LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, 31 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Wairarapa Age, following the custoiff established last year, will not be published on Good Friday, Easter Saturday, and ' Easter Monday. Advertisers will please accept this intimation. , , The whole of the rates of the Castlepoint County have been .paid to date, with the exception of 4s lid due by an absentee ratepayer. The Masterton County Council granted licences for six motor cars during the. month of March. stb motor cycles were registered by the Council. The Castlepoint County Council has decided .to declare gorse a ixoxious weed within the County, and to have it placed in the first schedule. The Timaru Herald says that the Mt. Cook Motor Company is going to inaugurate an aerial' service from Fairlio to the Hermitage, Mt. Cook. , No bankruptcies have been recorded in the Wairarapa during the present month. It is now many months, since a bankruptcy was recorded in this district. . The Featherston Rifle Club defeated the Martinborough. dub in a match fired on Saturday last-by the narrow margin of three points. It is expected that a number of the. latest model English cars will arrive in Masterton shortly. They are beautifully equipped, and are evidently out to compete with the American cars. It has been suggested that, in view of tho approaching visit ofHis Eoyal Highness the Prince of Wales, the fence at the entrance to the Masterton Public Park should be given a coat of paint. A* Master|oh settler has received a letter from a friend in Canada, stating, that he is selling out his holdiflg in that part to come to New Zealand with a few thousand pounds. He states that flour in Canada is selling at 28s per 1001b, butter is 2s lid per lb, sugar Bcl per lb, and potatoes 12s 6d for 601b.

The Masterton police records shew that during March only four arrests were made. Of this .number, one, a case of theft, was dealt with at Wellington. . A man from the country, charged with drunkenness, was arrested twice, and the last case was that of violently resisting the police.

The benzine shortage is still decidedly acute in th© Wairarapa. Hockey is to be revived in Masterton in the coming season. The Martinborough Collie Club holds its annual dog trials next month. A man was fined £5 at Picton last week by Mr. P. L. Soilings, S.M»j for assaulting his mother-in-law. One or two Masterton builders are heavy losers by the fire at Messrs W. Booth and Co.'s sawmill at Carterton. Building permits issued by the Masterton Borough Council during the month of March have amounted to £9350. i The Masterton police authorities have granted no fewer than seventytwo permits for weapons and ammunition since Saturday last. The Masterton A. and P.- Associa-. tion request local prize-winners to call at the secretary's office on Wednesday and Thursday between C p.m. and 8 p.m. to receive prize money. - A proposal to raise a loan for a drainage' system will shortly be submitted, to the ratepayers of Martinborough. During the month of March thirtyone motor cars and seven motor cycles have been registered by the Masterton Borough Council. ' . A number of Ojpunake settlers have been fined different sums, and up to as much as £lO for permitting the spread of blackberries. The Loyal Masterton Lodge are paying a fraternal visit to the Heart of Oak Lodge, Carterton, to-night, and all are requested to roll up. Gars leave the Post Office at 7 p.m.

Advice has been received by private cable from Melbourne that the recently revised Commonwealth tariff, includes a substantial increase on the ! import duty on New Zealand timber to Australia. Hitherto the rate for white and*red pine has been Is per 100 feet. The rate of duty is now fixed at 3s 6d per 100 ft with the exception of white pine used in Australia solely for tho manuafactur. -f butter boxes. The quarterly police returns for Masterton, ending March 31st, show that the following arrests were made: Eight persons charged with drunkenness, two idle and disorderly, one indecent language, - one violent resistance, and obe case of theft,.which was heard in Wellington. In every case or drunkenness the offenders came from outside Masterton, as .did also the majority of the other cases. Tho Board of Trade recently requested Messrs P. Hutson and Co., of Wellington, to supply the Masterton Borough Council with five tons of cement for the local drainage works. The firm has not only complied with the request, but has very generously offered to supply an additional five tons. The Council has now a sufficient supply in sight to enable it to proceed with the work at ftle septic tank. •. - . Prisoners who pleaded guilty in the Lower Court came before'Mr Justice Hosking in the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday for, sentence. John Stephens, a Maori, aged seventeen years, for theft at Waverley, was admitted to probation for 12 months. Frederick Hardgrave, for forgery, uttering and theft, four charges, was sentenced to three years' reformative treatment. Mary Sybiella Webster, for theft in 1917 of a ring valued at £l4, was ordered to come, up for sentence in six months if called upon* . A comparison of the respective prices charged for blankets in New Zealand and in the Old Country has led the Auckland Soldiers' Mothers' Loague to make representations to the Board of Trade on the matter.. The question was considered at a largely attended meeting of members in the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. An advertisement was read from a London paper of last November, giving th& price of extra heavy fleecy blankets for full-sized beds at 19s lid per pair; heavy grey twilled sheets, • full double size, 19s lid per pair. The price in | New Zealand being four and five times that amount for the Baxne articles, it I was decided to: forward the advertiseI ment on to the Board of Trade for its solution of the great difference be- | tween the Home and local prices. The young woman, Kathleen Eleanore Morton, who pleaded guilty to the theft of, £325, the funds of the ! Y.W.C.A., came before Mr. Justice Hosking'at the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday. Counsel for [prisoner made a strong plea for "leniency. Accused was 22 years of age, ! and since 15 years of age, when her remaining parent died, had been thrown upon her own resources. She, had become accustomed to a mode of, life and dress beyond her meanß. JThe : theory was that she had spent a considerable portion of the money at the races at Auckland. His Honour said , that the scheme by which the prisoner obtained the money and endeavoured,; to the theft was a very eleven' one. It was an unfortunate case, and the least sentence he could impose was, two years' reformative treatment at Addington. The prisoner, who showed great distress during the hearing, broke down completely on being sentenced.

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' The Gas Committed reported at feat 1 night's meeting of the Carterton I Borough Council that the coal supplies were very short indeed, and that at the present time only sufficient for five days' supply was on hand. It is stated by the North Auckland Land Commissioner (Mr. JS. P. Breville) that one-fifth of the soldier*' settlement business so far transacted t in the Dominion had passed through the hands of the Norfh-Auckland Land Board. . . Xt a special meeting of the Master* ton* Borough Council last evening, important proposals were made for the reorganisation of the staff of the borough. These will cojfre up. for further consideration.at the next meeting of the Council. As a result of the developments in gum properties in the Auckland diu- , trict, speculation in that class of land is reported to be brisk. Private

.advices received in Wellington Btate that recently a piece of rich gum swamp of three acres sold at £4OO per acre. During the performance of "The. Rotters" in the Opera.House, Maaterton, last night, the "electric lights again failed, and held the performance up for the space of .fifteen minutes. Fortunately the lights went out gradually, and no oile in the crowded audience appeared to be alarmed, or it may be, "Familiarity' breeds contempt."."" An Auckland telegram says:—At the motor cycle sports at Takapuna H. Finn, when competing in the President's Handicap, "was touched by. another competitor, and. " fell. . His machine skidded, and he-, was filing across "the ditch, Finn had ono • log- « broken and the other leg severely injured. There was also evidence of 'internal injuries. He was taken to the hospital, where he died this morning^ In connection with the Waihi strike,, it was authoritatively reported in Wellington yesterday that the owners were practically certain to agroo; to a further conference,' as suggested by the Prime Minister. No official announcement could be made ponding adviceof the confirmation of. the arrangements. from- Auckland, The conference will probably be held at an early date. i..v 1 . f,' >■ ■ .... -i... . 1 r i ■■ v. . • . .. ■ ii--.,. ' 1

- • - rf Two unfurnished rooms to'let. Reliable chauffeur seeks position. Silver wristlet watch lost. Reward. Girl to assist with housework required. Young man requires employment of any kind. Position as rabbiter required by experienced man. Monthly ; meeting of Masterton Labour Party' to-night. . The Salvation Army would be glad to receive any leftroff clothing to assist those in need of same. New list of porpertiea advertised for sale by G. A.) F&irbrOther, land agent, MasterWn Mr. H. P. Johnson 's motor *bua will leave at '9 a.m. on Saturday and Monday fot the Featherston Races. Finder of a light bay horse is asked . to communicate with. Mr. J. Wileyy Railway.Boad, Solwayj or ring Freezing Works. Th© William Fox feature play, "Do: Barry," will bo shown at the Opera' 1 House in film form during the Eftßter holidays. Mr. W, Richards will run his char* a-banc, motor coach, and two 'buses to the Featherston Baces at 9.30 turn, on Saturday and Monday. See. the new consignment of men's lard-wearing, good time keeping metal watcheß at Bradbury's opposite, the Empire Hotel. Also the. wide range of household clocks by all the leading : makers. We have a complete range of waterproofs for every purposed For riding, and walking; pants, hip leggings, and superfine waterproofs fot town wear. These are really smart, and are guaran-; teed to keep out- the heaviest down- ' pour. Come in and inspect to-day.— Elliott & Co., Queen Street, Masterton.