LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8208, 11 August 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Marine Department has eiven instructions tor Magisterial inquiries to be held at Auckland into the wrecks of the Aotea, Sir Henry and Haeremai. In each case all hands were lost. The Auckland bakera' carts were suddenly pounced on by the police recently, with the result that nineteen drivers were fined £1 each in the Auckland Magistrate's Court, yesterday, for neglecting to provide scales ou bread delivery carts. A lioenae to mine for copper in the Woodville district was granted at a sitting of the Warden's Court to Joseph Thornes, Auckland. The locality is stated to be Copper Creek or Pernleigh. The areu applied for is 320 acres. The Karamea Syndicate has Tengaged Mv Sydney Fry, director of the Westport School of Mines, to visit Mount Radiant, noith of Wes'tDort, and report on their discovery of what appears to be a very rich lead, containing gold, silver, oopper, and molybdenite.

. Babbits are reported to be very plentiful at West Taratabi, says th» : Greytown Standard;, fOne rabbiter sent 350. rabbits to Wellington on Thursday,

The demand for coal at the present time is very keen," and the West Ooast (Joal Oompanios are finding it a difficult matter to keep pace with the bver-lncreasiug orders. The Mayor of Auckland has givei* £2OO, being half his honorarium*, for subsidies to various Aucklandbands to provide music in the park& for the public. The Secretary oE .the Sydney Boot: Trades' Union, who reoently visited Qoulburn, declares that a disgraceful state of affairs exists at some of the> factories in that town. At the Mastetton ».w. Court, yesterday, Mr W. P. James, S.M., had before him three new c'.aims for old age pension. Two of the applications were adjourned, and one was> refused. One man, after the Poverty Bayfloods, could only muster 28 oowsout of 44. and had lost 30 to 40 pigs, besides poultry. Another man who had just started, had only six left out of 36, and all his other stock, had gone. On Wednesday, at St. Luke's Ohtircb, Greytown, Miss A. Gate*. whb married to Mr A. Coe. Miss G_ Gates was bridesmaid, and Mr E. Gates was b93t man. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. M.. Johnson,.nf Masterton, assissted by theßev. W. Bond, of Greytown. Mr J. Hunter, builder, of Masterton, has secured the lease of remaining half of the Ghuroh Acre. The suction has a frontage of 38 feel: to Queen Street, and a depth of 100 feet to Churoh Street. The lease is for 42 year 9, and the rental is ££ 5s per foot per annum. a telegram from Cbristohurcfr states that there is widespread regret at the resignation of Mr Robt. Allen, one .of the Exhibition Executive Commissionois, and the members of the Exeoutive Committee urge either that Mr G. ivlunro, the other Commissioner, should be' replaced by Mr T. E. Donne, or that two new Commissioners should ba appointed to act with him. The usual meeting of the Kuripuni Mutual Improvement Society, was held last evening. The Rev. J. N. Buttle presided. The Sooiety a visit from the Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debatiug Sooiety. Excellent essays ou "The Rise and Fall of Nations" were contributed by, Messrs F. T. Redman ana H. EL Sutton. \

The Masterfcon season of Edison's Popular Pictures was concluded last evening, when another large audience was "present at the Town Hall. A splendid lot of piotures were< shown. A parti aularly fine film wasthat showing the wedding process sion of King Alfonso and Queen' Ena of Spain. Mr ?Avalon Collardr was warmly applauded for bis singing. The body of W. MoKenzie, of Walter Peak Station, Queensfccwn, who has been missing on the Lakes District ranges for some days was i discovered las'; night, about 5 o'clock, in two • feet of snow, says a Gore telegram Searoh parties had been out for a couple of days, and on Wednesday discovered foot marks' whioh ended abruptly. Where the body was found v*as nearly half a mile from this point, and it is presumed that a snow slide carried MoKenzie that distance along with four dngg, whose bodies were found near that of their master. The 'case the Commissioner of Taxes v. the Dunedin City Cornoratiou was concluded last evening, states a Dunedin telegram. This was a claim for £852 £duty on tramway material. The point involved Jwak whether points and crossings for electric tramways were rails for tramways or tram material nqt { otherwise enumerated. The jury gave a unanimous verdict that tho Brtioles were rails for trams, and tberefjre not dutiable. Judgment was entered up for theCity.Oorpora- i tion, with costs on the highest scale. A Dunedin telegram states that a youth, who has evidently determined on a criminal career, was before the Dunedin Police Court, yesterday, on cnarges of burglary and theft. Six years ago when between 10 and 11 years of age, he was convicted of breaking andentermg. He was birched and sent to the Burnham Industrial School. He made repeated attempts to escape, and the rraster had to acknowledge to the Education Department' that be was at his wits end to know what to do with him, Recently he has been living in a small cottage' in South Dunedin, whence he engaged in breaking and entering, and other thefts. Yesterday he pleaded guilty after hearing the evidence to five charges, and was found guilty with another boy of J another (Charge. He was committed for sentence on three charges, and convicted and ordered to come up for sentence on two other charges. Mr W. P. James, S.M., oooupied the Bench at the Magintrate's Court yesterday morniug. For having employed an assistant, Leslie Drake, at a less wage thnn specified by the Aot, J. E. Pond, represented by Mr P. L. Boilings, was fined 5s and costs* The Inspector of Factories stated that the lad assisted in delivering milk, and oply received 2s 6d per week, whereas the speoified wage foi the first year was ss. Mr Hollmgs submitted that it was only a technical breach of the Act, and defendant had remedied the matter as soon as he became aware of the breaoh. Isaac Allen claimed from the New Zealand Loan and Meraan.* lile Ageuoy Co. and G. A. Donovan, the sum of £2l, the value of a horse. The plaintiff stated] in his evidence that the horse was sold by him to the defendant Donovan through the Agency of the defendant CJompanj. After giving the horae a trial defendant alleged it would not work, and refused to keep it. Judgment was given for plaintiff for the amounto laimed, each party to pay its own costs. Mr C. «. Pownall appeared for plaintiff, and Mr B. J. Dolan for the defendants. For Bronchial Coughs and Colds, Wood's Groat Peppevmin Ctire, 1/6 and 2/6Jpei bottle

r Mr G. Shaw, who reoently sold hie farm at Kokotau, has purchased a farm of 600 aores at Otahi. Tbe Government has appointed Mr Frank Reid to sucoeed Mr John Hayes as Inspecting the Mines Department & The centrifugal pump which tbe "V Wellington Oity Council proposes to Install in 'connection with the Brooklyn water supply will be capable of lifting 500 gallons per minute to a height of 550 feet. The water will be stored in a reservoir of re inforoed concrete. We are pleased to learn that the injuries sustaiued by Mr R. Foss, who is in obarge of the Fernridge School, Upper Plain, and had tbe misfortune to oollide with a vehicle while riding bis bicycle, are not so Heridus as has been reported. Mr Foss had his left arm broken and received a somewhat severe out on the chin. He is progressing favourably. The Yorkshire Rugby Union, reports a Home correspondent, have, gome cause to bless tbe "All Blacks.' 4 The revenue for the past year was £356, and the net profit for the same period £197. But for tbe New Zea land match at Leeds, which resulted in a clear prcflt of £257, there would have been a considerable loss on the year's workings. Captain Jaoobsen, of the barquenV* tine Speoolant, wbioh arrived at ' Auckland, yesterday, from the * South, reports that twenty miles south-eaßt of East Cape he sighted a ship's mast upright in the wrter, with remnants of sails and rigging clinging to it. It resembled the lower mainmast of a ketch, and presumably was part of the ketoii Sir Henry, wrecked near East Cape last month. Tbe July number of tbe Windsor Magazine is to hand from 'Messrs MoLeod and Young, and fuliy sustains the reputation of this excellent publication. The serial story, "Sophy of liravonia," by Anthony Hope, is continued, while the artist's work selected for illustration and explanation is that of Frederics Walker. The cartoons of famous orioketers, racy short stories, various verses, and other reading matter, all combine to interest the reader, and secure his appreciation of the Windsor Magazine. Mr W. B. Chennells has tu-let a 6-roomed house in Cornwall Street. "•Messrs Gi'le3pie and Co. require tnfee good axemen and three men to pull tawbina scrub. Misses Whitcombe, of the Central Registry Office, have vaoancies for a cook and housemaid.

Notice of the rates to be levied by the Maaterton Borough Oounoil are advertised on page 1 of tbis^issue.

In a new advertisement Mr J. Carpenter, of jlhe Central Boot Mart, announces a full range of superior footwear fjr the present season.

Messrs Hannah and Co. announce the latest styles in ladies' and gent's fo»;twear, which are on view at their Queen Street premises.

' Qui bell's disinfectant is highly recommended as thoroughly reliable and can be procured either in powder or liquid frbm Mr H. T. Queen Street. At the Bannister Street - auction mart, to-day, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell prime meat, Tasmanian potatoes, a good range of furniture, and a consignment of tinware, and brushware.

Mr A. S. Awdry Announces that he has a large stock of best quality teas at speoial prices in large and small lots. Mr Awdiy is prepared to do picture framing on the premises opposite Pinbey's Stables. Jn opening his premises, opposite the Post Office, Mr P. Hamill has added a oompletp stock of general drapery to his already large mercery and clothing business. Mr HazniU's stock is new, and up-to-date, and embraces every department from the heavy Manchester goods to the daintiest lines in laces and gloves. A cordial invitation is extended J to lady patrons to call and inspeot the new stock whioh has just been opened up. In another column appears an advertisement of the world-renowned Welsbach gas mantles. The inventors and pioneers of the comparatively new system and industry—incandescent gas lisbting—the Welsbaqh Company led the way, and have easily held their own ever since, turning out more mantles, it is stated, than all other makers of gas mantles in the world oat together. With factories all over the world for the prudaotion' of their mantles, they are enabled to offer to the public gas mantles unequalled, j either for priue or quality. Long practical experience plaoes them a long way first in the Held of their manufactares. Since the advent of the Welsbach system with its protected patents, scores of infringers have risen up, and, like the mushrooms, have seen the light of day and ceabed to be, passing into an oblivion, whence they will never have a resurrection. Some idea of the vast extent of the industry may be gaine'd frotn the faot that over two million mantles have been turned out o! the looal Welsbach fuctory in Wellington elone. Their mantles are the only ones made in New Zealad—made fcy New Zealanders for New Zealanders. The mantles are made solely by girls. The Welsbaoh Company advertise three gradeß of mantles, and draw the special attention of the trade to thifi fact, being able to supply them at a price which cannot be touched t by any sellers of mantles in New Zealand.