LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 11 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Greytown hospital has twentyone patients at. the present time. Tbe Martinborough Bowling Club will open its season on Thursday next.

There are at present nineteen patients in the Masterton Hospital, and seven in the fever ward.

A movement is on foot to organise a three-days' excursion to Wellington for children attending schools in the Forty-Mile Bush. The All Blacks will play the first test 'match of the Californiah' tour to-day, when they meet the Barbarians at San Francisco. A man wrote to the Palmerston Hospital Board, the other day stating that "life with good health was strenuous enough," and he was not in a position to pay for hospital treatment.

At Wellington .yesterday fourteen stoke-hold hands from the Whakarua appeared in the Magistrate's Court on a'charge of disobeying orders by not mustering for examination by the health officer when ordered to do so by the captain. The defendants were each fined 10s and costs. New Zealand's apple export for the coming season will be worth , over £40,000 to the growers. Space has been bodked for over 50,000 cases of apples to go to South America alone. Most of these apples will, no doubt, come from the Tselson district, but other fruit-growing localities will also participate. The Salvation Army's "self-denial"' week commences to-day and ends on Friday next. A house-to-house canvass has already been made in Masterton, but the appeal during the coming week will be more vigorous. The Army has done much useful work in the social branches of its organisation, and ,it deserves, well of

the community." ; .' ' .'.'"-' A bachelors' ball was held at Dalefield on Thursday night, and was attended by people from all parts of the district. Although boisterous weather prevailed throughout the evening, over fifty couples graced the floor to the music of Mr and Mrs Sorenson and Mr Adams, who, as usual, played good music. The hall was prettily decorated for the occasion.

The was a terrific hailstorm at Te Wharau on Thursday night, according to the News, when stones as large as marbles fell. The ground was covered for quite a depth, .and the whble countryside was white. This lasted till rain fell and melted the hailstones. It was*the-most severe storm experienced for many years past. The same weather conditions prevailed at Longbush.

Local bodies on the other side of this island continue to experience difficulty is letting road contracts. This week the Waitotara County Council found that only one tender had been sent in for the extension of the Wanganui river "missing link" road. The road is badly needed, but, as /the only tender received was considered faT too high, it was declined, and fresh tenders are to be called.

Mr Q. Donald, of Tauherenikau, when in Dunedin recently, purchased from Messrs T. and A. Carruthers, Poplar Grove, Middlemarch, Otago, at the horse parade there, on behalf of the Donald estate, tho imported Clydesdale colt", Buchlyvie Favourite, by Royal Favourite—Third's Rosie. This colt, in a field of twenty-four, at the Dunedin horse parade,~obtained second prize, giving away six months in age, being foaled to English time. The new arrival should be an acquisition to the ranks of the Clydesdale horses in the North Island. ,

At the Carterton Police Court yesterday morning, a young man who had been arrested for being drunk at the Carterton railway station, was brought before Mr W. F. Roydhpuse, J.P. He was a passenger on tho train from Wellington, to Masterton, and had got out while the train stopped at Carterton. His "far gone" condition was observed by the police, and when he attempted to get on the train to continue his journey, he was arrested and lodged in the lockup. As he had a letter in his possession showing that he was on his way to work, he was convicted and discharged with a caution. The Feilding Star of yesterday says —Mr A. W. Hogg lias been saying out loud that he had not yet qu : te made up his mind, but in all probably he would be a candidate for the Masterton seat at the next election. Ho added that, if he stood, it would not be in the interests of either Mr Massey or Sir Joseph Ward. Then who, Mr "Hogg? Sir William HallJones has been put on the shelf, Mr Wjlford is too modest, Mr Isitt is too happy> as a free-lance, Mr McLaren isn't in it—then who? Perhaps it will be Mr Webb? Will Mr Hogg only go under the Hogg banner? But Mr Sykes will settle the question, after all; for Mr Hogg's return is not yet. Ever since the world began man has been contriving instruments for the reproduction of sound. Nature's sweetest music—the sighing of the wind through reeds, the laughter of a brook, or the laoping of the waves, these have caused men to stop and ponder. We see the result in • such instruments as the violin, the harp, the fhvte. But most effective of all, perhaps, is the piano. Imprisoned within its four walls hide the magic works which breath forth enchanting harmonies. Just tp one's fingers along the keys of an instrument such as the Broad wood, the Ronisch, the Lipp or the Steinway, is a supreme delight. The Dresden Piano Co., Ltd., Wellington, who are agents for these, and indeed every instrument of high repute, will gladly tell you about their easy time-pay-ment system, which makes it simple for everyone to possess this king of instruments —the piano. Local renvncATitntiv" —TT. Trm*. D"n?f>ll's Holdings, Queen Street.

Rents received hy the Masterton Trust Lands Trust for the past month amounted to £256 17s 6d. . The Sunnyside Mental Hospital inquiry was concluded yesterday. The Commissioner will forward his report to the Minister in due course. The Magisterial inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Tyrone was concluded yesterday. The decision of the Court will probably be given this I morning.

The Rev. R. T. Blair, \of Matawhero, who is a candidate for the Presbyterian charge at La/risdowne, will be the speaker at the Masterton Y.M.C.A. to-morrow afternoon.

The Masterton Trust Lands Trust has decided to secure enlarged photographs of the late Messrs R. Carter, A. W. Renall, and J. Masters to be hung in the Trust board room. -« It was decided at the monthly meeting of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust last evening, that improvements be carried out at the Town Hall, at a probable cost of £3O.

The tender of Messrs Turnbull and Jones, of Wellington, has been accepted for the lighting of the town of Martinborough with electricity. The contract price is between £3OOO and £&00.

Mr A. W. Hogg, speaking at last night's meeting of the Trust Lands Trust, said the trustees would soon require to consider ways and means of making vacant trust sections revenue producing.

The members of the Masterton Professional Musicians' Association held a very enjoyable social in the Arcadia tea-rooms on Thursday evening. The evening. was devoted to music, games, arid competitions. Mr J. Millar, curator at the Masterton fish hatcheries, in conversation with an Age representative yesterday, stated that the present season had been one of the most successful in the history of the soicety. Hatching and rearing operations had been carried through without a hitch. Speaking in reference to a request received by the Masterton Trust Lands Trust as to the dimensions and cost of erecting the Masterton Town Hall, Mr W. H. Jackson said last evening that the Town Hall must be one of the finest buildings in the Dominion, judging hy the number of inquiries received, regarding the i building.

The Legislative Council went into

committee yesterday on the Land Transfer Amendment Bill, which was reported with formal' amendments, read a third time, .and passed. The Locaj Elections .and Polls Amendment Bill was further considered in committee and reported with amendments. It will be read a third time on Tuesday.

Present indications are favourable towards the prospects of an excellent show in the Wairarapa at the end of the month. linquiries are more numerous than usual, and booking accommodation for, owners and stock is heavy. A pleasing feature will be the exhibits of well-known breeders who wore not showing in the Wairarapa last year. During the past week 25,000 young trout have been despatched to rivers and streams in the Featherston district, 8000 of which were liberated in the head waters of the Tauherenikau river. On Thursday 15,000 were despatched to Levin, and there now remain only 60,000 to be sent out to complete the season, 30,000 of which are on order for the Feilding district. Disciples of Isaac Walton are highly pleased at the change in the weather conditions, and anticipate some good sport norw that the rivers and streams contain more water than has been the case for some time past. During the past week several nice bags have been secured in the Waingawa river, where the trout are reported to be of good' size' and in splendid condition. Owing to an alteration having been made in the dates of the earlier spring shows in the North Island, the Wairarapa show dates have not been correctly stated in some South Island papers, to whom intimation

has now been forwarded. The dates are as advertised, 29th and 30th October, and schedules may be obtained by sending a postcard or wire to the secretary, Carterton.

An s unfortunate accident happened

at Cross' Creek on Thursday morning to a schoolboy named Burling. He was riding a cycle along the track next to the railway line, when a sudden gust of wind blew him up against an approaching train. He was picked up in an unconscious condition, and conveyed to the GreytoAv'n Hospital, where he was found to have sustained a compound fracture of the skull.

The revision of a most important part of the schedule issued by the Wairaiapa P. and A. Society is that devoted to classes for sewing and fancywork, and the exhibits by school children. These classes promise to be more popular than ever, and will probably provide a display seldom seen in an agricultural hall. Prizes are pj.-iierous and the entry fees •stria!!, so that none can complain of lack of encouragement.

Town beautifying was subject of considerable discussion at the monthly meeting of the Trust Lands Trust last evening. Several members took exception to the spending of money in planting trees on Trust sections. Mr A. W. Hogg was strongly of opinion that if there was any money to be spent on beautifying there was plenty of scope in the public park. He did not think that vat ant town'sections OAvned by the Trust benefit xl by being planted with trees.

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eucalyptus preparation* "1 hoals when others irritate. insifl upoi the iGtenuizit fliflitri.

The latest return from the Success dredge is 36ozs 16dwts for 117 hottitf work.

The annual conference of the Bap* tists' Union of New Zealand opens at Wanganui on Tuesday next. A first-offending inebriate was fined 5s in the Magistrate's Court at Masterton yesterday by Mr Eli Smith, J.P.

Shearing operations were comment ced on lea Station on Thursday last, but were suspended on Friday owing, to the southerly gale. - -..

Messrs A. P. Whatman, Waltefl 1 Cameron and Erl Williams have gen* erously donated trophies for the amateur events at the boxing tourna* ment in Masterton on Thursday next* The House of Representatives sati until 3.20 a.m. yesterday, the Opposition having set up a stonewall ifflconnection on the Land Bill. Progress was reported when thirteen? clauses of the Bill had been agreecf". to.

A runaway occurred in Masterton' yesterday afternoon, but the plucky; action of a man in gripping the reina as the animal turned into Queen* street reduced the incident to tliej common place "what might hare been." ' /

- Sergeant; Bowden, of Feildihgj has r \ written the ' Palmerston. Hospital ; Board, stating that a number of young people who seek charitable relief are simply "wasters," migrating from place to place and following ujj* race meetings.

The mayors and councillors of every municipality in New Zealand are receiving special invitations from the Auckland City Council to be present at the opening of the Auckland; Exhibition. The visitors will be enter* tained at a banquet on the night.

Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather there was a good attendance; at the second and final production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," staged by the members of the Knox Mutual Improvement and Social Club, last evening. The performers show- . ed improvement on the first night, r and the piece was staged in a manner, worthy of more .experienced artists* Those who braved the elements tobe present must have com© awayj highly satisfied with/ the entertainment, which, from, every; point of view, attained a high etan* dard. The promoters of the comedy ( are deserving of every congratulation^ Mr Johnstone, a young Scotch* man, who .lately returnedto Dunedinl by a barque from Maiden Island, at guano island lying close to thei equa* ; tor in the Central teUs a little story about theJCaok Islands)and Savage Island natives who wavU ,the guano deposits in that tropio. - map-spot. "I had a phonograph, which captivated the natives," he says. "I one day broke one of tharecords accidentally, and t<» my surn prise an elderly native quickly cut thel record into hundreds of piece.s, to sea if he could find anything . or any* v body in it to simplify the mystery of this music loved ta hear it, and listertft %lways openmouthed . They were keenly partial to lively tunes and Lauder comics, and the Scotch bagpipes were causeaof gratification amongst them."

Mr F. P. Welch advertises for a waggoner, bullock driver, scrub-cut* ters and bushfallers. A reward is offered for the recovery of a lady's hand-bag lost neal Messrs Gardner's store on Thursday. Hall Caine's new book, "The Woman Thou CJavest Me," is expected to-day by Messrs McLeod and Young, the well-known booksellers. A big demand has set in for this book.

Mr A. T. Dickason gives particulars on'page 8 of a sale at the QueeiK street Auction Rooms. Amongst the items mentioned are wearier pigs, turkeys, ducks, etc. The sale commences at 1.45 p.m. sharp to-day. Don't let the weather fool you—get your new hat now—the first real hot days you will need it. Messrs Hugo and Shearer are making a special display of latest novelties in-! eluding some smart styles just to hand per s.s. Athenic.

Mr V. L. Fairbrother advertises a sale of furniture/ 1 poultry, etc., for, to-day at 2 p.m. There is to be.offer-, ed a consignment of new and secondhand ladies' and gents' bicycles, and also a. quarier-size billiard table complete. "

Mr'A. Butland has just landed A handsome new Stuart . motor car, which he is now running for hire. The car is in charge of a careful driver, and orders left at Butland's Cycle Works, or* sent by telephone No. 259, will be promptly attended to. Saturday bargain specials are advertised to-day by Messrs Hugo and Shearer. These tempting prices will prevail for Saturday only. The goods are the sort you want right now. Every price is, as always (taking value for value) guaranteed the lowest. A new and quaint window display is to-day being shown of the pretty dull silver finish Wurtemberg ware at Mr L. S. Ni'col's jewellery store. These goods have just been received direct from the manufacturers per, s.s. Athenic and the new designs are most unique. Mr Xicol cordially invites inspection.

MessrsA. Henderson and Co., jewellers, are at present showing a most! handsome assortment of ladies' engagement rings, bracelet watches, necklets, and pendants. These good* have all been specially manufactured by the firm. They aro all of the highest grade of manufacture, and in* spection is invited.

The stock of new season's footwear; now on view at Mr J, Carpenter's is a credit to the establishment. All the leading lines of manufacture are shown in profusion, and the person, would be hard to please who would, fail to make a satisfactory selection from their spendid! stock. A cordial invitation hi .extended to the public. to call aneV'inspect the latest and* most fashionable styles.

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Mr 3. 0. Boddingtota reports that 41 points of rain were registered at the Upper Plain yesterday morning. " A cable" message received from Hobart teat night announced the arrival there of the steamer Rimutaka, from London.

Another inebriate was accommodated at the Masterton police cells yesterday afternoon. He will breast *he judicial tape this morning. A Weetport 'telegram states that John McNally, a footballer wellknown throughout the Dominion, died yesterday morning after an operation for internal injuries. He played in a football match last Saturday. An extraordinary story of wealth from the sky relates that a large fragment of "crystallised gold," stated to be worth move than £2,000,000, wag hewn from a gigantic meteor which Frederick Williams discovered on bis ranch near Bakersfield, Cali* foruia.

Amotag Pitto Champan's - training Jcit is a "hustle-bustle ball," which weighs 281bs, and is used for armstrengthening exercises and quick movements. Although novel to training . quarters in New Zealand, this giant football is considered by Americans to be ode of the most useful tools in a boxer's work-bag. At the quarterly meeting of the South Wairarapa Methodist Circuit, it was resolved that an endeavour be made to secure the services of a student from the Theological College to "assist in the circuit work during the summer vacation, and also to recommend that the services of the Rev. Val. Trigg be secured for a special mission some time next year.

The southerly rain which set in at Masterton on Thursday evening continued throughout yesterday and developed into a severe gale in the The storm showed no signs of abating last'nighfc-' Over an inch of rain has fallen, and this will have a stimulating effect upon the pastures and crops. Shearing had commencing-'on one or two stations, and it ie feared that the cold snap will result in a heavy mortality among newly-shorn hoggets. A matter which has of late.agitated the minds of business men in Gisborne is the pronounced shortage of boy ,labour and the consequent knowledge which has come to the vouth of to-day that he is master <>f the situation. A Gisborne Times reporter learned from several employers that for quite a, number of lines of business it is well-nigh impossible to.' secure suitable lade.. The. result is that they are being supplanted by girl labour where possible. The tendency of the lads nowadays, it would seem, is to shirk work.