LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10630, 8 May 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

During the past swimming season «t the .Masterton Borough baths the moneys received for tickets, attendances, etc., amounted to £2O 0s Id. There were 1960 books lent during the month of April from the Masterton Borough Library. There were 33 horses and 2 head of cattle impounded in the Masttertoni Borough pound during the month of April. During the month of April the following'stock were slaughtered at the Masterton Borough Abattoirs: —Cows 28, bullocks 4.8, maiden heifers 38, ewes 235, wethers 229, maiden ewes 19, lambs 99, calves 4, and 223 pigs. The charges for the month amounted to£lo2 9slpd. The custodian of the Dixon Street baths stated in his report to the Maisteron Borough Council last evening, that practically every boy and girl who received swimming .lessons 'at the baths during the season were able to swim. The offer of the Powers to mediate between Italy and Turkey has been accepted tay/Turkey conditionally that Turkey's sovereign rights are maintained and Italy evacuates Tripoli. In, in. all things else, one has to consider the cost, and .we want to know if yon have considered the cost of tea. If "you .want an economical [palate pleasing tea you mil always ibuy Orescent Tea at 2s and Is lOd pealb.

The next mining difficulty anticipated at -Reefton is how to determine what degree of wetness shall be held to bo wet ground. Westport is ithe only town on the West Coast where Thursday is observed as the half holiday. All the oMicr centres have selected Wednesday.

I The goodwill of a. renewable Maori lease, with sixteen years 1o run, of a j quarter of an aero section in Taumaruj nui, was sold recently for £l2O. 1 One hundred and seven men, rep-e-Eeiiting the .first contingent of .skilled I artisans senlfcout fromiEngland t.i Victoria, found employment within three hours of their arrival in Melbourne. An evidence of Tarunaki's prosperity is disclosed by the fact that last year only three families —one in New Plymouth .and two in Inglewocd—were recipients of charitable aid. The total number of butter and cheese factories, at present registered throughout the Dominion is about 195 a.nd 220 respectively, exclusive of private dairies. The flag on the Post Offifce tower was hoisted at half-mast yesterday out of respect to the memory of the late \Hon J. McGowan, who died suddenly at the Thames. "It is going to establish the old system of grab," said tne chairman of the Stratford County Council, (referring,!©, the' Local Goverhiment Bill, viewing with alarm the.prospect! H having the., riding-system''abolished. ■■':■■'- I Last .Friday was the-92nd anniversary of the first agricultural. plough being used in New Zealand, &ays the Auckland Star. It wins on May 3rd, 1820, that Mr J. E. Buller, at Kiddi Kiddi, laid the foundation of New Zealand's agricultural industry. The plough was drawn ,by six bullocks. Already things are moving 'with the Mastentoa 'Competitions 'Society. Enquiries are being made from outsiders for syllabus, hook of words, etc. The Secretary reports that the book of words 'will be available in a> day or so now, and that all who have inquired will have a copy posted to at once.

A Waihi telegram states that a number of youths were fined £2 and costs yesterday morning for refusing to register and attend drills in accordance with the requirements of the Defence Act. Six cadets were also charged with insubordination,, .and were convicted and .ordered to pay costs.

A tender of £7295 has been .accepted for the erection of the inevv Town. Hall and municipal offices at Whangarei. This is £825 in excess of the estimate, and the architect attributes the increased cost chiefly to the unsettled state of the labour market.

In connection, with the sale of work to be held to-day (Wednesday) hy the local "Baptist Church, in the Y.MjC.A Gymnasium HaU, there wall be five different stalls —fancy stall', Misses Heaven- and Harvey ; work stall, Mrs Parsonson and Mrs Ansfcice;'. loljie Stall, Misses Wakefield and Cameron ;' produce stall, |Mr H. Parsonson and Mr .E. Astwoodj children's stall; refreshments, Mrs Asltwood and Mrs Be_han. The sale will he,open, from 2.30 until 10 p.m., arid will probably be opened by iMr >G. R. iSykes, M.P.

The travelling puhlic were not so particular in the far back days, as to' the iqualJty of the liquor supplied to ' them. An -erstwhile • keeper of'an acIcomm'odation' house much frequented' by whalers and travellers, once took a Wellington merchant into his confid--1 ence. This was his modus operandi : "Whenl take a-glass of grog out pf ; my cask, I pnts in a glass' of Water. 1 When it gets too strong of water, I puts in turps. When it gets too strong ; of turps, T puts in hluestone!" And yet those pioneers lived; yes, and lived to ?. good old age,, too. N "The invidiousness of the tax levied • by the New Zealand Administration on the profits earned by Home firn-s in '. their New Zealand businesses, »vhik» the same income Is taxed also' by the : BrftisJt surveyors,'" is the burden of a complaint which the /Chambers of Com!meree of Bradford, Leeds, and Manchester have recently laid before the |. High Commissioner (Sir 1 William HallJones.) The pom {says a London correspondent) is that the British Inland l Revenue follows the exact same course, , and Mr Lloyd-George has said simply i: that "it cannot afford to surrender the I few millions, which It collects yearly n> l this manner."

The following Mareonigram appears in the. New York Timer. Book Heview, under date London, March. 16: Many ,of iilie English publishers are competling eagerly for the right to publish i •Captain Boald Amundsen's book about | the discovery of the South Polo. Large offers were cabled to him at Hobart on t'he publication, of his thrilling narrative in the New York Times and the i London Chronicle, in some cases on behalf of English and American pubiis'lier.s jointly. Books by tho great polar, explorers ha\ r e been very profitable in Great Britain. Sir Ernest Shackleton's profit from his jbcok was about £IO,OOO, wliile Nansen made between £.12,000 and £13,000 from, the sale of his "Farthest North."

In his report of the year's work in the Marlborough Schools, Mr Strachan (Chief Inspector) said :—"American novel reading is becoming more and more prevalent in New Zealand, and the result of the language is beginning to be visible in such Americanisms as "belonging there," the use of "like" as a conjunction, and even such expressions as "where did you used to see these" may be found in otherwise good-writers. Inasmuch' as English is a living, growing, developing language, it will become a problem of the near future how far it may be permiissable to accept contributions from the great Anglo-Saxon-Celtic-Latin-Negro race of the West—-'how far it may be wise to neglect these idioms if we wish to preserve in close relation to each other the great nations that use our speech.'" ; ' - ONLY THE 'BEST PIANOS. Yiou mini&t not .think, because we offer treasonable' prices- and liberal ftierm!s,._[tiha.t *wfi' sell inferior or iseoond tralte pianos. We work on big lines, and wiitihi us you do not have to pay extraivaigant prices' to cover loss anil feterest ton dead or staenant stock. THE [BRILLIANT BPDADWOOD. THE ISBLENfDTID [RONISCH. THE MAGNIFICENT HEP. THE SUPERB iSTEINWAY. These are only flour of tihe famous ipianos' on, wlijeh we' specialise. We are 'here to take tireless pains to give you just the* p'Jamo you want,, on whatever terms best suit tout oirciiimstamces. THE DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY, LTD., WELLINGTON. Bear in, miiud that oulr hire purchase System iii» devised .for your cbnveni'ence, and NOT for our iprofit. You can get sill ioartiowlars from our iLocal [Represcnttarbive: H. Inns, Daniell's 'Buildings, Queen Street.

Tho Utility Egg Circle arc paying out 2s 2d per doxen for their eggs for the fortnight.

The meeting of .delegates of local ■authorities in.t'he_Wairarapa to select representatives to be present at the general conference to consider the Local Government Bill, is to be held in Master/ton to-day. During the past swimming season, 3151 lessons were -given to hoys and 1511 to girls at the Borough baths in Dixon. Street. Tho lessonr. were given under the supervision of the teachers. The Mayor stated 'at last night's meeting of the Masterton Borough Council that at an early date he intended, to eail ia public meeting for the purpose of forming a. Citizens' Voluntary Territorial League.

About thirty men working in the Pukuweka'Sawmilling Company's bush at Matapuna struck recently, because the company changed from a ninehcurs'day to an eight-hours', day. The men declined to resume work, «*nd ■they have been repl<aced by others.

. The opening night of the Masterton Miniature Ritle Ulub was held last evening, about twenty members taking part in the practice. Some exceptionally good shooting, including " nine possibles, was recorded during, tlio evening.

The n\*.ii«.gameni o£ the Masterton Picture 'Company "ha-vo decided to insfcal three gas "Chlancel" stoves in the Towa Hall for- the comfort ■of their numerous patrons. They also intend screening off the pit and .stalls with, curtains, and when tikis- is completed, the hall will be one of the cosiest picture theatres in.: the colonies.

The welcome social to I>e given to the Rev. B. D. AsHcroft, 8.A., by tileparishioners of Sfc. Matthew's parish, in the schoolroom this evening, promises to be a great success. All arrangements are well in-hand, and- a very large gathering is anticipated.. A splendid programme, of. musical .and other items' has been arranged,, and during the evening, addresses of. welcome will be made. Refreshments will be provided. The usual meeting of. the Masterton Tent, 1.Q.R., was held last evening in Murray's Hall, Bro.. A.. E/. Wainwrig'ht in the chair.. Tine. roll, was called, and hretlhren of the Hope or Carte t ton Tent paid. the. Temt a friendly visit,, and. were weir ccmed by the C.R. The visitors gaye. the Mas'tenton. lent an invitation to visit the Carterton Tent, aibouit. the 27th inst. I'he funds for the evening amounted to £2l 175,.

At a meeting of the Taratahi.Meat Workers' Union on Monday evening, a resolution was carried endorsing.,the decision of Uh© Iron Moulders' Union to take ia plebiscite of its members on the proposal that if the compulsory clauses of the Defence Act remain unrepealed by next Labour Day, a strike should be declared. The speakers.. at the meeting were generally of the opinion that the repealing of the compulsory clauses would be in the interests of :both tQie employers and employees.

Mr .A. E. Jull has been re-elected Chairman of the Napier Harbour Board, says a (Napier telegram. The chairman declared that, it, Was impossible to declare a policy until the report lof Messrs Cullem and Keele, the lwo Australian engineers, who are'ireporting on the harbour (question, was received. The Public Works Department advised J'he Board that the plans for ttio (railway' emibankment .and■a 'bridge over the inner harbour, in connection with the East lOoast railway, were in course of preparation, ' but the draft .shows that it will not interfere -with the proposed harbour scheme.

The Women's Christian.' Temperance Union held their home meeting at the residence of Mrs Gnapel, Street, Master-ton, yesterday afternoon, there being over fifty ladies present. Mrs Anderson, the .Superintendent of .the 'home meetings, occupied the chair. There was a short programme, the' following taking part.:—Song; Miss G. Church; paper, Missi Wingate; song, Mrs Gray; reading, MrsMarley; song, Mrs Anderson;, song, (with guitar accompaniment), Mrs Adjt. Hulquist. During the afternoon Mrs Barton, Vice-President of the W.C.T.U., in a, neat little speech presented Mrs li'Er.vs,- on, behalf. of the members, with a pretty, gold brooch, as a small token ef appreciation of: her very earnest work while secretai'y of the Union for the past three-years..Mrs Burton's remarks were endorsed by the President. Mrs D'Ews, in :a: very pleasing way .responded'.. Six: new members joined during, th©'afternoon. • "The President, Mrs Devon-port;:moved' that a. vote of sympathy by accorded to Mrs Exell on account of her recent bereavement. The vote was passed in silence, all standing. A very dainty afternoon tea was provided by the hostess, and was much appreciated. Mrs Redmond proposed a vote _ot thanks to the -hostess- for- her kmd bespit ality. and' to all' mem'bers and friends taking part, and'tcMrs Anderson-, the superintendent, which was carried toy acclamation. The Misses Burton, Shaw and 1 Mrs Ladner played the accompaniments.

A young lady requires position, as lady help. Address- may be obtained at this office;.

A general, meeting; of the United. Labour Party will be.held in Murray's. Ball, at 8 o'clock this evening.

A probationer is- wanted for the private 'hospital, Kirton Street, Masterton..

The annual meeting of the Masterton Trust Lands- Trust voters will be held in Murray's Hall, Queen "Street, art Thursday, 16th inst, to receive the annual report and balance sheet.

Notice is given by the Education Board that a meeting will be held in the Wbakataki school on Monday, 27th iiist., for the purpose of electing a. School Committee. THE VICTORIOUS TRIUMPH. WONDERFUL RECORD OF SUCCESSES ON TRIUMPH MOTOR CYCLES. At the H.B. Mbtor Cycle Club's spforts held on the Hastings Racecourse on Boxing Day, tihe Triumphs again practically swept the boaird. Out of an entry of 12 machines, representing 5 different makes, the Triumphs secured ten firsts, .seven seconds, and 4 thirds ou k)f a possible 11 events. This .performance is all the >more remarkable when it is considered that the Triumphs had to concede large handicaps to machines of equal power, and six bf the ten first machines were ridden by amateur riders. TOURIST MOTOR CO,, LTD., Sole Agents for Triumph and B.S.A. Motb? Cycles, Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay, atad Poverty Bay. ROBERT POOK. Local Agent.

I Mrs Kfehlo returns thmks td the* many friends for kindness and sympathy in h<?r .recent sad bereavement. Messrs W. B. Ohennells and Co. land agents, .Masterton, advertise Z 7-roomed house" 1 a'nd quarter acre sec-' ! tion in a central situation in Masterton at a low figure. Members are reminded, that the aanual general meeting of the Wpimrr.pa. ■ Caledonian Society will be held ic . the dominion Hail, on fcaturhy aft-or—-noon next. .> . ■ , ■ In-another column, Mr A. Gvnit notifies that he has fca-keit over the | old established aerated water and. cordial manufacturing business lately . carried on by Mr B. Brodie. The I business wall in future be known as : Th"e Waira Mineral Water Company. i The .new management trusts bv the* \ manufacture of a first-class a'rtfde to* i merit a fair sihare of public support. A position on tfheep or mixed farm required by a. single young man, v hois experienced and has good references-. Mr ,T. Rcss elsewhere announced that he has taken over the well-known, billiard rooms, next the Club Cafe, and lately conducted by Mr FI J. Bright. These, modern ly equipped' rooms will be conducted under, thet personal supervision of t'ho proprietor,.' who solicits a continuance of the liberal patronage accorded to his predecessor. -.<•■••