LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11882, 19 January 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sporting, on page 2; Sentenced to Death, on page 3; Cricket, and RifleShooting, on page 6; Entertainments and Mail Notices, on page 7.

Several Mastertonians intend to'make the ascent of Mount Holdsworth on Anniversary Day.

A 50yds swimming race, held by the Greytown Club on Friday night, was won by W. formerly of. Masterton. ■ .••-.-•. :-.:■ .••;;■..•.■:.-. ."- /:

Tho Rural Workers' Union, which was formed in Masterton two or three weeks ago, has a membership of over 80; ' , .

Over twelve hundred . shares have already been taken up in the Masterton Motor Bus Company, Ltd. An order has already been given, for 'buses, and it is expected that operations will be commenced in time for the show.

In view of tho by-election in connection with the Carterton Borough Council, it is probable that several candidates will go to the poll. Nearly 150 new'names have been added to the burgesses' list during the past ten days.

There were about seventy people disporting themselves in the surf at Castlepoint yesterday. Visitors from Masterton were present in large numbers, and all speak highly of what is fast becoming a popular seaside . resort.

At the swimming carnival in-.Thurs-day, "Skipper" Francis, the cripple athlete, who swam the Bristol Channel (and appeared at the Town Hall Pictures) will give an exhibition of the different swimming styles and methods employed by him in successful attempts to swim the channel.

A number of improvements have been carried out at the Foresters' Lodge hall, at the rear of the Foresters' Hall. Electric light has been laid on, new furniture provided, and new linoleums laid on the floor. Those desirous of hiring the hall for meetings, etc., should communicate with the secretary (Mr V. Darroch), or the cusiodian (Mr J. Butcher). A Feilding wire states that a sixroomed house on Awahuri rotfd, near Feilding. was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The cause of the outbreak was a defective chimney. ' Most of the furniture was saved. Mr D. Cooper, the owner, was away. The-in-surance is not known. Mr Hayes, the occupier, had his furniture insured for £100 in the Northern office. Tho receipts in connection with the Wairarapa Caledonian Society's shorts on New Year's Day totalled £220 fs 9d, and the expenditure £342 6s 9d. The chief sources of revenue were the gates (£144 os.6d) and entry fees £33 16s 6d). .The debit balance is £122 ss, as against £147 18s 3d last year. There was a credit balance of £40 10s 9d over tho concert in. the evening, as compared with £26 3s in tho previous year. The ladies' 100 yds handicap, to be held in connection with the Masterton Club's swimming carnival on Thursday next, should prove of great interest J o ton). Miss McKenzie and Miss Bolton Probably never before have two redoubtable lady champions contested in an event of this kind-in Masterton. The following lady swimmers will be taking part:—Misses D. Bolton and K. McKenzie (Napier), Miss L. Burnett (Wanganui) _ Misses B. McGregor and M. McGregor (Hikorangi), and Misses Annie and Ella O'Leary (Masterwill be the guests of the Masterton Ladies' Club while in Masterton. Westminster REGENT CIGARETTES are famed for,their purity and quality Smoke them and write for Free Gift Catalogue to Repent. Box 331, Wellington. Forty Free Gifts. •

■ The Newman Cheese Company has paid but one shilling per pound for but : . ter fat supplied during tho past, .month, i' The Wairarapa Ladies' Hockey * Association are arranging for a visit, of .the English team to Wairarapa next season. A guarantee of £25 is required to secure the visit. Enthusiasts in Masterton are to be approached for support in the project. In tho sheep guessing competition at the Pahiatua show, R. J. Smith and J. Clarke divided prize money with a guess within one point of the correct weight (2021b5). The exact weight of the bullock (7301b5) was guessed by Mr James McCarthy > of Makuri. The police at Masterton, after - a search, discovered twenty-one bottles of beer in the Makora creek on Saturday night. This fishing expedition will form tho basis of a case under the Licensing Act at the Masterton S.M. Court. The federation pigeon race to be flown from Paranga on Wednesday and Thursday next will have competitors from Palmerston North, Wellington, and Masterton Homing Pigeon Clubs. The sixteen birds sent from five Masterton lofts are all tried birds.,. Mr J. Dixon has eight, Mr J. Sutherlandfour, Mr F. Rosson two, and Mr Tl. Wiltph and Mr W. Dbwling ono each. The birds that are expected to do well for the club are Dixon's True Blue and Nil Desperandum' (backed up by six other good birds), Sutherland's Maxel and Tho Ranger, two good performersj'also Mr Rosson's Little Nell' and Blue'and Silver, Mr Wilton's Flyaway and Mr. Dowling's Mystical. .. • ~-.;. The quality of New Zealand produce is (telegraphs the Auckland correspondent of The Post) spoken of in the highest terms by the Commercial Superintendent of the Port of London Authority (Mr J. H. Estill),' now visiting Auckland. "Yes-," Mr Estill stated in an interview, "I can say that the quality of your produce is all that can be desired. Your mutton and lamb stand unrivalled, and the same may be said of your butter. New Zealand produce is regarded in England as second to none." Referring to butter, Mr Estill said that Danish had been boomed, and had got a strong hold, but New Zealand brands were quite as good, and there was no reason why they should not command a leading position in the course of time. If New Zealand could send Home apples and pears of as high a standard as its mutton, lamb, and butter, the Dominion fruitgrowers could rely upon securing a good share of the trade. "It is of course necessary." he said, "to grade and pack fruit properly, and if your growers do this, and send their best, they are bound to succeed." The directors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society held their monthly meeting on Saturday afternoon, Mr B. McEwen presiding. Correspondence was received from Dr. Hardwick Smith, Medical Superintendent of the Wellington Hospital, confirming R. McTaggart's explanation re his running in tho 300 yards handicap on New Year's ; Day. It was decided to pay the stakes to Mc.Taggart. Tho protest by P. Adams against J. Clarke in the bicycle race, was dismissed oh account of insufficient evidence being to hand. The interim balance-sheet in connection with the sports and concert was presented, and the accounts in connection therewith were passed for payment. The secretary reported that it was been decided to present the medals won by Pipers Owen Welch and Sid. Dixon, for tho most regular and punctual attendances at practices and parades during the past year. These two pipers tied for first place, and the donor, "A lady admirer of the band," decided to give a medal to eoch. Mr F. J. Osborne was awarded the medal for the best dressed and best kept uniform. The. medals will be presented by Pipe-Major W. Pearson at the practice tq-night X and the Pipe-Major would like as many, of : the .directors as can possibly attend .'to be present. '' An advertiser wants to buy. a. quiet harness horse. . . . Mr J. Whittaker, grocer, requires a junior assistant. ... The W.F.C.A. requires a smart boy for the drapery department. .-,,•■. Mr J. Dixon, cordial manufacturer, requires a strong youth for the wiring machine. ' PATENTS THAT PAY. It is the simple idea that gives the largest return to the inventor. Some matter-of-fact often-thought-of notion, which others thought too primitive to patent. If you have a marketable scheme, consult a reputable firm of Patent Specialists like Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, Wellington. They will gladly advise you. * Ask for the famous "Roslyn" Writing Pad every time! Containing 100 sheets fine bank paper with artistic picture of New Zealand's wonderland (Rotorua), including photo of a charming Native girl. Only Cd each, from local dealers. * Sulphurine Lotion clefts the skin from redness, roughness, pimples, etc., and renders the skin soft and healthy. Price, Is Gd.—H. T. Wood, Chemis*; and Pharmacist (by exam.), Masterton • The very latest cure for rheumatism gout, neuralgia, lumbago, sciatica, etc.. is the "M. Broughton Lotion"—to be used externally only, according to dir ections. The late Rev, C .H. Spurgeon stated that he had never met with a lotion which so speedily and so surelj removed pain. The late Dr. Hattor Smyth, MID. (Dublin), stated concerning a man with a split ankle-bone the inflammation in which had resisted the doctor's treatment for eight months, that he was cured by "M. Broughton 'e Lotion." The Wairarapa Farmers Co operative Association, Ltd., have beer appointed agents throughout the Wai rarapa. *