LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10660, 15 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tlie Secretary of the Mastertoii Harriers' Club reports that Mr D. J. Cameron has donated £1 towards the funds of the Club. A number of Masterton residents intend to ballot for the Government sections of land which will be open for selection this month. Mr J. C. BoMngton reports that there were 14 points of rain registered at the Upper Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. yesterday. The conference of the Municipal Association of New Zealand will commence in the|Town Hall, Wellington,, on Monday, '29bh July, at 10 a.m.. The Fealding Technical School Ims instituted .a ladies' class in woodwork. The class promises to bo one. of the strongest' numerically in. the school. The latest innovation at Feildihg is a ladies' walking club. The first official outing of the club took place on Wednesday last, when a large number of members took part. The suppliers of a dairy factory in the Feilding district have received the unprecedented price of Is 3|d per lb. for butter-fat during the past seaBon. A number of Tananaki dairy companies do not favour the manufacturing of casein, it being considered that the manufacture of cheese was a more paying business. Owing to the poor crops of potatoes grown in Southland during the past ;, season, the price of potatoes has taken 1 a considerable rise, while a further increase is expected. ! Mr J. T. M. Hornsby will deliver an address to the members of the Masterton Debating Society in Mrrray's Hall on Monday night Th--; chair will be taken by Mr J. C. Cooper. '

"I find," remarked the Minister of La,bour at Dainedin, "that the men, who said the most -about Joe Ward taking a title, would break their soul case to be made a J.P." "Joe Ward" is very dignified, coming from Mr Georgo Laurenson.

There /are about one hundred workers dwellings in the Dominion at present, and the Labour Department is negotiating for further blocks of land for dwellings in Gamaru, Mosgiel, Frankton, Napier, Wellington, and other centres.

The Main Trunk express from Auckland was an hour and a half late on arrival at Feilding on Tuesday last. Tine cause of the delay was a heavy' coating of frost on'the'.spiral: The frost was so thick on the rails that it wis only after repeated coatings of sand had been laipplied that the train was able to proceed.

The takings from all sources at the Taranaki A. and P. Association's Winter Show -amounted to about £666, the door takings alone accounting for £4lB, as against £156 last year. The expenses this year were heavy, and is impossible at this juncture to give any idea as to what profit has been made as the result of the exhibition.

An innovation lias been inaugurated by the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society in marking trout by means of metal tags. After the tags have been attached the fish are liberated, and anglers are requested when they catch a branded trout to measure and weigh it and inform the Society where at was caught. In this way it is hoped to 'be able to throw some light on their rate of growth.

The rails on the GAsbprne-Motu line have reached Rakauroa, 38 miles from .Gisbome. This, is an extension of nine : miles beyond Otoko. Further extension of the iron way beyond this point is suspended, pending the erection of the Riakauroa bridge across the Waikohu river, and< given' favourable 'weather the Public Works service beyond Otoko to the railroad at Rakauroa will be resumed in three or four weeks' time.

. It would appear that Gisbome is none too prosperous just now. At its lost meeting the General Labourers' Union passed the following resolution: —"That in view of the large number of unskilled labourers out of employment in Gisbome, this union advises labourers in other parts of the Dominion not to leave employment to come to Gisbome in jthe expectation of finding work, as the supply of unskilled .labour greatly exceeds the demand." - .. . By wiay of illustrating an argument that to call the Opposition/the.Reform party was to place some'men in a singularly inappropriate position, the Hon. G. 'i/aurerison told to a Dimedin •audience a story ..of a .prisoner at, Lyttelton who strongly protested against the Salvation Army making music at the gaol.' The men had nothing against the Army, but objected to their tunes. When asked as to what tune he protested against, the prisoner said :—"When an armed warder walks about the prison yard, itis not pleasant to hear the Army playing 'While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night, all seated on the ground.' "

The Education Commission, which is now sitting at Dunedin, decided to ask the Minister for a month's extension of time.

Footbal enthusiasts will have the opportunity of witnessing the senior match lied Star v. Masterton on the old showgrounds to-day. A representative of the insurance companies on the Hastings Fire Board stated the other day that during the last six years a. sum of £2,500,000 has been paid out by the insurance companies in firo claims in New Zealand.

Replies are coming in freely for the Masterton P. and T. Hockey Club's annual dance, which takes place on Thursday next, 'fhe gathering promises to l>B the best yet held by the Club. The Blenheim brancn of the P. and T Association lias passed a resolution that the branch strongly protests against the Postmaster-General forwarding the gambling circular and that the Association uses its influence to have it withdrawn. The Wairarapa Egg Circle has di itnbuted to its members this week the sum of £IBB 6s lid for 1973 dozui. eggs disposed of for the five weei'A from 27th April to 25th May. F>r the five months of the present year the Circle's agent in Wellington (Mr VV\ Jesson) has disposed of 12,2*6 dozen eggs for the sum of £B6B 8s Sd. At yesterday's sitting^of the Education Commission afc. .Dunedin, ,;„ .Mr, White, the Principal ,o£ the Training College, said that he favoured compulsory continuation classes, but Instruction therein might be restricted to class study. Ho was also of the opinion that a course in physical training should bo made compulsory. A Maori named Hetete Tehoi was yesterday fined- £ls at Whang-am for practising tohui'gaism. It was stated in evidence that accused took into the bush a girl laged seventeen years, who was suffering from a minor complaint., and continuously poured cold water on her bare body. It is alleged that the girl died as the result cf the treatment.

At the Magistrate's Court in Masterton yesterday morning, before Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., Thomas Upston was charged with having been found in a billiard-room after hours. There wis no appearance of the accused. Constable Bird gave evidence as to th-» offence committed. Accused was convicted and ordered to fw. costs of the proceedings. A South Waierarapa settler, while motoring into Masterton yesterday., picked up a well-dressed young man near Carterton. In conversation with the latter he gave the information that he could not find anything to do in the Empire City, and had walked from Wellington to Featherston the day previous. He wtas on 'his way to Masterton, in the'hope of finding work.

A Christehuroh telegram statesrtbat;: the Cost of Living "Commission i will finish its Christcburch sitting on Monday or Tuesday. Mr Wilson, Secretary of the Bakers' Union, said that the wages of bakers had only been, increased by 5s a wieek in fourteen years. Bowyer, an ex-grocer, gave evidence that he had been threatened with boycott unless he joined the retailers' union. A deputation from the Federation of: Labour waited upon the-, -Trades Council in Wellington on Thursday nieht, and 'asked-for, the co-operation of the Jatter body in assisting Waihi •and Reefton strikes. The- Couincl was unable to see its way to comply with the request. It is undei-stoo'l the feeling of the Council -was more favourable to the Reef ton men tlwv to those atWaihi.

The executive of the Farmers' Union meeting complained to the Railway Department to the effect that severe losses were sustained by farmerssending wool to Wellington, owing to tarpaulins covering the trucks not being water-proof. A reply has now ibeen received from the General Manager, Mr Ronayne, stating that a'mnv maehine for the .ma<naifactur.e of tarpaulnns bod been installed, which will remedy tho trouble. It is wonderful (says the "Lyttelton Times") what a large -number of ".gentlemen"'appear in the dock at the Magistrate's Court, and what a large number of similarly aristocratic friends they have. "We were not the gentlemen who .created the' disturbance,'' said .two men in dock charged with assault at Christclrurch. -"It was another gentleman who , ..was ;■ very clrunk. We can call two gentlemen to support the. .contention." \: The, witnesses said that one of the gentlemen had hit the other on the 'jaw—doubtless an evidence of fondness of the British aristocracy for manly sports.

The Masterton agent of the Labour Journal reports:—During th ■ past month trade and business conditions have been quoted generally as quiet. In the building trade there is an indication of improvement, which denotes that ample employment will be found for the nuimber of tradesmen at present in the district. In the majori'v of other trades there is sufficient l<> keep the regular hands steaOily em ployed. The principal industries of the district—viz.. meat-freeziug, pivserving, ra«nd fell-mongery, .etc., also butter and cheese making—have slackened down for the season confide•:•-" ably. Thu3 a number of addition u workers are o?i.the quests 'or '©ni, : ployment at rather a slack period.' General station work during the past month and at the present time is reported as'slack. Thero is, ho.vever, n considerable quantity of scrub bei.ig cut, consequently a demand for cutters exist; good wages are offered, but the wet weather interferes . very much with the working hours. PIANOS WITHOUT TROUBLE.

Questioned by. , a Napier TeWradk .reporter Mr John Payne, ■ I elined to say how he .would veto when. p Parliament assembled. The Education Commission opened its sittings at Dunedin yesterday. The Commission decided to ask the Minister for an extension of time of a month in which to bring down its report. It wias decided at last night's ■: meeting of the Trust Laaids Trust that*tihe Town Hall Committee and Building Committee be empowered to make any necessary alteration in tfee> sanitary and water arrangements at the Masterton Town Hall. It is understood that several largeestates in the Marlborough district are to be subdivided in the near future. The extensive Hillersden estatein the Wairau Viailey, and the Wither run, which comprises the range of hills with flat frontage lying to tfo& • south of Blenheim, are freely ed. x -~„ Mr Hemsworth, of Parramatfca, (New Soutih Wales), has accepted an invitation to act as judge at three of the largest (poultry shows to be held in. New Zealand this year. He will attend the Hastings show an July 12th, OaTiterton on July 17th, and Christchurch on August 15th. The Pahiatua Hospital Committeedecided on Thursday, on the proposition of Messrs MoOardle iand Bolton, that Mr Cairns, the Hospital Board's Inspector, should assist the Secretary in enquiring .into the cases of those patients .whose ability, to pay was doubtful. At last night's meeting of-the Mas1 terton Trust Lands Trust the Town Hall Committee were congratulated on the good work which they were doing in connection with the Town Hall, and the enthusiastic srpirib with which the Committee were going into improvements, which were being much appreciated by ihe general public.

On the motion of Mr H. C. Robinson, it was decided at last night's meeting of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust that the Secretary of the Trust ibe instructed to write,to the Minister . of Internal Affairs, offering a fire-"jfjj proof room in which to deposit tih© ~ art pictures which an endeavour is being made to procure for exhibition, during competition week. ' Mr J. Hunter waited on the Masterton Trust Lands Trust last evening as a deputation from the Masterton YJVI.C.A., to apply for a grant, for tie up-keep of the gymnasiuin connected with the institution. It was decided that the matter be referred to the Finance Committee for consideration when the estimates wer» dealt with.

Mr C. Jensen, .manager of ijfce Riversdale property at met with rather a serious accident'on Wednesday. According to the News, he .was straining a barb wire on the boundary fence when ib snappedy and. swishing back wound round his legs, , cutting, them arid-his hands;severely. Mr Page, recently of the Masterton railway office, happened to be with him at the time, and assisted him to his home, where he was attended to. He will be disabled from work for a few days. The sophisticated Maori sttlliaffects one belief of his grandfather,, who. lived in the" urasophistioated days of 1840, when all the gaine laws of the colony were contained in the Treaty of Waitangi, which gave the Maori the- 4 freedom of the rivers and all that in. or on them was.. This^belifif, : is,opIniT 1 ni T bined with the instinct which guides the native unerringly to hidden breeding places of fowl and fish in the? swamps and* shallow waters', and the Auckland Acclimatisation. Society has been perturbed by reports that natives in some part's of the district carry off the eggs of wild ducks and swans in great quantities during the nesting: .seasoni/ The society intends obtaining advice as to the'legality of this aotion : hy' the natives, and taking mea- _ sures to have it stopped. A At Hobart the Full Court the legal points raised at the trial of John Albert iSmythe and Witl-iaui Blanton for, alleged irobbery of postal notes from the post office. The most interesting point taken for; the accused was that "Tattereall's" w.'as an illegal gambling business, and therefore the postal notes which were intended for Tatters-all's tickets were not protected under the Fedeflal Postal Act. .The Court held that letters passingthrough' the post .intended' for Tatter r l sail's were as much the property, of ;, the as -an?.other, > for the time being, and were:protected/by law. . Smythe was sentenced' ,:to • three years' imprisohment,: andlßlanton, whom the jwy had recommended to mercy, to 18 months' imprisonment. Smvthe delive.rrd an excited hanangue to the Judge prior to being sentenced,, calling God to witness his innocence. -

»A meeting of tho Committee of the Masterton Horticultural Society was held in the A. and P. Rooms last night, Mr G. W. Cellar (President* presiding over a. large attendance? Mr* Moodne extended a welcome to the President, who, he said, was an exceedingly keen AorticniTturalist, ancf he was confident that the Societywould continue to prosper under his J guidance. Other members endorsed" those,remarks, and Mr Sellar ibriefty returned thanks, ; It was unanimous»y- , decided, to hold a 'liar to that held last year. Mr W. A.. Higgims, the leading Australasian , bulb-grower and importer; of Geelons, has donated a £1 Is collection of bulbs for the exhibition. It wasdecided to print the schedule.for the spring and autumn shows in book form. Messrs SeEar, Hate, Summerell, Candy, G. R. Dii'xon, Kemp. Mesdames Morgan, R. O. Smith and H. T. Wood were appointed a subcommittee to draw up the and Messrs Henderson and Pryor a | printing and advertising committee.

The Masterton borough employees intend holding a social reunion in the [Druids' Hall on Thursday evening next. Mr A. H. Cockayne, Government •Biologist, \vho';M'as to have addressed the Wairarapa branch of the Teachers' Institute' in Masterton this aftermoon., has intimated that, owing to t\ serious indisposition, he will ho unable to fill his engagement. C. G. Macartney, the New South iWates cricketer, who is a. member of jthe Australian team at .present touring England, is now leading m both fcafctihig and bowling averages so far for the tour. The Masterton Borough Council is, by order4n~Council gazetted to iweek, authorised to sell an area o .three and a half acres of land whicn was acquired for river protection purposes, but is no longer required for those purposes. A maoi named Henry Redgers was mbarcred at Waibi yesterday with •compelling his son to refuse to register under the Defence Act lbe Magistrate said there was ncrt sunV orient evidence to warrant him in entering a conviction. At the sarno •time he warned the defendant that to advise a pea-son not to register was against the law. Owing to items 16 and 18 oh'the syllabus not being procurable, it has been decided to. extend the time for receiving entries for the Mas'erto, Competitions until Friday next, tje 21st inst,, at 8 p.m. The judge- (Mi C. N. Baeyerte) has substituted L Know a Bank'' for No 16.and''All's Well" (Brahms) for No. 18. Hie entries in the other sections are,quite ■up to last year, especially the elocutionary; but owing to the-above alteration the Committee have decided to make the extension apply to all rsections. '

The Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board having asked the Building Committee of the Buchanan Home for Incurables to make the necessary arrangements for the official -opening of that institution, the Committee have decided to call a meeting, to be held next Wednesday, at two o'clock, at the Council Chambers. ■Oreytown. The Mayors of Masterton, Cartei-tow, and Greytown, the Clilairmen of the Town. Boards of Featherston and Martinborough, the Chairmen ■of the Counties of Feathers-ton, Wairarapa and Masterton are invited to be ■present at that meeting.

A furnished bedroom; and sitting room, with board, is required by a lady.

Messrs Donald and Sons. Ltd., require a smart junior clerk, one with n. knowledge .of shorthand preferred. Gas consumers are reminded that

Monday, 17th June, is the last day on discount will be allowed ohccu r { ,3sWt accounts.

A small shop in Queen Street south, -suitable for a bootmaker, is advertised to be let by Messrs Rigg Bros, "builders. •■ ■> - •

Messrs A. J. Johnson iand Co. will ■r sell at . 'their rooms to-day furoi- ■ ture, product, poultry, pigs, etc., and well-bred sj.'-inicl pups.

The friends of Mr T. B. Fox are in- • vited to attctul the funeral of his late -wife, which v»i!l leave his residence, Pownall Street, to-day, at 2 o'clock, for the •Masttu-toii cemetery.

Ladies are reminded of the millinery sale mow bei;;g held at Madame Carle"'"s. Stylish toques, hats, bon;nets, and fashioni'alhle headwear are •being sold at a great sacrifice. Messrs C. Smith, Ltd. are this week 'quoting special lines in clothing and mercery, hats, caps, hosiery, waterproof coats, skirts, and other lines, which are mentioned in their replace advertisement.

Mr E. R. B. Daniel, land agent, Hastings, ladvertiscis particulars on the front page of this issue of a specially selected dairy> farm.of 40 acres, which has been placed in his bands for ■disposal.

The friends of Mr and Mrs Duncan McLaehlan are invited-to attend tho funeral of their late son Leslie, which will leave the residence of Mr G. Chamberlain to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m., for the Masterton cemetery.

Members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society are invited to attend the funeral of their late brother, Leslie D. McLachlan. Meml>ers of the Pipe Band will piarade at the Dominion Ball 'to-morrow' (Sunday), at 12 o'clock noon. r

The Sims' Hardware Co., Cuba, Street and' Lambton Quay, Wellington, have a special advertisement on page 6 of this issue relating to "Tlie Household Separator." Those interested aire invited to peruse the advertisement, which contains full particulars as to capacity, price, etc. Mr L. S. Nicol's jewellery store is at (present showing a special display of ladies' dress and engagement rings. The assortment includes clusters,.. half-hoops, Marquise and single-stone diamond rings; also a beautiful range of plain set gem rings. All mountings are in 18-ct. gold. ; Messrs Grjaham and Co.'s great winter sale is now in full swing. A great deal of stock has been cleared, emd fresh 'bargains are being brought forward daily. Those, in search of.] 'money-saving ibargains are invited to call and see for themselves the splendid range of goods offering. Messrs A. J, Johnson and Co. (in 'conjunctioi! with Messrs James Macintosh' and Co.) will hold a sale of ' 'high-olasg pictures, etc., on account of Mrs W. H. PoAvnall and the executors in the estate of the late Mr O. A. . PownalT, on Thursday, June 20th. The sale will be held on the premises, 110 Bannister Street. Full particulars are advertised.on page 8.

At the meeting held in the Kuripuni Town Hall last evening in connection with the Town Beautifying scheme, the following resolution was 'carried: "That thoso present form themselves into a branch of the Town Beautifying Society, with the object of beautifying the Triangle, and other parts to be decided upon." The plan prepared (by Mr Douglas Dobson, late engineer, was submitted j to the meeting, and it was decided to ask the Town Clerk to assist the Committee to devise a scheme for carrying out the project. A Committee consisting of Messrs A. Henderson, chairman, J. H. Pauling, W. Morris, and W. Kemp (secretary, pro. tern.) I was appointed, with power to add to their number. ' Attention is called to Mr J. W. Blinkhorne's replace advertisement, in Which reference is made to his choice brands of tobaccos, cigars and j cigarettes, and to his well-assorted stock of pipes of the loading makes. There is a full staff of artists in the hair-dressing saloon, and the leading papers are available. Mr Blinkhorne as agent for Mr A. Lethaby, umbrella maker, Wellington, and all repairs are promptly'executed on the promises.