LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 1736, 22 January 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

North .Island plums are at presentbeing sold in Dunedin at 3s per case.

Bv the irony of fate, several est Coast- delegates to the Federation of Labour Conference in Wellington could not bo present owing to the steamer Mapourika being held up. One or two early settlers of Masterton are proceeding to Wellington today, to be present at the old colonists' demonstration.

Oamaru growers are beginning to dig up their.potatoeS,- and, it is anticipated that prices (from lis to 12s per cwt) will weaken almost at once. The next sitting of the Supreme Court is to be held in Masterton in March. So far, the only case set down for hearing is a libel action.

Seventy-three years ago, on Januu:- 20th, 1840, the first "team-pro-pelled vessel (ET.M.S. Driver) arrived; in New Zt'aland waters.

The crop of honey in New Plymouth and district this season promises to establish a record. The quality, too, appeai'a to be of a high order, says the News.

According to the ißosf; correspond; ent of the. West Coast Times, good progress is being made at the Ross Goldfields mine, and there are expectations that highly payable ground of considerable extent will bo reached at any time.

| A report reached Masterton yesterday that the whale which has been ' cast ashore at Mataikona has been prospected by an enterprising person, j wlio has succeeded in securing ambergris to the value of several thousands ' of pounds. J Speaking to a:i Age reporter yesterday, a farmer who possesses a knowledge of the district, stated that, if tho freezing works were closed for the soason, tho loss to the small farmers in the Masterton and Wairarapa districts would be nearly .{.'.50,000.

The members 'pi the Masterton Fire Brigade who proceeded to Mount Bruce on Monday night, returned to towin about 5.30 yesterday morning. They succeeded in saving the suspension bridge, which was in danger of being destroyed by the surrounding bush fires.

A Masterton resident, who is spending a holiday at Castlepoint, had a exciting experience a few. days back. Ho was washed off the reef by a heavy wave, and carried well out to sea. ft was only by a supreme effort that he managed to reach terra fittna, in an exhausted condition. A visitor to Masterton told an Age representative yesterday that conntry in Hawke's Bay is parched and dry, and that grass fires have been prevailing on all sides. Ono estate near Takapuu hap been so completely swept by fire that the owners have been compelled to dispose of the whole of his stock at auction.

A painful accident happened to Mr T. George on Saturday at. the Ivahautaru sawmill (says the Martinborough Star). While working amongst some machinery his clothes caught in a belt, and evidently his arm wa,s dragged round a pulley, as the flesh and muscles of the arm were badly torn, besides which some of his ribs were, broken. His injuries were attended to bv, Dr. Johnston. and he was then conveyed to the Grey town Hospital.

An incident reminiscent of the good old days, when prisoners' in Dnnedin were threatened with being locked out if they did not return ill time, occurred on (Saturday night, the Otago Daily Times. A prisoner under reformative sentence had been in the D'uned'ini Hospital for some time under medical treatment. At dusk on Saturday he eluded the nurses, and proceeded to do a round of the hotels. Warders searched the grounds and surrounding streets without avail, and ono of them, in going into the ivard; at midnight, found the prisoner safely under the blankets, sound asleep. ..Sunday morning saw tho prisoner back in fiis cell. ,

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Vp to (Into. forty-four persons have boon licensed in Wellington as la-nd agents under the A wont s' Act cf yielding a revenue of i'2'2o.

The Otaki paper says a party of mountaineers 'who scaled Table Top quite recently, started a fire, which spread over some hundreds of acres. Not only did it do much damage, but it has greatly disfigured the. country. According to the Express, boring lias been suspended at the Mangaone oil wells during the past few days, owin- v to eortai/.i parts of the machinery going amiss. The stoppage, however, is only temporary.

Exceptionally good entries have already been received for the Pahiatua* Akitio Agricultural and Pastoral Association's fourth annual show, and intending exhibitors are reminded that entries close this evening.

The huge whale which was recently v cast up on the Mataikona beach had been dead for some time before it came ashore. The man who -prospected it- for ambergris deserved lvif haul.

A very welcome downpour of rain occurred in Masterton last night. To be of service to the district, at lea-st twenty-four hours' steady fall will be required. Rain is reported from practically all parts of the Dominion. Mr J. Hessey has received word from the dredgemast-er of the Success dredge, s-tating that the top tumbler of the dredge has broken:' The dredge will probably be out of action for a week or two, pending the repair of the broken part.

A trial run has been made at Gisborne of one of the new storage battery cars. The car, it is claimed, ran quite satisfactorily, the fittingup apparently having been done thoroughly. It is reported that previously a number of nocturnal trials have been made.

That lucerne can be profitably grown in the Eketahuna district is borne out by the experiment conducted by officers of the Agricultural Department on Mr Ben Morriss' Rongokolcako farm. Although the seed was only put in two months ago the crop is now eighteen inches higJi, and densely thick, and is a picture to look at. Mr Morriss states he will be only too pleased to show those interested in the growing of lucerne over the plot.—Express.

A record for non-starting has been put up by the Hokitika racehorse Hillspring. After refusing to start at t!ie Reefton and Greymouth meetings. also on four occasions at the Westland Club's midsummer meeting, held recently, this horse went to the post twice last week at a small meeting held at Kokatahi, and on both occasions refused to start, thus having refused on 10 consecutive occasions to leave the .starting post. At-, the 'ronclusion of the races Hillspring was put up for auction, but was passed in at £9.

It may not be generally known that an Act has been passed by the General Assembly permitting, under certain conditions, the registration of the birth of any child born in New Zealand before May 7th, 1912. The operation of the Act referred to only ex.--tends until November 7th, 1913, and any person desirous of taking advantage of same should apply to the Re-gistrar-General before November 7th, 1913. A fee of five shillings is payable for each registration. Edward McMahon was committed fo t - trial at Auckland on a charge of forgery during a transfer of land acquired at a ballot by his son Arthur. The latter stated that he was successful at the ballot for the land in question!, but had no dealings with respect to the section. The signature to the transfer was not his. He. believed it was his father's. .Accused pleaded not guilty, and reserved his defence.

Tho Wairarapa News says Mr Lewis, -the well known buyer from Masterton, had a startling experience in Gladstone last week. He was driving on the side of the road, and on coming to the culvert pst south of Mr H. Gates' gate, he pulled sharply on to the crown of the. road. There k 1 a fair slope on the road here, and the buggy turned completely over into the ditch. Fortunately Mr Lewis was thrown clear, and, strangely, no damage was done.

A good joke is going the rounds at the expense of a Southland County Councillor, The town-planning scheme in connection with Chatsworth Estate, it is conceded, is a particularly interesting one (says the Southland Times), but when it was being discussed at the last meeting of the Southland County Council, the councillor referred to is said' to have fallen asleep. He was awakened from his siesta by the plans that were being di.'.cussed, making impact with his head, another councillor resorting to that method in order to gain his attention.

The following successful Wairarapa candidates at the recent junior scholarships examination have been recommended for either Junior National or Junior Board scholar.ships I :—Schools with an average attendance up to 200: Constance Nilson audi Joseph Fowler ; Eketahuna : Harry Stevens, Scarborough; Walter J. Scott, Taueru ; William Henderson, Rongokokako. (The first two named are recommended for National Scholarships, and th<S others for Board Scholarships). Schools, with an average attendance of 36: Francis Keane, ALfredton. .National scholarship; Ella Reader, Miki Miki, Board scholarship; George Peterson, Board scholarship. HOW TO KEEP COOL. EVEN on the. hottest summer days is 'Something well worth knowing. Our systems fell the climatic changes immediately, and it is only, right that we .should assist nature and try to keep our bodies at a proper temperature. The blood is tho maur thing. Keep that cool and pure during the hot days, and it will surprise you how you can stand the .heat. Then you will ask, how may T be sure my blood is pure and cool. Our advice is, take our Fruit Saline( a delightful .cooling, harmless fruit salt), once a dav. That is all you require, price 2s Gd per bottle, our our Sulphur an.d Sars,nparilla Salts, Is 6d per bottle. Both these linos aro excellent also for Sluggish Liver and Headache. J. V. GORDON, Chemist, etc. (by exams?), Master ton.

Nine out of ten Gouty and Rheumatio subjects do not know that their healt libas been seriously undermined by an excess of Uric Acid in the blood. There is but one certain euro, and that is RHEUMO—it removes the Uric Acid from the blood, and seldom I fails, even in stubborn cases of Rheu/matism, Gout, Lumbaero and Sciatica. I Sold by all chemists and stores, 2s 6di J ud 4a 6d bottle.

Handy man is required by Dr. \V». H. Hosking, Church St root.

A reward of .C"l is <">oto finder of dark bay horse, on r .'turning samo to Club Hotel, Carterton.

Capable I'lnghi'lr.v oman advertises for position as working housekeeper or lady help.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a kit ot motor tools, lost between Hall and Pino Streets and the railway station.

An apprentice, for the manufacturing jewellery department, is mjuiml by Mr Henderson, Queen Street.

Particulars of con tract for metalling from IV.iganM to Mas tort on County Boundary are advertised on the front page of this morning's issue by the Akitio County Council.

Good furnishings bring pleasure and satisfaction to the homo. Artistic and good furnishing dtuvs not necessarily involve a out-lay, but consists' in placing""the proper articles of the correct colour in the right places. "Seoullar's" maintain their reputation for hieh class furnishings, at the most moderate price. '»Vo> miaranteo satisfactory values with tasto an«l comfort. "Die Scouliar Co., 1.t3.,. Wellington.