LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10672, 29 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the Napier Supreme Court- yesterday, six decrees in divorce were granted.

One old age pension has been granted in Masterton during the month of June. There have been nine renewals.

During the month of June there have been fifteen births, five marriages, and three deaths registered t:i Masterton.

The Taranaki Circular Road Race Executive has fixed September sth as the date of the next race round Mt. Egmont.

At the Napier Supreme Court yesterday, Thomas Carroll was sentenced tc seven years' hard labour for a criminal assault upon a little girl. The.latest-dredging returns are: — Success, 21ozs. lSdwts. for 118 hours' work; Masterton,; 33ozs. ISdwts. for 132 .hours' work,

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that the rainfall registered, at the Upper. Plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. yesterday was 12 points. . Kuku Ropiha,. found guilty of manslaughter in connection with'a motor car fatality at Waipawa, was yesteri day sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, at the Waipa Prison; Farm.

A New Plymouth wire states that i the local directors of the Taranaki ; OiT Wells, Ltd., have received a cable from London advising that the i refinery managers are due to arrive at ; New Plymouth on July 25th. In his estimate of the requirements, for the ensuing year, the Superintendent of the Masterton Fire Brigade has included an amount for. uniforms for the brigade members". The present uniforms have been in use for the- past fifteen years. : At the Wanganui Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, George Allen, who is well-known in the Masterton district, pleaded' guilty to throe charges of 'forging and uttering. Allen was committed for trial to the Supreme - Court. \

The"' Superintendent' of tK©' Masterton Fire Brigade, in his annual report to the. Fire BoardVthanks' Sergt'. VliTler and the members of' the- policeforce for their assistance' during the year:';;; '. ■''•'v /'

The membership of' the Masterton i Fire Brigade is at present as follows: ..] —Superintendent,, Deputyt-Superin'-. j tendent,'; engine-driver, fwo foremenV and sixteen firemen* \This is two less':' than the number allowed" by the. Fire Board. ■' : ' ... There is every reason to expect.that 'the Masterton. Dairy Factory, on re- , starting operations, will havQ. a larr ; '. number of suppliers. During the pasfe r season the output was lesstbanin the previous year, owip'jr. to a reciiiotibn in the number of suppliers;. ! ; , ; i As the ringing of the local firebell by water especially in, the | : summer months, is: highly - imsatisfactory, the Superintendent, of tlie- Fire' • Brigade: has' suggested to the- Fire Board that the water motor be. discarded. and a pelton wheel' substituted".

There lias been one bankruptcy 4 recorded in Masterton during tlie> month of -Tune, as against two for the corresponding ' month last year. For ! the six months ending June: 30th there have been six as against twelve for the' correspond"- - ; ihg six months; of 1911". : . ■ , - The Masterton Competitions Society has now a membership, of about eighty. It'-is that: this nutnt; her will be. increased eonsidei-ablybe-i fore the competitions next month. Membership of the Society entitles the member to free admission to the whole of the competitions, afternoon and evening, and to reserved' seats without extra payment. '; ; • * : ; ( A Gisborne! telegram states thai; trial pumping is proceeding aboard the Star of Canada. 1 Great volumes of water are flowing frotii the scuppers. A diver who has inspected the vessel: from ,the .outside found thaitheforepart of the 'vessel had worked fully . eight feet into the'papa block,''where: it rested, as in a*cradle: He wasam-; able to approach closely, owing : to the vessel's movements, arid the light being bad. He-could' find nc structural damage; , ' ••• . ;

During the past month the Masterjton Fire Brigade aud Fire Police have met and discussed the question of amalgamation. The Superintendent reported to the Fife Board on Thursday that per cent of the members had voted in favour Of amalgamation, a small minority of the Fire Police being' against the 1 proposal. The Superf iiitendent expressed the opinion that an amalgamated Brigade could undertake the duties of both corps at considerable less cost; of upkeep than, at ' present. '■-v -

'At the sitting of the Cost of Living Commission at Auckland, Eugene Langruth, a merchant, objected to give evidence, stating, when asked for his reason,, that a:member\of the Commission. had written letters to Parliament about trusts, 1 anil ; other things. Mr Fairhurn asked whether, if he retired, the witness would then give evidence.■> The witness refused. Mr H. Bamfield, representing the: Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners, said that his Committee was averse to the Commission, and he was instructed by them not to. give evidence. The Chairman remarked that the Act provided for a £2O fine, for refusal to giye evidence.

; A?V frr /the popular ''tSdilyn-' ..'Writing at fid and Is eafcih.. The RosJyn Worsted and Woollen ore sorely tajced at m-oseut to. icope witV the endrapns dennnnd for ! the people'p. favourite Poslyn All wool Blandcets. '®aigs', Tweeds, " Worked Tbotbnll Je,rseyev Suits;.. Socles; Stookinjrs, Flannels.-Plaidim'qjs, Ya'rns, Lnd•i*cis': and Gents' fine Tinshrinlcable TTn-ider\ve-a,r, ."Delta" finish. Xo need jto.- worry over .those Cus.to,ine„ until \vour 'brain,s. are; '!fogp^d.<"' Rt«s r .t'liemi along/ to Messrs •J; j. Ou;rt!s ami Co.— .tihey are :'ex-'' .Ipe'rts'- at - the 'game. • There's ho time to be 'lost (and tim;e is money toyou). Hvhen your entries aire .passed. .by Mepsrs-'J, it, OUIITTS AND CO., Customhouse Quay, Wellington.. , Th&ir 'charges, too, aire very moderate. ..

TJtere. are pupi'a ceivfag instmetiofl Ifl efliSittJOTcial wo»» at tlie Masterton Technical Schopl. The Masterton Fire Station, accordto the report of Inspector Hugo, <s maintained i» good order and Condition.

The attendances at the Masterton Technical School averaged 80 per cent during the past quarter, which is considered a very satisfactory results ■

In his annual report to the Master-, ton Fire Board, Inspector Hugo stated that two of the nozzles used were defective, and should not be ijsed for fire extinguishing purposes. . During the first term of the Masterton Techkriical School, there was 203 pupils on the roll. The average attendance during the term was 162. During the first term of the Masterion Technical School, there was 203 17s 6d was paid in salaries. There were 125 pupils receiving free instruction during, the past term. The earliest report of lambs in the Wai rarapa comes from Riversdale, Waihakeke, where twin lambs are already frisking ahout. •* , • ✓ ' Inspector Hugo stated in his report to the Masterton Fire Board that''at his last inspection, the attendance of firemen was most satisfactory. The muster of Fire Police, however) was not so satisfactory. ' ,

The Masterton Competitions Society has decided to issue single seW son tickets (not' transferable) for .its forthcoming cbmpetTtfons, at a charge of 10s 6d.

Inspector Hugo reported to tl-o Masterton Fire:Board''at the annual meeting that one of the horses used in the fire engine- was still' very fractious, and apt to cause serious delay at any time. ''' ' . ■'

While discussing the question of insurance at the meeting of tbe mana-r gers of the Masterton Technical School last evening, a member of the Board stated that Insurance Companies were always in a hurryto get money in, put were generally slow to pay out. : At the monthly meeting' of the managers of. the Masterton Technical School last evening, .special' reference was made by the members to the general excellence of the work done by the teaching staff. ; Y About a dozen persons were nresert at a meeting of the Masterton B'eaxrttfving Society last eyeriirig;'After some .discussion it was-decided t<£ hold" another meeting next Friday, when, representatives of the; different societies will be invited to be present.

Speaking at the - Victoria >. College capmng ceremony in Wellington yesterday, the Hon. James Brycej British ; Ambassador to the United States, said'lt has been very strongly :borne upon me in New Zealand how ' great the importance is of. creating fir a cointrv like this Dominion an Agricultural College of the very highest excellent." ..(The Governor: "Hear, hear!") , , ' . A meeting of the Ingleside and Con-1 cert Committee of the Wairarapa Calpdonian . Society was held last' ~hijght. . ;MrE. H. Waddington was unanimously fleeted Chairman. It was decided to •hold the Ingleside on Thursday, July ;in the Drill Hall, and' to ask; I :•Gilie^iel^t6•^lTange , •. a^ ; \ladTes'' j committee on similar lines as last year. v A social. gathering in connection with the Mastertoil-branch' of thevCarncnters' and Joiners' -Union was Held' { i-> the .Druids' Hall last evening," Mr W. (president) occupying the; ■ chsnr. 1 Severn 1 toasts were honoured, and songs and recitations' were contributed by members, a most enjoyable ; evening being spent. < . Inspector Hugo stated lii his annuar ' report "to : the Masterton Fire; Board I t.bfit with ■■six. ofi' tlie I Fire Police on duty at the Town Hall and r two at the .Foresters' \HaH;- there; is not; n, sufficient number of men available | in case, of 1 a fire breaking out in any other part of the The Inspector ipdyisfid ; tbat better arrangements • should be x made.. ; Dr. Cook presided over a> well-at-i : tended, meeting of the of the N Masterton' CSmpetitiohs: Society last evening, when various detail arrangement's were made for the compstitions to Ibe held, next month. , It was reported that there was every probability of a satisfactory-art exhibition being made. Mr Fen ton was ap,pointed judge of the ait sectionv.A number of sub committees wore set up to'carry.-through the competitions;. l f Mr W. H Jackson chairm in of the, .Masterton Tecnmcal School Managers, '"stated last' evening, when discussing /'the question of forming; a wool-class in: connection withthcMasbertonTechmcn 1 School, that it* was'a feature of .-the' :Masteftori d cfi ict'tliat' a subject was-; taken up for h year or two witf. ctoo.i • enthusiasm, aiid~tlien allowed to drop. There seemed to be an absence of that sustained energy whijbh was necessary to make any class a success.: . : , : A committee meeting-of' the Masterton Harrier Club was held last evening, there being-a: full' attendance presided over by Mr Georgeson. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Wellington centre for information regarding the expenses in : connection with cross country / championsnips, at Wellington.Yokes of thanks were accorded to Messrs R. Cnrrie, ' Cameron and Kingston for donations to the Club. A vote of thanks was also passed to Messrs Sellar and Pryor for invitations to the Club to holdruiis from their houses. .It was decided to hold a run on Thursday next from Mr . Pryor's house. Vv-'-: *U: ' ; ', v The following judgment summons cases were heard at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court in Masterton on ThursdayJ. L. Murray v. '.Haani Kingi and Whentia 'Manihera, claim ; £l7. Kingi was ordered to pay £9 12s 6d by instalments of £llos per montti, in default seven days' .. Frederick Butcher v.; Benjamin Brodie, claim \jfi3 '4s;;'rpefcmdant^s v • ordered to pay £2; 9s (balance) within one calendar month from date, in default three , days'. imprisonments Arthur D; Wright v. -George, Deft»V; man, claim £ll Bs. Defendant was ordered to pay £1 per month, in default seven days' imprisonment. ; recommended with conpi- ; DENT3E. . "]' had a bad cold. hoarsenees. sore throat. ;■ and. was very dry lon . chest, bnt. after taking Chamberlain 8 Con crh ; Remedy I was greatly relieved.?' kites'#*' Martin of Messrs' A. Wegener and Son. Woolloongabba. Soufci Brisbane, . Queens, "In ad. f After taking ;ai^ose> great quantities ofphlegm-are discharged, which gives great relief. experience I can recommend OhMD* . berlnin's Cough ; Remedy witn coandonee."- Sold all chemist* and 'storekeepers* :

The iir6 dlafw iif £fASfetf<!®- r fire working \%Ty ' / ' Me apparently fealiok)|galse jfianb/ has been given since JHpsystel& - installed. ffljf' V In the at terton yesterday, Higgms i fined 5s and 7s costsp?oi having riddertjf ' a bfcytele on a .The Aohanga Fe'rrlHotfel, winch the ixltemtmfof ele&oral .is now uddfed in th&Masttsrfoa eIePT torate, >i!l|>e closed ori-SuiTday. The nPiVrnail service Paldk- * tua <iud Pongaroa commence'} day, tie coircfr leaving town jtffr %ffir a.m. insfcead'of in the hitherto. The PahiatUa people propose- deptf* • tationising the- Minister ot Railways; on July lOfch- on the question: oft the railway.- .JB®this- time it is expected the MmigtSL' < will, not be a Minister! Tk, Addressing a Territorial tfho W-fcel" fore kirn in • Masterton ye«,terda/, MrL. G. Iteid, • * S.M., said: —''Ywi young fellows appear to think that jtyu, can dictate to tho; officers a'id rufo» the roost. . You musk understand thati you have to comply with, the regull-- t tions of.'the Act." A Press Association; message from'- ■ Ohristchurch states that it is- probable* that Dr. Truby King and the' Hon. Dr.. ■ Collins will give evidence* in' Wellington before, the Education. Commission onithe subject of the primary system of education, and its bearing: on tho* health of children. y ' - ' f The fact that Mr G. E.. Sykes9*l M.P., ■ has Sir,-iJoseph "Ward- and ;Mi\J Roderick MoSenzie as i. ions in the House, caused a 1 csauple or ; his MasteStoir constituents to Hvire him. yesterday that. "Evil communications; corrupt good manners." Mr,. :Sykes replied promfftly and eif&±ively R ■ 'Honi quiimal » y ?'•' ",y ■ ' :■ ; In the; Magistrate's CWrt at Mas?! terton, Mi-s: Hunter, v sued : A. WY Briss and wife;for £75, instalment under an agreement to purchase a house* and; land in M&tsrton-. /.Mri; I'chin son appeared. for plaintiff, Mr P. L. Holliiigstfor defendant;'. IjL was admitted that the ins&lme iis hi£&/ not been paid, and that plaintiff had entered the receipt of the rents, "and profit. Mr HollirigjSy, on. behalf ef the defendants; moved for a non-suit, contended that the plahrtifE iiacf - the wrong remedy'arid could not recover increment, as'haying virtually entered into possession of'the ; property, she was restricted to; a claim" for damages for breach.'of agreement/ antf* oou'd not sue for the purchase money, and quoted certain /authorities in stip—port of his contention. able argument, the Magistrate reserved judgment on the point raised, and - stated that in the meantime fendants would not give evidence • if the non-suit 'point'was would not bo necessary. - Judgment would be given next Court day. -i'--fa'V;'-:V'. = ■. • ■""'-if-;* V V- ; Mrs Kendall's second 'term dancingr class commences on Monday next. , 'Poorman oranges for marmalade', the first of the season, have .arrived as.-- / Mr F. Robbins', ..fruiterer's shop v t Queen Streets Also melons for jam. '* ■ *'r A fresh list of special "quotations afe'-f the "Eclipse All.&ile" is' given' bjr v Messrs McGruer and Co., Queen. Street, in this morning's Teplace ad.-* .veftisement. r , , Mr E. Brown, iand agent. ton, advertises 100. acres 1$ miles from V. M?stevton, suitable for fruitgrowingj- , jlso 3912 acres native leases,'' at low ' 1 rentals. , 1 i ' .' Mrs J. T. Smart .returnsthants to % all those who extended their lympatbv* ' 'to herself and family in their recent ' sad trouble." ' '' A modern six-roomed house, with modern conveniences, situate in Cornwall Street, is 'advertised to be let. > 'A few of the snips'to -be -- -had at j\! McGruer acd Qo.'s "Eclipse-Li! All Sale" are advertised tfr-day. A > A furnished house of six rooms with modern conveniences, "ih r e minutes from pn=t office, is advertised to be* ■- for six months. Messrs A. J. Johnson and Co. adan anet.iort sale of several con— • sinrunents of furniture and sundries, also 2G, purebred White Eegborn hensA reminder is given to the public of t Masterton and settlers generally that Murray's great, reduction sal& * commences this morning. , , j> Mr A. J. Giddings< of Queen Street^invites all , economical ho-iss-.-, v which is being sold at only 9d a packepV These packets, which are already,finding a reacly sale, niakc all kmds of .delicious cakes. Mr H. Hidley takes the opportunity to thank the public of Masterton' and surrounding settlers for pastfavours, and takes the opportunity to- | draw attention to Iris stock. v 'ir winter boots and shoes. These are fill new goods, and the prices marked arebedrock. , v \ Mr A. Henderson, ieweller and ooti- , clan, Masterton, has iust landed a.; wide range of sterling silver goods, ™gy tea and coffee services, creams and <=ugais, cake baskets, sil-f-' ve.- and cut glass salad borus, soup, tureens, sterling silver spoons and forks, entree vegetable and cheese dishes. All"these high-class goods ar<l now on view and ready for delivery* " Mr A. Norman, draper, of" Queoar 'Street, is now holding his annual wiii-% ter sale, and prices all round haveibeett, cut down to effect a clearance. A' fewspecial' quotations are; given- in, a rfr- v place advertisement, as an indication of the general reductions that have; been made in the ejitire stock. , The vivid recollections you have o™^ last Saturday at the W.F.C.A. stock® c * reduction sale will surely tell you,'tf> come early to-day. It is much tetter for you and for us to shop early before things get; turned over too much.. Many, fresh lines/are on the counters* - Can we expect to' see you ?* '>6ome into the garden Ma"d" has. . been arid probably always will be a popular sonfcAyith tenors. A popular event, and where tenners can be spent, to the very best advantage, is" MessrsHugo and Shearer's make room sale. Special bargains- are to pe had in department. . I If we took advantage oT every op- ' portunitv that came our way, us would be rich. men. There's no ejecuse for a dairy factory not paying * when such utensils as "Victor" vats can 'be installed. By means of these vats .better cheese can be produced m less time than by other vats., Mr, A* J; Pafton's replace announcement taina a few pore particulars. 1