LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10678, 5 July 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The latest return from the Masterton dredge is 32 ozs. lldwts. for 132 hours' work. 'Die latest return from the Success dredgo is 23ozs. 12dwts. for 112 hours' work. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that 12 degrees of frost were recorded at the Upper Plain yesterday morning.

A sum of £l7O wan paid out by the Wairarapa Egg Circle yesterday. There are now considerably over one hundred members belonging to the Masterton Competitions Society. The stamp duty paya'ble by the Wairarapa Racing Club for the year ending July 31st next amounts to the respectable total of £lll2 Ss 4d. The Poverty Bay representative hockey team, which has challenged Wairarapa for the Nordon (Tup, will arrive in Masterton on Monday. The Committee of th-o Masterton Competitions Society wish us to remind momhers that they cannot guarantee booking privileges after Saturday. Large quantities of oats are being shipped from the Bluff to Australia. The export of grain is this year a good deal later than usual, owing to the lateness of the harvesting season. A feature of the picture entertainment shown at the Masterton Town Hall is a Yitagraph drama entitled, "The Aerial Army Scout." which is one of the finest pictorial dramas yet seen in Masterton. A .suggestion book is to he placed m the lobby of the Town Hall during Competitions week, so that visitors may insert any suggestion that will be for the improvement of future competitions.

Selection of the fourteen Cadets who are to form the New Zealand Contingent for Canada will be made on Saturday. Owing to a misunderstanding, twenty Tads were chosen to go, but six of them will have to forego the trip.

For permitting two horses to trespass on tlio railway lino, rear Carterton. Ellis Goodin was fined 5s and 7;? costs at the Magistrate'. l : Court- yestc/--day morning, bv Mr L. G. Reid. S.M. Tlio danger of flip practice was strongly emphasised hy the Magistrate, who warned future offenders that they would he severely dealt with.

Two Territorials named Percy Boid and J. C. Hew son were each fined 10s and 7s costs at Carterton yesterday for failing to attend camo, as required by the Defence Act. The young men nleaded that they had served in the Volunteers, and they thought that this absolved them from the responsibility to attend camp! Messrs Thompson and Payne announce that they have made special arrangements to show a drama at the Foresters' Hall on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights next which should prove of particular interest to those contestants who will take part in the dramatic or other sections calling for histrionic ability at the Masterton Competitions.

Potato farmers in Otajro are endeavouring to have removed the condition requiring New Zealand potatoes exported to Australia to be put in new sacks. Farmers complain that new sacks cost 6d each, which is a big consideration, and on the other hand now sacks cannot be acquired when wanted. The question will be further .discussed at a meeting of those interested.

Masterton's spiritual tone has greatly improved during the past two years, according to Archdeacon Fancourt. He attributed this change to the influence of the general mission. Tho Church was never in so bright a condition as it was to-day. Since the mission, too, £3473 had been raised for the new church, and arrangements bad been made to raise £3500 for the 'same purpose.

A Palmerston wire states that a fire occurred on Wednesday evening at Glen Oroua, when a large house, occupied by Mr P. Carter, was destroyed. The origin of the outbreak is unknown, but it is thought to he due to a defective, chimney. Mr Carter was away at the time, and Mrs Carter and children were some distance from the house. They only managed to save a few clothes. The insurances are not known.

At a meeting of farmers recently (says the Eltham Argus), Mr Y. W. Harding mentioned that he knew land in England sold some years ago at £56 to £BO per acre, which, owing to the price of wheat and other farm produce having since fallen, could at the present time he bought at from £lO 10s to £l6 per acre. This, he urged, provided an example of how Taranaki land values would come down if the prices now obtained for dairy produce fell.

The reference made at the sitting of the Conciliation Council in Masterton on Wednesday to this district having led the way in a forty-four hours week, applied to the carpenters and joiners, and not to the sawmittors. It was mentioned that the carpenters themselves were now dissatisfied with the reduction in the hours of working., It has been found that, notwithstanding they have received an increase in wages per hour, their total earnings, with reduced working hours, are less than they were formerly.

A Greymouth wire states that n meeting of the West-land 'Branch of the .Railway Officers' Institute passed a resolution protesting against the refusal to give effect to the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee and asking the executive to supply the newspapers with full particulars of the recommendations endorsing the proposals. The branch will a.?ain appeal to Parliament, and in addition will approach individual members, and expresses entire confidence in the Executive of the Institute.

The Mastcrton Miniature Rifle Club completed the third shoot of the "legin" series last evening, when H. Perry and J.' Murray (35) each secured "legs-in" in A. Class, and W. Hornblow (35) in B Class. The following are the'leading scores: —A Class: H, Perrv 35. J. Murrav 35. E. Lett 34, H. R. King 34, J. McGregor 34, J. Fuller 33, R. Smith 32. B. Class: W. Hornblow 35, R. E. Jones 31, E. J. Perry 34, W. C. Perrv 34, W. Rosson 34. A. Miller 34, U. Wellington 33. M. Onrr 33, J. Reed 33, Ed. Perrv 33, J. McHattie32. yh& RosTyn Worsted and Woollr-n 'Mills are sorely taxed at to 'cope witli the onoraim's denn.nvr] for the people's favourite Roslyn All wool Bla'r/kets. Rugs, Tweed's, Wers\?d Football Suits, Socks, Stockings, Flannels, Plaiding*?, Lsidi'pis' and Gents' fine Unshrinkable Fnderwca.r, "Delta" finash. The Indies of England'pa id a prct■tv tribute to Queen Alexandra, when 10.000 ;f:??h:oiin.b]e danrrs snld 10,000,000 iv.'tl.fieial ro«cs made by ori poles, ttlie pro-ose'ds being in- aid of the Hospilitft'l 'iiunds. The tribute was excellent, and reminds one of the trsbcte ipaid daily to the eupevicr merits of Ofrseent Tea. The* thro? grades at •h> Bd, Is lOd n.nd 2s per lb have hit the popular fancy, and have" come to stay.

TJid MflSterton Fire Brigade will hoUl its annual dinner at the Clti'Jb Cafe ort August lit. A copy of tilO Local Government Bill has reached Us from Mr G. 11. Sykes, M.P. Tho Bill contains, altogether, 215 clauses. It is reported that steady progress is being made with tho work of constructing the East Coast railway, between Napier and Gisborne. The new nurses' home at the Masterton Hospital is nearing completion. It is a handsome structure in brick, and will be quite an ornament to the grounds. A tournament is.to be held by the Masterton Boxing Association on July 24th,-when competitors are expected from Wellington and surrounding districts. Mr Alfred Matthews is giving a lecture on Romney sheep at Feathers-ton on Saturday, at 2.30 p.m., under the J auspices of tho Fanners' Union. A party of Masterton farmers intend to be.present at the lecture. The new railway and mail services to Masterton are proving a great convenience to tradesmen and travellers. People are wondering how it was possible that the district was denied this service for so long. A return presented to Parliament, giving the names of persons and companies owning land of the- unimproved value of £20,000 and . over, shows that there are only two persons in the Wairarapa with property of an unimproved value of over £60,000. A gentleman saw the following advertisement in a London paper: —"The Road to Wealth. Send twelve stamps to " The gentleman sent twelve stamps, and in return for his outlay j received minute instructions how to get to the Bank of England from any part.of London! A Dunedin telegram states that Ada j Fastier, a young woman, Avife of the [ deputy-stationmaster, met her death in g painfully sudden way yesterday about 2 a.m.. Her false teeth became jammed, in her throat. Her husband tried to remove them, but, failing, ran for a doctor, who arrived quickly, but life was then extinct. A Chinaman, who recently died at Arrowtown, Otago, had'been in receipt ' of benevolent aid for a period of 12 ! months, and .his death disclosed the fact that he had a ibanking account of I nearly £2OO. This case only leaves to; conjecture the number cf similar cases'' which may exist,, and should cause very searching enquiries to bo made concerning applications for relief. Prospecting for-opals is at present being carried on at Tairua, in the Thames district, by a gentleman who recently took an option over an acre of land there for tke purpose. In a communication to an Auckland friend he states that he has had two men employed for three days in opening out, and has secured a large quantity of splendid gems. Hinga Wata Tuparoa, the Native ' who was arrested at Masterton on Sunday on a charge of having committed a serious offence at Foxton, was brought before the Magistrate at Palmerston on Tuesday, and remanded until Monday. Bail was refused, as the police stated that tho accused was ; a. tohunga, and the natives were afraid of him.

No less than 78 different consignments of furniture have been made per rail from Waihi since the strike commenced. In addition to an epidemic of mumps, there is also a severe epidemic of'.German measles piwalent in tho Borough. Notice has been given that the King's Thontre (Fuller's Pictures) has been closed doivn.

Farmers are loud in their complaints regarding the condition of the turnip paddocks (says the Mataura Ensign.) Owing to the recent heavy -rain the fields are so soft that stock cannot be turned on them. If this were done cattle -would tramp many of the turnips out of sight, and sheep in many instances would simply get hogged. Turnip feeding in most cases is at a complete standstill.

An important witness at the Cost of Living Commission in Wellington said that sole leather in tho'boot manufacturing trade was purely a New Zealand product, though the repairers used a good dca! of English leather. In 1902 there was a suggestion of an arrangement of price at IOJd per lb. Nov.- the cost was Is 2|d. He did net think the tanners got much profit cut of it even at that price. He wondered thoy did not try exportation, for tho leather wa r ; particularly good. Practically all the prime meat of New Zealand is exported to England, stated a witness Ibeforo the Cost of Living Commission at Auckland, and only tho inferior and second-grade beef and mutton is sold to the Dominion consumers, As the local price was governed by the price realised on the Homo market, New Zealanders were paying just the same price as if they were seraYing prime meat. Continuing, the witness said that tho ordinary housewife could never judge of the relative qualities of different pieces of meat.

It is not often that instances occur in which quit? young children help each, other in an emergency. Two little chaps, aged six and three years respectively, behaved in a truly heroic manner towards a comrade, aged about five, on a farm in the Kaiapoi district. The five-year-old boy, when mounting a pony, broke one of his legs, and found himself in a very awkward predicament, as it was some considerible distance from the house. And here was where the assistance of the other two proved serviceable. The elder cf them carried the sufferer several chains and over a gorse fence, until he himself was exhausted. Then the little three-year-old youngster tried what he could do, and succeeded in getting his injured companion another short distance to the house, where surgical aid was obtained. The doctor's verdict was that the youngsters were deserving of the highest credit.

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Tho programme,' of the forthcomingKasterton Competitions will be on sab on Saturday. Southland horse-breeders arc exportirtg largo shipments of draught horses to Sydney,' in view of the big horse* sales which open this month. In a judgment summons easo heard at Hawern, in which the judgment debtor was a Maori, ho staged that his wife* and fainUy kept him. "Ft's a case of everybody works lint father," remarked cross-examining ' counsel, amidstlaughter. A St. Petersburg cable states that aSiberian Farmers' Association is promoting a factory to annually export 1(5,000 tons of Cheshire cheese. The Masfcerton Harriers will hold a. run from Mr It. J. Dagg's Upper Plain, on Saturday afternoon. Members are requested to he at the Post Office at 2 o'clock. A meeting of representatives of country racing clubs is to ho held in, We'lingto?) on July 19th. Amongst the business to bo considered is a Bill promoted with the object of restoring days of racing taken away under the'reoonimendation of the Racing Commission. It is understood that the commissioa appointed to report on the West Coast native reserves in the Taranaki district has decided against the petitioners and in favour of the Maoris. A West Coast resident has been making a careful survey of the coal beds in. the vicinity of "his home, Buller Valley, in close proximity to the Westport-Tn-angahua railway, and is satisfied that there is a large bed of coal availfihje*for development as soon as tho railway, is completed. The seams measure from 18ft up to 30ft.

A nice lot of young ducks. Knight's and Scot's strains, are advertised for sale. A reward is offered for the recovery of a ladies' silver watch, lost between Turupurupuru gate and Windy Point. A motor-car.in first class order is advertised for sale hi the wanted columns. A highly improved dairy farm of 74£ acres is advertised for sale by Mr E. 11. B. Dr.niell, land agent, Hastings. A quantity or! dry matai firewood ?»' advertised for sale by Mr Cobb, Bentley Street. < -Particulars are advertised in tho wanted columns. Mr W. Wiggins, °f "the Revolution Cycle Works, advertises several ladies* and "gents' second hand bicycles for sale cheap. Easy terms can be arranged. Nominations'' for committee and officers of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, for the year 1912-13> will Be received at the Siecretarv's office up to and including Wednesday next. A meeting, of the General Committee of the Town Beautifying Society and all persons interested in the same will be held in. the Council Chambers I this evening.

' file great- stock reducing sale at th& W.F.C.A. will be concluded to-morrow evening. Thrifty shoppers are reminded that this will be the last opportunity of availing themselves of tho array of sale bargains.

Mrs Cragg announces the arrival of a further consignment of the latestsmokers requisites, which are now on view at "the Corner Shop," Queen. Street. The new goods include a fine-: range of presentation pipes, cigar and' cigarette, holders, gold and silvermounted, and the latest toilet requisites. , The hairdressing saloon is under the host management, and patrons can rely on receiving prompt and efficient attention. Mrs Cragg makes a specialty of hairwork, which is executed at the most reasonable rates.