LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9142, 18 July 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. B. Moodie has been elected treasurer of the Masterton A. and P. Association. The date of th? display of the Mastirton Ambulance Corps in the Town Hull is August 26th. The mcning the evening services at Knox Church to-morrow will be conducted by the. Rev. A. T. Thompson, who will also conduct the services at Ivaituna. Mr A. G. Crawford will conriu'.-t services at Miki Miki !:ik! Dreycrton at 3 p.m. and 7.3'J n.id. respectively. A gale of exceptional violence blew from the south-vsest at Carterton on ThorscUv niuht. All day yesterday rain and hall ffll, accompanied with hiiavy .pusts of wind. All the lowlying land io under water, and the -iv. is in e running Lank high. The weather is bitterly cold, and stock art; suffering somewhat severely. Pivparat : ons on an extensive scale an> being ma..e for the Catholic social, which is to be held in the Town and Drill Hails i.oxt Thursday night. Tne whole of the Drill Hail will be available for dancers, and as the floor is in excellent order, and si lendid music will be piovidod by Mr McKenzie's orchestra, those who attend should spend air enjoyable evening. For those who do not dance, various games will , be. proVided, and a euchre tournament,'in which prizes will be awarded to the winners, will | be held. Special arrangements will be made' in the Town Hall for the comfort of those taking part in the games.

With characteristic enterprise Messrs J. Graham and Co. have im ported an innovation in the shape of a patent bacon slicer, which wao instilled in tiieir grocery department yesterday. The machine is a marvel of simplicity, and is in a great ad, : vunce of the ok! system of bundslicing. It enables bacon to be cut into rasher.* of any thickness desired, and is therefore an economical aspect for purchasers A feature of tlvj machine is the evunnujM uf the rashers, a cuisine advantage which will be duly uppieeialcd. The slicing mechanism is a revolving blade, the keen* edge of which enables a slice as line as one thi'rty-second part of an inch to be cut with as much evenneus ::s a thicker rasher. The machine id capable of cutting a pound of bacon in an incredabiy short time when compared with hand-slicing. The machine will be at work in the linn's window this evening, when a special display of bacon will be made. A choice assortment hag just been opened up including green Canterbury (rolls, sides, boned hams, and hams), Morepork and Swan. Mr C. ¥'. E. Livesay, Architect of Wellington, lias moved to more convenient rooms in tlio National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining tlio Head Office of the Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Bps 771. Telephone 2092, *

John Welch, a second offending inebriate, was fined 1 10s by Mr W. P. James, S.M.--, at the Masterton Police Court yesterday. A first offender was fined ss.

Information was received in Masterton last night that snow was falling heavily in Central Otago, and was sft deep in some* parts. A train was snowed up near Naseby, the snow bfiirg up to the funnel of the engine.

A southerly squall 'broke over Pahiatua shortly after 8 on Thursday evening, and rain, occasionally accompanied by hail, has continued ever since Yesterday was probably the coldest day that has yet been experience.! during the winter.

Mr W. M. Easthope received official notification, morning, that he had been appointed Registrar of liirths, Deaths and Marriages for the Masterton district. This office has previously been held by the Postmaster. Mr Easthope'a appointment will Jate from August Ist.

The General Committee of the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society met yesterday, Mr W. Howard Booth presiding. The treasurer's statement showed a debit balance of £165 8s lid. A letter was received from the National Dairy Association stating that it v ould be pleased to take charge of the exhibit? of cheese at the Carterton Show, and grade them in London.

One of the attractions at the Elite Skating Rink to-night will be a paperchase competition, which should prove exciting and interesting. The Masterton South Band will play a select programme of music during the evening. The management have re ceived a large consignment of ballbearing skates of the latest pattern, and these are highly spoken of,, by patrons.

The election of a VVairarapa representative on the Wellington Education Board, to fill the vacancy caused by Mr A. H. Vile's term of office having expired, will lake place on Monday, the 27th inst., the ballot papers to be returned by 5 p.m. on that day. There are three candidates —Mr R. Brown; of Masterton, Mr A. Barreil, and Mr Vile, who seeks reelection.

Two young boys, eight and seven respectively, were committed to St. Mary's Industrial School, Nelson, by Mr W. P. James, S.M.. at Maiterton yesterday. They were charged at a sitting of the Juvenile Court with the theft of 5s 6.1 from a neighbour's house. Sergeant Millfr stated that the boys lived with their grandmother, whose age was about seventy, and who had very little control over them. Their mother was\lead, and their father's whereabouts were unknown.

In spite <Jf the unfavourable weather, about fifteen members of Ktwx Church Young People's Association attended the fortnightly meeting of the Association last night. Two papers were read, one by' Miss L. McGregor, on Nicholas Copernicus, and the other by Mr H H. Reynolds, on Dalton and the Atomic Thion. These panors, which caused an interesting discussion, vfere "part of a series of papers to have been read entitled Men of Science and their Epoch-making. The announcement was made of the lecture by the Rev. J. Gibson-Smith, entitled "An Evening with Tennyson," to be piven at the o°xt meeting of the Association to be held next Friday week

Never since t' e early goldfields days have the roads throughout Central Otago been in such a deplorable condition as at present. From Cromwell to Clyde ia one vast sea of mud, more particularly that portion for two miles outside of Clyde. Waggons frequently get stuck, and much difficulty is experienced in drawing th»nn out of the quagmire Old identities affirm that they have never seen roads worse during the past thirty years. In Alexandra residents only have a small supply of butter and sugar, while in Naseby many people are quite out of coal, and kerosene is all sold out. Bread is expected to reach a shilling a loaf, and butter, milk and rnpat are also becoming riaarer

A m etin? of creditors in the bankrupt i state of Chasles Hallows Gayfer w?s f.eld in the Co'irthouse, Carterton, yesterday morning,- before .Mr W. B. Chennirlk D.O.A. The hnnltrijptS statement showed the liabilities to and the assets £75. After the bankrupt had been examined, it was resolved by the crediio r s present, on the motion of Mr 11. McPhee, seconded by Mr G. W. Del lor, that the bankrupt's hf-rsefl, (lozf, cattle and interest in the f arm be s r iven back to him,' and i hat it be recommended thnt he b£ granted his immediate discharge, providing that he consents to judgment to pav £IOO in, two y*ars from the d;:te of his bankruptcy The motion was carried an 1 the "meeting adjourned

The finishing touches have just been made to a fine grain and produce store for Messrs Daliiety and Co., Ltd., at the back Of their offices in Que*n Sheet. The building is of brick, and has a total length of nearly 200 feet by a width of 40 feet, and provides every facility for handline grain and produce of every description, and also the carrying of full stocks of merchandise for farm and station requirements. A cartivnji extends down the centre of the building, and the floor on either side of this some three feet above the ground level, thus greatly simplifying the hand line; of goods. The stoiv has two outlets —one in Queen Street and the other in Dixon Street. Commodious and up-to-dite stable', adjoining the store, have also erected. Mr C. G Monro was the architect for the building, and Mr R. Rk'g was the contractor.

DO YOU TUFF Eli FROM COXSTIPATIOtf. You cannot possibly be well if your bowels are closed and holding buck the poisonous waste in your body. The longer you negloct bowel troublo the more difficult fc< euro it become?. Dr ENSOR'S TAMER JUICE softens the mass of waste and i estores to the bowels a gentle and natural action. This is tlio way Tamer .Twice acts and euros constipation, indigestion, biliousness, dyspepsia, wind, headaches, and other ailments. Note: There is only ono Dr Ensor's Tamer Jnics. Solo proprietors, russioura Manufacturing Co., Dunedin. 26

There are 2,791 certificated teachers engaged in public instruction in New Zealand. Of this number, 1,323 are males, and 1,468 are females. Twenty-four hold provisional certificates, while licenses have been issued to 90.

During, the month ending June 30th, 2,706 people arrived in New Zealand as against 1,878 for the corresponding month of the previous year. The departures for the month totalled 2,758, as against 2,201 in the previous year. Of the arrivals, 636 were from the United Kingdom, 1,954 from the Australian Commonwealth, and 116 - were from other British possessions; 278 left for the United Kingdom, 2,324 for Australia, while 156 were for other parts.

There are at present in Timaru considerable number of men out of employment. A registry-office keeper estimated the dumber of unemployed by hundreds, and said that at present there is less work than at any time during the past five years. Owing to the recent wet weather, there is a shortage of work for general labourers, and, as very slack, and has been so or Eome; time there is practically no casual' work to be obtained about the wharves. The freezing works are not as busy as usual, as the season is drawing to a close, and the heavy rains have checked the quantity of stock coming forward for slaughtering. 4f.

Evidence about the influence of sheep upon the labour market was given, incidentally, by Mr H. Beauchamp,' Chairman of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand, to a "Post" representative. A Wairarapa settler mentioned, he said, that he had been employing a large number of men at sciub-cutting, at Is an hour. When the first big drop in wool came sump months ago- the employer had to reduce the wages to lOd an hour; when a further decline was announced he byoke the news to the toilers that ne would have to reduce their wages by a further psnny per hour. They packed their swags, and went off to complicate the labour market elsewhere.

The "Westminster Gazette," ofr June 4th, contains the following paragraph : —"Many people have probably noticed that we do not get such long telegrams from. Mew Zealand now as we did in the days when 'King: Dick' Seddon was ruling that section of-the , Empire lhat departed potentata used, the cables with'. Royaß prodigality; and regularly despatched to, London, regardless of expense to the 1. New Zealand Treasury, a full summary of almost every speech he delivered. His successor, Siru.G. Ward, has been modest and economi(jol in this department. But Sir Joseph has now entered into an agreement with Reuter, under which ICO* words will be telegraphed thrice a week, 'tn make New Zealand bettor known abroad and to assist in the development of its resources."

In the Auctioneers Act Amendment Bill, to be brought down this session, Section 9 of the principal Act is repealed , and s the following substituted(l) Except in the case of special districts, all sums received in respect of, any license under this Act shall form pait of the ordinary reverse of the local authority which 'issued the license. (2) All ■Sfkms as I afoiesair 1 recehed in any special disI trict shall be paid into the public account, »>nd, after deducting, therefrom all expenses incident to the administration of this Act in the special district, shall be paid to the local authority of the district whereMn the licensee has his principal place of business, and if there is no such local authority shall from part of the Consolidated Fund.." Section 4 of the principal Act is "amended su as to provide that when a person applies for an auctioneer's license he must make the application to the clerk of the local authority in the district in which he resides'or has his principal business. . ' •

The Canterbury School Commit--1 tees' Association • have 1 gathered valuable information throughout New Zealand, Australia, and America, and have thereby been enabled t> put their fingers down upon some of the weak spots in our education system. They recently put their views before the Premier whi'e in Christchurch, and he promised a careful consideration of the topics discussed. The Association are sending a deputation to Wellington to interviewHun. G. Fowlds to-day, The deputation will lay before the Minister for Education the following matters: —The importance of medical inspection of our schools and scholars; the need for altering the present basis upon which salaries, staffs, and superannuation are determined ■ the advisability of ,introducing the single desks into our primary si:hools;~¥h« aim of the Associatioh is to mak& school life pleasant, and ta better equip future generations fof- the battle of life.

Tnihape has formed a branch of thfr Anti-Asiatic League. The "Taihape Daily Times," in its report of the meeting at which the branch was formed, states that Mr J, Cameron, the organising secretary of the league, "although he Jacks the gilded tongue of the more practical was able to place his facts briefly, and,! in some cases forcibly, before the audience." Air Cameron is reported to have said that "the Chinese were the least law abiding citizens in the Dominion," the percentage of Chinese criminals being twice as large as the percentage of Europeans. "The Chinese in the Dominion were of a bad type, and there was »o probability of 'their becoming better." In many places in New Zealand, according to Mr Cameron,.• Chinese were employed in hotels and boarding houses; and many of them were smuggled in without paying poll tax. Mr Cameron stated that the Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet, were favourable to the exclusion of Chinese,but they wished the people to be behind them.

ONCE A MAN BUYS A suitfrom us ntio is most uwilliug to wear any othjr make. That's why we're making suits for gentlemen all over the Dominion—gentlemen who have tested, the fit, comfort, style, and quality of our clothes, and have round them.he best: Why not loave your order with us when next in Wellington. Our cash prices mean money saved to you. Morrison and Ponney, Tailors, 73 Willis Street,. Wellington.]

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that ConstaMe Lander, of Te Awamutu, received word yesterday afternoon that Mr Frank Mason, of Messrs Mason Bros., r ttholders, of Maungatatutari, ten miles beyond Kihikihi, had shot himself and his one-year-old daughter. Constable Lander and Dr Henderson ate proceeding ta the locality. An advertiser wants a good genera 1 servant. An advertiser has to let, on Upper Plain, a five-roomed house with stable and one acre of land. The sale of drapery at Mr F. McCay's, Queen Street, will be continued this afternoon, and also next week, when the balance of stock will be cleared. Mr W. H. Cole, signwriter and decorator, elsewhere draws special attention to his fine stock of metallic lustre dadoes, which are of the very latest design. Messrs R. E. Howell and Co., Ltd.. will hold a special sale of prize poultry at their rooms, Perry street, at 2 o'clock, to day. The list to be submitted is an attractive one, particulars of which appear elsewhere. Tenders are invited to close on July 25th for felling about 100^ acres of bush at Hamua. Specifications may be seen at the office of Mr TossWill, Pahiatua, and at the residence of Mr Jas. McKenna, Newman. To-day Mr C. C. Aitken, bookseller, will make a special display of a new consignment of English pictorial postcards at his shop in Queen street. The cards are the very latest from the Home publishers, and are well worth inspection. The Rev. J. N. Buttle will preach at the Methodist Church tomorrow morning and evening, and alao at VVangaehu at 3 p.m. Mr Thomson will conduct servico at Kuripuni at 7 p.m., and Mr Boagey at Taueru at 3.15 p.m. At the residence, No. 38 Cole Street, on Tuesday next, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell, on account ot Mr Walter Murray, who is leaving Mas tprton, the whole of his furniture arid effects. The various lines are practically new and well selected. They will be on view on Monday afternoon and on Tuesday. Purchasers will find them worthy of inspection.