LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 30 July 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The gate and stand takings at the Rugby match yesterday amounted to £4O. Mr F.' Burling has purchased Mr Rathbone’s timber yards at Carterton and the sawmill at Admiral. A draught horse, one of the Borough Council team, and valued at £5O, succumbed to an internal complaint while stabled at Hope street on Tuesday night. The best scores at the Masterton Miniature Club’s weekly shoot last night were: I?. Lewis 97, L. Mills 95, D. Clarke 94, K. Reynolds 89, J. Prout 89, L. Mills 88. Leu Williams, . the Kaikorai and Otago representative forward, playing against University on Saturday, fractured his leg just, below the knee cap. He will not be able to play again this season. In a curtain raiser to the senior Rugby match yesterday, the Wairarapa Primary School reps defeated Wairarapa High School fifth grade team by 9 points to 3. Mr W. Darvill was referee.

A start has been made with the work of dismantling the old Railway hotel in Eketahuna. This building has been "purchased by Mr Hartley, of Alfredton, who intends to erect a modern boarding house at Alfredton.

Donald Rudd, a married man, living at 89 Cornwall street, had the .misfortune to break his left leg above the ankle while employed on river protection work at Homebush yesterday. Rudd, who is a member of the Borough drainage gang, was carrying u log when he slipped and wrenched his foot. An X-ray examination of the injury, disclosed a broken bone which was set by Dr. Cowie, who removed the sufferer to his homo. The official opening of the Parkville bridge will take place on Saturday (August 8), when the Prime Minister (the Hon. J. G. Coates) will conduct the ceremony. The Prime Minister will arrive by the express train from Wellington on that day, and will leave again about 5 p.m. Mr Coates will be tendered a dinner after the bridge opening ceremony and will then probably receive deputations.

The Management Committee of the Manawatu Rugby Union suspended for three years D. Peebles, of the Woodville scnio.r team, who had been ordered off in a match between Old Boys and Woodville, for rough play. The referee’s report stated that an Old Boys player was severely mauled. Peebles practically put a strangle grip around his throat, and the man was insensible when Peebles got up. A eautioifiwas also issued to a Feilding junior player, who had been ordered off for alleged illegal tactics in a match at Feilding. Also spectators at the same match for misbehaviour were warned off the grounds for the remainder of the season.

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‘‘ln five years,” said Sir William Hall-Jones in the Legislative Council* "airships will have been so developed that a person could leave New Zealand and be in England in the same week, or have breakfast in Wellington and luncheon in Sydney.” Questioned concerning farm properties, a Wanganui estate agent stated that the market was not very bright at the present time, although it showed an improvement on what it was a year or two since. There was a fair inquiry a month or two ago for small dairy farms ranging upwards of 100 acres.

Regarding the dimming of bright headlights when passing an approaching car, Dr. Adams, speaking at Feilding, said he was satisfied that the practice was unnecessary, provided the headlights were properly focussed. The dimming of lights was a danger in itself. Drivers were better able to sec the roads in the full glare of their own lamps.

There is an increasing tendency in overseas countries to lay down roods out of revenue, said Mr F. W. Furkert, of the Main Highways Board, when describing the system followed in California. Hundreds of miles of concrete roadway had been laid down out of loan money. After, several loans the work still remaining unfinished, further loans were refused, and the scheme had to be completed out of Revenue.

"I had an interesting letter two dys ago from a man living in an island off the West Coast of Scotland,” said Sir Charles Fergusson at the Farmers’ Union Conference at Wellington, "and he said: ‘I am happy to say that at last we have within reach of our far away island a regular supply of New Zealand butter —far superior to the Danish butter (which is more expensive), but which up till now was the only butter we could get regularly. Of course, regularity of supply is undoubtedly a great thing. * ”

At the opening of the Dominion Conference of the Farmers’ Union, the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson) said: You see I come from a countryside which probably is well known to some among you—Ayrshire —which really may bo said to be a New Zealand in miniature. Like you, we have every variety of land, ranging from the wild hills of Galloway and Carriek down to the rolling country of Robbie Burns. We have every description of farm. Dairy farming, as you know, is the main thing in Ayrshire; but we also have arable farms and sheep farms—though as regards the litter I am bound to confess that we speak more in terms of acres to sheep than of sheep to the acre. Sir Charles Fergusson, speaking at the Dominion Conference of the Farmers' Union, said that his family had for generations been connected with the land. “It was one of myforbears, who, nearly 140 or 150 years ago, initiated the Ayrshire Agricultural Association, which really, I think I may say without boasting, of all agricultural bodies in Scotland has probably done most for agriculture. My father, my grandfather, and also my great-grandfather were presidents of that body, and I have had the honour of being a vicepresident of it. The whole of my life, when my soldiering duties allowed, has been spent among farmers and on the land. Therefore, you see that in farming matters in New Zealand you will have no one more interested than myself.” • Brooch lost. Kit of tools lost. Short military coat lost. Young sheep dogs for sale. Board wanted in private home. Indian' Runner ducks for sale. Position wanted! by young man. The annual meeting of the Masterton Competitions Society is to be held to-night. ■ Cook ,ploughman, fencers and married station hand advertised for by F. P. Welch.

Mr E. M. Bannister, South Belt, Masterton, will supply specimens of the woojly aphis parasite (aphelinus male) free of charge to any person who will call. Messrs Robinson and Sons, nurserymen, notify the public that their telephone numbers have been altered as follows:—Villa street, new number, 1973; Whatman road, new number, 1304. A children’s plain and fancy dress dance in aid of th<\Wairarapa High School improvement fund will bo held in the Municipal Hall at 7.30 to-mor-row evening. Arrangements arc we J in hand, and the function promises to bo a great success. Donations in time for the supper are kindly requested. Messrs Hugo and Shearer have pleasure in inviting your inspection of their various departments, where an attractive display of novelties for spring and/supimer will undoubtedly bo of interest to ladies generally. Carefully selected by their Rondon buyers from the world’s leaning fashion centres their exclusive range embraces all that is newest and most fashionable and is well worthy of your inspection.