LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 4288, 31 July 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Comments on Saturday’s football matches appear on page 6 of this issue. A letter from a Makomako resident will be found on page 3, white pages 2 and 7 contain interesting cable news.

Electors of the Borough are reminded that the hours of polling at the Council Chambers to-morrow will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. In the Old English Came class at the Hutt Poultry Show last week, Mr 11. A. Williams, of Atangatainoka, secured several first and second prizes. The installation of the acetylene gas plant for lighting the Hukanui Public Hall was carried out by Mr H. Billington, a resident of Hukanui. Tlie plant is a mew innovation, the patent for which was recently taken out by Mr Billington. So far the light Iras given every satisfaction. A number of Hukanui residents are installing a similar plant.

The amateur boxing tournament at the Drill Hall this evening should prove a fitting finale to the day's steeplechase gathering. Eight attractive bouts have been set down on the programme, and some keen contests are expected. The referee will be Mr Whatman, of Masterton. As at tho inaugural tournament, a. good deal of interest is being manifested in the carnival. TTio management have completed all details for an evening's excellent siiort.

The members of the Alangntainokn Social Club decided at. a. meeting on Monday evening to hold a plain and fancy dress ball in aid of the Mangatainoka. Library Hall funds on Wednesday, August 14th. This is the first fancy costume donee arranged for Alangatninoka. this winter, and the social committee are making preparations for a large gathering. They lnq>o that a largo number will attend ni fancy dress.

The Pahiatua Picture Company, which is now under now management, screened an excellent programme at the Olympic Theatre last evening. An interesting film, which pleased the audience, was a comedy cutitbs 1 “Percy, the Comboy.” An industrial film shovel tho manufacture of cheese in its various stagiw. The dramatic views shown were entitled “file Sale of the Manor, - ' “’l'll*' Stage Co: h Driver. ' and "The Battle.'' Two scenic views were also shown, while live comic ; ic.u.e. created eeneiderab'e amusement.

The tender of Air J- K. Carpenter for the supply of regulation Hoots for members of the Pahiatua hire Brigade, has been accepted by the Pahiatua Borough Council.

A sitting of the Alagidrate’s Court way held to-day. The presiding Justices were Alessrs A. Lacre I and E. Aslibv. Judgment by default, with costs I was given for plaintiffs in the following cases: —Ceylon Tea Company v. Henry Thomas, claim 11s, costs ss; same v. Wm. Sutherland, claim £1 4s 2d, costs ss. The chairman of directors of the Ballance Dairy Company (Mr A Mc-Fail-lane), has been advised h/ tne attaml DkirT Association, Wellington, that their representative in London, Mr 11 Ellison, has cabled its follows. “Butter: Present prospect* indicate high prices.” In. view of the fact that the 1912-13 dairying commences to-morrow, August Ist, the information received from London is very satisfactory. Present indications show that the prospects for the coming season are excellent. The total amount of money spent in „ew buildings by the Masterton Racing Club is £2927.

Poverty and destitution appear very prevalent in Christchurch as up to the present over 300 i>eople have applied for coal and blankets. The Stratford Co-operative Dairy Company recently paid out to suppliers £4920, the final payment lor tho last season.

Tho Hon. J- D. Ormond has completed the purchase of the thoroughbred colt “King’s Mark” in England “King’s Mark” has been m Lord Falmouth’s stud, and is a magmfacently bred hors© by Marco. The enumeration and description of stock “arrested” by the Wairarapa South County Council ranger during last month when read to the Council savoured of a stock auctioneers .advertisement, and was as ioUows : Horses, 21; cows 8; sheep, 14; pigs, 3 One councillor caused laughter by remarking “that the ranger would bo ‘running in’ dogs next. The prospective output of cheese from New Zealand for the ooming season lias been estimated indepeudentlv by two men, each of whom is in a position to make a calculation, at about 35,000 tons. This is an increase of about 9000 tons on last year. About 0000 tons is accounted for by the change of various factories from butter to cheese.

Tho Featherston Dairy Company has decided to immediately proceed with additions to the factory buildings and the installation of separators, and a complete butter-making plant for the purpose of making whey butter. It is proposed to make provision in the buildings for dealing with an increased supply up to, roughly, 10,000 gallons daily. An indication of the way in which immigrants are lost to New Zealand has been given to an Auckland Herald representative by an official who is conversant with conditions prevailing on the Vancouver Steamship Service. He stated that it coots no more to book from that end to Sydney than it does to Auckland. Many of the passengers in that case prefer to go on, and once in Australia they are snapped up. He added that tho lack of information in Vancouver about this country is another disadvantage.

Speaking of the prospects of future national dairy shows at the annual meeting of the Manwatu A. and I*. Association, the President. Mr P. Conway, remarked that it had been said they could not expect to advance much more with the show, but he was of opinion that the National Dairy Show was really not born yet. Its future would make Palmerston the chief centre of New Zealand. (Hear, hear). It was going to be a very gigantic affair. Just as twelve year* ago they knew comparatively little about dairying, so ten years bonce they would look back and say that in 1912 the Dairy Show woe a very small affair in contrast, witli that of 1922. When they started they fixed the scoring points for dairy exhibits for the £SO prize at 93 points, but the winner this year scored 95). This showed tbe great advance the makers had achieved, and necessitated raising the standard, as no less than 18 scored over 93.

A large proportion of the land agent, cases which come into the Magistrate’s Court' for settlement seem to arise in disputes over the agent’s authority to offer a property for sale on behalf of tile client. In a oiuse of this kind in Auckland the other day the plaintiff (a land agent) remarked that his clients had a rooted objection to giving him a written authority to offer properties on their behalf. Other land agents found that the same was the ease, and the association which was in process of formation had as on*' of its objects the fore illg of sellers to vigil proper forms of authorisation. Mr Kettle, S.M.. remarked that the use of forms might prove inconvenient if a seller p<uts hi* property into the hands of two or more agents, all of whom might come down on him for commission. This view, however, did not seem to meet tile views of counsel ongagt>d in tincase, who took the view that formal authorisation would not interfere with the remuneration of the agent who brought off the sale.