LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10648, 1 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, A store at Mako Mako, Forty-Mile Bush, together with,the post and telephdiie office, in the same .building, ban been destroyed by fire. Several dairy farmers in tlhe Belvedere 5 district are having their milkirig cows dehorned, and Mr E. Eagle,jum., who has a machine for doing tihe work, lias this week dehorned ahput 100 animals.

It is quite expected that, as a result of the recent sale of work in Masterton in aid of the Lansdowne Presbyterian Church, ia sum of £IOO, the amount aimed at, will have been realised. The fund will be devoted towards , furnishing. : An Auckland telegram states that a fire occurred .at. Okoroire yesterday morning, when a store, containing the Post and Telegraph office, owned by Messrs L. D. Nathan .and Co., Ltd., was destroyed. The building was occupied by Mr Ohillingworth. The in-, sura.nces are not available. This is how the Pahiatua Herold puts it: —Owing to the vagaries of the Wairarapa. railway Service several •passengers,, including a .number of business men .and sT -bridal party, southward bound from Dannevirke last eivening, were compelled to put in the night at Woodville. It might not have mattered very mudi to the honeymoon/ couple, but to those on more serious bent, who had to bo at work first thing this morning, the incident was one of considerable annoyance land inconvenience. It arose through the engine of the northwardbound Napier express yesterday breaking dowm at Piripiri, and being stiick up at that place for two hours. The train from Djmnevirke, which is timod to leave at 5.30 p.m., did not get going until 8.10 o'clock, and upon arrival .at Woodville the passengers found that there was mo connection with the Wairarapa. True to red tape, the train for tlhe latter bad not been delayed for th« benefit of passengers going from Hawke's Bay to Masterton or intermediate stations. When .the .Government was asked if it intended to keep .the ba.ttlesliip•orufew iNew Zealand m the . North Sea, the right answer was returned, 'Tlia't fighting ves.sel must be.stationed where £% is most, likely to be needed. "or phe was not ibuiit vfor exhibii Ition purposes. She may . never be teet'ed in tile streps of .battJe 3 . but that 'is a test we aire not anxious ,to see We prefer to see the .people of •New .Zealand • test. Orescent Tea in it' 9 three grades, sold flit Is Bd,- Is 10d, and 2s per lib.

A largo party of .Mastorton sportsmen intend spending the holiday duckshooting at the Wairarapa Lake.

A number of "sports" leave this morning for Otaki, where they intend being present at tho Otaki Maori .Racing Club's meeting.

Pastor Swinerd will not commence his subject- on "What's Wrong with the Churches?" to-morrow, as was recently '.announced.

Several cheese, factories in. the Mana-w-atu district are to continue working throughout tho winter, .owing chiefly to the splendid prices being obtained for cheese.

There is considerable activity in tho building trade in Dunedin at present. It is estimated /that the cost of new buildings .being Erected in and around Dunedin will easily run into ..£400,000. Everything augurs well for the annual dance cf the Post and Telegraph Hockey Club, which is to be held ia the Exchange Hall on June 20th. A strong committee 'has arrangements well in hand, and 'holders of invitations are looking forward to this function with anticipation of an enjoyable night's dancing. Rodger Ford Hutchison was charged in the (Magistrate's Court at Mastertow yesterday, with having driven a motor-car along Queen, and' Bannister Streets at a speed dangerous to the public. The defendant- denied having driven at a faster pace than seven miles an hour. "The Magistrate thought otherwise, and imposed ,a penalty of £l*-with 7s'costs. The mutton bird in g season, which has just been concluded' in the south, though, not- so good as-previous seasons, has resulted in good pa tches, and parties' which recently arrived at' the Bluff brought hack about, 60;000 birds, and more than' 100 tins of f,at. The season is reported as satisfactory, and with an advance in prices, the returns will probably be larger than last year.

The official census returns for New Zealand as rai whole show that the Presbyterian) Church has, -among the greater churches of New Zealand, made the greatest percentage of increase in its membership since last census. The Australian census just completed shows that Presbyter.ia.nism has moved • ahead to second place in the Commonwealth amongst the Protestant churches, and to the third place of all churches. The question of whether a sick room may he invaded for the purpose of serving a summons upon an invalid was raised in 'the Dannsvirke Magistrate's Court on.. Thursday last. The bailiff had stated that he had not been .allowed to enter the house,in question, and did not think he was entitled to do so. Mr McCarthy, the Magistrate,' 'however, said that the bailiff had the right to enter —none could stop him. ' The Waira.rapa football championship fixtures will be continued this afternoon. Two senior matches will bo played, Red Stars v. Greytown on the Old Showgrounds, and Masterton v. Gladstone, at Gladstone. ; The local match should create a /good deal of interest,' as the Red Star team has not been §een out yet this season, while Greytown have won the only match played. A .number of junior and third grade matches will also 'be played, so that football enthusiasts may look forward to a good day's sport.

If there is in. our district one need more than another that should be supplied (says i-he annual.<report of the Inspectors of the Wanganui Education 'vßoaird) it is the need of 'better instruction in drawing. It is with pleasure that we welcome the proposal of the' Board to appoint aa instructor of this brahch 'of priniafy schctol work. The instructor's visits to schools, to meetings of teachers, and to teachers' instruction classes, will, we feel sure, have a great and .immediate effect upon the quality of the drawing in our schools.

A young man named George Bonge, who had been to a Territorial camp, was charged in the Mast-erf on Magistrate's Court yesterday, with hiaving used obscene language in a railway carriage between Carterton and Masterton. It appeared that the young man, who was in uniform, was iannoyed about a fine that bad been, imposed upon him, .and had used disgusting language. The .accused stated that lie did not know that he was breaking the law, although he .admitted using the [ language. His Worship expressed surprise that'the accused did not know he was doing wrong., His offence was a serious one, more particularly as he was in uniform. The accused was liable to a fine of £2O, or twelve months imprisonments A fine of 20s and 17s costs would be imposed. '/ Several hundreds "of people asseriib- i led: j.u Queen Street, Masterto-n, terday afternoon,, to witness Professor' Norwood 'perform his famous blindfold cab drive through streets already traversed by a, committee of four MasterI ton residents. The committee, starting from upper Queen Street, drove round several blocks of streets and back to the starting place. The Professor was then .blindfolded, and accompanied by the four previous occuI pants of the veliicle, started off to drive round the route taken by the committee. The Professor <1 r<wf> with wonderful accuracy, and at a good rate of speed,- over the exact course, only one mistake being made on the journey. It was remarkable that the mistake was mentioned .by Professor Nor. wood shortly after it was .made. The remainder of the drive, was completed without mistake or mishap, as those who accompanied Professor Norwood on his wonderful' blindfold drive are quite, satisfied .as to the genuinemess of the performance, .it will be understood the wonderful powerwhich the Professor possesses. At the conclusion of the drive, Professor Norwood, still blindfolded, set out to discover a pen-knife which .had been hidden by- o<ne of t'he committee after the first drive. The knife was found by the Professor very shortly after arriving at the starting > point. The extraordinary performance was greeted by acclamation from the large crowd present, who seemed quite satisfied that Professor Norwood is all that he claims to be. HOT WATER BOTTLES.

It is unnecessary to mcoition the comfort which a good hot water bottle brings, in keeping the body r aglow witlh warmth land Nf •. How it ketep® the feet warm durfog cold frosty nights;, and ensures peaceful, irtefresihin,g sleep. THE HOT BOTTLE is imdiapensabfe in the sack room, asrid when placed on thieseait ofAnyPaiii', never faS.ls to give immediate relilef. We stock ONLY THE VERY ,BEST, and we import direct from the best English . Manufacturers. See our window display of tsn» se&son'si Freoh Stock. Prices .Most Reasonable, -oan- . Waitier' Bottles in. ia® aiae&. Jtundwill send to any address (Post iFiree). Also Stone Jars, 3s 6d • each.' Qalland inspect them -your&elf or vmfo us' to-day. J. V. (JOB/DON. Dispensing CJbtemisi (by exams.), Maeterton.

Tlie Wainirapa Age will not be published oa Monday next —King's I-iriJi-<lny,

During the month of May there were 20 births, 6 marriages, and 4 deaths registered in Masterton.

Frank O'Conn oil was fined 5s and 7s costs in the Magistrate's Court at Mastorton yesterday for having ridden a bicycle at night without a light; Fish of tall kinds are reported to bo plentiful in southern waters at the present time, and some splendid hauls have been made.

A witness stated in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday that five small whiskies taken within an hour had no effect upon ,'him. The Court looked a little incredulous.

A young Territorial seriously assorted in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday that ihe did nnt think .it wrong to use filthily obscene, language in a railway carriage. Ihe Ashburtoni Mail states that there is a marked scarcity of pigs in that district, and as a consequence high prices are ruling. It is not anticipated that tlie re will be much, change until the spring comes round.

Messrs Thompson and Pay,no intend, weather permitting, to take cinematographic pictures of the hockey matches to bo played at Lansdowne in the Wai. rarapa Hockey Tournament on Monday next.

The election, of a member of • the Hawke's Bay Land Board to represent the Crown tenants resulted in Mr R. B. Ross, ex-M.P. for Pahiatua. being elected by a majority of 112; Tlie voting was: R. B. Ross 268, J. HI Sheath 156. ' ' ;

The hydro-aeroplane competitions at Monte Carlo have been followed l»y several independent exploits. M. Heii-i aux won a bet of £BO by flying with" two passengers from Monaco to Mentone, alighting on> the water, arid then rising and flying over Cape Martin to Villefranehe Harbour, where he again oame down on the waiter, rose once more, .and returned to his starting point in forty-three minutes. Sir Ernest Cassel ma'de a, long flight with M. Eenaux.

A very enjoyable concert and dance was held in the Rangitumau Hall on Thursday night last, in aid of the Hall Fund. A feature of t'he evening was an operetta performed by tilie school children, which, reflected, great credit on the school mistress (Miss Atkinson). Misses Miller .and Johnston and Messrs Hall and Igguldsu also gave their services, which were much appreciated by the audience. The dance that followed brought a very pleasant evening to a' close. The thanks of thn Trustees are due to the-above-named ladies iamd gentlemen for their valuable assistance.

At the annual meeting of the Wellington Acclimatization Society, Mr W. Wakeman, of Pahiatua, .reported having been out deer-stalking in the country behind Ekefcaihuna, and having observed that bird life in all that area was very plentiful—tuis, kakas, bell birds, mopokes, robins, iand fantails. However, some vandals had been burning ibush on the higher slopes, and unless the Society took action to prevent this, tliere would be serious Joss of flora, and possibly of fauna also. He suggested that the Society should seek the co-operation of the police in those districts to prevent further' devastation. \. ,V

In., answer to a deputation which waited upon him at Napier, the Minister off Railways is . reported by thu' Hawke's Bay Herald to; have said — "He did not know how a report had got about that, it was. the intention of the department to divert-; the Napier' express train. He might say that although consideration had been given to an endeavour to give an extra service to the Wairarapaj people it was not contemplated to interfere with tho present Napier-Wellington service. (Applause). There might be the slightest nitration in the time.table —the mail train might leave Napier five minutes earlier than at present."

In .its annual report, the Wellington ' Acclimatisation Society . States that one of the most notable events of the year just past has been the sale of tiie site of the society's fish ponds at Masterton. Most suitable springs have been located on property belonging to the Masterton Trust Lands Trust, in close proximity to the present site, and successful negotiations have been concluded with the trustees for the lease of 9 J acres for twenty-one years, at a rental of £2O per annum. The rates will amount *at present to about £5 per annum. The wprji at the fish pond®, tihdfer the curator" '(Mr'. Jl' G'.' Miller) / has - followed' its usual eours<*, 400,000 brown, trout and 205,000 rainhow ova. were received from Hakataramea and Tarawera respectively this year, successfully hatched out, and distributed throughout the Society's district.

The Matin's announcement in Paris that it,intends organising a flying race from Pekin to Paris,' has caused considerable excitement in Finance. M. Vedrines has entered for the race. M. Leon Morane expressed himself as astonished <at t'he : -audacity of the enterprise, but considers it perfectly feasible. M. Bleriot considers the flight quite practicable. , The Matin has decided that the race shall take place this year, probably in August. The the- Tr.ah&Siiberian railway, that is: Pekin, Harbin, Irkutsk, Tomsk, Moscow, Warsaw, and' then Vienna,"Trieste, Venice, Genoa, Marseilles, Lyons, Paris. The race will only be open; to French aeroplane^constructors, , and each machine may have two pilots. The first prize will he £4OOO, the second £IOOO, and there will be three other prizes of £4OO. FOUR GREAT I>IANOS. , The BROADWOODI The RONISCH! The LIPP! . ue STEINWAY! The Dresden Piano Company has just received a big new shipment of these famous pianos, all new instruments, in brilliant condition and tone. Time payments if 'desired. 1 The Dresden system of deferred payment is so reasonable that clients scarcely miss the instalments. Moreover,..those who buy in this way, are only charged legitimate catalogue prices. This firm carries the largest stock of pianos in New Zealand, and has instruments from the highest to the lowest price, so. that all can be readily suited. Intending purchasers can beassured that they will receive courteous consideration and every possible attention. LTD.. ... WiBLLINGKTON, ■ North Island Maaager: M. J. Brookes. Fall particulars from the Local Representative, H. Inns, Daniel!'s Buildings, Queen Street. ■<. I

' TIU» chief auctions i'rt tfto Wairarapit on Monday aioxfc (King's Birthday) w.tll 1)0 the hockey tournament jrt ■Ma'Stefton, the trotting Mating a fc G'veytoWfl, and the Gun CluV match-

The Senior Cadets in the Blenheim district arc evidently not content with wearing slop-made uniforms, arid promptly brought their grievance before their superiors in a rather drastic: manner, as th 6 following extract front the :Marlborotig;h Press will demonstrate: —A strike on a small scale took place at' BleiiJieim on Monday last r when 90 per cent of the senior cadets turned up to parade without uniforms. Upon the reason being demanded by the officer-in-charge, the spokesman: stated that the hoys wished to enteran emphatic protest .against tlie wearing of the "slop uniform," which, ;n ! the opinion: of liis comrades, "made thein look ridiculous." The Major ad_, ministered a sharp rebuke to the boys, and threatened to impose substantial fines should such a lapse occur again. The parads* was dismissed, and a detachment of police outside the hall took care that no rowdyism eventuatted. The lads, however, were quiteoontent with the success of their plans, •and considered that they had. dfkte some good in bringing the question at issue prominently before their superior officers.

A reward in offered for tlie recovery of a gold .brooch set with pearls and turquoise. .

The celebrated "Orion" range is manufactured by Messrs H. E. Shacklock, Ltd, Dunedin'. Its virtues arcr set forth in an advertisement appearing elsewhere.

To-day will be a. bargain day iir Messrs Hugo and Shearers' millinery department. Smart ready to wear straws* tweed, ,hat<s, land trimmed millinery are being- offered at' -specially reduced! prices' for to-day only.

Messrs C. C. Hoss and Co. advertise* a good sheep farm of 413 acres, o.x.p. F in the Pukefoi district, and 360 acres in the Waikato; l.i.p. Particulars may •be found on page eight.

Smart inexpensive millinery is now showing at Madame Carle's, 35 Queen Street. Ladies requiring becoming hats.are requested to pay .a visit to this • establishment..

Notice is elsewhere given tlhafe \B Section., No. 4 Field Ambulance ami C. Company 2nd Baittalion, 9th Kegtment, will assemble at the Drill Hail at 10.15 a .m. on Monday, June. 3rd, for the purpose of taking part in, theKing's Birthday i arade. • The present is t'he right time for pruning and spraying fruit trees," and in this Connection Mr M. P. Connolly, of 51 Albert Street, Masterton, is pre- / pared to undertake this class of wort at reasonable rates. Mr Connolly usesv J (the Harbus spray, which is remm-; mended by the Government orchard instructor.

Care should be taken to keep tacfeet dry and' warm at "this season of the year. . Neglect in this .respect is often the foundation of ;& .cold, , and ' many lead to all sorts of complications. In this connection Mr J. Kitchener Queen Street> notifies that he has a splendid assortment of walking; boota for ladies, gentlemen and children. Also indoor footwear, ' comfortableslippers and evening shoes iix great variety..

A very attractive window display of beautiful royal Doultoin toilet ware is uow l>eing shovvn at the rooms o£ Messrs G. Hyde and Co. The various, designs and shapes am exceedingly;; quaint and pretty, altogether imparting a pleasing, effect, and depictingthe superiority of Englis'h pottery craft; as manufactured by the renowned Doultons. . An invitation, is extended to everyone to pay a visit of inspection. -

Ozets.—-This is the name of the latest "pine tablets" on the market. Amongst other harmless ingredients*;, these tablets" contain the essence "of the SylveStiain pine—a tree which grows in the Rocky, mountains. For coughs, sore throats,'" kxiskiness, and loss of voice these new tablets .are excellent. These are .being sold by Mr J. ,V. Gordon, chemist, .Masterton, for Is per box, Mr Gordon being the soleagent &i) Masterton, and from whose pharmacy free samples may be obtained..

| Mr A. Henderson is at present mairing a particularly fine display of .ex-" j elusive wedding gifts. These uniqi e I goods,' which have all beent--specially 'selected,, include, entree dishes,. hot. 'water kettles, vegetable dishes (all in , solid silver), sterling silver tea ' ami coffee services, sterling silver tea pot-a, hot .watier jugs, cream and sugars* ■silver ®nd.,jC]at'/gla^s, )^a-lad bowls, sterling silver cake baskets, best quality" revolving, soup tureens . (with ext-rM China linings), sterling silver spoons, forksy etc., cheese dishes, silver candlesticks and ' vases, oak chiming clocks, hall clocks, a,nd. copper and enamel clocks. Mr Henderson alsocarries .a large 5 stock of plain and embossed silver goods of every description.