LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7684, 6 February 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A cable message states that Mr Chamberlain will go abroad on the 11th, for two months' rest. A meeting of Trustees of the North Wamirapa Benevolent Society will be held in the Society's room, Perry's Buildings, on Wednesday next, at 8.30 p.m. The battleship " New Zealand " has been launched at Portsmouth. The construction of the "Britannia" will now be commenced. The Matron of the Masterton Hospital desires to thank Mr W. Dixon for the present of a box of fruit for the use of the patients in the institution. The plans for the proposed cutting-up of the balance of Jean's Estate will be considered at a special meeting of the Borough Council, to be held on Tuesday evening next. For attempting to pass two bottles of ale over the gaol wall at Witcannia, New South Wales, Peter O'Brien has been fined £15, in default three mouths' imprisonment. The Vishuey Canal, in Russia, is the longest in the world. It is over 1180 miles long, and connects St Petersburg with the Volga! and so with the Caspian Sea. A cable message states that the King gave a supper to fifty people at the National Skating Palace on the occasion of the Ice Carnival in aid of the Union Jack Club. The King presided at the central table. The Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and other Royalties, were also present. Says the Kawhia paper :—" Our composing staff caught the mumps at the school picnic last Saturday, and has been off duty ever since. This issue has been set up and printed, with but little assistance, by Piki Porima, a Maori lad, a student of St. Stephen's College,who has been in a printing office for a fortnight only." Owners of motor cars fitted with single tube tires will be interested to learn that Messrs Jenkinson and Co., Ltd., have in stock motor tyre repair outfits of large size, which contains all necessary tools, solution, etc., for effecting a permanent repair—even on roadside. The outfit is universally adopted by touring motorists. A display of bicycle and motor accessories (ex last 'Frisco steamer), and Rambler bicycles will be made by the firm to-night, in their Lower Queenstreet depot. There are hundreds of alleged specifies for the cure of corns on the market in this colony, but there are only a few which havo gained favour with the public. One of the foremost of these is " Teed's Certain Cure for Corns." It is used from one end of the Colony to the other; it is safe, reliable, easy to use, and only costs one shilJing. An advertisement appears in another column.

A large crowd assembled on the Masterton Park Oval, last evening, to witness the Rifle Cadets Cycling Handicap one and a-half miles. The race resulted:—W. A. Cook (scr), 1; J. McCafferty (50 yards), 2; and B. Temple (50yds), 3. Cook won by about five yards from McCafferty. The time put up was 4min 12f sec. Mr Pook made an efficient timekeeper, and Mr J. Arthur acted as starter. Two competitors —W. Harding and A. Dixon—were thrown from their machines but; were not seriously injured, only receiving a few adrasions.

The winner of the Taratahi Road Race, held on Thursday last, rode a RudgeWhitworth machine which has been in continuous use on all classes of roads for the past two years. The owner (J. Beatiy) has ridden thousands of miles on the machine, but it stood the wear and tear wonderfully well, and is as good as new for all practical purposes. Mr T. W. Smith, who finished third wa3 also on a Rudge- Wbitworth. Mr R. Pook, local agent for the machines, has plenty of them in stock in the Masterton shop, and will be pleased to receive a call from those intending to purchase a bicycle.

The Master ton Municipal Band will, play a programme of music at thu Post Office corner, this evening, at 7.30. The poll for a loan of £6000 for the Weber County Council resulted as follows :—For, 77; against, 45 ; informal, 7. ' Mr P. L. Hollings, solicitor, left Sydney for Wellington, fco-day, and may be expected to reach Masfcerton about the middle of nest week. The big steamer Corinthic left Wellington yesterday for London with the record cargo of the season. She was drawing 31ft 2in aft. It is understood that, under the present valuation, properties in Queen-street, Masterton, will be increased by ten pounds per foot. It was the late Judge Butler who, on the conclusion of what was known wfche Parihaka affair, personally conducted the chiefs Titokerau and Tohu through the colony, and demonstrated to them the uselessness of attempting to oust the white man from New Zealand. Applications for renewal of leases of Education Reserves, made by tenants several years before existing leases have expired, have lately been refused as the School Commissioners consider they have no power to deal with leases before the proper time for renewal arrives. The new business written by the Australian Mutual Provident Society for the past year amounts to £3,744,489, showing a substantial increase over the business of the previous year. This is regarded as a very satisfactory result. The delegates, appointed from the various local bodies to vote for a member to represent the district on the Wellington Harbour Board, will meet at noon on Monday. Mr C. E. Daniell, the retiring member, offers himself for re-elec-tion. The funeral cortege of the late Mr David Falconer reached Mascerton about 12 30 this afternoon. About forty vehicles, besides a number of horsemen, followed the remains from Mr Falconer's late resideuce, Fernridge ; and the assemblage at the graveside was a very large one. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. Robert "Wood. Wanganui colonists who have recently returned from a visit to England, inform the Stratford paper that they came across a major in the British army who has taken part with Yon Tempsky in the Bush Rangers, having been with the troops in the fight at Te-ngutu-o-te-Manu. Hβ was named Johnston and took a good deal of interest in New Zealand. Messrs T. Dwyer and Co. write us as follows :—" The first, second, third and fourth places in the Cadet bicycle race, last night, were fiiled by Leader and Red Bird bicycles. We have decided to provide another evening's entertainment for the public on Wednesday next by giving a handsome trophy for an open handicap, entries for which close to-night. A bicycle race and the Masterton Municipal Band practising the test piece, should be a good opportunity for the caretaker of the Park to take up a collection for the fountain fund.

Persons desiring to invest in landed estate would do well to peruse Mr Eli Smith's Land Guide, which is circulated with this issue. It will be found to contain a list of first-class properties in all parts of the North Island. Those wishing to purchase unimproved country can be accommodated with areas ranging from hundreds to thousands of acres, at prices lower than land put on the market by the Crown. Mr Smith's long experience as a settler enables him to give reliable and practical advice to investors. He has a personal knowledge of many of the properties in Lha North, having made an inspection of them. Letters of introduction can be procured to land agents of repute in the principal centres, who will give clients information and render them every assistance to inspect properties. Investors may rely that the properties advertised in ihe Guide are what they are represented to be, and are for absolute sale.

The ordinary meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., was held in the Foresters' Hall last evening, Bro. A. J. Giddings, C.R. presiding. Bros. L. Holmes, and J. B. Roberts wrote forwarding contributions. The Secretary of Court Inglewood Forest wrote acknowledging the receipt of 30s contributons send on behalf of a member of that Court. Bro. B. Broome wrote asking that his name should be taken off the doctor's list, as he had gone to reside at Palmerston North. A letter of introduction was received from Court Waireka, Taranaki, introducing Bro. T. O'Donnell who had come to reside at Masterton. Bro. A. J. Mansell was accepted as a clearance member from Court Epuni. A complaint having been made that a member had been charged for medicine supplied to him, the C.R. and Secretary were requested to enquire into the matter. Bro. H. 0. Fowles, P.C.R., was presented with a P.C.R. star in recognition of the services he had rendered the Lodge.

Some people talk glibly about the hardships of the bush settlers who arc in need of roads and have timbered hills in front to clear, but this is an important obverse side to the picture. Not long since a Minister of the Crown had potluck with one of these settlers. The country was in the rough logs and stumps and heavy bush all around, and the road, uarnetalled, ended in a narrow track. But the snug cottage rested among beds of flowers, sheltered by native shrubs, transplanted from the mountains; and the rivulet was clear as chrystal; and the big log blazed in the kitchen fire; and the scones and butter and jam and tea, with lots of splendid cream in it—nearly all the produce of the land, would develop an appetite in an hospital patient. And as the Minister looked at the brawny, sunburnt settler, and his wife, cheerful and a picture of health, and his playful, barelegged, bareheaded children, to envy their happiness, ""wk !" he remarked to his companions quietly, '• if thft miracle could only bo performed, would I not gladly change places with that settler."

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f The steamer Delphic, from London, via Auckland, is due in Wellington, this evening, or to-morrow morning. According to Mr Hughes, an English provision merchant, who is on a visit to Taranaki, New Zealand butter is in high favour for storage .purposes at Home. Mr H. T Wood, chemist, requires a sharp fcoy for parcels. A reward is offered for the return of a pair of folding spectacles. A reliable man for farm work and milk two cows is required by Mr John Boustead, Alfredton. A MONOPOLY. A good Patent, if properly registered and protected, is a greac monopoly. It is the absolute property of the patentee, who -should run it for all it's worth. Some Jlfcdeome fortunes have been made out of Patents. Probably you have an idea of making improvements in some mechanical device, or you have struck upon something ■quite new, "and stand in doubt about it? practicability and value This is just the time when you should enlist the services of Baldwin and Batwabd. Patent Agents and Consulting Engineers, Wellington. Write for their pamphlet " Hints to Inventors," •or call upon them.—Advx.