LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10615, 23 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Orutching. operations, which arc later than usual this year,;have commenced on East Coast stations. A Waipawa telegram states that two J earthquake shocks were experienced J there about 7.30 o'clock oii Sunday J,morning. '' v

Fiji papers state that Miss Annie Mills, a stewardess on the steamer Amra, disappeared on the voyage between Taviuni and Levuka. Her disappearance is a complete mystery. ' Several heavy frosts have recently been experienced in the Dannevirke district, and as a. result the milk .sapply at the various factories lias been considerably reduced.

The, dominion meteorologist predict * a;, cyclonic storm, -says a Wellington Press message!, together with easterly gales and heavy rain northwards of K'aMiia aM- Napier, ahd over the North Island shortly. •

» There is at present an abnormal Je- | mand for labour in tho Gisborne disitrict. A returned visitor states thai men are being paid 14s a day for labouring work, and at that price contractors are finding difficulty in pro- | curing men. I Sir William Hail-Jones, High C>m■misisioner for New Zealand, lias distributed £2453 in the districts where the distress dne to the coal strike is most acute. This ;gum was raised mostly by newspaper subscriptions. About £SO was sent from Masterton.

A .Wellington telegram states that the "Clan Ogilvy broke down about 400 miles off farewell Spit. Slie received assistance from the tug Terawhiti, and came into port under iier own steam. From the time ixsjairs were made to the intermediate shaft, she travelled at the rate of five knots an hour.

J. Oasey, who .brutally assaulted his wife thr'ep weeks after their marriage, lias ibeen sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labour, says an Auckland* telegram. The. Magistrate a<lcl£'d shat the man, who conk! net keep his hands off .his wife wheal ca ted j,'-should leave the'drin-k alone.

An idea of the bountiful provision made for the Territorials at their camp, says the Taranaki- Herald, is given by the fact that one hungry corporal is reported to have eaten no less than thirteen satisages at the first meal in cn.mp, to say nothing of ab">ut half a loaf of new broad. '

The Otago Daily Times, in closing its Home Relief Fund with £l?-.iii. says : —"We cannot refrain from observing that the monetary help provided, in. Otago is at least three, times ;■« great as that furnished'in any other provincial district in New Zealand, and that alongside it, the measur.of the assistance rendered in soinc parts of New Zealaod has been mean and contemptible.''

A*striking contrast to the attitude of the "anti-mi! it a rist" youths is provided in a letter from a Danish settlor in tho Waikato, who has learned to write English by me-viis of a .1- ankliEnglish. dictionary and copies of llv Auckland Weekly News. In a letter to the editor of that paper, the sottier s.iys: "I think a man who will not serve and fight for his own eoimtiy or the country that gives him shelter and his living should be exiled or sent to gaol for a long period, f for ray part will gladly join in -and take my training, and be ready, if necessary, to fight for the defence of New Zealand."

A recent visitor to the East Coast of the Auckland Province, .states that the operation of the licensing law in respectto the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquor to natives works out in a curious manner. There is nothing in the Act to prohibit the entrance of Maoris on licensed premises, or even in the bar, and the iesnlt is that they may he seen daily frequenting the hotels. It is quite allowablo for them to do so for the purpose of consuming; temperance dritiKs only,- but under 'such circumstances the* vstriet enforcement of tho law might be a matter of difficulty. ■

The German Imperial Chancellor is studying the question of taxing cats in connection -with tlie defence burdens. This is the limit. Everything that can be taxed is taxed in bermany for the upkeep of the army, but "now come® the navy, which is much more expensive, hence the cat tax If Germany were Retting value it would not be so 'bad. but who:can make sure of that ? However, of .this, we are certain., that those who drink. Crescent 'Blend Tea get'full value for their money. They gelw a good tea, practically the best tea on tho market. * * :' /

BA3Y BURNT WITH RED HOT IRONS. N.S.W., writes:— "My fertile baby girl; Ritta, burnt both hear hands until they were nearly raw, picking up- a red hot iron. Nothing relieved the pain until I got Rexona. This' helped her at once to take away the pain. We have continued to us© It since, and it bsm cured the terrible burnß in a wonderful' mancier." Rexona, the- Rapid Healing Ointment, is sold in trianouiliar pots at la 6d end &8. eyerywhew.

Mr M. 11. Yarnhani invites tenders for the erection of additions and altera Hour to the. Grey town Daily Co.'s cheese factory. .

Up to the present there are no signs of the missing man. Boatrie, lost from Otaki since the Ct'h hist. Search l parties are still out. A runaway occurred in Mastcrtou yesterday -morning and a, verandah post in front of one of the business establishments in Queen Street was wrecked.

As high as 7 C I per gallon will .\>o paid by some of tho Now Zealand cheese factories this season for milk. These returns will make suppliers to many of the Australia-n ■butter factories envious.

A Christchurch solicitor, who rur.s a dairy farm as a hobby, turned out £9OO worth of milk for the season though the farm consists of only 3J acres. Fodder conservation is the secret of the success.

At the Martinborough dog trials last week, the heading and bringing hack event was won by 0. S. Hay's J3cott-, which also won the driving and yarding.

A Gi.sboriie telegram says that through, the overturning o.f a. gig, the infant child of J. Francis sustained ■concussion-of the brain, it is not expected to live.

A painful accident happened to Mr G. Bmm ton, in Masterton yesterday. Whilst attending to a conveyance he was knocked down by the horses and badly bruised. Fortunately the injuries were not of a serious nature.

The Eltham Co-opera ti\c Dairy Factory Company, at a- special meeting, resolved to increase the capital from £20,000 to £"40,000, and alter the present basis of allotment of shares, so that shares may be taken up by the suppliers. This increased capital' is required for the''installation of a chessa plant. A Native lad named Solomon October, employed at a.rlaxmill near -To Puke, was caught in scutching machinery on Friday, and had an arm torn oft, necessitating amputation of the limb at tho shoulder.

In answer to a question at the meeting of householders in Mastertou laist evening. Mr "W. H. Jackson stated that, tho only books' w Irieli parents had now to provide for the:r school children were school leaders.

Nominations t<: lill the offices in. thy Wairarapa CaJedoniaji Society for the ensuing year clo.se with the Secretary, Mr W. Gillespie, on Thursday,', 2-sth inst. Tho offices to be filled are of President, two Vice-Presidents, Trca-surer, and fifteen directors.

Speaking at the meeting of householders in Masterton last overing, iho chairman (Mr R, Brown) stated that *Jic s<'hool museum was becoming nioro popular every day. It »a i . .i source of attraction xo adults, as wi'll as to juveniles. They were still propared to receive exhibits. While blasting operations were going on in the vicinity of Aiasterton recently a worker had a rather miraculous escape, ile had placed a charge, and just after he lit the fuse, he had a wvro attack of cramp, which prevented him from getting away a safe distance. Fortunately, ho had sufficient presence of mind to remove the fuse, and so averted a probable fatal accident.

A Hindu"settler at Booyal; ',Q), irrigated an aero of onions from a small creek, and gathered a crop of nine tons, worth >at tho rate of £l6 per ton. La tea* on he took £llO worth of tomatoes off an acre. A white neighbour who did not bother to water his tomatoes only .gathered £3 worth off fin aero.

A fanner and orchardist in the Moutcre district (Nelson) had--an uu- ' profitable experience on hiVJarm last week (says .the "Colonist"). It appears ho-had .been annoyed by- deer trespassing in his'-orchard, so he set a loaded gun where he considered they ! came' in., with wire -attached to trigger, so that an -animal walking over tho wire''would explode the gnu. ■That--night the gun went off, and the occupants of the house rushed out to find- ,a deer; but.sow nothing till the next morning, when, about forty yards away they found one of the farm houses lying dead.' Wretched weather is interfering with out side work throughout the. whole, 'of the. di-str ;t. says the Soldhbii'd No..s, and''is seriously retarding tramway construction. The delay ;s cxpeiiiive, not only on account of the wages lost'by-employees, but by reason of the postponement of full, revenue returns. The wages of permanent officials and interesct on.tho capital cost are running on, so that every dav lost means the loss of a day's t-rair-takiligs on the routes which have yet to be opened.

Golf is taking a firm hold in Inv'ereargill. The fact that eight medical men were seen indulging in a round of tho links recently speaks-volumes for •tho'health-giving nature of the game, says-tho-Southland News.. Sir Joseph W-ard —a recent convert to the "stick and 'ba' " — hat', now pronounced symptoms of the "fever." His golf clubs have accompanied him to Invercargill, and during the past few days he wt-.s to lie seen on the local course. . Being "out of-office" has its compensations, for golf has given Sir' Joseph the secret of renewing his youth. Mr A. W. 'Chapman .suggested at the meeting of householders nt Master! on l«-st evening that tho provision of .an assembly hall at the District High School should indue* the old K'hobirs of the school to institute au Old Boys' Association. He thougat -that such an institution, would be or great value to tho town. Debates and other forms of entortammeiib mignfc be held in the assembly hall. Ihe suggestion was received with applause.

HOT WATER BOTTLES. it iis \iiiii<?c<-et«i'r.v to mention tho comfort whi'di a u,k>'ocl 'hoi water bottle brings, in' kU'ping tho body aglow witlb" wsirnvtEi land f'if . How it keteps .til© .feet wa;rm dwrinp; cold frosty jufthte, and cnsureis peaceful, iii« skwp. THE HOT- BOTTLE is.-*n-dispensable in the sick room, "and when pliwed on t.ht> seat of Any Pain, .nevc-r ~fails ■to (iiv<» immcdaatc relief. We ■'stock" ONLY THE VERY BEST, ivml woimport■ direftt■■from th!e "host English ihinAilfactmrers. Sea oair window d&pliiy of tJffi' moon's Fresh Stock. ilVfct's Most Reasonable, cou-s-istont wiiili Oualitv. We »'tot:k Hot Wa'fcf Bo til* a 'in ",i;M sizes, and will .send to 'any address (Post Fj-eeL Also Stone Jars, fts fid each. QUI and i'ftspt'qtthem Yourself or wirife us to-day. J. V. GOBiDO-X. Bkpen-siiiK Chferoist (by exams.), Masteriom Ladies, hi Considerate and taotfnl, yet firm, with any refractory drape? who may try to Rnbstitute any other maka for the hanvta. W*rc<3f'» East ■ proof Cores***

It is said of a farmer in the Oamant district, who lias occupied his farm for the past 40 years, that ■'never be--fore has.he experienced a harvest that has given him such excel lout returns as has the one just completed. Mr J. M. Coradinc, speaking at Kuripuni last evening, said that the peoplo of Kuripuni were foolish in not voting strongly for the last proposal in connection with the. water and drainage scheme, as had it been carried the Kuripuni people would ha\<> J)ad a very cheap scheme indeed, as the other end of Master ton would 1m? bearing ■the greater cost of thescheme.

At last night's meeting at Kuripuni, Mr J. M. Coradine stated that it had been reported that Mr Hoarhad said that the manager of the Bor~ough gasworks was receiving twelvemonths' pay for nine months' work,, or that hoiiad been away on other business during three months of- theyear. Mr Coradino emphatically denied this, and-eta-ted that the managerhad been absent only on eleven days, including holidays, during the past vear.

Mr J. Ooradine, in referring to jv eliarge of neglect of duty which was laid at his door in connection with; an overflow of drainage causing inconvenience to -a -householder, said thai; there was no grounds for tho accusation.,.as when the complaint was made to him\ by the householder he attended to tho work as'soon as possible, and the delay in having the matter attended to could not be avoided. Tho usual meeting of the Druids'' Lodge was he'd in Mastertoh, last evening. Bro Davey, D.P., occupied the chair. Bros. McGaughran and ■Kwington were elected A.D.B.'s, and , Bro. G. Taylor, .V.A.B. Four candidates were initiated, a.nd one proposed for membership. Bros. Ewingtom, Hooper, and Corbett were elected a* card committee for the ensuing twelve months, lloutinc business was trans-acted,-and: tho meeting closed.

The Hon. Te Bangihiroa sajs tfrife the Native Department i& ende.ivot.r—ing to arrange that iji future- the Native Land Court shall sit in tho IA-wii centres instead of in European lo\mshipw. This would do away with thelargo r.'tmbers of Maoris going mto towns" and squandering their money, and it would also be. preferable ha\n a hygienic point of view. The Carterton Trust and Agency Company (Mr H. H. Woltors man.iger) reports having sold last week six acres with dwelling and outbuildings in Belvedere Stre«t-,.Carterton, to Mr G. W." Busby, also tlie freehold ol the .Royal Oak Hotel property io» Messrs J. Staples and' Co., Ltd.,'both at satisfactory prices. The-same linn has also arranged a, lease of 100 acres belonging to Mr O. Heffeison, to Mr A. C. Feast.

The road over the proposed motor service route to Pongaroai is at pivbont in e .Vh\ -class order. Last week several -local cars wont through, at least two returning the same day. The distance (oG miles) takes just throe, and a-hnlf hours to negotiate; but two days' heavy rain would make tho roa;l impassable for mo* or tiauie, I'mir Alfrcdton lo Pongaroa for the remainder of tho winter.

■Mr J. M. Coradine, Hpe-iking .it Kuripuni last ocmng, said that it he was retuniei .%s Mayo' 1 for n luither term, lie. would move strchigij !ii thodirection of the bui!di»i£ of new municipal lui'lcmgs. He considered that, tlie j!< ,5 -eiu buildings wvre a disgrace to Masterton, and when in his capacity as Mayor he had to 'receive Government officials or members of Parliament, he sometimes felt ash-v.ned, that h.- hid i.owhere befitting to lal.-* them. The present reading'room and library were not o:ih a disgrve to the Borongo, H.t Lii," libi.'uy was i>o-,itive-ly not safe, and i\a,s at any time liable to collapse. He also thought that the present offices where the. Town Clerk and his staff had to work were not- by any means adequate, and'there was no room in which the Mayor could, transact business.

An office boy is wanted' by Messrs Gawith and Logan, solicitors, Mister •.(lii. - -- A reward is ofFercd for the recovery of a red heifer, lost from Hope Fan<i r Mauriceville. Notice is given that the business of Messrs .Dean.Bros., Masterton, nithorto conducted by-Mr B. Dean, wiHtronMay Ist 'l)o,under the management of Mr «L Dean, of Pahiatua. Messrs McGruer and Co., Queen • Street, Masterton, advertise 10 dozer footstools, assorted colours, round and square shapes. For comfort at the fireside on winter evenings footstools •are a material aid.

The annual general meeting of parishioners -of St. Matthew's ..Parish, Masterton, will be held in tho Sunday .schoolroom, on Wednesday next, 24th inst., at 8 p.m., to receive balancesheet and report, elect church officers, and general luisiuess.