LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXV, Issue 11786, 24 September 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sporting and Cricket Notes on page 2; Football Notes on page 3; Borough Council, Obituary, Boxing, and "Backin' 'Orses" (by "Tyro") on page 6; Entertainments and Commercial, on page 7.

A fine cottage hospital has been opened at Te Araroa, says a Gisborne wire. The natives gave the site, and pakehas and Maori residents subscribed £700.

Docking has commenced in the Eketahuna district and big percentages promise to bo the rule. The first paddock docked by one farmer gave 150 per cent of lambs from the stud flock.

A Feilding wire states that a dwelling, owned and occupied by J. C. Miller, stock inspector-at Aorangi, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The house was insured in the United office for £400, and the furniture in the South British office for £225.

In connection with the libel case of Miller v. Parton, a claim for £501 damages, which, it was announced in the

Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, had been settled, Mr P. L. Hollings, instructed by Mr George Cullen, was counsel tor plaintiff, and Mr Lavery for def ndant.

Mr F. A. Jacobscn, Government bee expert and honey grader, who is to give a demonstration in Eketahuna on Saturday says the prospects for the coming season, which has opened so well, are excellent. Prices realised last year for export honey, were good, and promise to be again good. The need of co-opera-tion amongst bee farmers is becoming felt. For the good of all, farmers should act in unison along co-operative lines.

At a meeting of shareholders of the Wellington Farmers' Co-operative Bacon Company, held at Pahiatua, on Saturday, it was resolved, says the Pahiatua Herald, that Mr A. McFarlane personally interview the Board of Directors and lay the whole position before them, with the suggestion that in tho

event of insufficient shares being taken up, the shareholders guarantee the balance of the amount required, viz., £800.

The district officers of the Grand Lodge attended the meeting of the Masterton Oddfellows' Lodge last evening, when a considerable amount of routine business was transacted The district officers will visit the Carterton

lodge to-night, and the meeting will also be attended by about thirty members of the Masterton Oddfellows' Lodge.

I The St. Matthew's Church was ' crowded at last evening's services. A splendid address was delivered by : Archdeacon Fiincourt, of Wellington. To-night a choir festival service will be held, at which the Greytown and Cartertou Church of England choirs will assist. The preacher will be the Rev. : A. 11. Colville, of New Plymouth. ! An interesting Magistrate's Court ' action is likely to occupy Mr L. G. : Reid, S.M., at Masterton next week. IMr G. H. Cullen, acting for the mortt gagee and owner of a motor car recently destroyed by fire, has filed a claim for £150 insurance money, alleged to be due on a policy covering the car. The defendant company have declined to recognise. liability on the ground that a special clause in the policy exempts them. In giving a resume of the recent visit of inspection paid by the borough councillors to the headworks of the Mastertonton water supply, his Worship the Mayor (Mr J. M. Coradine) stated last evening at the special meeting of the Borough Council that the councillors had expressed themselves favourably on the source of supply, and the quantity of wrter available. There was a very suitable supply of water at the headworks for domestic and fire purposes. During a discussion on the new water supply proposals, which engaged the attention of the Borough Council meeting last evening, Cr. Ewington , said that he was willing to give the residents plenty of water"; they should have all the water they required. The j Mayor: "I agree with that. Give the people as much water as they require, and do not restrict them in this connection when they pay for the water." Cr. Temple: "Now, you are talking. People should be made to pay for the water.'' The Mayor: ' • Well, they do.'' Cr. Temple: "xn what way?". The Mayor: "By rates." Cr. Temple: "There is a big waste of water going on in Masterton, and people using water outside of domestic supply should be made to pay for it." He strongly, advocated the stoppage of the waste, of water that was taking place. Cr Candy said that those who were at present without water should have the first consideration of the Council.

Several members of the Mastorton Good Templars lodge will be present at the -opening ceremony in connection with the. Carterton Good Templara' lod|;e on Thursday night. '

An effort is to be made in Carterton to shorten the route to Mount Holdsworth' during • the (coming' 'summer, months, and that the Government will be asked to assist in forming a track, by way of ..the Maungaterere Valley.

"It may not'be generally known that every,holder of a trout-fishing license is endowed with the authority and powers of a ranger. " This remark was made last week by the secretary of the Hawke's Bay Acclimatisation Society. ' '

A rather heavy civil claim has been filed for hearing at Greytown before the S.M. next court day." Mr G. H. Cullen, acting for a local firm of contractors, has issued proceedings to recover £123 alleged to be due from a Lower Valley defendant on a guarantee which is disputed.

The postal authorities report that the following vessels are within wireless range of tne Auckland and Wellington wireless stations: —Auckland: Niagara, Maheno, Malcura, Talune, Maitai; Wellington: Kiverina, Wahine, Maitai, Warrimoo, Talune, Makura, Niagara, Westralia.

'' I would like to know what is going to be done with that green lake up at our headwaters, where the tadpoles do a cake-walk-all day," said Cr. Winzeuberg at the Borough Council meeting last evening, when referring to a spring at the headworks which was covered with a green growth. The Mayor said that the cleaning of the area referred to would be undertaken by the engineer.

An Auckland telegram states that Mrs Annie Rawstrom, was accidentally shot by her husband at Epsom yesterday morning. Mr and Mrs Rawstrom returned from a holiday trip to Sydney on Sunday, and while unpacking yesterday, Mrs Rawstrom, lifting a revolver ironi a bag, remarked: "It is stiff." Her husband relpied: "Of course it is. It is held by a clasp." He took hold of the weapon, and moved the clasp, causing the revolver to be discharged. His wife fell to the floor with a bullet wound under the left eye and bleeding profusely. She died about fifteen minutes later.

His Honour Mr Justice Chapman had before him iv chambers to-day, an adjourned application for the custody of two children of the marriage in the divorce suit, Wilton v. Wilton, heard in Masterton some two years ago. Interim custody had been granted to the father. Mr G. H. Cullen, who appeared for petitioner, stated that respondent had destroyed the order of the court and had refused to deliver up one of the children to the petitioner, having taken the child away to Hamilton. An order was made granting permanent custody of botJi children to petitioner.

It is proposed by the authorities to have a display at the Auckland Exhibition of the work done by the technical and other schools ol" the Dominion. In order that the Masterton Technical School may participate in this display, it is thought well to have the proposed local exhibition of work early in November. To that end the students of our school are preparing for what we believe will prove a most interesting and creditable display. There will be exhibits of written work iv the continuation classes, the plumbing; classes will make a splendid show, while the carpentry classes will he able to prove that the boys and young men who attend, tLe Masterton Technical School have taken advantage of their opportunities to the full; some of the work of the juniors is in the highest degree creditable. In the art sections there will be some very pleasing and attractive work shown, while in the dressmaking and art needlework sections the display will be excellent. The. teachers are taking up the project with enthusiasm, and we feel sure the townspeople will.second this worthy effort to bring under the notice of au and sundry the value of the work done at our school. An advertiser requires a girl to work in shop. Shipping notices appear on page 8 today. Mr James Elliott, saddler, requires a boy for messages and other light duties. Mrs W. H. Hosking requires a good general, also a little girl for light house duties. A young girl to assist with housework is required by an advertiser. The finder of a motor lamp, lost on the Opaki road, is asked to return the same to Lyttle's garage. New milk can always be obtained from No. 76, Villa Street, and early morning and evening delivery can be arranged. Mr Ernest M. Sandstein, D.8.0.A.,

F.S.M.C, (London), of Messrs Coote and Sandstein, consulting opticians, 334 LambtOn Quay, Wellington, will make a professional sight-testing visit to Masterton, and may be consulted on Monday, September 29th, and Tuesday, SepteniLer 30th, at the Club Hotel. Appointments can be arranged by letter, and waiting thereby avoided. Visits will be made regularly every quarter, Consultation is free. * Caj3tain Amundsen has a brother who is a prominent inventor in Norway. One of his inventions, recently patented in several countries by Messrs Baldwin and Eayward, Patent Attorneys, Wellington, provides a new means f r concentrating meat, milk, and similar foods. It has met with considerable success in Norway, and was suggested to Mr Amundsen by his brother. By Special Eoyal Anointment. — Save your best cow at once with Day, [ Son and Hewitt's Red Drench for cows. The W.F.C.A. have bonn. appointed agents for this celebrated invaluable remedy known to most farmers. Get some at once, and always have it on th ; farm. It will p;iy you handsomely to save your best milch cow. Price Is 6d per packet, 16s 6d per dozen. Also, we have just landed large supplies of Sp/att 's Poultry Foods, Bird Cage Foods anl Grits. Special display shown in grocery window. It will pay you to give us a look in and buy Red Drench and Foods from usj as we make a speciality in all lines, at the W.F.C.A., Ltd. * A "Warner's" is the most economical Corset a woman, can wear—it can be kept sweet and fresh by washing. We guarantee Warner's to wear well and not rust, break or tear. Local Drapers. * . ■ Ranulas Effervescent Citrate of Magneeia mates a very valuable medicine and a palatable drink, keeping the blood and system cool. Price Is. H. T. Wood, Pharmacist and Chemist (by exanO Masterton. For Children 'c Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6 ' ■ ," LINSEED COMPOUND for Coughs and Colds, of proven efficacy for chest complaints. * , For Influenza take Woods' Groat Peppermint Cure Never fails. 1/6, 2/6. •