LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 8 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to rnin, shearing operations in many parts of the Wairarapa have been temporarily suspended. Tho open shoeing ertnpetition at the Pal nerston show was won by Mr J. M. Quinn, of Martinborough.

The "Smart Set" Entertainers will appear in Masterton on Monday and Tuesday, November 17th and 18th. The Masterton Baptist C"> hold its first services in the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium hall on Sunday, November 23rd.

filing to the increased cost of living, a Rotorua boarding-houso has found it necessary to considerably increase its tariff, . The latest return from the Success dredge is 27ozs ldwt for 95 4jolurs' woirk. There was a suspension of work during the week to permit of boiler inspection. A member of the legal profession in Masterton infor.tied an Age representative yesterday that business had been considerably affected as a result of tho Wellington strike. The small-pox scare in New Zea>land has subsided. No fresh cases have been reported for some weeks, and it -i* expected that ..the North Island will shortly be proclaimed "clean."

Sir Walter Buchanan, of Tupurupuru, took five first prizes in the fat cattle class at the Palmerston show. Mr H. K. McKonzie, of Masterton, was second to Mr Ernest Short in tho class for heaviest fat bullock. The man Armstrong who was reported to have committed suicide at Nelson is not dead. The bullet missed his toTiple, striking the side of the head. He is being conveyed to the Nelson Hospital.—-Press Association'. A special train passed through 'Masterton at three o'clock yesterday morning, conveying farmers and their sons' to Wellington to work the Hotme vessels. About eighty men left the Wairarapa, and others are ready to follow if required. The Romney Marsh Cup at the Palmerston ihow was won by Mr Ernest Shoit, of Feilding, with. Mr W. Perry, of Masterton, tho runner-up. Had Mr Perry won the trophy, it would have become his sole property, as he has won it on two previous occasions-.

A New Plymouth Press telegram states that arrangements are being made to rail some hundreds of tons of daiiy produce to Wellington for the Athenic The ftrsjj left yesterday■ aftomooh,: and the balance wiit be sent as soon as trucks are available.

The new police station at Masterton has" been completed for several weeks, but as yet there are no signs of its being occupied. Six months may elapse, as- in the case of the Courthouse. It takes a long time, in these days, to manufacture a little furniture* for a Government office.

A number of Mastertomans who had intended being present at the New Zealand Cup meeting decided to remain at home, on account of the unsettled state of the ferry service. It is considered that visitors from the XortJi Island to the big Cup carnival will show a marked decrease as eb.npared with former years. ', '• * The assistants at dne of the dairy factories in the Wairarapa posted a notice on the wall of the factory yesterday morning that- as nine-tenths of the suppliers were in sympathy with the waterside strikers there would bo a cessation of operations on Sunday next. The report ctf the incident reached Masterton, and created some anxiety, but it was subsequently discovered that the whole thing was a joke. A Wellington .telegram states that two prisoners were sentenced by Mr Justice Chapman yesterday. Harry' -Somes was sent to gaol for five years with hard labour for a. serious offence on a young girl. The Judge said the Legislature did not provide a flogging for a case of t3iis kind, otherwise the prisoner had been perilously near being punished in this way. The Court had impased on it the sohmn duty of guarding the honour of the young people of this country. Personally, he always held that as the most .solemn duty. On leaving the dock, prisoner said: "As there is a God above me, lam innocent." Samuel Charles Minifie received two years with .hard-labour for, an assault on his wife, causing actual bodily harm, and three yeans' reformative treatment for false pretences.

It is gratifying to not© wjth what enthusiasm the ladies" are taking up* "the work of assisting the Technical Schotol manager to carry out the projected exhibition. Mrs Coradine has been elected to preside over a nuhfc eroas and representative committee of ladies whoso province it is to direct the arrangements for the afternoon tea which is to be dispensed free* of charge to all who attend on the afternoons when the exhibition is open. We are asked by' Mrs Coradine to say that any "of the townspeople who desir,© may send along to her such presents of eatables asltaiay assist in provisioning the department which is to make the gathering in the school the more enjoyable. On Thursday the 20th inst., which will bo the opening day, his Worship the Mayor will be in attendance, and at 2.30 4). m. will conduct, tho inauguration ceremony. Afternoon tea will be dispensed from 3 to 5 o'clock on Thursday and Sat-" urday. Judging by the enthusiasm which is being displayed by the large and influential committees which have been formed, avo should say that •tho exhibition will prove a great success, and will draw such attention to the work of the school as its value merits.

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A proclamation has been issued dissolving tho New South Wales Parliament. Tho Public Revenues Amendment Bill was put through all its stages in the Legislative Council yesterday.

Mr J. V. Boddmgton reports that 27 points of rain were registered at the Upper Plain yesterday morning.

The New Zealand Cup is t> be run at Riccarton to-day. Tho result should reach Masterton about 3.30 p.m.

There are at present twenty-seven patients receiving treatment in tho Masterton Hospital. Nine of these are in the fever ward. Mention was made in the Supremo Court at Wellington yesterday that the case New Zealand Times v. tho Triad had been settled. An appeal is being made for public (subscriptions towards maintaining the wives and families of watersiders olut of work in Wellington. Tho cricket season will be opened in Masterton to-day, weather permitting. Masterton and Carlton clubs will each havo two teams competing.

Tho monthly meeting of the Masterton Dairy Company will be held to-day. It is understood that the Wellington strike will form part of the discussion. ~ ' ' ' Some of the horses that are being ridden by mounted constables in Wellington aro valuable. One is a hurdler that has won important hurdleevents this season.

The Prime Minister told Sir Joseph Ward last night that ho hoped to inform the House on Tuesday next what legislation the Government proposed going on with/this session. |Jg|

Another batch of Territorials are to face the Magistrate at the next sitting of tho court in Masterton, tov answer charges of failing to render the services required of thom under the Ac*. A Hokitika wire states that the body of John J. Williams, aged 40, formerly a. horse trainer, was found yesterday morning in a wash-houso hanging by a strap. Ho had been dead for some hours.

On Thursday evening about fourteen shareholders of the Wairarapa Terminating Building Society met in the P. and A. Society's office and disposed of an appropriation by ballot of £3OO. The lucky drivers were Mr AW Dalton, of Martinbordugli, £l5O, and Miss W. Smith, of Carterton, £l5O. Ah enthxtsiastic meeting of members of tho tyro -Mafei'O rtoti bra ss bands, was .held last evening, and as a,, result IFB r band will be formed, wluicli will command tue 'fiupp6r.f; of the Borough Council and Trust Lands Trust. It is' understoodthat a i -..further meeting will be hel& at an early date.

One of the minor inconvenienced' of-the strike, says' a AVellington. wire, is that the Wellington Cricket Association, which had a large art union! on, hand, to liquidate its deficit of £660, owing to the interruption of the. mail services,; has found it impossible to obtain a return of the books, which are scattered over the country, same remarks as to quality could ba November gist. >

! A fiiaii Was charged a£ JDafterton that during the currency 761 a prohibition order he had been found on licensed premises. He pleaded guilty, and Mr Hart, who appeared for accused, stated that his ■client had thought the order had run out. He was a respectable man, and. he asked that he be given a chance,; and that only a light- penalty be imposed. Fined 10s and costs 7s. Six men employed on the telegraph* mamtenfljhp staff in Masterton were* off by the Postmaster,, as their services are no longer re-*-quired. The men consider that they have a grievance, and are asking for an explanationjof the rcas6n for their dismissal. Tliey were about to proceed to Carterton to construct a new line, and. had- procured, accommoda--tion and provisions which entailed air expenditure of several pounds. Wo* wore unable last night to ascertain; the reason for the retrenchment, and so wo telegraphed the PostmasterGeneral on the subject.

At a meeting of members and others interested in the work of v the Y.M.C.A., . held in Masterton v last evening, Mr John Hunter presided.. The position in" regard to the work of the branch was discussed at length-, and it was ultimately decided that the financial and general prospects of the Association he published through the press and from the pulpits of the churches. A committee of young nibn was set up to confer with the managers and endeavour to arrange a syllabus which will prove attractive. Wairarapa breeders were fairly successful at the Palmerston show thisweek. Apart f ron the successes of Mr W. Perry in* the Lincoln sheep class, he took quite a number of prize* in Romneys. The ram with, which he beat Mr Ernest Short at the Hawke's Bay show did not take the eye of tho Palmerston judge. Messrs Gray Bros., W. Rayner, and W. H. Buick also took prizes in the Romney Marsh class. Mr W. Rayner carried off three firsts and three seconds in the Shropshire Down class. Mr R. Cooper, of Gladstone, was awarded first prize for the best troop horse. Mr J. Macara, of Masterton, judged the harness horses at the Palmertstdn show. Hia remarks wore very brief, all tho classes being very fail.. One class, he stated to be nothing wonderful; but in the single harness horses, 15 hands and over, there were two or ihre& very good horses. In the class 14 hands and -under 15 als<* appeared several good horses, but heconsidered that for such a class theixv should have .been more- entries. Thesaei remarks as to quality could be applied to the harness ponies under 1-t and over 12 hands, but under 12 therewas only one good pony entered.

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The Greytown bowlers defeated Carterton in a Booth Cup match on !Ehtirsd»y.

The services df the Eketahuna Defence Rifle Club have been accepted by the Government.

There are twenty-two patients in Hospital, and eight in 'mt Buchanan Home at the present time.

The milk supply at the Oeyto.wn Dairy Factory yesterday totalled 4247 gallons. This constitutes a record for the factory. The Railway Department has promised td make certain improvements at the Featherstou station to facilitate the handling of stock. The slaughterhouse owned by Mr CJeo. Greinner.. Maryborough, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The building contained fifteen tons of hay. Since the death of Dr McArthur, BM., the sittings of the Court at Me Butt and Petone have been taken t ljy Mj E« <*. Reid, S.M., of Masterion.

The Masterton Homing Pigeon Cl«b held a race from Frankton Junction yesterday, the result being as follows:—W. Gonrlay 1, W. Dowhng 2, F. Sutherland 3, and J. Dixon 4. A telegram was forwarded on Thursday ta Captain Cameron, in charge of the Wairarapa contingent of special police, thanking them for their loyalty in going to Wellington to compel order.

Advertiser has vacancy for gentleman boarder in private family. Mr F. J. Robbins, fruiterer, has for .l&ie new potatoes and green peas. * Church services for to-morrow ap|jraar on the front page of this mornHyES issue. E. Brown, The Terrace, Lansdowne, is prepared to undertake wood sawing and mowing. Shearers are elsewhere 5 notified that shearing has been postponed at Bush Grove until the 17th inst. Competent carpenter is required for a few days at the Kaituna Offoperative Dairy Company's factory. MfV. L. Fairbrother advertises a sale of furniture, etc., at the Post Office Auction Mart to-day at 1.30 p.m.

A nice quarter-acre section off Worksop Road, well laid out, is advertised for sale. No reasonable offer will be refused. fecial Fashion Week prices at Hugo and Shearer's (the i&me for Value) are advertised in the wantedF columns of this issue; These .are typical examples of the- hundreds of tempting bargains now being offered during fashion week. To-day Mf L. J§. Nicol, jeweller, is making a special window display of ■r ... v. pendants, rings, brooches and necklets. There has also just been opened up a new assortment of enamel brooches of the most dainty design and unique workmanship. Mr T. A. Dickaswn advertises on page 8 particulars of a sale *at -th 6 Queen Street rooms for to-day, at 1.45 p.m. Every lino offered inside tU.O. mart will be sold absolutely with"tout reserve to make room for a large •sigJiment df new furniture,. bodg*and mattresses,