LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9565, 30 December 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Masterton Methodist Church choir will not meet again for practice till Ttmrsday 27th January.

The secretary of tho Solway Home desires to express his thanks for a box of books sent to the inmates by Mr J. Prentice, and which were taken to the Home by Messrs Fly and Young free of charge.

Rlfiemau R. J. King, who annexed the championship belt at the recent North Island Championship Rifle Meeting at Wanganui, is now the bolder of no less thau four championships—viz., North Island, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, and North Wairarapa.

The success that attended the eighteenth annual sriorts meeting of the East Coast Sports Olub at Holmwood yesterday, must be gratifying alike to the promoters and all in the vicinity, who are interested. Glorious weather conditions and an exceptionally large attendance combined to make the meeting oue of the most enjoyable yet held. Thanks to Mr E. Lenuie detail arrangements wero well in band and credit is largely due to him for the success of the meeting. An energetic committee, too, contributed materially to the success of the gathering, while the catering, in charge of a strong ladies' committee, met with general appreciation. Details have not yet come to hand, but a full report will be published later.

A meeting of the local bakers was held yesterday, wheu the questiou ot! the price of bread was discussed a some length. .

The quarterly summoned meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., will be held this evening, when officers will be elected for the ensuing term.

The Masterton Methodist Sunday School aumial picnic will be held ou New V"ear's Day at Mr Macara'sfarni, Akura. Vehicles will leave the school at nine o'clock.

Our Yorkshire Letter (from our special correspondent) on page 2; Bowling—Northern Tournament, ou page 3; Sporting and The Ohristiau Scientists* .on page 6; Palmerston Ripples (by "Hokioi") ou page 7.

dome miscreant, apparently to advertise the fact that he carried a diamoud ring, has made a long, ragged incision ou Mr J L. Murray's plate glass window. The action is one that is as contemptible as it is senseless, aud Mr Murray is willing to pay £20 for information that will lead to the conviction of the offender.

If the sales of biuder twine by local merchants may be taken as a criterion, harvesting operations must be well ahead, aud the yield should be a fairly heavy oue. But it will be difficult, of course, to arrive at auy definite estimate as to the actual yield until the crops are threshed.

There was a Christmas hen on the Opaki whc evidently laid herself out for a big Christmas box. On Saturday last she marched forth from a secluded retreat followed by nineteen chickens. An examination of her nest showed that she had sat on tweuty eggs aud only one of the twenty failed to materialise.

The Wanganui Herald states as an outcome of the departmeutal inquiry into the' charges recently alleged agaiust certaiu railway officials on the Wanganui wharf, three of them have resigned from the service.

Mr Oceau Thompson is busy sinking on to a new mineral lode iv the Mauawatu Gorge, aud he has great hopes of it turuiug out better than any other he has struck yet. The members of the syndicate he is working under arrived iv the camp ou Mouday, aud they intend putting iv a week or ten days prospecting ttie claim.

A somewhat amusing iucideut occurred at the North Islaud Championship Rifle Meeting at Waugauui. Just as one of the competitors fired the wind caught the target and blew it rouud. The rifleman claimed auother shot, which was agreed to, but wheu the target was righted it was found that he had scored a bulls-eye, and he suddenly changed his miud aud decided lie would uot claim a second shot.

One evidence of local prosperity is to be found iv the unusual number of Welliugtou people who are this year seeing the sights of New Zealaud, says the Times. It is, of course, the fact that the people of most countries see less of their own land thau do visitors. Messrs Cook and Sou, however, report that they have lately beeu exceedingly busy booking Welliugtou people for the Wauganui River aud Rotorua trips. The magnificent weather lately experienced is a great factor m the matter.

Herbert John Pullenger, labourer, aged about 30, single, was drowned iv a poud sixteeu iuches deep at Normauby yesterday morning. The deceased is supposed to have fallen into the water while suffering from au epileptic fit, to which he was subject. —Association.

A Christchurch message yesterday stated that James Steeple, employed at a quarry at Hornby, was caught iv the beltiug of some stove crushiug machinery aud was whirled rouud by the shaftiug. Wheu he was picked up it was found that lie had sustamed severe injuries, several of his ribs beiug broken. He was conveyed to the hospital as soou as possible, but died shortly after admission.

At au iuquest touching the death of Obas. Musseu, Gf> years of age, au old age pensioner, who was fouud drowned in the river at Avouside on Tuesday moruiug, William Sincock stated that he saw deceased about 10.30 o'clock iv the evening before the body wav fouud, apparently on his homeward way. He appeared to be under the influeuce of liquor. The coroner returned a verdict of "Found Drowned.''—Association.

Convincing evidence of the exceptional heat of the previous two or throe days was brought to the Southland Times office ou Thursday last in the form of two partially-roasted apples plucked iv au orchard at East luvercargill. Apparently, the excess of heat iv the sunlight was more thau the green fruit could absorb, and the effect was uot to ripen but to roast the apples. The apples looked as if they had been in au oveu for a quarter of au hour.

Immigrauts to the uumber of 147 are coming by the steamer Morayshire, due iv Welliugtou ou tho Kith January, via Syduey aud Aucklaud. The number includes 44 children. The uew arrivals are of varied occupations, iucludiug 9 labourers. 6 domestics, (') farmers, (> machinists, 3 miuers, 3 clerks, 2 drapers, 2 engineers, 2 farm labourers, 2 carters, 2 porters, 2 mechauics, 2 colliers, 2 carpenters, 2 butchers; also a train - couductor, an upholsterer, a shopassistaut, a seamau, a fitter, a dyer, a sawyer, a paiuter, a gardeuer, a joiner, a photographer, a craueman, and others.

The butchers of Masterton have decided to observe Mouday, 3rd Jauuary, as a holiday.

The Poundkeeper inserts a notice in refer ence to a bay gelding impounded from Mr J. Andrews' property at Te Ore Ore.

A thirteen-roomed boardinghouse in Wellington is advertised for sale.

Messrs Hole and Welch will run a drag to the Tauherenikau races on Saturday, leaving the stables at 9 o'clock. Intending passengers are requested to book their seats in advance.

Members of the Masterton Municipal Brass Band are requested to meet at the band room at 8 o'clock this evening.

An advertiser wishes to rent two furnished rooms immediately after New Year, or to arrange for board and lodging for lady and gentleman with one child.

Mr A. Hendry is now making a fine display of men's mercery ancl clothing at his store in Abraham and Williams' new buildings. Mr A. Henderson has just opened up a fine selection of novelties specially suitable for New Year presents. The goods include new styles in enamel and silver buckles, turquoise brooches and pendants, ladies' and gent's gold and silver watches, jewel boxes, and a very choice selection of engagement rings. Mr Henderson's premises will be closed on Saturday (New Year's Day), but will be open as usual on Monday, January 3rd. A

The best and cheapest furniture obtainable in the Wairarapa is procured from the Furnishing Dept., W.F.C.A. 0

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.

Messrs Hooper and Co. advertise that they will make Men's and Boys' Clothing for four weeks at from 10 to 15 per cent, off the regular prices. A discount of from 2s to 3s in the pound should be a big inducement to all wanting a really well-made suit for 'Xmas to line up at Hooper's and leave their measure- 1 ments.*