LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXI, Issue 9455, 21 August 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Worksop Dredge shows a return of 25ozs iklwts for 115 hours' work.

Mr J. Strang, of Gladstoue. bad the misfortune to lose a valuable Southdown ram duriug the rough weather that was experienced on Wednesday night.

The usual strangers' tea at the V.M.C.A. Rooms will be held to-mor-row afternoon, when a short address will be given. A service at Solway Home will be held at ? p.m.

Judging from the programme to be submitted by the Orchestral Society on Tuesday evening next, the concert should bo a pronounced success. Amongst the items to be rendered are a selection from "Veronique" and a "Melodic" by Paderewski. Mr Gerald C. Branson is tlie vocalist for the evening and will sing "The Gladiator" (Adams) aud "Traukadillo" (Molloy). Final rehearsal for the orchestra will be held in the Town Hall ou Monday evening at S o'c'ock sharp.

There was au attendance of about ouo hundred aud eighty people at the progressive euchre party aud dance, hold in the Foresters' Hall last evening, under tlie auspices of the Foresters' Lodge. Thanks to au energetic Committee, tho gathering was entirely successful. Mrs Styles, Mrs Thompson and Miss R. Scorrar won the same number of games in the euchre tournament, and bad to draw for tho prize, Miss Scorrar proving the winner. Mr and Mrs T. Piukuey won the "booby" prizes. The music was supplied by Mr R. Mcintosh in his usual efficient, manner, while arrangements for tlie function were in tho bauds of the secretaries. Messrs V. Darroch aud J. B. Rue, to whom credit is due for the enjoyable nature of the gathering.

The concert that was held last evening in connection with Kuox Church, aud organised for the purpose of procuring material for the sale of work to be-held at a later date, was largely attended, aud was altogether successful. The first part of the excellent programme provided was devoted to vocal and musical items, contributed by the following:—Miss McGregor, pianoforte solo; Miss Baxter, song (eucored); Miss Hood, piauoforte solo (eucored); Mr F. W. G. McLeod, cornet solo. To Miss Williams. 8.A., a great deal of credit is due for the success of the second half of the programme, cousistiug of three scenes from "Julius Caesar," Those who took part were Messrs W. Chamberlain, R. McGregor, V. Suttou, J. Gray. E. R. Wilson, A. D. Low, H. H. Sutton, H. McHattie and Andrew Thompson. Special mentiou should also be made of Mrs H. T. Wood, who by her untiring efforts did much to promote the success of the concert. Au apology for abseuce was received from Rev. A.' T. Thompson, who was Indisposed.

A meeting of the committee of the Wairarapa Caiedouiau Society will be held iv the Dominion Hall this afternoon.

The street mains in connection with the Lansdowne high pressure water supply have arrived aud are vow being placed in position ready for laying.

It is stated that there is a fair amouut of unskilled labour offering at present in the Wairarapa. There have been a uumber of enquiries of late for good shepherds.

The Warrimoo, which sailed from Wellington last evening for Syduey, took 173 passengers from New Zealaud. There were tweuty Chinese, including some women, who are going ou a visit to their native laud.

The Council of the Northern Bowling Association has resolved that clubs may enter one or more riuks at the tournament next Jauuary. This decision, which meaus adoption of tlie "opeu door policy," was arrived at by 20 votes to 13.

A parade of the Mastertou Rifles was held last evening under Captain Robinson and Lieut. Haslam, wbeu the company was drilled outside in outpost work. At the conclusiou a moetiug was held to further arrange details in connection with the proposed reuuiou. Auother meeting is to be held on Monday.

Messrs Wiltou Bros., who recently acquired Mr Manning's property at Rangitumau, intend to go largely iv for dairying duriug tlie coming season aud will be installing a number of milking machines. It is stated that several farmers at Te Ore Ore are also installing machiues.

Oue of the directors stated to-day to a Daily Times reporter that operations at tue Masterton Co-operative Dairy Factory would iv all probability commence early next month, and that iv addition to au increased milk supply at outlyiug creameries a fairly large supply was also expected locally.

Selected Verses ('' The Bright Side,'' "Be Strong,'' and "What I Live For") on page 2; Health Notes ou page 3; A Song in a Prison Cell, Hookey, an 1 Kopuaranga, Lansdowne aud South Wairarapa News on page (i; Turf Notes (by ' Nimrol") on page 7.

A conference that will be of interest to dairy farmers is beiug held at Carterton this afternoon, when Messrs Cuddie and Singleton, of the Dairying Divisiuu, will address the suppliers of the Dalefield Dairy Company, ou the questiou of testing the yields given by dairy herds. A large attendance of farmers is anticipated.

There are 1(13 passengers for New Zealand on the Paparoa, which is due to reach Wellington about the middle of next week. Of these 12(i are iv the third-class. Sixty-three of the immigrants have been assisted iv the payment of their passage money, this number iucludiug tweuty-uiue women, fourteen meu aud twenty children. Those actually sent out through tue High Commissioner's office number twenty-two, seventeen adults aud five children, while the other twenty-six adults and fifteen children were nominated by friends this end.

Tlie sub-Committee set up by the Committee of the Mastertou District High School is iv communication with Major McDonald, officer commanding the School Cadets, with regard to the proposed miniature ride range. It is suggested that this range, though established at tlie High School, could also be used by the Rifle Clubs iv Mastertou and various other schools iv the district. There is aprobabilitv of a conference of those interested beiug held at an early date.

A Mastertou resident, Mr E. J. Cbiltou, who is of au inventive turn of mind, has invented, and is now eugaged in perfecting, a noiseless flush for sanitary purposes. The device, which was shown to a Daily Times representative yesterday, is an exceedingly simple oue, and the noisy syphon is dove away with by the use of two valves. The flush is so silent that it cannot be heard iv an adjoining room, but Mr Chilton states that a slight alteration which he intends to make will reuder it absolutely noiseless. A Wellington firm one being communicated with, with a view to their taking over the patent, winch is considered to be a very valuable oue. Mr Chilton has also patented a Yenotiau bliuu which, while retaining all tlie good points of the old system, has the advantage of tlie laths gathering evenly throughout the whole length of the blind as it is raised, instead of collecting at tlie bottom.

The total births in the four chief centres during .luly numbered (540— Aueklaud 205, Wellington 174, Christchurch Mo, aud Duuedin 110. The deaths were:—Auckland (57, or 0.89 per 1000 inhabitants: Wellington (58, or 0.1)2 per 1000; Christchurch 63, or 1.01 per 1000; Dnnediu, 57, or 0.03 per 1000. Fifty-three of the deaths were of children uuder five years of ago, beiug 20.78 percent, of the whole number ;46 of these were uuder one year of age.

Dominiou Day (September 26th) this year falls on a Sunday, and Cabinet has fixed that day for its observance. It also expresses a wish that volunteer church parades shall be held, in accordance with which the chief of tlie defence staff (Colonel Robin) has ordered officers commaudiug districts to arrange for church parades, to include all branches of the defence forces uuder their various commauds. The afteruoou has beeu suggested as the most suitable time, co enable suburbau corps to parade with the garrisou troops.

The Labour Departmeut has issued a certificate of registration aud incorporation of the New Zealaud Slaughtermen's ludustrial Association of Workers. The movement of which this is the outcome commenced eighteen months ago, when a conference was held at Christchurch. The unions affiliated are Auckland, Poverty Bay, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, aud the federation will iv future control negotiations for fresh terms with the employers in every freezing works in New Zealaud. For the present the headquarters of the associatiou will be in Wellington.

Most people thiuk the haka a Maori war-dauce. It is not so, according to Dr Buck, in a lecture to the garrisou officers iv Wellington on Thursday night. The haka is ouly a ceremonial dauce of welcome or honour to visitors. The war-dauce was always accompanied with weapons, first with spears and later with guns. The whole secret of Maori dauciug was rhythm, rhythm, rhythm. When a well-trained squadron was performing the wardauce. aud with one accord leapt iuto the air, it was possible to see clear space under the whole papu.

With the view ot enabling the educated youth of the Uuited Kiugdom, Cauada, and the United States—aud especially those who may be future leaders iv thought, action, and government—to obtain insight iuto the life, customs, aud progress of other natious, a "travelling scholarship" scheme has beeu inaugurated uuder the presidency of Lord Strathcona. It is proposed to provide fonrteeu scholarships for Universities iv the United Kiugdom, and funds are being asked for the maintenance of the scheme for an experimental period of three years, which, it is estimated will cost £13,500.

Oincinnatti. U.S. A., has adopted a dayl'ghtsaving scheme. Beginning next May all clocks will be put forward au hour for the summer months.

'' Marvellous,'' facetiously exclaimed Judge Willis at Southwark, England, when told that a constable had witnessed au accident. "He is the firsts policeman I have ever kuowu to see J an accident. It seems incredible."

The Women's National Anti-Suffrage League field its first auuual meeting with the Countess of Jersey in the chair. The league has 95 branches, aud over 9000 subscribers have joined iv eight months.

Four elementary school children, in Liverpool, England, have not missed a single attendance, or beeu late once iv ten years. A girl at Sheeruess, England, has never missed au attendance or beeu late during the past eleven years.

A man, named Marsh, living in America, who, thirty-five years ago. had bequeathed to him by a wealthy aunt, au old Bible, has recently found £8000 worth of bouds between tlie pages. Marsh had not opened the book before, aud it was ouly ou account of an argument that he had occasion to refer to oue of the Psalms, and thus made the welcome discovery.

Oue of the "unemployed" who went to the Government bushfelling works on the Rangitatau block found wM the work not to his liking, aud left. ~W Whilst he was trying his uuskilful hand iv the forest, people had been hunting for him high aud low, to hand him a legacy of £8000.

Last June was the most suuless ever known in Loudon. It kept up its bad record as a mouth of chilly days aud much rain to the very end. In Loudon there was not a single "warm" day iv the month, and rain fell on sixteen days. The total rainfall was 3.39 iuches. aud there were less than 90 hours of suushiue. May gave Loudon 307 sunny hours.

A new regulatiou is gazetted tin's week giving the Minister of Telegraphs power, if he thinks fit, to charge half the ordinary annual charge for the telephone to auy public hospital or public benevolent or charitable institution. If a new line is required the institution will have to pay for it.

Travelling allowances for officers in tlie Post and Telegraph Department are gazetted as follows:—Officers drawing salaries up to £400 a year, 10s a day ; over, £400, las (id. While at sea—For the first day, the ordinary u M share allowauce; for subsequent days, 2s (id a day; for the last day's travelling actual expenses only will be paid.

A Christchurch Cat Club has been formed with a considerable number of members, some of whom are fanciers from Ancklaud aud Duuediu. The objects of tlie Club are to improve the breed of cats, to arrauge the classes for various Shows, aud to procure funds for special prizes to be offered to exhibitors showiug uuder the Club's rules.

l J rofessor H. \V. Segar. M. A., of the Auckland University, iv a lecture on comets at Aucklaud ou Tuesday, remarked that there would in next May be a total eclipse of the suu. visible at the edge of Tasmauia. aud if it turned out that with it Halley's comet could be seen in conjunction, they would be the sight of a lifetime. Owing to the fact that the sun's light would be hiddeu, the comet would be seen at its best. The Professor suggested that tlie shipping companies should give people facilities for making the trip to Tasmauia to witness this remarkable sight.

Au advertiser wants to purchase a staunch pony and harness.

Au advertiser is prepared to buy two-spriug carts capable of carrying up to 2ocwt. Jfl

Two or three geutlemeu boarders in a private home are required by au advertiser.

A first-class property of 303 acres, together with the stock thereon, is advertised for sale by Mr W. H. Cruickshauk.

Tenders are wanted for painting and paperhauging at the new Museum, next public school. Application for particulars should be made to Mr A. Hathaway.

Mr F. Welch advertises for sale a spleudid sheep aud cattle run of 3500 acres, which is beiug offered at a price which should ensure a speedy sale.

Ou page Bof this issue Mr J. B. Keith offers for sale several first class farm properties. At the prices quoted they are undoubtedly sound investments.

Mr J. Carpenter aunouuees that he does not wish to carry over a large stock of gum boots for next season, hence he will offer all lines at cost price during tlie next fourteen days. The goods are all of the best make. A few prices are quoted ou page 2.

There is no doubt that it greatly euhauces the charm of a holiday speut away from home to take back with you, in the form of snapshots, little reminiscences of pleasant outdoor days. This is possible to everyone with the aid of a good camera. Mr H. T. Wood, chemist, has vow in stock a complete assortment of cameras and photographic supplies in the very best makes aud qualities.

At the residence, No. 81 Cornwallstreet, ou Weduesday, next, Mr J. R. Nicol will sell ou account of Mr J. J. Kimpton the whole of his practically new household furniture. horse, buggy and harness, and general effects. The auctioneer has been instructed to clear every line without reserve.

Buyers of Drapery, Millinery and Clothing have been well catered for during the last two months —that is, if puff ahd blow and fairy tales have anything to do with sales. No doubt, this method draws a few ; but the store that makes the goods speak, the store that gives the best value is the best advertised and comes out on top. An advertisement over our leader column and on page 7 invites you to the old store, Hooper's, who have catered for your i equirements during the last 35 years and still offer splendid value in all the different departments.*

The All-brass Kerb Suites, and Fenders now on view at the Furnishing Dept., W.F.C.A., are really worth inspecting.*

Effervescent Saline, purifying, refreshing, invigorating to all who suffer from sickness, headache, sluggish liver, etc. Price, 2/6. H. T. Wood. Chemist and Pharmacist (by exam.), Masterton.