LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 June 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Between £SO and £6O was taken at the benefit entertainment in the Masterton Town Hall last night. The rent received by the Masterton Trust Lands Trust for the past month amounted to £l6B 10s 2d. A number of Masterton veterans are proceeding; to Wellington to-daj to eee the battle-cruiser New Zealand.

-A party of unemployed from Wellington left Bahiatua this week to engage in co-operative road works for the Public Work* Department in the Pongaroa backbkeks.

It' is forty-seven years ago to-day since a the Maungatapu murders* were committed in the Kelson district. Many old Wairarapa residents will remember the tragedy. Far allowing his chimney flue* to become foul and take fire, James M. Coradine was convicted in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday, and ordered to pay 7s costs. In the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday, Sarah) Jane Bishop was ordered, to pay 2s 6d per week towards the' of. Olive E. Bishop and Florence E. Bishop.

The Minister of Public Works has informed Mr G. Hunter, M.P., that it is improbable that he wiTCbe able to visit the Dannevirke, district before- the close of the session.

Engaged people are often; very eccentric. A Masterton young couple liave broken off their engagement for the tMrd time. Their friends are naturally wondering who is t'<* Warrie. In ■prospect of the completion 6f the East Coast railway from Goislforne ,to ! Efgatspa in the course of a year |or eighteen months, laoc( in tnact «et!tlemen,E is said "to" be bringing; £loo !->p©r acrw. '•"'< "*,'.'■'

The Aackland Herald suggests, tha* the Hon, W. Fraser should be- made Spßalker of the House, and that, the portfolio of Minister of PuMic Works steroid be given to a younger man. The Evening Post scoufe the proposal'. ■'■','. Ine 1 art nnian .in connection' with the Pryor Gilbert benefit was drawn jat, the interval in the entertainment ii'm the Masterton Town Hall last : nigßt by Mr G. R. Sykes. M.P. TB* wibsvihg: ntrasbers- were as follows.: ! First prisse, Ko. 930; second prize,. •No. 1323;, third prize, No. 309. .;

I At a; smoke concert in Featfier- ! stons one TBrarsday in" connßo* jtiom with tJtre ploßigning match, Mr IT. Griapin was pi-esented with the* ! gol<ii medal awaffdedl for the best i ploughing? in classes "A" and "6" and' carrying with it the title "The 1 .Wairarapa c&iatmpioni plough man." Captain Pet arson (representing Johnston md €b>.., shipping agent*,, !oFWelUhgton-V Raw notified Mr* -8. iGißsorr,. storelieeper of Pongaroa, that he intends vi'srtiirg Pbngaroa shortly to discusß nnvtters in connection wifch the shipping facilities at the Port o* Akitibj

The; DuH»d!n Star states that negotiations are m progress on behaffi of the' N«w Zealand Boxing Associw•'tion- withi a view to* haying tions given im varixwc* towns in the Domiirion bjr such well-known boxersas MfeVeav Lairgford 1 arfid Colin Belli. There is every prospeet of the negotiations- provmg.Htnscessful.

The Laud Purchase Commissioner (Mr is -ex|ected\ to visit Pa~ jhiatua' this, weelt to inspect the Balfour estate-,, and' also Mr W. MitcH."ll's estatd, adjoining, both of which •have" Beem under offer to the GovernIment' fbr some time' past for closer isettlement purposes. ' Th? approximate- area- of the two- Blocks is about 6000 acres,.

Mr Joe Preelmer r *&* 'winner bf !the- ' International ■ Featherweight Champibnslup. (professional) v at London iii 1909> .gaveV an 'exhibition jof muscular posihß, a$ the lff'iffisstejffon last" evening; . The- manner 1 in- v whteh )he" di eplayed the* various muscles of his body was a revelation to the We un>derstamd" that Mr Kechner intends Parting a- physical culture class in Masterton-.' . . - ' ■

Frederibk- Gv. O'.€o»nor was fined" 10s< and' Ta- costs- in the Magistrate's Court at Mastectom yesterday for- a breach of the wheel-tyre by-laws of the Masterton County Council. Albert Jones, on a- similar charge, was convicted and ordered to pay 7s cbstsi A charge against "Jack" Jones was ; dismissed. Dr Trimble appeared for the County Council,, and Mr P. L. Hollings for the defence., 0m at enrage of failing to rendfer the personal service required under i the Defence Act, L. Johnson was fined 20s and 7s costs i& the Magis« trate's Court at Masterton yesterday. Augustine O'Halloran, for failing- to attend the Ordngi camp, was fined 40s and costs, in default fourteen days' military detention. A week was af-' lowed' in which to pajr the fine. Mr ,'S'. J. Moran appeared for . the de-' 'fentlant. - | , Tn 1896 a warrant was issued in Invereargiill! for -JSba arrest of a young | .man' who was wanted in connection with an affiliation case... The defen-j dant disappeared aind no trace of him ] could be found. Quite recently, how- ] ever, information has been received ■■ that the "wanted" man had been for 18 years living in a little village' in the backbloeks of Poverty Bay \fter all these years he has been brought to book, arid wall be called upon to a-nswer the charge.

The question of providing better exits at the Masterton Town Hall was dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust last evening, when a letter was received from the town clerk, 'drawing the attention of Trustees to the fact that the recommendations of thy fire inspector had not been earned out, ai'd also stating that no license would be granted for the present year until these requirements were attended to. the Trustees being thus liable for prosecution for using a hall which is not licensed. Mr A. W. Hogg spoke very strongly on the matter, and said it was-time the matter was settled. He believed the Town Hall was as safe as possible. An expert should be asked to make a report, and some finality brought about in the matter. It -was finally decided to call a conference at which representatives of the Trust, Borough Council, Fire Board and Fire Brigade would be present, in order that a report might be drawn up as to the actual position at the Town Hall as regards fire prevention. WHAT IS CEREGIEN? We may be deprived of starches, sugars, and fats and. still live, but ; without Proteid wo die. Thetvx is little doubt that the run down conditions of ow systems and nervous disorders are maily caused by an insufficient supply of Proteid and Phosphates, to repair the waste tissues. The white flour so largely in use to-day is so finely milled and treated that practically *U the proteid and Phosphates and fats are reI moved, and in consequence our bodI ios suffer partial starvation.

OEREGEN is Proteid-Phpsphat* nerve food, in a concentrated and easily assimilated forra' and is unequal; led as a geneal Tonic and body builder. It is sold in tins, 2s 6d, 4s 6d, 6s 6d and 12s 6d by J. V. GORDON. Chemiat, Maßtetoa, who has the sole ageacy for tha Wa\rgrasa.. Posted freo to any &4&aA», *

' -. ■ i -1 LIIIH The latest return from the Success dredge is 24©zs l&dwts for 118 hours' work.

There are ao fewer than seventeen school-boy a' drum and file bauds in Auckland. The Carterton News understands that a BawmiU is shortly to to e»tabiisked up the Waiohwe Gorge, Thirteen points of rain and tWp degrees of frost were registered afc the Uppor Plain yesterday morning, by Mr J. C. Boddington. The fao% has been published far and wide that not a singlo divorce* case is set down for hearing at the sitting of tti«f Supreme Court i* Dunedia next week.

Mr Perkins, clerk of works, handed over the keys of the new Anglican Church in Masterton to the vicar yesterday, fknlciing now being oat of the contractors* 5 hands. Mr Hobday, the contractor for moving and re-erecting with nddfc* toons the organ ;ttt ». Matthew's* Church, has visited Masterton. He* will have the workK completed by the 2nd August, and tHe opening of the> new church will take' place as soon as possible after that' darfSe.

The dredgemaster oft' the Masterton gold dredge reports*:: "The bottom is rising a little across th» greater part of the cufr with the exception of a deep gutter-' west of the> centre, which is now 2li fewt deep. The wash is looking poorer,, and there is a heavy layer of clay) MB© bottom* on top of the wash."

The usual fortnaghtly dance of tho Kaituna Dancing Assembly was-, held! on Thursday night. The" HaHi wa» well filled, some sixty couples dancing to tile splendid music BUflpfiiwl by Mr B. Myers, of Masterton. Th'e> usual first-class supper was saraflEetl by Mr W. Wilkes. The gatihming . was kept going until the small hwrar* . of the morning/ / . , ; . The law in regard to the sale of pea-rifles or other fire-armß to Boy* is very stringent. In the M&iasitrate r » Court at Masterton yesterday, R. J.. King was fined 20s andi cost* for Belling pea-rifles to two ; yputnw under Ihe age of sixteen yeaw?. Tun* youths were charged with being', hv possession of the fire-arms, and weif» . convicted and discharged. On a charge of driving a motor car iii Queen street at a greater speed than ten miles an hour, James Holland was fined lOe and 7s costa in the (Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday. For driving A a car with a registration mark that was nob i easily distinguishable, James Fergu> Ison was fined 10s and 7s costs, J&, J Strang was ordered to pay 7e costs on ja similar charge. j Mr L. G. Redd, S.M., stated itt . Masterton yesterday that he 'was. [inclined to commit certain offender* 1 against the Defence Act to a military ! detention camp. He did not officially iknow, however, where these camps*, were situated, and consequently ! could not make an otu«r. He tiioughk | the Justice Department should be uo*i tified by the, Defence Department | where the detention camps were located, so that Magistrates might be> j officially advised. , Prospective fichool teachera in tho> ; Waflganui Education Board's district will have to pass a medical examinia!tioa made by a doctor approved by | the Board before he or she will be!able to enter the Board's service. A. j special form of certificate has been» 'drawn up by the Board, and was apt•'* ! proved of at a recent meeting. The. i decision was the outcome of quite a* i number of cases of teachers, particu.lairly ladies, failing in. health aftam; .commencing duties. His Honor Judge Chapman had.. •a' few remarks to make in the Wa* [nganui' Suprame Court during tiwfc' 'progress of a land exchange case. " Hb said: "As I have remarked from. i tjtus ...bench, oyej and oyer, again, and as 'Judges, have,, pointed put, .there is always utter* confusion landl excHahges?' It is 'a'oastard'.lqicni' ' of'land agreement, -and no eri3 ot mischief arises from it, and mora mischief will arise before we are ivery much older."

For ways that are dark, and tricks, that are. vain, the Masterton* slygrogger is> peculiar. Sergeant Miller 'recently visited a house in which four dozen of.ceature comfort k had beenr: ftrocnred a day or two previously., He* asked what had become of dt. . Tbasowner of the house declared to having consumed nine bottles himself in one day. and to being assisted lbj?y at< lady and gentleman friend to disposeof about another dozen on the following day. "But wh?re is the balance?" asked the. Sergeant. The* householder conducted him proudly to< a room in which were stored nineteen bottles, packed in straw and carefully capsuled with tinsel. The Sergeant called for a cork-screw, which was immediately forthcoming; Bottle after bottle was opened, but eaehV contained nothing more intoxicating than a. quart of water. The man could not offer a reasonable explanation, and so he was hauled before tli© Court, and fined £5 for keeping' liquor for Bale. v

A case of some interest came before the .Stipendiary Magistrate; ii& Masterton yesterday afternoon. Sergeant (Miller, acting on' instructions from the (Education Department,, applied, under section 17 of the Industrial Schools Act, for the custody of a female child v six.years of age, which is living with a Native woman. It appeared from tha statoaMaßtt of the Sergeant that the parents, of the child were dead, and that it had been living with the Native almost sinee its birth. It was not contended it was not properly cared for, hut it was claimed that iti had; no* legal •means of subsistence,, as, it was not legally adopted. M-tv Lavery, who appeared for the Native ■ guat?dian of the child, stated that' the Maori woman had means. The mother of the child had been living with the Maoris, and when' she died "the Native had taken the infant' and cared for it. The child was well kept, and was be<m£ sent to sch'ooL MrLavery admitted that under the Act of" 1910 it was not competent for a Native to adopt a European child; but ha pointed out that in this case the child had 'beeifc m the custody of the Native before the Act came into operation. His Worship, said there was no evidence- t&arfi th» child had no means of subsistence. It appeared! to be bright, and well cured for. The information would be dismissed, without 'prejudice.. PIANOS WTTHOUT TROUBLE Do you want to get a fine piano of superb brilliancy and tone, without trouble? Our Annual Balance affords y<»u an exceptional opportunity. During this period we will liberalise* ; still more our usual liberal terms off ; extended payment, and place you in. *a position of peculiar advantage. This is because our' painos are orre best advertisements, and we want ito have one in every home in the land. They are so good that they make home' homelier. They are not made merely to look well, but to play well —to live with, to occupy, a permanent place among the cherished possessions of the home. "We have big recent shipments of pianos and organs open for selection, and all will be offered, during the current month, on the epecia! terms now referred to. The Dresden Piano Company, Ltd , Wellington. North Island Manager: M. J. Brooks. Local Representative: SH. Inns, DameU'* BuiWinga; Queen Btroet, *

•' Accounts amounting to £176 Us 8d were passed tor payment at last might's meeting of the Masteirton -Trust Lands Tru6t.

, The .defendanVin a. sly-grog case heard in Masterton yesterday stated (bat he had consumed nine quaf.a bottleg of beer in one day recently. Mr C. E. Daniell, of .Masterton, recently visited the Ruakura State Vara, and secured a lot of valuable information concerning thj work being done there by farm students. A labourer 'named James . Storne, aged 23, emp.nyed on tho Manawa•pou railway dt/iatio'n works, was killed on Thursday through a girdle ■lUipping down an embankment. Death was instantaneous.

"The account is quite in order, Mr Chairman. We are the tenants 'now," said Mr Caselberg at the Trust meeting last evening, when an -account for the use of the Town Hall for election purposes came before the 'meeting.

Complaints have been received of the prevalence of petty thieving in Palmerston. One contractor bad » hundredweight of white lead sicua this week, the thief breaking into the washhouse of a partly built house to secure his" booty.

Mr G. R. Sykes, M.P., will deliver a pre-flcssional address in the Masterton Drill Hall on the evening of June 25th. He will speak in the Drill Hall, because it is -impossible to secuire the Town Hall On a suitable date before the House meets.

A rarity is to he seen in Mr L. S. Nicol'a window, Queen street, at pre-, sent. It consists of some veal English mistletoe, which was grown by Mrs W. 'H.:'Hoiking-. > The- mistletoe is for sale and the proceeds go towards 18.'" Matthew's thurch Fund. - There-waft much headrshaking^.at " the Trus* -Lands -Trust - last eveoing.-aßrhenihe accounts m.• connection with .the recent elections came op for considered. The total Amount was £lO7 15s 6d. Mr Krahagen turned the gloom to laughter ■---'by stating that the money expended Was: a- good investment.

A lorry, almost new, is advertised for sale by.'Mr O. Jefferson* Atea, Eketahuna. ' Mr V. L. Fairbrother is holding a sale of furniture, poultry, etc., today at 1.30 p.m., particulars of which appear on page 8. MrE. O'Sullivan, West Bush troad, lias for sale a rustic cart and a strong brake in good order. An advertiser wants to buy a cow in full milk or near to profit, also a tew tons of mangolds or turnips. Gas consumers are reminded that Monday, June 16th, is the last day on. which discounts will be allowed on current accounts. K MJrP. Tulloch, land agent, PahiaI tua, advertises for sale a well improved dairy and sheep farm, convenient to creamery,' school and railway. Mr Harry Byrn gives' notice that lie is not the "H. Byrn"; who was i sued in Magistrate's Court at Masterton on Thursday last. Your Winter Suit or Costume is dow in the material'at Mr Alex. Donald's, Queen street, who is now showing the latest patterns in Suitings and Costume Cloths, For up-to-date Tailoring Donald is noted throughout the whole of the district. A trial solicited. - ,*j It twff pay those "people who are | desirous rof purchasing first-class goods at the cheapest rates to look; through bur ''Wanted'' columns for Graham and Co.'s advertisements of: special lines. Prices have bean cut down to such a, figure as will effect r* ». rapid clearance. •■■}■' In edttnecti'on with the Palmerston North Winter snow,''to be'•held 'next"! week, holiday .excursion tickets by rail willv be issued frbmr the 16th to fh«t 19th ,iist. r .feomany station. Cto ,*„ *h» 20ih morning tojain-. on\y* , >' available for return'until Bth July. Tickets'* to Palmerston North at hohdav excursion fares will not be issued for the Wellington-Aucklsind express train....... Cold weather makes one look for warm underwear* . Messra.J- L. Murray, I/td., are to-day making a special display of. gents' lambs wool, singlets, and underpants at a low range . of prices. A large purchase of Col--1 ) onial all wool socks enables the him to give the best" value yet offered m these goods. Combined with highsr»de quality are reasonable prices. ..The public are cordially invited to ro--1 apect the* goods.

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A gentleman resident at Milton Writes: "We have tried your Emulsion and are very pleased. It/is all that it is said to'be, and more. The ttirildven ar>3 very fond of it, and *e ~ always •wanting to kn6w. if it is time to take their Tonking's. They are speedily cured.", Tonking's. Linseed Jlmnldon of chekists and stores—ls "' 6d. 2s 6d, 4s 6d. V ! r *

. *■ ' 'No need to worry over those Customs entries .until your trains are fogged. Pass them along to Messrs - ," J. J/Curtis and; Co., Ll&—they are ,„-, experts at the game. There' 9no ;Mj time to be lost (4nd time is money >fl' to you) when your entries are passed by Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., 4 Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington, their charges, too, are very moderate. ' ' \' ' .