LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 13 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to t,lie shortage of cement, work lias eon seel at the Otira tunnel. The Masierton Junior Hoy Scouts held a parade at the Salvation Army halt on Sunday, The schools in tile Wairarapa will "break up" this week for the summer vacation. The formal opening of the W'airarapa l'olo Club will take place in January. A heifer and steer were suld in the Pahiatun public pound one day last week at 30,s each. A pure albino sparrow has made its appearance iu Pahiatua, and has attracted a good deal of attention.

Operations mi the woollen mills suit? soap I'aeiory nt 111 c Waiugawa I'rccz ing works have been suspended for an indefinite period. The Masterton Municipal Silver, Band rendered a selec! programme of j musie in ilie Master-ton Park rosierday afternoon. The Tjmani waterside workers ceased work on .Saturday morning, in consequence of the refusal (if the "Rtiil \v:i> Union workers to amalgamate. A house which was purchased in Masterton a few days ago at C 750 was recently placed in the hands of a house agent, for sale at £3OOO. The warm. • summer weather thai has been experienced in .Masterton for some- days was broken on .Sunday, when a cold southerly rain set in. A man was arrested in Masterton on Saturday night, on the charge of using obscene language. He was latei >■ admitted to bail, and will appeal- before the Bench this morning. At the boxing tournament at Fltliam on Friday evening, Hutherford (9.!)) met Keenan (9.10), and after a last, clean, fight, Keenan was awarded the decision.

They're simply delighiful! Call in and inspect Bagley's Pharmacy Sptcial Toilet Selections. Pace powders to HOs a box, Perfumes' to two guineas n hot lie.

Owing to the abscnoc of rain tfc® Hatvke's Bay country roads are beginning to break up and the dust nnee is becoming serious (says Napier Telegraph). Tlii' in en employed nt Ibe ANaingawa freezing; works decided on Friday last to support Ilit" Federation as against 11k 1 companies in the matter of the will's demand. Several Australian slaughtermen who have come to Maslcrton express keen disappointment at' the turn events have taken in respect to tho I'reezing industry. They state that they would not have come over had I hey known there was to be a delay in stal l ing opera I ions.

A special meeting ol ihe oddiellows' bodge will be held to-night, when matters ol real interest to all members will lie discussed, and as it is the end ol' the 'five-year financial per iod all contributions .should be plftt' up. Officers are to be elected, and a neu; rule has to be adopted. .Members of the party who aro carrying out track improvements on the Tararuas arrived in Otaki on Thursday night, alter haying "flagged" the proposed route from Greytown to Otaki. They left again "on Saturday morning, expecting to make a,.start with clearing a track through the hush from Te Moo .\Joeo hut to Tiro Tiro point. The Telegraph Engineer at Masterton informs ( ns that arrangements have been made by the Post anil Telegraph Department whereby additional facilities for long-distance telephonic communications have been proAdded. Communication with Auckland may now he had from (i o'clock every evening, and with Whangarei, HamiW ton, Devonport, Pukekobe, and after 10 p.m.

The Wairarapa Polo Club held a ' practice match 011 the property of Mr W. Howard Booth at Clareville on Saturday afternoon, before a large attendance, of interested spectators. Tho game resulted in a win by a team under the command of Captain J. Gage Williams by four goals to three, from Mr Roy Barton's team. Mr K. Mcßenn Stewart, of Masterton, acted as referee. Tho completion of a new sash and door factory in tho south end of Masterton by Messrs Coi'adine and' McIvor was made the occasion for a social gathering on Saturday evening last. Several hundred guests were present, and dancing was spiritedly indulged in till a late hour. 'All excellent supper was also provided. ing the evening, the staff of the lirm presented Mr J. M. Coradine, tho founder of the business, \sith a bandsome case of ]>ipes, and, Mrs Coradine with a silver cake stand. Mr Coradino suitably acknowledged the gifts.

The Mayor of Pahiatua has received the following letter from tho Post-master-General :—"ln reference to tho representations made to me at Pahiatua on the 2lLh ultimo, regarding the site of llie Post Office at Pahiatua, I have the honour to inform you that the I.Vpart nient recognises the unsuitability of the present site of the office, and that, when the question of erecting a new building is being dealt with, the desire that the building be eroded on a more central site will lie given every consideration. There is, however. no intention of building imm.ediatelv.''

Speaking at a meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association on Saturday afternoon Mr Laird Meredith, strongly advocated a polo competition in connection with the Association's forthcoming show. He stated that prizes for the suggested' competition had been offered by Messrs C Bennett and TClkington, and lie, did not doubt but that- it would prove a most interesting event. It would bo run without cost to the Association, and would prove of much interest from the point of view of the public. Both Messrs T). Smith and D. Oaselberg spoke in favour of the suggestion, and it was ultimately decided to favourably recommend the competition to the Light Horse Committee with power to act in'the matter. A most interesting lecture was given in the presence of about forty farmers at Carterton on Saturday night by Mr Greenwood, of the Department of Agriculture, w ho dealt in an entertaining manner with the cultivation of lucerne!. .Mr I). Hebenton, who presided, also exhibited several interesting slides depicting Indian agriculture. Much interest was aroused as the result of the lecture, and a number of questions were answered. Several of the farmers present intimated that they would, prepare experimental plot for the cultivation of lucerne. Mr Greenwood, who is assisted by Mr Smith, of the Department, will address a meeting of farmers at Morison's Bush this evening, and, at Kalian tara on Wednesday evening. Tho lectures are held under the auspices of the farmers' Union.

Toft and Co., land agents, Ivactihi, advertise for sale 202 .acres as a going concern. Messrs Ralph Morris and Co., tioncers, advertise particulars of tlio clearing sale of furniture to be held! at ".Brooklyn," 'Rcnall Street, on account of Mr. Williams, on Thursday afternoon next. The furniture and bedding is all practically new, and is to be sold without reserve.