LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3133, 9 March 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual parade of the Rqahine Battalion will be held at Carterton on Thursday afternoon, when the In-spector-General of the Defence Forces will inspect the Battalion. A fruit tree in bloom in the autumn is a somewhat rare occurrence, but Mr George Jackson, of Kuripuni, has an apple tree at present covered with blossoms. The tree had not borne bloom during the summer. At the Congregational Church this I evening a concert will be held, the I proceeds of which will go to the fencing fund. A good programme will be provided, and sixpence will be charged for admission. The funeral of Mrs A. Miller took place at the Masterton Cemetery, yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. A large number of beautiful wreaths were sent by sympa-1 thetic friends. To-morrow evening the InspectorGeneral of the Defence Forces will deliver a lecture at Carterton to the officers and non-commissioned officers of the Ruahine Rifle Battalion. A drag will leave Masterton at 7.15 in | the evening to convey the Masterton section to the lecture. In the list of handicaps for the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club's Carnival, published yesterday, there appeared in error the name of J. D. McLean, which should have read J. D. McLaren. The former is the Club's fastest swimmer, and is not competing.

Afternoon tea will be a special feature at the Masterton Swimming Club's Carnival at the Park Lake on Thursday afternoon. Lady friends of the Club are to supervise this department, and dainty refreshments will be provided at a very moderate charge. The Municipal Band will play during the sports, and the gathering should, if the weather is fine, be very largely attended.

Reserved judgment in the case of Fenwick v. Nitz, respecting the claim of plaintiff for the return of the racheorse Sen Sim, and damayes for its wrongful detention—heard at the recent sitting of the Wairarapa District Court—was given for His Honour Judge Haselden by the Registrar of the Court, Mr M. Foley, at Masterton yesterday. The jury had found for plaintiff on the facts, th'it he was the owner of the horse, and awarded him £5 damages, and the question left for the Judge to settle was in respect ot a lien sec up by deii- dant of £93. In a lengthy written judgment His Honour went exhaustively into questions of law, and the facts, with a view to decide whether thefac: that defendant had by accepting a promissory note waived his iien. The Judge decided that defendant had waived any lien up to October Ist by accepting tne security of the deceased owner of the horse, Kenneth McKenzie. His Honour further decided that as to any lien which arose after that date, tha amount could not be much more than£Lß, and the fict that defendant haJ asked the excessive s m of £93 obviated the necessity of pla : ntiff tender ing the correct amount or thereJudgment was therefore yiven for plaintiff for £2sj, to be reduced by £250 on return of tne horsH. Plaintiff would also be awarded £l2 12s 6d counsel's fee, costs of Court, jury and witnesses, according to scale. Mr C. A. Pownall appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Blair (of Messrs Skerrett and Wyhe, Wellington) for defendants.

Charles Gurote, a cabdriver, traversed several charges laid under the Borough By-lawd in reference to the driving, of cabs, at the Masterton Police Court yesterday 'morning. The police laid one information namely that defendant left his cab unattended in Queen Street on March 3rd. Mr R. K. Jackson appeared tor defendant. Constable Dunn said he saw defendant's cab outside the Central H"tel on a recent date with no one in attendance. Defendant later t ama out of the private entrance of the hotel, and told witness, on being interrogated, that he had gone in for two passengers. The cab had been there quite three minutes to witness' knowledge, and it had been driven there prior tu witness' arrival. Defendant brought no luggage or passengers out of the hotel. Gurote, in evidence, said he nad merely stepped into the hotel door to get seme luggage he had been instructed to pick up. John Lane, a witness for defendant, said the latter had called on the day mentioned for luggage. The Borough Inspector laid two informations—that defendant plied for hire while unlicensed, and also plied with an unlicensed vehicle. Mr C. A. Pownall appeared for the Borough Council. Inspector Cairns deposed that on March 3rd witness dropped a passenger oft' his cab at the Club Hotel, and took from the passenger what was apparent!? a fare. At this stage Mr Jackson intimated that a discrepancy between the information and the evidence was to the prejudice of his client, and the Bench granted a remand until next Monday. Defendant was fined 5s and 7s costs on a charge of driving without a light.

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Eleven thousand sheep were railed from Featherston last week, and 54 trucks of sheep left yesterday. It is understood that the Tauherenikau Hotel is to change hands. Mr Nitz intends to go in for farming. Tne Featherston County Council will hold their monthly meeting on Friday, at Martinborough. A youth named Von Keisenberg met with a serious accident at Wellington on Sunday while handling a loaded pea-rifle. While in the boy's hands the weapon suddenly discharged, the bullet entering the throat and cutting the windpipe. An operation was performed, and yesterj day the boy was reported to be in a I very serious condition. A fire destroyed the house occupied by Mr A. Montgomerie on the Riverbide farm, the property of Mr J. Cotter, Greytown. Mr Montgomerie lost all his furniture and effects, only just having time to save his clothes. It is understood his furniture was insured for £IOO. Mrs Montgomerie was away seeking medical aid for one of her children at the time of the fire.

The following appeared in the "Los Angeles (Californian) Times," of 26th December last:—"San Francisco, 26t.h December.-- Instead o£ granting a parole to John Griffin, a young man from Monterey, who fell among evil associates in this city, and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for burglary, Judge Cook to-day exiled him to Australia for half that length of time. Griffin wanted to go to St. Louis, where he said he* had friends, but the judge, who was favourably impressed with the young fellow, told him that he preferred to send him where he would be entirely "removed from his former associates."" A correspondent, signing himself "Anglo-Auslra-lian," writing to the Melbourne "Age," from Los Angeles, on 29th December, calling attention to this extraordinary proceeding, enquires whether the action of Judge Cook is one of the fruits of the "Fleet Week" hospitalities. It would be in--1 teresting to know (says the "Age") j what has become of this addition to the ranks of our criminals.

The post office, by means of a conspicuous notice placed over every posting box in the Dominion, cautions the public against sanding money and valunble articles in unregistered letters. Notwithstanding this warning, money continues to be sent by post in unregistered letters in the most careless manner. It will hardly be credited by people who exercise ordinary prudence in such matters that it is a common thing to find in the post office letters crammed full with bank notes, very often in the flimsiest of covers. Frequently the contents protrude from the envelopes, or are found loose in the mailbags, having burst their envelopes, and as frequently letters filled with notes are carelessly thrown loose into railway vans for the guard to deliver with the mails. Many other cases could be instanced of carelessness on the part of the public in send ing money by post. The public are requested by the Pustal authorities to register all letters containing money or valuables intended to be sent by post. Letters can be registered at every post office, in the Dominion, and the fee for such registration is only twopence.

On March 23rd last year Mr H. M. Seaton set out from London to make a tour of the world on foot. He intended to cover 45,300 miles, and in consideration of his accomplishing the feat within six years a sum of £4,000 awaits him, subscribed by a syndicate of Lundou newspaper proprietors, upon his arrival in England again. If he takes longer than six years he will only obtain 30 per cent, of the money. The other condition was that he should leave London penniless, and make his living as he goes alonf. His first port of call was New York, and from there he walked 4,383 miles to San Francisco. It took him six months to cover the distance. He lost his camera in an affray with footpads at Winlock, in the State of Washington. The footpads broke the machine, but Mr Seaton, with a pair of Indian clubs, broke portions of the footpads, and so the account was squared. And in passing through the Indian reservation in Montana a bullet went through the traveller's hat. On November 30th he started from Brisbane, reached Sydney on January 18th, and on February 22nd arrived in Melbourne. At Gerogery, on the road from Sydney, he was joined by Mr L. E. Wilson, of Geelong, who signifies his intention of accompanying him to the end of the journey.

Giving evidence in a labour dispute in Sydney, several women, the wives of coal carters, showed how they lived and kept house upon their husbands' wages of 37s 6d per week. One woman produced bills which showed that her accounts for the week were: —For Lroceries, 14s 4Jd; bread, 2s 3d; butcher, 6s; milk, Is 6a; woDd, Is; vegetables, 2s; rent, 8s; and 2s for clothes purchased on timepayment orders. If anything else was wanted, she said, she had to pawn something to buy it, and she I would naver be able to redeem what she had pawned unless the Wages Board gave her husband an increase in wages. She did not get her groceries from the cheapest shop she knew, but she had to deal where she did to get credit. She had four children, whose ages were from eight years to one year. Another woman said her grocery bill was 12s lid per week; rent, 8s; meat, 4s 6d; wood, Is; bread, ts9d; vegetables, ls6d; | milk, Is 5Jd; oil, 4d; time-payment ' clothes, 3s. She had three children, agt d from ten down to one year, and before one order for clothes was paid for, more were wanted. Another woman, with two in her family, was just able to make ends meet from week to week, paying cash for her supplies. Her grocery bill was 15s Id for the week, and rent Bs. To counterbalance her thrift, however, she had a lot of sickness in her family, and owed 25 guineas in doctors bills and £3 to the chemist. DISPEL YOUR DISCOEDS. Life's little worries can generally be removed by proper treatment. Nothing sweetens life so much as music does. Have a good piano in the house and you need never be lonely or dull. To get a good piano consult an expert. The Dresden Piano Company knows all about pianos and will be glad to advise you. It sells excellent organs, too. Terms of payment can bo arranged to suit yourself. Local representative, Mr T. B. Hunter.

A match between the Martinborough and Featherston Tennis : Clubs will be played at Martinborough on Saturday next. The Featherston Co-operative Dairy Company railed 250 cases of cheese on Saturday for the Home market. The number of children wearing spectacles was commented on by Mr W. Harbutt, when lecturing in the Technical School, Dunedin, on Friday evening last. He said tint the sight of school children all over the world was more or less defective, and he said that if the child's acquaintance with the harsh black and white of printed matter were delaj-ed a year or two big benefit would accrue. He pointed out, further, that the tuition of young children by his plasticine method would involve no strain | on the eyes.

The "Wyndbam Farmer" states that a popular young Waikawa benedict and his bride had a marvellous escape from being two of the passengers on the ill-fated Penguin on her last trip'. They were on their honeymoon journey from Westpbrt: homeward, and had arranged to travel by the Penguin from Nelson toWellington. As they were makingtheir way to the Nelson wharf, however, the bride found she had left a hatbox in her hotel. The couple hastened back for it, but by the time they got down to the wharf the PenI guin had steamed away.

Nine of the delegates attending; the Miners' Conference at Bendigo recently were quartered at Cooper's Hotel (says the Melbourne "Argus.") Thsy made the discovery that the cook was a coloured man, apparently a Chinese, and six of them, after paying Mr Cooper, packed up their belongings and without having breakfast left the hotel. Mr Cooper states-, that the name of the man objected to is Samuel Gow. Gow's parents, he thinks, were Japanese, but Gow was born in Australia, and is a British subject. Gow is a good cook. He had splendid references, and his nationality was not considered when he was engaged. Mr Cooper explained these facts to the other three delegates,, and they were satisfied.

A new industry has come into ex~ istence in the Queensland sugar districts. A destructive grub has made • its appearance in the caupfields, and i its burrowings have been responsible ! for the loss of great quantities of i sugar-cane. This grub is the product of eggs laid i'j profusion by a par- > ticular kind of beetle. The beetle i is hatched in December and January. ) This season it was decided oy the I planters to minimise the grub pests. by destroying as many of the beetles r as possible. At Cairns the planters - offered a bounty of Is 3d per ib for ■ beetles. The bounty commenced on December Ist, and within a cUy or 1 two hundreds of men and boys were engaged in the work of beetle-gather- - ing. They went out with bags and r baskets, and sold their "catch'" - every night at the sugar mills. At 1 first the new occupation was rei garded as only suitable for boys, but i it proved so lucrative that men gave f 'up their ordinary employmsnt to join 2 in the hunt for beetles. Between - December Ist and January 15th, 11 • to.is, of beetles, were gathered. The - total sum paid for these 11 tons was £l,soo—at the rate of about £2OO a week. One man, whose skill was ■ remarkable, averaged £6 a week aIL D through the beetle season. Round. • Mackay, apparently the supply of • beetles was greater, for only 6d a " pound was paid for them. But even J at this price good wasres were made • by rhe men and boys who engaged in. r the work. Boys easily made £1 to £2 ' a week. i : A well established fruit business - in Masterton is advertised for sals. , Mr F. P. Welch has vacancies for I domestics and station Hands. 5 The public are invited to inspect ■ the new lines in art pottery on view ! in the W.F.C.A. fancy department, i i Mr A. H. Tinkham notifies that • persons trespassing on the property • ( at Stronvar known as iiun 51 will be ; prosecuted.

! j The drapery department of the . | W.F.C.A. is now showing the latest ( 'in seasonable dress goods, specially . ! selected to their order. Everything is new, fashionable and up-to-date. New autumn and winter goods have ' been opened at the Masterton ware--1 house of Messrs C. Smith, Ltd. These include the latest fashions in millin--1 ery and dress goods. Messrs Husband and Finch, land agents, Woodville, advertise particulars of two farms of 200 and 491 acres, which are for lease on reasonable terms. The fir/r> have a property of 300 acres for sale or exchange. The sale cf wall papers and decorations at the W.F.C.A. went merrily during the past week, and numerous orders were received from districts at a considerable distance. The sale will positively close on Saturday next. Mr Claude Corbett, who for the past seventeen years has been in the employ of Mr W. Cragg, hairdresser and tobacconist, of vasterton, has severed his connection in order to ""* enter into business on his own behalf. Mr Corbett has purchased the business recently conducted by Mr A. E. Williams in Queen Street, and being a popular young resident, well and favourably known throughout thedistrict, his success in the future is I assured. He is anxious to build up a I good and permanent business in this town, and by close attention to businesa, combined with first-class treatment of clients, hopes to speedily attain the object in view. The saloon is one of the best appointed in town, and capable assistants have been secured. A complete tobacconists' stock will be carried).

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