LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return fron the Worksop dredge is 1390z® 7dwts for 105 hours. Recent"**" floods in Southland have caused considerable damage in country districts. A number of cases of chicken-pox aro reported among the adult population of Martinborough. The. Melbourne Cup, which is the principal racing event of Australasia, is to be run to-morrow. Twenty new members were elected at the meeting of the Ma<sterton Racing Club on Saturday last. The price of* bread is being raised by Masterton bakers by one halfpenny per loaf, as from to-day. The special constables -who left Carterton for Wellington were accorded a very, hearty and enthusiastic send-off. The Wairarapa and forty-Mile Bush dairy factories axe storing their output of butter and cheese in the meantime:

I A special train passed through ! Masterton last.eveiiing for Wellington containing between 200 and 300 mounted special constables. The annual smoko concert of the AVairarapa Cricket Association will take place on Thursday evening in tho Club Hotel, Master ton. It is estimated that there are at present about 1000 mounted special constables in Wellington, 300 of whom have been sent from tho AVairarapa. The Red Federationists. have apparently more than one definition, of a "scab." A speaker at a demonstration in Jlaster ton on Saturday night described a "scafe" as a creature that God had called into- existence from the remnants, after all other vermin, reptiles and creeping things had been made. The cdal : .supply in Masterton is becoming short. The demand last week, particularly by boarding-houses, was abnormal, and local merchants |ave very little now on hand. The gas manager told an Age representative on Saturday that there is a sufficient supply of coal at the gasworks to keep the wofrks going for six weeks. The following characteristic letter has been received by an Eketahuna resident from one of the waterside workers, a married, man, at present on strike in Wellington: "You no doubt anticipate I am out on strike.. 1 wish the watersiders to h—. We have struggled through a desperately hard winter, and have put my < creditors off from one week to another, expecting to Ik> right up to my neck at work during the next few months. Now this d — strike has eo~ne, and ivy hopes are blighted."

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Tho Government tax cm tho rcceipt-s of tho Masterton Racing Club at its lecenl race meeting amounted to £367. Aclvioo has been received in Mastorton that tlio Worksop dredge has been closed clown for repairs, sho having broken her crown wheel. The sole tonic of conversation in Master ton on Saturday last was tho strike. Farmers arul others appeared keenly anxious about tho matter. Twenty special constables, with horses, wcro despatched from Eketahuna to Wellington on Saturday. Another thirty 41 re expected to Itaxo to-day. A Melbourne cable states that tho King's Prize in the Commonwealth rifle sho'oting was won by Halliday, a 22-year-old Queenslander, after a tie with Cross. - The premises of Messrs John Diithie and Co., in Wellington, were broken into rtn Friday night. The place was ransacked by the thieves and the till was rifled. A nuvnber of the Wellington waterside strikers arrived in Masterton on Saturday. It is not known whether they are acting as pickets, or who--thor they are in search of work. Tho rainfall regis t&ed at Eketahiina. for the month df October was 7.89 inches for 17 days' rain. The fall for tho corresponding month last year was 3.35 inches, for 14 days' rain. The Masterton Lawn Tennis Club opened its season on Saturday last in fine weather. There was a large attendance of lady and gentlemen players, and the courts were in excellent order. . The offices of the Farmers' Union in Masterton have been open day and night sinco Thursday last v and the President, secretary and othor officials have been subjected to a severe physical strain. Tho receipts of tho Masterton Racing Club" in connection with its recent race meetinglt&ioun ted to £1971 'lßs 2d. This sum included. £1405 7s 8d from the totalisator. "'A profit of £619 18s 6d was made on the meeting;- . A Wellington telegram states that a tramway conductor Ml off the foot- ' board of a car in Tina.kori Road on. Saturday afternoon, and: was,taken to the hospital suffering from eoriciission of the brain. His condition was improved yesterday. The South Canterbury Teachers''lnstitute decided on Saturday that as the teachers are tho servants of tho Education Board; and not of tlio Education Department, they Vill ■await instructions froiji" the tho'medical, inspection of s'chpols. , The House of Representatives adjourned at an early, hour on Saturday morning until Tuesdiy evening. Mr P. C. Webb desired a special sitting to deal with strike matters, but this suggestion was coolly received. Sir Joseph Ward said the request of the Premier for an adjournment - until Tuesday .was a reasonable'-one. All sorts of wild rutnoiirs were in circulation in Masterton on Saturday concerning strikes and probable strikes: One report was to the effect that shearers on a Masterton station had "downed tools." Inquiry revealed tho fact that the report was without foundation. A similar report concerning tho freezing works was proyed txrhe false. "Take no notice of the press," yelled a -nob orator in Masterton oil Saturday night. Tlie crowd, a few minutes later, Aras almost rioting in its efforts to procure copies of the Wellington evening paper, and tho police had to interfere to protect the youthful news-vendors from being molbbed. Yes, "Take no notice of the Press!"

Tha Feilding Star takes our local contemporary iseve'rely to task for its reference to the strike, and • the aspersions it lias cast upon the special constables. The Star says : : ''We know personally a largo number of the young- felows who wero amongst the first contingent of special constables, and wo can :say with tnith that the Hspersions made upon their personal conrage axe infinitely meatier and more despicable than the worst utterances of the strike leaders." A second contingent of between forty and fifty special constables was despatched from .Mastertoii to Wellington on Saturday, morning, together with horses and equipment. Further recruits were picked -up at Carterton, Wood si do, and Feathcrston, and tlio full* contingent- consisted of about. 150 men. There was a .slight demonstration at the Masterton station, cheers and counter cheery being given for tlio men.- A number of Red Federationists when were at the station were, freely using the terin "Scab!" Another contingent will; probably bo sent away from the Wai-l-arapa * > * " A body of .shearers and JI&V Feoe:a--tionists got together a crowd in Mas- i toitoii Saturday night, and one or two who "declared themselves "agitators" made-fiery speeches, denunciatory of the capitalistic system ancT of everything and everybody in general. Mr Rod McHao called for cheers for a certain firm which had refused to manufacture batons for the special constable>, and groans for another who had made thr. bat.-vis. He also proposed a resolution tv> the < tfect tliat the meeting endorses the action of those who hail gone on.,strike in Wellington. A .vJi.o,v of hands was taken, but only about' one-third, of those present put up their hand's-. The majority of thnw were in favour of the strikers, and a.;noiig-tbe number was apparently a woman., for Mr McR.ae called for "three cheers for the women." The crowd soon afterwards dispersed.

A! dairy cou\ just into profit, is advertised for sale. A double buii'<zy and double set of English harness is advertised for sale. The Masterton County Council elsewhere invites tenders for three c»n----traet-s, particulars <j| which are advertised. - Messrs Hee.rdejLcen and Andrew, land agents, To Awamutu,- Waikalo, insert ,a fresh list of .properties on page S of this morning's issue. Tho Associated Auctioneers notify that owing to the Palmerston North show, the Kketahuna stock sale has been postponed until the 2Lst inst, ' Tiie Mastorlon stock auctioneering firms notify tliat owing to the Palmerston North show, no sale will'be' held cither :it Waipoua or Solway yards next Wednesday. Mr A. Bradford, of the .O.K. stationery and fancy (roods - depot, announces tho arrival of a big consign,Ttient of the latest and most serviceable goods, inspection of which is in-, vited. For the convenience of patrons, tho O.K. shop will bo kept open (hiring the busy season.