LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 14 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the strike, the Woodville Bacon Company has discontinued buying pigs.

The Waingawa freezing works are only putting thnVUgh snail quantities of stock just now.

A canvass of Masterton tradesmen was made yesterday on behalf of the fund for the relief of strikers' families in WellingtonThe Masterton Thursday Cricket Association abandoned yesterday's matches on account of the unfavourable weather conditions.

An enjoyablo card., tournament eventuated at the Masterton Farmers' and Commercial Club last evening, the contesting sides representing the dub and the Borough staff. Levin i« to',be further helped on by the sul)division of the ■ Heatherlea lands purchased by the Government some few'.months' back. In all'there will be some GOO acres for leasing. Owing'to unfavourable weather oonditioas the Masterton Amateur Swimming Club postponed its opening meeting, which was to have taken place yesterday, until next Thursday. A charge of an alleged breach of the Licensing Act will b.e investigated at a sitting of the Magistrate's Court in Masterton to-day. A number of Territorials will also toe the mark. ..In the Legislative Council yesterday, the Hon. J. D. Ormond brought down the report of the Agricultural Committee, which recommended that the Stallions Bill, in its present form, be not proceeded with this session.

The Bank of New Zealand Bill was debated at considerable length in the Holise of 'Representatives last night. An amendment by, the, Hon. Ji A. Millar that tho amount of new share capital authorised to be issued be reduced from three millions to two millians was negatived by 44 rotes to 22. The Bill was passed without amendment.. ' .

The Express states that Miss Griffin, of Hukanui, met with a painful accident at the Eketahuna railway station" on Wednesday evening. She was awaiting the arrival of her father, on© of the returning special (constables, when her horso became restive and in her attempt td control it, she was knocked -under the animal, which fell. Tjuckily, she escaped with a few bruises.'

Some pertinent remarks about the pig industry were made by Mr Chamibyl of Woodville, who did the judging at the Manawatu show. He ! had noticed, he said, that there had been a very marked decrease since 3896 in the number of pigs shown.and he attributed the diminution to the fact that big profits in butter-fat /Were inducing the farmer to neglect the pig. The increasing manufacture of cheese in the place of butter was also tending, ho explained, to kill the pig industry, a.s the by-products of cheese were of less value than those of butter as food for pigs. Riflemaa R. J. King and G. Hyde (of the Opaki Rifle Club) were very successful at the annual meeting of the Rangitikei Rifle Club, which took placo at Bulls on Wednesday. The former won No. 3 match (ten shots at 600 yds) with a score of 47, and the latter waa placed first in No, ] .match (ten shots at 300 yds), securing 49 pointjs, In tin's match Kiljeaan '''" was only a point away with 4.8." The teams match was won by the Opaki Club with a score of 519, the individual scores' being as follow : R. J. King 135, F. Bolton 133, G. "Hyde 132, A. J. Cameron 118. Besides prize money, the team also secured the Challenge Shield for the teams' match. '

The Presbyterian "Outlook," l);inedin, editori lly suggests the ..proclamation of a day of humiliation and prayer on the part of the churches of New Zealand,"in order that the spirit off paganism which has taken hold of all .sections of society may bo repulsed." Webster's dictionary defines a pagan as "a Jew or Moslem ; heathen ; i<lolator ; gentile ; unbeliever; ungodly or irreligious person ; ono who disregards Christian observances; a prostitute." It is quite evident (says the Christchui'ch Star) that there, is a great deal of ground to be covered- by those who share tho "Outlook's" peculiar outlook.

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Whnoping cough is rather prevalent in and around .Masterton just now.

Employees in two Wellington warehouse-; yesterday ceased work, refusing to handle goods landed by arbitratinists.

Pahiatua has .suffered tho loss of two Mayors—Messrs Crewe and McCardle —by death during the last few months.

Daily companies in the Woodville district had no difficulty in paying suppliers their fall monthly cheques for October, says tho Examiner.

Two members of the local bar indulged in a heated arguiient in the Master-ton 1 Court yesterday, a legal technicality being the casus belli. Tho Masterton agents are advised that the Shaw, Savill and Albion Coy's. Athenio will leave for London on Tuesday next, 18th inst., at 3 p.m. Tho Ikaroa Native Land Court held a .short sitting in tho Masterton Courthouse yesterday to consider a resolution to sell some Nativo laud at To Oro Ore.

Tho fears of a flour and sugar famine, which were entertained in Masterton early in the strike, have now been dispelled, considerable supplies having been received during the past week. :

The Masterton Homing Pigeon Club flew an old birds' raoo from Auckland yesterday. The birds were liberated by the station master at 7.47 a.m., and up till six o'clock last night there wero only six birds home out of 43 birds hampered. The result is as follows: G. Pember's ''King Dick" 1, J. Dixon's "True Blue" 2, F..8. Rote-son's "Little Nell" 3. H. M. Wilton's "Flyaway" 4. The winning time* was 9hrs 33min 43sec. The noxt race is- from Frankton Junction on Saturday for No. 2 birds. Decrees Nisi were granted in the following divorce cases, heard at Wellington yesterday: Williarri Joseph Dicker v. Lylie Eliza Dicker, adultery ; Clara Elizabeth Blateher v. Charles Blateher, adultery; Florence Dora Lanck v. John Frederick Lanck, desertion; Eva Margaret Tidy-man v. William John Tidy-man, desertion; Beatrice' Evelina Tovey v. Sydney Tovey, adultery; Julia Moffatt v Herbert Moffatt, adultery; Harry Smith v. Angelina Josephine Smith, adultery; Ereldoune Frederick Hiscocks v. Eva Isabel Hiscocks, adultery. _

We have authority for stating that the whole of the Wairarapa "specials" who have returned from Wellington are prepared to proceed'to the seat.'of unrest on an hour's notice. It is not thought, however, that the services of a large body of mounted specials will again be required, as there aro a thousand foot specials in the city, and several hundred of the mounted men have agreed to remain in the city until the trouble is ended. The ranks of the arbitration workers on the'wharves are being swelled daily by accessions from the country districts. .

Mr H. S. Currle, of Mastevton, who is the inventor and patentee of a contrivance designated the ""Lightning House Cleaner," is at present in Napier for the purpose of placing his machine on the market. This machine, which has already been taken up by some of the leading* business men of Wellington with a view to forming-' a company for its manufacture and sale, will, it m stated, do practically any sort of cleaning about a house, and do it more expeditiously than by any method at present employed, and may also be used for cleaning motor cars, in fact cleaning of any description. A Woodville Press message states that at midday yesterday a fire was discovered amongst some firewood surrounding the Riverside cheese factory, three miles from Woodville. The fire had a big hold before it was discovered, and the factory and buildings were endangered. The Woodville Fire Brigade was taken down in motor cars, and within half an hour one hundred men were fighting the fire. „ Bucket brigades were quickly formed, and succeeded in getting the fire under, but not before 130 cords of firewood were destroyed. Before water could be large store of whey was utilisecfTor extinguishing the fire. Twenty-five tons of cheese are now stored in the factory.

Sitting in civil jurisdiction in the Magistrate's Court at Mastorton yesterday, Mr L. G. Reid, S.M., gave judgment for the plaintiffs by default in the following cases: —Krahagen and Chapman v. H. Morris, claim £2 3s 6d, costs 108; Levin and Co., Ltd., v. Herbert William Percy, claim £6l 18s 4d, costs £5 10s; R. U. Harden v. Henry Bannister, claim £5, costs £2 3s; A. Norman v. J. F. Mcßae, claim £1 13s 6d, costs £1 19s; Thomas Wagg and Co. v Sidney Harris, claim £1 7s 7d, costs ss; John Lincoln Murray v, William Booth, darn 19s, costs 6>>. Mrs J. A. Cotter (Mr 0. Pragncli) claimed 'from John Fordham the suin of £3 10s for board -and lodging. Judgment was given for the amount claimed, with casts £1 14s. In a'case in which J. AV. Heyward (Mr H. C. Robinson) darned from Henry Mayr the sum of £3 8s 6d rent, judgment was given for the amount claimed, with costs £2 Is. In a defended Judgment summons case, F. C. H. Cotter (Mr S. J. Moran) v. Kohai Hoerii (Mr P, L. Hollings); darn for £37 10s od, after hearing evidence, Mr Reid said' he would make no order, but would adjourn the case for a month. Sidney Horn's was ordered to pay Rajigi Kerehoma £3 lis Avithin two months, in. default seven days' imprisonment. The samo judgment debtor was ordered to pay J. L. Matthews the sirn of £3 19s 2d within three months, in default seven daws' imprisonment. I TO THE MUSICAL. I

The Dresden Piano Co., Ltd., was established in New Zealand over 30 years ago. \lts operations have steadily expand?d ever since. It has built up a big business . . and a still bigger reputation. People KNOW that they can depend upon. The Dresden.. The Dresden is quite the largest Importer nf Pianos and Organs in this Dominion. It has direct relations with the foremost Manufacturers in the World. The Lipp, The Ronisoh. and The Famous Steinway are. for instance, three _of the superb instruments this Firm imports. The Bell and The Imperial are two incomparable Organs it sells. Incidentally, it might be remarked, that crery instrument is guaranteed for ten years. This is merely, a precautionary protection for the purchaser: Still, it is one in which absolute reliance can be placed. The Dresden Piano Co., Ltd.. Wellington ; M. J. Brookes, North Island Manager. Why not see our Local Represen-+ofi\-n'_fT. T, m?, Darnell's Building/?. Queen-street,

Tho Wellington! Tram waynen's Union lias rescinded a resolution to take a ballot on ;« proiwxsal to strike.

Sugar, is a very scarce conmodity in Carterton at prese-nt.l Several stereo havo already exhausted their supplies.

A batch of men left Carterton yesterday for Wellington, their minion being to tako up work on the wharves.

Mr J. C. Boddington reports that there wero eleven points-of Nun and four degrees of frost registered at tho Upper Plain yesterday morning. Tho adjourned annual meeting'Of tho Masterton Ladies' Swimming Club will -bo -held in the Dominion Hall, Masterton, on Monday, 17th inst., at 4 p.m. A Press Association telegram states that the jubilee of the New Zealand Herald was celebrated yesterday, tho proprietors marking the occasion by* giving a bonus to the wholo of t heiremployees.

Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather conditions, a muubcr of bowling .enthusiasts turned out on the Masterton Club's greens yesterday, and several enjoyable scratch game* were played. * ' ■ A Sydney cable states that Courtney Vassin Hatfield, who has been share-farming in ; New Soutii-Wales, has., inherited a .quarter of a million from a great-uncle named -Vassin, a Texan rancher, who left throe-quar-ters of a million between his niece and •her two sons.

The demand for the services of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society's Pipe Band continues, and the band has been engaged to appear at tlie Wairarapa Horticultural and Industrial Society's show on 29th inst. Tils' band will also render a programme at the Masterton Technical School s forthcoming exhibition.

The News is informed that several . farmers' -Homesteads in and around Carterton have during the past week been visited by undesirables. In some instances, when the inmates of the house were away, these undesirables have made themselves at home, and taken charge of tho pantry. Pood seems ta bo their only mission so far. A largo consignment of cheese is being railed from the various factories in and around Carterton, says the News. . Clarevillo returns are not at present available, but without their tallV 1226 crates are being sent away for shipment to tho Home market.--The amounts arc made up as follows: Dalefield 681, Parkvale 200, Belvedere 235, Carrington-102, -Longbwsb - 28.

Op to the present the response to' tho appeal of the Ladies' Committee: of the Technical School Exhibition ha* ■been most- generous. Afternoon tea will bo provided free to all visitors on both afternoons from 3 Ui o o'clock.' Anyono desiring to contribute towards the fulfilling of what seems to bo a very large order, may communicate with Airs Coradim?, Perry - Street. Work in all the classes is going on with increased vigour,-and the students have taken up tho idea of the display of work with enthusiasm. The holding of the exhibition on two days is for the purpose of letting the country' people have a . full opportunity of visiting the school. "Rome" was the subject of a highly interesting and instructive address given in Knox Hall. Ma&Leiton, lasc evening, by Mr A. H. E-lkin, of Auckland. Thero was a good attendance, and thoso present must have come away greatly plea-sed with the lecture, which, told in a capable manner,, by one wha has recently visited thoItalian capital, gave a very clear idea of matters of historical interest., in that famous city. The lecturer demonstrated his address by means of lantern slides, . which clearly and vividly many of the magnificent columns and marvellous architectural triumphs, which are soclosely connected with the features-. of Roman history. Mr Elkin played a masterly knowledge of■ his subject, which, added to by fine oratorical powers, enabled those present to spend a very beneficial and enjoyable evening. ' The proceeds taken* at the door will be utilised to assist the finances of the Masterton branch* of the Y.M.C.A.

A furnished room for a few weeks is advertised for. Mr J. B. Keith, land agent, advertises to let a, six-roomed house, with:, all conveniences. Cole's Drapery Coy. (next 1>«I----gety's, Queen Street) invite thrifty buyers to ■■ read their scatter advertisements in the wanted column; Those in search of a good sheep and cattle run of 2500 acres are invited to read Mr V. L. Fail-brother's advertisement on page 8. Messrs Mellsop, Elliott and Co., of Palmerston North, are in a position to'quote the.best prices available for / fat stock. Mr E. E. Dorset, 'phone ißlj is the Masterton agent.

Mr R. Brown, land and estate agent, Masterton. under instructions froin a, Hnwke's Bay client, who is relinquishing farming, advertises" for private sale 2459 acres, 97 acres and 30 acres. Further particulars may be obtained on application. "My new suit is really such a'stunner' that I just can't help talking about it. Yes, I may be a walking advertisement, but considering that this new suit of mine is the best and smartest suit I ever had, I think it is only right that I should bear witness to the fact. In style, cut, fit, and finish, it is the very thing—and it was bought a,t the W.F.C.A." With this issue Messrs Hugo and Shearer are circulating a special price list in connection with their Fashion Week, which is now in full swing. This Special Fashion Week offers a splendid chance to save extra money for holiday time by buying the family dress needs at prices below the usual mark. It is a chance which no prudent person should disregard and it occurs right at the very time of the year when moneysaving is of especial importance.

No need to worry over those Customs entries until jour brains are fogged. Pass them along to Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., —they are experts at the game. There's no time to he lost' (and time is money to you) when your entries are passed by Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., Customhouse-quay, Wellington, Their charges, too, are rery moderate.*

ACHING BACK. The bane alike of the housewife and of the working man". In. some cases every movement of the body i« accompanied by a sharp stabbing pain in the small of the back, and in, others, the pain is dull and continuous. These are symptoms of kidney disease. Arrest its progress by using Dr Sheldon's Gin Pills, which will act in a surprisingly prompt manner. Price Is 6d and 2s 6d. Obtainable everywhere. *