LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2992, 16 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ballance Co-operative Dairy Company paid out yesterday £3,000 to suppliers, partly as bonus on last season's supply of milk, and partly for milk supplied during last month.

The buildiner trade throughout the Wairarapa is decidedly slack, and the timber mills are not working full time. There are not many unemployed about Carterton, as there is plenty of work on the farms just now. With the advance of spring it is expected trade will revive, and as the price of dairy produce is holding well there will soon be more money in circulation.

The following are the results of the Trinity College theory o* music examinations, held at St. Bride's Convent on the 13th June last:— First grade intermediate, May Boustead, 75 (pass); Junior Honours, Henrietta King, 99, Margaret Byrne, 97, Kaere Te Whaitu, 92, Madeline Ktlliher, 91, Mary O'Neill, 90? Junior Pass, Irene Taylor, 69; Preparatory, Sybil Cameron,.. 90. All* thi pupils that were presented in the various grades passed.

A Feikling correspondent telegraphs as follows: —A complimentary social was tendered to Mr R. E. Horn blow, Independent Libera}- candidate for Oroua, by *his supporters on Monday night, and was a great success. Appropriate speeches were delivered by several prominent electors accompanied by the gift of a gold; watch and chain. The candidate, in> replying, met with an, enthusiastic reception. Fully 500 persons sat down to supper.

Our Tinui correpsondent writes a-s follows: —The Foresters' annual was held on the 11th instant, and, ah usual, was a decided success. A large number of visitors were present from all parts of the district. The supper tables were prettijy decorated by Miss Brading. The Misses Perry (2) are also deserving of a word of praise for valuablH assistance rendered. The floor was in perfect order, and firsts ehds music was suppl'ed by Messrs McKenzie (piano) and Wiseman (cornet). The secretary (Mr S.. Schofield) ia to be congratulated on. the success of the function..

Mr Cooper, Opposition candidate for Pahiatua, delivered his opening address at Pahiatua on Monday night before an audience of about three hundred. The Mayor presided. The candidate, who spoke for an hour and a-half, met with a good reception. The principal planks of his platform are:—More progressive land settlement; the system of freehold tenure; economical administration; reform of. local government with a view of abolishing to a large extent the Public Works Department and vesting many of its powers in the local, bod ies; taxation through customs for revenue purposes only; reform of the/ labour laws, and encouragement of individuality as against Socialism. The candidate was accorded.a heartyvote of thanks.

The annual meeting, of theW.F.C.A. Cricket Club waa. held last evening. There was a. large number of members present,, and M.r E. Daniel occupied the: chair; The report and balance-sheet, were read and adopted. The following,- officer* were elected for the euauiing term..— Patron, *Mr M. Caselberg;, Pres4d»>nt„ Mr D. Caselberg; Vice-Presidents, Messrs J. Caselberg,, A. W- v.avw, H. Williams, D. J. Nathan and F.. Sutton; Captain,, Mir A. Caselberg; Vice-Captain, Mr Gv Robertson;, Seo retary and Treasurer,, MV T. McGinnitty; Selection Committee,. Messrs A. Caselberg, 8.. Daniel, C. Fairbrother; General Committee, Messrs A. Caselberg, G. Robertson, A. H. Rothenberg„ E. Daniel and T. McGinnitty. After a considerable amount of discussion it was decided to hold a house match on Thursday, September 24tta There is every prospect of a very good team being put in the field this- season, the members being particularly keen. A vote of thanks to the retiring officers and the Chairman terminated t'ie meeting. '

Gft. jvUiß' piano whore yon can rely on quality and value. Kindreds, of people are talcing advantage of the Dresden Phvio Company's time payment system ; and shipment upon shipment of pianos and organs is coming in month after month. "The Dresden" with years of experiense, and a remarkable turnover, is ever able to sell the best goodß at the lowest market rate; But it is not satisfied with merely gaining a new customer; it aims at making another business friend— and usually does so. Now, with the Dresden Piano Company Limited, absolute quality is guaranteed. Every piano issued is perfect material and workmanship. This reputation is guarded most jealously. Where, for oxample, will you find better instruments than the Broadwood, the Lipp, the Konisch, and the Stein way—they are indeed four great pianos. You should certainly either call on or write to the Dresden Piano Company Limited, Wellington.or you could see their Local lleprosentative is T. B. Hunter. Bjware of the dealor, salesman, or traveller who casts reflections upon his competitors. Ho does so from interested motives—perhaps to back up his own weak position. Our Agents are instructed not to discredit rival firms. They are to rely solely on the merits of tho Comnjuiy's instruments. /

A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Eketahuna about 1.30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon.

Mr A. Bond is at present acting as relieving teacher at the Mauriceville East School.

The Ronftokokako Cheese Factory, which opened for the season on Thursday last, will be in full working order by Monday next from when it will be open daily.

The Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club has now a member-hip of one hundred and fifteen. Fifteen new members were elected at the annual meeting on Monday night.

Warm rain fell at Carterton yesterday. Farmers have been complaining about, the poor growth of grass in the Carterton distrk-t, which they attribute to the. heavy frosts experienced a f-"-v weeks ago.

Military Instruction Classes in connection with the CarterLm Rifle Volunteer?, are being held at Carterton thi? week. The lecturer is Staff Sergt.-Major McNair, who took "Musketry" for his subject on Mon-day-evening.

Several cheese factories are selling their whole season's output, up till March, 1909, at very advantageous prices. Among the most recent transactions are the following:— Otara.ia (Martinborough), sold at s|d; Dannevirke at 5Ju; and Mataura at 6 l-16d.

Tobias Miller will appear at the Masterton Police Court this morning, charged with shooting, with intent to kill, Ernest Hight. In regard to the wound sustained by the latter, a second X-ray examination by Dr. W. H. Hosking, yesterday revealed the location of the bullet, which was found to be lying half-way between the wound and the spine.

"We should have a woollen mill in Wanganai,", paid Mr J. T. Hogan, speaking at Wanganui recently. Mr Hogan snid that when in Auckland during Fleet Week, he had seen the American officer buying Petone rugs as fast as they could. One shopkeeper sold £SOO worth, another £250 worth, and another £2OO woith. The officers said they could not get rugs like them anywhere else in the world. "Why not Wanganui rugs?" asked Mr Hogan, ,the answer coming in the shape of emphatic applause.

The annual meeting of the Carterton Bowling Green Lawn Tennis Club was held on Monday evening, Mr TV E. Maunsell in the chair. The following committee were elected:— MessM R. W. Roydhouse, T. E. Maunsell, B. Scanuel, E H. Hawker, E. ti. Hall and J. Lawrence. Mr H. Fairbrother was elected secretary. Mestsrs Roydhouse, Maunsell and Hawker were appointed a Match Committee. It was decided'to ask Mr R. A. Douglas to act as the Club's delegate at the. North Island Tennis Association to be held at Wellington. The subscription for the season was fixed at 2s 6d per member. \

The msoal meeting of the Masterton Fire Brigade was held last e< enSuperintendent Jenkins presidingover a fair attendance of members. The resignation of Hydrantman R. B. Church (28 years servh-c) and Fireman T. A. Kivell were accepted with regret. A letter wa l received from; the Carterton Fire Brigade inviting members to take part in' the functions in connection with their approaching bazaar. Several members intimated their intention of attending. A letter was received from Mr Greenoank inviting the members to a social and dance at Blairlogie. The invitation was accepted with thanks. The Masterton United Cricket Club applied lor permission to u*e the brigade room for meetings. The'request was gianted. Secretary E. fragnell was re-elected as-brigade secretary. The Brigade resolved to challenge the Fire Police to a eujhra tournament. Other business of a routine nature was trans- . acted.

The distressing accident which betel Mr John Sawer3, manager of the Edendale Daily Factory lust Wednesday, by which his left leg had to be amputated midway between the kneti and ankle is of considerable cenct-rn to the. directors of the Edendale : Dairy Factory Co., as the factory had just commenced its new season, to which they were looking forward with : much hopefulness, in this being in a •neasure assured and fortified by the complete confidence which thty reposed in the skill and oversight of Mr John Sawerp, as manager of the Largest chuese factory in the South Ipland. In their dilemma (fays the "•W>ndhaui Farmer") they wired to Dairy Commissioner Cuddie, and ' that officer recognising the urgency and reasonableness of their request - promptly replied that Instrnctoi' James jSawers, of lnvercargill (abrother of the injured man, and formerly manager of /Edendale Dairy Factory), had been told off to assume temporary command at Edendale. New Zeaianaers (says the "New Zealand Mines Record)" are apt* to take credit for the most efficient gold dredging methods in the world, and their claim is generally admitted by practical mining engineers and dredgemen to be well founded. Dredges built in the Dominion are to be found in Siberia and Peiu, in the' Malay federated States, and the Philippine Islands. It will therefore come as a surprise to many people to learn that a dredging company working near Cromwell, in Otago—the cradle of the gold-dredging industry —has sent an order for thirty buckets to a Melbourne foundry. Hut such is the case. The chairman of the Rising Sun Gold Dredging Company stated at the last annual meeting that the order had been sent and completed in the Victorian capital, and, further, that the buckets wrre giving every satisfaction. Complaints are sometimes made as to slackness of work in some of the Dominion iron foundries,, and the question naturally arises as to whether orders such as the one referred to could not be as'well filled in Dunedin as in Melbourne. . Blood poison resulting from small wound s is becoming more prevalent. Even so slight an injury as the scratch of a pin will sometimes cause blood poisoning. The snfe way is to apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm ar. soon as the injury has been received. That liniment prevents all danger of blood poisoning and causes the injury to heal in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment. For sale by all chemists and storekeepers-.

The New Zealand Shopkeepers* Association has decided not to ask its members to close their shops on Dominion Day „ v

At a meeting of the provisional directorate of th« Napier Branch of the Y.M.C.A., it was dpcided to offnr the position of General Secretary to Mr Dickenson, who is at present receiving a course of .training in Y.M.C.A. work in America.

Several residents of Hastings have decided to dispose of their properties in Hastings and take up their abode at the South Sea Islands. The attraction appears to be the possibilities of amassing wealth by engaging in the fruit export industry.

Sheep-stealing appears lo be becoming unpleasan*ly prevalent in the Hawke's Bay distsrict. At Ashcott one settler is offering £ICO, ard in another locality another person is offering £25, reward for a conviction.

Evidently the increase of the rrarriage rate, which is being ?o earnestly advocated, would, fiom the experience of club officials, have a decidedly inimical effect on the various clubs. "We have sullen d very greatly from marriage," was the doleful complaint of one of the deleeates at the.annual meeting of the Canterbury Cricket Association on Saturday night. "Nine of our members have got married lately, and, as have left the Club."

The "Adelaide Advertiser" describes a new industry which has been introduced in an institution for the blind. It was started a lew weeks ago. The manager obtain* d a supply of millet from New South Waled, and! ■ began opeiations with or.e man as an experiment, but the stoiekeepers.anel other business people who B*oek biounrware have manifested their ' sympathy with the afflicted artisans of the institution in such a practical way that five men are i:ow working as hard as they can go from morning till evening turning out brooms to Eupply orders. y

"Things are coming to a crisis/" said an eminent apostle of Labour, conversing with a representative of" the "Otago Daily Times,," on Saturday. "Something is bound t< happenEither we shall have to go under and bear our fetters with the best grace we can, or we shall get on top and get control, or partial control," - "And which of the two is it going to be" inquired the reporter. "We shall go under, I am afraid,"' replied the Labour representative soirowfully, "but to rise again stronger than, ever in three yearn. Yes,, 1 think the people will be ripe for it in three years..'" "The event being a general election?" was the next inquiry. "Yes," said the aposMe.

The Chinese have recently set about the fostering of new industries, and towards the accomplishment of this object inquiries were made, through the proprietors of the "Tung Wah Times," in Sydney, with the result that a sample of Australian wool was. despatched by the steamer Empire some two months ago. A cable message recently came requesting that thirty tales of,wool be sent to the order of tome of the. native manufacturers, the price fixed being? lsSdpcr'lb. 'lhe fust instalment of sixtetn bbles was ri«?s| atc.rtd on August 9th by the steamer Alr» nbair.. It is believed armr.pst tie Chir.ese <:ommui:ily thst tl is will be the ■mi ans of oprnir.g up a considerable n erket for Auhtialian woU in the near 1 "future.

A pcict in natural history was raised at the Magistiate's (.'Curt atDunedin on Friday, when Mr A. C. Hanlon demanded proof positive as to whether a teal was a wild duck, which he did not admit (says the "Otago Daily Times"). Ihe.Subinsnector began to explain that a> teal W3's durk-billed; but perhaps' remembering the duck-billed pauypus s (Omithorhynthus), he sudceny subsided on Mr Hanlon remarking that everything duck-billed and feathered was not necessarily a duck, especially a wild duck. Mr Hanlon then.' stated that the paradise duck, about v*hich people talked so much, was not a duck at all, but, a goose. , The Acclimatisation Society's manager was then called as an authority; but his evidence did not carry conviction.. The question arose out c£ a prosecution Jor exposing teal for sale, and , as vo one within call couhl inform the Court exactly what classification a teal comes under, the case was adjourned till Friday nextw

In 1906 Australia imptrtfd from the Philippines flax and hemp to the value of £63,000, and the New South Wales Government is endeavouring to piomote the local growth of sisaL An experimental plantation was foimed in 1899, and last year some cuttings were made which seemed to promise a suceesfull issue. The Department of Agriculture considers that there are considerable tracts of' scrub landf, especially bordering the coastal areas, whereon cultivationoff sisal might prove to be a profitable means of utilising a clars of country ' which is not otherwise likely to he put to any useful purpose.. Every encouragement is given to the growers of sisal, the Minister of Agriculture having authorised a number of suckers to be distributed free of charge from the Wollongbar Experiment Farm, Richmond River,, and the Commonwealth Government having granted a bounty, under "The Bounties Act, 1;907," of 10 per cent, on the market value of fibres produced from this hemp. In ordeitto obtain a bounty, the grower, or producer, must have produced not less thai* one ton of fibre within one financial year. ONCK A MAN BUYS A suit from us he is iuosS unwilling to. wear any othsr make. That's why we're* making suits for gentlemen all over the. Dominion —gentlemen, who have tested the n% comfort, style, aad quality of ouv - \clothes, and have c'ound thorn the best* W u y not leave your, order with us whea next in Wellington,. Our cash prices ', mean money saved to you. Morrisoa andPenney, Tailors, 73 Willis Street* "Ellington. Write to-day, if you are not contemplating a visit to Wellington, for a selection of the Daintiest Spring Creations, from 30s, each on© a style of its own. Ready-to-wear in the Merry Widow and Miss Hook of Holland ) shapes from 18s.—A.YLMEE'S, Millinery Specialists, 9 Willis Street, Opposite Grand Hotel. Mr C. F. E. Livesay, Architect of Wei lington, has moved to moro convenient rooms in the National Mutual Cfiambers, Customhouse Qnay, (adjoining the Head Office of the Bank of N.Z.) Addressee; Box 771. Telephone 2693.

The "NapiT Telegraph" says that Mr Finlay Ferguson, a well-known h.ghland dancer, died at his residence, Patutahi, last week, aged 32. Mr FergKfon met with a painful accident on March 24th last, a packing .case having struck him on the spine, -causing paralysis, from which he •died.

An interesting discovery his been made in the old Wellington cemetery. Hidden among a small forest of .shrubs and vegetable growth has been found an unpretentious tombstone bearing an inscription that shows it .marks the last resting place of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, whose name is intimately associated with the -early founders of the Dominion. The task of renovating the neglected spot has been put into energetic hands, ; and if no monument is reared the .memorial tablet and its surroundings .will be placed in decent order.

The services of 21 men engaged in connection with the re-flotation of the Tavinui, stranded on the south beach, have been dispensed with .(says the "Westport News"). The imljority of these men have returned to Wellington. A few remain in the district seeking employment. It is understood that no attempt will be made to lift the stranded vessel on to the ways, to be constructed, until the days lengthen out and permit of two tides a day being worked in getting -&e vessel' beyond the Btresa of the seas.

A correspondent writes to the "Manawatu Standard," giving the following authentic returns from a 50-acre farm in the Glen Oroua district, which he thinks will establish a record, especially for last season, which was an unusually dry one. The herd consisted ot 25 cows, and the milk was supplied to the Glen Oroua Dairy Company :• Factory cheque for butter-fat, £326 5s lid; profit on pigs, £7B 2s9d; calfskins, £2 10s; total, £"406 18s Bd, or an average of £l6 5s 6Jd per cow. The cows throughout had had nothing but grass anci hay, and the pigs were reiied almost entirely on skim-milk and other farm produce.

;A writer in >the "Otago Daily Times" points out that sheepowntrs in Central Otago have their worst time to come. At this stage, he says, a number of stock-owners in the interior of Otago make a great mistake in feeding their stock with their winter fodder at too early a period in the ftli of the year, with the result that their supply is often exhausted prjortothe advent of spring. Experience has demonstrated that stock suffer more during the spring months than at other periods of the year. With the fodder all gone, the stock fall off in condition through the shortage cf feed and ' the fury of the elements.

A severe outbreak of pneumonia and influenza amongst the Maoris was the cause of a sudden adjournment of the Native Land Courtwhile sitting at Tokaanui recently. Trie •outbreak was very serious, too, for no iless than twelve of the natives diel Ihj outb eik was ascribed to the fact that a number of the visitors to the Court, who were residents of tha tnnrmal district?, and were used to bathing in the hot sprirgo, slept in tents st Tokainu, and so contracted colds. Attention fropi Dr Buck, Native Health Officer, however, soon relieved the trouLlj to a v(sy great extent.

"The local fruit industry," said a Wellington broker, discussing the fruit fly regulations, "is said to be worth a million pounds. Would it be reasonable to endanger it for the sake of the trade of the Islands? Auckland is r. j al# credited with using far more Island fruit than it actually consumes. If 5,000 cases arrive, there may be 2,000 cases for t Wellington; but some of the Auckland firms repack and consign to Southern buyers. Some of the Aucklanders do a lot of that wxk. There are one or two firms wh6se t ole occupation almost depends on the Island trade. Naturally they will suffer seriously. The Isla'nd fruit trade itself is of small consequence to New Zealand, though the buying trade is of more •importance. That,, however, goes entirely to Auckland."

Accordirg to the Grey "Argus" 'the election spirit is very keen in "Westland, and the paper reports a 'very amusing incident which took place at the Arahura saleyards on ! Monday. There was a very large attendance, and election talk was the chief topic. The auctioneer subemitted a raally prime bullock, and a Seddonite supporter was crossed by a Michelib. After the price had advanced somewhat the bullock was forgotten, and the bids were 5s Seddon, 5s 1 Michel. The bullock'was knocked down to the Seddonite. The Seddonite was going strong, and whenever a prime beast was put up r tHe bidding was between Michel and Seddon. The Seddon man held out the lon°£st, and for the day he had twenty-nine head to h's ,'credit, and the auctioneer wore a happy counten- /- ance.

During the proceedings at the Melbourne Police Court on the 9th inst. against Richard Turner, Melbourne, who was charged, on remand, ■with'being a reputed thief, it wa3 discovered that he had been bailed out bv Mrs Mary Rouse. Mr Cresswell, "the Magistrate, asked Detective Howard;whether this woman was a professional bailer-out, and the detective said she was. "She has been in the habit of barling out four or five persons pvery week. She had been convicted herself, and her husband is now serving a sentence of six years," continued Detective who went on to say that the woman kept j £l5O or £2OO in the Savings Bank, and left her bankbook when she went surety for anybody. The magistrate said that this sort of thing ought to be stopped. In this case Turner did not answer to his bail, and it was declared forfeited, a warrant being issued for his arrest. Send the documents ef your importations to MESSRS J. J. CURTIS & CO., LTD., .Customhouse Shipping and,-For warding ! Agents, Customhouse Quay, "Wellington v/hb will ouiekly clear, pass and forward the goods to you. Moderate charges. 2 Mrs L. Peters, Miramar, Wellington. N Z., says: " lean safely recommend Chamfterlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemedy to anyone suffering from pains in the stomach. A few days ago niy little hoy. sgd 0 years, was suffering agony with this complaint. I only gave him a few , doses of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and he was soon well and has not been troubled-sinee. IthinK this remedy should be kept in every home." \ Jfar saleby all ob.QmißtP<anfl sorekecpers.

In an advertisement appearing elsewhere are given figures dealing with the voting recorded in connection with the last Licensing poll at Ashburton. Figures aro also quoted dealing with the amount of quo r consumed in that district.

Mr J. S. J. Alpass advertises for fresh eggs in any quantity.

A silver bangla awaits the owner at the Age Office.

The Akitio County Council-give notice of the rates levied for the current year.

A reward is offered for the recovery of a heart-shaped locket lost between South Roar! and Chapel Street.

The Masterton County Coum-M invite tenders to close at noon on Wed-' oegday next for a metalling contact on the Mt. Baker Road.

The Akitio County Council invite tenders to close at 10 a.m. o,i Saturday, September 26th, for metalling and bridge work.

A valuable block of milling timber and several blocks of b»nd are advertised for sale by ft.r K. Brown, estate agent, Masterton.

Messrs Hare and Evans, land :,frent.H. Pahiatua, advertise particulars of two irood dairy farms v,-i,i»:h have been placed in their hanr.s lor sale.

Thn-'c in search of superior wall pap is am invited to inspect the stock held by Mr W. H. Cole, Chanel Street, who hna to hand a cnoice selection direct from the best makers.

Messrs Lyttle Bros, are sole agents for Wairarapa f mo'or cycles. These are stated to be up-to-date machines in every respect. The firm are'exnerts in the repair ot motors, and stock all accessories.

Messrs Hickman F. Russell and Co land agent?, New Plymouth. acJadvenise particulars of two dairy farms and a compact sheep run which ha\e been placed in their hands for sale.

The amalgamation of the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company, Ltd., has now been finally completed, and the business is being carried on at the branch oiKce, 235-237, Lambton Quay, Wellington.

Mr J. R. Nicol will sell by tion this afternoon, on account of Mr A. Allen, the whole of the furniture and effect'of the Bannister Street Boardinghouse. The list is a large one, and every line submitted will be sold without reserve.

The annual horse parade, under the auspices of the Wairatapa and East Coast P. and A. Society, will be held on the Carterton Showgrounds, at two o'clock on Saturday next. Entries will close with the secretary (Mr H. 3. Moss) on the afternoon nf Friday next.

In our Wanted Column, this morr.in?, Messrs Cole and announce the great "bargain lint" for to-day at McCay's bankrupt wile. The lines enumerated are high-class goods, whilst the prices quoted are exceptionally low. Women generally should peruse the advertisements. ' .

Mr R. H. W. Bligh, the White Cross lecturer, who was in Masterton two years ago, is to address two meetings of men and lads in the Town Hall on Sunday next at 3 p.m. and 8.15 p.m., when the Mayor will preside. At 3 p.m. on Monday, September 21st, Mr Bligh will speak on the "Influence of Womanhood" in the Knox Hall.

At the Post Office Auction Mart, on Saturday next, Mr M. O. Aronsten, acting under instructions from the Public Trustee, will »311, in the estate of ,the late John Derbyshire, of Auckland, a big line of goods. The list includes solid brass-mounted bedsteads, linoleums, Brussels and velvet pile carpets, carpet runners, brass fenders and fire-iron?, and a set of Encyclopaedia Brittanica. The whole of the goods are to be sold absolutely without reserve, and the linoleum will be cut into lengths to suit buyers.

Messrs Levin and Co., Ltd., will offer for sale by auction at their offices, Masterton, on Wednesday, 23rd inst, at 2 p.m., flaxmill anu plant complete, in good working order, situated at Alfredton. This will be an excellent opportunity for a speculator or investor to acquire a good property at a reasonable rate. The mill is complete and in good working order, and there is ample flax in the district to keep it fully employed. All particulars will be supplied on application to the auctioneers.