LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10667, 24 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Education Commission will sit in Wanganui during the first week in July The latest return from the Worksop dredge is 86006. IGdwfcs. for 129 hours' working. The Minister of Education laid the foundation stone of a Post Office at Otane (Hawk'e's Bay) on Saturday af : ternoon. The Wairarapa Rugby Union has decided to issue players' passes to players of all grades for the remainder of the season. A Rugby match will be played in the Wairarapa towards the end of the present season between Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa representatives. The Wairarapa Rugby Union has donated £3 each to Carterton, Masterton and Crreytown schools, and a new football to Featherston ! and Greytowri schools. The Wairarapa Rugby Union has been notified by the New Zealand Rugby Union that a further sum of '£ll has been donated for the encouragement of school football in the Wairarapa. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that there, were 12 points ofsrain registered at the Upper Plain for the twentyfour hours preceding 9 a.m. on Saturday. Nine degrees of frost were also registered on Saturday morning. The New Zealand Rugby Union Ins notified the Wairarapa Union that as dates and towns where matches are to be played have already been fixed, it was impossible to have t!ie North Island v. South Island match played in the Wairarapa. ■ The Farmers Union Executive at Auckland passed a motion affirming that as the farmers were largely interested in arbitration awards, as they affected the cost of labour when employing tradesmen, they and others similarly interested should have representation on the Ailbitration Court. The Wanganui Borough Council has received.a wire from the Pulblic Worfcs Department, stating that an expert officer Gisborne would leave there on Monday next, arriving in Wanganui on Wednesday, to go into matters concerning" the pile-driving difficulty at the new Dublin Street Bridge.

It only needs a speech or two of the depressing Tdifd delivered by Mr Laurenson and Mr Russell in Dunedin in, the past week or so to convince the public of the general level of i mediocrity of those who are tempor- ; arily, without the sanction of Parliament. administering the affairs of the country. —Otago Daily Times. Is it any wonder that witnesses giving evidence before the ' Commission deplore the Sbant attention given to history, geography, and other useful subjects in the primary school curriculum ? To-day a resident of Oamaru received a communication from a reputable English business firm addressed to "Oamaru, Sandwich Islands, New Zealand." —Oamaru Mail. It was stated at Saturday's meeting of the Wairarapa Rugby Unioti that far procuring the defunct Thursday Rugby. Union's Shield for school; competition were practically completed. It was decided to "leave the arranging. of matches in the hands of teachers of the competing schools. On the suggestion of a prominent teacher, it was decided to Arrange a representative mutch between a Third-Class) team and a school team. At the mooting of. the Wairarapa Rugby Union on Saturday evening, a sum of money was donated by Mr W. Darvill on behalf of the Masterton Club for the purpose of purchasing jerseys for the Wairarapa school representative team. Donations from : other clubs will be gratefully received for their, purpose by the Secretary of the Union. A vote of thanks was passed to the Masterton club. I

In the neighbourhood of Auckland City there are many fine sections of land completely overrun with gorse. It is not Maori land, it is church endowment property, but such unsatisfactory tenure is offered that people will not deal with it. If it were Maoixi ; land what a howl there would be about the iniquity of allowing such ! fine land to lie waste. As it belongs to the churches, the Auckland newspapers are discreetly silent. HUMAN ENERGY FROM THE SEA From the gloomy depths _of _ the ocean come the nets with their silvery treasure; big, strong, healthy _ cod, ready 'to g've their hfe-Eiving oil for YOU. Our "CREMALTOT." is Prepared with the very best Norwegian Cod Oil, Finest Malt Extract, and that great lung healer, "Creosote. Gremaltol \is a sterling picpnration, a chest strengthener, a sure cure and a powerful body builaer. It bu_.d.s up bone, nerve and muscle, ana j-puchargps tiie system with fresh enerrry, health and vigour. Don't wait; get a jar to-dav, and .prove its merits for yourself. Price 3s tin. Sold onlv bv J. V. GORDON. M.P.S. (bY EiamK."). Masterton.

A slight fall of snow occurred in Masterton on Sunday. The Prince of Wales was eighteen years of age yesterday. The Hawke's Bay A. and P. Association has a membership of 1142. j Narcissi are already in bloom In some of the Masterton gardens. | A large number of residents of Masterton and district intend visiting the I Palmerston winter show this week. | A Christchurch telegram states ! that a fall of snow occurred there on j Saturday night. There are at present twenty' patients in the Masterton Hospital, including one fever patient. Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather, football matches in the Wairarapa were well patronised by the public on Saturday last. ' The contractors for the erection of the new Anglican Church in Masterton have made . a start with thenwork. . Wairoa is experiencing a very dry winter, and last week the watercart had to be requisitioned to lay the dust. The Foxton Herald states that the police are in possession of some interesting information in connection ■with the doings of a tohunga in an adjacent pah. The Management Committee of the New Zealand Cricket Council has abandoned the proposal to send a team to Australia next season. A number of draught horses in the Masterton district are suffering from an acute form of influenza just now. Several deaths have occurred. Only one bankruptcy has been filed in Napier since August. Nevertheless, complaints are made of the abnormal tightness of money. The action for alleged libel, in which F. B. A. Gordon claims £ISOO from the New Zealand Times, has been postponed until the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Napier. A bitter south-easter was experienced at Masterton Yesterday. Heavy showers of rain fell tat intervals throughout the day. Snow fell on the lower ranges of the Tararuas. Mr Timothy Teahan, of .Masterton, drew a section in the Te Whitiatara block, which was ballotted for last week. There were twentv-five applicants for the section, which contains fifty-eight acres. , t": It:was stated at the meeting of the' Masterton Chamber of Commerce on Friday last: that the sub-committee set up to; consider the question,; of,; hold-, •ing an "industriesweek" had not yet held a meeting. Among the_ matters to be discussed at the annual meeting of the Hol-stein-Friesian Cattle Breeders' Association will be that of securing an official test of cows. This will greatly, aid the cattle-buyer in his purchases. Mr R. McNab told a Feilding audience the other evening that the first shipment of wool .from, New Zealand arrived in Sydney in 1838. A MiBell, from Sydney, had settled' on Mana Island, where he had some 400 or 500 sheep, and 27 head of cattle. The Premier says that the' Government will not attempt to introduce any licensing legislation during the coming session. The Hon. . G. W. Russell, however, states that' legislation will be brought down to abolish barmaids entirely. V ,

At a meeting of the Palmerston Automobile Association, particular reference was mado to the necessity of having motor-cars properly lit up at night; Many accidents would be avoided if proper care wefe taken fo liavo vehicles well-lighted. • The Loiigbush tfaxmill, which lias employed a large number of hands during the past six months, has transported the last consignment of fibre for the season. The millwll com- ' menco operations again in the beginning of August. Two years ago an . employee of a Palmerston North seed firm accidentally dropped a letter in a sack of grain. This letter was -returned a few days ago from Denmark, The incident goes to show that New Zealand seed is in demand, even at the opposite side of the world. Messrs Thompson and Pavne inform us that they have made special arrangements and have secured the exclusive" rights for Masterton of "Camille," the drama in which the famous actress, Sarah Bernhardt, 'irst performed before a cinematograph camera. The great drama will only be shown for two nights at the Foresters' Hall, Masterton, viz., next Thursday and Friday, nights. The fee paid to Sarah Bernhardt for this single performance was £6OOO. • Messrs Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., have received the following cabled acMco from their head office, under date 20th inst. Frozen meat: —Bee.f: Quota- j tions, prime ox fores, 3£d; hinds, | 4£d; demand is poor. Lambs: Dematul j poor. Market is weak, and prices look like going lower. Quotations: Canterbury heavy and licht, .6Jd ; North Island heavy, quoted at 6£d; light, Gjd. Mutton .-—Demand is poor and lower prices are expected. Canterbury heavy and light are not quoted. North Island lieavy quoted at 3sd; light,

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According; to Inspector Tvess, the grass-grub has done considerable damage in parts of the Wairarapa district. ' Seven a I Masterton Territorials oro to he called upon to explain to tho Magistrate the"reason for their absence from parades. The First.Test match between tho' Angiish and Australian crickot representatives commences on the Lor&s* ground (London) to-day. \ The Wellington city and suburban ' schools are being given a holiday today tor Prince of Wales Birthday and we are authorised to s+ate that the Masterton and other schools m this district may observe a holiday at the .discretion of the teachers and Committee. is S'L M ; ,Ste, ' l °" °° n, l ,otitira s Society *to Ik cwwnWrtcd upon tho 4 • G » of entries received for the com '% Julv 1011 Vl idl con ; m t nce rui tlle 9th ' i»>r.:Vi' K ' K,nch number 461 jp® c " l i lJ)etltor ® from Auckland ! f l ' * v «Jigamii, Wellington Pi] mer s to„ "North, Westport, Christchurch, Punedin and Wairaram m«-e is every reason fo. wSj t i.lt tlio competitions rill bo amongst SLSS. S, ~ yet ' sivs--A Ur ] tei,t ° n - N T' S ° f Ratu "^v i' , < ]ctG ™med effort is beiruV ; made to „ p » tlle Farmers' D W S e W «™»Pa. Mr tt ■ J"> 11 10 organiser of the. Uiuoj) Mr D. Hebenton, has completed, a tom-th rough the Wairarapa and explained the new scheme for oifetog the, Union to a number of " settlers. All those interviewed exressed themselves as quite h accord .] ith the scheme, and willing to give it their hearty support. It i s confidently ] expected that the Wairarapa / btanch of the Farmers' Union will { shortly be the strongest and most vigorous branch in New Zealand. tIJ I^ ReV ' S ; SorpelJ presided at v^f g ? rS a at t]le 'Ulsterton .i'l'i ,as V evenui g> and gave a short address on "The Bible/'-.for winch he was accorded a hearty vote ot thanks. A number of members of # the Orange Lodge were present, and were welcomed on behalf of the Association by Mr R. Williams. Mr J 6. Mackay replied 'on behalf of the Orangemen. A solo was contributed by Mr J.'Gray, and was much appredated. A vote of thanks was passed to the ladies of the Congregational Church for supplying uie . refreshments. A service was afterwards con-' ducted at Sol way. : .In t|ie-London "Journal of Gas Lighting" for 'May - 7th 1 there is a lengthy article dealing with. the presMgliter a,nd extinguisher" 'patent- •• )j y. Mr T. M. Sandiford, of iviaster 7 • ton. . Tiie artiqle says"lt is interest ing to see that, in-the automatic coui trol of gas-lamps, New Zealand pre-"" sents us with a' workable contribution, which appears to have points of special recommendation. . . Lohk.ing "at the extreme simplicity, we under "the inipression that more will be heard of the pressure lighter and extinguisher." After describing . the contrivance, the paper, says:—"We have not seen the contrivance in action; so that it is impossible to ' speak of it in any other way than to say that the claims as to strength, simplicity of parts and of operation, and of low cost in construction are manifest by the.construction. 1 As to the reliability of action, Mr Malcolm Moorhouse bears testimony, from personal experience with the lamps in tho streets of distant Masterton."

Reporting to the Agricultural Journal, Inspectp/ T. C. Webb, of Mas- \ terton, says:—The weather during May was cold and showery, with frosty nights. Grass is fairly plentiful,'bui most of it is rather soft and' watery,, which means that there will " bo a big mortality among poor-con-ditipned hoggets. Potato crops have not done well owing to the en rly frosts experienced, ,and the diamond-backed moth is report-ad to have made its appearance in some of the turnip crops in the district. The little "wax-eye," ■cir as it is commonly-known, the "blight-bird," is reported to be doing good work in the orchards and gardens this year, and is frequently to bo seen feeding off the "woolly aphis." ' ' ~

The Mangaweka Settler puts, it frankly: "Some of our local readers will miss the report of the Oddfellows' Ball, which took place last Thursday evening, and wonder why .no report appeared in this issue. Well, in the first place it was not advertised; secondly, the lodge went out of its own : £ town to get a price for its few bobs' 1 worth of printing; and thirdly, the .usual courtesy of a complimentary: ticket to our reporter was withheld. As we do not.employ any almond-eyed Celestials on our staff who can exist on rice or live on the smell of .an oiJrag, we draw the line at bolstering up any function which would encourage the sweating of employees and deprive them of a fair service." Mr M. Lavery. the presiding director, has arranged the following excellent program me for the next concert in connection roth the Wairarapa . Caledonian to be held in the ./ Town Hall on Wednesday next, the , :j . 26th instOverture, Mrs A. J. C-oon-er and Miss Anderson : song, Mr T. 11. . Mannell; Highland Fling, wee Essie Sutherland; song, "Yo Banks and - Braes," Miss Flora Capper; recitation "Kate Dalrymplc." Miss Connie Donald; sbng, Miss Jessie Miller; sword dance, Master Donald Sutl>i?riand; song, "Rose of My-Life." Miss Anderson ; recitation. "The Story of the Union Jack," Miss Mo'llie Collier; interval. ' Overture, "Italy," Misses 1 Ruby and Elsie Frost; song, "Jack Hazeldean." Mrs Anderson : song: Mr Kingston ; Irish jig, Mr Bod. Mcßae; song, "Ma Curly-headed baby," Miss , Ella O'Leary; seantriubhas, Master *J Donald Sutherland ; song, Miss G. ~-j Church; song. ,"Mv Beloved Queen," Mr Chas. 0. Watson. An advertiser is in want of a goocT six-roomed house with modern, conveniences. Tenders are elsewhere invited for additions and/ alterations to the Nineaba Co-operative Dairy Company's cheese factory at Nireaha. Tenders close on July Ist, and plans and specifications may be seen at the Express office at EketafiUna. No doubt- the W.F.C.A. sale draws «- crowd. Saturday was a great day for bargain lovers. But there are V. hundreds of lines which people never saw in the crush. Very often the best lines are missed. Hurry up . this H morning, and get along early, and have a look through.* For Children's Hacking Coueih at Night, Wnods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1$ 6d, 2s 6d.