LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9132, 3 July 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Masterton Dredge is 370z sdwt, for 132 hours' work.

A political address, under the auspices of the Reform League, will be given by Mr F. W. Massey (Leader of the Opposition) at Greytown on Monday evening next. Members of the Masterton Fire Brigade are requested to attend at the Station, this evening, in full dress uniform for inspection by Inspector 'Hugo. A fatai accident occurred at Fordell on Wednesday, when a lad, fourteen years of age, a son of Mr Campbell, manager of Burnett's station, was killed by being thrown from a horse while mustering sheep. At its last meeting the Wellington Diocesan Standing Committee decided ito appoint a Maori missionary for the Rangitikei district, provide a Maori clergyman for thy Wanganui River settlements, and station another clergyman in the Wairarapa. A civil action was heard before Mr W. P. Jamo.a, S.M., at Masterton, yesterday, in which Alfred Tinsley, farmer, of Masterton, sued Edward Payne, farmer, of Miki Miki, for £72 -.£56 for the !os:j of seven cows at £8 per head, and £M depreciation of the value of eieht others nt £2 per head. Plaintiff alleged that defendant had represented that the stock, which were being grazed at Is per head, would be well fed and looked after, when U3 a matter of fact they were so neglected that seven had died, and the rest had gone back seriously in condition. The defpnec was that the cows were in very poor condition when turned out, and this accounted for the loss of some in a swamp, as they were not strong enough to extricate themselves. After hearing the evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for plaintiff for i!ia 10s, with £6 7s costs. Mr P. L. Hollings appeared for plaintiff, an 3 Mr C. A. Pownall for defendant.

Send the documents of vonr importations to MESSES J. J. CUitTrs &,CO. LTD., Customhouse shipping and Forwarding Agents, Customhouse Quay Wellington, who will quickly clew, pass and forward the goods to vo«. Moderate, charges.

Fire Inspector Hugo ia at present in Masterton, and to-day will inspect the plant recently acquired by the Masterton Fire Board.

There was a large attendance at the "Winslow" Skating Rink, last evening, an 1 a very enjoyable time was spent. Owing to the large number of skaters the proprietor has fpund it necessary to purchase another twenty pairs of men's skates, which will arrive in Masterton today.

Over three hmdrod entries have been received by the Masterton Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association for their annual Show on Friday and Saturday, June 10th and 11th. The aggregate entries slightly exceed those of last year, and the Show promises to be a greater success in other respects. The "Elite" Skating Rink (Chapel street) was very well patronised last evening, considering the counter attractions. The floor is rapidly improving in skating condition, and the rink has now an established connection numbering a great many Tinkers. The management has still a number of first-class adjustable skates to dispose of. The Ground Committee of the Masterton Racing Club visited the course on Wednesday, the members present being:—Messrs C. F. Vallance, A. J. Welch, W. Piatt and A. G. Pilmer. They discussed the proposed improvements to the course, and decided to make a report to the meeting of Stewards to be held on Saturday. The Committee found the course in good order.

The funeral of the late Mr R. Maunsell took place yesterday afternoon. The cortege was the largest seen in Masterton for a very long time, and included old settlers,from all part 3of the district. The pallbearers were Messrs W. H. Buick, F. G. Moore, Fred. Moore, J. D. Cruiekshank, W. Hirschberg, and W. C. Buchanan. The ceremony at: the graveside was conducted by the Revs. Watson and Sylces. A short service was also held at St. Matthew's Ctuirch, en route to the cemetery.

The perpetrator of a somewhat audacious theft, a man named Thomas Lynch, pleaded guilty to the charge; before Mr W. P. James. S.M., at the Masterton Magistrate's Court, yesterday. Serge-mt Miller stated that accused was seen to tn'ke several umbrellas from the front of Mr P. Hamill's shop on Wednesday afternoon, and when arrested in the street with the umbrellas in his possession he resisted violently. Accused pleaded that he was under the infiuencu of drink, and was not responsible at the time for his actions. The Magistrate imposed a sentence of two months' hard labour.

At last Wednesday's stock sale Mr J. lorns presented a lamb, the' proceeds ol the sale to go to the funds of the Hospital. Mr H. E. Gosnell purchased the lamb at 10s, and generously offered it again for sale upon the same terms. At the second sale Messrs Percv Bros, were the purchasers at 10s 6rl, and they handed it over again for re-sale, when the Hospital benefited by another Up, the prorends totalling £\ lis 6d, which, together with the Government subsidy of 24s in the £ means £3 7s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., waive;! their right > f commission over the transaction.

Bro. H. McPhee, P.C.R., presided at the installation meeting of Court Marquis of Nonnanby, A.0.F., held in the Foresters' Hall, Carterton, on Wednesday evening. Correspondence was received'from a Court in England in reference to the transfer of two members who had come to reside in th,e district The Chief Ranger installed the Chief Ranger elect into his new ufficc;, and he in turn installed the subordinate officers to respective offices, with the ex-c-ption of the J.W., who was absent. After the installation ceremony a social was held, at which several of the brethcrn present contributed songs.

A meeting of the shareholders of the Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society of Masterton was held last evening at the Society's office for the purpose of allocating the sum of £3OO free of interest. Mr Krahagen j resided. Messrs D. Lett and J. Arthur were elected scrutineers', and Mr Z. M. H>ar v/as asked to draw the numbers out ot ths ballot box. The two 'first numbers drawn were held by unh'nancial share--holders. The third drawn (No. 333) was hel 1 by Mr Malcolm Mcintosh, who was declared entitled to the loan of £3OO free of interest. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. Mr Krahagen ini'orrm.d the shareholders that he hoped to call them together again at 'he beginning of next month for a sale of £3OO, .-is- the secretary had repotted that the subscriptions were coming in freely.

The annual meeting of the Carterton Volunteer Fire Bi'igade was held in the Brigade Station on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance of members, and Captain Lumley occupied the chair. The annual report and balance-sheet, which disclosed the brigade to be in a satisfactory position, was read and adopted. The election of officers resulted:—Captain. Mr C. Lumley; First Lieutenant, Mr E. McKenzie; Second Lieutenant* Mr W. Campbell ; Foreman, Mr F. Jackson; Fireman in charge o? South Carterton branch, Mr 11. Hutchinson; Committee, to act with the officers as an executive Committee, Firemen Stove, Maguire and Baillie; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr W. Campbell; Auditor, Mr R. J. Chapman; Custodian, Lieutenant E McKenzie. One new member was propoted. Mr <\ ~&. B. Livesay, Architect of YV'ts ]in»ton, has moved U> more convemenrooms in the National Mutual Cnnmbers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining tho Head i jflico-of the 1-ank of N./i.) Address— L\o. Box 771 v Toie-jhono 2(592. Mrs. J. Morwick, Grey-st., Shortland, Thames, N. Z., says.-"Somo time ago 'when uiy little boy had his hands severely burnt, Hanson and Co. recommended mo to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I applied tho liniment as soon as possible and alter a few applications the pain disappeared and his ha,nds healed without scars. Since then I have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for headache, toothache and rheumatism and I find that it always jrires relief. I can recommend it to anyone wanting a good family liniment," For sale by all chemists and storekeepers.

During the month of June there : were 10 births and 2 deaths in Eketahuna.

The Knox Church Young People's Association will meet to-night, when pagers will be read on "Characteristics in woman most admired by man," by male members, and "Characteristics in man most admired by woman," by lady members.

At the last meeting of Court Makakahi, A.O.F. (Eketahuna), the following officers were elected for the ensuing term:—C.R., Bro. Wise; S.C.R., Bro. Nicol; S.W., Bro. A. Cox; J.W., Bro. Cittndini; 5.8., Bro. M. Carter; J. 8., Bro. Barnard; Treasurer, Bro. Bedding; auditor, Bro. Cittadini. James Alwin Schmidt, and Matthew William Cummings, employed in the Auckland Post Office, were charged yesterday at the Auckland with the theft of postal notes,, valued at £2 and 2s 6d respectively..' The Crown Prosecutor .stated other charges were pending, and asked for a remand till Saturday, which wiip~ granted. The export of gold from New Zealand for the past six months was 254,815 ounces, of the value of £1,007,971—an increase of 27,945' ounces, valued at £101,552, as com-, pared with the figures for the corresponding period of last year, > last month the Dominion "xporterT 47,416 ounces of gold, valued at' £190,656, as against 26,702 ounces, valued at £104,459 in June, 1907.

Commencing from to-morrow (Saturday), a third daily mail will be despatched from Masterton to Mangamahoe, and a second one from Mangamahoe to Masterton. Mails will close at Masterton at 9.30 a.m., 11.15 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., reaching Mangamahoe at 11am., 12.35 p.m. and 4.25 p.m., and will close at Mangamahoe at IL4O a.m. and 4.15 p.m., reaching Masterton at 1,15 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.

Three musterers on the Double Hill Station, Canterbury, recently met wif;h x a striking illustration of tre well-known stupidity of sheep in follow >ng a leader. They had with much labour collected a mob of about su, and had brought them to the lash stiff pass at the close of the day, when a blind one suddenly turned and plunged over a precipice. Nothing could be done to prevent the rest from following, and in a very short time only eight of the floek remained, the others having been dashed to pieces at the foot of the cliff,

According to the "Oamaru Mail," a trapper of rabbits on a station in Central Otago "earned £205 in nine ' months by the occupation. A re-, porter was told that a relative of the successful trapper had made even bettor money at the same occupation. The country is too far back to admit , of the creiifcures being frozen, and they are, ihcrefova, merely killed for the sake of their skins. The holder of another station in the same region stated that last year it cost him '£5,000 to deal with the rabbits on his property, but that he recovered £4,000 «f chat amount for skins. These facts are evidence that rabbits stilt swarm in Central Otago.

A writer in the London "Reftpee," sounds an alarming note on tire way in which foreign Powers are able to make themselves acquainted with our naval and military secrets. He says:—"Negotiations for the sale of secrets of the Gibraltar defences were actually in progress when the traitor was caught. He could orny be indicted on a minor count. Foreign emissarias abound in these islands. The number of foreigners residingnext door to post offices in the Eastern counties is too numerous to be explained by the long arm of coincidence. A ride of staff officers in. mufci has-been carried on*; on'the 1 east coast within the last few months A document describing our.submarine defences has been stolen from the Admiralty, a. Minis-er has; loot a batch of secret papers without.; dismissal. Lord Methuen and Colonel Haldane recently met in Berkshire a foreign spy who, not knowing whothey were, asked for detailed information about the width of the roads. Plans for the invasion of England by/ synchronous raids are in the possession of the War Office.

Sea-going travellers between Sydney and New Zealand pass over considerable ocean dspths. According to Mr Hedley, in a lecture at Sydneylast week, at 100 miles out from . Sydney there are 2,200 fathoms of: ocean between the steamer and the earth,, further east still this depth » increases to 2,600 fathoms. Deep- I as this feels, however, the deepest portion of the ocean is 5,629-fathoms,, about 100 miles south and Guam. Besides the interesting descents in the ocean floor between Sydney and New Zealand, thereftare also remarkable surface change* of temperature. For twenty-five miles off Sydney the average temperature is from 62 to 65 degrees. Beyond the twenty miles it is 70- degrees, and remains so for over twenty miles forming an Australian Gulf Stream. Nearing New Zealand the temperature fa|ls to 54 degrees.. The temperature of the depths is 34.6 degroas at 2,200 fathoms, 34.4 degrees, at 2,600, and never reaches freezing: point. In the Coral Sea, off Queesland, the depth is 2,700 fathoms, and from 1,300 fathoms down no alteration in temperature takes place.

A good piano is a c-jiißuan-fc joy. A ba piano is a chronic irritation. From tho good instrument you get delicious music,, from tho bad, distracting jangle. If yon want a bad piano— n;t that you ever would—yon can't trade Willi the Dresden Piano Company, Limited. If you want a good piano—an 1 that surely is your requirement—thess are the people to go to.. TheiM is nobody who can better put you in (lie way of getting the cheapest instru-' meu: good workmanshipor tho most expensive instrument yourluxurious fancy prompts. The Dresden. Piano Company Limited has perfected its system of business. Perfection lies in. ■ an infinite capacity for talcing pains to please tho public in tho matter of Pianos. Terms, spot cash, if preferred or extended payment, arranged to suit yourself. See | the company's Local Agent, T. 13. Hunteror write to Mr M. J. Brookes the North Island Manager, in Wellington. Beware- > ' of the dealer, salesman, or traveller whocasts reflections upon his competitors. He does so from interested mosj|-es—-perhaps to back up his own weak position. Our Agents are instructed not to. discredit opposition firms. They are to. rely solely on the merits of tho Company's instruments. MOTE.— Annual i Sale now on at all Agencies and Branches* '

A new list of properties for sale is advertised by Messrs Husband Bros., of Pahiatua, in this issue. Messr"s R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd., .will hold their usual weekly sale at the Perry Street Mart on Saturday snext. The Castlepoint County Council invite tenders to close at noon on Saturday, July 18th. for several contracts of road works. Members of the Masferton Fire Police and Salvage Corps will assemble at the Fire Police Station this evening in full dress uniform. Buyera of land, either for sheep or dairy farms, will find on page 8 par ticulars of several properties that Mr J. K. Nicol has for sale on easy terms. A meeting of friends of the NoiLicense League will be held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms this (Friday) evening at 8 o'clock. \n address will ha .given by Mr Ralph, of Eketahuna. The nartnership existing between Messrs" Bunny and Dolan, barristers : and solicitors, of Masterton, has been dissolved by effluxion of time. A notice re same is published in .another column. Monsieu E. Spitz, of Eugene Spitz :and Co., Ltd., ladies' tailors. .Christchurch, notifies that he will be at the ■Club Hotel, Masterton, on the 10th and 11th inst., with a wide range of ■spring and summer patterns for .ladies' costumes. The commodious stables adjacent to the Masterton railway station, now nearing completion, has been ta'cen by Messrs H. Cole and Son, iand will be opened by them as a livery an.l bait stables in the course of a i,ew .days. The great sale of drapery and clothing at the W.F.C.A. closes definitely to-morrow. During the past fortnight remarkable bargains have hean obtainable, but still further price reductions will be made today and to-morruw. Residents should embrace the chance of getting a big parcel for little money. A splendid collection of fruit trees, plants and ornamental shrubs will be Bold by Mr J. R Nicol, at thj Masterton Auction Mart, tc-mirrow afternoon, un account of Messrs Bentfield and Sons, of the well-known Aramoho Nursery. The auctioneenotifies that trees from this nursery are well-known throughout the Dominion, and as they grow well in the Masterton district should meet a good demand. Everj lady in the Wairarapa district is entitled to a free sample of Hudson's Balloon Brand Making Powder on application to J. H. Hudson, 103 Victoria Street, Auckland. This famous powder in cnmposed of the beat and pure-t materials, and made frum a secret recipe by a special process. Even a beginner at cookery can make delicious light cakes, scones, bread and pastty with "Hudson's," it is so simple in its use. Read advertisementon page 2 of this issue.