LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10616, 24 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Masterton Utility Egg Circlo is paying Is 9*d per dozen for eggs. Tin) result of tho Mayoralty election ia Mc.su i ton will be known shortly af. tor seven o'clock this ovem'u;. Cookers and fittings sold by the Masterton Municipal gasworko during the past year realised £933 5s 9d. During the year ended March 31st, ninety-six new gas services have been installed in the Borough of Masterton.

About 150 tons of coke have been sold from the Masterton Municipal | gasworks during tho month of March. ' Tho householders of Mangaone and AUiedton (in the Forty-Mile Bush) each elected a lady to their School Committee on Monday evening. An Auckland telegram talcs that, the Harbour Board has donated two hundred guineas to tho forthcoming Exhibition in Auckland. The children of the Whareama school have subscribed 15s towards the fund to relieve the starving women and children in England. Ific second annual meeting of the i'.ember.* of the Masterton Boxing, Club will bo held at the Boxing Hall,' Dixon Street, on Monday evening next at eight o'clock. During tho year .ended."March 31st, 1912, the Masterton Munacipal : ,gias- , works manufactured 27,364,900 cubic feet of gas, and sold 24,291,300 cubic feet.- . . , c ■ :, ."\ ■'■■ .■■::■

While discussing the'report of. the, manager of the Masterton gasworks, last evening, there was v a consensus of opinion that the people of Masterton received cheaper gas than any town in the Dominion in a similar position. The Post Office authorities '■ notify that tr iephone communication is now established between. Masterton and Daunevirke, between the hours of 7 a.'u. and 11 p.m. St. Matthew's Choir will visit St. Mark's, Carterton, for evensong on Thursday, tho, occasion being the celebration of the anniversary of their patronal festival. A drag will leave the Church at six o'clock sharp. The next best mail for the United Kingdom (duo London May 27th), also Europe and the States of America," will bo via San Francisco, closing at Masterton on Friday, April 26th, at 6.45 a.m.

An Auckland telegram states that a do?cn Norwegian residents met Captain Amundsen yesterday morning and presented hini with a gold watch in recognition of his conquest of the South Pole.

During the month of March, the gas rv.=llllll act med by the Masterton Municipal gasworks Avas estimated at ?, 175,800 cubic feet, and the gas sold at 2,063,600 cubic feet, representing an increase of 3.70 per cent as coiiij.ii red with the corresponding periort"- of last year.

During the past year £11,159 has been paid to the Masterton Borough gasworks, showing an increase hi revenue of £977. The expenditure for the year amounts to £11,357 15s 9d, after paying all manufacturing and distributing expenses and allowing fcr interest and sinking funds. At' a largely attended Meeting of ■'^66keyi v^thiaMasts;'libW;laSt-'^V<?mngs: presided over by Mv. A. Long, it was decided to form a. hew ChUr, to becallcd the "Kohihoors." It was decided that the colours of'the Club be black and white diamonds. About 20 members were elected. V he fame of New Zealand butter is spitadii'g to distance places. Lately laranaki factories have been receiving numerous inquires from firms n America and South Africa for supplies of butter, but.,-so great is the demand that dairy companies cannot supply half tho quantity inquired for, When the resignation of Cr Hoar cam© before the Masterton Borough Council last evening, Cr. O'Leary asked if it. was necessary for a Councillor to resign, from tho Council, in, becoming a. candidate for the Mayoralty. "I might at any time be placed in a similar position," said Cr. O'Leary, which statement was received with applause. The Mayor explained that such a step was not necessary. Cr. Temple said that it was,a pity that such a step had been taken, as a byelection to fill the vacancy would involve the Borough in a certain amount of tvnnecessary expense.

In the .Appeal Court at Wellington yesterday, says a Wellington Press n essage, the case of the Marconi'NVireless ''ompany v. the King came up. for. hearing. The proceedings are but an episode of the world-wide dispute between the Marconi system and the owners of the Telefuiikcn syrtem as to the validity of their respective patents, i'he Solicitor-General appeals for the I t:nni and Messrs }>•:>!!. lv:l. ; , SKeriet K.C , and Meek for Iho Mavcom ( r-.mnany. A later message states that the Court reserved its decision in tho case.

At the annual meeting of householders of the West Taratahi school on Monday evening, the. Chairman, Mr D H. Wiltpji, stated that tho bal-ance-sheet showed a deficit of £G odd (the first deficit shown in eighteen years) owing to heavy expenditure on the school grounds, £2O haying been spent during tho year. The Education Board had been written to urging the erection of a residence on the school grounds, but no reply, had so far been received. General satisfaction was expressed at the tone of the Inspector's report on the conduct and progress of •the school, which shows an increasing roll. Last quarter the average attendance was 23, which is the number of pupils on the roll, constituting possibly a record in school attendance. An entertainment committee was set up, with a. view to establishing a fund for the purpose of purchasing a piano, and the forming of a croquet lawn for tlio girls. TO PRACTICAL MUSICIANS.

If you -want to buy or get advice coiideiindng any instrument of music, pnuvcis, organs ylxuid •fnsttumeiits, or oiuything else—it will always pay you to consult We Dresden Piano Company first. Wlrv? Because the Dre-sden, conducts a big concern, which is perfectly systematized. It makes, it its .business to know it-11 tihat there is to be known of musical instruments. «o <fa.v as tlie needs of New Zeaknid wvo concerned. It represents several piano houscc; it Mas a •fin* stock of organs of bJT sorts.; it' is isole' agent for Hawkcs - worldfamous band, instruments. —and, within rea&ta, dt will .give yon any Uvmi you want. The Dresden Piano Compiamv. Ltd,, Wellington. North Island ManapJ&r, M. J. Bi<o'okets. Local Representative: H. Tuns. DanMl's Buildings, Queen Street.

The Premier .received deputations at Hamilton yesterday, and in the afternoon offieiV'y opened the Kuakura I'ari.i as a f.;rni ot instruction. The nevy Courthouse in Masterton will not be ready for opening until the furnishings arrive. These are still on order. Several charges of alleged breaches of the Gaming Act will be heard in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton on Friday. The coal mines throughout Otago and Southland are all working full time, and the output is the largest for a. long time past. The Eltham Borough Council has leased its new municipal hall for picture entertainments three nights per week, for a period of five vears, for thf, sum of £8 per week. The Gcraldine County Clerk reported to the Council last'week that the recent licensing election had cost £97 16* 9d, or 3s 2Jd per vote, and there ,was only on G hotel in the district. It is estimated-that the -Mavorai ° ect !°» "* Wellington to-day. will cost .about £350. Some 36 booths will be used and between SO and 90 returning officers and assistants will be employ^

The flap; was flown from the tower of the Masterton Post Office Yesterday It was St. George's Day, and nobodv seemed to know it excepting those who had dealings with the banks and pub-' lie offices. ••...'., While speaking at; the Tara'na'ki Executive, meeting of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, on .Thursday, a , uem . bet' said there was plenty of room iti' the Dominion "for.emigrants of «r good character. In this opinion he was supported by the other members present. Applications for space are being made in large numbers by firms who desire t° make displays in the Auckland Industrial Exhibition next year. The buildings will probably contain double the area of floor space enclosed by the building of the 189S-99 Exhibition.

The cost of the railway line from Gisborno to Otoko has been £356,103* As the distance is 31$ miles, that gives" av, average cost per mile of £11,305. In the ease of the Otoko section the cost has been highest for this stretch, which extends for seven, miles 67 chains, and involved an expenditure of £130,000. At a large meeting of householders at Waimate,„it was unanimously decided to recommend the School Committee to discontinue the giving of attendance prizes, on the grounds that the children's health was endangered by the inordinate spirit of rivalry engendered. The headmaster heartily approved the recommendation. Says the Marlborough Press: —We received a letter from Masterton the other day requesting us to announce this engagement of a Wairarapa young man to aPicton young lady. The item b&news was signed "Critic,'but we fear it "would be. critical for us to publish such an' important engagement upon such a flimsy guarantee of good faith. Meanwhile, the secret is in safe keeping'.

Included in the shipment of horses from Australia which reached Feildiugon Saturday .for Mr E. Short was a hurdler, Bayfield, which has been purchased to be added to the list of animals already owned»by the Squire of Parorangi. Bayfield's best jump was 6ft 9in., at the Armidale show , (X.S.W.) * • '' | The price of benzino in the town of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, has been raised from 10s 6d to l'2s 9d in two months. The cause of the advance is , the increase in carriage from Auckland, which has been raised from 10s per ton to 245. Launch owners are naturally complaining a good deal,.as the motor-launch is very much used as a means of locomotion on the East Coast.

Cr. Prentice, in referring to the gas manager's report at .the' Borough Council meeting last evening, stated,, that tho people of Masterton should fool highly grftified Mat) thdy, had such a stiimdid asset as the municipal gasworks, when it was known that if the proper tv were realised on, tho whole, of ivlasterton's debt could he wiped ofr. A dozen years ago under the Southlaud Education Board there was an equal number of male and female teachers. Now there arc nearly twice tis ■many female as male teachers. .The; annual report, commenting on the matter, remarks: "Entry into the profession should -in some way be made even more attractive than it is now to the young men of tho right stamp." One man at least received a big surprise at the show, says the Sydney Daily Telegraph. It was during the pi ogress of the catth? sales, and lie was sadly watching his hull parading the ring before a crowd erf listless buyers,, Tile chance of attracting a bid seemed a remote one, and he was no'doubt beginning to fed sorry that he had brought the animal to Sydney. "Fifty, if you can get it —and sell,' he said to the auctioneer in a stage whisper,, and immediately theije was a reckless •bid of 25 guineas. Then that ring fairly woke up. One. bid rapidly followed another, tlu> hundred mark was reached and passed, the two hundred, and eventually the animal was knocked down at 215 guineas. A"twin cylinder panhand motor, car, 4 seater,: is advertised for Sale. As the owner is leaving for England, no reasonable offer'will ho refused. Notice is given that tho hot fish and chip potato business to the other side of Queen Street <ukl will open in the shop nest Mr R. -Kus seM'sj to-morrow morning. Messrs C. 0. Koss and Co., land agents, Masterton, offer iorsaleor exchW, 11,616 acres freehold, gooi ineriro sheep country. I'here are Sbi.ildi..is, woolshcd, etc.. and the jfnee as :i gung concern is g.ven.

HOT WATER BOTTLES. j It As minccce*wy to mention the comfort whidi » s*wd hot water -botile brings in' the body . a R ow w lifc\v«rni/tli tancTM . How it keeps ■the feet wnmn during cold frosty] aitrhts. and. ensures peaeeiul. rfciresh-, THE HOT BOTTLE is «n-. di.spon«ib'k in the sick room, anfl when placed on th© ee-ait of Any Pain, never fails to «:ive immediate relief. W stock ONLY THE VERY BEST. Audi we import direct- from the "best English JVlanwfactiiu-evs. See.our win. r ■doiv ffisplav of tOxw season's Freeii Stock. 3Vfc<?s Most BeasbnaMc, consistent witih Quality. We stock Hot Writer Bottles 'in 'all sizes, 'and will sendto 'any address (Post .Free). Also Stone Jars, 3s 6d each. GUI and •nispeci th'eni yourself or wi»te us to-daf. J. V. GORDON. Bispeaising ICbfcmist (*>y oxaja*.), Masterteu.

The usual; meeting of the Masterton branch of the Labour Party will bn held in Murray's Hall at 8 o'clock this e\ ening. ■

Notice is given that the by-law regulating whoci traffic in tlio Castlepoint County and prohibiting heavytraffic and the use of bullock team* on the roads during the months of May, June, July and August, will be strictly enforced after Ist May prox.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received instructions from the Official Assignee in the bankrupt estate of E. G. Harris, to sell by public auction thebankrupt's interest in the Whakatakf Native Reserve Lease, comprising 432t* ■acres. The lease has 25 years to run from December, 1907. Full particulars will shortly be published.

The Castlepoint County Council gives notice that the electoral rolls, and defaulters' lists for the several Hidings in the County are open for inspection at the County office, TinuL A list of places where the rolls and lists are deposited in the several Sidings is published on the front page.

Cheese-makers wilh be interested iff •i letter received by Mr Albert J. Partort, of Carterton.,.,, referring to tli« . qualities of Victor vats. These are referred to as-being "perfect,' so natur- v ally one' woukl expect something tetter than the ordinary, which, -after all, is nono too good for dairy factory work.

. The Talkeries and Novelty Depot, ration'for; the winter trade, have Jakt in a.large stock of the newest phonographs, gramophones,, and all talking,,. machine accessories. They have an expert staff on 'the preiinises' td%n<fcr- y take repairs of all kinds. They Jiavean up-to-date novelty department, in which are novelties for winter night amusements with conjuring tricks and electric novelties. An half-hour can be profitably spent in this establishment.