LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 13 January 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two new members were, elected at the meeting of the Masterton Racing Club on Saturday last.

Up till date, the Ekotaihuna County Council has only been called upom to make one payment towards the purchase of birds' heads and eggs.

A married man named Charles Bell, employed in a Petono sawmill, met with an accident on Friday by which he sustained a concussion of the brain.

The Masterton' A. and P. .Association has sot up a .sub-committee to report to the Farmers' Union upon tli-o question of the necessity for importing farm labourers and domestics.

. The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club will take part in a • Federation race from Paronga, North Auckland, 0:1 Thursday next. Birds from Palmcrston and* Wellington will also compote.

An American barquentine. arrived at Wellington on Friday with a conshmment of 1,445000 feet of timber for the Stewart Timber Company. On the voyage a seaman was lost overboard.

\ social meeting of the Masterton Horticultural and: Industrial Societ yis to be held on Friday evening next, to consider a notice of motion, "That the 'open class' for exhibitors be made open to all, including nurserymen. \ re-union of early settlers and their descendant? is to be held _ at Newtown Park, Wellington, on An.n.ver sary Dnv. Several Mastertoruans have expressed their intention oi boir.g present.

All officer of the Agricultural Department informed an .Auckland Mar reporter on Mondav that the herdtesting associations m Inrnnaki and other parts of the Dominion were, all doing excellent work.

Mr G W Scllar, of Masterton, who spent' the holidays at Lake, Taupo, reports that there is an abundance fo fish, in tlie lake. A party of three obtained eighty-two rainbow trout, ot an aggregate weight of a quarter ot a toiiTin three days.

\. Masterton family, which partook of brawn on Saturday last, became affected with' violent pains a tev\ hours' later, and evidently suffered from ptomaine poisoning. Ine m--css passed off towards Sunday roorn- •. ■ without serious consequences en-

His Worship the Mayor is to be. requested by the Mnrterton Racing Club to convene a public meeting at the end ,fthe. presont month with the object ot forming a branch of the Sports* Protection League in this district. _ Mr Paape, the organiser of the bociety, will be present on the occasion. »

Thd cup presented by Messrs Geo. Walker and Hall, gold and silver plate manufacturers, of Wellington and Sheffield, for competition in the freezing classes at the Masterton «how, was on exhibition at the raoetinw. of tho. enernl Committee oJ the A">ociati(v.r on Saturday last. Ine trophy is a really handsome one. At the meeting of the Masterton A and P. Association on Saturday last it was decided to inform tho Agricultural Department that the proposal to submit seeds to tho Depratment for analysis had come too late for adootion at this year's show, but it would be favourably considered next year.

Tlie Department of Immigration is to be separated from the Lands Department and placed under the charge of tho Minister for Internal Affairs (Hon H. D. Bell), with Captain J. E-. Smith, Secretary for the Cook Islands, as Under-Secretary. No new appointment will be made to the position) of Secretary to the Cook Islands Department in 'Wellington. This season- the Kirkpatrick works at. Nelson have been exceptionally busy canning green peas: For the past two months one machine has shelled) over 9 tons of green peas a day, of about six hours. Altogether tho'firm has handled some thousands of sacks of peaß, and has in stock at the 'present time about 60,000 tin 9. The Mangaveka Settler says that a local resident has formed a company in Wanganui to exploit a can-opener. The patentee holds half the shares. It is the. intention of the company to sell shop rights in- every town. and already 113 towns have been booked. The contrivance is a va-st improvement on the old style of tin opener, and the. patentee expects to net between £3OOO and -£4OOO as his share.

The Government will, it is understood, open for settlement very shortly the Sherenden block in Hawke's Bay. The block consists of the. .Sherenden Estate and some similar" estates adjoining, ■which.-have been acquired and consolidated 1 into one block for reading and other purposes. The whole of the land will be made available for settlement almost at once.

Tho Waihoine .bridge is to be closed from to-morvovy, to permit of repairs being effected. It is thought that fin entirely new 'bridge will be required at an early date. Tfhe opinion was expressedi at .the meeting of the Featherston County Council last week, that a bridge in reinforced concrete would cost about £3500. One Councillor insisted that the coat of such f. structure Ishould ha spread over the counties which were interested in it.

The Authorities of &t Matthew's Church, Mastertoii, have just arrang-

,Ed a contract with Mr A. A. Hobday for. the removal of the church organ into the new church, a number of improvements being effected at the same time. The alterations and additions, which will cost between £3OO and £4OO, will make the organ a thoroughly modern instrument. A tubular pneumatic 'system is to be installed, adding six pneumatic pistons, Wo new fronts, and several new .stops". Feeders and hvdrnulic engine will also be put in. Mr Hobday is just finishing a' large two-manual organ for Roslyn Presbyterian Church. Duneclin. BRO A D WOOD.' Jt ONTSCH f LIPP! . STETNWAY! We have a new and complete supply of these delightful instruments. The latest models? Every possible improvement included. ' Full and brilliant tone. We hold the largest stock of pianos in the Dominion, and have instruments to suit all classes and all purses. It is our endeavour to give the fullest satisfaction, and to enable anyone who desires a piano to get one on the easiest possible terms. Deferred payments from twenty shillings per ' month. No harrassing conditions. j We treat all our customers with the j greatest consideration,and spare no pains to give satisfaction. Our reputation, has, indeed, been built up on sufh methods. THE DRESDEN" PIANO COMPANY. LIMITED, WELLINGTON. M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager. Local Representative:— H. Tuns, Daniell's J3uildin.fr, Queen" SS.-

The wool shipped from Akitio eo far this season totals 2-300 bales. The Masterton-Blairlogie Road is at present in very fine condition. Largo drafts of fat stock havo left Fast Coa.st stations during the past few days. Theiv. arc at present nineteen patients in the Masterton Hospital, including one fever case.

An old age pension and one widows' I pension was granted at tho Eketahuna | Magistrate's Court during the yeari 1912.

Tlie town of Wavorley has decided to observe tho weekly half holiday on Saturday! instead of Wednesday, as at present.

The popularity of motor cars amongst the farming community wag well exemplified at the Langdale Sports <:a Saturday, irhen a large number of cars wore on the ground. The committee of the Utility Egg Circle has decided'to send Mr T. H. Rutherford to net a« delegate to the conference of poultry-men to be held at the. Ixwer H'utt on the 18th inst.

Settlers in the, district state that rain is badly needed, as the country in many parts is becoming parched. Stock are. however, looking exceptionally well, and .farmers consider that a record number of fats will be sent out this reason.

Residents of Masterton state that they havo recently been approached in the. evening by children with suspicious looking boxes, asking for subscriptions towards "tho poor children of London;" It is just a question whether the "poor children of Master- 1 ton" have inot invented this convenient method of raising money with which to purchase toffy. At Sol way sale, Masterton, on Wednesday, 15th instant, Messrs Dalgoty and Company will be offering on account of various clients:—3l6o sheep, the Unas comprising 1860 two and four tooth wethers, 780 lambs and 520 S.M. ewes. The special Vines advertised on account of Messrs W. M, Laing, J. W. Cunningham and! R. Barrer are all first cla.ss sheep, a.nd in tip top condition. The pay-sheet of the Akitiq County Council on Saturday last totalled £1314. Tenders amounting to £42 were received for the grass seed on county roads.

During the twelve, -months ending December 31st. 1912, six persons were arrested in Eketahuna for drunkenness, and three prohibition orders were issued. The arrests for -drunkenness for a similar period at Pahiatua. wn 3 17' and the '-prohibition orders issued G.

A motor cyclist was run into by a motor car on the Carterton .Road °" Saturday evening. Fortunately neither were travelling very fast, or a serious accident would have no doubt been the result. Tho cyclist was thrown off his evele, but 'beyond a ew 'bruises was not hurt. The cycle was damaged considerably.

The Mastorton. Fire Brigade will be represented at the Wanganui Fire Brigade demonstrations by the following team:—Superintendent Jenkins. Foremen Jenkins and Braggins, ana. Branchmen Braggins and Moore. Branchmen H. Braggins and Dixon will travel with the team as emergencies.

The following cases were dealt with at the Eketahuna Magistrate's Court during the year 1912 :-—Common assault 1, cruelty to animals 3, drunk while in charge of horses 2, failing to maintain parents .1, theft 4, cattle trespassing on railway line 1, failing to register birth of child 1, breaches of the Defence Act 2, keeping unregistered! dogs 11, unregistered boarding houses 2, mental defection 2, failing to abate nuisance 2, riding bicycles on footpath I.

An alarm was sounded on the Maf»terton fire bell at five minutes past eight last evening. The Fire Brigade turned out promptly, arid; the outbreak, was located in' the house of Mr Spencer Check, in Church Street. It seems 'the wind blew the curtain of a bedroom, with the result that it came in contact with a caudle and became ignited. The flames quickly reached the ceiling, which was soon alight. The outbreak was speedily got under, and before any great damage was dono.

The largest and most varied stock of pianos ever seen in Masterton is the Xew Year stock now on view at tho British and Continental Piano Company's warehouse. 109 Queen Street (next tho Fire Brigade buildings.) * •

A reward is offered to the finder of an Iri-ph Terrier dog.

A young ladxr seeks re-engagement a-s mother's help.

A. pocketbook, lost between Masterton and Wangaehu. 19. advertised for.

A person to take charge of baby boy for 2 months is advertised for. The Castlopoint County Council elsewhere invito applications until 24th inst, for positions a<s surfacemen, cottages provided, wages 89''per diay, wet and dry.

The Wairarapa Soutli County Council elsewhere notify that the Waiohinc Bridge- will be dosed to traffic to enable the necessary repairs to be carried out, from 6 a.m., Tuesday. January 14th. until further notice. Daring repairs traffic Will be diverted via Mntarnwa Bridge or ford below the Waiohiiio Bridge.