LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 14 January 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mary Baker, a boardlinghouse keeper, was fined £2O at Wellington yesterday fov sly-grog selling. The crops on the West Coast are exceptionally good this season., and in many parts the returns constitute a record.

Close upon eighty inches of rain fell in> the Stratford district durng 1912, being the 'heaviest rainfall recorded for many years.

A man named: John McG ready, aged about thirty-five years, has been missing from Greymouth since Christmas Eve. He came from near Reciton.

A. burglary occurred at the Aramoho railway station bookstall on Friday night last, a box of cigarettes and ten shillings in silver being taken.

Anglers state that with the continued dry weather, sport in the streams in the Masterton district has not been so good as in the earlier part of the season.

It is stated that the Californian thistle, which a season ago was re-

garded with anxiety by many farmers In the South Island and elsewhere hi' the Dominion, has been affected with blight, and is idlying out.

The Akitio County Council intend calling tenders, immediately for_ the erection, of a bridge at Waiotiaki. Seven bridges have yet to be erected in the county. A sum of. £6907 is available, and this amount is R'sbsidiyed bv the Government.

A small party of Masterton resident" made the ascent of Mt. Holdsworth on Sunday, and report having obtained a magnificent' view of both coasts. The track is in good order, and the climb was made without much difficulty.

The usual fortnightly meeting cf the Stonehenge Lodge U.A.0.D., was held in the Druids' Hall last evening, Bro. J. Elder, A.D., presiding. A good deal of routine business was transacted, and the meeting was then declared closed. I The results in connection with the sheep-guessing competition, held! under the i auspices of the Langdale sports, were announced yesterday. Messrs J. Gifford, J. Henderson and Miss Horner each guessed the exact weight-, 1501b, and will consequently divide the prize money.

■ Two men. .named Joseph Senior and .David Christie were killed at the New Sylvia mine at'Tararu, Thames, on Saturday. They were working in the stopes, and were last seen alive at crib time. When knock-off time came, t-hev did; not -respond to the call, and the shift boss found the gtope carried away. The bodies have been recovered.

John Sloane, while motoring in the darkness near Orona bridge on Saturday night, came into collision with a trap. He was seriously injured. Dr Bett, of Palmerston, was summoned, and the .sufferer was N convoyed! to the Palmerston Hospital. He was reported on Sunday night to be very seriously injured, and to have shown no improvement since his admission.

A Tiinaru telegram states tii.it Bert Hilton-, the five year old son of Mr George Hilton, fruiterer, fell through a skylight in the roof of Marriott's drapery store. The all was broken by the boy striking a brass rod and dropping on a pile ';f dress material. H-isi bead was wrerelv cut. He is still unconscious, and is .suffering from concussion of the brain. I BABY BURNT WTTH RED HOT 1 IRONS. Mrs Croty. Little Denison Street, Carrington. _ N.S.W., writes:—"My little bab girl. Rita, burnt both her hands uni:l they were nearlv raw. by picking up a red hot iron. Nothing relieved the pain until T got Rexona. ■ This helped her at once to take away tho pain. Wo have continued to use if since, and it has cum the terrible bums in a wonderful manner. Rexona. the IRJ pid Healing Ointment. is sold triangular pots nt Brish demand for Hoyle's Prints (fast dye), Roslyn Summer-weight Underwear and Warner's famous Rustproof Corseta.

The residence of Mr "H:uikin, } schoolmaster at Loiigburn, was vie- I stroyed by fire on Sund'ay morning i A Masterton motor ca t - came to grief on the Taueru road on Sunday, and the occupants returned to town at a late hour tired, thirsty and disappointed. The Masterton Daily Company i manufactured 3.4,}X)0 lbs of butter : during the month of December, being 1 an. increase of 80(X)ll)s on the corres- 1 ponding .month of 1911. Some very heavy crops ot' oats are 1 •being harvested in the Maftertoii district just now. In one or two cases tlhey are expected to produce nearly one hundredi bushels to the acre. A man seventy-five years of age was charged at Greymouth with drunkenness. As this appeared to be his first offence, he was convicted' and discharged. Athletes aro reminded that nominations for events to be run at the Gladstone Sports Club annua] meeting close with the secretary, Mr J. K. Strang, Gladstone. A shell-back snail Ims been found in the neighbourhood of Dunedin. It is regarded as a curiosity. There are a few millions of them round about Masterton that we could ship to our • southern 'friends. In Franco they are a luxury. Not so here. The Wellington correspondent of a southern, paper states that the average citizen of the Empire City "is content with clay so long as he makes money. He hardly knows a flower petal from a piece of waste paper ; he certainly sees more waste paper than flowers."

I The cricket match to be playodi on the Masterton Park Oval on Anniversary Day between teams representing the Thursday and Saturday Associations, is creating a good deal of interest in cricketing circles. Each side will have-.a strong cimbination in the field, and a keenly contested! match should result. ' Constable Gerald Wad©, who was shot by a striker at Wailn in November. is now in Auckland, and is well on' the road to good health. The bullet is still embedded in his side, and he lias been examined by Dr.s. Lewis and Murray, who took an X-ray photograph, locating the bullet. Tt has .yet to be decided whether an operation will be necessary •for its removal. ' ®abbit poisoning work will be commenced on stations on the East Coast during the present month. Settlers anticipate .some difficulty in securing .sufficient labour. Owing to the .season being comparatively dry rabbits have increased considerably in . some parts, and it is intended to make a vigorous campaign against the pest during the next month or two.

| A most enjoyable entertainment was given at "Glehdonald" on Wednesday last, by Mr and Mrs Cockburn-Hood, to the scholars attending the Bideford School and/ their parents.- The weather was all that could be desired—a beautiful cloudless sky, while the heat of the sun was tempered by a gentle breeze. During the afternoon games and races were provided, and. were entered into with great gusto by parents and children alike.' Ample refreshments were provided the guests. . . !

A Hastings telegram says:—Yesterday morning Mary Boosey Yool, single, aged 52, was found dead in a bath at Flynn's Hotel, at which she was a hoarder. Deceased was seen entering the bathroom at about 9 a.m., and' shortly after 11 a.m. an employee of the hotel found the door still locked. The licensee was informed, and the door was forced open. The body was found lying in the bath, which was three-parts full, of water, life being extinct. .Deceased was a native of Scotland, and arrived .from Wellington a few days ago to take up , a situation.

j Owing to the Lack of help fanners' wives are having the life of (galley slaves. What with the task I of rearing -big families/: milking, cows, 'baking; cooking, and household chores, the. lot of the farmer's wife is not a happy one at present. Servants or lady helps aw the farm are almost an unknown quantity, and lucky the' farmer's wife who can compress ' her toil within 16 hours out of the 24 in the present busy season. No wonder the married women soon look old, when their working hours are beyond all reaso.lll. Sixteen hours' toil per dav is out of the question, and yet this kim 7 ' of white slavery is generally practised on many farms in Tapanui district.— Tapanui Courier,, I . There was nearly a. ease of "waiting at the-church," not a thousand miles from Ashburtcn the other day. The bridegroom arrived early at the sacred' edifice at which, the nuptial | knot- wa.p to be tied, and the clergyman thoughtfully inquired as.to the marriage license. In his excitement, or perhaps pleasant anticipations, the aspiring benedict had completely overlooked! the matter of obtaining a , marriage license, and his dismay "ati , his neglect _ can be better imagined than described. He at once bolted for the Registrar's Office, while the j obliging friend got' into comniunicaj tion with the prospective bride, and) delayed her departure from her home . for the church. 'After a -considerable lapse of tim*, the bridegroom reappeared, bathed in smiles and; perspiration ; the bride was apprised of the fact that all hitd been put in , order, and from tbabon "all went merry as a marriage bell."— Guardian.

Mr G. R. Sylkes, M.P., will wait upon the Masterton County Council to-day." at the request of the Akitio Council, in connection with tlitv transference of the AlfrecTton to Waione road grant to the Akitio County Council, for t-ho. benefit of that portion of the Alfredtori-Weber Road in the Akitio County. It is understood that the Masterton' County Council cannot subsidise the £9OO grant offered (£ for £) but the Akitio ■Council have the 1 funds already available. A much larger subsidy is required to complete the Tiraumea Road metalling. This matter affects the Dannevirke to Masterton coach route, and also the proposed daily mail service between Eketahuna and Pongaroa, and the Akitio Council wouldi expend £6OO close to the Masterton boundary, if the grant were transferred*. BROAD WOOD! RONTSCH! LIPP! STEINWAY! 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 instm- 1 ments 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 I month. No harrassing conditions. We treat all our customers with the greatest consideration,and spare no pains to give satisfaction. Our reputation has, indeed, been built tip on auch methods. THE DRESDEN 1 PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED, WELLINGTON. M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager. Local Representative:— H. Tr.ns, Daniell's Banding. Queen Si

| M ! 1 y* ' —' *"" .TTr. - .t!T j (A number oi white sparrows, whi-eS havo taken tip their abode near a % i Ran-gitikei township, havo created more than ordinary interest. An area of land totalling 7-106 acres, will bo offered for closer settlement in the Auckland district during the nest month or two. I At Kaiapoi on Saturday. C. Atkin- • son swam 220 yds. breast. stroke, in l.'imitii 9 1-oso:. 1 , reducing his own New 1 ZeZaland record! by 1 1-osee. ' The body of Harold; Hirst-, who was [drowned at Mokau on Wednesday, was found yesterday morning on the beach, about eight miles north of the Awakino River. An Invorcargill telegram states that nineteen lieutenants of Salvatuni Armv_ who have Ikcii trained at the Training Garrison at Mrlboiir.no, arrived by the iMoeraki vesierday morning- ' , About 6000 callous of milk per day is being received at the Peatherston Co-Operative Dairy Company's factory. The supply is 1(101) gallons per day in excess of the. supply last season. In connection with the recent outbreak of ptomaine poisoning, the Wanganui local health inspector says that he still has eighty cases unden observation, but all are doing well.; ■®?; n JP' es °f ice cream which cau.v< ■ cdl the trouble, have been .vent 'to Wellington for analysis. ■ The supply of milk to the dairy fa*?T~ tories in the Waiiaiapa has shown- a distinct falling-off during the last week or two, in -consequence of the cry weather. This fact notivithstancfcr —•' ing, the season's output will be considerably in excess of that of lasi year.

Messrs J. B. F.mmott and Bland Rayner, of the Mnsterton. A., and P. Association, yesterday canvassed Carterton .for prizes tor the Master ton. show :next month. Thev were accompanied by Messrs W. Deller and H. MePhee, of the Carterton Society.

A Timaru telegram states that the Council lhas for some tinie past, beeni discussing the question of town transport, but no definite decision, hag been arrived: at as to whether elecjEne tram cars," Tailless ears, or m/vtor buseg. should be installed. The Mwrw has called a meeting, at which ' he will propose to raise a loan of £6OOO for the improvement of the roadways, and the installation of a motor bus service. An amendment in favour of railless cars will also lie moved.

A man, who was apparently a casual workman in the employ of the Keatherston County Council, thinking be would make higher money, at shearing, gave up the road work, and took a stand in the Tablelands shearing shed, in consequence of which the County Council was treated to a letter from' an officious Unionist, demanding to know who had given the man a shearer's permit. The Council did not think fit to comply with tho demand.—■ Standards

An unfortunate accident occurred at " Tawaha on Saturday, resulting in an injury to the year old childi of Mr JV Smith. A party comprising Mrs Smith and child, Miss Smith, Mr L.' Jp'obsen and a friend, were driving 1 towards JVlartinborough, and when near the small concrete bridjge the horse suddenly swerved off the road, upsetting the trap and throwing out the occupants. The rest of the party escaped with a few bruises, hut the child had its-leg badly fractured. . Iti was removed to the house of Mr A. Tyler, where the injured leg received the attention of Johnston.

The largest and most varied stock of pianog ever seen in. Mastertom is the New Year stock now on view at the British and Continental Piano Company's warehouse, 169 Queen Street (next the Fire Brigade buildings.)**^

Mr F. P. Welch advertises for flaxmill hands, grass seed cutters, station handte, etc.

Of course there are suits and suits, but Krahagnn and Chapman claim that their suits are built to suit the men they are intended for.

Gas consumers are reminded - that Wednesday, loth January, '913, : ~- the last day on which discounts will be allowed! on current accounts. _ ' 'The Talkeries" elsewhere notify thtsir patrons that "t-lioy li&vq removes! into new business premises, next Mr H. T. Wood, chemist. Queen Street. During this month a large assortment of books is offered for sale jafc prices considerably under . cost price. They are on view at the Girl's Cotlegiate Schoolroom. 46 Church Street

Messrs J. L. Murray, Ltd., drav attention in a replace advertisement in this issue, to special bargain Jines -offered far the. last week o the Xmas Fair Sale. Saturday. Jarma-iy 18th is definitely the last dlav of tl/o sale. There are several line's that ■must- yet bo sold, and to ensure :t speedy clearance goods ha/e been marked at prices, the value of wlr'rTi has never before Been offered. Special attention is drawn* to ; .iie li'i&s of boys.'' wear advertised, they hempr of the best makes, and marked at such prices as to be within the reach of nil pockets. Remember, Saturday, January 18th. is'the last day < F the sales; so avail yourselves cf sfx early _ opportunity of'inspeefc : ;ig the bargain lines offered.