LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 2 April 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A .delist, fog Forty-Mil.? Bush yesterday niOinlhg. Palmer stun njotor and cycle ;meelianioahave decided to-..form a union, i t»W]s' ~p.ig«ins are ,to y ..be ; very plentifiif iti the' rafige/'^liis season. -

A skating dnk will shortly be started in Ma&terton. This popular winter pastime i'hows little sign of | going out of favour. The past season has been favourable to securing good '.'-bums," and a large area of scrub and bush land on the-East Coast has been cleared. A movtment is a<foot in Palmeraton-j North to form a Progressive League, the object of which is to formulate an ■ up-to-date municipal policy. Southland farmers are In. despair. They are reviving only £6 10s per torn for their potatoes, while in Sydney the market price varies from £9 10s upwards. A reminder is given of the meeting of the Council of Churches to be held in Knox Hall at 8.30 o'clock tonight. .A fall attendance is requested, a.s the business is urgent. At the New Plymouth Magistrate's Court yesterday the Omata Dairy Company was fined £lO and coats for having excessive moisture in butter <sent to the freezing works for export. , Members of the Masterton branch of the Wainuapji Caledonian Society will gain admittance to the sports at Carterton next week on preoanting their membership tickets at the gates..

Th: new regulations under the Pe:'<*.F<;cxl Act osmc into (force yesterday. Illoir chief point is that all «■!•- ticley shall be correctly described onthe cover, both in respect to weight and quality.

The "Masterton corps of the Salvation Army held a procession through Queen Street last N evening in celebration of their harvest festival. A well-attended meeting was afterwards held at the Army' Hall. Bullock hides are selling in Jnvercargill at Is per lb. The Star suggests that at this rate it would pay farmers to breed cattle with thick hides,'and not pay so" much attention to the beef. The Governor has been advised through the Secretary of State for the Colonies that the King has bgen graciously pleased to approve cf New Zealand regiment:? being shown in tha Army list as being allied to British regiments. After months of dry weather rain fell in the Gisborne district on Simday and Monday. The drought was •the worst experienced for many years, and the scarcity of feed during the summer months, means the loss of many hundreds of pounds to settlers. Dairy farmers, especially, will lose heavilv.

The Shearers' Conference yesterday discussed the question of learners and their fnip'.ovmi.-nt 'generally, and agreed tliat" the Association did not wish to put any obstacle in the way of lca-ri.ie.rs, but the matter was not •one which the Conference could deal with- A motion that remits eoflcern.ang '1 earners be struck 'out- was carried.

The Mastertoii District High School Committee lias not yet received 'an, official communication concerning the proposed excursion to Wellington on the occasion of the visit of the battleship 'New Zealand. The Committee does not r'etl disposed to accept the responsibility of caring for over eight bundl ed child von on the trip, and it is probable that the Department will be asked to permit parents to accompany their offspring. The Master ton Cycling Club held an evening meeting on the Park Oval last night, when two races were run. The one mile boys' race was won l>y L. Davis, W. Grantham being second and R. Walshe third. The men's race was ridden in the dark, the riders being undiscernable. The race was three miles, and wae won easily by H. Orawle.v from scratch, with C. Valler (250 yds) second. No times ' ware taken. . <' - • RHEUMATISM \ T AND. .. \ LEGS. " ; -• , "For yeai* I had suffered, with Rheumatism in the - back'and legs,',' writes Mr B. C. Philps, storekeeper, Button. S.A., "and ha e found Chamberlain's Pain Balm the only thing that will relieve me. I have found it a most effective cure for all aches and pains. My family always use it for neuralgia and sprains,"

At the present time there are te» patients in the llonall-Solway Home at Mastertou. A first-offending drunk was fined 5a a,t the (Magistrate's Cou<rt in Masterton yesterday by Messrs W. H. Beetham and T. Wagg, J.'sP. Blackbirds and thrushes have been proving very destructive in the Dannevirke district, attacking nearly all classes of vegetables, even pumpkins and marrows. One station on the East Coast hasmanaged to get away 100 per cent, of its fat lambs thi« season, the average weight being 361bs. Considering the strikes and dry weather, this performance may be regarded as highly creditable. Mr H. C. Groves reports that therainfall recorded at -Bush Grove for the month of 'March was 2.39 points. The maxiimim fall was .85 points on the 11th. Rain fell on seven days during the month. The rainfall for March, 1912, was 3.58 points. Mr W. H. Beetham informs u« that the statement published last week that he had received 19s 5d per head for a line of 1724 frozen lambs sent - Home this season, amplifying. He states that this is not the net amount. Mr Beetham states that as soon as the official figures arrive, he will place them at our disposal for publication. The Auckland Herald states that 1 the present sea son t from the anglers' point of view, has been one of the most successful in the history of New Zealand. Fish in lakes and rivers "have been plentiful and in splendid condition. Visitors from abroad aver that few places in the world can compete with New Zealand as far a« the sport of fishing is concerned. At the end of la's£ year there were 169 s'chools m operation in the Wellington district. The average roll number was ..-18,003, and the average attendance 16,198. The Boarcl's annual report states that the average attendance, was thus 90 per cent, of the average troll number, a result very satisfactory. A body was found on the railway* line, about half a mile north of ToKuiti on Monday, .and -was identified yesterday morning as that of Celia McKenzie, aged eighteen, a* sister of the . 'proprietress of a- well-known-boarding-house at Kelvin. Deceased had been run over by the goods train leaving Te Kuiti for Frankton Junction about 10 o'clock. The North Wairairapa Benevolent Committee heldi its monthly meeting, yestfhlay, morning," . uMiv. -.{Fisher • the' chair', treasurers' - tftateftifent was as follow: Balance from last' meeting, £173 2s 9d ; refunded, relief, £2-5 10s. Expenditure::?and;,clothing, s 3§. lid;. £2 4s. medicine, 9s 6d ; wages, £l3 refund proporti on secretary' s salary, £26 os; fuel,' 10s; bank fee, ss;. bank balance at date, £l2l 15s 4d; total, £l9B 12s 9d. The usual relief" was granted to recipients, and otherroutine business transacted. The quaint Polish custom of "ringing the plate" was revived in Xgaere* on Monday night when the friends of'i a newly married couple were celebrating the happy event. All the young; men who danced with the bride had 1 to throw a silver coin into the plate held in the lap of one of -t]vA__oL(i_ dames. If they succeeded In brea]j-- " ing the plate, the mere tuck was eii'p-r posed to fall to the lot of tihe bride.. It is a, tribute to their energies that

the supply of plates nearly fell short, and a tribute to the popularity of the bride that the sum of £25 17s was the financial outcome.—(Stratford Post. Two men named Albert Stevens and Daniel Morris were arrested ini Masterton on Monday night by Detective Andiews, on a. charge if being idle and disorderly persons, and having no lawful/ visible means of support. Uiey wore brought before. Messrs and Wagg, yesterday morning, and'pleaded to be given another chance, on the promise that they would leave the town. There was a long list of previous convictions against both accused, and as Detective Andrews. stated that neither of them had don? any -work for months, the Bench sentenced them to three "montlrs' imprisonment with hard labour. There are several Kentish hoppiokers in the gardens in Motueka this season. A grower, informed; a "Nelson .Mail" reporter that the English pickers do better and keep at it more consistently than the colonials. Good money is to be made at the prevailing price of 2*d a bushel, one family's earnings amounting to- 30s a. day, ; and some pickers earning ; £2 a week; in fact, last week one young woman earned £3 15s. Visitors are present from many parts of the North Island, the West Coast., and even from Canterbury. It is expected that hop-picking will Igst for another two or three weeks. There is some speculation as to the price this season, as so far no sales have been made, with the exception of these growers who have received a guarantee, Is a pound it is said, from merchants for their crop. The hops are turning out well, and the crop is reported to be a good one. The monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committee was held yesterday morning, Mr W. Fisher-1-presiding. The treasurer reported as follows : —"Biectv.pts: Balance from last meeting, £2G4 10s sd; grant from Board, £287 7s 6d; donations, £5 2s; patients' fees, £l9 5s 6d; total, £576 os 3d. 'Expenditure: Salaries and wages, £362 12s (3d; rations, £64 18s 4d; drugs, dressings, etc., £l6 Is 9d; fuel and light, £ll 12s 6d; printingand stationery, 15s <9d; linem and* drapery, £6 2s 6d. travelling expenses, £7 17s 4d; grounds, £2B 16s; cheque book and bank fee, £1 ss; incidental, £4 10s; balance at date, £95 os Id, less outstanding cheques, £32 9s 4d, £62 15s 9d; total, £576 os 3d. Tlio following return of patients at the Masterton Hospital for* March, 1913, was submitted: In Hospital 28th February, 28; admitted, 24; discharged, 23 ; died, 4; in hospital,. 31st March, 25. Accounts amounting to £328 17s 5d were passed for payment. THE MOST DANGEROUS COUGH. Is the Summer Cough. It seems to take a thorough, grip of the cheat, and is extremel to shake off In summer one becomes hot and cold alternately, so quickly that little chills keen feeding the troubleand freshening it up, and so it goes on from day to day, until it so weakens the chest that tcannot throw o ffthe trouble without assistance. "PECTROL" is a real friend to all-, so,, situated. ijnnwidately arrests the progress or the cough, and 1 ' before a bottle is completed, .the cough- will bie completely removed. It is safe and harmless, arid contains nothing injurious, and that ia worth!knowing. If you .need a qucik and* safe cough cure then, don't forget ''Pectrol," Is 63' and 2s 6d from J« V. Gordon, Chemist (by exam), Masterton. Posted' to any address.