LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 10 February 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There iiro at present twenty-nine patients in the Masterton Hospital, including seven fevo r cases. Albert John Udy, convicted of blowing tip a house.at Wniliakeko, has been ordered to come up lor sentence when called upon. The flock Romneys of Mr A. D. McLeod, Martinborough, obtained the highest jirice in their class at the .Poverty Bay ram fair last week. The Railway Department ha? advised the secretary of the Masterton A. and P. Association that bath mail trains will stop at Solwav on show day. The Carterton Cun Club has imported from Holloway and Co, gunmakers, Birmingham a very handsome ejector pigeon gun. says the Xews. The weapon will form the prize, at an open competition which the- club will hold in the near future. Stock dealers state that it is almost impossible to secure grazing paddocks for stock in the Masterton district. The shortage of feed, and the fact that considerable numbers of stock are being held, pending a settlement of the slaughtermen's strike, are said to be responsible.

A settler # who is in rather a big way, stated'on Saturday that many farmers would be quite pleased to pay slaughtermen 30s a hundred .tor killing stock, and have the carcases exported on their own account. He stated that in certain parts of the Wairarapa there were many hundreu l of sheep and lambs in price condition, which in a week or two will commence ■ to go off, as rape and turnips are becoming eaten out, and; feed is becoming rather a scarce commodity. During the hearing of a caso in which a prohibited person was charged with procuring ' liquor, Sergeant Hogau stated at the Hastings Court thn't some people were apparently tinder the impression that on the production of a medical certificate thev could obtain liquor during prohibited hours. This was entirely wrong, and in the Licensing Aetr there was no power whatever given to licensees to sell liquor during sueli hours. «. A writ has been issued by M,r J. Coradine, solicitor, of Master ton, on behalf of A. J. Johnston," of Masterton, claiming from Robert Russell, secondhand dealer, of Mnsterton, the sum of £303 for alleged slander. Messrs Holdings audi Pragne-ll arc acting for defendant. The case .is set down for hearing at the sitting of the Masterton Supreme Court next month. Tho Prime Minister (Hon. W. F. Massey) has addressed the, following letter'to the secretary of the Masterton A. and P. Association:—"! am in receipt of vour letter of the ioth ultimo, and shall be <dad if you will convev to vour committee my thanks for their 'invitation to tho, annual show, to be held on the 19th inst. While it would give me sreat pleasure to attend the show, ,1 am sorry that other engagements render it impossible for me to "o to Masterton on the date named. If, on some future occasion, I can manage to visit Masterton for the purpose of seeing the show, T shall only be too happy." A Carterton settler was visiting Wellington last week, and: went out to Lvall Bav. He was sitting on a seat'there 'next to a gentleman with whom he presently got into conversation. The Cartertonian remarked on the changes in and about Wellington in the last fifty years or so. The other remarked, "You must be an old settler; what shin did you come out in?" "The Oliver Lang," said Wairarapa. "Wliy." said the other. "I too, came out in the Oliver Lang." A.nd it proved that the two shipmates, and remembered each other's families quite well, although they had: not seen one personally for over fifty years. Ask to see tho new low bust, skirted model in "Warner's" Rustproof Corsets. Every pair gun-ran-"•-Pfwl locs.- TJreiomrn. YOLR. CITrLD AND TDK PIANO. Tench your children the piano! Do not- let them grow up with vain regrets that they did not have the opportunity when young! Think of the future. The purchase of a piano may seem a big item; but, really, nowndnysth ings nave been made so onsv that everyone may possess an instrument. and on such -simple terms that tho sum required each week is never missed The Dresden Piano Co., Wellingon, will give you the most superb oiano for a small <uun down, and thereafter monthly J payments of from 20s. Think! Tn f a short time the instrument will he ( vour verv own—and what an inexhaustible' source of pleasure it will prove to be. Do not delay another rlnv—write to Mr M. J. Brookes, the North Island Manager; or see the Local Representative.—lT. Tuns, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street.

WohvW.fr> «sho\vors fot r.iili fell- in various pAvt-s- of the <.L'*tfiet >'o»tcvrdav. The fall was not 0$ Ions; duration, hut will do :» tM'itn/n amount ff good, as the country /s- .in a very dry state. At the monthly nicotine of thft Masterton Dairy Company on Sjitiifday, it was' divided" to cease exporting butter at the of February, in order to proviso for tlie. local market for the coming winter.

At the monthly mooting of the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company, on Saturday, it was reported that the quantity of butter fat received, showed an increase of <l-"V!Bib ever the .eorrospoiuring month ' of last year. The butter made for the mouth was also increased: by 651.'*lbs. At a meetintr of the committee of the Farmers'' Union, held in Masterton on Saturda- last it was> decided to invito Mr W. D. Lysnar. of Cishorno, to give an address in Murrav's Hall en Thur<-:hiv February ?'lth. The fecture is to be illustrated bv lantern slides. showing the methods adopted at London and i-'hor nortfi in Enodar.-l in the handling of frozen meat. ,A number of new suppliers aro sending their cream to the Masteric". Dairv Factory, am! as» it is contemplated extending operations in several directions, the directors are considevinc the matter of collecting the cream from the fanners. _ The secretary and some of the directors •'ill short 1 - visit the Xorth to inquire Into the Afferent methods of cream coHoction, with a view to dealing w.'ih the matter at the next monthly mooting.

The Defence ■A"t.l\'>ri"tios. have drawn tin a mode of preceding wliic-li will bo folk-wed i'l where a nrunntrnto ' commits flofiinltors to militirr eustodv under section '2 of tin 1 Defence Amendment Act. Tho ,>.-f,--op'>io,it. of the magistrate's "•■vard doc; not nooosssirilv moan that (ho nfTiMidov; are to bo '*ont in any ■v;iv in confinement. Tliov wi" bo -•nii'iinnot 1 +« do tho necessary drills •it i ; !ii"« \vbii'i> w'U bo oi"e+. oonvon!"'it. <■., t-b'-n- rinii''''"''?. Faili"" their "fto'vlaiif". the-'- +•> the to drill, if necessary.

A very luxuriant crop of potatoes, covering seventeen acres, has come i") in the North Park. Christohuroh. where, the gardener-' are breaking up ("id levelling the land preparatory to HiA lnving of hookev errounds .for lndiori' clubs. e+.ricturos wore nnssc:), tho LyrHton Tim n s at .1 recent mootinnr nf tho Donn'n. on what was said to bo the li«nv- en = t of tb" f-o" nntl it W"? 'T'M'ided +.O trot dot nils rf tho oynondifn»f>. Tho potatoes, snwo seventeen +.nbovt. wore lii'fli, a"d thov "~ct. f'7% Rs 7d. or muchly CI a to". PlnnnnhInn-, fnne'no-, liooitinr purl otbOi- labour '-nu<rbt.,+l<A ee*+- fo f;1"0 Os 7,1. but. i+ was estimated bv o grnr.,l indge that the crop should bring £6^o.

An advertiser ronniros situation as housekeeper, or lady help. An advertiser has a vacancy for school girl boarder. Sunshades for tho show, at half nrices, are procurable at Messrs McGruor and Go's, Queen Street. The special price list appears in the firm's advt. on page 2 of this issue. Three dozen white Jap. silk blouses is Messrs Hood Bros' special line for this week. See the great redactions in the advt. on this morning's leader page.