LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9168, 17 August 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Worksop dredge is 135 oz 1 dwt ft,r the week.

During last season bale? of wool were railed from Eketahuna, 4,135 bales from Pahiatua, and 1*,83 i) bates from Woodville.

A concert and dance will be held at the Fernridge school to-morrow (Tuesuay; evening, in aid of the school funds.

Farmers in the Eketahuna district are busy preparing their land for the season's crops. A very large area of land is being stumped for this purpose.

•| he annual meeting of shareholders o; the Masterton Dairy Company was to Have been held on Saturday ladt, but as no quorum was present the meeting was adjourned until next Saturday week.

The signalling squad of the Masterton Rifles are at present putting in some useful work, Corporal Smith being in charge. Keen interest is being shown by the men in this important branch of service work.

The ordinary meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., was held on Friday evening last, when the aelegutss to the Friendly Societies' Council, Bros. Johnston, Darroch and Brassell, were unanimously reelected and also accorded a hearty vjte of tanks for their past services on the Council. Routine business was also transacted.

It is freely reported in Eketahuna that a "mass" meeting of members of the local Farmers' Union, called for an evening of a week or so back, to seleci a candidate tj contest the Masterton seat in the farmers' interacts, lapsed for want of a quorum, two members only putting in an appearance. The meeting was adjourned sine die.

, Sawmillers in the Forty Mile Bush are complaining of the scarcity of orders. "Uwing to this fact, and the Government refusing to take a decided stand with regard to the duty on Oregon pine," remarked a wellknown sawmiller to a WahaiMpa Age reporter, "the sawmillera in the Forty Mila Bush are cutting very little timber. Working hnlf time is as much as we are doing."

A social gathering is to be held in St. Matthew's Sunday School nsxt month, at which the Maoris of the district intend to take a prominent part. A party called the "Kauri Party," composed of Maori musicians —singers and dancers —all local performers, will supply the function with a vei-y interesting programme of items. The object of the gathering is to bring into closer social touch the Natives of the district and their whi*e friends, and generally to further the movement for uplifting the Native race.

The Young Men's service at ,the Y.M.C.A. rooms, last evening, was attendel by about thi.-'ty persons, Ml* C. E. Daniell occupying the chair. The Rev. VV. J. Ell ot:t, of Cartertoi., gave an earnest address on "Character in Religion." Mr.J. V. Gordon sang as a solo "He VVipen tne Tear."' At the strangers' tea Mr Daniell again presided, several strangers being present. The chairman cordially Welcomed newcomers, included in wfych wero sevtr.il Maori friends. Thei usual speeches of thanks were made, some pleasant reminiscences being listened to. Two visitors from America made particularly in teresting speeches.

Mrs. T. Burton, Albert-road, J'ipsom N.Z.. writes: —We all use Cnamberlain's Cough ltemedy and think a lot of it. My husband who is a conductor on the Auckland irams, takes it when ho lias the least symptom oft 1 cold, and it rihvays lessens the attack. Have given it to our children ninny times for coughs or croup, and it has never failed to cure " For sale by all chcini.sts and; (storekeepers.

For Bronchial Coughs take Woods l >eat Peppermint Cure I,'G and 2/6.

The growth of gras'j in some parts of the Forty Mile Bush district is being retarded by' fiosts, and oh some farms there is a scarcity of grass.

A technically first offending inebriate, but an actually case-hardened delinquent, "Mickey" Dalton, appeared at Masterton Police Court on Saturday morning. Mr E. G. Eton occupied tne Bench, and decided to give Daltcn another opportunity, and he was convicted on!y. The members of the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club will hold a meeting at Dr.. R. Hosking's surgery to-morrow evening. Some important business is to be discussed, included in which is the matter of holding the next carnival, ana also some questions regarding the club's rules. A visitor to the localities states that the Paha Valley and Ihuraua Valley Roads are at present in a bad state of repair. In the Paha Valley the culverts are high above the level of the road, and in one stretch at takes just on an hour to cover two and a half miles.

The Y.M.C.A. Debating Society will meet this evening, when a diversified programme has been arranged, consisting of oratorical, vocal and general musical items. The public are cordially invited. On Wednesday eveningt the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, formed in connection with theJ3ible Class, will meet.

A commission to apportion amona; the Pahiatua and Woodville Counties and the Wood'ille Borough the cost of re-erection and maintenance of Matheson's Bridge, between Ballance and Woodville, is to sit at an early date. Mr W. S. Short, chief clerk of the Roads Department, is to be the commissioner.

The Volunteer District School of Instruction will be held earlier this year than was the case last year. The session will in all probability precede that held in Wellington, which will be to the advantage of the. local ir<en, who will, if desirous of attending the Wellington session, be able to have a gool grounding in the subjects to be taught before doing so.

-* question which is to be discussed at the annual meeting of shareholders uf 'he Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company is the establishment of a cold storage depot in connection with the Company's factory for the convenience of the tradespeople of Mas'erton. The directors have already discussed the matter and are unanimously favourable to the idea. Yesterday was the Church Anniversary of the Kuripuni Methodist Church. The services were.on that account of a special character, th(s He v. W. J. Elliott, of Carterton, occupying the pulpit in the afternoon ani e\enitig. The congregations were large, and the services throughout weie of a hearty character, special music being rendered.

There is a good demand for store sheep "and hoggets in the Wairarapa district at present, several buyers from the South falan I requiring about 2'i,000 ot' tint class. Settlers throuzhout the Forty Mile Bush district will also require a large number of young stores, aa young crass ha. made splendid growth on portions tha were swept by fire aoine months t4 o •

The ideal farmers' weather being experienced is brightening the face of nature very considerably and young lambs ar-? meeting with' a lil - rally "warn" welcome as the days are most humid; in *act, almost summsr-liKe in the best hours. Tn the Mangaone an l Paha Valleys, and Lnroughout the surrounding district the Country is loqking splendid. On the East Coast, too, the pastures are maintaining a verdancy quite foreign to the customary mid-winter months. St. Matthew's orran is to be rebuilt at a cost of £2lo. It will contain two keyboards with modern tubular pneumatic action, 24 stops controlling pipes and couplings, and six composition pedals. The swell crescendo is by the new balanced movement. The \Wk is in the hands of Messrs Hobday, and is to be carried out in accordance with the specifications of the organist (Mr H. S.' Claujliton). The work will be completed in about five months. Vegetables from Jap.in are fro arrive in Wellington this week—a peaceful illustration "of tiie longforetoid Japanese invasion of Australasia. There is a shipment of Japanese.onions no.v of the water, and they are t> r±ach Wellington, via Auscrilia, t'.ii-s week. The present wholesale price of oversea (Victorian) onions is from £l2 to £l2 10s (jer tin, and therj is said to he nothing superior in quality, so if the Jniianese article proves as good advance iiotes claim them to be, the invasion fhoukJ prove profitable for th 3 brown men. Under the receni-ly-anenied regulations for the establishment of cadet corps, provision is made for the formation in each volunteer district of a garrison artillery company, a field artillery company, and an engineer company, to be attached respectively to the local garrison artillery, battery of artillery, and engineer corps. The maximum strength of each cadet corps has been fix d at 63, and tlie minimum strength at 33. Tbe capitation allowance is to be 12s 6d per annum. In the case of a corps which is not attached to a school, an annual grant ot'£lo for drill-shed expenses will also be made.

At present there is an unusual number of unemployed i i Ashburton, and the labour market shows no immediate prospect of brightening. The causes that have contributed to the present li matisfactory state of affairs include the slackness of business at tin; (feezing works. Owing to the favourable weather that prevailed for the season of cultivating the s>il in preparation for cereal crups that branch of farming work hiis been expeditiously carried out, with the result that farmers who have been obliged to engage extra labour in former years have, been enable 1 this year to do casual labour with their yearly employees. There is also a bitterness of feeling a'nong employers and employees in respect to the labour dispute, and it is said that this fact has not improved the position of the workers who rely on casual country labour as a means of livelihood.

Mr C. 11. Limay, Architect of Wei lington, has moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Cnambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Office of the Bank of N.Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2692,

It is now officially admitted that phylloxera has been discovered in tn6 viticukural station at Howlong, New South Wales, and all the European varieties of vines are being uprooted.

Owing to the high price of butter, jam is being largely substituted for this commodity, and in consequence the output from the Nelson factory has been larger during the past few months than ever before.

It is authoritatively stated that one person in the Dominion who received grass seed to the value of £IBO from the Government to re-.-sow his laud has property valued at , £30,000.

A man named Wolfe established what is claimed as a record at pulling maize on the farm of Mr L. Gowing, at Jellat Jellat, New South Wales, by pulling 45 bags in a day of nine hours.

Soma of the Sydney shopkeepers are employing female detectives for the suppression of shop-lifting. The manager of a Sydney retail firm states that the depredations oC shop-' lifters cost the firm £2,000 a year.

The relations of farmers' organisations to politics have lately been considered in Australia as well as t New Zealand. The New South Wales Farmers' and Settlers' Association has decided to become "straightout; political party."

There has been a large number butter buyers in the Hawera district during the last few days, endeavouring to do business in the factories for the coming season's output. They have, however, been unsuccessful, generally speaking, factories not being anxious to do businass for the present.

A party of shepherds out snowraking on the Glynn Wye run ( Canterbury) recently, came across a mob of sheep snowed up on the cold face of the range with 37 keas attacking them.. One of ( the DaVly stated that anyone who saw these keas at work would be satisfied that the bird is a murderer pure and simple. In the bankrupt estate of Q. W. Pallant, bootmaker, of Palmerßtcn North and Dannevirke, the total debts are £590 4b 10J, and the assets £550 18s lOd, leaving a deficiency of £39 6s. The creditors include 4 the following Wellington firms:—Equity Boot Company, £39 lis'3d; J. Morris, £43 15s 10d; W. H. Nash, £67 12a 6d; George Doughty and Co., ! £lB3 2s sd; Hoare and Co., £&6 17s 3d. ,

The Executive of St. Patrick's Sports Association met on Saturday evening, Mr A. Haughey in the chair. It was decided to hold a social and dance in connection with the Association in the Drill Hall on September 4th, if the'hall is available on that date. Mesdames McCracken, ; Haughey and Collier were appointed / to form a ladies' committee. One new member was elected to the Association.

Owinrf to the indifferent state of many of the Masterton County roads, it is anticipated that there will be an unusually heavy list of grants applied for from the Department this vrnr. An authority on the maiter informed a Wairarapa'Age reporter, on Saturday, that the pro- 1 spects for the applications were; very fav<surable, ( as many impoiVant back-country highways were drifting into undesirably bad repair.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that, interviewed regarding an assertion that in the recent tramway dispute, Dr M'Arthur had received instructions from the Government as to what the decision of the Special Board would be before he left for Wellington, Mr toillar, Minister for Labour, said there was absolutely no foundation lor the statement. No Minister would ever dream of interfering with the action of any judge, magistrate, or chairman of a conciliation board. The only communication between himself arid Dr M'Arthur was a telephone meisaga him of his selections chairman of the, Special Board and the date of hi* departure.

An Oamaru resident who was working on one of the back stations of the Upper Waitaki gained some experience and lost his bicycle. A day on two after the snowstorm, as work wa3 impossible, on the station, he thought he wotild pay a visit to Oamaru, and with that intention mounted his bicycle, pnd set off. At first the frozen surface of the snow bore the weight of bicycle and naan, but eventually he came to a place where bothfthe bicycle and the rider disappeared in the snow. Ultimately the rider, tired out with his exertions, trudged on without it. On arrival at Kurow he found that train communication was cutoff, and he bethought him of going back for

bicjcie. It is unlikely that hejfound it, or that he reached the place where it disappeared, but as he has heard of since, he, at all events,'lias not been lost.

The last has not yet teen heard of the now historic Blackball strike. Same "two months ago an attempt was made to collect the £75 fine from the individual members of the union. In accordan e with the order of the Arhitratiun Court, a distress warrant was issued against the men, but after payment of the costs of the execution the fine was reduced by only £l7 14s. Further proceedings on the order were stopped pending the appeal against the Arbitration Court's order brought by the union in the Supreme Court, and afterwards removed into the Court of Appeal. About a fortnight ago the Appeal Court gave its decision dismissing the appeal against the union with costs As a result of this, the Crown Solicitor (Mr Hanan) wa* instruccei to proceed to col 1 - leet the balance of the fine r Attachment orders have been issued against: sixty-nine millibars of the union, and. were on Satirlav served "at Blackball Company's office. In consequence of this, the company will! have to keep in hand all wages over £2 per week due to these men. The* company is Summoned to appear at. the Magistrate's Court to. show cause why it should not pay the sums attached to the Inspector of: Awards, to satisfy the fine.

The quick results of Chambarlain s Tab--let* in the cure of Biliousness, and relief of all its bad symptoms is something • by any other medicine. They- • junse the stomach, clear out and gently stimulate the liver, drive away every symptom of pain, distress and discomfortFor sale by all chemists,and storekeepers-

Scarlet fever is noticeably on the up-grade again in Wellington. Last week's tally of new victims is twenty.

The Fruitgrowers' Union, of New South Wales, advocates the purchase by the Government of an orchard for demonstrating the best means of coping with fruit pests.

A bullock sold at the Addington saleyards last week weighed, when killed and dressed, 1,3391b. Five Shropshire wethers weighed l"51b, j 611b, 1571b, 1551b and 1321b res'pactively.

The "New Zealand Herald" says that the prisoner named Usher, who made his escape from prison camp in company with another named Johnson, on April 26th last, has not yet been recaptured, althopgh the police are continually on the look-out for him, his description, as is usual, in such instances, having been circulated throughout New Zealand. Usher is an exceedingly cunning criminal, however, and as nothing has been heard of him since he made his appearance at Mamaku after his escape, it is possible that he has escaped from the Dominion by steamer. Johnson was re-arrested, and punished for his orTence.

For a long time Ministers have had to themselves the time elapsing be- " tween stations. Now it would seem (says the "Otago Daily Times") that ' even this brief respite ia to be snatched from them. On Tuesday, betwe3n Palmerston and Diinedin, th 3 Hon. R. M'Nab found himself granting "audiences" in the Ministerial carriage l . Aware of what happens to Ministers wh c .ri Ihy alight at big cities, several deputations recently determined to seiza time by the forelock, and, journeying northward, boarded the Minister's train "up country." The carriage behind the Minister's was converted into an ante-room, where applicants solemnly waited for the secretary to usher them into the presence in turn. An American Press representative, duiing a conversation with an " Auckland Herald" representative, said that the officers of Admiral Sperry's flest were much impressed with the string anti-Asiatic feeling displayed by New Zealanders. They regarded this circumstance as a reply to the cc:ion of the British Government in entering into an alliance with the •JapanesH Government for so many ytan. The general opinion was that America, N-»w Zealand and Australia •would be allied by tie 3of common SdiK rnent against any possible C.iu casian Asiatic Alliance. This foaling th • journalist regar J ed as the pt ssible guarantee against any hypothetical A«iatic-Caucasian war.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a pair of gold-framed s jcc tacles.

A meeting of retail milkmen will beheld at 2 o'clock on Sa:urd y next at the offices of Messrs Abiaham and Williams, Ltd. Excellent attendances have been maintained at the Winslow Skati p g Rii.k during the past week. The management has made arrapgenv nts for three sessions a day in the future, as the rink will now be open every day from Saturday next.

, At the Mauriceville Hall, on Thursday next, Mr J. R. Nicol will hold an auction,sale of new furniture on account of Mr McKenzie, and drapery and clothing on account of Mr M. Slaa c k Further particulars will be advertised to-morrow.

In the First Fage of; ths M* Geo. Bradley, of the Hutt Motor Works, Lower Hutt, advertises for sale three motor 'bisses ard several motor cars, all of woich aie i-tated to be in first-class order aid gusrantees will be given with each car. The collection of flowering _ po': plan'.s to be sold by Mr J. R. Nieil, at the Masterton Auction Mart, this afternoon, comprise one of the cho cest selections yet sent through by Mr J. N. Anderson, the wellknown forist, of Napier. They ate on view at the mart this rcurning. and will be sold at 2 o'clock witnout reserve. At thfi ri a'denc?, No 36 Church Street, to-rrorow, Mr J., R. Nico!

will 11, on account of Mrs Pi rev Young, who is leaving Master.on, the whole of the wtll-seWted houpe hol.l furniture and effect. 1h • goods "will he on view to-morrow morning, and in the afternoon every thin-J wiil he submitted'for sale entirely without reserve. Those who patronised the closing down drsmery and clothing sale at Mr J. Adams' Mast rton pr-jmises on Saturday last were rewariled with big bargaina. Seasonable and high quality goods were sold at ridiculously low prices. The whrile of the stoclf has to be cleared within the next fortnight, and residents are invited to participate in the "undoubted bargains that are being offered. At their Mart, Pahiatua, on Tuesday, September Ist, Messrs Mitchell and Griffiths wi'l submit at auction, 'under instructions from the mortgagee, several valuable allotments, 1 in the estate of Mr George Marley, ironmonger. The lots include quar-ter-acre section with a partly finished stcre in the township of Ohaltune, quarler-a-jre section, with twostorey shop and other buildings, in ' the main stieet, Pahiatua; half-acre section, with eight-roomed dwelling in Pahiatua; and several other section?, also situated in the town of Pahiatua. Particulars and terms appear m the auctioneer's advertisement on page Bof thi3 issue.