LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 January 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

i A crayfish cannery is shortly to bo 1 opened nt the Mutt, says the South- 1 land Times. j Fourteen old age pensions wore renewed and two granted in Masterton during the month of January. Five widows pensions were renewed during the same period. ; Interesting developments are said to be imminent in respect to an Oamaru man and an insurance company. Over £SO was paid in premiums, it is alleged and the accruing death benefit amounted to only £l6. The criminal list at the Magistrate's Court at Masterton to-day wil I beve rv light. Tho- most serious cftsb is one in which a young man is ' charged with using insulting language to a policeman. At the S.M. Court at Taihape yesterday, three Utiku residents were convicted of sly-gtog selling. One was fined £lO and costs, one £2O, and the other £3O and costs. Three defaulting Territorials were convicted and fined £2, and costs were.imposed in two cases. The members of the Masterton Fire Brigade who are to represent Masterton at the forthcoming Fire_Brigade Demonstration! at Wanganui, held a useful practice on the Park Oval last evening. It is anticipated tliat the local men will hold their own with representatives from other parts of the Dominion. the Woodville Examiner states that a serious accident happened on Monday-to Mr Ken. Holdaway, of Ballance. The horses attached to a . hay rake, on which Mr Holdaway was seated, suddenly ' commenced kicking, and landed'the driver a severe kick between the knee and ankle. Mr Holdaway sustained a compound fracture of the leg. During the month of January there were five breaches of the Police Offences Act dealt ■with at the Masterton Magistrate's Court. fThojre were four convictions for drunkenness, five breaches of the Borough by-laws, ten -breaches of the Defence Act, .and five breaches of the Licensing Act dealt witli during the sa;riie ; period. I A resident of Tim aru, wlio has an extensive garden in which ho takes - considerable pride, mentions that the ladybirds liavo been- .very useful this season in clearing the garden of blight. The chrysanthemums, he notices. were covered with blight, and he intended,to .spray them, but just then the ladybirds put in a appearance and cleared the plants of every sign of blight. At a sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Martinborough on Wednesday, Horace James Richards pleaded guilty to charges of iforging _andj uttering two cheques {one for £5 on the Union Bank of Australia Martinborough, and one for £34 on the Union Bank of Australia. Wellington), purporting to be drawn by Messrs Gawith and Logan, of Mai tinborough, on a trust account, and Was committ-ecL to the Supreme Court at Wellington for sentence. j ' Anglers will be greatly interested in a suggestion which was made to the Prime Minister at Taupo by a, deputation It was that the Government should hand over the complete control of the trout fishing in the Lake Taupo waters to experts, with the object of fishing and regulating it 1 properly. The idea conrfnended it- j ' self to Mr Massev. He said that he {thought a very great, deal had been j - left undone in regard to the fishing, at • Taupo.' „Thero had been for a long j time a great waste, of fish, and tliat.v .should' not longer bo permitted. V j A frequent source of trouble .''to drivers of motor cars with fixed wind , screens iV the collection of rajn on the glass in small gTobules. which are very detrimental to the vision, and, in consequence, necessitate frequent stoppages for the purpose of cleaning the gin sis. An effective method of preventing this is to carry a bottle of kerosene and. glycerine mixed in equnlv,parts, and on the commence- | ment of rain, to rub a few droos over the surface of the scrwn. The rain will then spread over the plass in a thin plieet. enabling the drive to be continued in- comfort. Mr A. 0. Considine. J.P., writes as follows to the Martinborough Star: —"At- one time I was* an advocate of Local Option, but time and experience lia-ve shown that it is inequitable. and it is not a remedy for the ; drink evil. _ If temoernt© drinkers nve altruistic on on orh, ]et them vote National Prohibition, and do away altogether with intoxicating drinks in f New Zealand. Of this Jam sure, so lone as one district in New Zealand ; i*. to. sell Honor so long; wiU-j the.drinl-- ei' : l continue over the' whole .of. Xew Zealand." : -V" . . .. A case was heard in the Magis-' trate's Court' at Masterton yesterday, before Mr L, G. Reid, S.M., in Avhicli Tawhaio t-o Tau, chairman of the Hongokokaho Maori Council, j sought to recover from Kahu Piripi a sum of £6, the amount of fines imposed bv the- v Kohunui Village Committee for breaches of the by-laws of the Maori Council,. Dr Tri'mble appeared ;for the nlaintiff. After the nlaintiff's evidence had been taken, Mr Robinson, who appeared for the defendant, .raised the point that the Maori Council had neglected to definitely define the limits of the Kohunui Pah and have the same approved by the Governor, arid that therefore 1 there was no offence possible in the Kohunui 'Pah. This contention was! upheld by the-mntristrate Who nonsuited the plaintiff without costs. I

A good opportunity for a boy to learn jewellery manufacturing: is fered 1 by Mr A. Henderson, jeweller,' Masterton.

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At a clearing sale in Southland the other day cows which had been it* profit, for four months realised prices ranging from £l2 to ,til »*> per head, Owing to the increasixi. - cost ot living Invercargill boardinghouses and hotel keepers have decided to charge nothing less than Is 6c! for meals. The Supreme Court is to lie askedf to unravel one or two interesting domestic affairs, at its sitting in Masterton in March next. A branch of tho N.Z. Sports Protection League was formed at Ffia-therst-on on Wednesday nktbt. Mr W. E. Bidwill was Vlc-ot* -i patron, and Mr' J. W Curd, president of tho branch. Choir practices in coiuieciioi! with the anniversary of Knox Church, Masterton, which will be celebrated April 6th, commence on Sunday next, under the directorship of Mr R. J. Young. There were no bankruptcies filed in. Masterton for the month of January. 1913,n0 r wore there any for the corresponding month of 1912. There has not been one* bankruptcy in the borough' of Masterton during tho past> thirteen months. Mutton birds in countless numbers are to.be seen at the mouth of the> Aparima river at the undent time, driving the ' sardines shoreward!* (savs the Southland Daily Trnes.) These, small fish become stmnd'vl on the beach and are easily_ sought, after by resident? and visitors alike, as they are considered a great dlicacy. The Kumeroa-Hopelands Amateur Sports Club hold their annual sports on Wednesday,, March tilth.. An-ex-cellent programme has been provided,' which includes nine amateur horse events, field events, and other attractions. Programmes and: full particulars can be obtained from the secretary, Mr W. C. Hutchena t Kumeroa. The men engaged under tho drillerg at the rotary derrick of tho Tar-, .anaki (N.Z.) Oilwells, Ltd., put, down, their tools at midday on Tuesday and went out on strike, claiming that under the ' award they were entitled to a bigger wage than they ; were being paid. . The award does not cover the class of work on'which tho men affected have t been ■ engaged. The company has paid the men up, and in the meantime the trouble, though it caused' some little inconvenience has not created any serious delay.—Taranaki Herald. A very successful garuen party was held on the tfolwa-y grounus yesterday under the auspices of the ivuripuni Methodist Young Laches Bible Class. The weather being -la von ruble there was a large gathering of members of the Churcn and their friends. 'The arrangements were .most complete, any everything possible was done to make the function an enjoyable one. Various games were indulged in during the afternoon, and all present thoroughly enjoyed the outing. Refreshing afternoon tea was dispensed by the ladies' committee, and greatly added to the several enjoyments of the gathering. I , The Wairarapa News, of Thursday says: —Yesterday, while driving to Masterton, a motorist -saw what appeared to be the dead body of a woman lying at the side of the road near the tannery at. Clarerille. > He pulled up and went to make closer, investigation.. The woman appeared to be i breathless;and .pulseless, so the police | were communicatedviwit-h, and they ; brought the body to tho . Carterton pijocb-up, the conclusion arrived at by •the' officers of the law : boing that tho woman was dead, drunk. She passed the night in tho cell, and this j morning was brought before Messrs. 'Feist and. Bish, J's.P., charged with being drunk in public place. The name she gave was Nellie Normanby, but the police stated that she was travelling under tho alias of Nurse She was convicted and; discharged on condition that she left the town forthwith. | The combined Sunday school picnic, of Kiiox and .Lansdowne PresbyChurches was held yesterday in the grounds of. Johnstone, Homebush... The"-weather was threatening during. the day, but tho rain held off, and the large number - of children and parents who made ' the journey to the grounds per medium of drags and-motors, had a most enjoyable outing. Numerous games and. sports were indulged in, and refreshments in plenty were served under the shady trees. The gathering, in point of numbers and general enjoyment, was the most successful yet held by the Presbyterian' Church, and; was mainly due to the untiring efforts of.the hardworking committee. A girl for housework is advertised for. ' -. A reward is offered for the recovery of a mauve swlk scarf, lost on 29th inst, between Otahuao and Church Street, Masterton. rt is not often a' straight out lease caii: be obtained, but Messrs C. C., Ross,and Co., land agents', Masterton, offer a straight out lease in Cambridge, Waikato, of 706 aores, 2 sheep country. Particulars are given on page 8. Messrs McJ/ood and Young, booksellers and stationers, who cater for the wants of all classes of the community, draw ait tension to jtheijr very full stock of school books and school sundries. The firm (retail books at published prices, and stock only the best qualities of pads, exorcise books, and the one -hundred and one lines required by-"' the school girl and boy. Special arrangements have been made to deal ..with the .school, trade.' Country school orders receive the mo.vt- careful attention. Any-books not-in stock-are procured without delay.

HOW TO KEEP COOL, EVEN on the hottest summer day 3 ig something well worth knowing. Our systems fell the climatio 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 th© maim 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 I bo 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 vou require, price 2s 6d per bottle, our our Sulphur and Sarsaparilla Salts, Is 6rl bottle. Both these lines, are excellent also for Slueeisb Liver and Headache. J. V. GORDON, Ohcmst. eta (by Ma^rton'.

The mounted division of Masterton Tenrritorials held a parade old Showgrounds yesterday. lh was a fair muster. Several handsome residences are at rtA.'srA=s=r ©cherne. A cricket match will bo played oil P and T and Amateur Athletics, should result. »• j* 1 S i'X S Si f on »M e h»nd" -that town 1 . Indl managevS SS b „r"4oh- h S' end to ub - ' The new agreement in with the opgawa flt^' UIK Tlie notice to cease oration to-cla>. * but this has Jew SK&vS.; "Id 'il" men mH , Tho Hon. i. * fiojrnouth of Marine . a ' { hv |, is i'night's exfrom welcomed by Sir Arpress. ne ~ Mayor. He pioihur "IfiirmoinfaE. mi u ""W® l aiUlress tto "' tO ~ night. A South Island settler lost a va uTSS horn. It had licked up about a cupful of the manure wliem it was notic ed and driven away, but the, amma only walked a few yards befoie 1► »>» down and commencing to breathe heavily A purgative was given without avail and in a short time the beast died When opened.it was seen that the coating of the stomach was burned away, through action of the manure, it was presumed.