LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10710, 30 September 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The latest return, from the Worksop dredge is 80oz 2dwt for 130 hours. Large quantities of raw sugar are now being brought to Auckland from Fiji. At a clearing sale at Timaru recently, two dairy cows realised £l6 10s and £lB respectively. The Palmerston North Egg Circle has fifty members, and is expected to deal with 5000 eggs this month. During the month of September there have been six marriages, twelve births and two deaths registered in Masterton. The saw-milling industry in the South Island is very active, and in. dliany eases'the sawmillors are unable to secure labour. Nature's Embrocation— ROOKE'S EucaSyptua Oil. The .finett that Ahb< traiia produces. There'B eometJiinff *sfciaft«* ftbou* LOCKE'S,

At an inquest held in Christchurch yesterday on the body of the jockey W. Retter, a verdict of accidental death was returned. Mr J. C. reports that : there were 3S points of rain registered at the Upper Plain for the 21 hours I preceding 9 a.m. on Saturday. j Owing to the early spring and j Ithe consequent growth of grass, dairy | farmers in the Wairaripn, are finding j that milk supplies are considerably argo rtahn for previous seasons. A young man named Onhill, twentyseven years of age, employed by Edwads' racing stables at Feilding, was found dead in bed on Friday morning. Last rear there were exported from New Zealand rv-i7l head of hoisos valued at £ 171 .MX Most d the hordes went to New South W.iles and Victoria. Settles :n the Te Wharati district hold the opinion that the. lambing percentage for tho present season will produce fresh record?.. They also state-that feed is more plentiful thai: for a number of seasons past.

Some of tho settlers in the Master- ) ton district are disappointed' with j thoir lambing returns. It is thought that the small percentages are due to the turning of the sheep together too scon after dipping. - j Houses of the bungalow pattern are new in great request in Christchurch. People of tho Cathedral City cultivate a now fad about once in every j twenty-four hours. Farmers in the Mauricevillo district state that they hive had altogether too much rain, a»nd that the recent spell of wet weather has not benefited farming generally. Dairy farmers, on the other hand, consider that the present season is most suitable for dairy farming purposes. In various parts of the South Isli'i:d anglers report that fish are very scarce, and attribute the scarcity to the fact that n large -number of fish have been nett.il by fhhermon ,1„„:.,~ jlin met SPflKOn.

At the sale of work in the Kuripuni Town Hall on Wednesday next, there will Be a large variety of goods offered'. Fancy work, linen goods, toys, Christmas tree, and several other attractions will represent the arduous work of. the guild for months past. There, was one bankruptcy in tho ■Mnsterton district during the month of August. During the same period last year there were two bankruptcies. "" Since the beginning of the

year there have been nine uan».iu|j„cies as against fourteen for the first nine months of last year. Heavy rains have fallen in the South Island during the past week, and settlers have had a very anxious time Telephonic communication in manv cases has been cut off. causing much iiiconvenience to settlers. In the Supreme Court at Masterton on Saturday, sitting in Chambers Sir Robert Stout made an order granting the custody of two children to the husband in the divorce case \V ilton v. Wilton. Mr G. H. Cullen appeared for tho petitioning husband, and Mr l. Moran for'the respondent. Sitting in bankruptcy at Masterton on Saturflav last, the Chief .Justice granted discharges to Thomas W i _ ham Miller. Robert Edward Howell. John Anketell and Leonard J. Hooper. The discharge of Thomas Joseph Dwyer was suspended for three months. | To enable the m?ils to reach Castlepoint at an earlier hour than, at pre- ■ sent the Postal Department has nr'rarcred with Messrs Pinhey Bros, of I Masterton, to despatch the mail coach 'for Tinui an dCastlepomt at 7.40 Ia m. instead of 8 a.m. The earlier I arrival at Castlepoint' will enable settlers along the coast to take greater ! advantage of tho tides.-The ".change |"will commence as from Wednesday next.

In reply to a circular from the National Peace Council of Christcliurch, the Eltham Borough • Council vjnanimouslv passed .tho following resolution :—"This Council has no sympathy with those who desire, through technical defects in tho law and in the administration of same, to evade their duty in the defence of their country."

A special sitting of the Supreme Court will he held in Masterton on October 30th, to complete the list of cases set down for hearing at the sessions which were ended on Saturday. The ca'ses to he dealt witlrare: —A. P. Whatman v. Abraham and Williams, claim for £7OO, alleged breach of covenant; Wadhani v. Wadham and Paget, dissolution of marriage ; and Tamihana v. Official Assignee, a motion, against the rejection I of a proof of debt by the Official signeo.

The Friendly Societies Football Tournament was 'held on Saturday The weather was most unfavourable, but notwithstanding there was a good attendance present. Several yery keen games were played, especially that between tho Masterton: Hibernians and Carterton, which resulted in a victory for tho latter by a narnow margin. Carterton again were successful in winning the'tournament, not being defeated in a single, game. Carterton representatives have won the tournament for'a number of sea- ( sons. | .MAKING HUME HOMELIER.

. If you havo.no elriMren, you need ';o keep the house as L'.'ght and cheerful as possible—you wan* a piano. If wu have children growing up about you, you want to make home as attractive as possible for them— vou want a piano. It does not matter what your circumstances are; you can afford'a piano, if you go about it m a sensible way. Let the Dresden Piano Company show you th« way. The Dresden HSre-Purchase System brings splendid Pianos Into the reach of everybody. The Company a stock is very wide; you are ottered the choice of pianos by all the great makers of the world.

If—on the other hand— you can * plav. make enquiry about the Broadwood Player Piamo. The Player can be fitted or removed at wrll, when the piano i 6 inquired for ordinary solo work. The Player it-self is made by Broadwoo-6. Needless to say it is irreproaohaole alike in mechanics, material and workmanship.' In short, it is the best in the market 1 Go into this matter now 1 „ M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager. Local representative or the Dresden : H. Inns, iWdings, Que© Street.

A woman wearing a Warner's Corset feels almost "uncorsetted''—-so light is the garment, so comfortaM« does it fit and beatifully shapes.

The first cf the season's- Jarnbs have been selling in tho South Jilami at prices ranging from JSs tc -:)s. Mr W. Perry, of Masterton. has sob! a line e"f two four-tooth Romneya for Patagonia. "" I The Carterton News is " informed f that Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., 'intend appointing a permanent agent I in Carterton. ] Tho Masterton District High School lis holding examination holidays to-day . and to-morrow.

Tho trout-fishing seasons opens tomorrow. A utimbor of licenses have already been issued in Masterton.

There are at present twenty-four patients in. the Masterton Hospital, including two fever cases.

The'movement to provide prizes for cadel ■corps, which has been initiated by .Mrs Godley, is meeting with considerable success in the &nvh Inland.

Tho weather in Masterton ycstoi,l..y was bitterly cold, and sucmv id.' on the lower ratios of tho Tanwiias.

A-good deal of ploughing has yet to ijo done in the Masterton ant'. some of the oat crops will he very lato.

It is ocnfidently statdt chat the coming dairying season in Taranaki will eclipse all previous records from the point of view of output and prices received.

The Itev. A. T. Thompson was tho speaker at the Masterton Y.M.C.A. Strangers' Tea Service last, evening, his subject being "Past Failures," which was very much appreciated by those who were present. A vote, of thanks was accorded the. the Kuripuni Methodist Church for providing the edibles. Mr S V. Temple presided.

'. Nelson.importers bave s-ulfored con- J siderable less from cargo pilfering. • One merchant, on opening a hl-w | case, found the entire contents pone. l A large number of cigars .vere. rernov- | od from the same shipment. Owing to the recent warm rains early spring is flSEiircd (reports tli'o, Department 'of Agriculture's officer in the Feilding district) and a goou pcri centage of lambs is being anticipated. I Creameries are opened, and dairying lis in full swing again. Those who made ensilage and are now feeding it to their newly-calved cows are we.l satisfied with the results, mid in some cases, are already preparing their land for noxt season's sowing, and intend growing more extensively, as it is freely expressed ensilage lias become tlie main feature in keeping up the milk supply at all seasons of the year.

The Masfertmi lire hell rang out ; a vigorous alarm at five mnm'tes to nine last evening. The brigade turned out promptly, and the outbreak proved to he in. a shed at the' rear rf Mr E. .Welch's property at Lanslowne, and now occupied by Mr T. Bnrror. Owing to thewater supply being defective, tlie brigade. found it lecessarv to suppress the five by means -f buckets. The outbreak was very soon wot under hand, and a rrent' amount of "dtimnco being cone. p-e brigade was back vH the station n loss than three-ouarters of an iour. which shows that *he fire wns tot of a very, serious nature.

Members of the Foresters' Lodge and tlio-r Ifrie-mls are invited to roll up to tine Tournament tonidit at 7.-fo o'clock. : The Masterton Associated Auctioneers give notice -£nat they -liavo fixed upon Tuesday, October 29th, for holding their annual spring cattle sale at Solway Yards, Early entries are invited.

A special meeting of members of the Masterton No-License League, and all interested in the movement will bo held in the Y.M.C.A. Booms on Tuesday night. As 'there is important business to transact a full attendance is earnestly lequested.

The attention 'of prospective purnha«ers of firat cla * s dail '>' hl 2 hand-v to Masterton, is directed' to particulars of a very compact property of 112 acres which appear m the advertising columns of this issue.

Messrs © 'Smith. Limited, have imported heavily of the. fashionable Jnp Crepe but as the demand for this popular material is large, they advise their patrons to lose -no time in falling their orders. Largo consignments -eT fancy hosiery and dainty neckwear have also been received. The designs are exclusive, and prices are low." A discount of-sixpence m every 10s is allowed on purchases.