LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 March 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meeting of the Masteirton Fire Board will bo held in June' next. ! The latest returns from the Success Dredge ar-e 2C>oz. odwts — short week. The Wuiroa .farmers have practically decided to erect a co-operative freezing works. The hop crop in the Nelson district this year-promises to-be a very heavy one. Six tenders for supplying a motor engine have been received by the Masterton Fire Board. All are from firing in Britain. The annual reunion and dinner of the Mastertotr Fire Brigade and Fire Police will,take place in the month of June. . The latest returns from the Mas-t'-rton dredge are 7-ozs, 6d\vts. for 131 hours, ...... J lie Masterton Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society will hold a ballot of £3OO and a sale of £3OO on Thursday in ext. At , the pay ment night on Wednesday the 'sum of £l5O was paid in. A Wellington telegram states that George E. Bigg, a well-known ex-Oivil Servant, cut his throat in a boardinghouse last night, and was removed to a hospital in a precarious condition. The annual meeting of the Masterton P. and T. Hockey Club was held last evening, there being a good attendance of members. It was decid-' ed to enter a team for the Wairarapa hockey championships, and to start practise at an early date. The treasurer reported the finances 'to be in a satisfactory state. Mr Moore was elected president of the Club, and Mr •T. Jackson secretary and treasurer. The Ma.sterton Fire Brigade laet evening tested a new canvas dam, recently imported from America, Tnj'spector Hugo and Superintende<nt Jenkins conducted the tests, the purpose in view being the securing of greater pressure bv working the fire engine from the three-incli mains. The water is first run into the oa.nvas dam and thenc* applied to tht> fire. Last n-ere conducted in He-ssov H-reet. nnd two leads were able to a.ttiin n pressure of from 801 ks to TOOlbs each, at a mai" where in the past- it wa.s barely possible to <*et one lead to mWirt'iiri a pressure nf 7011''-. The arrival* of this new appliance wil l nro'-fj of the neatest benefit, and will ensure a strong pressure in struts where such Is now impossible. The canvas da.m is in use in mianv of +h» larsy l '' centres, and was secured bv +h ft MfcW+nn Board on the suggestion of Inspector Hn<ro. Mr L. G. Reid. S.M., gave iudgment bv default for the plaintiffs in the following civil cases heard in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday: Beale and Co. v. Thompson Cook, claim £1 3s 3d. costs ss; same

v. Genr,o;o Bedford, claim 10a and cost* os; Masterton Boroiuih Counc.il v. .T. T. Horn, claim £l3O 2s Bd. rvHit® £2: KrnKsigen and Ohapnmn (rVfr .T. r'iradino) v. Joseph Thompson, claim £1 10s, costs f)s; Gardner and Sons v. A. Benge. claim 6s, costs ss; same v. H. H. Godfrey, claim £1 12s 3d. coists ss. Judgment summons: Gaixlner and Sons v. Jas. Bentley, claim £2 10s lOd, ordered to pay forthwith, in default three days' imprisonment, order suspended as long as debtor pays £1 a month.

A runaway occurred yesterday morning .near the Masterton Hospital. Mr F. Meenkin, nf Carterton, was visiting the hospital, and' left his horse and phaeton in charge of his daughter, who was seated in the convevance. The horse managed to rub a. blinker off. and, becoming startled, bolted. Mr Meenkin. who was just retu.rniing, called to bis daughter to jump, which advice she . promptly took, landing clear, without mishap. The horse, continuing its career, crossed, the hospital grounds until it came to o closed iron /'abe, which it endeavoured to negotiate, but. being handicapped with the phaeton, it failed, and 1 fell right, across the gate, which broke down. Mr W. Fisher and others ran to the rescue, and the horse, having been released, was found to be uninjured'. The phaeton was not damaged, and the escape all round was very fortunate.

Masterton .shareholders in the MontPV/miia gold dredge will be interested in a report just to hand from the mine manager, follow'ug on the excellent return of £6O for 10 hours, which was announced in our columns yesterday. The report states that the actual sluicing time was -40 hours, covering a period of two weeks, some 800 yarcls treated'. The work of moving the present plant and installing the new one would ho commenced after the inspection of the engines a.nd boiler, which had; been offered to the Company. CURED A GROUPY OOUGH. "My little eirl, Myrtle, aged 4 years, had a hard cough with-- -real croiipy sound," writes Mr H; Cordee, of Cromwell, . • "Mr- _Hotop ,rer. commended me to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which I did. _ After three or four doses all signs o! croupiness had disappeared and the child was soon well. Mv wife and I are more than pleased with Ghairtbe - lain's Ceugb jßear Ty."

A stack of corn belonging to Ms Jolin Montgomery, of Manaia, Masterton, was destroyed by fire on "Wednesday. The caufce of the outbreak is a mystery, though incendiarism ig suspected. A fire at Nelson yesterday morning gutted the imoccunied bakery premises in Waimea • treet, owned by Mr David Grant. There was an insurance of £3OO in. the New Zealand Office. Wo were a<ivi.>,u yesterday, by a person who shuim! bo in a position to know that tlio iuonibers of the Slaughtermen's I'm.hi at Wellington had declared tho strike off, and liaxi decided to resume work, if opportunity offered, on the-terms offered by tlio companies. At the Bailor County Council meeting it was stated that a lot of money is now being spent to ascertain lie value of the Mount Radiant copper field, states the "Westpcwife Times." A Christehurch telegram states that tho Governor inspected troops encamped at Yaldhurst yesterday, themen acquitting themselves well. At the close of the inarch past, his Excellency congratulated the men on their fine work. An Invercargill telegram states that, at a meeting of the Southland Land Board yesterday, the application of Mr Gavin Brighton to convert two l.i.p. sections into freehold were granted, subject to section 121 of the Land Act, 1892. huma^fcilJ"*® 80 ® 0 states that a. human skeleton was found on ithe J) w\', ,eacll on Wednesday. It ,1 of°"n ohio lt tj) ° .•'' omain « thoseor an old age pensioner, who mysteriously disappeared a few weeks ago vS St V 1 sllot . hil '"-elf mfh a redeed ' H« V 6aS ° n 18 a .? si - ned fol ' the family. lmres a and youngOn Wednesday night the Grey.town Coon « ] a scheme " atei and drainage. The niates aavWater, about £l2 000-' drainage, £6OOO. The reoort favourably considered, subject to the rS3. gmng a feW morfl det^ls The Dunedin correspondent of the Ashburton "Guardian" telegraphs tliat it is. rumoured that Dr. Chappie intends resigning fois seat in the; House of Commons for Stirlingshire in favour of Mr. Robert Moftab, who is about to go to the Old Country. It is stated that Dr. Chappie has found British politics to be very expensive, as, apart from an electioncampaign, he has had to'oontribiitelarge sums^to the party funds. Tt is said that up to. the present the total cost to him amounts to £7OOO. Dr. Chappie a.nd Mr. MaNab have large' mutual interests in New Zealand, and' it is presumed that Dr. Chappie wilf return to the Dominion to manage' them. A curious situation has arisen in the village of Indemini, Canton of Tessin, where a municipality is needed to conduct local affairs, but there-, are no voters and no candidates foi? the.posts, the former refusing to Vote,? aid tlie latter refusing to accept office. For several years past the inhabitants of tlie village have been asking tho Federal authorities to construct a road to the nearest Swiss towns by deep snow, the inhabitants being obliged, with great difficulty and. risk, to descend, across the frontier,* into Italy for provisions. As a gen--eral protest, and in order to call theattention of the Federal authorities, a "passive strike" has taken place of all the population. At present there are no regulations, no laws, nopersons at the head of a department. The Federal Government will be forced to interfere soon and arrange this ■ Alpine village chaos, which in a way: is amusing, but is taken very serious--l.y by the villagers.

A woman to do washing one clay <i; week is advertised for. An: advertiser wishes to dispose o-f-a quiet cow in full profit. nc i cklet > .lost lin the vicinity ? + T « Ore Ore, is advertised for. A boardinghouse in. a, central portion in Mastorton is advertised fmt ■sale as a going concern. Particulars can be obtained at this office. At the Post Office Auction Mart tomorrow Mr \. L. FairUrother -will sell a large quantity of furniture, general footwear and poultry. Thirty pairs of .ladies' and.- gents' roller skates are advertised for sale order " 6 "' and in P erfect Tenders to close Saturdav, April oth, for splitting 4500 pieces of totara Specifications and further particulars can be obtained at the office of the VV .l< ,C\A., Ltd. Mr A. JSorman'fi first shipment of autumn and winter goods are now to hand. The latest in ladies' and children's wearing apparel are included, and a great variety of new season's novelties. The windows have been, dressed with .these new goods, and also the show rooms, and the public are invited to pay an immediate visit, or inspection to see the new styles before the pick are disposed of.

It is announced in our advertising columns that a senior ela-ss for sttidents in elocution has been arranged for in connection with the Masterton lechnical School, with Mr J. T. M. Hornsby as the instructor. The class will be for men, and will be held every Wednesday night from 7 to 9 o'clock. The course will include the study of public speaking, and we have no doubt that many of our young men will seek to take advanof so good an opportunity acquiring useful knowledge in a subject of so attraceive a. nature. It is not alone to the man with ipublic aspirations that the airt of public speak- * ing is advantageous. As a matter of fact, there is scarcely any position of responsibility in which what is teamed "good address" is not a positive necessity.

KIDNEY TROUBLES. MADE LIFE A BURDEN. /'For many years I was a great sufferer, my Kidneys were in a very unhealthy state, and the secretions, irregular in every way and highly discoloured," says Mrs Elizabeth Best,. 31, Greek street, Glebe, N.S.W. "Also my legs became badly 6wollcn, and although I had been under treatment from a medical man, I could not get any relief. I had tried all sorts of Pills and Cures; but nothing seemed to do me any good until I tried Dr. Sheldon's, Gin Pi 115.... In- less tfi»» two days I 'began to feel much better, and- shovred an,, improvement, until now I consider that I -un completely cured of my Kidney Trouble, and my secretions are now clear and regular, and I can also get abonfc my work without that heavy bearingdown feeling which before made life" a burden to me." Prioe ,1s 6d ftJKt 2fl&L 9l).taiaaMo©xejjwfcass,

A shearer stated at the Shearers' •Conference in Wellington that at one place, within six miiey of Masterton, tiie accommodation for sheamis wan "scandalous." .Perhaps he will bo good enough to supply us with the name of the place. Tha Wairarapa Athletic Club held a 440 yards handicap on the Park Oval last evening, fluid a vtiry interesting race resulted. Owing to the failing light the Novices' handicap ■ivas postponed until next Thursday. Last night's was won easily by fi. Messenger \lO yards), with L. Crass (30 yards) second, and J. T. 2-osec. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. report having offered a property of 328 acres, situate at Papawai, Creytown, to auction at Masterton on Wednesday, 26th inst., on account of the e&tato csf the late George Harass, Marti nborough. After keen competition. the property was , knock-eld' down to Messrs. W. and A. C. Wiggins, Greytown, at £2O 5s pea* acre. In the draft programme that has been approved by nis Excellency the Governor for tile entertainment of the officv.-.•> and crew of tlie battleship New Zelaad, while at Wellington, provision is made for a visit of x the seamen to the Wairarapa on Ap.il 17th, and that a picpic shall be held in their honour. JBt-esumablv it is intended that tliey come to Masterton. The Executive of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will meet the -Mat-tel't-on Holiday Committee to-day in reference to the closing of business places ii Masterton at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 10th, to enable em- - ployces to attend the Caledonian " sports gathering at Carterton. The i ail way authorities have offered to run a special train if a sufficient number of passengers is guaranteed. The young man Carl Pedersan, who >- was arrested in Alfiredton on Tuesday on a charge of breaking and entering the store of Mr Lairs Mattson, at Mauriceville, appeared before Mr If. G. Reid, S.M., yesterday morning, and was remanded for a week. Ser- ' geant Miller stated that a charge of theft was also likely to be pre-. Merred against' the accused, who was by Mr Pragnell, on beof Dr Trimble. Bail was allowed in one surety of £SO. The curfrent "Naval and Military Record" lias an interesting story about an Admiralty collier, which was recently sent to Salonica with coal for the Medea. The collier arrived at night, and next morning was informed that it was anchored in middle of a mine field! However, nothing exploded, and she was eventually towed ftut sters first. But her people must liave ha» quite an ©xcitlng tirno while it lasted 1

Afer a delay of fceveral weeks, caused by a breakage in the machnery, boring operations were resumed at the Mangaone oil wells yesterday. It is . that a largo consignment <of spare pairts of machinery will aar-a-ive in the counse of a day or two, when it is to be hoped there will be no further delays from breakdowns. The bore is now down to a depth of nearly 1700 feet. Owing to the liealthy financial state' of the company, no call has been made upon shareholders this month. A meeting of the Wairarapa hockey referees was held in the Dominion Hall, Masterton, last evening. Mr J. B. Rue presiding over a fair attend- ' ante, including a number from Carterton. It wag decided to form a Referees' Association, to be known as the Wairairapa Hockey Referees' Association, all games played under the auspices of the Hockey Association, to controlled bv the Referees' AssoWHfction. A set of rules were drawn up and adopted'. The following members tvpto elected: Messrs. J. Fisher, and v "W. Bannin (Carterton). J. Gray, F. Rosisom. A. Praignell, J. B. Rue, W. CWs+aill, "R. Sfi;afie. H. Fra><"\ °* l < l W. Homblow (Masterton). Mr , J. B, Rue was aionointed secretary treasurer, and Messrs Rossom, and Rue an Appointment Oorr,roittee.

A newly-married couple from Wilmington, Delaware, had, the "Express" says, the unconfortable experience of losing all their -money and spending part of their honeymoon journey in a refrigerating car. They boarded a train at Philadelphia secret-'-Jktf after they discovered the loss of money, and climbed on the roof of a car while it was standing in a. siding. They opened the trap-door in the roof, and the bridegroom lowered the bride into the car, jumped down after her, and' closed the door. Then they discovered, that they were imprisoned with tons of ice. The train was a slow one, and took some time to cover the fifty-eight miles to the first stopping place. There the couple shouted for help, and they were released, almost frozen. The guard and the station staff had some difficulty in getting them out. The news of their plight led some sympathetic people on the station platform to subscribe-for tickets to take them to their destination.