LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10662, 18 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Bush Rugby Union on Saturday suspended a player for a month for using bad language. Motor-lorries are now being used in Clmstchurch, and are proving a great success.. . The monthly meeting of the Council j of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce will lie held on Friday next, ( 21st inst. A mail named Thomas Jackson, who was found drunk in. Masterton on Sunday morning, was fined 10s by Mr Eli Smith, J.P., yesterday. Mr E. H, Waddington has present- , ed to the Wairarapa Amateur Swimmiing Club, a copy 6f the programme of swimmings sports held in Master ten some thirty years back. The first consignment of lambs from the South Otago freezing works, which have recently started: operations near Balclutilia; realised sjd per lb. for all weights, commission, insurance, aiid freight paid. Mr J. C. Boddington. Teports that the rainfall recorded tat the Upper Plain for the twenty-four hours preceding 9 a.m. on Sunday was 1 points, and on Monday 9 points.

Ono effect of the present successful dairying season in, ithe Smith Island is .that n large number of farmers have signified their intention of commencing dairying next season. ;

Th-o majority of butter-factories in the Waikato will probably have installed cheese-making plants have already proved a success in Tnranaki and other parts of the Dominion.

The Masterton district branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union has decided to give evidence before the Cost of Living Commission when -it sits in Wellington.

At tho sittings of the Magistrate's Court in Invercargill there has been of late a predominant number of juvenile offenders. The magistrate expressed the intention of'dealing more severely with future juvenile criminals. FELT SICK AND DIZZY. "For two years I suffered from headache, caused bv liver disorder and irregular action of the bowels," writes Mrs Jane Boyes, Ravenswood, Q. "A few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets, quickly relieved me, and after taking them regularly for a short time my liver was in perfect order, and I was no longer troubled with sick headache. Now if I foel a little bit out of softs I take a dose or two of Chamberlain a Tablets, and am very soon myself again." Sold by ail chemists and storekeepers.

MOTHER TROUBLED. "At first my hov was attacked with h had cold iii the chest and threat "'"hiVh 1 bvrptencd to be a bad case ; of Dinhthem,'' writes Mrs William Street, Lntwyohe. Q, After trvinr? several th?ncr<? without suc-re-s I cave him Chamherlatn s Cough R'omedv. and T must sav I certainly would have lost my boy if 1 had not used it. for he ™ on the verse o diphtheria." Sold by gjl chemists and storekeepers.

Nature's Embrocation. — EOOKE'B Eucalyptup Oil. ■ ill ® finest that Australia produces. Thw I '* something distinctive abou + EOCKE'S.

Xelson is the latest town to form an Honorary Territorial Association.

I'iic game of hockey must bo ln<rnly popular in Dunedin. It is stated that 210 players take part in the games played there every week.

A number of. Mastcrton sportsmen intend being present a t the Ha.wke's Bay .Steeplechase meeting, which opens to-morrow at Hastings.

Milk is becoming dearer and scarcer in Dannevirke, and retailers are finding difficulty in ■ supplying the demands. .

Building operations are very lirisk in Gisborne at the present time, there being no less than thirty-seven' buildings in course of erection.

We received by the English mail last night an interesting report by Mr T. E. Sedgwick on the first year's resulfs of the experiment of placing Engli:;li lads on farms in New Zealand.

The Premier, Hon. T. Mackenzie, replying to a deputation from the NoLiicense League at Dargaville, declared that the Government was not prepared to bring in a Bill to give the bare majority. A Christchurch telegram states that a farmer at Papanui named John lies, aged 73, was gored by a bull on Friday, and died yesterday morning..

A dariing robbery occurred at the Charleston Hotel on Friday night. A sum of £2OO was taken from a cashbox in the licensee's room, .and a deliberate attempt' made to burn down the dwelling.

A large number of Tarauaki dairymen favour the manufacture of casein. Uio matter is being fully considered, and it is probable that next season will see several factories experimenting in the making of casein.

. Union Steamship Company have initiated the scheme of fumigating their vessels when in port. This has a ' y beneficial effect, as all vermin, such as rats, are exterminated.

The Taranaki newspapers are up in arms against the selling of indecent liteiattire on railway trains. The matter is likely to be investigated by the authorities.

There is still a keen demand in Masterton for residences, containing from six to eight rooms. It is stated that if they were available a score or more tenements of this description would be snapped up at the present moment/

The recent thunderstorms, which were general throughout the North Island, appear to have been very •severe in. the Wairoa. district.. In the town of Wairoa several buildings' were more or less damaged, quite a number of windows having been' Smashed, tn the countvy .districts 'a large number of trees were struck by lightning and shattered.:

With reference to the discussion now proceeding on the,cost of food, a correspondent refers to -an advertisement which appeared in the "Hawke's Bay Herald" for October Ist, 1859, and which reads as follows:—"Flour being now £36 per ton, the undersigned are compelled to raise the price of bread to 9d per 21b loaf. Signed : David Carswell and Thomas Taylor."

Messrs J. Fraser and Co., land agents, Masterton, report the sale of the Tiroahianga estate, Masterton, the property of Mr Robert Dawson, to Messrs Wilton Bros., Rangitumau. This property, which- consists of 544 acres, was purchased by Mr Dawson less than twelve months ago.

On Sunday morning a house in Westport occupied by Mrs Harm a was discovered, to be on fire. When the outbreak was quelled, it- was found that a large quantity of sacking saturated with kerosene hind'been pushed under the dweHing-And ignited. A Feu'lding telegram states that a steam motorwagon, owned by A, A. Matthews, was destroyed by fire nt Mount Stewart on Saturday night. "It had a load of firewood aboard. ■ It is surmised that- this'had caught fire. The wes valued at £IOOO, and was uninsured.

A not? of warning was sounded by the Mayor of Danaievirkea-t the Council meeting a few days ago when a proposal involving a small expei'ditirre wa-s nncl n '" rov•''•''•ration. ' "Tn th" very near future," he said, "we will hav° to discuss +he raising of the rates. Everv meetinc we are voting ext-na expenditure, while the revenue is decreasing."'

At n meeting of the Mnnagome'it

Committee of the Hawke's Bay Bueaby Union on Tuesday evening,' a' letter nins received from the New Zealand Sports Protection Leacue. and after consideration the following motion was t>assed—''That, .amateur sports requires no protection, and therefore the Hawke's Bav Rugby Union Management Commits? does not. feel disposed to support the league."

The Bush' iJoxing Association will hold their first tournament to-mor-row evening in the Drill Hnll. Pahiatua. The cvevt promises to be most 'successful, as boxers of note from all parts of the North Island will figure among the competitors. The Wairirapa will be : well-represented by G. Barr, Wairarapa light-weight' champion l . There are six events on the programme, the chief item being a sixround professional bout- between Tim Tracy fex4ightwe.i'<rbt champion of New Ze-iland) and .Peter Cook (present light-weight champion of New Zealand), '

At least £IOO in gold Was thrown away by a young man named Charlie Green, who, attired completely

grelen (including green spots), hurled handfuls of money to passersiby in the Strand and Fleet Street one day last month. Outside the Gaiety Theatre, Green gave awav «. sovereign each to the newsboys. Then he walked along Fleet Street as far as the Standard office, and there his generosity overmastered him, and lie threw handfuls of sovereigns and shillings into the .air. A large crowd struggled desperately on the pavement and in the roadway to capture the coins. Traffic was completely suspended until four or policemen fought their way through the crowd ;uid arrested the man 011 a charge of being disorderly. At the Mansion House, where ho appeared, he was discharged with a. caution.

The Commission appointed to enquire into the "Cost of Livin«" cannot belaid to. he making much headway. The evidence given is purely parochial, and does not affeot the main . que—the cause of the increase. Milk, "butter, cheese, fish. and most of the necessaries of life bavA aclvflviced in pwee, but such is not the ense with tea. In the centres of production tea has advanced, but .no chi'iinge has been, made in either the price: or tin? quality of Crescent Tea. There are l three grades, '•old at Is Scl, Is lOd, and 2e pei' lb.

To-day is t;ie anniversary of tko Battle of Waterloo, which was fought, ninety-seven years ago. Thanksgiving services wero held ia the New South Wales ' Churches on Sunday, for.tho recent-timely rain. The Oaraaru Borough Council is . ' considering a scheme for lighting the; -4l| town by electricity'. A Palmorscon'telegram states that the complete entries for tlio winter show total 1807, as against 1316 forlast year. The Mastcrton Picture Company has engaged the services of an expert operator from Haywurds, Ltd., of Auckland. The tender of Messrs Rose and Mason, of Mastcrton, at £320, has boon accepted for the work at the iiahutaui State School. . A severe gale was experienced to ' the north and south of'Masterton on Sunday last, but, strangely enough, 1 this township escaped the visitation. The Otaki Hockey Association haschallenged U'airarapa for a match for the Norden Cup, the date to be September 11th. • '

For the benefit of Territorials . in. the Gisborne district, the . Defence authorities ar considering the purchase of a rifle range, to bo. used by .'Territorials only. '

Tlie Secreta.ry of, the Mastertoiu Harriers i-eports that Dr. J. A. Cowie has donated to the Club a-, trophy for competition. ' « At the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court yesterday three settlers, were proceeded against by the Stock. Inspector on a charge of exposing; lice-infected sheep for sale. A fine, of £1 and costs was inflicted in each., case. ...

At the request at some of their patrons, who are admirers of Charles* Dickens, ' Messrs Thompson and Payne, who have already shown* oneof the great author's dramas, have-, made arrangements for the display of further dramatised versions of this, author's works. / ; ' t*W The Otaraia Dairy Coy. proposes to have the company's cheese manufactured by contract during the fllcoinmg season. The Tawaha copmany has. had its cheese manufactured on. the contract system during the past two seasons, hut has decided to return to* the employment of a manager on salary.

The charge against George Smithies,, ex-engineer and Town Clerk of Wan--ganui, of deserting his fl'ife in 1908, was dismissed in Court yesterday morning, the wife having withdrawn, the information. It is understood the defendant repays the cost of' hisextradition from Australia. A; • A Chinaman named Ah Toy, a resident* of CNokomai, was • arrested at Gore on Saturday oil arrival of the Dunedin express, and brought beforeJustices yesterday morning charged with having opium in his possession. He was remanded ttf Inverciirgill. The opium is valued at £lO. Entries for the handicap golf competition in connection with the Masterton Golf Club (match play, clul>. handicap), for the trophy presented! by Mr A. B. Lawrence, will close .with Mr A. R. Sclanders on Monday next, the 24th inst.

The monthly meeting of the Larisdowne School Committee was held last evening. There were present: Messrs. E. Hale (chairman), J. Archer, B. R. Raynor, A. J. Cooper, and D. Pickering. An apology for absence was received from Mr C. L. Spencer. Theheadmaster reported that, the average attendance for the past four weeks was. 194, out of a roll number of 215,. the improvement in . the attendance" being very marked. Accounts; amounting to £lO were passed for payment. Messrs E. Hale and A. .1- y Cooper were appointed.' visiting members for the month.

A well attended meeting was held 1 • last evening in the Lansdowne School A in connection with the MastevtonV Beautifying Society. It was decided that those present form'themselves into a committee for the I *purpose of improving the appearance of the north-ern-•P!)T,r''.'>/>h, -and also to endeavour to various- sur ninding places. The meeting was of a very. cnthusia c t:c nature, and the question--of beautifying the town is evidently t-o be taken nr» seriously. Mr F;, W. Temple presided.

Messrs James Macintosh and Co. ■ notify that- the following linos'have bceii' W'ithdi'3>wn frqnl their Waipouijjf sale catalogue .for to-morrow, viz., 12<!?' owe lambs, 140 wether lambs, nn<;l 140 wooUf lambs. The other entries advertised will bo forward. An advertiser has good winter gracing for about 40 head of cattle.

Sewing by the day, at home or out* ifc advertised for.

"Choose for thyself and use for * , thyself," is sound advice to tlie man. who is on the look out for a decent lounge felt. . Aids to choosing will be found in Mr J. L. Murray's replace announcement in to-day's issue. . Mr A. Donald, the tailor, has re-* ceived quite a new shipment of winter# suitings in all fashionable shades and v designs, and gentlemen wanting smart arid stylish winter suits are invited » place their orders with.: Mr.jDoncild ■. immediately;,. 1

business of land, estate, iiisur- • anee and commission agents recently conducted by S. It. Edwards and Co., Queen Street, MastertonJ is now be- ■ irig conducted by Messrs F.W. Dunn and G. F. ltaiwson, who desire to notify the in vesting- public that they have advertised on page 8 of this isue several good town and surburban properties, also a well-selected lot of wellimproved'dairy farms that are in their/ hands for sale 011 remarkably easy* terms. . ■ ' The opening, days of Messrs Hugoand Shearer's make-room sale have proved a. record. The firm is putting - - forth every effort to make this sale eclipse its predecessors from a bargain point of view. High-class fashionable goods are being cleared at positively ridiculously low prices..

"Oak furniture" is the title of a new advertisement - inserted on the leader j-age of this morning's issue by 'Mr T. McCracken, Queen Street. A specialty is made of the manufacture; of this quaint and .artistic furniture* and all orders will receive pvompr. and efficient attention. Some very handsome pieces in particularly pleasing styles, are at present on view at the showrooms, inspection of which is invited. In the picture flaming department there is a very widerange of the latest nioiiloinss, ■ in—cludine a big selection of oak mouldings, just landed.. - For Children's Hacking Conjzb at Wiaht. Woods' Great PeppermintCure, Is Gd, 2s 6d.