LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10612, 19 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The latest .return from the Masterton dredge is 20ozs. 9dwts-for 129 hours' working. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that six degrees of frost were registered in Ma-sterton on Wednesday night. A first-offending "drunk" was convicted and discharged by Mr G. Heron, J.P., in Masterion yesterday. Owing to the keen demand for potatoes for expoi-t, the .wholesale price has gone up from £4 5s to £5 per..tan. at a single'jump in Dunedin. A resident of Eketahnna drew a prize of £IOOO in ono of Tattersall's recent sweeps.

Messrs C. C. Boss and Co., sharebrokers, report the sale of Success dredging shares yesterday at 22s 6d.

The proprietor and staff of the Masterton Picture Company have donated £2 2s towards the fund for the reliofrof the distress in Great Britain. . ' * " "<-

Tho Martinborough School Committee is asking the Education Board to provide a septic tank for the school;

I William Harray, 53 years- of age, one of the most prominent settlers at -To Puke, dropped dead while cilia ffj cutting on 'Mbproperty on Tuesday af{ternoon. "■.; ;■■■■. :■.•.■■■•■>•. -■-.,-••- ■■:'

As showing the fertility of the soil in tho neighbourhood of. Masterton," it may bo mentioned that a crop of Garton oats on tlie, "Llandaff" estate for whirihone busiiel of seed to the acre was sown, lias yielded the handsome return of seventy-five bushels to the aero.

Settlers in northern districts do not trouble, as a rule, to wait for the .County Council to repair their roads, and wlion the road to the creamery or ■butter factory are not in good condition, a working bee is promptly formed, and tho necessary work soon completed.

The country in'the Pon.ga.roa' district is reported to be looking at its very best at present, and settlers are generally highly satisfied with the past season, -while the prospects for winter axe very promising:, as feed is abundant, and Steele are in excellent condition.

A.t the Pahncrstpn .-North Police Court on Tuesday, a nuyi named Ernest Hains, who was arrested by Detective Sweeney, wha charged with the theft of a bicycle at Pahiatua,'valued at £4. He was remanded to appear at Pahiatua. ' '.

The Pohonui correspondent of the Rangitikei Advocate writes':—:Anunfortunate sequel to the settlers' picnic is that several guests are laid Up with ptomaine poisoning. The services of a, Taihape doctor were summoned by nine households, and fortunately" all the sufferers are now out of danger.

The Pelorus Guardian states that a dastardly act of vandalism was perpetrated on Messrs McCalluro Bros., at Meklowbanfc, last week. Two valuable draught thorses, valued in the aggregate at £IOO, were found to have been poisoned, one being dead when discovered and the other being in a dying condition.

Farmers are reminded of- the ad-; dross to be given in Masterton to-mor. row afternoon by Mr J. G. Wilson, Dominion President of the. Farmers' Union, on the " subject of "Plant Breeding." Mr Wilson has had a,lifelong experience in farming, and possesses a very close acquaintance with the subject he proposes to handle. He is an entertaining speaker, and should bo well worth hearing. "

Lord Londonderry tells a tale which conveys its own moral, about on Irishman in his employ v 'Twas on the everlasting subject of Ireland's wrongs. "We'll not get Home Rule for ould Oireland," said tMs son ■ of Erin, "till Germany, France, Russia, and America, give them playguards of Englishmen a good beating. And, begorra, t' whole lot of 'em shoved together couldn't do it! Oh, it's tho grand navy we've got!"

The German Imperial Chancellor is studying the question of taxing oats in connection -witih ihti defence bur* dens. IMs i<& the limit. Everything that iean (be taxed is ibaxed in Germany for the upkeep of the. army, but now oomas the navy, which is much more expensive, hence th« cat tax. II Germany were getting value it would not be so bad. but who can make sure of that ? However, ot this we are -certain., that those who drink Crescent Blend Tea get (full value for (their monov. Ther get a good tea, Di-aotJoallv "th» fc««t tea on tb* marSet.

The famous Roeljn Wri'tanp; Pads, 6d and la 4«oh, front local drapoa* i pi«tt4«re to write an. * r

The Litest return from the Success dredge, is 31ozs. 15dwts for 114 hours' work.

A Wellington Press message states that so far tlie Government has cabled to London £3,874, collected m tlie various districts in New Zealand; for tlie relief of the women and children affected by -the British coal strike.

"The Borough Council thought they had to deal with a lot of verdant counitry farmers when thoy went to the County Council," said Mr T. G. Hoar in the course of his address in Masterton last evening. "But they found that t-heso farmers' knew more than they did."

Mr J. Fa.rre.il, the representative of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., who is at

present in Masterton, told a representative of the Age last evening, in the course of conversation, that the reason that Mr H. B. Irving did not come to this town on the occasion of his recent tour was that the Town Hall was not available on the dates desired, and another town had,-in consequence, to be substituted. Mr Farrell stated that Masterton was one of the first townships considered when the,firm travelled outside the four chief cities.

Tlie history of dredging down South is remarkable for its ups and downs. A few days ago tlie Mystery Flat dredge was offered at auction in Dunedin and realised £l6O. There were only three bids, the purchaser being the. late dredge-master. The-dredge, Which began operations in January, 1902, on a.'lOOVacre claim adjoining the Waikaia River, was a good gold winner in her time, having returned shareholders £4 14s 6d per £1 share on a capital of £5,500.

A machine owned by the Napier Borough Council was tested a few days ago. Tho tar sprinkler is much the same as an. ordinary tar boiler, the only apparent difference being that the tar is forced onto the roadway by means of hot air. The sprinkler covers about five feet of roadway, and attacked to the Straket' wagon it distributes the tar t-v.-O----and economically on the surface of the road. This was covered by- washed gravel,: and the work wis c.mi«d out a deal more, expeditiously tifo/iji ender iho old system. At the meeting of burgesses in the Masterton Town, Hall last evening, the following resolution, proposed by Mr A. H. Vile, was carried in silence, the audience standing:—"That this meeting of Masterton citizens has learned with profound sorrow and regret of the overwhelming disaster which has befallen the peoples of England and America in. the wreck of the ocean steamer Titanic, and expresses its sincere sympathy with the relatives' of the victims; and that a-copy of this resolution he forwarded to the Prime Minister for transmission to the proper quarter."

The University students who visited Dunedin for the Easter tournament unearthed in the southern city a'. sample of that huriioul^.which.makes-, Dunedim famous. A hat shop;:ha<L.a display of hats, with an egg iii each: * was a statement to the effect that this was the. ''eggsaot" place to buy hats. The cream: of the joke was that after the "eggsact" the explanation "exact" was -put hi brackets. That ihat shop received a tremendous fillip, for the northern" students made it a rendezvous, and rolled up in scores to j applaud this truly Scotch joke. -■ -• Mr James Bourke, bf'Opaki. returned, last evening from,' Sydney by the Ulimarba. Mr ..Bourke took over a" consignment of • young.' draught horses . of-his. own breeding, one of which, a handsome two-year-old colt*' was ex-r hibited at the Sydney Royal Show, and secured second placa amongst fifty-six competitors. The othea- five Mr Bourko sold at a good figure, but preferred to bring back the prize winner to New "Zealand, as expert opinions prophesies that it will develop into a splendid a.namal. It will .bo remem'bered that,'two years ago Mr Bourke took tho rlEjserv-e champion prize at the Royal Show, with a mare of his own. breeding, and brought her. .'tacit' also to. Opaki.

Delegates from Foresters' Lodges ihnmghout New Zealand now assembled in Wellington, passed a resolution yesterday, unanimously recommending the fonnatkai of a Subsidiary High Court for'; the Dominion. It was explained "tJjit the tacit consent of the High Cooirtpn England had been oh tained. A resolution of sympathy. condolence vfas passed with/the family jes haying .relatives on the .lost Tita,iiiic, 'and expressing^admiration- at the conduct of '.the officers, crew, and male passengers, wlio nobly sacrificed their tfivifs for.'ihe'.sa&e of the women and children. The delegates represent 16,000 members, with funds amounting to £280.000^

According:.to tlio Balclutha Free Press, several bush farnra in that portion, of- district near Port Molyneux hive lately been abandoned t>y their occupants. On some of these • places there/are good dwellings and outbuildings, with orchards and cleared paddocks. apparently the isolation and plague of roads have proved too much for the sellers, who,; have moved in search of "fresh fields and pastures now." One man who recently purchased the improvements and arranged for a lease with the .Land Board did not remain long. Ho told a friend: ''The wife.and children :-liave bolted, and I think I'll bolt too." "Bolt" 'he did. The.soil on these farms is fairly light, but excellent for.;grassland cereals; and in time to come wihen. the couartry gets opened up these lands will no doubt be permanently occupied. At present their Appearance conveys a Bense of desolation' and abandonment sad to see. ■

Mr U. R. Varnham, architect, -invites tenders for tJie erection c£ Town Hall and municipal offices for ™e Town Board, Martinlborongh.

THE BJGBT PIANO

We can furnish iuit yourself,. iri& a piano from any me of many :famous factoneS: but the >iano vou for .*heLowa is the m. that, <m inT«rtiw«Hoß. .tou feel Jon w*n* and like mm*-. W« «• not Ann* of -nay. .gfrw.. ▼• ™P J™ xj investigate/ and y»n' ar« welcom* t!Q ill tli* advie* and. a»St*.ncß <.ur. cnowledge a»d exp&ri«fi«* ittua supply. Wa can explain te y*u th« points and finalities of Miek..B«T»«%. world-tfam-Jus piano* as th« TtooadwoDcL the the Roniech and tli* Bfceinway. W« are prepared t« d*m/on&truit«i the qualities of'every piaan b mir are** stock. We can.'* *>• satisfied till you are. Onr system of d«fewed payments makes, it. easily. po&siM* for W» *mall«*t householder to «*i a p»a» yitSw'w* iaeoiwenienc* or trowfcW. 71U Dresden Piano Company, W«lHajom, Nortii island Mtuifltter: M. J. BwwM*. It roll ar»'iirt*rw*rf, y»« «**** ™ u ya.i>ti»ulnra from your lB»a) £*%&**?" ;a.feir*. H. Ivms. BanfciH't BlfiWwgft, s Oiiwu, Street;

*rf p «* OT<! + m J km <w 1"W Wn fined 20s and costc for selling milk below the butter-fat standard.

A Clydesdale stallion-, which ;was oneof tflxe prize takers at the Sydney Show, arrived at Wellington, yesterday for Mr D. Bourke, of MJastartoi>.

A railway clerk, named Percy Held, was knocked down fry a motor at Longbura, four miles from Palmerston North. He sustained a ■fraeturo of the skull, sand died yesterday morning. »• .

The railway passenger traffic between Auokland and Eotorua lias* been, exceptionally heavy of late, says the Auckland Star, and compare* more than favourably with the passenger returns during a considerable period for the last-few .years. :•";•

County Councils in the Aucklami district are taking steps to enforce the laws- in connection with tie destruction of various noxious weeds, which are said to be flourishing' in various places. Gorse and blackberry are stated to be growing luxuriously on sonic properties.

At,a meeting/; of the Hunt CTub chi Tuesday evening, it was decided to purchase two couples of doff hornuis f£d%th& Wairarapa. Hunt,. Mi* J. Bweoney : ifcci negotiate. Messrs Rodney and Sweeney were apr>oinied a sub-commrttee to confer with tlio ' Dajinevirko branch "to arrange the runs for tho season, ami to ask them .. to investigate :tho possibilities of hunt- "" mg in tho Asfchunst and Masterton districts. ' • ••

It has been decided by the defence authorities to bold a casual oamp: at" Mastertoix from .May; 17%,t0 . ,25 th •., This camp-has been specially arranged for those who, for some reason 'or other, have not yet attended a camp in the East Coast district, and. ino exemptions will be granted under any circumstamxs. whatever, other than for medical unfitness. Tho Gisbbrno men will have a small cwnp of their own at Gisborno from May 15th to | 23rd.

Tflie Chief Justice gave his reserved judgment yesterday, in the involved nafoe land case iniw'hach. distinct allegafeSns of fraud madefo, Tho parties were formerly iMatha Maimpukti v. - District Land Registrar and \William Harris and Thomas Hariris, sheep farmers. His Honor held, that the lease to defendants Harris and also the confirmation, were both, null and. void; Defendants must- / have known that they were acting in. a way that wnsj'nioraliy wrong, iii; obtaining the leased- Judgmen* was given- for plaintiff,., with costs.'- : '■'.- ''"•''.' V; ; : .';\-\ : ' ■ " v : : " ;''<'■■'' :

Mr C. Williams, ; .leadiing prospector for the Horowhenua : Mineral. Prospecting Association, re^jprta"We have prospected up various branches "of the Ohau river, and have also doao son»o prospecting, in tho Mangfthaoßivenf We have . discovered various v lodes, some of them.highly mineralised, ohaefly OTntaming'lrdn pyrites. ;tliougli the are bfo Ira, the occurrence of gold, I liave failed to discover any "free- gold in the . ore. I have also discovered strong indications of coal, • but so far have ndt found coal of any commercial value. The present seat of operations is about. twenty, miles southeast of Levin. It is very difficult to get provisions there; they have to be carried on our •backs, tho-oountry being trio broken for a liorsa to travel over." 7

' *IA lady'with good ; references ; , advertises for a position as working housekeeper or-ohildT'eh's nurse; ■.' , : \ ■"■••'

; A smart (boy for, the drapery : partmenib is wanted at the W.F.G.A., ■■•■ Masterton.

Two front rooms-, LaiNsdowao, aro advertised to let by Mr R. U. Harden, land agent, Queen Street. ,

An assistant is wanted for a Gener*K Store,•'' applicationis to he sent to care Age office.

.An advertiser wishes to purchase a lialf draught Ojorse. Address may -ba obtained at this office.

•Motor cyclists are reminded of the .meeting to ibe held in ..the Bominio.i Hal to-night. :■'.:•*,'

A meeting 'of the Masterton branch of the Carpenters' and Joinecs' Union will be held to-night in the .Druids' Hall, at 7 o'clock. ,

Itfessrs Seatorn, Sladden and Pavitt, engineers and licensed surveyors, Mastetiton, notify that they have taken over the business of the late Mr A. P. Rawson, licensed surveyor, Masterton.

,'.• 'The season of balls and other social event to begiuile.the long ingsisupon ua again*. In this issue Messrs Hugo and Shearer draw attention to their supply of the latest trimmings for evening frocks. s

Parents and guardians are reminded of the meeting at the Drill Hall, Masterton, on Monday evening next for the purpose of electing a School Committee.

The present is the beat time for laying out tennis courts, croquet lawns, flowerbeds, etc., and this class of work is undertaken by Messrs Robinson and Sons, landscape gardeners. Villa Sreet, Masterton, who carry out this work in a most artistic manner.

Tenders aire invited by the Education Board for tho erection of a new echoo! of six rooms at Ekotahuna; also additions to school at Rongokokako. 'BlanS may bo seen' at tho office of Mr Viarmhamj .architect, Masterton,' the Express offce, Eketahuna, and at tho office of Mr ». Wilson,, Paliiatna. I • iMessrsE. B. Hare and 00,,. 'agents, ' Pahiatiia., advertise for sale a property of 1323 acres, carrying 300!) steep and 200 head of cattle,- highly improved with good buildings, yards and dip- The tenure is small grazing . run.,. 18$ years to rim, with right of renewal for further 21 years. Further particulars may be found on page 8.- '* .

As tho years luive gone rolling by the*famo of Mr J. Carpenter's footwear has steadily grown.. "As goodas Oaoipenter's footwear" has thus become almost a proverbial saying in tins district. For the colder days of winter some means of readily and conveniently heating .rooms and offices is much in-request. Tho Gas Department fill -this demand with their gas fires and'-heaters,-.for which a hu'gft sale is anticipated this season,