LOCAL GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 9 December 1918, Page 4

LOCAL GENERAL.

A considerable number of Masterton residents are at present suffering from hay ferer. Those church services which were held in Masterton last niglit were only sparsely attended. Letters received from Masterton soldiers at the front acknowledge the receipt of numerous gift parcels. Both the "Wellington South and Pahnerston by-elections are to be held on December 19th. An Auckland Press Association message states that two barques have arrived from San Francisco with cargoes of oil. A number of local Bills were passed through all their stages in tho ( House of Representatives on Satur- I day night. | Three memlbers. of the Stock Department of the Wairarapa Farmers' I Co-operative Association have lost their lives in motor-ear accidents during the last _fcw\ months. The executive of the "N.Z. Returned Soldiers' Association is being urged by the Gisborne and Masterton branches to convene an early conference, to discuss important matters affecting repatriation, etc. Two Masterton soldier brothers had been on active service for over two years, and had not met on eh other. Strangely enough, they met. recently in a- street in Edinburgh, both being 011 temporary leave. On the application of Mr W. Noble, solicitor, of Masterton, the Wairarapa .Licensing Committee gra--1 litod a transfer of- the license of the Tinui Hotel from tho late Mr Plank to his administratis, Mrs Plank, It is understood that the Masterton .Soldiers' Entertainment Committee, who have 110 further use for their fundß, intend considering the question of handing the money in hand over to the Epidemic Relief Fund. The Distillation Amendment Bill (Hon, A, M. Myers), providing for the manufacture of spirits for industrial purposes, was put through all its stages in the House of Representatives on Saturday. The retail price of tobacco in Auckland has been increased. The increase is, stated to be necessary as the result of the advance in the wholesale price. Tinned brands will now be sold at Is 4d and loose plugs at 8d per oz, dark plug Is Id, and aromatic at 2s 6d per 4oz plug. Sir .James Allen stated in the House of Representatives, on Saturday. that arrangements had been maqe to have new barrels put on the rifle« of New Zealand soldiers overseas. Care would be taken to assure an adequate supply of satisfactory rifles. At a meeting of the General Committee of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society on Saturday next, two directors for the proposed returned soldiers' experimental farm at East Tara4alii will be appointed. Mr William Perry will be present and explain arrangements which have been made in this connection r Thers «wre in imagination than people may suppose. One of tho male occupants of a temporary hospital in Masterton was suffering from 1 insomnia, and implored the nurse to give him an injection of 1 morphia. The nurse injected water into his arm, and hp. slept like, a top. The Wairarapa. Patriotic Association has been notified that tho Y.M.C.A. continuing .its wn rework until the demobilisation of the armies has ibeen completed. ]n tho meantime all moneys hpls o,n behalf of the Y-M.CVA. jt>y Patriotic Societies aro to bo paid into the general war account through tho local bank. Patrols iti connection with the epidemic now and then striko some humorous experiences which considerably lighten their routine duties (says the Christcluirch "Press"). In one instance a patrol was informed thatport wine was wanted —it was tho only thing that would do tho patient any good—and if any soup or jellies were brought they would be thrown out.

The proposed camp of Masterton Boy Scouts at Oastlepoinfc will, in all probability, bo abandoned for the time being. Of a party of six Mastertonians who some weeks ago went on u motor-car excursion ' to the Lower Valley, no fewer than four have died from influenza. • Suggestions regarding improvements in tho general show arrangements and programme will be considered at a meeting of the committee of tho Wairarapa P. and A. Society on Saturday next. There were only twenty-three persons arrested in Masterton during the quarter ending September 30th last. In Carterton, the number of arrests in the samo quarter was twenty-four, Grey town thirteen, and Featllerston twenty-four. Pile members for Masterton and Wairarapa voted on Saturday with the minority which favoured the retention of the clause in the Legislative Council Amendment Bill, giving women the right to sit in 'Parliament. Tlie Minister of Defence stated in the House of Representatives, on Saturday, that members of the Expeditionary Force would return to New Zealand on the ha sis that those who went first would be the first to come back. ff In the House of Representatives, on Saturday night, the Nativo Wash-ing-up Bili and Distillation Amendment Bill were put through all their stages. The Hon. A. M. Myers assured the House that tliero was nothing in the Bill to which exception could be taken. In the House of Representatives, on Saturday, Sir Joseph Ward stated that ho was not able to say that temporary employees in the Post Office would be kept on after the return of those at the front, hut they would be considered in every way in view of the necessities of the service. Ho was a sixteon-stone Maori, and had been taken to one of the temporary hospitals in Masterton. Presently one of the V.A.D.'s detected tho native rolling about in his hod as if in awful agony. She. rushed to his bedside and asked in gentle tones if a fresh-laid egg and brandy was of any use. "By gorry," said the native patient in pleading tones, "I tink the blandy better by himself." The Secretary of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association (Mr A. E. Prentice) has received a number of interesting souvenirs from Mr Stanley Parsouson. One of these is a printed placard/ which was the Wairarapa Hutment prior to the latter being captured by the Germans in the village of Hebuterne. When tho village was subsequently re-taken, the placard was secured by Mr Hay, of tho New Zealand Y.M.C.A., and handled to Mr Parsonson. A mortuary van was proceeding along one of the county thoroughfares a few miles from Masterton the other day with an influenza pattient, when a Knight of the Road hailed the driver, and asked for a lift into town. The driver willingly assented, and man and swag were quickly deposited on the scat. "What is that in there?" asked the sundowner, who had, on looking round, espied a human being lying fufl length on a stretcher. "Only a corpse," answered the driver, with a twinkle in his eye, hut before, he had time to make an explanation the man had hounded to the " ground and grabbing his KWag, excitedly remarked, i'l have .changed my mind; I will walk into town." And lie did walk. The secretary of tho Masterton A. and P. Association (Mr J. B. Emmett) is in receipt from Captain Riddiford, M.C., of a catalogue, etc., of a horse-show held under the auspices of tho N.Z. Division in France. Iu his covering, letter, Captain Riddiford, who acted as hon. secretary, Bays: "The only way to successfully run anything of this nature on service is centralise it on one man, and let him issue everything in th.e form of an order. We were out of tho line for a fortnight and h&ld the show thon. The men took a very keen interest in things. It really means that it is a« inspection." There were six Regimental bands, at the show, and music was supplied continuously. One of the stewards was Liout. J. G. S. Wales, M.0., former-. Iy of Eketahunn,

The Masterton Municipal 1 Band will resume practice at 7 o'clock this evening. Sum of money found in Mastei'ton awaits ownership. The Cement iPipo Company, Ltd., offer permanent employment to a. good carter. Advertiser has to let for seven weeks a fi-roonied furnished house at Kelburn. Mr A. T. Dickason announces in an advertisement on page 8 a clearing sale of furniture at the residence, 34 Hogg Crescent, on behalf of Mr G. Remington. The sale takes place on Thursday next, commencing at 1.45 p.m. Full particulars will be announced later. Motorists will be interested in an announcement made elsewhere by Mr A. Y. Millar, of Masterton, that he has been appointed sole Wairarapa agent for the famous Bergougnan tyres. These tyros are built for active service and were used with conspicuous success at the front. Theyhave a minimum of 5000 milea of wear, and are reasonable in jjwiee. Mr Millar will be pleasQ.ti to forward price list and pai;U©nlara on applrca- | tion. McLeod; and Young, bookfsellers and' fancy goodsmem, have a good; suggestion for Christmas gifts in their advertisement. They point out the fact that everyone reads and the obvious thjng to do \vlao« select- < ing a, gift is ta choose books. The firm have really fine stocks to select from, and it matters not whether a book is wanted for young or old, heavy or light readers, they can ho suited, Dainty calendars for 1919, Chrißtmas cn'rds and booklets, fancy goods »nd toys are now being shown. It should be noted that there arc only some fourteen shopping days until Christmas, and it is to shop early.

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The Foatherston military camp to now practically empty. A very heavy gnle was experienced iu Masterton on Saturday night. Auckland is considering the question of the erection of a crematorium f'Or the city. The Mnrtinborough Rifle Olub was to have commenced its trophy shooting on Saturday last. The Palmerston North Borough Council proposes to give the whole of its employees a Christmas box. It is probably a peace thanks offering. Tlio CJoro Trotting Club has postponed its Boxing Day meeting until April, tho racecourse buildings still being used for hospital purposes. A series of violent, thunderstorms passed over the Masterton district, on Sunday morning. 'llie lightning was vivid, and tho thunderclaps very heavy. A sum of £272 6s has been raised at Carterton towards the relief of distress caused by the influenza, epidemic. The legislative Council, on Saturday, passed tho Expeditionary Forces Amendment Bill through all its stages. There have been sixteen cases of influenza at the Hurunuioraugi native pah, near Gladstone. Three of those have, proved fatal.