LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10654, 8 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that five degrees of frost were, registered at tho Upper-'Plain yesterday morning. The train which arrives at Masterton at 9 p.m. was delayed for some time last evening, owing to the draw gear in one of tho second-class carriages getting out of order. The oar was left at the Summit, where the mishap occurred. Cabinet has authorised the expenditure of £(5000 at the State coal mint} at Point Elizabeth, to give the miners better access to their place of work, and for the electric lighting of the mine. Feed is very plentiful dm South Canterbury, and stock is looking well. It is doubtful, fanners say, whether South Canterbury ever enjoyed .a better season than the present, and merchants state that.they do not remember a season when all the products of the farm commanded such good prices. Though many Banks..Peniusula farmers consider yarrow to be a noxious weed (says the Lyttelton Times), and, strive to eradicate, it from their,, pastures, others carefully harvest the seed, which can ibo sold at very remunerative prices. One farmer rer j oently realised upwards of £IOO for h\e sacks of seed. It is stated that sheep eat a little of the plant as a tonic. The adjourned meetingxto consider the best means of recognising the i!l years' services of Mr A. W. Hogg, ■kite M.P. for Masterton, was held in Murray's Hall last night. A strong committee was appointed to collect subscriptions and to work in conjunction with sub-committees in Eketa-' buna, Mauriceville, Tinui, the FortyMile Bush, etc. The Mayor was appointed Treasurer, and Mr W. M. Easbhope Secretary, and the subscription 'lists' wei'o made 'retuirnable inn month. ' -A'-, number of sympathetic;' messages and promises-'' of 'support wero received from various parts of the electorate, and the wish was expressed that tho people of the electorate, irrespective of politics, would unite in tho movement to make a suitable recognition of Mr Hogg's unisparing efforts for the benefit of the wholo district.

For comfort and figure elegance, the corset we moat strongly recommend is .Warner's tßust-proof, No. 601, at 8a

Tho Han. R. iMcNab delivered a lee. turo in. Woodvillo last night on "Early New Zcalamd."

ihiring tho past, month 2G2 nits ivcro destroyed in Napier, <and .£3 ..« 6(! paid for thorn.

Aninvorsar.v .services in connection with the Masterton Methodist Church are to ho hold to-morrow. Tho annual congregational social takes place' on Monday evening.

The -borough of Gisborno lias -ust received the papers in connection with the shipment of two Edison .storage battery cars that are to be utilised on tho tramways. The cost of the two is £2892, plus shipping charges. Out of tho capital of the new company which lias acquired the rights and plant of the Ta.ra.ua hi Petroleum (Jo., only £II,OOO was subscribed in ]./>:<_ don, while £172,595 was obtained in tho colonies.

"Tom Mackenzie is just as big a Tory a* then© is in the .country," was tho Hon. G. Fowlds' •rep.ly toa,ri- intorjector during his speech in support of tho United Labour Party'* (platform, at the Wangan-ui Opera. House a row evenings ago.

. The- Union Company having sold the steamer Rotodti to tho Northern Company, intimation has been received in Napier that the Tnkapu.no. will be placed on the Na.pier-Gisborne run early in tho spring to provide a daily service.

The young man who acted so peculiarly in Masterton early in tlie wr.uk. and who was released after bei'n.c; pkeed under arrest, developed such remarkable hallucinations yesterday that bo was committed to a mental hospital.

"I have no hesitation in saying,, and I say it publicly and with all the fore possible, that the Maori Land Board has now become an institution for blocking and preventing the .settlement of land." So swid Mr A. L. V). Fraser at a sitting of the board at Napier a few days ago.

TJIO committee 'appointed to revise the .rales of the Honorary Territorials met at Mr IR. BroSvn's office in Masterten yesterday afternoon, the Mayor in tho chair. Tho Dunedin rules were gone through seriatim, and altered to suit local circumstances. They will bo presented at the meeting to be held on Tuesday night.

A meeting of the Hawke's Bay branch of the Post and' Telegraph Association adopted the following resolution regarding the Minister's circular on gambling: "That this branch of the service expresses its indignation at the issue of the gambling circular, and considers it an x unwarranted in-' suit to an honourable body of 'men'," .and requests that it be withdrawn.''

It is stated (says the Feilding Star) that, the Apiti district is displaying the ill-effects of the aggregation of farms. In one part of the district where a, short time ago there were five families /residing there arc now none, one farmer having bought all his .neighbours. The remaining .sottiers look upon this as a very regrettable and .backward ateo. > . .

Says'"The Voice of Labour," Auckland : The whole town of Waihi is held up; no union man can dare leave the town except by special, permit issued by the officials of the federation; no union man can enter the town but what his name, his business and all about him hecoroes an object of consideration by the revolutionary tribunal. No union man. can visit bis neighbour, enter any office, store or private house, or- hold conversation with anyone without his action: being reported to the revolutionary tribunal.

"Will you allow "me to ask you a quest ion P" interrupted a. man in die audience. "Certainly, sir," said the lecturer. "You have given us a lot of figure:; .about immigration, increase of wealth, the growth of trusts, and .ail that," said the,man. "Let's see what vr,u know about figures your-, self. How do you find the greatest common divisor?" Slowly and deliberately, the orator took a glass of cold water. Then he pointed hi.7 'u'ger straight at the questioner. Light r ning flashed from his eyes as he replied, in a voice that made the gas-jet quiver: "Advertise for it,'you'ignori anuisl" The audience cheered and yelled and stamped, arid the wretched man who had asked the question crawled out of the hall a total wreck.

Tho scarcity of labour in the country districts,was the subject of a .few remarks by a Cheviot farmer to .a newspaper reporter. He said that there were thousands of pounds worth of work to be done, but it was simply being left undone because men eon id rot be got to do it. The class of work offering was general farm work, fencing, crutching, and a competent man could make good wages at it. The difficulty was to get men away from | the city,, which seemed to have overpowering attractions for them. There were some country districts which could find work for hdf-a--dozen labouring men all the year round, hut I as tho men were not available the work wns "H Tint in 'hand, a.nd tho farmer rubbedalong as best ho could. During the past three weeks soft" cheese-making has been undertaken <at the Wereroa State Farm. Miss G. Nest. Davies, of Wellington,, is in solo charge of 'the work. The cheese is for show in various parts of New Zealand., Soft, cheese has not'been made much in: the Dominion, before, and an effort is being miade to popularise the commodity. Miss Davies despatched to Dunedin six dozen miniature Wensleyades, five dozen little Welsh, three or four dozen, Coulomimer and Pont T, Eveque, and three dozen Club. The industry is a profitable one, iand should be taken up by the farming community. In England the Home soft cheeses are very popular, and the imported Continental soft cheeses are in great demand, especially in all the leading hotels and restaurants.

HUMAN ENERGY FROM THE SEA From the gloomy depths of ■ the noesui ctome the nets with their eilvery treasure; 'big, 'strong, healthy cod, roficiv 'to ff'vp their life-Riving oil for YOU. Our "CREMAiLiTOL" is prepared with the very best Norwegian Cod Oil, .Finest 'Malt Extract, au<l that great lung heater, ; !'Creosote." tCfcnialtol is a. st'eding jpiepa.ra.tion, a f'hpst strength, oner, a sure cough cure f\nd a. powerful hody . ibuilder'. Tt ,i\iu.,rls:up 'lwj.ne,/nerve a.nd muscle, and rfi-chnr-RPs \ih& isystehi with fre«h «niev,:.healtli and vigour. Don't wait; j»«t"a -iar to-tlav, and .prove its merits for .vonrso'.f. Price 3s £or large bottifl. Sold only hy J.V. GORDO*, W.P.'S. (by Exams.), Masterton. We eannot speak too MfifMy ofß*skn All-Wool Blankets, Riura, Twjeds. Worsteds, Suite, FootbaH Jerseys. SSable Flan«*• ™* n ? ; njd Underwear. "Delta" tosh, for men, woman and dbildrea.

Fhohi-mmUiiy meeting of tlw w frorapa Presbytery will bo held ia. Masterton on Tuesday next, at halfpast twelve. "

Ono aKft pension wore jjramted in Ainstofto,j during -,},« month of -May. There were twenty newels during the same period.

Tauniatawhata!*atangih«;ngahoM a .i is tho name of a Maori block of land part of which is .now open for selection* under the Government's optional syvtcm at .Puvjiigaihau.

The Ta.rarmki County Council has decided to call for applications for th« position of a general inspector at a. salary (to .include travelling expenses) of £250 per annum.

At Ashbvrton the other day -tho chairman of tho local branch''of the Farmers' Union, stated that he had; tried for two months without success to -obtain a man to drive his team.

Building permits to the value of only £l3O were issued in Masterton during t'ii-n ninnth of May. So far this. 1110.11 th., ho .rover, two permits have* been issued to the value of £790.

Tliere are at present t-'hirty-twoi hands employed by tho Masterton: Farmers' Implement Company. A description of the now. works'of .theCompany will be found on page 6 to-' day.

Tho anniversary social in connectionwith the Masterton Methodist Church, will bo held in tho schoolroom on Monday evening next, commencing atT.3lfc- . o'clock. A special programme lias been; ' arranged for the evening; • We learn that Mr William Telford, of Clifton station, Waiwera, .has.sokl. the Carterhope portion of the estate, (some 3000 acres),'situated 10 miles from Balclutha, to a Dunedin syndicate. The price is stated to be' £lO an acre.—Ciutha Free Press. Altogether there is very little pefe.rol in stock in Master torn at presentl Merchants do not anticipate a great demand for 'isonio time to .come,, as. during the recent petrol scare consumers bought .up supplies large ©nought to last for some considerable; time. A large .shipment is due to arrive in July. What must bo regarded as a new in- • dustry so far -as Southland is concerned, and one which is undoubtedly possessed of extensive possibilities,, was lately established at whan the Southland Soap and Candle Company installed a large soap-mak-ing plant. : Why should Master ton not \ have a similar industry P< ( The Masterton Picture Company, has secured the rights for the production, of the great moral picture drama, "Ten Nights in a Bar Room." This ' will ibo shown in the Town Hall odL Monday and Tuesday evenings next-flf positively for two nights only. "Ten '"'*' Nights in.a Bar Room" tells the story, of now a'family was brought -to'rum and degradation.' throngh • over-indiil-gence in alcoholic stimulants. It is; onie of the greatest achievements da the cinematographic art that have ever been presented in New Zealand. - at'the luncheon of theFarmers' Union on Saturday, "Mr James Craigie; the member for Ttma.ru, said that if he were . "supreme dictator" he would make "land settlement his first duty—the first plank in. his platform." The question of opening up and settling people on the land was the most important in New Zealand ; it>would give wider employment and increased trade generally; Zealand was an agricultural country, and would remain so for very manyyea rs.-—Tima.ru Post. ■'' ' 1 A Palmerston North telegram states that an old man., 60 years, of . ; age, named Charles Kerr,, committed suicide early yesterday, morning-, at tho residence of his son-in-law, in Church Street cast. Deceased, -who'was V labourer, usually rose early; and as hoc was not about in the morning his son-in-law went to his room and found thedoor locked. Ho broke it open, with an axe, and discovered the o'd man .1 lying en his back with a gun his. knees and the whole left ado of his face blown, away. No definite cause can be assigned for the'.act., "Maohine milk keeps. 12 hours longer than, hand milk," was the statement of a farmer at the annual meeting of the South Island Dairy Association, during the course of a discussion on milking cows, by hand and milking; them by milking machines. Another ispeaker said it was no nse condemning milking .machines,., for, like separators, unless they were kept clean they would ruin the 'mills.' The milkingma-, j chine had come to stay, despite the • fact that it had been, stated—and the speaker * doubted the statement—that it took from breakfast time till: lunch time to clean a milking machine.

I A Clutha deputation brought • beI fore the Prime Minister the allegrtil destructiyeness of the deer iiij Otago. Settlers in the Rongahere Valley, lie said, had suffered for a long time, and"' the trouble wia« getting worse..; Settlers had l>e>en granted permits to destroy the deer, but they were.so plcn-; tifui that men would have to be. employed constantly at shooting them. j One member of the acclimatisation! Society had estimated tho deer in the district jit- 54,000. In reply, the Prime Minister said the question was. ■whether.the Government should not take over the deer forests. Nothing definite had been done, however, and he would look into the matter. , The question of the establishing of a,freezing works in the King Country ' in the near future was referred to at the annuial meeting of the King Country Central A. and, P. Asscdatio;n last week. Exception was taken. ,by. all the speakers to the manner in which producers were treated in the Auckland market. One speaker strongly advocated Kawhia ias the natural ceru tre for such an industry. A freezingworks could, he said, be erected in a suitable position alongside deep water and stock could be loaded from the works directly into the steamers. A railway from' Kawhia to the Main Trunk was certain to be constructed, hut, in the speaker's opinion, it was quite unnecessary for that to eventuate before going in for the freezing works.

Do \*>u Amlht the sun will rise. Or tiho stars will fill the skies? - ■ . Or that Woods Great Peppermint Cure ife only made of drugs most You -never clowht fchaßff weUkno\im.;a.cte M Xou never f -Ami know that v |66^^<sjeat ; BefiP^-.-;:w mint Curt* " ' V : 11 j. : " T 6 the only cpugli ,reiwedy that-w .• ■"sure! ; ; . ; ,"'" : •'•'''*;'''';" "."'," " ftEXONA' The Rapid Healer is »n Ointment flnlike the old-fashioned ointments which are very slow in their actions, Eevona specially effect* its <&™* *.'- ter a very few applications. Solo » triangular poti, at Is 6d«

At the sitting of the Wairarapa •licensing Bench at Carterton, a temporary transfer of tile license of the flßLairJogie Hotel was granted from John Greenbank to Fred J. Bright. A transfer of the license of the Tituii Hotel was granted from A. H. Hookto J. 11. Bro.vh, an order being made that certain recommendations of the Healtli Officer bo carried out. Mr E. R. B. Daniell, estate agent, . Hastings, advertises for sale a conv. ' pact farm of 75 acres, highly'improved, ■at a moderate price. A sale of timber, poultry, produce, etc., will be held to-day at 2.1-3 p.m., by Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co., at their Post Office Mart, The second term of the 'r'lassrs at the Mastcrtoii Technical ;•'; ■.-:±\ >vi!l. commence on Monday, 10cii inst. T'he .art classes will commence their second term during the following we?k. ' A freehold farm of 500 acres is advertised for exchange for two property sections or houses, or a small holding in the Wairarapa. Particulars can be .seen at the Wairarapa Ago •.office, Master ton. Mr A. Normon, Queen Street, «d----vertiscs great reductions in ladies "furs and mutt's, being 20 to 40 per cent below usual prices. The public are invited to call and inspect the. .goods. Mr L. S. Nieoi's jewellery store (late Dupre's) is tat present showing a very select range of dainty stone-set <lress brooches. The new designs are exceptionally unique, and the settings 'iire in Oct and 15ct gold. Madame Carlo is holding a, 'special millinery sale for 14 days. AH trimmed model?) are greatly reduced, and there are bargains in matron's bonnets and hats, black iand coloured straws of '.'the latest styles, and all of first-class *quality. Messrs McGruer and Co. have a special display this week of linen goods. Thc.ro is a fine range of fancy linen goods in tray cloths, sideboard cloths, duchess sets, pillow slips, night dress bags and other lines. Prices are quoted. Mr J. Carpenter is now 'marking' off 'a general assortment of cosy slippers for the house, and invites inspection. Men's slippers in, all makes and prices 'are quoted. A special line of boxing boots for the prevailing pastime will bo found up-to-date in everyway. Messrs Hubbard Bros., boot manufacturers, elsewhere- notify their patrons that they have now removed • their new premises (lately occupied as Lyttle's garage), opposite Queen's Hotel, Quean Street . The firm will make a further announcement in the •course of a few days. to, Intending pupils of the -art- ncecllefrwork classes at. the Mastertoti Techtnical School are notified that. Art .Needlework under Mrs Howell will commence a t the- Tecbnica I ' School' on .'Wednesday next at 11 a:iri., and 'on Friday at 7 p-.m The instriu it ess' will bo at the school on Tuesday afternron •and evening, to supply any ' irih/:"u:>tioir required.:-