, to be exact—when one of ' a. quantity of tacks which he was holding in hi® mouth, slipped down his throat- ■ and became embedded'in his lung. As a fcsult'lie had, beeiv .incapacitated, from work for some time past. Is ii . within reason to . suppose that this. > would servo as a warning \vord to the average woman., who usually) appears. 1 incapable, of performing the-rr to. the/niece male, at any-rate—infcri-Cjitfe operation of "fitting on" a new dress without a regular clievcaux'-tle-frise of pins bnstling.from her mouth.?. . We wonder. Contrary- to , popular belief, the nutritive value of oysters is not high., "From the point of view of .food,'' said 'Dr. A. E. Mills, one of the witnesses examined recently before the Sydney Foods Commission, "oysters [are mighty poor." Still they are rightly regarded as a delicacy, and in. their raw state are easily digested. They are, however, an extravagant, form of food. It is estimated that it would take 14 of the best oysters to contain as much nourishment as one egg,, M'*hilo to obtain tlio food value of a pound of beef one would have to eat 223 big oysters, which would mean an outlay of 18s 7d at the" retail price of Is per dozen. : Dividends payable in certain bankrupt;. estates are advertised on tb«- /• fronii page. . Tlie "W.F.C.A. draw, special, attention to a. special line of opera cloak* r . they are now. showing. Delegates are reminded of the Wairarapa Hockey annual meeting, to be held in the Dominion Hali at S o'clock to-night. - ... ■ Ladiea, bo oonsiderate and taotfnl, yet firm, with any refractory draper who may try to substitute *ny otheroj»k« for trie f»raoa» Warner's Rogv.

The Mangatainoka river, in the .neighbourhood of Nireaha, was reported to be higher yesterday tnan it has been for ten years past. At the Nireaha sports on. Easter Monday, the trophy for -most points m tha running events was won bv W. Ryan, with B. Larsen runner-up. The young woman who was knocked down by a motor car in Masterton on Monday evening is named Heavens, fihe resides with her parents in Wrig- ' ley Street. Her injuries are more ■ serious than was at first supposed. Reside® sustaining severe ibruises, several 1 of her teeth were knocked out, and she was injured aibout the head. She is at present under medical treatment. A half acre of land ini Pembroke Street, Carterton, together with sixroomed house, bathroom, etc., is advertised for immediate sale by Mr Edwin R. B. Daniel, land and finance agent, Hastings, H.B. ' Particulars appear on page 8 of tliis morning's issue. Mr W. H 3. Cruickjßhank, land agent, Masterton, advertises a new list of house and farm properties on ' page 8. !' - But a short while back the world was thrilled", with the great Delhi Durhar. la New-.' Zealand a?.: echo,>v 'or■ rather { & reflection of. this great-event ; is < Durbar browns are ' 'correct," and in costumes particularly they are exceedingly smart. In another column will be found an announcement in this regard from Messrs Hugo and Shearer. Many good pictures are f ° l ' want ef a good frame, and thero is nothing that sets off the interior of a room, to advantage so much as a nice collection of steel engravings, paintings, or photographs of soeneiT tirallv framed and hung with taste. ooened up a picture framing b £f aifpragnell's Buildings, Queen Street^. thoroughly artistic maimer., j