LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 18 July 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is expected that the debate in the House of Representatives on the Address-in-ißeply will be concluded tonight. - ' The Magistrate's Court Amendment Bill was introduced by Governor's message, and read a first time in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Shops and Offices Bill was also read a first time. It is understood from an authoritative source, says the Timaru correspondent of the Lyttelton Times, that up to the present 200,000 less sacks of grain have been railed to Timaru than for the same period last year. This is held to be further proof that grain-growing in South Canterbury is on the decline. A Methodist in a South Canterbury town owns a magpie which recently walked up the aifile of the local Presbyterian Church during service (says the Temuka Leader). The piinister, with a sense of humour, went round to the Methodist next morning and said, "Will you please have that bird of yours converted to Methodism ; we don't want to make him,,a Presbyterian."

A cable from London to the Sydney "Sun" states that at the National Rose Show a new rose is being exhibited. It is called the Queen Mary and has received the gold medal. It is a hardy tea rose, and perfect in form. Its petals are of a deep salmon colour at the base, and the tips are crimson. Another new rose named Brilliant has vivid crimson petals, and develops a large bloom. The following was cabled to the Sydney "Sun" on July Ist: Tho most prominent feature of the ladies at Longchamps, tho famous French racecourse, on Sunday, was their legs. They were, of course, wearing stockings and other clothing, but their skirts were so boldly slashed and their stockings so openly openwork that the result was daring even for Paris. Other women wore zoological hosiery of silk. Serpents entwined the ankles, while butterflies, lizards, rats, dormice, squirrels, and opossums decorated the legs as far as the knee, and the slashed skirts permitted them to be plainly observed.

GET A GOOD PIANO! There are no better or more reliable instruments made than The Broadwood! The Romish! The Lipp! The Steinway! nor are there any finer Organs than The Bell and The Imperial. We are constantly receiving big new shipments of these superb instruments ; prices and styles to meet all requirements. We will make terms to suit any purse. Our name'alone is sufficient guarantee of quality. Call upon us, or, on request, we will gladly call upoiu you. We keep a staff of expert tuners and repairers, and can attend to any of your piano needs. ' THE DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY, LIMITED, WELLINGTON. North Island Manager, M. J. Brookes. Local Representative for these Pianos —H. Inns, Daniell's Buildings, Queen Street, Masterton.

Butter is boing retailed at ls*sd per pound in Wellington, against Is 2d and Is 3d in New Plymouth. Martinborough Justices barn sentenced a man named Stevenecn to three months' imprisonment on a charge <r£ vagrancy. Reports to hand from the Main Trunk sawmills show that large quantities of whiie pine? for shipment to Australia are still being milled. There appears to W a steady drift of Dalmatians back te> the gumfields, e&ya the Wairoa Bell, no doubt as a result of the good prfe®s ruling for kauri gam. The past month" has feswn a very busy one for the Hawke's Bay County Council, thiey having deposited 15,000 tons- of metal on the variow roads in HawlWff Bay. At tire Fak'atua CompetiiJ&m yesterday; C. Cairns, of Master* tan,. won the rediitartion event for gii'& under twelve, a;n<s L. Prior, of Ma'sterton, the recitation for boys under sixteen. Mr A. G. Rimer has sold his propertj' at Taueru, know.n as "Hapua comprising' 1500 acres, to Mr E. Cress welly of Foxton. The agente are Messrs' C, Ross and Co., faster ton.

Martonians are considering the introduction of improved methods of locomotion. The" Chamber of Commerce is obtaining information from Gisborne a£ to the- running of Edison storage batteries. The bore a~t the- ISfwngaone oil well' is now down to a depth of -2350 feet. The gas indications 5 are stronger thaw ever. Operations were, suspended for a fortnight to-enable-new pipes ~to Se put in. The 1 experts still express themselves sanguinestriking oil'« Owing to pressure of Parliamentary work the Minister of' Education (Hob;. Jas. AllenV will be unable .to be pre sent at the opening of the new school' in Eketahuna on Monday; next, and consequently - the opening- speeches will devolve on the chairman. 6f the Education Board, Mr G. K. Sykee, .HT.P:, the Mayor, chairman, of the school committee and others.

A little girl asked her mother if there were any men in Heaven. "Why?" asked the mother. "Because," replied the little daughter, "in all the pictures of angels I have looked iat, J have ' never seen one with whiskers." The mother paused for a moment, and then replied': "There are men in Heaven, but none with whiskers; they can only got there by a close shave." In our advertising colmnms this morning the Wairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board urges every person to take advantage of the protection afforded' from smallpox by vaccination. The public are notified that vaccination will be performed free of charge to the public by the public vaccinators, two of whom will be in attendance at the offices of the Board, Dixon-st'reet, Masterfcon, between the honrs of 4 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. daily until furtfier notice.

Private information has been received in Inglewood stating that a Government engineer has been instructed to proceed to Inglewood to arrange with Mr L. ,de Eaunay for an exhibi-. tion of his patent automatic danger 'sjignal for 7 level' railway crossings. 'This is certainly good mews, the Records says, for the inventor, and also tends to show that the Government has at last awakened to the fact that something should'be done by them to minimise the risk to life and property at the railway crossings. Yesterday afternoon the Masterton Harrier Club got off another of a series of trial races, which .are being held to help the selectors in their selection of a team to represent the Club at the Provincial Cross-Ccountry Championship, which takes place on Saturday, 26th inst. The course was over some typical cross-country. The distance, however-, was half' a mile short of the usual! five miles. Mr T. Meston officiated as starter and timekeeper,"and the following are the •■'official results: J. Bradbury (30min 7 sec), 1; T. Crass (33min 57secV, 2; C. La Roche (34min 4'3sec), 3. The second and third men would have been closer up but for the fact of losing the trail in the bush near Mr Mc-' Leod's mill. The final trial will be run on Saturday next, after which the team will be finally selected. Ati the annual meeting of the Masterton Friendly Societies Council, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Bro. W. Gourlay, A.0., Druids; vi'ce-presf-dent, Bro. F. Youle, .1.0., Oddfellows, M.U. j treasurer, Bro. Threadwell, Rechabites; secretary, Bro. S. o'Regan, Hibernians. The president, in returning thanks, said a good deal of work would come before the Council during the year, owing to the proposed Subvention Bill, affecting the Societies. A committee of three was appointed to fix the night of play for the second round of the card tournament. Several accmmts were passed for payment and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the retiring officers and delegates. Arrangements are well in "hand for the combined social a.nd dance on Thursday, July 24t,h, in the Drill Hall.

The Masterton Competitions, which commence on the 21st iinst., promise to bo a greater success even than last year. The box plan is filling rapidly for the season. This no doubt is attributable to the excellent programme provided, and the splendid talent of many of the competitors. Lovers of music especially will be afforded a great treat, as the singers will be accompanied on two of the firm's famous Pianos —the Bechstein and the Hopkinson—which are being lent for the occasion by the British and Continental Piano Company, who are the sole agents for these magnificent instruments, samples of which may be seen at their music warehouse, next to the Post Office Auction Mart, and wKere seats for the Compotitipns can be booked. If you would avoid disappointment, secure your seats early, and follow the crowd. *

The vaccination officers iw Masterton were again busy yesterday, and a number of Europeans and Natives were ifloculated with calf lymph/ The Maoris seem to enjoy the operation, some of them preferring to be vflc«<cinated on the leg. The Maryborough Town Board ha£ decided to protest to the Wairarapar Hospital and Charitable Aid Board against the services of Inspector Miller being dispensed with. It does nob thf#k that one. nsan can supervise the sanitary arrangefl&ents of ifc® whol® of tfe Wairarapa. So- <vnthusiastic wua a spect«toi at the fOßiftball match of Mastertcw yes-terday'-iin his "barracking," tficst th© top plafe of his false set of teetft became detfcatehed and feiV tfc> this' floor; of the grfisndstand, smashing int'tf pieces. The* crowd who witnessed tfo» incident w'sre eonvulsed at' the maitf» strange misfortune. The Hawlce's Bay footballers lfeave MastertonJ fbr Wellington this morning. They play m* match with the Wellington represen-r tatives to-morrow. The manager or the team told an Age representative* yesterday that lie was delighted with the treatment tiii*t had been accorded his men by the officials of the Wai—jrarapa Union. "This," he said, "is ' quite a pleasant contrast to the treatjment given us in some other parts.'*' ! A large number of Natives will bor | in - Masterton to-3a"y, with the ex- ! pedtation of participating in tli» idistribution of rentals coming Itoihb jWhakataki, Haetwell and other lands: jThey will be disappointed. The cleric ito the Ikaroa Maori;' Land Board itelegraphed yesterday that, owing t<» ■ the epidemic among tKfe Natives, tHe> ; distribution of rents at 1 Grreytown antf •Masterton, and the meetings of as-. ' semblecf owners advertised to be held Sat' these placee, had been postponed? | indefinitely.

Messrs McGruer and' <so. are this week" Holding a special* sale of mercery: "Bj the replace advertisement to-day may be found quotations of several leading lines whicfi make interesting reading. Mr R. U. Harden, Blaster ton, advertises for exchmige for "Hasterton properties some nice Nelrod properties to* the val'uß of £3OOO. Also a contractor's plant in', good' order. Particulars are to be* found' on [page 8 of this issue. - AFTER OTHERS FAILED"I ufte Chamber lain'a- Paixj l Balbs j for a sore throat, and' have always 'found one rubbing to cure it,"' writes [Mr T. Dennis, Hihitaki', N r .2?'. "W ■ worked wonders when I sprained' my ; ankle, giving me immediate relief • from pain after other liniments Had ! failed. I also recommend Chamberlain's Fain Balm for rHenmatisnu, ifc ■ Having relieved me several .times*'*'' ; Sold by '..a1l chemists and. storekeep,am * v