LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11975, 12 May 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Boxing on page 2; Notes for "Women on page 3; Correspondence, Ploughman's Death, Motorist's Leg Broken, Helping Han-ds, A Successful Company, District News, and Bee-keep-ers' Conference on page 6; Entertainments on page 7. A local resident has been admitted to the Solway-Renall Home. At the sports held on Friday last at the Takapau camp, Wairarapa won the tent-pitching competition. ; The Featherston County Council has struck au ordinary general of Jd in the £ for the ensuing year. At half-past three;. o , dock on Sunday morning, a house at, Featherston, owned by Mr T. Tidswell, was completely destroyed by fire. A movement is on foot»in Mastorton to form a parliamentary debating society, at which it is proposed to discuss tho political questions of the day. The work in connection with the teachers' physical training school in Masterton was commenced yesterday afternoon where the preparatory course was gone through. i

On or about June 3rd, there will bo , no fewer than six weddings celebrated in Carterton. i , "■ \' ■ .'{ '■: It is reported that opossums are plentiful in the Turakina Valley; so much so that they are a.nuisance in the orchards. In the camps also they give a lot of trouble, all food having to be secured from their depredations when tho occupants are away. The Wairarapa P. and A. Society has decided to forward a remit to the Agricultural Conference, which is to be held in Wellington, asking that the attention of the Railway Department be drawn to the scarcity of insulated trucks for the transport of produce from Wairarapa. "Mother," said a young searcher after knowledge, "do missionaries go to heaven ? " " Why, of course, dear,'' her mother replied. "Do cannibals?" "No, I am afraid they don't." "But, mother," the little girl insisted, "if a cannibal eats a missionary, he'll have to go, won't he?" On Saturday afternoon, a collision between two motor-cars took place at the corner of Victoria street, Carterton. One car, driven by Mr T. V. Caverhill, was driving on to the main street, and seeing the other car coining from tho south pulled up to avoid a collision. Tho other car, driven by Mr Vennell, collided with him, and was considerably damaged. Neither driver was hurt. A large number of ratepayers attended a meeting held at Pongaroa on Saturday to discuss the proposal brought forward by Mr Iloulbrookc that the Akitio County should be dissolved and absorbed by other districts or re-constructed. After a lengthy discussion, extending over two and a half hours, the proposal was unanimously negatived. The following general committee has been elected by ballot in connection with the Wairarapa P. and A. Society: —Messrs A. E. Anderson, F. Court, «T. Fisher, 11. McPhce, T. Reid, W. H. Beetham, 11. Daysh, W. Fisher, W. A. Pyke, S. C. Skelley, A. E. Booth, IT. R. Bunny, W. C. Deller, J. Hodder, W. 11. Booth, R. Cooper, E. Eagle, R. G. Kemblc, C. Eeid and Sir W. C. Buchanan. Tho directors of the Masterton Workers' Mutual Building Society held their monthly meeting last evening, Mr R. Krahagen presiding. Sundry transfers of shares were agreed to. The secretary reported that applii-i----tions for shares in the new society were coining in fairly freely. Th« treasurer reported that subscriptions were being readily paid iip, in a-ntic--j: at ion of "the ballot of £300 and s:ii ■ of £300, free of interest, that is to take place on Thursday evening. The society now has a credit balance ')i' £-j353. The members of the Loyal Masterton Lodge of Oddfellows held their forinightly meeting last night, Bro. J. White, N.G., presiding over a good ;tftendance. Two friends were propose! lor admission to the Lodge. Bro. A. A. Andrews took degrees, and was "i,>pointed Warden. Bro. G. Forman was appointed to the E.S. chair, and al-.o took degrees. It was decided that tii'-i {.'.old degree be piven on June Sth. ;t v.-as also decided that a summons mcotii!.ir be called for May 25th to discuss the rental of the hall, and also that :i social pound night be held or. tint iliite. Bro. G. Forman, 11. P. Smith, and P. G. Bro. P. Smith, were appointed a social committee. It was deci(!«.-.l til accept an invitation from thy CIO.M.S. to be present at a service ii: the Church of England on Empire Sun day.

Discussing the need for special qualifications in candidates for public positions in the course of his speech at the Civic League's inaugural luncheon in Auckland on Wednesday, Professor Morris Davis, of the Harvard University, waxed mildly facetious at the expense of tho present system of haphazard selection. "If you meet a man on the streets and ask him to make you a pair of boots or a saddle," ho said, "he will say 'no' if he lacks the necessary experience. But tell a man you are going to nominate him for a public position, and as often as not he will take your offer at ojice. That is our experience in the United States. Men who do not possess the expertness only to be gained by experience are not qualified for important positions."

Twins in the French Army are causing the officials a lot of trouble. They so closely resemble each other that they can fool all the officers, and when one has a privilege he will trade it with the other for a reasonable sum. This inter- ; change has been the cause of a great lack "of discipline in the regiment. The other day one of the brothers was con- j fined to the barracks, bnt by changing p his cap with its regimental number for '\ that of his brother, the defaulter was able to pass the guard with impunity whenever he wanted to go out. The colonel of the regiment has now issued the following order: —"The soldier Bonhomme (even number) will wear his hair as long as the regulations, construed with the utmost leniency, will allow, and will shave his beard and moustache. The soldier Bonhomme (odd number) will allow his beard and moustache to grow full, and will have his hair cut as closely as possible by i tho regimental barber." At a meeting of the Teachers' m - i stitutc last evening, an entortainmout committee in connection with the vis.vt to Masterton of the teachers ai ten ding

■<;'<■ "] training school, was set i'p. Avith Mr W. H. Jackson iis chairv.m, aud Messrs H. Miller and D. I]. Leslie joint secietaries. Subsequently a social' was held in the Assembly IPiil ; t the school, the visiting teachers being present. The following contributed'items to the programme- —Piano f.irto solo, Mr Kaljth; monologue, Miss P.cirg; sontrs, Misses Kease and Nathan i.r. tl "Messrs R. Drummond, J. Bee, an 1 .1 alph; humourous speech, Mr J. I. Biii;ev ; i'!l: reoi*-:i! ; < us Mi? 2' A.teh»s<ni ad Mr D. Pryor; original sketch, ver the Camp :"n an Aeroplane," Mr Blake. Mr l?.oyd Garlick also g.ivo mi interesting address. To-night Mie visiting teacher? will be tho guests of ,pc Mastortcn Entertainment Company at the Town Hall. The Cincinnati Educational Department proposes to start a school for brides, where future housewives may learn the elements of their craft, and to that extent make'happy husbands. It is the belief of Mr London, Superintendent of Schools at Cincinnati, that untold matrimonial misery, paving the way to separation and divorce, arises from the ignorsmee of the young wife, and that a six months' course under qualified instructors would wonderfully improve a woman's natural talent for keeping house end making a comfortr able home. A^ er taking the . course the bride-to-be will (the Daily Telegraph says) be qualified cater for .a. family,, locate £t le£.k in a water-pipe, mencl a broken dcor knob, put up a shelf, scrub, wash, iron, market, give first aid to the injured member of the family, darn stockings, lay a table in the most appropriate fashion, and, best of all, aid her husband by preventing tho frightful waste which Mr Londdn describes a g characteristic of th<y American household.

The opening of the Masterton Minia* ture Bifie Club's season has been postponed until, further * notice. The county ranger reported to tho | meeting of the Masterton Oounty Council this afternoon that 14 horHCH and six head of cattle had been Heized on the county roads during tho month. Tho Greytown Rifle Club held \i competition at Papawai on Saturday Imt for Mr Bidwill's championship cup. Tho winner was Mr 11. Trot man, with a score of 190, Mr W. Feast being »ocond with a score of 189. Dr A. Burzynski, a leading Polish physician, left all his fortune (£40,000) to the Polish Boy Scout organisations. The movement in Poland is only a few years.old, but many thousand oi Scouts ■ have been enrolled ,and the numbers are growing daily. The Finance Committee of the Wairurapa Hospital and Charitable \id Hoard met in Masterton yesterday afternoon. Accounts totalling £110 JOs 1(M were passed for payment, and oth;r routine business was transacted. A husband who applied to have an order for the maintenance of his wife varied, stated at the Auckland Court' that practically his sole asset was £100 invested in a racehorse, which had broken down in training, and was now eatiiig its head off. At the Wellington Supreme Court to-day, John Edward Eamsay was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment on a charge of breaking and entering and theft, and was declared an habitual criminal. Albert Hansen and Harry Spooner, on a similar charge, were also declared habitual criminals.— Press Association. The, Public Works Department Las given the Masterton County Council authority to expend a grant of £200 on the Wainuiomapu road. The Department has also given the Council 111----thority to expend £50 on -Paulson's road, and £175 on the Alfredton-Pah Valley road. A cable received in Masterton by Mill J. Young yesterday, stated that the wich Vice-jiCgal Band, of whii F. W. McLeod, formerly of this town, is bandmaster, had won the Jiljgnt--I'our Championship, held n.t Toowoom- ! >a. The chief prize is a hund.'edgninea cup, which now becomes the sole property of the Ipswich Baud, it hav- <•" been won two years in succession. The total number of bales of hemp graded in New Zealand during the twelve months ended April 30 was .15],772, as compared with 129,993 for the previous twelve months, the increase being 21,779 bales. The number of bales of tow graded was 48,759, us compared with 44,659 for the previous twelve months, as increase of 4070 bales. According to some returns furnished by Mr Hugh Roberts at a meeting -.:f Feilding farmers, the North Island has 2,009,080 more sheep than the South Island, and from 50,000 to 60,000 more head of cattle were killed and exported from the North; yet the North had only one more freezing works to deal with them. A boy, aged about twelve years, son of Mr Smith, of Cambridge, met with a ; peculiar accident on a recent evening. He was skylarking with one of the Territorials in his father's shop, when he fell upon a piece of board in which a two-inch nail was sticking out, and the latter pierced his olbow to its full extent. The lad became unconscious, and was taken in that state to the doctor, who extracted the nail. It was about' an hour before he came round. One day last week a boy named Eric Feist, son of Mr F. Feist, of Carterton, was knocked down near the Waingawa bridge by a motor car driven by a Masterton resident. The boy was on a bicycle, and going in the same direction as the motor car, which touched the wheel of his bicycle. Young Feist fell in front of the car, which passed over him, ripping some of his clothes off, and inflicting a number of cuts on his back. The boy was brought into Masterton, and received medical attention.

A meeting of the managers of the Masterton Technical School was held, last evening, there being present.— Messrs J. M. Coradine (chairman), .7. W. Blackmail, H. J. o'Leary, and G. E. Daniell. An apology for absence was received form Mr W. 11. Jackson, who was busily engaged in connection with the teachers' training camp. The report of the Director on the classes was of a highly satisfactory nature, showing large increases in every department of the school. Messrs Blackman and O'Leary were appointed visiting members for the month. Other business of a routine character was transacted.

Feathered game, once common in North Otago, has practically disappeared through the plentiful distribution cf poison intended for rabbits (says the Oaniiiru Mail). Only those birds whose habitat is in swamps appear likely to survive, as their feeding grounds are not baited by rabbiters. Pukeko are doing well where they are strictly protected, but their even /light renders them an easy mark. A party of Oam«iru sportsmen α-ecently bagged GO In the swamp on the Otematata run. and could have shot more. The birds, however, were very tame, having been strictly protected by Mr Cameron, and the fact that he has lately liberated pheasants in the same locality was further deterrent to continued shooting, as it was not desired to disturb the new arrivals.

The local postmaster advises that the following vessels are with wireless range of Wellington, Auckland, and ■ ether wireless stations:—Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Moeraki, Warrimoc, fetar of Victoria, Muritai. Auckland; Uivcrina,. Victoria, Moeraki, Kia Ora, /pan in a. Awar.ui: Eivcrina, Victoria, Borderer, Tongarino, Norfolk. 'Awanm: Maitai. A brooch lost on April Ist is advertised for. M.m J. Loader, of Taueru, advertises that if eight sheep straying on her property arc not claimed within ten days they will be sold. Messrs McLeod and Young, booksellers, remind book buyers that their sale of books will close on Wednesday.. Visitors and residents should not miss this great opportunity to replenish their stock of winter'reading. Although tho weather prpmises to be cold and bleak to-night, the players at the Foresters' euchre party should comfortable in the cosy with a good fire going. Play will commence at 8 o'clock. Messrs Veitch and Allan are now making a window display of nobby neckwear novelties, which ladies are ii vited to inspect. In the firm's advertisement on page 2 of this issue a few special lines are quoted, which will give some idea of the splendid values offering. The overcoat question presents itself again for your consideration. What sort of coat do you need for the Winter Season? If you have not already got a regular cold-weather coat you should certainly have one. We have an immense stock of these coats, in all makes, shapes and sizes, and are only waiting our opportunity to sell you cue. Let it be to-day.—W.F.C.A. * "Why pay a guinea for a safety razor, when you can buy one for 10s 6d that will give every satisfaction?" This is the very pertinent question asked by Mr Len S. Nieol in his advertisement on page 6 of to-day's issue. Mr Nieol has just opened up at his Jewellery Store a consignment of safety J| razors fitted up in nice silver-plated ca- ™ ses with six extra blades to each case. The razors will fit any blades, and are certainly splendid value at the price at which they are being sold. Motor cyclists that require waterproofing should inspect tho un-to-dato. slock of Messrs J. L. Murray, Limit -d. Motor cycle suits in v. wide range iv- ■ • -mtosh, oily »anvus, oilskin '.■i.d waterproof canvas have just been epened. The firm are showing seatless trousers, gaiter and plain leggings, ; r.d trousers in high-grade waterproof materials. Everything a motorist recvires, including Canada caps, Jaeger caps, gloves, etc., can be supplied at a reasonable price. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., have received instructions from Messrs Arthur Robinson and Drummond McMaster, who have sold their property, to hold a great unreserved dispersal sale of the dairy stock at Whareroto, Featherston. The list includes 300 first class dairy cows, 56 heifers in calf, S8 weancr heifers, pigs, horses, implements, plant, hay, etc. The cows are an exceptionally good herd, in splendid condition, and thej' are all dehorned. I"** The sale will take place on Thursday '.<■ and Friday, May 14th and 15th. Par- ™ ticulars are advertised on page S of this issue.