LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2997, 21 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club has already had several trophies promised to them for competition this coming season. The following have so far signified their intention of giving trophies:—Messrs A. H. Rothenberg, E. Richards, A. Henderson, S. Noble-Campbell.

A chess tourney between North and South Waiiarapa representatives to eventuate on Friday evening, at Carterton, should be a very interesting combat. During the year chess has enjoyed a revival of a most pronounced kind in Masterton. and some of the best local players are in good form. Two games each will be played by eight representatives four from either end of the Valley.

The s?t of questions drawn up by the New Zealand Executive of the Farmers' Union for the approval of the various branches, and which are to be submitted to candidates for Parliament, were brought before the Executive Committee of the Masterton branch on Saturday afternoon, and unanimously adopted. It was lesolved that the questions shall be set down on s°parate slips oi paper and signed, and then submitted to a candidate at a public meeting.

The lecturer for the Whita Cross League, Mr R. Bligh, lectured to young men in the Town Hall, Masterton, yesterday afternoon, and last evening, on subjects aiming at moral purity. The addresses were well delivered, and were listened to by good audiences on- both occasions. The Mayor (Mr P. L. Hollings) occupied the chair on both occasions. Mr Bligh will deliver an addresa to women in Knoit Hall at 3 o'clock this after noon.

The Mauriceville School Committee has protested to the Wellington Education against the proposal to appoint a female teacher in place of Mr Turner, who recently resigned. The Educetion Board submitted the names of two female teachers to the School Committee who refused to recommend the appointment of either. The matter will again come before the Education Board at its next meeting. Meanwhile a male relieving teacher is in charge of the school.

Mis. IJ. Gnckl, .'507 Madras-st., North Christehnicb, N. Z. writes: " Chamberlain's Cough P.cmody is a most valuable medicine, j sell a lot of it in my shop, and it is used in m.y homo. I havo recommended it to several people and have never known it to fail. There is no question but what it is the foremost cough modioli)., sold in this district!" For salo by all chemists and storekeepers. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never tails. 1/6 and

A meeting; ia to be held in the Y.M.CIA. roOtoß'on Thursday evening in connection with the Association's Cricket Club.

The annual general meeting of the Chamber 6f Commerce will be held on Friday next, at 4 p.m., in Messrs Abraham and Williams' Farmers' Room.

Mr Claughton received the following telegram from Wellington yes-terday:—M-Charles Saunders' season at Wellington was a big succesp. Mr Saunders is in great voice."

The return tor the second term of the Masterton Technical School shows that there were 113 free pupils on a total roll of 269, the average attendance being 181. The fees received 1 total £45 2s 6d. Capitation amounted to £7B 17s 9d, and salaries to £165 Bs.

A challenge to a debate on the question, "Is the human race degenerating?" has been issued by the Masterton Y.M.C.A. to the Wellington Y.M.C.A., and has been accepted. The date for the debate will be Friday evening, October 20th, and three picked members of the Masterton Association Debating Society will journey to Wellington to take the negative. To-night the same subject will be thrashed out by the latter Society. Mr H. H. Seed, District Chief Superintendent of the St. John Ambulance Association, will this evening inspect the Ladies' Division and Nursing Guild at 7.30 o'clock, in the Dominion Hall, and the Men's Brigade at 8 o'clock. After the inspection, the members will entertain Mr Seed at a social gathering. All members must attend or lose credit for the year's work and attendance, counting towards the Brigade's service certificates and service medals, unjess a valid excuse is tendered ia writ nf.

Mr R. G* Coates, lecturer for the Melanesiati Mission Society, addressed the young men's meeting of the Masterton Y.M.C. A. last feven ihg, an able discourse on the character of missionary work in the Islands being listened to. Mr C. Ibbetaon sang a solo. At the strangers' tea, Mr J. Hunter was in the chair, three missionaries being accordt d a very warm welcome by that ger.Ueman and the large gathering of Members present. A n«w reco'd in thy way of ~ attendance was established at the tea, sixty young men sitting down to a spread provided by thb Ladies' Auxiliary. An interesting chess match between St. Matthew's Cheas Club and the Martinborough Club was played on Saturday evening, resulting in a win for the former by three games to twu, The play was of a good standard, the match lasting until eatly into the morning. The scorers were aa follow, the first named being St. Matthew's Club members: —J Winchester lost to Haycock; J. Syverston lost to Furlong; W. Williams bent Orbell; J. McHattie heat Dtlatour; F. Phillips beat Henderson. Messrrf J. Berry and D. Loader were the telegraphic operator j at Mastorton,, and the two Clubs congratulated them on their careful and piompt. despatching.

Mr J. Hunter, who is a candidate for the Masterton scat at the forthcoming general election held very successful meetings at Mangamahoe and Hastwi ll last week. Mr Heckler occupied the chair at the Mangamahoe meeting, and Mr Ole Isaalcson at Hastwell. Mr Hunter,, in the courte of his addresses, dealt with land settlement, land tenure, the Arbitration Hill now before the House, the Education Act, Socialism versus individuality and finance. Mr Hunter's remarks in connection with tiic neglect of the district' by the present manlier met with' warm applause. At each meeting he was given a sympathetic hearing, and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.

The Managers of the Masterton Technical School visited the new school on Saturday morning, and made the necessary arrangements for furnishing the building. It was res jived to procure forty four combined dtsks and seats, and to obtain prices for the manufacture of them locally, with the exception of the iron-work, which is protected by copyright. Mr W. H. Jackson was instructed to attend tu the gravelling of the ground surrounding the building. Instructions were given to have the dress making room fitted up immediately, so that it can be used by the claases in this branch »s soon as possible. Larger gas stoves are to be installed in two of. the large clash-rooms, and arrangements were made for the. necessary gas fittings to be installed by Messrs Pickering Bros. The sudden death on Saturday morning ot a lad of eleven years of <ige, named Henry Herbert Archer, was the subject of a coroner's inquest, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., Mr Eli Smith being foreman of the jury. The evidence disclosed that the boy, who was living with his grandmother (Mrs Archer) in Dixon street, was apparently quite well oo Friday evening before retiring, except for a slight cough, for which he was given some Irish Moss. Mrs Archer looked in to see how deceased was at 2 o'clock in the morning, and he was then sleeping soundly, but at six' o'clock she found him dead. The boy had suffered from rheumatic fever, and was weak from birth. Dp. A. Hosking, who was called in, stated that from the circumstances he considered that heart failure was the cause of death, and a verdict to that effect was given by the jury.

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Up to the present 55 entries have \ been received in connection handicap rifle match to be fired the Fair view Rifle Range on Thursday next. Nominations will close tonight, and it is anticipated that fully 70 entries will be received. All arrangements are now well in hand,, and judging by the support received' a very successful gathering should result.

The new dairy regulations werediscussed briefly at the meeting of* the Masterton Farmers' Union Executive on Saturday. Several members commented adversely on the nature of the regulations, many of: which were considered of too paltry" a nature, and'quite uncalled for. MrPerry thought that there was a good' deal to be said in favour of the regulations, but it was a question of when and how those regulations considered workable should be introduced. finally decided to ask Messrs Hogg and Hotnsby, M.P.'s, to oppose the Bill in its present form.

A rather atriking inbtance of whit, is expected of employers by the Arbitration Act was afforded at the sitting of the Court at Napier. A master butcher stated that ir. orderito attend the Court he had to travel" special coach from Wairoa, a distance of £5 miles, with his employee, at a cost of £lO. The employer was. required to give an explanation for having paid less thaii the award' rate of wages to an employ ee, whose duties were th<pe of a ricer-out,, but who had, on occasions, turned the handle of, a The president paid that tie case-was. such a trifling one that was a pity that the lespondent had been brought such a distance to answer it. A breach was recorded, but no costs, were allowed.

There haa been many enquiries as to the age to which cockatoos live. In Sydney lately Mr Donald Maedonald heard frottj several people about a-, cockatoo whicli must be the patriarch of allots.-' It is owned by a. hotelkeeper at aplace called Tom. , Ugly's Point, on. the road Ui George'q; river, Victoria. It is said that ihi& bird can he traced through several owners:, most of whora aje dead, for a period of a little over 100 years. It; camiot be said to cany its age well,, for almost the while of its feathers have disappeared, and its body is protected by a hard scaly skin. Its beak, has b'feen so contorted that it can only take soft food. The bird is a sulphurcrested cockatoo, and Mr Maceooald;. states that there is no doubt whatever as tu its having betn in captivity for a century.

The sad death of two children*, who were accidentally poisoned during Fleet Week in Sydney, says *he "Australasian," has cast a gloom over the suburb in which they lived. The little ones, who had been promised a night in town to see the illuminations if "they m'acle the'ir colds well," decided to "doctor" themselves. The eldest, aged nine, prepared a doie from what she thought Was her mother's home-made cough mixture, and administered a liberal quantity to her little brother, five years old, taking the same doseafterwards herself. Both remarked it lasted "funny and hot," and told their parents so, but no suspicions were aroused, and the children were; eent to bed early. When the mother went to wake them the following morning her inability to rouse thera to consciousness excited her alarm, and inspection showed that the .contents of a bottle of chlorodyrJGThad been used in mistake for the%ough. mixture. Though the doctor called in found life in the boy, he only lingered for a few hours.

The typical • back-block Bettler knows the hardships of his lot, but he sets his teeth and faces them and says nothing about them. Instances* occasionally leak out, fiowever, and. for concentrated pathos two authenticated instances related by Councillor" King to the Elthsm Cimnty Council would be difficult to equal (says the "Eltham Argus"). Some five orsix married settlers are living in the Omona, sixteen miles from a,, metalled road.. About two months, ago the child uf one of the way-back settles died. Wishing to secure for' the child decent Christian burial the parents walked a number of miles through the bush carry iiig their dead:, child in-their arms until they could secure a conveyance for the remainder of the journey. More recently V woman who lives sixteen miles beyond Reader and Johnston's store at, Oonma took ill and a messenger waa despatched to the store to tefephone for a doctor. All the men ill thedistrict gathered 'and took turns in .carrying the sick woman to the store, 'where she was met by the doctor.

"Pro Bono Publico" writes "as--fol-lows to the "Evening Post":— 4 'The iniquitous clauses uf the Gagging Bill were, it appears, passed in . a few minufies, without discussion or j protest of any kind. - Would it be? A possible to publish a list of bers present in the House at moment? It would be very useful to the electors in. a few weekavtime. Was Mr Massey there? Was Mr Hogg?* Were any of the Wellington representatives present? I mention! Mr Hogg because, since the clauses, were passed, he has been giving one of his usual orations on popularrights, and the people ought to know where Mr Hogg was when it was deliberately proposed to andi gag the Press of a British colony by audacious legislation. In this connection I might say also that herein this city we have ajbagnincent tuwn. hall, the property^of the citizens (who, however, very seldom j see the' inside pi it), and a socialist mayor' ready (one can be sure), to pall a meeting of the citizens if asked todo so. That course would have been taken in Rome thousands of years ago, and would have been taken in London any time during the last sixty years', at ail events. In democratic Wellington no use of the kind is; made of the splendid hall belonging to the people, and" the drowsy moans iif the town hall organ only set the people asleep, instead of waking n them up when a danger and calamity such as I refer to threatens the community."

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is made in the "Bluff QHHf the. great destruction of by trout, while at Botorua the trout have almost exterminated the koura (native crayfish.)

Dairy cows are beginning to fetch good prices in the Manawatu district, and are probably 20 per cent, better than last year. No doubt this is because more farmers are going into dairying this year on account of the Ijw nrice of wool.

The Mount Ida "Chronicle" alleges that some farmers got up by rail all kind 3 of merchandise under the heading of "food for starving stock," and that the traffic inspector was on their track intent on legal proceedings.

Another Manaia farmer, says the "Taranaki Herald," has expressed bis satisfaction with the advantages of races over milking sheds. He has uver two hundred cows, and has put up a six feet wide race, of the halfmoon shape. H 3 was not inclined to the change at first, but has since proved'its efficiency and intends erecting races fur other sheds.

A number of cattle have died at Pukehou, in Hawke's Bay, asa result, i K i? thought, of eating a noxious weed, which only grows on marshy land. The resistant biolo gut to" the Department is at _ present iii the district the trouble. /

Mr Alex. Sott, of Timaru, Mr James Scott, and Mr M'Farlme, of Claremont, are reported to have just completed the purchase of the Tarrlato Estate, New South Wole*. Ttie freehold of the estate consist< of 20,000 acres, and it has been purchased for the special purpose of sub-, division.

The Chief Inspect,r *to the Waiganui Education B< arc 1 , in his monthly report, says that he has been much struck With the natural capacity of the children ot many of the schools for singing, and \yitu the almost complete absence of anything like adequate instruction in the subject.

Florists and orchardists in OanJaru are suffering from the ravages of the blackbirds. The "North Otago Times" says that they are eating the new growth of many kinds of flowers, and have also turned their attention to the fruit buds. They are driven to tliis by the absence of feed of other kirde.

According t3 a report by the New South Wales Trad 3 Commissioner in the East. Japan, during 1907 imported 460 norses, valued £46,516, as compared with 164, value £10,932. in 1908. Mr Sattor states that the importations from Australia for 1907 were valued at £10,36F>, as against £641 in the previous year, all being for racing purposes. Mr G. F. E. Hindmarsh, who waa mentioned as a troiable candidate for the Mar.ukau seat in the Liberal interest, will not take part in the contest, his private business preventing Mm entering' upon the campaign. Mr A. A. Creamer, a member of the Grey Lynn Borough Council and an advocate of No-License, will be a rand data for the peat in opposition to Mr F. W. Lang, the sitting member.

The financial results of the recent tour in New Zealand and Australia of the British football team are known approximately. The total receipts from all matches played in New Zealand were £11,400, and the expenses £ ;i],6oo, involving, roughly, a loss of £2O J. The Australian part of the tour, with nine matches, brought a profit to the New Zealand Rugby Union of about £1,200. The total! profic of the whole tour is then about £I,OOO, which will be distributed amongst the various district unions affiliated to the central body.

Among the items of informaticn published by i s regarding the use of horses kenzie Country, none of them contained a caEe such as is reported by the manager of the Government water-races in Central Otago (says the "Timaru Herald"). He says that trying' to take horses through the dceo sow had a peculiar effect on the animals. After a few plunges they would lie down in the mow and squeal with until they got accustomed to it.

Th ere ia a considerable differencs in the {rice of sheep in the Palmesnton N.rrl'i disr.ct at the present timi, compared with ]>rsi ye ir. At Fjalmerston North on Tharsdiv hocgeta could be bought for.about half the price they would have fetched in .Septemoer last. Good hogget?) could be\ bought for from 9s to 103, and ewes and lambs, which at this time? are generally in demand, are very low. This ia partly because the grass has not yet come away in the bush, but mainly because wool has fallen to such a low price.

The Rotorua God and Gun Club has issued a circular to all kindred bodies in the Dominion pointing out the danger of granting free fishing licenses to Maoris at Rot >roa. Thi. j , they ptnte. would mean free fishing for Maoris in every stream in New Zealanu, and the liberty to kill game of any kind at any time. It would, if pursued to a logical conclusion, also mean that Maoris could take oysters at any time of the year. The' circular asks for the co-operation of the societies addressed in combating the proposal, which, it says, would destroy all sport. Very ehortlv, as far as New Zealand ia concerned, the Tongan orange will be a minus quantity. The orange trada between tho Friendly Islands and the Dominion is doomed, according to a 'statement made at a meeting of Island fruifcbrokers at Auck - land, and this market will have to depend largely upon the Cook Group for Island oranges. On the other hand it is expected that the banana and pineapple trade from Tonga and Fiji will increase, providing, of course, that the new subsidised Australian service leaves any fruit for the Auckland market.

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An hotel property in Dunedin has just been sold tor £13,000 —a big sum considering the uncertainty of the licensing question

Mrs Parkes, an Illawarra native, aged 81 years, scored a riding prize at the recent Parkes (N.S.W.) Show. Potatoes art* a drug in the Southland market. Very large quantities are offering, but merchants are not at all keen to buy, even at £2 10s to £2 12a 6d. These are about the ruling quotations.

Colour-Sergeant Friar's successful visit to England is causing those who take an interest in cadet matters to move in the direction of sending a full team of ten boys to England to compete in all the competitions at Bisl ey in August of r.ext year.

The "Hawke's Bav Herald" says: —Our Matamau correspondent writes that after carefully perusing the proposed new dairy regulations a dairy farmer remarked, "They've forgot to insert that the blooming dorg must be washed before being sent for the co.va!"

The cfieapncs i of the parcel post enables it to be turned to many uses (says the "Eltham argus"), Some New Zealand Ivisiers, instead of importing hats from Great Britain in the ordinary way, have them packed in stout boxes, and eent through the parcel post. A local hosier estimates the saving at upwar is of 15 per cent. The Bumsiio Feezing Works (o*af.'o) will ( lose dawn for the season ato.i!; the end of the month. Every effort has been made to keep the works fjoing ad long as was possible, hut there are not many she-ip in Southland, owners are not di3|).'sed to accept the freezing price" offering. The works _ will be re-opene J a "out the middle of January.

A n r:hcrn exchange says that passengers cannot understand why they ar« compelled to take the coach between Makatote and Ohakune and vice versa, when the train is well able to run right through, and adds, "Only u hit of red-tape seems to kfe stopping it." Asa matter of fact there are miles of unballasted line stopping it, and says the "Tainape Times," after an inspection we have no hesitation in saying that the marvel is however the track was "faked" up in order to let the Parliamentary party go through to the Auckland celebrations.

Some of the flower growers' in vAuckland district are loo'ting forward to the openin * of the Main Trunk line to general traffic. With the opining of the line thev hope to be able to place their Cows on the Wellington market. The matter was referred to at a conft-rence of daffodil growers last waek, one speaker pointing out that the spving flowers made their appearance in Auckland three weeks before the blooms were to be Been in Wellington. With that advantage the Auckland grower ought to be able to obtain a market in the South when suitable railway facilities were at hand.

Last year farmers in this district were much troubled concerning the oi tlco ; for food, owing tothe drought (says the Feilding "Star"). The man who looked ahead urged his neighhourj to prepare for the time of truoble by growing green feud. One farmer at Colyton( Mr S. Melvin, demonstrated the value of the practice by showing us two sheaves of green oats cut from an acre patch which he had experimented with. The land was stiff clay, scrub drained. It was kept well harrowed and free until the sowing, on March 7th, and his reward has been that he has been cutting stuff since the last week in May.' The stctfnd growth is two feet high. The W.F.C.A. want an experienced groom. A chestnut pony lost from Dixon street tn Monday, September 7th, is advertised for.

Dr. Van Slyke, specialist in diseases of the eye, ear and tnroat, will pay a professional visit to Masterton on Tuesday and Wednesday, and may be consulted at Mi Eton's Pharmacy.

Mr R. J. Lyttle, painter and decorator, who his disposed of his.' business to Messrs J. Smith and Sons, inserts a notice of thanks to his numerous patrons, and solicits that a continuance of that liberal support may lie given to his successors. Messrs Smith and Sons announce that all work entrusted to them will have their personal attention. Mr M. O. A runs ten reports that there was a good demand for poultry of all descriptions on Saturday last. Table birds brought from 3s 6d to 5s per pair; gooa laying hens, 7s 6d to 9s per pair; purebred roostero, 5s to 10s each. Ducks brought 4s 6d to 6s per pair; geese, tis; turkeys, 9s to 12s per pair. The "All Blacks Minstrel Troupe" will give a performance in the Masterton Town Hall on Wednesday, night, under the auspices of the Masterton Municipal Bra3s Band. The programme is a long and varied one, The promoters state that there will not be a dull moment from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Only three minutes will be allowed for the interval. The first half of the programme will be devoted to minstrels, j The second half will include an exhibition of wire-walking by Mr G. H. Groombridge. Mr Harry Hall will sing four new sqng3 entitled "The Lust Pub," "The Irish Orch'H'tra," "The Irish ivi agist rate," and "Jean McNeal." Recitations will be contributed by Mr W. Kemp ("The Lifeboat"! and Mr ileinty, of Wellington ("The Drover's Ballad.") The well-known Masterton tenor, Mr J. Johnson, will sing "Come Beloved," with violin obligate. Miss ! Ettis Joyce, Mr A. Maxted and Mr 1 Tamihana will sing "Fancy Nancy," 1 "Fly Away Birdie to Heaven," and ' "Cupid is the Captain of the " Army," respectively.

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