LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8097, 23 March 1905, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Dunedin firm is advertising fifty hotels for sale in town and country. A Sydney message states that at the Sydney wool sales yesterday the market was firm at last month's rates. His Excellency the Governor, LordPlunket, has accepted the invitation of the Manawatu Racing Club to be present at the local race meeting next month. Tuesday's Napier Telegraph has the following "item : " Mr and Mrs Elgar and Miss Routledge, of the Wairarapa, left here this moraing by special coach for the Hot Lake district." There is still £1000 of country rates outstanding in connection with the Hawera County. The overdraft is over £4000. There is £500 subsidy and special rates yet to be collected. A Mastertonian who recently returned from a trip to Dunedin, states that during the two weeks he was in that city he only saw one intoxicated man, and he was only what might be called " jolly." At the meeting of the Park Improvement Committee, last evening, a vote of thanks was passed to Messrs Beale and Parton, for the very satisfactory manner in which they carried out the lighting arrangements for the recent concert in the Park. The paucity of applications for the position of fourth assistant teacher at the Georgestreet school Dunedin was responsible for the following resolution being carried by the committee: —" This committee desires to place on record its grave dissatisfaction with the position of affairs which results in so few applications coming forward for vacant teacherships, and urges the Education Board to take some steps as will improve the position of teachers, and thus make the profession more attractive for young men." Mr A. Kitto, builder and contractor, who recently completed an eight-roomed house for Mr H. A. Whelch, draper, next the new Club buildings, and who is now finishing a six-roomed house at Taratahi, notifies in another column that he has made a special study of preparing plans and specifications, and who designed and prepared the plans for Mr Whelch's residence is prepared to carry out any work that may be entrusted to him. After this week his address will be new buildings, Villa-street. The Wellington Rifle Battalion have been directed to carry out a series of military manoeuvres in the Wairarapa during the coming Easter, provided suitable arrangements can be made for camping sites at various towns at which it is proposed to stop. The Masterton Town Clerk has received a letter from Lieut-Colonel Collins, Commander of the Battalion, stating that any assistance which can be rendered (presumably in securing a camping ground in Masterton) will be greatly appreciated. A narrow escape from drowning is reported to have occurred at a bathing hole in the Waipoua river a day or two ago. A boy, who was unable to swim, attempted to dive across the stream, but was unable to reach the opposite bank. He would, undoubtedly, have lost his life had not another boy named Rickards—who was standing on the bank—speedily divested himself of his clothing and gone to the rescue. The boy was unconscious when brought out of the water, but his rescuer was fortunately versed in the science of resuscitation (which he had been taught at the Masterton District High School), and turned his knowledge to good account. The lad soon recovered, little the worse for his misadventure. Thus the Stratford correspondent of a New Plymouth paper, referring to the recent local carnival: —Well, we have had a glorious week; perfect weather and lots of fun. Everything would be perfectly satisfactory but for the unfortunate and uncomfortable feeling that we ought to to have been at work. Times are not so good that we can afford to shut up shop for a week and throw our money about. There has been, I am aware, a hazy idea that the carnival was " a good thing for the town." Alas, lam afraid there is no such royal road to prosperity. It is now time to try what hard thinking, dogged persistence, and plain livi»g will do. Whangamomona is going to have its race-meeting next month. Whether this is " for the good of settlement" or for honest divvlement I have not heard. MORE GREAT CURES OF TORTURING, disfiguring skin, scalp, and blood humours are daily made by Cuticura remedies than by all other skin and blood remedies combined. Warm baths with Cuticura Soap, to cleanse the skin, gentle anointings with Cuticura Ointment, to instantly allay itching, inflammation, and heal, and mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent Pills, to cool the blood, is often sufficient to cure the severest cases when all else fails.

More plague infected rats have been .fmindj.in Darling Harbour. of Wellington and Mrs Wallis will visit Masterton on Saturday. A number of specials to Daily Times will be found on page 2. Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria reached Lisbon yesterday. Latest wool sales item: " Wool is brisk. Everything is firm at improved rates." Queensland bars New Zealand potatoes on account of blight, termed in Queensland "Irish rot." Shrubb, it is stated, will leave the running track in August, after seven years 1 devotion to distance running. Mr J. Prentice, of the firm of Evernden and Prentice, is at present confined to his room with a severe attack of influenza. The Masterton Mounted Rifles held a foot parade last evening under Captain Cameron. They was a good attendance of members. The winner of the old men's race at the St. Patrick's Day Sports has' refunded the prize money as a donation to the Association's funds. .The Canterbury Cricket Association announces an estimated net profit in connection with the recent Australian match at Christchurch of £120. The water pressure in Wanganui at the time of a recent fire was 1351b5, and it is safe to say that had the old pressure been on the building could not have been possibly saved. The Appeal case Lamming v. Cohen has been dismissed by the . Supreme Court. Mr C. A. Pownall appeared for plaintiff, Lamming, and Mr P. L. Hollings for defendent, Cohen. Heavy gales around Dannevirke last night farmed smouldering fires into life, and many settlers had narrow escapes. At Matamau five families at Gammon's mill were burnt out.

An Eketahuna Press Association message states that reports to hand show that pheasants and wild pigeons are being flagrantly destroyed in certain back block settlements in this district. The Auckland Land Purchase Board has decided to purchase 162,000 acres in the Patatere district, in the Piako County, from the Thames Valley Land Company, now in liquidation. A Christchurch paper reports that potato rot is prevalent at New Brighton, Burwood, and other places in the vicinity of Christchurch. Paddocks are said to be quite black with rot. The dengue epidemic is unabated at Brisdane. The Chief Justice and a number of other prominent men, and the majority of the garrison, on Thursday Island are victims. A few fatal cases are reported. The Education Department has refused the Wanganui Education Board's request that a scholarship awarded to Frank Hutchens, of Hawera, should be held at Home, where he has gone to finish his musical education. The Railway Department has decided that it cannot run refreshment cars on the Wellington-Napier line just at present, as to do so would involve the running of two engines between Napier and Woodville. Mr Hoult, of Feilding, who has just returned to Wellington from a visit to Christchurch, states that there is no demand for horses in the city, and he anticipates a fall in the prices which are ruling in the North Island. The Johannesburg correspondent of the Olar/o Daily Times, writing on February 13th, stated that Miss Gertie Campion was progressing so well towards convalescence that if she improved as she had been doing she would would take ship, with her sister (Miss Kittie), for her home in Melbourne this month. At the Masterton S.M. Court, this morn-; ing, before Messrs T. Duncan and G. S. W. Dalrymple, Justices, T. Tankersley was fined five shillings and seven shillings costs for driving cattle through Chapel-street during hours prohibited by the Borough Bylaws. Two residents were charged witk keeping unregistered dogs; but, as the canines had since been registered, a nominal penalty of Is, without costs, was imposed in each case. In the case in the Wellington appeal Court yesterday, Jillett and others v. the Commissioner for Stamps, the usual difficulty cropped up as to what was and who was a Native. For the purposes, of one Act " A man with one-fifty-ninth part of Maori blood in him " (as Judge Denniston said) is a Maori, and for the purposes of other Acts he is a European. After hearing Mr Bell for the Crown, and Mr Beere for the respondents, the Court reserved judgement. A meeting of the employes of the W.F.C.Awas held last evening for the purpose of forming a Morris Tube Club. Mr W. W. Chambers occupied the chair. • Officers were elected as follow:— President, Mr M. Caselberg; vice-Presidents, Messrs D. Caselberg, J. Caselberg, A. Caselberg, G. Long, S. Ralph W. Sutton 5 E. Richards and G. Hyde; secretary and treasurer, Mr E. Daniel; delegate to the Association, Mr E. Daniel; Committee, Messrs W. Chambers, E. Daniel, F. O'Connor, H.Whitt and J. Ingram. A trophy was donated by Mr W. Chambers. A meeting of , the Park Improvement Committee was held in the Borough Council Chambers last evening, to make arrangements for a sports meeting, proposed to be held on Easter Monday. There were present—Messrs R. K. Jackson (in the chair), J. C. Ewington, R. Brown, B. Braggins, C. King, and A. K. Johnston (secretary). It was suggested that the sports be held on. Thursday, 13th April instead of Easter Monday. Owing to the small attendance it was resolved to adjourn the meeting till Friday next, and invite the members of the Fire Brigade, Fire Police, and Amateur Athletic Club to be present. As important business is to be transacted/a large attendance is requested.

It has been generally thought that Clause 17, of the " Local Elections Act, 1904," repealed the provision in the "Municipal Corporations Act," relating to closing booths at seven o'clock. The section referred to provides that the poll at every election shall commence at nine and close at six; but it is provided that the hour may be extended to seven, o'clock by Order In Council. It is obvious that this was intended to repeal the clause in the " Municipal Corporations Act,'\ fixing the closing hour at seven o'clock ; and the Wellington City Council, being under that impression, made an application to have the hour extended. The clause, however, has not been formally repealed, in the usual manner, by being specified at the end of the Act. Mr T. F. Martin, solicitor to the Municipal Association, has given an opinion that the poll in all cites and Boroughs must close at seven o'clock. A good farm ha»d is advertised for. A position as lady help or nurse to one child is advertised for. Holders of licenses for the storage of dangerous goods, billiard room licenses, and licenses for public buildings must be renewed from the 27th inst., and plumbers and drainlayers from the 31st March. Wood's Teething Powders for children ] cutting their teeth. They help the little - ones .to thrive. Is, Is 6d.~H. T. Wood, Chemist aad Pharmacist (by exam.), Masterton.—Adtt.