LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Magisterial inquiry- into the stranding of the steamer IraJraTsarah will be opened at Wellington this evening.' The annual meeting; fof the Masterton Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening, Superintendent Jenkins presiding. Our report raff the proceedings is unavoidably crowded out of this issue, hut" wipl appear to-mor-row. • .

DON'T BE WITHOUT A PIANO! To make and keep home faomely, you need a piano m it. Haainfes to the Dresden Piano Company's honest and reasonable system of deferred payments, there are pianos in thousands Of New Zealand homes, and the number increases daily. The four best pianos are. ; ~The Broad wood! The Ronisch! TheLipp! and The Steinwayl The two finest Organa are The Bell! and The Imperial! New shipments of these famous and delightfu] instruments are constantly arriving. ■ Incident]].?, it might be remarked that every instrument is guaranteed for ten years. This is merely a precautionary protection for the pu-chaser. Still, it is rwie in which absolute reliance can be placed. If you want a good reliable piano at a reasonable price, go to THE DRESDEN PIANO CO.. LTD., . WELLINGTON. M. J. Brookes. North Island Manager. Local Representative, H. Inns, Darnell's Buildings, Queen-street.

v - v An attractive programme has-been prepared for the concert to be held in the Congregational Church in Masterton this evening. A large number of new members will be elected at the next meeting of the Pahiatua-Akitio Agricultural ;md Pastoral Association. There.was a distinct hardening in prices at the Masterton Btock sales yesterday, the demand for both fat sheep and stores being keen. The annual dinner .and distribution of prizes in connection with the Opaki Rifle Club will take place iu the Arcadia tea-rooms at Masterton this evening. Miss M. E. Richmond has withdrawn her nomination for a seat on the Wellington Education Board, and Mr Robert Lee has, in consequence, been re-elected. Mangatainoka block, which is going to* be put up to the ballot this month, is said to be equal to rich dairying flatg at Konini, which are realising ova- £4O per acre. The schools at Featherston, Greytown and Carterton will be closed today, to enable the children to be present at "the Buchanan Reception. The Masterton schools will not be closed. At a meeting of 4 the Pongarba Medical Guarantors it was decided to disband the association and form a new one. For this a fee of £5 was fixed, which will, include "three concultations and mileage up to 12 miles. The services of the'Pahiatua Rifle Defence Club have been accepted by the Government. The club was formed three months ago by Captain Clifton, and has at present >a membership of over forty. Settlers in. the districts -surrounding Ma sterton have been carrying wat?r during the last • few- weeks, their tan kg having *x\m dry, ; This is. the first' occasion in the history of the Wairarapa that it has been'necessary to carry water in the .middle of winter.

Dealing in the House of Representatives ': with the question .of the medical examination of school children, the Minister.of Education said he had a new system under consideration, the details of which would be made fenown in . due course.

The elderly man who left the Solway Home at Masteftoti -on-* Wednesday and made his way to Carterton, .started, to walk , home on Monday, but mistook the road and wandered in the direction .of .Gladstone. A conveyance was '■ sent out for him, and he was returned to the Home. , , *,, The, Temuka Leader has received information that the .wife of a settler at Woodbury .has an, undisputed claim on the Hartlev millions to the tune 0f.£92,000.'•" The.-'lady is '.being congratulated; on all .isjdesv andihe question that is exercising rher mind is what she will do' with the ► fortune when it arrive*.* • ->- ;- '■"''■' ; ''' ; :':'\; ; : : :;' In replying to a question in the Housa of Representatives yesterday afternoon, the Minister of Education stated that Mr. Royd Garlick's appointment as Physical Instructor had been made after consultation with 'a capable; committee. He (Mr Allen) had not thought it necessary to call applications for the position,*Mr Garlick being well Qualified.

- The Knox Mutual Improvement and Social Club will hold a "Dutch evening" in Knox Hall to-night, commencing at 7.30 .sharp. A first-class programme of songs, choruses, recitations, readings, dialogues, etc., has been arranged, and the performers will, be dressed in Dutch costumeC During the evening Dutch Cheese and cocoa will be dispensed.

; "m Wan K »Zr l He ™. ,d of Tuesday had the following f iwo. J2Ur.g men. who left New Plymouth >?• niotor car this morning, en route to Masterton, met with misfortune before.reaching Wanganui. All. went well till the car had almost negotiated the steep hill from Goat Valley up io Westmere, just before midday. With only a turn or two to go to surmount the hill; r the car took fire, and in a few. minutes was reduced to scorched and twisted wreckage, leaving the owners under the necessity' of completing their journey by train. .Advertiser seeks position as chauffeur, either private or commercial. Advertiser requires- lady boarder, comfortable home, 2,-mimites from po-t office. .

Messrs 'Barrel- and "Vennell, Te Wharau, notify that owing to damage done by dogs, poison has' been laid on tjieir properties. * To motorists. Messrs James Elliott and Co. have just opened up a fine range of motor, Gauntlets, direct from England. See their advertisement or call and inspect. Messrs G. A. Preece and Co., land agents,* Palmerston North, have n client who. : wishes to purchase a sheep 'run'of about 3000 acres.; Full particulars are advertised on page 8-of this morning's issue.. ... Messrs Dunn and Rawson, land agents. Masterton, advertise particulars of two specially . selected farms of 327 acres freehold, and 230 acres-' near Carterton. Full particularadvertised. -, •' / '•' .« flits Mr J. Carpenter ; Shoe Store, o . , „ n # hr 1 shoHi'r" ' ..-e«ie©j> - the •'• ~,.,, tiox .-street, is. now' .«kT raid v" <a boots, of Rood quiilLiv p- ~1 made, at exceptionally - 0 '" .i".>s. If residents in toioi or an try unable to call, "oYaeVs by j mail or phono will TeCe'iVe prompt and careful attention.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd. have received iiivtrwppns from Mr Henry Hirst, of Kotifoi, whose lease has expired, to hofld a genuine unreserved ; clearing _ sale »of his dairy coy?*- :The T:st dairy Powsi: calving factory dates, 6yefir draught gelding, pigs and simdrips. The sale will take place on Wednesday, 23rd July, at 12 noon. Particulars ar« advertised. . The great bargain sale now in pro-&\-pi* at Messrs Hugo and Shearer's is the talk of Masterton. In order to make room for large shipments now on 'the water, the firm are offering frevsh attractions and further reductions. Rapid selling is the order of the day, for room must be made at nice, and the low prices orovailinc should alone serve as a landmark fir the ladies of this district to visit the busy store to-day.

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The Waihakeke school has been closed, in consequence of a case of I scarlet fever having occurred among 1 the children. Since the Buchanan Home was opened there have been admitted 16 patients, of whom nine have died and two have left relieved. This leave* five now in the Home. A lad named Charles Zabell had the. misfortune to fracture one of bia legs while playing football at the Carterton school on Monday last.. The lad was removed to his home., where Dr Gunn set the limb. Mr Kdwin James Le Grove, a wellknown typewriter expert of Wellington, shot himself through the head with a revolver yesterday afternoon. He had been suffering from nervous prostration. A young man named Robert Wilson waa sentenced to a month's hard labour by Pahiatua Justices yesterday, for assaulting a female child. He pleaded that lie was under the influence of liquor,* and did not remember what had happened. - ' The Beebe Vaudeville Company drew another large audience in the Masterton Town Hall - and every ite mwa's loudly applauded. At the request of nunierous residentsthe Company has decided to show for a third night in Masterton. An entirely fresh programme will be pre** sented this evening, when two hours' fun and frolic is promised. Those whohave "noi seen thb. Company, .should; : riot miss this Tpjipjortunifc>v,-' Those who have seen theiri; will probably go again. The horse trade between New Zealand and Australia appears to be re--' viving. A consignment, numbering-forty-two in all, was sent from Southland to. the Australian horse market* 'by "'the'-Melbourne boat sailing from Bluff on. Monday evening. There were also nineteen horses for thosaihe destination, shipped at Wellington by. North Island breeders. TheMelbourne »sales commence .this month, but what the exact outlook is going to be*can as yet be only a matter of conjecture. After the decided drop in prices'; for horseflesh in Australia last season an opinion as tohow.things are really going to turn out becomes all the more difficult to form. At. any rate the Southland" breeders concerned in the big shipments of the past two weeks ar<v quite prepared to take their chance.T£ you're Triving h the country, .-•< If you're Jiving in the town.' Of if you've gotjust eighteen pence;. Or even half a crown; * For if you have, and winterVchill Attacks you till you're very ill, > That littje 'tetockintr" will procure A bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint: -. Cure.-' '••:;•.. ■...-■ . " '-•