LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, 10 March 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Masterton Borough electoral roll is being printed at Palmerston An increase in the price of milk for the winter months is to be made by the Wellington City Council. The tender of a Wellington firm has been accepted- for the printing of the Trust Lands Trust electoral roll. During February the estate of William Wallace Llptrott wa® accepted for administration by the Public Trustee. “It is reported that the price of whisky in Masterton has been increased to 25s a bottle,’’ remarked a Masterton solicitor in the Police Court at Paiiiatua. Parents and guardians of High School pupils are reminded that their voting papers should be posted without delay. The post mark must not be later than Thursday next. The Horticultural Society announces that Mrs J. B. Nicol won the points prize in the home industries section at the recent flower show. Mrs P. McKenzie was second. Forty-seven days out from Italy «uth a cargo fo salt for Newfoundland, the Italian schooner Margaret Ryan, experienced a succession of heavy seas in mid-Atlantic. Her sails were blown away and she sprang a !eak_ The crew fired the ship and put off in a boat, being later picked up by the Corinthic and landed at Panama. i scheme is a success, this land will be the finest in.the world,'’ remarked Mr J. Liggins, chairman of the Makerua Drainage Board, during the official visit of the board to the protection works to prevent flooding at Shannon. • This will be like the land in Holland.’’ he added, “and 50 acres will support a family.” A Taumarunui Press Association telegram states that at the Magistrate s Court yesterday Ferdinand Maclaren, on a charge of bringing liquor into a proclaimed area without having it properly labelled, was convicted and fined £25. A further charge of keeping liquor for sale was dismissed. The Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. will hold a re-union of all ranks, in the form of a smoke concert, at Palmerston North on Saturday, April 21 preceding Anzac Day. A church parade will be held on the Sunday, when a. memorial window erected to the memory of the Regiment’s fallen, will be unveiled in All Saints’ Church. The Machine Gun Corps intends holding its first re-union at the same time. The official opening of the first stage of the Waikaremoana Hydroelectric power scheme took place' yesterday, when the Hon. J. (;. Coates performed the ceremony of turning on the current at the headworks, 28 miles from Wai.-oa. The Minister afterwards turned oil the power for the electric motors at the Wairoa fieezing works, and a similar ceremony took place in the borough at night.

The Punjab Indians on the Hauraki Plains are good friends to the farmers, for they eat on an average lib o, butter a day. A mill-owner had occasion recently to visit one of their camps, and saw the making of a curry for the meal or five men. Three pounds of butter were used. The millowner has to pay the store accounts for the different gangs in his employ, and whereas an average month’s bill for seven white men is £lB, that of the Indians usually comes to £3O. It was pleaded in the Christchurch S.M. Court, in extenuation of the offence of a young law clerk, w ho was found on licenser! premises after hours, that he had passed in all except one subject of his law examinations. “Has he not passed in the Licensing Act?” asked the Magistrate. “That is not in tho curriculum,” said counsel for the defence

“it is a post graduate course!” In summing up the case, his Worship said that although the offender aas very young, he was nearly qualified to advise others on the laws of tho country. Hheretore no difference would be made in the penalty. Defendant would ie fined 2(ls and costs.

The sequel to the impounding of the Wellington Waterside Workers’ Band instruments by a bailiff is the secession of the band from the Watersiders’ Union. A new band will be formed, and the Harbour Board will be asked to allow it to call itself the Wellington Harbour Board Brass Band. The incident at Dunedin was not the result, it is claimed, of anything the band had done, and through it the band has lost instruments, music, and uniforms. But as the band has met with some success, the members ■want to keep it alive, and will now start a campaign to raise £lOOO for equipment. Mr Drew has been chosen as conductor.

Ow ing to the number of ladies that liave entered in the sack race at the soldiers’ sports this afternoon, it has ibeen decided to make two races of this event, one for the men and a special race for the girls. Replying to a question by the secretary of the Wairarapa U.S.A. (Mr A. E. Prentice), the secretary of the District R.S.A. (Palmerston North) wires: “Absolutely no idea where Revision Board is at present. Understand no itinerary. Inclement weather upset arrangements at beginning; therefore no definite information can be given.” The Wairarapa Association wished to arrange for the giving of expert evidence on behalf of the soldier settlers in this district. Miss Maggie Wilson, aged 24, died in the Auckland Hospital yesterday, as a result of injuries received by a fall from a moving tramcar on the previous day (says a Press Association telegram). Deceased and her mother, who reside at Paeroa, both stepped off the front platform of a car just after leaving the stopping place. Both fell, but Mrs Wilson was unhurt. She stated they intended visiting Mr Wilson, who was in a private hospital, and who also died yesterday morning. “Ever since the beginning of the year there has been a marked improvement in the sales of residential properties up to about £2000,” stated a well-known Wellington land and estate agent, “and an increasing demand for vacant suitable for building homes on, both in city and suburbs. There has also been a very good demand right up to now for •sections at the seaside. There is, however, nothing at all in the way of houses to rent; but furnished Houses are becoming more available now, as people are going home to England more than in previous years. There is a fair number of furnished houses offering. For such flats as there are we are unable to . get the big rents formerly paid.” An amusiing experience occurred to Mr W. F. Massey, the Prime Minister, while he was waiting on the Te Aroha railway station after the recent race meeting. Just before the train arrived two typical specimens of the genus stable lad stepped forward, and one, with outstretched hand and a pleased smile, said: “Hullo, Mr Massey! My word, I’m pleased to see you looking so well. How are you?” The head of His Majesty’s Government, with his accustomed geniality, shook hands heartily with No. 1, and then turned to extend the same courtesy to No. 2. whereupon the latter, with something of disappointment showing on his face, ejaculated: “Blime, me cobber just bet me a quid he was game to go up and shake hands with you! And now I've lost a quid! Housekeeper wanted. Nurse for one child wanted. • Girl for housework wanted. Five pound note lost. Reward. Baico cup off motor lorry lost. Kind person wanted to adopt' bov. Advertiser wishes to lease 1000 acres. Parcel containing crepe and silk lost. Young man requires private board and lodging. Impounding notice appears on front page. Masterton Borough Council insert notice re unpaid rates. Women workers wanted for Opaki races and Easter conference. Eight and a half acres close Queen street, cheap and on easy terms advertised for sale. Prize money in connection with the recent Masterton Horticultural Show is now payable. T. Ridgway, Hope street, is a buyer of scrap metal, bottles and sacks. All accounts owing the late firm of Burgess and Co., must be paid to Messrs Pragnell and McKenzie, solicitors, before March 15. In a special advertisement in our wanted column, Mr G. W. Sellar, land agent, advertises four splendid building sites for sale, situated Worksop road. Owing to so many enquiries the water colours exhibited at the Arts and Crafts will be retained at the Gift House until Monday. after which date they will be returned to the owners. The annual Harvest and Thanksgiving Services will be held at St. Mark’s Church, Carterton, to-mor-row. The preacher for the evening service wR be the Rev. O. W. Williams. Rector of Hikurangi College, ClarevillG. See Hv. F. Deverall, 0.P.T., Dr., of 147 Willis street, Wellington, regarding your eyesight. Mr Deverell, is at present re-visiting Masterton, and is located at Mrs Bacon’s, “Fairview” Lodge, Bannister street, •where he will remain until Thursday next. Hi s advertisement is in another column. In to-days issue the W.F.C.A. announce the opening of the Easter carnival, on Monday, March 12. Over 100 cases have been opened and the very latest in millinery, costumes, and dress fabrics are on view. Owing to the rise in price of all cotton and woollen goods it will be well to pay an early visit. Picture patrons of Masterton are advised of the big special attraction t{ Foolish Wives,” which commences a three-night and two matinee season <m Wednesday next at the Opera House. “Foolish Wives,” which is now in New Zealand. is s?id to be a film nc* onJv because of its story, sct’injw an i realism, but for the beautiful hand-colouring and tinting of the film i-solf. Over 260 experts devoted * u n”<- to tinting find hand-color ri*? 7 th? wonderful interiors of Mbn J 'i’ari•> .1 the beau tiful night seen' n the Mediterranean Bea. Hand . n o-f the nature scon in “Foolish Wives’ is unique and original, an ' the very latest devices were use- 1 and no expense was spared to enhnn •he '. eauty of this great production X w Zealanders will see much that . w in 4 ‘Foolish Wives,” esDO'n' ’ • frur. , n artistic I point of view. ‘