LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10631, 9 May 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Some of the dairy factory owners in the Wamirapa have secured as high as £2O per cow for the past season. A Wellington- Press 'message states that A. J. Wicks, a music teacher, has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment for indecent assault. The Appeal Court, which has been .sitting at Wellington during the past week, has been adjourned until May 22nd. A meeting of Wainarapia cheese factory owners is to be held in a few days, to decide whether whey should--be'dealt with and disposed of to the Masterton Dairy Factory Company. The Norwoods and Von Arx Haze combined shows will pay a return visit to Mia-sterton on Friday, May 31st. The company open in Auckland on. May 18th. The re-modelling of the British Navy will give general satisfaction to the people throughout the Empire. The rc-or,giPiv:>isa.t:-on may be interpreted as an ""'answer to 'Germany's activity, and there is no idonbt that the proposed finst fleet is !for.raidable. New Zeaianders -will be satisfied with this arrangement jusit as they are satisfied with the quality and. flavour of CiiTiseen b Tea,. which lis sold, at ls10d,aud 2s per lb.

Mi* J. C. Bcddington reports that eight degrees of frost were recorded at tlhe Upper Plain on Tuesday night.

A settler in- tho Manmwatu district lost 200 hoggets during the recent wet weather.

The search for the man Beattie at Ma.imkau on the West Coast lias been abandoned

Tho hockey championship matches will commence in the Wairarapa tolay, w l.en gome exce.!,t:t g.v„ - s should bo witnessed.

Sportsmen in the Taranaki district •havo been having very good showing so far this season., and several excellent bags of pheasants and quail have been, secured.

J no moving picture craze has got a firm hold of Hastings, and a local syndicate has been formed, and intends to erect a now and picture 4llieait.ro at a cost of £7OOO. Prices for dairying land in the Taranaki district continue very high and sales of land at £SO and £6O per acre are now looked upon as everyday occurrences. '

The Auckland Musicians Union has been registered under the Arbitration Act. The demands of the Union are very similar to those of the Wellington Union.

The sudden death is reported of Mr G. Instone, an old resident of Potone. He was formerly in the Government railway service. Heart disease as presumably the. cause of death. "' r

A reminder is given of the social and dance to be held in the Drill Hall this evening, under the auspices of the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club. AH arrangements are now complete, and tho function promises to bo tho most successful yet held. The Hamilton Borough Council, at a recent meeting, adopted a by-law regulating the speed of motor oars in the borough and limiting it to 15 miles an hour. A by-law framed with a view to the abolition of signboards was speeuily disposed of, and the town y.i'l continue to be decorated as heretofore.

1 Country settlers in the Wairarapa are still finding difficulty in procuring | labour, and on several farms scruib and bush are- walking to be felled, but unless labour becomes more plentiful dt is possible that the cutting of scruib >and bush will be abandoned in a good many places. There is a boom in onions, says the Dunedin Star, the wholesale price locally being £lO 10s per ton. There is a big demand from Sydney, and tons of onions are being Shipped to that poiit from Canterbury., At this time last yeair the price was only a litttile more than half of the present rate.

Instruction in agriculture was carried out vigorously by the North Canterbury Education Board last year, •and in commenting on the fact the chairman said that the Board's polipy had brought the matter prominently heforo farmers. Agricuditural instruction was now Ibeing sought after in the country, nqt only by children, but also by aduSfcs. He hoped to see an extension of: the .work now done by district high schools. -.

There has.been un epidemac.-cf dogs in the Masterton streets lately, and yesterday a cyclist narrowly escaped having an accident through a dog rushing against the cycle- and causing the rider, to be precipitated / on-?the road, but f6r s fttn.a,tely wilth no serious results. Something might be done by the owners of th.e dogs to minimise the danger,, as a more serious' aeciderab ..mi&y'-at -.any time result. )<:.. ■;, y * Quito 1 an extraordinary demand for coal is" reported from Greymouth, which the West Coast mines are quite unalblo to supply. So keen is the demand that it is authoritatively stated that the whole of the output of certain, mines for the next five weeks has been purchased in advance. The position is so acuito that coal companies and contractors are at their wits' end to arrange for supplies.

The Minister of Railways, the Hon. A. Myers has telegraphed to the member for Napier, Mr J. Vigor Brown, declining to grant the concession of workers' tickets between-Napier and Hastings. The Minister points out in ; his tetter to Mr Brown that the issue of these is confined to the main centres of population to enable the workers in crowded cities to remove their homes to 'suburbs where they could live under improved .sanitary conditions, and where the number of passengers to be dealt with would be sufficiently large to warrant the frequent running, of trains. The present fares, the Minister states, are so reasonable as to form no bar to regular travel, and he much regrets that in view of all the circumstances he is tillable to authorise the running of workers' trains between Napier and Hastings at the preset juncture. An intending applicant for the Four Peaks runs —a man, says the Timanv Herald, who would have miadc an excellent runbokler—had his application rejected because he is the holder of 83 acres of private leasehold land. The reason given for rejecting him on this alccount by the Commissioner of Crown Lands was that there were so many landless applicants the Board did not consider it wise to allow those already holding land to compete against them. "The Board might go further," remariks the Herald, "and reject: all applicants who, though landless, are' sufficiently wealthy to allow thenr to live in comfort withoulfc any land." The Pa-knerston North Ghamilier of Commence have forwarded a copy of the following resolution to the Masterton Borough Council:—"Thaft this Chamber desires to express its appreciation of the attitude show-it by the Minister of Defence in connection with his expressed intention of enforcang t!he law relating to t'he compulsory provisions of the Defence Act, and that this resolution be forwarded to other Chambers of Commerce and all local bodies concerned in the welfare of the Dominion with the request to endorse, same if they approve of it."

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The Monthly meeting: of f.lio Trusts Lfands Trust will fa e held on Friday evening. J

Territorials in a certain town of the South Island have been complaining thialt, having travelled several miles for drilling exercises ,the drill instructor failed on several occasions to put in an appearance.

A man named William Harris, who said he was from Ghristdmre'h, was recently fined £5 at Waihi for assaulting a cadet while a parade was in progress. He refused to pay the fine, and was sentenced to thirty days hard labour.

■Special railway concessions to individual distracts may be political necessities, but the provision of an adequate number of trucks to carry the produce and merchandise of the Dominion is a business to the department over which Mr Myers presides.— Mataura Ensign.

According to a Berlin cable, experts have exploded tho story regarding the missionary Llebes, who recently died and was reported to have left fabulous wealth. Idle gems discovered in his cfahinet were mostly imitations, and were quite valueless.

'A fellow could keep pretty dry if lie kept his umbrella up," was the" remark passed by the Hon, W. D S Miacdonald, Minister of Public Works' when he was shown the leaky condiJ">n_of the Nellson railway station by Miv Harry Atmore, M.P.; on Saturday last. .The Minister evidently appreciated tho necessity for a new station.— Colonist.

An auction sale will I> o held shortly ■in Ohirastchurch at which the thousand and one things which have fallen into the hands of the police during the past twelve months will be disposed of. According to information received, this year's collection is larger, more heterogeneous, and consequently more in* teresting than that of the previous year. It is a matter of common knowledge that about fority cycles in all varying stages of disrepair will pass beneath the hammer.

It has been found necessary to protect!; opossums in New South Wales, as during the past few years so many have been shot that the animals were in danger of becoming extinit, which would mean the loss of an animal whose fur has always been much in demand. The opossum has recently been introduced into New Zealand, and, judging by the way they have thrived, should become very plentiful in the course of a few years.

Hares are this season reported to bo very scarce throughout the Wairarapa. J}fc is hard to assign a reason for tihe decrease in the number, unless it be the 'fact that sportsmen look upon hare-shooting as ui favourite sport, or perhaps the depredations of weasels,and stoats-may be responsible for the extermination of the animals. Settlers will no doubt look upon this as .a pleasing fadt, as hiares had in some places been a continued source of annoyance, and caused quite considerable damage amongst the crops.

The report from Ihjneddis . of the keen demand for ploughs, being, experienced there does not come as a surprise to Mr G. T. Booth, a leading implement mianufaGtuirer in Christchurch. The firm referred to states that they had been very large makers of ploughs for many years, and the demand throughout the country was so good this year that there was no .reason to double the figures mentioned. The sttliwMyision. of' estates and •improved selttllement. thrpughp.ult ~ #ie\ Dominion had caused a- very muidli wider demand for farm implements diniing: the past few years, and all manufacitairers and importers- were sharing in tho improved business.

"The Act is a good ore, and it should be strictly administered," remarked the spokesman of a deputation to tilie Minister for Labour at Wclliragton.on Friday last, in reference to the Inspection of Machinery Act; ''lt is a good Act," rejoined Mr Laurenson. "Jinsifc t!hc other day I received a request from the United States Consul for full information in regard to our Act. He wrote that the number of ■accidents in New Zealand wias so phenomenally small that, they recognised that there musb.be some provision,", in New Zealand that they had not in the United States."

An exciting incident was witnessed in Daiwson Street, New Plymouth, recently. A cow was being draven along the street and whipped unmercifully by an individual on/ horseback. The beast became infuriated, and, ; espying- a pedestrian, charged him. The latter saw his danger in time, ' and dived into■an.aJleyiway that, fortunate-. It for him, was bandy, the cow after Mm, and the driver looking on wiitlh astoniiislhmej'.t. It was an exciting: race between man and beast, and the forimer just gat out of danger in time. The cowgot stuck in a shed, but after a time recovered its track. Onlookers informed a News reporter that thedriver was entirely responsible for the miad state of the cow.

With' a view to enlightening the townsman as to the progress of Wanganui's "back blocks," the Chamlber of' Commerce is to go into the question of issuing a topographical map of the | district between the Wanga-mif and I Waiitotaivt rivers shewing, among other tilings, the roads and the proposed roads. The opinion was freely expressed at a recent meeting of the Chamber of Go<nra»erce tfbat the Wanganrii people bad been asleep, so far as interest in the country disitnicts was concerned, and that they were only just a.wakiing. It was' contended by one speaker that it would have been batter had money been devoted to opening the country long ago instead or spent on harbour works.

A smart Had to drive Laker's cant is required by Mr J. W.iokens, Lincoln Road. TOILET ARTICLES. What a difference these everyday requirements can make to one'B personal comfort and appearance. A dainty skin cream to prevent roughness, redness, sunburn, freckles, etc. A good Toilet Antisept'c Powder to prevent chafing, prickly heat, scalding, etc. A reliable Hair Brush, good Toilet Soap and Sponge. A good Tooth Brush, used with an antiseptic tooth paste to preserve,the teeth, harden the gums, and keep the mouth Bweet and clean, etc., etc. We keep a large stock of all Toilet Articles, the best of everything. Quality is our first consideration, and we would specially recommend you to use our "PEROXIDE CREAM" for the skin and our "CARNATION TALCUM POWDER." Both these articles are especially good and worthy of a place on every table. Also a large Btock of Sponges, Hair, Nail, and Tooth Brushes, Soaps,- etc., eto., to select from. Goods posted to any address. J. Y. GORDON, Chemist, etc. (by Exams.), Medical "Hall, Masterton. (P.O. Bos 58.)

The annual meeting of tfw? Caledonian Society takes place on SsMsrday ip. the Dominion Hall.

It lias been slated that the labour markets in various parts of the South Island aro in a very sound condition,, and there is no immediate- probability of the demand for workers slackening.

The Minister of Defence (the Hon. A. M. Myers) has received the following telegram from Napier from tha Commandant of the Forces, General l Godley:—"His Excellency and I inspected the 9th Mounted Hides at the*Tutira camp yesterday, and' were extremely pleased with all we saw, th& attendance being very good, and tfie general spirit excellent."

At tho S.M. Count at Otaki lasfe week, tho question of how many nips a botltlo of whisky contained was under discussion. Counsel contended (there were forty, His Worship suggested fourteen, while a witness said ■it.all depended on the man's appetite. His Worship's ruling was takem as correct.

Settlers in parts of the South Is** land have this season found the-para-dise duck a veritable nuisance, Bud crops have been considerably damaged: by the birds, which this year aremora, numerous than ever before. Sportsmen have had excellent sport in these districts, and settlers welcome who may help to destroy birds which: aro now looked upon as a pest. "the .serenity "of the-.-Magistrate's Court was somewhat disturbed recently, says tho Wanganui Chronicle, during tho hearing of an assault case. Ai Maori entered the witness box to give his evidence, and in" response • to aquestion as to whether he could speak English said "No," and added in good English that he wished to speak in his; own language, ''because" —this in an. explanatory kind of way —"I might make mistakes." The services of an interpreter were requisitioned. . Mr T. P. Lett advertises grazing for 20 to 50 cows at "Eluisley," Taueru. A painter for country job is required by Messrs Gillespie and Co., labour agents. • The combined, unions in Mastertontwill hold a social and dance in tho Drill Hall on Thursday, May 16th, asd a strong committee has the arrangements in hand. Mr F. McKeo.zie's orchestra will supply the music, and the catering is being undertaken by Mr J. Alpass. The friends of .Mrs. John McDonald; .are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of her late husband;;; whiehr ~ will leave her residence ait Hillside,. , Martinborough, at 2 p.m. to-morrow, - Friday, for the new cemetery, Mortiaboroughy Trimmings for ball-dresses is thesubject of Messrs McGruer and Co.'s replace advertisement. They are now showing a range of evening dresstrimmings in silver bead fringes, silver head insertions, and oriental insertions. To avoid da&ppoiiitment tin* pulblic are advised to*make their pur-, chases early, as these trimmings are ? quickly bought up.