LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10625, 2 May 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The. P. and T. hockey team will play a match at Lansdown-o this afternoon with St. Matthew's. The match will .start sharp at. 2.30, when players are requested to be on the ground. A Gisborne telegram states that the Gisborne Borough Council has secured a loan of £70,000 from the A. ~M. P. Society.at -H per cent, with 1 per cent, sinking fund. The following from the Dan-rievirke News: —It is a poor heart that never rejoices. The following birth notice appears in the. Waipukurau Press: — "On April 21th, 1912, the wife of W. R. Walker, a daughter. Both hearty, Father still at work."

, Mr J. C. Boddihgton rcpoi-ts that j tho rainfall registered at tho Upper Plain for tho 24 Hours -■ preceding 9 a.m. yesterday way'l3 points. A meeting of Liberal and Labour supporters was held at Hawera on Tuesday night, when it. was decided to lorm a Liberal and Labour Association. Dunedin people arc evidently great readers, as is evidenced by the fact tliat on n recent Saturday no U*.s than 86.) books wore circulated from the public library. At a meeting of the Wellington Con- • tro of the Amateur Athletic Association, held in Wellington on Monday, it was decided to hold .the first competition at Mastertdn for the Country Club's Shield, presented bv Mr McVilly. A young man named Sinclair, says a Wanganui telegram, wan accidentally shot in tho leg yesterday morning while out duck shooting. Sinclair was conveyed to the hospital. His injuries are not thought to be serious. Seventy Applications' were received by tho Cliris'tcJuircb Land Board for tho 634 acres adjoining Spotswobd, Mina, Domett, and Phoebo villages, near Cheviot. The area is to be divided into twelve sections, varying from 25 to 60 acres. Owing to. their failing to take advantage of the franchise at tho "last general; election, tho names -of Wtweea: 700 and 8(30 elector's in;the-Ashburton *lectorato-"werefstaruck .off ;,'tlie■ ■*6'H# Though there might have been various reasons why this large number of people did not exercise their right on election day; apathy and disinterestedness' are cons»^e4 / -tbte,m'aih:ta^^.; , '^K.-: i f'^' Tt is considered fairly certain that the cold and wintery weather which has been experienced during the past few days,: will have the effect of reducing the number of stock for freezing purposes, and settlers will, iio doubt, bei'anxiousi. to get as many of .their fats away as possible, before the effects of the cold snap are. felt. The Magistrate., says,.a Wellington Press message, dismissed a case yesterday in which Joseph Daniel O'Neil was charged with, earning actual hodily harm to Henry Herman, better known as Sandow, a professional boxer and wrestler.;-.. The affray took place in an hotel, and tho evidence showed that. Sandow. annoyed accused; that several 'blows were struck, and tnat Sandow bit one of O'Neil's fingers. O'Neil had a nail file in his other- hand at the time, and in his pain forgot he was so armed, and struck " Sandow again, inflicting injuries which were •described as slight..' -•'.• An.old settler who visited Masterf ton yesterday for the first time for a number'of years, was greatly struck '< with the advancement the town had made since his "last visit. But what impressed tho visitor most was the number of motor cars which were to be seen in tho streets. Tho gentleman stated that lie remembered the.time when bullock .drays were the only form of conveyance to be seen iri/i.tho streets, and when even a buggy andiJ pair of-horses was looked upon as something of a curiosity. The Wellington. Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association ' on Monday night received a letter from -the Mauawatu Club notifying that a meeting of delegates representing Woodville, Wairarapa, Levin' and ] Manawat.n Clubs decided to point out to tho Wellington Centre the necessity of fostering amateur clubs in the country districts. It was considered this could bo done by allocating ships to some of the country clubs in those parts where at present only professional sports are held. A motion that in the event of the New Zealand championships being held in Wellington the provincial championships be held in Palmerston was lost. The Hospital and Charitable' Aid Board, says an Auckland telegram, has received a letter from the Auckland Tramway for an enquiry into tho circumstances attending the death in tho hospital of one of its members, who was treated for appendicitis, n.nd died of tetanus, the allegation being mado tliat tho said member was placed in tho same ward as a tetanus patient. Dr. Inglis, hospital'surgeon, asserted\ tliat the latter statement was absolutely untrue. He realised that a serious charge had been made, and said the staff would welcome an enquiry. The Board has appointed a committee to investigate the case. The enquiry will | bo open to the Press. Although a fairly large number of farms have changed-'hands during the past few months at- remunerative prices to vendors, there are, says the Ashburton Mail, many farmers at the present time who are very anxious to. dispose of their properties. On the other hand there is a comparatively large number of people- desirous of acquiring properties, and the majority of these, are willing to pay the prices, owners aire putting on- their farms, but have not the ready cash to put down. It i*s obvious too, judging by the number of sales that arc "hanging fire," that there is a disposition on the part of the money-lenders to impose heavier rates and more stringent regulations in respect of financing, which is mainly attributable to •the present inflated land values. There is an employee in an hotel iii West Australia who lias escaped' on three occasions travelling on steamers that have been lost at sea with all on. board'. He had a position as steward on board tho Waratah, but something happened to prevent, him joining her. Twelve months later ho secured a billet on tho Yongala, but a domestic event kept him on shore when »s'he sailed on what proved her last trip. And he had practically agreed to join the Koombana, when he got a better job ashore in a Fremantle hotel, and thus escaped for a third time being numbered among tho victims of tho sea. A man who has had so many lucky escapes would hesitate, one imagines, before he tries again to work on. a steamer.

IF YOU WANT A PIANO— The time is »vr. No home is truly complete without a piano; but not ©very housholdw can afford to buy a good one, cash down. For those who ca.nmot we are always- prepared to make advantageous terms for extend- j cd payments—the most considerate and liberal treatment w extended, indeed. Under ow'r instalment system you oan bar « piano so easily that you will never miss the money. Bear in mind the fact that we only stock positively good pianos. A bad piano m a Wis©"is much worse than no piano at all. It does not pay us to ..sell bad pianos, nor would w;e do it if it did! Umisua'llv hip, shipments ot both pianos and organs are now open for .selection. not write or callr •The Dresden. Piano Company, Ltd. Well.imcton, North Island Manager: M. J. Brookes. Local Representative: H. Jims, Dtmiell's Buildings, Queen Street.

An evidencing tho great increase in dairying returns in faranaki for th« present season, seven factories for ono moiith show na increase in payments of £2650. Taranaki dairy farmVi-s are practically assured of a. record year. In the grain districts of Otngo tho birds are evidently a great nuisance, as at a recent meeting of the Waitaki County Council a motion was brought forward to have a mail appointed, in tho different ridings of tho County, for tho purpose of destroying small birds. A Pieton fowl-breeder., had able, success at the recent Sydney Show with several of. his well-bred fowls. »»ys tho Marlborough Press. The exhibitor received an offer of £2O for a Pnir for some of ins birds, but this nigh figure was refused, and the fowls wre shipped back to New Zealand. -T-wenty young tl(w , vm , brought' qw ,°??,°" Tl!C * la >' b -V Messrs f.om t.b.o Mnungarakis and five from Longbush Some of them are to bo ! ulTw ■? Tot ? Ta Vhxi itl tho Tarar- i uas (Mr Savors' property) and others fo I , T'^' d to 3tfon K onui, north of Auckland.— News. Messrs F Feist, Mayor, an d Cr. Smith have been appointed to represent tho Carterton Borough Council ai tho meeting called at Mastnrton for the purpose of appointing delegates to attend the conference in Wellington on the question of the Local Govettrment Bill! A#fche^>rdinary>mceting A#fche^>rdinary>mceting of the Oar-" terboft 'Borough Council on -Tuesday! night, Mefisrs Maun sell and Hart, Borough, solicitors, addressed the Coun-, cil that the -.-motor: by-law-' had boe'n"np:set v ;on ;the. ';j?,rot^ls! : ableiiess of the speed limit, and other points.—Tho Mayor moved that the borough solicitors,be instructed to prepare a new by-law regulating motor traffic in Carterton. The Auckland Education Board has resolved to insist upon tho privato schools conforming to the regulation, making the . regular attendance or children on tlio roll compulsory, and requiring school managers to supply monthly certificates of attendance..Theu Boardisunsferucting its truant officer i to take action when the law is not-i complied with. ;. An enquiry was opened at Kaiapoi on Tuesday, says a Christchurch. telegram, concerning a fire which destroyed a store and two other buildings on 26th March. Evidence was given that the owner of the store: bought the stock for £136 6s at she! end of January. He had paid only £4O on the stock, had insured it for £350, and 'claimed £206, The enquiry lias been | adjourned until Saturday. :"'" Sydney Charles Ifceesj aged 40; a 1 married man living in Church Street, North East Valley, committed suicido on Tuesday,. says a Dunedin telegram. His daughter states that, he had been acting strangely of late. He had only left her for a few minutes, and almost at once she heard a gun shot, and found him shot through-the,,, heart, - 1 -- ... A returned New Zealander says ne never saw any display of New Zealand products or a stand containing exhibits from the Dominion at any" show he attended in the Old Country. He had; several talks with young men who r were thinking of leaving the Old Coim- . try r and they seemed to know all about | Canada apd. nothing about New Zear ktiidj except that in"the latter country one could get -nothing but leasehold iand, -and that was no good to them—they wanted freehold* A special prise has been presented 5 ••to the -Egmo-nt: Agricultural and Pas- I total Association for the cow which has tho best authentic official record of butter-fat during .the season.. This will be open, to animals of any breed, and, in addition to encouraging farm- j era to have their herds systematically tested, should be the means of finding out which cows pay them best.

It is expected (says the Taranaki Herald)..- that suppliers to the Kaupo? konui dairy factory will receive between Is 3d' airdla per lb. for their butter-fat this season. The com pany's working expenses are paid by the roturn from the sale of produce made from whey, which hitherto was practically lost. A. meeting of the Workman's Friend Building Society directors was held at the Secretary's office, last .night, Mr J. -A. McKwen presiding. There were also present: Messrs A. E. Winzenberg, B. Chapman* H. J. O'Leary, J. Shackleton,. T- D.. Braggins and W. H.. Jackson.. A large number of new shares were--allotted,.- and it was reported that at the xate subscriptions were coming, in, the directors would probably be able to fix the date for an appropriation of £3oo' by sale at their next meeting-..

An ex-Dunediri gentleman now resident in Capetown writes as follows to a friend in Otago:—-"The Dutch are having all their own way, and are determined to* run their language for all they are worth. They will not be satisfied until, they have cleared out every Britisher- in South Africa. There is still a very bitter feeling against the English', and it is worse now.than ever it was. I have no faith in Mr Botha or any of his clique; they are opposed to all immigration, ,for tho simple reason that they are frightened that too many Britishers will come intotbo country. In tho education system every child has to be taught. Dutch, whether you like it or not. But one of our biggest troubles ahead is tho coloured question. The blacks populate at .the rate of about twenty to one, and they -all-get education, and in many cases think themselves superior to the British. They are a, lazy race, and most of them live very cheaply. Another trouble is the coloured servant question. They aro most independent, and 'must be quite pampered before they will stop. Rhodesia seems, to be the commg country. I am pretty certain it will not join the Union; it is strongly British. Everything in the farming, native gold, and tobacco-growing lines is going ahead at a great pace."

LOOKED FOR. BAD TIMM. '"Knowing my cihikl was subject to arc-up, atnd ha,v:.ng been uri*u«'<?«>JuJ with so. mamv tilings I looked dor a bad time wlnui I hcawl him -bark one Biighit, fhvh Mr F. M. I/itt-Je. Pafk Street, North Fitzroy. Victoria. -I aw him Chamberlain's Remedy, and he slept till -ten- o clock, whon I e-avo li'm -a- double dose, and ifhe result was wonderful. He did not wake up -again' until two o'clock, and tkvt was. all tihe trouble I bad. The effect K>f aiambw-liaiin'ji Cough Rwn«lv i.n ,reMM)vi.ne the phelgm is wonderful." Sold bv all chemists aud etor ©keepers. W© cannot speak too highly of ,Rorlvn All-Wool Ularakpfej. Rniffs, Twded*, Worsteds, Suits, Football Jerrys. UnP-hrankable Flannels. Maiding*, and Underwear. "P*H*" ftms", *«' n »«t, TTomea and diildreH.

i ihl™ *f acy, who hOi feeen organising «ecret<iry of the New ZeaW Roarers Association for sooie yeans 'Mf ■Uiristchurch next Ht*k to*tok«, up I UB residence in Wellington, where the association " 1 open luroffiec. In the oourj of , must unite. <Phere must -be no mom disruption. The leaden, in Z ,rxShave fought their own teapot quarrels; tho rank, and "file .'fought for th» cause All had to get together to. fight the common enemy.- It was it. question of step by step; it was absurd to think that everything could, be done in a day. It was only thw workers' enemies who said that they entertained' that nonsensical idea. Captain Amundsen was afforded are. opportunity of raising a hearty laugh at a reception accorded him ';hy his' fellow countrymen in Auckland (says a correspondent). A Danish resident (Mr K. C. Jorgemen) was proceeding: to propose the toast, of "Mrs Amundsen," when the hardy explorer eom-uE-Bed tho audience with the naively expressed announcement that such a person as MrsJßbard Amundsen bad new-r existed. The.joko had all the mom point, as the proposer of the toast Bad?. been the influence o? self-denying'wives''in spurring an to> Victory Mich ndventuxoiis spirits 3» Uiptaui Amundsen. The flood' of embarrassment was adroitly s temmcdE„ tiowever,'by a conversion'of tho-tows: into, The Womanhood of Norway.'* Very few of the number of immigrants who arrived in Welliatrtoa recently by tho. s, s. Corintluc have ** tat called upon the 1 : TKabbur ; Bepart«*M. ataisiaiico in. obtaining pToyment, and no difficulty has been experienced in finding work for. the bulk of those who have done so. A& illustratioh'of the speedy manner in which the newcomers were provided for was mentioned by an official of the? Department to a reporter. It concerns a--family of four—a man, fife wife, and their two, daughters. They called at the. head office on the morning after arrival. The father was provided with- work at once, the . elder 'daughter accepted a offer which - arrived; while they : vfqn ! wiwdiig in tho .■, theyounger daughter was engaged! ,ten minutes'later;, und the following tnorn-' ing the ; mother also found congenial employnient. ■■■.■'*/. Miss Nellie. Toohill, pupil of. St. i Mary's Convent, Wellington, notiSe* that she; is ;prepared to, receive pupif* for;sinking. Terms and particulars areadvertised. --■ ';.; :; !" '■'_ ~" ~ ~A. special meeting of the Mastertoit Branch of tb.e.United Labour Party will bo held in Murray's Hall, at S o'clock, this evening. Messrs Jaines Macintosli and Co. will hold a clearing sale of stock and; plant, on account of Mr John Harfc,. at Opaki, on Thursday, May 16ta. Particulars will be advertised later. The opening run. of tho Wairarapa. Motor Cycle Club will be held (weather permitting) on %nday next, sth. inst. Slenibers and intending members ax© requested to meet at Sol way and leave for Featherston at 9.30! ajn, I sharp. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd.j have been instructed by Mr P. Cavanagh. to sell- by public auction at his homestead, Waiwarra, on Wednesday next, May Bth, the whole of his splendid herd of dairy cows, comprising cows int jnilk, oows to calve 1 factory dates, selected Jersey cross springing heifers, Jersey and Holstein cross, yearlings*,. ! Brills, horses'and general farm* implements. As Mr.Cavanagh,is giving up ? farming, the whole is for absolute sale. The cows and heifers have all been carefully selected, and the herd has an excellent reputation. The farm is situated on the Hutt Bead,, one mile from Wellington, and a quarter of a mile from the Kaiwarra station.