LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10658, 13 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Aii endeavour is being-made in Pahiatua. to make arrangements for the holding of elocutionary competitions at -an early date.

The shortage of petrol cannot be said to be very seiious\in the Masterton district, as yesterday there must have been quite thirty motors s in Queen Street a,t one time.

The chief attraction in hockey circles this afternoon will be the match, Excelsior v. St. Matthew's, wh'v i promises to ,be one of the most keenly contested matches of the season.

According to the Taranaki Herald there is a probability of there being a scarcity of dairy cows in the Tarnnaki next spring. This to a largo extent accounts for the high prices which are being given for good dairy cattle.

The Wanganui Dorcas Society, which has carried on a good work for oyer thirty years, has decided to disband, says the Chronicle. The advent of the District Nursing League baa rendered the work of the Doroas Society unnecessary. Reports from Poverty Bay and B.iy of Plenty state that fish of various kinds are remarkably plentiful alon-j the East Coast this season. A gor,d number of men are engaged in nettiig the fish; which are sent to Auckland, where there is a ready market. An amateur boxing tournament is to be held in Pahiatua on the 19th inst. Six bouts are set down on. the programme, the contestants belonging to Pahiatua, Masterton,- Dannevirke, Woodville and Waipawa. Tim Trac;\ the ex-champion light weight of New Zealand, has been matohed to meet Peter Cook, the present holder of the title.

An agitation is going on in the col- . umns of the Dannevirke paper for : the estaib'lishment\ of an '"Anti-Gossip VClttb" in that town. Scandal is said, to be pretty rife in, Dannevirke, but that town is mot alone in this respect.. . At a recent social held iby the Marlborough Co'lllie Dog Trial' Association, Mr S. M. Neville, the president, said •he thought that a system of shepherds scholarships should be established. The children of shepviantagecius conditions so far as education was .concerned. Being away in the ibaokblocks they slhowld, .receive some special form of assistance to enable them ito take advantage of the secondary education facilities wnich w,ere at the to'wii children's door. It was a matter that sbould.be taken up. He tmderstood that the cost of country scholarship would be about £34 per annum.

"If I milk on 50 acres," said a sneaker at a. farmers' meeting at Hawera on Saturday, "I would no:; have a machine on the place." Thereupon one of tbe farmers present rejoined, "Leave the-'machines alone; if I only milked ten cows I would us? machines." The previous speaker admitted that milking machines bad beer* a contributing factor to the. rise in the price of land, but he held to the opinion that .the owner of a herd would * get greater profit by' having his' -'cows J milked on two-nfth'shares than: by I buying and paying depreciation on the machines.

Discoveries of rust-resisting cereals are of considerable importance to agricultural districts, in which the experiments Drove successful (says the Auckland Star). An achievement of the Ruakurn. Farm of Instruction 1 , as displayed at the Waikato Winter Show, is therefore of interest. Fcm.r years ago a single head of what wa-j claimed to be a rust-resistant oat was sown, and further sowings continued of the seed .it oroduced. The net result to date is seven full sheaves of healthy oats, together with 16J bushels of seed. These oats have beE'i quite free from the effect of rust all along the line of experiment, which fact demonstrates their value . for cultivation in the Waikato district. This object lesson is only one of many valuable .hints which are given to farmers per medium ~,of agricultural shows. ■■/■'■'. ■;.'!

HUMAN ENERGY PROM THE SEA From ithe gloomy depths of the ocean oome the nets with their silvery ..treasure; big, strong, ihiealthy cod, ready to g've their life-giving oil for YOU. Our "CREMAIiTOL" is prepared . with the very best Norwegian • Cod Oil, Pinest Malt Extract, and that great lung'■■beater, "Creosote." Gramaltol is a sterling pieparation, a chest .streng.then.er, a sure cough cure" and a powerful body .builder 1 . It bm.ds up bone, nerve and muscle, and re-charges the isystem with fresh energy, health and vigour. Don't wait; p:et a jar to-day, and prove its merits for yourself. Price 3s per large bottle. Sold only by J. V. GORDON, M.P.S. (by Exams.), Masterton.

The Commission- appointed to enquire into the "Cost of Living" cannot be said to* l)e making much headway. The evidence given is purely parochiail, and does not affect the main questiQii^—ithe cause of the increase. Milk, butter, cheese, _ fish, meat, and most of the neces'sariep of life have advanced in price, hut such is not the .case with •tea.' In'the .centres of production. tea lias advanced, Ibut no change;lias been, made in either the prices or the quality of Orescent Tea.. There are three grades, sold at Is Bd, Is lOd, and 2s per lb. For dhildren'e Hacking Oonjgh at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint fcure, U Sd, 2a Gd.

Ifc is probable that tlie Newbury' Suada Company .will shortly visit Mastetfßgu!,; >

'J ho Gaisfoird divorce eases are set down for bearing afc Palmci-ston North to-day. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that eight degrees of frost were recorded at the Upper Plain yesterday morning.

About six hundred entries have boon ■received for the poultry section of the Palmerston Winter Show.

The judges of swede crops in connection with the Masterton A and P. Association will commence their work this morning, should the weather be at all .favourable.

The Union Company's £SO cup for the best Clydesdale mare entered in the stud book, has been allotted to the Manawatu A. and P. Association for its Winter Show.

Blaseheck, the famous humorist a.!'■:" elocutionist, will appear in-Master tor. to-night for one night only. The entertainer, w!ho has been appearing before crowded nouses in the cities, gives a refined and intellectual entertainment. The Manawatu A. and P. Association disputes the claim of the Masterton Association to possess the largest membership of .any institution of the kind in the Dominion. Manawatu claims to have a. membership of 1310.

Owing to the difference in the wages paid, says the Southland N< numbers of sawmill hands are leaving Southland for the North Island and West Coast of the South Island.. A Greymouth wire" states that 'the waterside workers have decided not to assist the Waihi and Beef ton strikers. The reason assigned for this action is that they were under the Arbitration Act.

A Blenheim telegram states that a six-roomed house 'in Main. Street has been gutted by -fire. Very little was saved. F. Redwood, the owner, hiao an 'insura;nee of £2OO in the Northern Office on the house.. Mr S. Bu'ift, <-. cupier, had his furniture 'insured, for £l5O in the GuiairtSii'an. Office.

Mr H. D. (Hebenton, organiser for the Masterton; district .branch of the Farmers' Union, has succeeded in enrolling quite a inumiber of memhers since his appointment. : Mr Hebenton hopes to make a thorough canvass of the isimroundifng distracts iafc an early date.

At <a meeting of the Auc-Kiiiua rwsbytery, the committee on religion and morals .recommended that the Minister of Justice be asked to secure as large a measure as possible for Sunday rest for policemen, who under present conditions Wave .no opportunity to attend church. It has been, stated that the police had been called upon to perform Sunday duty seven Sundays .in succession. When in Wellington on Tuesday Mr G. It. Sykes, M.P., interviewed the Minister of Inter.ial Affairs in support of the request that the Dreadnought picture be exhibited in Masterton during competitions wftek. The Minister said it was proposed to exhibit the picture'in iho art galleries of C::n,stchurch/ Diineclin and Auckland, but he was afraid it would not be available for Masterton.

The Tinui Quadrille Assembly inaugurated the first of a series of winter dances recently. Long before tho appointed time for opening, the spacious hall was crowded with the beauty, wit and talent of the towii'ship and surrounding districts. Everything, went. '.''merry .as a..marriage bell," and all and sundry regretted that the night had passed ail too soon.. A large number have signified 'ibhsiir intention of footing the light fanifastio at the next dance on Saturday evening, 15th inst.

Discussing the question of railways for the backbloeks, the Dannevirke Press says: —"We have consistently held that, the only way in which u

■ railway can be got out to the Coast is by united action on the part of public i bodies interested from Dannevirke to | Master'ton. Tlie battle of the routos ! is simply affording an excuse for political temporising with a question which the Government would sooner shelve than face. The development of .magnificent,back country is being retarded because three towns are pulling against each other, each desirous' o? seeing the rails pointing towards its own particular railway station." At the Eketahuna Borough Council meeting on Monday night, the following resolution was carried:—That this Council protests against the large increase in the levy for hospital and charitable aid -in the Wairarapa for 1912-13, and complains that large siims are being spent'on lands and buildings and other things in Masterton and Grreytowin that are unnecessary, while - other contributing districts are [deprived of any hospital accommodation whatever, and appeal bo made to the Minister. The Mayor stated the levy was from 60 to 70 per cent above that for last year, and was unreasonably | large, many of the items calling for j severe comment.

A scheme for co-operative fruUgrowfmg and the establishment in Levin of a canning and preserving factory was discussed at the last meeting of the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' Association. The scheme, says the Chronicle, proposes, inter alia, that the factory shall undertake the preserving of fruit, by bottling, and also rthe-making of jams, pickles, sauces and'like produce. Depots are to be established in Levin ,fbr the sale of shareholders' produce directly to "the consumer. The establishment of an export trade, is embodied in the .sdheme,/a-lso ~the supply [to : share-' Woldei's.{'ai; cost.price) of,fa.rrn ;requisites, plants in general, seeds, farming material, ispraying requisites, etc. It was that it would cost £6OOO to istart a canning factory, and the proposed capital cf the works was £IOOO. After some discussion tin chairman stated that in 'his opinion tlie basis as set out to float a company upon was absolutely .insecure.

PIANOS WITHOUT TROUBLE. I Do you warn* to get fine piano of superb ibrilliancv and tone, without trouble? Oct Annual Balance af>'fords you an exceptional opportunity. During this period Ave wll liberalize '.still more our -usual liberal •terms pt •extended payment, and place' you in a position of' peculiar ad.van.tage. TJiat is because,our pianos aire our best advertkements, and we want to have one in everv home in the land. Thev are'so good that they make home'homelier. They are not made mere.lv to look weli ibut >to play well —to live wiltlr. to occupy a permanent pla?e among'*he cherished. possessions of the home. We have big recent r.hipmente of pianos and organs open for sokctidii,- and all mil be offered, '■d*rJac the current month, mi the,speoiaL terms now referred to. TJW&DEN PJANO-COMPANY, Ltd., Wellington. North Island Manager: <M J.'Brookcs. Local Benresentntivo: H. Iwns, Dntuell'g Buildings, Queen Street

f An advertiser wants milking «* shares, machines preferred. Hu is t good with all classes of dairy machinery.

Messrs Pmliey Bros., Ltd., notifv-that-.thc Sui day bus service from Masterfcom to Greyto'yji h d3 been discontinued, as from S'~dty .last, Bth inst. until further notice. r To. complete .arrangements for ther great winter sale, Messrs Hugo and Shearer's store will be closed all <hiy to-day (Thursday). Customers areasked to note that the- sale commences, to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. Tyre troubles are the bane of the cyclists life —especially in districts where roads are not too bad. Good 1 , tyres, however, can he obtained, av& wheelmen cannot do .better than readMr D. G. Brown's advertisement on. the subject. The residents of Kimpim-i are re-i ouestcd .to meet the members of the* Town Beautifying Society in the Kuripuni Hall to-morrow evening for the purpose of furthering the interests of the Society in' that portion of the Sown, • . .

Messrs Watson and Co., of tfw Economic Stores, Masterton, > are holding a great winter sale of drapery, millinery, and, mamchester goods. In their advertisement on the front page prices of several leading lines are quoted, but in an advertisement it is' impossible to convey, anything like anidea oPthe bargains in the shop. The public shoukKoaM and inspect the goods for themselves, y