LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 3 September 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. C. Baddington reports that 17 points of rain, were registered at the Upper Plain yesterday. Martinborough is progressing. Regular moving picture chows are now being given in that township. The Mangatainoka Valley road, in the Mauriceville County, was recently blocked by clips. The council has had the slips removed. The Marton Jockey Club'B Spring meeting takes place to-day. A number of Masterton sports have gone through for the fixture. The Tararua ranges are at present covered with a very heavy ooating -of «»ow, and farther severe frosts may therefore be expected in Masterton. The Martinborough Bowling Club is making excellent progress. Besides catering for its male members, it has provided a croquet lawn for the wives «f members. The annual smoke concert of the Masterton Miniature Rifle Club will take place in the Druids' Hall on Thursday, September 11th. The prizes woti during the season will be distributed during the evening. . Mr A. D. McLeod, chairman of the Featherstan County Council, has received a telegram from Sir W.. C. Buchanan, stating that the Hon, W. Fraser, Minister of Public Works, has promised to visit Martinborough on Saturday, September 6th. A few days ago the infant child of Mr W. 'Stewart, .Levin, was in the yard of the parents' residence when it was suddenly bitten on the cheek by a stoat. No serious iraa done, hiit the child wiH always hear the marks' of tfoff injury. ~ A Masterton resident,- who has just returned from a visit to Otago, says that the extraordinarily wet winter- experienced' in that proviinw is likely to have a bad effect oh this season's crops. The winter in l many parts Has been the most severe experienced for many years. The principal deceased person*' estates certified to last month were-.. John T. Wright (Otago), £79,970; Joseph F. Pease (New Plymouth), £70,993 j the Hon. John Bryce (Wellington), £51,"817j Frederick Titfeh (Hawke's Bay),. £40,539; J. Cblquhoun(Wellington), £25,675; John Thomson (Southland.), £21,524; Alexander Brown (Nelson), £18,573; R. Kelland (Canterbury), £15,985; James Dalton (Marlborough), £T3;750; John Wratt (Nelson) £13,230 ;• Sam r uel Bristol (Canterbury), £11,145. The withdrawal of the proposal of the Wairarapa County Council -to impose a tax on sheep and cattle dogs, will be received with gratification by settlers throughout the county. It was generally considered that it would be highly improper to impose a tax on animals that necessary to the farmer, and: one farmer expressed the opinion that if" the tax were imposed, the county would, gain little benefit, as the cost of maintaining an inspector of -dogs would snore than counterbalance the amount of the tax. • - . ,

At the. Supreme Court in Wellington yesterday, August Herbert MnJorny, a young man, was brought up for sentence before Mr Justice Chapman on charges of forging a birth certificate and school certificate, with a view to obtaining employment in the railway service. In placing accused on probation for two years, the Judge warned him that, he must behave himself in future, otherwise he would be sent to gaol. Persons who fraudulently forged' certificates like accused, had done shouldered but young men who were entitled to positions in the service.

A freedom league lias been formed in Wanganui. The league has for its objects the securing of the! abolition of the compulsory clauses of the Ni»w Zealand Defence Act. The methods to be used will consist of publishing and distributing literature, holding public and other meetings, and otherwise securing public support to urge upon Parliament the necessity of? repealing the compulsory clauses of the Defence Act. Cards are being distributed to prospective members, whose qualification must be that they are opposed to compulsory military training. Signatures and contributions are being sought;

In conversation with an officer of: the local Territorials, an Age representative was informed that although a considerable number of breaches of; the Defence Act. are reported,, the system is on the upward, grade. Speaking of his own section, the officer said that with one or. two, exceptions the men. were showing, inters est and enthuisasm.ih their work. It would be impossible for such a big scheme as that undertaken by the New Zealand Defence Department to be placed on a sound working basis m the short period since ita inception. The officer expressed himself as quite satisfied that the scheme was already becoming;a definite success. There has been more progress, in the Solomon Islands within the last decade than: in, any other group in the Pacific. It. was only the other day when they were the cannibal isles par excellence,, with, no. more whites than one could count on; both hands—two or three missionaries and a tew adventurous traders and lab-'-our recruiters; less than: ten years ago there were not more than 500 acres, of land' under cultivation bv whites;, whereas now. about 30000 acres are growing- oocoanuts, rubber and other products, while the white population has increased to- over 400 The once popular amusement of head-hunting has almost entirely ceaseql

FOUR StfPBRB PIANOS. THE BROADWOOD! THE RON. fSCB! THE MPP! THE STEINWAY f There are constantly received by the Dresden Piano Co., Ud., big shipments of these famous pianosnew instruments in brilliant condition and ton*. Although these pianos have a world wide reputation for "^i 6 ua3lt y. to «y can yet be sold by The Dresden at prices which constitute remarkable value! Time payments if desired. The Dresden system of deferred payment is so reasonable that clients scarcely miss the instalments. Moreover, those who buy in this way are only charged legitimate catalogue prices. This firm—established over thirty years—carries th<* largest stock of of pianos in "New Zealand, and) has instruments from the lowest to the highest price, so that all can be suited. North Island Maimer, M. J Brookes. Full partf-.c.ars from the Local H. Inns, Daniell'B EwWings, Queen Street.

Tho Poverty* Bay hockey rti#es«tative team playa Waikato this we«k for the Nordon Cup.

The Greymouth Harbour Board i* considering a proposal for lighting tip the harbour front with electricity. A Greymouth telegram states that the Ferry Hotel, at Seven Mile, warn destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Insurances amount to £7lO in th» Atlas office. The District Officers of the Odd* fellows Order will pay an, official visit to the Masterton Lodge <m September 23rd. On the following day they will visit the Heart of Oak Lodge at Carterton. The Eltham Dairy Company has disposed of its cheese output for tho coming season. The Argus states that it has consigned to two firms, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, and Clement and Sen, at 5Jd g.w.r. The Blackball strike still continues, says a Greymouth Press Association message. Both sides are marking time, and it is 1 rumoured that negotiations made by the Federation of Labour to mediate, will not be entertained by the mine owners. ; On Thursday evening next/ a concert, under' the auspices of the Knox Church Choir, will be held in th» Knox Hall. A splendid programme/ has been arranged, and the committee are sparing no effort to make the? entertainment a 1 huge success. The second match o£ the Wairarapa (Rugby representatives' South , Island tour takes pla«e to-day, whenv Southland >eppesentatives he ! met. Although' Wairarapa; defeated:, last' week by it is. ... probable that they, will takW the'.field,:.,{ teaia. to-day,' and. so sfcoußi 1 give a good aecemit of themselves.* The Excelsior; and Fast ami Telegraph teams wiill meet in a matcb for the: "T.P. Shield"' out Thursday, at Lanisdowne. These teams have met.'_.,.".,, twice during the present each game has been dVawny so* <;fi» public can confidently* expect >a v great game on this occasion?,, as both-teains will be.strongly represented, andi are> anxious to annex the coveted sHel'd".. , Messrs Rbsson and Rue will act m referees. '

: A somewhat: novel performance' in musical! Kne will be given<'-at£tfc» ;: choir cohoert/ in Knox Hall on Thursday night. Miss Hogg, instructress , at the National'. College of will perform a duet on; the. piano with one of'her ptipUs wHo-lias onljf received five weeks' tuition, the pupil playing as instructed in the new me- -; thod, ahdMiss Hogg adlerihg to tK» " old style. The' combination of the/ old and new methods of playftny : should he'instructive as well "as high*- ' ly interesting-to musii! , lovers:

lW ik>yal : Masterton* Eodge, EO. 0.F., M.U., met in the Druids' Hall, Masterton, on Monday nigtit; Youle, N.G;,'presiding over a gpoß J : attendance. Three:- meinbers werar initiated into tKe ordfer, KGi Bro~ B£; 7 : Krahagek; acting'as \S Five friends were proposed for ad- : V mission. Memberisr .;of" ; ' ; Masterton * Lodge will journey -? tq« "•':'■ Carterton oil September 2sth; when a reunion of Oddfellows will be nel* at the Loyal' Hear* of Oak^Eodg«, : ; The eommitteo set up to report on ' '"!' the .best way to appropriate the garplus capital of" the lodge ;will'*rihjf. ■ * down their recommendations on next? ' lodge night.

A small m.e£al cross, watH ch'ain attached, awaits- ownership at" this of- - .fice. •.''•■ ■' ■■ v A tailer-out for ■ sawmill is required' at once;by Messrs Wilson aW Cd.> sawmillers, Marima. ,-.'. - A reminder is given of thfcvMelanesian bazaar; to -be held* in-St: Matthew's schoolroom to-day. The bazaar wiri.'-befopfeud' a# 2* pan; sh'arpj:, , -The best of'Jl>ry thing, f6r the little ones is not too good. In shoes particularly, extreme care should be taken, in selecting the* moat suitable* .makes. Mr J. Carpenter proffers his helping suggestions iir another ooftumn. .;" Full particulars appear in this issue of furniture, etc., to be sold this afternoon by Mr V. L. Fairbrother, on account of Mrs J. Eane, at the residence, No. 57- Gole*street. The furniture is good, being weir Xept, and anyone furnishings will' do well to attend the sale; The New Zealand Loan and Mer* cantilo Agency Co., Ltd:,- wish to draw attention to the. clearing' sate on behalf of Mr Arthur Harris (Tara-tahi-road) to be held' on . ThursdayI next, when they will' offer without I reserve his sheep, cattle;' horses, irn-" plements iand sundries: The> safe will start at 1 p.m. Mr-T. McCracken, furniture manufacturer, Queen-street, invites careful housewives to inspect his new selection of carpets and' hearthrugs as soon as spring cleaning is finished. It is surprising what a Bright and cheerful appearance a new and date floor covering lends to the interior of the home. Mi- McCrackea has just landed a big consignment of carpets and rugs in all' the newest' designs, which are now on view at' his show-room.

The attention* of those- in search of a house, Speculators, and' others, in directed to the advt. appearing m this issue, wherein the N.Z-.VLoaw and Mercantile Agency Co-.,, Ltd"., are' advertising Lansdowne house property and sections for sale-by public auction, at their rooms, Chapel-street, Masterton, on Saturday, September •7,' i. at « p * to ,' Altogether four lots* -wiU be offered; which presents an excellent opportunity to anyone wishing to purchase a cheap property to that desirable locality. Lot 1 contains 23.9 perches with an almost? new 6-roomed dwelling thereon with 1 every convenience. Lot 9 contain*. £l.l perches with a 5-roomed dwel-r ling thereon, the particulars of Loff 1 applying in this case also. Lot 3 contains 1 rood' 23.7 perches and has* 3} chains frontage, and would be suitable for cutting up into two or three building sections. Each of these three lots has a frontage on Totara-street-and are situated almost opposite the new Presbyterian Church. - Lot 4 contains 2 roods 37 perches with a large 2-storey dwelling thereon, the timber in this house being all totara. It is an excellent site for a boartiinghouse, being within 10 minutes walk of the post office. Full particulars may be obtained from Messrs Hollings and Pragnell or the auctioneers.

RHEUMATISM. >Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Linimentf removes more cases of rheumatism every year than' all\ the so-ealleo! rheumatism medicines combined. Its will penetrate to your very bones, and 1 soothe and subdue the pain. The first' application will relieve, and continued use will bring about marvellous results. Prices Is-6d and 9s. Qbtajn-. fihle everywhere. ''" ' £

The Nireaha, Rongokakako and Newman cheese factories opened for fche season on Monday last. The earnings banked by the Labour Department last year- on behalf of Sedgwick boys totalled £2024. The cost of the Conciliation Councils in New Zealand last year was i£3957, and of tie Arbitration Court £4214. A Sydney cable states that Soltano, |he A.J.C. Derby candidate, and •ther Nqw Zealand horses arrived in good condition. About forty women in Auckland will shortly come before the Court, ,te meet charges of wearing unprotected hatpins. The vital statistics for Eketahuna toit the month of August were as fol.low: Births, 7; deaths, nil; marpiages, nil. The whey butter plant installed by A the Nireaha Dairy Company will, it . ' is expected, be in full working order in the course of a few days. Henry Harvey was found guilty at k WanganuT yesterday. of the theft of SB3O from a boarder in the Albion Hotel. Sentence was deferred. The new police station in Master- ''■ .. ton will not be ready for occupation * for some time, although the g™**« part of the work is nearly completed. " The Hon. A. L. Herdman has in- '. formed the Wellington Chamber .of Commerce that it will not be possible to introduce a Bankruptcy Bill during the present session". ' j • ; A London.-.table that the -£■> purse for the coming fight between \< Carpentier and Bombadier Wells ..amounts to £34W,: a; record ' - for * (European boxing match. •*'.' The Ohristchurch Press states that great interest was taken in the Rugby match, Canterbury v. Waira- ,... rapa, on Saturday, the sum of £175 i ".:'■ being taken at' the gate. * The rainfall registered in Eketahuna for the month of August was ' 2.81 inches' for 20 days' rain. During the corresponding month last year there were 12 days' rain for a total of 1.72 incnes. ~ • A child picked up a brand-new sixchambered revolver in the bed of the Waipoua river, near Masterton, yes- * terday. How it came there is a mysV tery. Possibly the foundation had / ; been laid for a tragedy, but courage had failed. s The-petition of Elizabeth Carmody, of Carterton, for compensation on account of the death of her. husband while on duty as a police constable; was on Monday recommended to the Government for favourable considera* * tion by the Public Petitions Committee. '-» In the House of Representatives last night, the Prime Minister moved that the House disagretf"with the amendments' made by the Legislative Council in the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Bill. A Committee was set up to confer with the Coun- ! Quantities of beautiful spring flow- / ers and pot plants will be on. sale at 5 ' the'bazaar this afternoon,, also a great variety of gardon produce. The ?.-, plain aad fancy 6ewing stalls will be .wellfilled with useful articles.and the cake stall will be loaded with delicious home-made cakes of every description. . In conversation with an Ago representative last evening, Mr W. D. * Lysnar stated that if the producers " * of this Dominion were to rid themselves of the middlemen and market their own produce on co-operative lines, they would secure an additional return of £5 } 000;000 per year. "That is surely worth fighting for," said Mr Lysnar. ' T. In his address in Masterton this 'J afternoon, Mr W. D. Lysnar intends dealing with the question of trade . with Canada. In discussing the matter with an Age representative last ■ night, Mr Lysnar stated that a distributing centre on the West of England would enable produce to be more readily marketed in Canada, the United States, Germany, and France, than it is at present'. The members of the Masterton W.C.T.U. held a drawing-room meeting at the residence of Mrs D. Donald, Homebush, yesterday afternoon. Mrs Devonport (president) presided oyer a very good attendance of members arid friends. During the afternoon the following contributed items: Solo, Miss V. 'Jackson; reading, Mrs Devonport,; duet, Mrs McFarlane and •r-••Miss McCarthy; solo, Miss Church; ■•/'. recitation, Miss Connie Donald; solo, Miss Joy. Mrs McFarlane, a visitor from Ohristchurch, gave a very interesting address. . Mrs 'Flanagan read a paper on "Teaching of Scientific Temperance in Schools. 1 ' A tiearty vote of thanks was accorded the hostess for her hospitality, also to those who kindly contributed'' items on the programme. This chap, he was a perfect wreck, His eougn was something awful; His sneezes shook the very roof, His friends, they murmured "poor fool." But since thai time a week has pass- ->. Ed, The poor chap's getting well quite fast; . 'Twas only with the aid for sure * , Of a dose of Woods' Peppermint j" Cure. * No need to worry over those Customs entries until your brains are fogged. Pass them along to Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd.—they are experts at the game. Therte'is no time to be lost (and time is money to yon) when your entries are pass-1 ed oy Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Their charges, too, are very moderate.