LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9096, 23 May 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mastorton schools "broke up" for a week's vacation yesterday afternoon. A donation ol' £lO has been mailt' by Mr E. L. Holmwood to tho voluntary fund for the purchase of Sol way Showgrounds. To-night the Y. M.C.A. Bible Class will meet at 7 o'clock. On Sunday afternoon, at 5 o'clock, tho usual song service and strangers' tea will be held, to Svhich all men are invited.

It is said that considerable qualities of Chinese eggs are being imported into the dominion. Entries for the coming trial of the Masterton Collie Club will close with the Secretary (Mr G. R. Sykcs) this evening. The Wairarapa District Court has granted in the will of the late Mr Johannes Johansen, of Mauriceville. Mr D. K. Logan appeared for the executor. Mr J. Scott, secretary of the Wairoa Harbour Board, fell from a ladder at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday, and was severely injured. He was taken to the hospital. James O'Brien was charged before Mr Eli Smith, J.P., at Masterton Police Court .yesterday, with unlawfully assaulting a native Rupuha Tehinga. He was fined 10s, and at the same sitting a first oll'ender was convicted and discharged for being found drunk in a public place.

The following report of the Inspector of Schools was read at the annual distribution of prizes to the Opaki school children yesttrday:—The Inspector's annual visit to the Opaki school was paid on April 13th, when the following promotions were approved of: —Standard 7 —Certificate, Rose Benson. Standard (s—Proficiency, Vernon Welch, JBourton Bannister, Stella McLachlan. Standard 5, William McGrath. Standard 4 Dorothy Mowbray, Lily Welch, Owen Welch, Joseph Henson, Vincent Huick. Standard 3—Dorothy Bourke, Alice Buick, Lulu Cotter, Douglas McLachlan. Eric i'latt, William Mowbray, Frederick Hunt, Charles Henson. Standard 2-- Kenneth Cooper. Standard l---Norah Bourke, May Preston, Gladys Cooper, Ethel Hunt, George Mowbray, Rupert Henson. The saddlers of Masterton will close to-morrow from 2 to 5 pvtn. A chestnut gelding will be sold at the Masterton pound at noon to-day. A five-roomed cottage in Cornwall street in advertised to let. Tenders are invited for the supply of meat to the Masterton Hospital. Entries for the Masterton Collie Club trials close to-night at 8 o'clock. Furnished rooms are advertised to let. Tenders are invited for the lease of Landine: Reserve 852, Block X., Castlepoint Survey District. Messrs King and Henry will closn their premises from 2 to 5 this afternoon.

Excursion fares and special timetable for to-day are advertised in this issue. Mr J. L. Murray will close his premises between 2.15 and 4.30 this afternoon. Particulars of a cow impounded from Penrose are inserted by the poundkeeper. The collection at the evening service at Knox Church to-mo-row will be in aid of the Hospital Fund. Mr T. Dwyer, of "The Talkeries," makes a special offer to customers in his advertisement space in another column. Mr A. W. Hogg, M.11.R., ha 3 consented to preside at Mr Pragnell'a meeting in the Exchange Hall on Monday evening. Every hot-water bottle stocked by Mr H. T. Wood, chemist, is made from the best rubber, and can be bought at a reasonable cost. The first meeting of creditors in the estate of W. D. Ayson will be held in the Masterton Courthouse on Wednesday next. Dr. Rupert V. Hosking, dental surgeon, 26, Perry street, Mastertoi:, has a professional notice over leader in this issue. Members of the Masterton Oddfellows' Lodge are requested to attend at the Lodge room, at 1.45, on Sunday next. The members of the Druid 3 Lodge are requested to meet at the Drill Hall on Sunday at 1.40 p.m., to take part in procession. Mr C. C. Aitken, bookseller, of fUa.-itei\oi), has souvenir colours of the British and Wairarapa-Bush teams. To the colours of the teams a neat badge is attached. This evening the Arcadia Tea Rooms will be open up till 10 o'clock. It is also announced that in future hoi; luncheons can be obtained from 12 til! 2 p.m. Messrs D. Walsh and Co., manufacturing jewellers, will close their premises from 2 till 5 this afternoon. Messrs Hendry and Buxton will close simiiarly. Members of the Masterton Court of Foresters are invited to meet at the Fore ters' Hall, at 1.45 p.m., tomorrow, to take part in the procession. Hong L-'e, Chinese laundry man, notifies that he has commenced business in premisea opposite Messrs Pinhey Bros., Ltd., Queen street, and solicits a share of public patronage. Mr 0. N. C. Pragnel 1 invites the electors to meet him in the Exchange Hall, on Monday evening next, when he will speak on Trust Lands Trust matters.

lr. order to allow their employees to attend the football match between the Anglo-Welsh and Wairarapj;Bush teams, to-day, Messrs H. T. Wood and McLeoa ar.d' Yountr will close their premises from 2.30 o'clock till 4.30 o'clock. Tlx*, mar. that hath nob music in his soui is ripe for —»vc-U, tho things vous save/.. Music spurs- the imagination, brightens tin; ou.tluok, and sweetens tho spirit. Among musical lusmiuieats, for tlio iionus r.i\o pi-urnstands iaoomp-.UNi'oly first. A gix.nl piano in a house mo,ins far more Mian amusement. It means s'imulnted stivtigi h and sanity. It. moans r'scored energy, which i.s another name lor incivaseu capacity of life—heightened appetite for joy. If you are moved lo pay personal attention to this mat.tevof music, get in touch with the Dresden I'iauo (.Company, Lia'.ited. They know ail about pianos, ami have boon importing and sellin.-; pianos in the world for more years than one cares to vometulxr. Oneo they suit you, your terms aro theirs. See to it now. Beware of the dealer, .salesman, or traveller who casts reflections upon his competitors lie does so from interested motives —per haps to back up his own weak position Our Agents are instructed nob to discredit opposition firms. They arc to rely solely on tho merits of the company's instruments.

The annual meeting of members of the Y.M.C.A. will be held at 8 o'clock on Monday evening. A Chinese witness was asked by His Honor Judge Haselden, yesterday, if he spoke English. The Celestial replied, "A few." It transired, as the judge predicted, that "a few" meant "a lot," as witness had been eleven years in the country, and was a fairly fluent speaker of English. The Yojng Men's Class, together with the morning and evening services, at Knox Church, to-morrow, will be conducted by the Rev. A. T. Thompson, who will also preach at Mikimiki at 3 o'clock. The services at Dreyerton at 3 o'clock, and at Wangaehu at 3 and 7 p.m., will be conducted by Messrs M. Gordon and A. G. Crawford, respectively The children of the Masterton District High School celebrated Empire Day at the school yesterday afternoon, when the ceremony of saluting the flag was carried out under the supervision of the Headmaster (Mr VV. H. Jackscn). The function would have taken place on Monday, but for the school commencing • its first term vacation on that day.

The services at the Metho>dist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. J. N. Buttle At the evening service the subject will be "Rejecting Life," and the anthem "What are These" (Stainer). Mr Cox from Pahiatua will conduct services at Kuripuni in the evening. Mr Buttle will also preach at Kangitumau at 3 p.m. A case in which Emanuel Anderson, labourer, of Opaki,. sued C. C, Fendall, fanner, of Opaki, for the sum of £SOO damages under the Employers' Liabiliaty Act, was to have been heard before the Wairarapa District Court, nut the case was settled prior to the time set down for hearing;. Mr P. L. Rollings appeared for plaintiff and Messrs Young and Tripe,, of Wellington, for defendant. A list bearing the following headlines was in circulation among; Masterton tradesmen yesterday"'We,, the undersigned,, agree to close our premises from two o'clock, until five o'clock on ' lie occasion of the' English - Wairarapa - Blush Football; Match." The document was numerously signed,, and it is anticipated that the great majority of retail premises will be closed for three hours this afternoon.

The' children of the- Hastings school have purchased a Union. Jack to exchange with the- scholars of the Hastings school in England. The flag will be saluted here and an impressive ceremony held on Empire Day, and then despatched to the historic town in the Motherland. There will also' be sent greetings from the local Mayor, together with views illustrated of the beauties-of New Zealand—Hawke's Bay in; particular —for the purpose of educational adornment of the school walls. The exchange of flags was organised by Mr E . Smithurst, of Sydney, in order to promote Imperial sentiment.

Joe Chong Lee, a bankrupt fruiterer, of Martinborough, applied for his-, discharge from bankruptcy at the District Court at Mastertun yesterday. Bankrupt was represented by Mr J. W. Card,.and in" cross-exami-nation said he consented to judgment being entered up against him in favour of the Chinese creditors for the dividend they would have received had they pressed their claims. The Deputy Official (Mr W. B. Chennellsj said this was an arrangement that had been come to in order to make a better dividend for the European creditors, Mr Chennells having his doubts about the Chinese claims, and the latter withdrawing their claims on condition that judgment was entered up for them as stated. His Honor said, "You are discharged. You've quite a heavy enough load round your neck." Mr C. P. B. Livesay, Atchitect of Welington, has moved to more convenien rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Custoin house Quay, (adjoining the Head Olticvi of the Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 21)02.