LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10622, 30 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Worksop Dredging Company have declared a dividend of .lis per share, which is payable r,o-:norn-w. Two old age and two widows' pensions were granted in Masterton during the- moaith of April. During the past week tho following stock have been slaughterei at the Waingawa freezing works : —Slice-p, 4185; lambs, 1439; cattle, 28. :

The bacon factory in connection with the Waingawa freezing works lias commenced operations, and to date 4.7 pigs have been killed. There have .been no bankruptcies in Masterton during the month of April, compared with two for the o rresponding' period of last year. During the month of April there' have been twontyf-three-births/ seven marriages; and three deaths registered in Masterton. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered at the Upper Plain on Sunday was 38 po.iits, and on Monday 56 points. There have been three .convictions for drunkenness in the Masterton Magistrate's Court during the month of April. The London Missionary Society's steamer "John Williams" nlll 1.-e visited bv the Congregation a:. 'S.tnclay School children in Wellington, Palmerston North, and Masterton, at Wellington on Saturday. Letters of administration in the estate of Kate Elizabeth Tate have been granted on motion of Messrs f awith and Logan, solicitors, of Masterto-i, and in the estate of Joh-i Grant, sheep farmer, of Martinborough, on tho motion of Mr W. G. Beard, solicitor, of Masterton. Probate has been gram tod in i}ie estate of .Richard John McLea-i, en tli;.» motion of Messrs Page and Pago, solicitors, of Eketalmna, and in the estate of William Moriarty, on tho m >- tipn of Mr J.. J. Mead, solicitor, of_ Carterton. Mr H. B. Sarenson, Danish Consul at Christ-church, stated at the meeting of Norwegians that tho Scandinavians resident in Canterbury were as follows: —Norwegians 102, Swedes 108, Danes 183. The.majority of them wore farmers and prosperous me-.;. A motor cyclist, narrowly escaped a nasty accident, in Queen Street, M.isterton, yesterday afternooi. Tire cyclist was just starting away, whin, owing to the bursting of a tyre, the cycle, which had a side-car attached, ran into tho footpath, and collide 1 rather heavily with a verandah oost. The cyclist escaped, but the cycle and side car wero badly damaged. Mr T. C. Webb, organist of Christ Church, Wanganui. will give an organ recital at Knox Church, Masterton, to-morrow evening, which should draw a large audience of music io-ers. J no New Zealand Times, speaiemg oi one , of his organ recitals given in Wellington, says:~-"Evcry seat «i WMark's Church was occwpicd l.«vtnight, when Mr T. C. Web', i organ recital. The recital was hslened to with the greatest ,>.easure I > those present, and alt thoro««« }' *.ppreciated the rich vided for them." Mrs H. J. ! >anos, M sf J. McGregor, and Mr Gordon Stewart will contribute vocu- jtems, a nd. violin obligate wilt be pb.ycd by lliln F. Coolce. Tickets may t.« obtained from members ol the eno.r tor one shilling each. For Children's Hacking■ Ooujsh at Nfeht Woods' Great Peppermint Se, is 6d; 2s 6d. I We cannot apeak too Mgfldy of Btoslvt Jit-Wool Blanket*, tRniM, Twtteds, V&Xi*, &u.te, .Football Jerseys Un bSaWe Flannels. 1 laidmgs, and UncSnT. "Delta." ibufa, tor men, womrai and children. POUND CURE AT LAST. Ernest Edndge, Halifax St., Nelson, N.Z., says:-"All my life I have suffered more ore less from constipation, but am pleased to state that since I started taking Chamberlain s Tablets I have found them to always give me immediate relief, and can thoroughlv recommend them to .anyone Buffering from a like complaint.' Sold by aB chemists and storekeep-

An old man named Charles V s'k ■■-.• a German, aged fifty, has been found dead at Cork's Cove, Tolaga liny. A bitterly cold day was oxpc, ..-noeii in Mastertou yesterday. The Tarn--ua. ranges liave a heavy coaling of snow. A gild named Esther Grace Stretch, was committed for trial at Gisboruo on' a charge of making a false dec.aiation of birth. Mr T. E. Sedgewick has ree'ved a notification from New Zealand that sixty more boys could be pi toed on farms if ho would send them </ii, hut he cannot do so unless the Gove< mnciit will consent to .supervise tlie bids, ;i!< was dono with the last party. It is held by a number of fruit growers that New Zealand wilt before long bo sending large consignments of fruit Home. Large areas have been, and are heing, planted, principally in apples of the varieties that have proved to be the best adapted for export and sale on European markets A party of Mastertou iaus left yesterday morning for the WairarV.pa Lake, where they intend goir.g in*o camp for the shooting season. Ducks are reported to be more numerous on the lake this season than has been the case for a number of years, ami somegood sport is anticipated.

► Tho pasteurising plant in coir.eetion with the Glen Oroua factory during tho height of. the-season has treated milk at the rate of 343". galiuiis per day, it being delivered from the pasteuriser at the rate of 1250 gallons per hour.

A party of .motorists. who passed through Masterton for Hawke's ~B\y a few days ago, state that it is almost impossible to come across better roads than are to be met with in the Wairarapa. It was no eanso for surprise, one of the party said, that motoring was so popular in this district The Secretary of the Wairarapi Hospital a<nd Charitable Aid Board lias written the Minister of Internal Affairs, suggesting that this district bo given at least three, represcutai/ives at the. conference to discuss the Local Government Bill.

The Beaconsfield Hotel at Makotuku, of which Mr Davies is licensee, was burned down early <>n Sunday , morning. Sugden's store, th-> public library, the blacksmith's shop and office, and the sale yards were also burned. Very little was save] 'rem tho Hotel, and nothing from the store. The origin of the fire is not Known and the insurances aro not available. A settler who has lived an the East Coast for over thirty years, states thai the past season has been the most changeable in all his experience. Stock, however, have done remarkably well, as is evidenced by the large numbers of fat stock that have left the Coast. The country is also looking splendid, and feed is abundant, although itdoes nob contain a great amount of strength. A discussion on dagging sheep -tot-k place at the meeting of tho Farmers' Union, at Timaru. A North Canterbury farmer stated that, loo'ving at it from tho most selfish point of view. it does not pay to send sheep to tip freezing works in a dirty condition. The last lot ho sent numbered between 200 and 300. Before sending then away he dagged them, washed the wooi, and got it in marketable condition, and with that result-that he netted £s—a sum which would have been lost had he sent his sheep io tin works in a dirty condition. ~ . At "Weraroa experimental farm, Levin, tho Governirieiit has two champion cows as proved by then records given herewith. Oh Friday, ■ April 19th, Domino, had been in milk 229 days, and had given a total -amount cf 16\5271b with a tost of 3.6. Her return for Friday was 581b and the amount-of butter fat Manola, who has been milked for 2<3-> days, gave 501b of milk-on Friday, with a test-0f'3.(3, and a hutter-i'at record of 59-5. For thc ;i 2(50 days her total yield has been 17,0001b. A New Zealauder who has just returned from a trip to Sydney, Las informed -ft South Island paper -..lat- the boom in. trade in Australia is unprecedented, and the only drawback to the general prosperity of the country is tho scarcity of skilled labour, which i.i everywhere at a premium. il<- also stated that it was rem.rkabie the number of New Zeala-uders th;vt wc-e at present in the various iowm; 'if t! 1 o Commonwealth, and all rf ported to be doing well. The usual meeting of :he Loyal Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U.. was held in tho Druids' Hall i-ast evening, Bro.C. Perry, N.G., occupying; the chair. A good deal of routine business was gone through. Bro P. Sir-ith gave a lengt-hv report of the Loyal P.G.'s Lodge," held at tho Loyal Mnr : tiuborough Lodge, Two-flew mcmht rs were proposed. Several members took degrees, Bro. Smith acting as lectinc | master.

Arrangements are well the annual social of the Fuirs' Meat Company c^p.^, whHi takes place in the Dr.ll Hal!, Master!. An exc*.t Programme od and the catering is m the capable hand 'licmsea, bo obtained .from the Secretary 1 , r Barker and members ot the committee, «r at Ihedoor. A joyable re-union'is anticipate.,. As a result of the visit to Listings of Mr J. K. Bosken, of Buenos Ayres, for the purpose of buymg apples, the Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association will ship 500 case-! of apples by the Ilemuera, leaving Wellington oil May 11th. The fruit will he packed and graded in the Company's shod under the supervision oc a Government officer. This is a. sample shipment, and it is probable that there will be a large export to the sa -ie market next season.

It is estimated that 1500 people attended the two picture sho.vb in Mas—tertou last night. Both bmid'.'igs were packed to the doors. Pictui&s seem to* have come to stay in these parts.

The mounted section of the Masterton Territorials left for vamp at Napier yesterday morning. Thirty-eight memlwrs of the division enlrr.inefj'afcMastertou.

A re-union of memhers of the '"C" Company, 2nd Battalion Ninth Regiment is to Lo held in Ma-.lertor oa May 10th, in conjunction v.ith evmembers of the Masterton Rifle Voluntecrs.

Tho Wellington Land Bout.l decided yesterday morning, after having ma< j o an inspection of the reserve, to recommend the Minister of Lands to uplift a small portion of the deer forest'reserve near Martinborougb, as th» destruction by fire of the bush upon ithas made it useless for .leer puiposc*.

It- is reported that hares, oin.e so. plentiful on tho Akaroa Potiinsuia, arovery scarce this season, either from ine> depredation of stoats or other causes. A resident of Peraki stated that when?two years ago a,party of five goiis accounted for over 200 hares in one day,. it is now very unusual to come ai-cross one.

The Wairarapa Amateur Svvhojumgt Club's annual dance, to be held \n the Drill Hall on May 9th, promises to be quite as successful as any of its predecessors. An energetic committee has arrangements well in hand, and an excellent programme is being prepared. The success that iia.i attended these gatherings in. the past should! ensure a large attendance of the public on this particular occasion. :, ; . The Wellington newspapeis -havegiven prominence to a practice in on<> of the 'Suburban schools of disinfecting tho school every morning with Jeyes* fluid, mixed with sawdust. It may hementioned that this practice was irrs-t instituted by Mr W. H. •Jpiikson, headmaster of the Master ton District High School, and has bee.j followed by him for years, with the best possible results.

A furnished room-is required by 3. young iri&h.-

A forty-acre dairy farm, with aftnecessary buildings, near to Masterton, is advertised for sale by Mr W. H. Cruickshank, land agent, Master ton. Only £SO deposit is asked.

The milk vendors of Masterton nounce that from May Ist to Septem her 30th, the price of milk will b& fourpence per quart all round, and that no discount will be allowed from this price.

Students and teachers are reminded that the last day of entry for the practical examinations of Trinity Collego of Music is next Thursday, May2nd. Forms of entry may be obtained and entries made with.the local secretary, Mr H. S. Claughton, 22 Chap 4 Street, Masterton.

Mr J. L. Matthews, of Wairoa, has -purchased.the ••butchery -business of i Mr John Boxhall, Masterton, and, will take over same from May Ist. In soliciting a continuance of public support, Mr Matthews trusts to merit same bystrict attention to business and: supplying the primest quality of meat at reasonable rates.