LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 31 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several fine baskets of trout were secured by Masterton anglers yesterday. It is estimated that there were between 8000 and 10,000 persons present at the show at Carterton yesterday. One or two charges of breaches of the Licensing Act are to be heard at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court in Masterton to-day. A Gisborne telegram states that Richard Soloman, aged 35, who had been drinking heavily of late, lias been found dead at Ngatapu. . At the sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Pongaroa this week, James Hennessy was awarded £25 damages against J. McDavitt for damages done by sheep-worrying dogvs. Masterton was practically deserted yesterday. A great majority of the residents proceeded to the Carterton show, But many availed themselves of the fine weather to indulge in picknickiug and other pursuits.

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It is nuclei-stood that the ptffoe have secured sufficient fodder to> maintain firo hundred horses in Wellington for a fortnight. There is a keen demand for ckiff in the Wairarapa at the present time. Supplies aro practically unobtainable in the Wellington province. The effect of the strike is already being felt in Masterton, Sugar is at a premium, and other household commodities, such as potatoes, are becoming scarce. A pen of Southdown lambs, sold at auction at the Carterton show yesterday, and bred by Mr W. Howard , Booth, realised the handsome price of £4 per head. The gate takings at the Carterton show yesterday were £2O above tho best returns yet received by the society, and were £4O above the gate / takings of last year. One of the judges at the Carterton show yesterday stated that the lambs exhibited at" the show made 1 one of tho best classes he had seen. In fact, he said they were magnificent. At the Masterton Magistrate's Court yesterday, a number of judgments were made in connection l wit& cases before the Court. The cas« Eagle versus Douglas was discontinued. The special prize presented' at the Carterton show in the home- indus~ tries class was divided between Miss N. Harvey, Carterton, and Miss N. Humphries, Carterton, wlio> eacßi scored seven points. The challenge cup presented-to-the 1 Carterton A. and P. Society for the exhibitor securing most points in either Lincoln or Romney MarsH: classes, was awarded to Mr A\• E.Anderson, Clareville. The challenge cup presented by Mr R. Cooper, Gladstone, for competition in the dairying classes at the Carterton dhow, was awarded to Messrs Moore Bros., Carterton. Mr J. A. Ordish, Dalefield, was runner-up for the trophy. The champion hack at the Carterton show yesterday was won by Mr H. Hassell. Hastings, whose horse | "Aotea" was awarded the honours. Mr J. Cooper's "Nganonui" was awarded the district championship in the same competition. The silver challenge cup presented by the Licensed Victuallers of Wairarapa at the Carterton show for the exhibitor securing the highest points was secured by the Taratahi dairy factory with 283J points. The Belvedere factory received second prize. Mr T. W. McKenzie's cup for Shorthorn cow classes at the Carterton show yesterday was awarded to Mr W. H. Booth, of Carterton. A cup donated by Mr McKenzie for the best yearling Shorthorn bull was won by Mr R. W. McLean, Hawke's Bay. A man, apparently about forty years of age, who had been rendered stone blind while working at the railway tunnel over the Rimutaka, was one of the features of the Carterton show yesterday. He must have been a very young navvy, as the tunnel was constructed nearly forty years ago. Dr Gibb made a good "hit" with the young ladies at a Presbyterian soiree at Gisborne on Tuesday night. "I iiave dropped the word 'obey' out of my marriage service," he said. "So often the girl; looks so superior to the man that I have not the heart to ask such a girl if she will obey.'.' (La fighter.) That the meTalling of the Master-ton-Ca'rterton road has been left till summer and the busy season is at hand, was the subject of much adverse criticism yesterday by visitors per motor to the Carterton show. It was freely suggested that the use of a steam-roller might be applied with very great advantage. According to the Hokitika Guardian, mining will be actively resumed in the near future at the Five Mile" Beach, below Qkarito. A company has now been formed, and a dredging plant ordered to work a special claim there. The company is said to be a strong one, and will start with a goodT share list. In every department of the Carterton show yesterday records were constituted. The entries were a record, and the donations, cups—presented to the society—and the gate proceeds all proved much in advance of those of salt year. The result of the show will no doubt place the Carterton Association on a very sound financial basis. Three Masterton residents, while lunching at the Carterton showgrounds yesterday, were rather surprised at the eccentric behaviour of a stranger who, not being satisfied. with annoying the diners, pushed his fist through the window, naturally much to the annoyance of the visitors. One of the Mastertonians- on arriving home found a rather large piece of window-pane in one of] his pockets. Yesterday afternoon, in connection with the Wairarapa A. and P; Society's show a big flight of homing pigeons took place from the Carterton showgrounds. The birds, about 40 in number, belonged to. members of the Masterton Homing Pigeon Club, each being nominated by a, lady. When the pigeons were liberated they presented a very interesting and pretty eight. 'lhe following is the result of the race: Drake Bros.' "Nightwatch," carrying J£o>. 1 : 54' ticket, Ist; W. Gourlay's "Avalanche II." No. 13, 2nd; W. Dovdlng's "Ringwell," No. 233, 3i'd.. The Thorndon Homing Pigeon Club's birds, which were to take part in a similar race from the grounds, by some mistake, did not arrive in time, and will be liberated this morning. Tho result of this race will be announced in due course.

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Three sheep belonging to Mr W. J. Saunders, of Alfredton, were ''struck by lightning during the storm otJ Saturday afternoon. Several Masterton tradesmen are being seriously inconvenienced through being unable to procure goods that are aboard the Home steamers Rimutaka and Corinthic. A meeting of the Wairarapa Cricket Association- was held in Masterton last evening, when officers were elected. It was decided to hold a smoke concert on Thursday, November 6th. A minstrel entertainment in aid of the Senior Cadet fund wilt be held in conjunction with the Town Hall Pictures in Masterton this evening. The entertainment promises to be a great success. A Napier telegram states that there are loud complaints of shortage "of railway trucks. Over twelve hundred tons of coal, in addition', to other merchandise, is lying at the ; port to fill orders up the line, and ! cannot be got away because trucks | are not available. A Ford motor car was found in "the i middle of Queen-street at an early .hour this morning. The car was up ! against a lamp-post, apparently hav|ingf been driven right into the pillar. I The oecupaufs evidently did not wish to wait for inquiries, as no effort ; was made to remove the car from the - road. The machine is damanged considerably.

; The sale of work referred to in ! our/ isuse of yesterday as having tak- , ©n> place: irt Ma&terton was erroneously The sale in connection : with Church takes place on Wednesday next, and the arrange-mentss-'ace now in progress. Th# iflower competition will include decorated', tables,. decocated baskets, ladies' sprays, and gentlemen's buttonholes, I for which are now being received by Mrs H. T.. Wood. A- Taranaki. maa sold his farm for £BO an acre.. Next he held a sale of his dairy herd—just the: ordinary good typical Taranaki. dairy cows, or no special breed (with- the' exception of one Holstein)) and. no pedigree stock; but several had. calved,. which enhanced their value.. The Holstein cow was sold for £23-10s, one of the others brought £19,. three reached £l7 each, four £ls each*. and. five £l4 each. The average for the whole forty-five was £l4. "The North-West Frontier of India" was the subject of. a. most interesting address delivered by Major H. R. Potter to the officers of the Wairarapa ia the Masterton Drill Hall last evening. Officers from different parts of. the district were present, and Major Potter's address wae listened, to. with the keenest attention. The. lecturer dealt with his subject in a. very, able manner, and gave much information regarding military life in India, that could not fail to be highly, appreciated by those present. The Christchurchi Brass- has. been shown a remarkable freak in the way of a potato. It was grown at Papanui, by Miss Harfcigan,. Audi weighs 2£lbs, but it is not its size as much a« its shape, which: makes it unique. It would pass as an admirable "postimpressionist" oiv "inspirational" sculpture of a: duck,. Heak v tail, and all, a most dissipatedi duck, suggesting that it had been; out ini the wet all night and had developed gouty excrescences here andi there;, but was yet unmistakably a duck, aaid as a duck-it aspired to be'recognised, and not a mere "spud;"'

One of. the most enjoyable organ recitals given in Masterton for some time was'vJfeard in St. Matthew's Church last evening,, when Mr C. Spencer Corapton played a charming series of pieces to a large audienoe. The. organist was in, excellent form, and, his various renderings- were of the highest standard, several of the numbers being. brilliantly executed. If Mr Compton intends giving a series of recitals of the quality of that rendered last evening, it is safe to predict that very large audiences will make it their business to be present, as 6uch music is rarely heard.

Writing, to. a- friend; im New Plymouth, .a New. Zealaader now in Vancouver states that things in that city are very slack, just now. "In fact," the letter continues, "lots of places are cloteingup,. and money is going to be very tight this winter. Vancouver haa gone ahead very fast during the last ten years, and millions have been made by people who invested iii real estate, bit now has oome the tui ning point, and money is very hard 'to get. However, in a year or two, things will be better than ever, so they say,, so there's plenty of time for more fortunes to be made here, as in tlie days gone by." Speaking at an early settlers' banquet. at Winton, Southland, the Mayor said that the young oolonial, he was; afraid, was too fond of pleasui'e and did not take life seriously. "We , have too many bachelors and spinsters,' 1 ' said the speaker. "I think a tax on bachelors over twenty-five' years- of age would spur them up and save immigration. Many demur at raising such large families as their ftyrbears on account of the high cost of living. I think that the cost of living has jperhaps more to do with it. I know that forty years ago we were as happy in a two-roomed cottage, with a camp oven and soame tin plates and pannikins, as we are uow in an eight-roomed house with superheater, range, and china. 1 ' A piano, in good order, is advertised for sale.

Bicycle lost from railway station is advertised for.

A reward of five pounds is offered for the recovery of a pocket book containing two ten pound notes. Anyone requiring good sheep properties are advised to read/ Messrs E. B. Hare and Co.'e advertisement in this issue.

Are you going to have a new costume for summer? If go read Messrs Krahagen and Chapman's advertisement, and investigate their claim. Volunteers are wanted for a second contingent of mounted special constables for Wellington. Applications are also invited for horses and equipment.

Messrs McLeod and Young, booksellers and stationers, advertise Christmas numbers of New Zealand weeklies, also view-books and postcards, etc.; suitable for sending abroad. 1914 dairies are now in stock.

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