LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

) Thirty-two applications have been I received for the position of harbourmaster at Gisborne.. The choice has been cut down to two. peaking at the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association in Mastertoai yesterday, ]Mr M.. Caselberg. (chairman of directors) said the outlook for the dairy industry was very bright. He had been informed that the. output for the coming season had already been sold at a satisfactory figure. * A number of farmers have been greatly perturbed in the Eketahuna districtj during the past fortnight (says the Express); owing to the abnormal mortaKty amongst their lambs.. The worst feature is that the greater per centage of deaths occur amongst the best developed of the fleet,, and post mostems have failed: to reveal any apparent cause, though it is generally- assumed overfathess is responsible. One farmer who feeds salt to his flock found that the lambs were keener after it than their mothers. This aspect the farmer placed before an officer of the Agricultural Department, who said it was feasible, owing to the amount of salt taken, for the lambs to develop a booser's thirst, the quenching of which tended to make them over-fat, morp especially with the ewes in the condition they'were this season.

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A numb«* of farmors in the Mas* terton district are this year putting down experimental plots of lucerne. Since the tramcars commenced running in Napier, three weeks ago, the average daily takings amounted to £2B 8s 6d. < f^ The newly-formed B©i*th Master ton*V, Citizens' Band will give their open- ..1| ing performance outside the Master* »'-* ton Town Hall this evenings It is expected that some fine crops of red clover will be harvested in the neighbourhood of Masterton this year. The season promises to be » good one for hay. A special meeting.of the Masterton District High School Committed will be held on Thursday evening, when the Education Bill now befor* Parliament will be considered. A young man who- had been be* having in a strange manner on » Gladstone station was committed Up the Porirua Mental Hospital by Justices in Masterton yesterday: The trout-fishing opens to- . day. Already a number of licenses nave been issued' in Master-ton,, and it is expected that anglers- will o» out bright and early this morning. I At the annual meeting of the Featheraton. Bowling "Club, the financial statement showed that the club- is steadily improving its position.. Me. A. Matthews, was re-elected patron. Four convictions for drunkenness were recorded, in Masterton during the month- of September. There were- . twelve convictions for breaches 6£ the Defence Act during .the . same* periodThai the building trade in Mas*' terton is very- slack at 'present w evidenced by the fact that during the/ * past month, the permits issued by the» Borough Council office were practically nil.. The editor of. the British Weekly recently asked the opinion of readersas to what man would be most missed if he died now.. Mr- Lloyd George,. says .the, paper in question,, headed, the list.

A Maori, woman- named. Mary Pikitea, who is- reputed, to.- be 104 years of age, diecTat Parikino She went through the wars with her husband, who was . an officer, under Major Kemp. An Auckland telegram states that Lawrence Wilson, a. tailor, aged 20, ■_ who was injured on Sunday through the collapse of. the wheels of a motor car in which, he was riding, died in. the hospital last night.. . -f*Percy Butler, a farm labourer, t| aged 27, was admitted to the Auck- ■ land hospital from. Hunua with his throat severely- cut, and he died on. Monday night.. It is alleged that the>' wounds were self-inflicted. Eight motor car and motor cycle* ' licenses were issued from the Masterton Borough. Council office for. tho . past, month. The County office issued licenses fox three, cars and. one* motor cycle. Since October, last. Shears and 22 motor cycles were licensed by the County authorities; There is quite a keen demand, for silver-beet,, seed, in the "Masterton and Wairarapa districts, just now. Silver-Beet is said to be just, as-* good iae turnips or rape for toppingroff. lambs, and it has the advantage that it is not susceptible to blight, and it will stand an. average, drought!; !

, Mr A. W. Hogg, of Masterton.at' .tho invitation of the United. Labour Party, delivered a lecture- in the iMiramar TaWti Hall on Monday evening on "the subject of "Land;, Labour and Capital." The speaker dealt with the cost of;' living, rise in values, borrowing reform, and the* workers' position) in New Zealand'. Messrs W. -J. Geddis and W. Bloomfield, proprietors ■of the Auckland Observer, have been served with writs at the instance • of;' the- Attor-ney-General, requiring them to .'•appear in Wellington to show' causa why they should! not- be- committed! for contempt of Court for publishing certain cartoons of Mr Justice- Edwards.

The Taranaki Oil WeUs, Ltd. (which has no connection, with: theN.Z. Oil Wells, Ltd.,. the subject: of recent cables from. London) has- allready marketed a considerable quantity of refinery- products and: Hasnow ready for delivery over 20,000 gallons of kerosene, benzine, and* other oils, and 17,500' gallons- in- theprocess of refining, besides sixtytons of paraffin wax, two-thirds of which will be ready in a few days. Drilling prospects, are > also bright. *

A gift of £9OOO has been made by Mr A. M. Myers, M.P., to the city of Auckland for, the purchase' o£ I land between Qtieen-street and Greystreets, in the heart of the city, for a public park. The gift was accepted? by the City Council'on Monday nighty and the action, of the Mayor in acquiring nearly eight acres> with the' money was approved. It was decided' that the new domain' should be called" "Myer's Park.'" The special meeting/ of the Council" which' accepted thegift, was enthusiastic about the' project, cheers being- given for Mr Myers.

The advantages; to be gained by a country schoolboy as compared' wifc& the town scholar are usually ered nil, but a case was disclosed! ait the South- Canterbury Education Board at its< last meeting. li* tßeinspector's report of one of the back school it was- stated that the girfe and boys showed good progress in sewing and; darning. Members. of the board expressed surprise at theinspector's statement, but were informed that the boys were taught stitching; darning, and' patching The boys made good progress witfc this very useful domestic qualification. They were able to sew on buttons and patch trousers,, which at, times was very handy;.

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Four degrees of frost were registered at the Upper Plain yesterday morning. Potatoes were selling at Dunedin ■on Saturday last at from £2 5s to £2 lOe per ton. A three-roomed whare belonging to Mr Tilson, of Moiki, Lower Valley, was destroyed by lire last week. The first consignment- of this year's cheese was despatched from the Tawaha factory (Maryborough) oh Saturday last. The vital .statistics for the Eketahuna registration district for the month of September were as follows: Births 6, deaths 2, marriages 1.A Blenheim telegram states that H. Orsman's general store at Havelock was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The Masonic Hotel had a narrow escape.

An lnvercargill telegram states that the wrecked barque Okta was yesterday sold by public auction for £6O. Ono of the ship's boats realised £6, and another £5.

A Gisborne telegram states that Mr Harlo Giles, Conciliation Commissioner, has completed tho adjustment of three trade disputes—butchers, painters, and furniture-makers. The rainfall .registered in Eketaliuna for the month of September was 2.11 inches for eight days': During the corresponding month of last .year there were 27 days' rain with a total of 8.44 inches.

At a meeting of the Red Star Football Club held on Saturday, it was decided to hold the annual dance in the Drill Hall on Thursady, 9th October. Judging by the amount of enthusiasm by the members of the club, this dance tends to be the most successful yet held. Tickets are obtainable from the secretaries and members.

The : . 'following players have been selected t» represent the Hibernian "A" and "B" teams in the Friendly Societies' football tournament in Masterton on Saturdayf'iHidnley (3), O'Leary, J. Clark. O'Connor'; O'Sulliyan, E. Williams, O'Regan, O'Shanghnessy, W. Jackson, Montgomery, O'Dunn, and O'Brien. Emergencies: O'Keefe, J. Cullotty, and M. McKenna.

In order to foster interest in school gardens, Mr W. B. Matheson, of Rongomai, has donated a challenge shield to the Farmers' Union Show Committee for competition, amongst the schools in the Eketalnma and Mauriceville counties and the Alfredton riding, of the Masterton county. Rules governing the competition will shortly be available, and it, is anticipated a large number? of entries will be received. Mr Cumming, agricultural instructor to the Wellington Educational Board, is to he asked t© act as judge.—Express. The Carterton "News 'objects to tne statement made by a railway guard at Eketahuna that dozens of intoxicated persons boarded the train at Carterton without his knowledge. The News says: Occasionally one „or two hilarious travellers may board ; the 8 p.m. train, eluding the vigil:ance of the police, and probably holding a return half-ticket to Masterton. These men, generally, are not very drunk when they board the train, but the "luggage" they carry is fastened with a cork, and is a diminishing commodity. When they arrive at Masterton. if they are drunk" they are arrested as soon as detected, and it is quite possible that, with the jolting of the train and the effect of "diminishing their luggage,'' some sober men at Carterton may emerge drunken at Masterton. Indeed, this has happened—occasionally, not frequently. As for the "dozens of intoxicated men," these, we are of opinion, exist only in the imagination of the guard. Po* .lice records in Masterton will support our contention, for these show that only about half-a-dozen drunkards proved to be from Carterton have "been arrested when they left the train, at Masterton during a period extending over twelve months.

A young girl for pantry work is required at the Club Hotel. The Castlepoint County Council notify that Belliss' bridge on the Ma-sterton-Waimata road is unsafe and closed to heavy traffic. Particulars of the sale of - timber and building material, which is to be auctioned by Mr V. L. Fairbrother »t the Lansdowne store corner to-day' are advertised in this issue.

The bakers of Woodville, Pahiatua, Hukanui, Eketahuna and Mauriceville insert a notice elsewhere in regard to price of bread, which wiH be changed as from October Ist, 1913.

Mr A. T. Dicka«on advertises on page 8 an announcement of a sale of household furniture, on behalf of Mrs Cassin, who is leaving £he district. Particulars will bo advertised on Saturday. Sheep farmers on the lookout for a good investment are invited to read particulars of a firet-class sheep and cattle farm of 2800 acres, freehold, advertised on page 8 of this issue by Messrs H. F. McNeill and Co., land agents, Wellington.

Mr Kareem Alexander, who is at present on a business tour through Whakataki and Castlepoint, elsewhere notifies the public that he is Authorised to transact business on behalf of Mr, Joseph Akel, during his absence at Home. All communications should be addressed to P.O. Box 114, Master-ton. Messrs McGruer and Co. elsewhere have a special word to say in regard to their made-to-measuro suits, from 50s to 90s. Fit, style and finish are guaranteed, and the firm invite n trial order. The holiday season is approaching and intending patrons are advised to place their order early.

Motorists who wish to ride in comfort require to inspect the new stock of motor goods just opened by Messrs J. L. Murray, Ltd. The goods include waterproof coats, leggings and trousers, also linen coats, leggings and' trousers for motor cyclists. For car use dust coats are showing in linen crash, fawn repp And silk waterproof Burberry. SAVED HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN. "My eons, Charles and John, are subject to colds," writes Mrs 0. Carter, 33 Market Street, South Melbourne, Vic. "Some time back I would have lost both of them if it had not been for the timely advice of Mrs Snowden, who recommended me to give them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. I tried it and saw the change for the better straight away, and they were both soon well again. I have seen the lives of hundreds of children saved by Chamberlain's •Cough Remedy." Sold by all •chemist* and storekeepers.*

"Money will be easier and more plentiful," said the chairman of directors at the annual meeting of shareholders of the W.F.C.A. in Masterton yesterday, "How I know, is a secret," he said, "but I may tell you that money is already easier."

A number of shareholders of the Wellington Farmers' Bacon Company (Ltd.) met at the Commercial Hotel, Pahiatua, on Saturday afternoon. Mr A. McFarlano, a director of the company, who had been appointed to lay the position of the company before tho board of directors at Masterton, reported that he had gone to Masterton, but the managing director, Mr J. C. Cooper, was absent in Auckland. After some discussion it was decided that the committee, comprising Messrs A. Eddie, M. Alpass, Dougherty, T. Moss an'd Pryde, appointed some time ago to canvass the district for shares, should ask the Farmers' Meat Company, the parent company, to convene a meeting of shareholders of the 'Bacon Company, to wind up the company and go into liquidation, pointing out that of the 2000 £1 shares required to carry on for tho next season only 1200 Kad Been subscribed.—Herald. A special entertainment was submitted at the Masterton Town Hall last evening in aid of the funds of the Honorary Territorial Association. There was a big house, and a considerable amount of enthusiasm was displayed. The first half of the programme was devoted to singing, elocutionary, and' dancing items, all of which were highly appreciated. The | following contributed to the programme: Miss N. recitation; Misses N. and F. Dickson, Scotch dancing; Messrs W. Iggulden (song\ B. Reeves (recitation), H. F. Green (song), D. Hebenton (recitation) and F. J. Hunn (song). In the conclud-| ing part of tho programme a very select and appropriate series of pictures were submitted. interval in the proceedings, Mr W. H. Jackson presented Sergeant Brunton, of the local Cadets, who visited Canada with tho New Zealand Cadet Corps last year, with a service rifle. In making the presentation, Mr Jackson referred to Sergt. Brunton as a typical New Zealand Cadet, who is a credit to both the Dominion, and to Masterton. Sergeant Brunton received the rifle amidst loud applause. The entertainment was altogether, a great success, reflecting credit on Mesdames J, M. Coradine and J. W. Blackman, who were largely responsible for the arrangements. The Masterton Picture Company is also to be commemded for devoting the Town Hall to furthering the cause of the Territorial scheme in Masterton.

FIGHT *T OUT—never let that cold, however small in the beginning, s;et the better of you. A dose of 'onking's Linseed Emulsion administers a smart knock-out to coughs, colds, sore throat and influenza, in their early stages,' and a certain defeat after a few doses to all illnesses of this nature. Is 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6d, all chemists and storekeepers. 11*

No need to worry vtvt 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. There'* no time to be lost' (and time is money to you) when your entries are passed oy Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co.. Ltd., Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Their charges, too, are very moderate.* '