LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13794, 26 March 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A fa;:'ly thick covering of snow was to be teen on the Tararuas this morning. The Duke of Portland is aaid to draw £50,000 a year in royalties from one coal mine. At the Masterton Lawn Tennis Club's courts last, evening, tho final in the handicap doubles was won by Mr B. Welch and Miss Atkinsou. It is announced that Father Cronin and Mr Todd (a leading business man) will give addresses in tho Masterton Opear House on Sunday evening, under tho auspices of tho Efficiency League. At tho meeting of tho executive of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association in Masterton yesterday, a letter was read from Mr J. T. Watson, architect for the military wing at the Masterton Hospital, which had been written to the Hospital Board, stating that the date for tho completion of the wing was August 20th. A delay in tho erection had been caused by the influenza epidemic The building was situated in the very heart of where the serious cases were being treated, and the contractor could not induce even tho carters to bring gravel to the site. The shortage of unskilled labour in the town had been very marked during the past three months, owing to the demands made by farmers during shearing, harvesting, etc., and it was just at this time that unskilled labour was wanted on the contract. The inability of the merchants to provide bricks and cement had also caused delay. The architect concluded by saying that, in spite of the difficulties enumerated, the prospect of finishing the work to the specified time (August 20th next) was very good.

The Masterton sittings of the Supreme Court were concluded thia afternoon.

The trophies in connection with tho V.M.C.A. Sale of Work-on Saturday next, March 29th, will be on view at the Patriotic Shop, this after 110 ? 11 •

On Saturday afternoon a tennis match was played between Carterton and Feathcrston at the courts of the latter chib. After somo keenly contested games the Featherston team proved tho victors by 10 sets to 9.

Speaking at a meeting at Christchurch on Saturday night, the Bey. L. G. Whitehead, M.A.., said that he supported the Labour Party because of bifl religious convictions. Tho Church believed in the value of the individual, while modern political theory laid more stress on the efficiency of the individual.

A medical certificate having been obtained that it is pleurisy that the third engineer of the Westland is suffering from, and not influenza, as was feared, work was resumed yesterday morning by the Wellington watersidere in .discharging tho steamer Westland, from New York.

A Christchurch Press Association message states that at Kaitona last evening Harry Ames was killed by a motor cycle and side-car outfit overturning while rounding a bad bend in the road on which there was a lot of loose shingle. His companion, Harold Jones, known in the cycle trade, is in the hospital in an unconscious condition.

Tho Efficiency League hold a meeting at Mauriceville West last night. There was a good attendance although the night was stormy. Messrs T. F. Watson (chairman of the Maaterton Efficiency League) aud Mr S. D. Pearco gave able addresses. Mr Matson presided. A vote of thanks was carried by acclamation to the speakers.

The transport Ajana, with draft No. 224' of returned soldiers, arrived at Auckland early yesterday morning. She is undergoing 24 hours' quarantine. It Is expected that the vessel will berth. at 8.30 o '-clock this morning. A 9peoial train leaving at 4.15 will convey men for Wellington and South Island. Special arrangements will havo to be made for soldiers for the Gisborne distrirt, aud in tho meantimo these will be detained in Auckalnd.

A meeting of the executive of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association was held yesterday. A good deal of correspondence was read in reference to the delay in the erection of the military ward at the Masterton hospital. The chairman stated that the Hospital Board was pushing on the work as quickly as possible. The correspondence was received, and it was decided to again ask the Board to expedite the work.

As at. March Sth tho strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force abroad-was as under:—ln France, 4562; in United Kingdom, 22,805; patients in hospital, United Kingdom, 4200; married men with wives and families in U.K., 1367; nurses and Red Cross workers to be evacuatod, 337; total, 33,278. The total number evacuated from England to New Zealand since the. Armistice was 13,893; and from France to Now Zealand, nil.

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that the proposed compulsory introduction of a .standard fruit ca.se ou the Canadian model is evidently only intended to apply to the South Island. In Auckland and Wellington tho cases for the different kinds of fruit are uniform, and are found satisfactory. In the south, however, certain differences in the shape and capacity of cases have called for attention, a.nd s<e::o action has been mooted.

Letters,' stated to be duly authontiI cated, have passed between a British ' airman and the mother of a. Ccnuan air--1 man whom he killed in combat. "There is nothing to forgive,'-' she wrote .in her reply. "I see you coming to me like a little boy astounded at having done ill when, you meant well. 1 am glad vonr hand cared for my boy, as I would rather you than any other touched h.i.eart.hly' body. When the war is over come to me. 1 am waiting for you.-' A London cable, states that the dec- ' tion of Khodes scholars, which w;i,s- ---■ postponed during war time, will be resumed duriuL' tho current year. The scholarships due for 19.15-J9 will be filled in October. The scholar- for \[>\-- will r.-nter into residence in .January, 1920, end those for .1919 in the October following. The scholars for 1920-21 will b«> elected ia the autumn of ls'2o. Th.<la.t!'s X'fr entrance to the university will depend en the conditions at Oxford, as tho colleges are unable, to accept more than a given number at one time. Tho annual meeting of the Masterton Poultry Society was held last night, there being fifteen members present, I and Mr .!. B .F. Sutherland (president) occupied the chair. The following officer • wore elected: —Patron, Mr W. K. • Kembnii; president, Mr J. B. F. Sutherland; vice-presidents, Messrs H. M. ; Boddington, A. Colo, J. Toomath, A. | Henderson, .1. Caselberg, A. Hendry;

committee, Messrs H. CaldwolL B. P. L, | Clayson, Wadham, Stephenson, La | Roche and .Mills; secretary and troasur- ! er, Mr R. G. Vile; assistant secretary, Mr J. Toomath. A committee consisting of Messrs Toomath, Clayson and Wadham wag set up to arrange a month- ' ly judging competition among members.

The Wairarapa supplementary electoral roll was issue.d yesterday, and contains 2098 names. This is the larg- ! est supplementary roll ever issued for j the district, and electors on same wore enrolled in just two months —an average of 1000 por month. The supplementary roll for the election in 1914 contained 12S0 names. Including tho main and supplementary rolls, the total now aggregates 7692, as against 7099 in 1914. Four hundred and thirty-five electors have already been removed from tho main roll owing to transfers to other districts, doaths, etc. In regard to the romovals from the Wairarapa electoral district, it should be noted that it is 4$ years since a roll was issued. In an interview in London recently, Mr Havelock Wilson'said that in all tho seamen's claims amounted to £10,000,----000. Tho Government had organised their Peace Conference, but had not made any enquiry as to the claims of tho seamen for reparation. '' Now they are talking about supplying the beaten enemy with food," he said. "The sailors have declared: 'If you expect us to carry that food to tho gentlemen who have wronged us, first of all lot them settle our claims.' We need not worry the British Government about it, as they are perhaps too busy, but we can tell those representing the enemy that if they are out for a business deal wo can appoint an International Committee of seafaring men who will be able to settle the claims for them, but until those claims are settled, or something is done substantially in the w-ay of the claims being met, the people of all countries need not be surprised if the sailors say. 'No business unti amounts aro squared." If you catch a cold, you can 't help it. If you keop a cold it." your own fault. "NAZOL" Is a safe -.m! •erfain cure, and gives immediate reMef. .. /: >*

His Honour Mr Justice Chapman thia morning granted probate in the estatA of tb« late Martin Hennessy, formeriy of Masterton, and the late Thomas Pickett, of W.hakfttaki.

It is reported by a Wanganui exchange that-land aggregation ia taking Place extensively in that district. Thia is said to be particularly bad in the Main Trunk district about Mangaweka and Hunterville, and ihQ former townshi pig suffering in consequence. It i» noticeable tha,t along the main roads betwen Wanganui and Feilding there are quite a number of farmhouses standing empty and desolate, the surroundings suggesting that until recently the houses were centres of prosperous husbandry .

Speaking at the annual meeting of the North Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute o4 Saturday, Mr C. T. Aschman (president), said it was deplorable to note the ignorance of mothers who kept their young children out late at night at picture shows and other places, thereby robbing such children of their rest. "Can you imagine a more piflV able sight than a mother wheeling along a push chair containing a young child who had cried itself to sleep and whose head was lolling over the sido of the chair?" asked the speaker. Could the mother be made to realise hor grave mistake next day by the illness of the child she would probably repent, but unfortunately the effects of such treatment were not felt for years.

The interview which Premier Schiedomann gave recently to tho London " Express "t correspondent in Berlin gravely incensed tho "Bergische Arbeisteimme ,, of Solingen. Here is tho paper's comment: "Schiedemann has been unbosoming himself about Bolshevism to a foreign pressman. This almighty chatterer,, whom no man "of sense- now takes seriously, the man who £

first propagated peace by victory, thon peaeo by understanding, four years stumped the country, the people on lies-by painting the En- '- tento as the only parties guilty of the war, and Germany as an attacked angol of innocence, this clown who declared Prince Lichnowsky as mad owing to his disclosures, now finds nothing do than to heap abuse on a LiebkneJjßin the presence of an enemy newspaper man. It would be inythe interests of the German people, at any rate in those of the working classes, were this lout to be placed behind prison bars. Not one tear would be offered up to his memory.'' Horse-owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for The Feilding Jockey Club "a Easter meeting will close on Friday,' March 2"Sth, at 8.30 j/.m. .Mr D. Allen, Maeara street, advertises tomatoes for sale. The monthly meeting of tho Labouxf Party will be* held at 7.30 o 'clock ttM r night . Two little brown velvet coats, ' lost between Colombo Road and Essex Street, are advertised for. Will the person seen'pieking up wristlet watch in Queen street kindly leave same at '' Daily Times'' office. Two good carpenters -aro advertised for by Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Maaterton. Whole day parades of .0 Company, 17th Kuahine Kegimeut will be held on the To Oie Ore ra.nsy on April sth.a«| 10th. - ~ Friends of tho V.M.C.A. are requested to send all • spare, vegetables, fruit, flowers,-etc, to- the Patriotic Shop on Friday afternoon.. Tho Dixon street skating rink will open to-morrow night at 7.30. The floor is jn good or.ler, and competent instructors will be in attendance. Messrs A. .1. Cooper and Co., Ltd., will offer at their rooms, Perry street, on. Saturday, April sth, 1919. 56 acres of land situated at Gordon street, Lansdowne, with S-roomed house and all * con v eni enc ea. __■ A final reminder is given of the ing sale of furniture which is being held • at Mr 0. E. Chamberlain's, Upper Plain, to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 1.30 o'clock, and is being conducted by Mr A. T. Dickason. The. committee of the peace celebrations invite the public to subscribe funds to enable them to carry out the peace celebrations in a fitting maimer. The names of the canvassing committee appear ou page I of this issue. PIMPLES MAR FACIAL Beauty that attracts belongs only to those whose faces are free from pimp'es aud skin eruptions. If you .ire troubled with such distressing complaints, cab Bee Ointment to your aid. You can feel its, soothing effects with first application. A course will bauisL the afflictions entirely. Free sample, Pox 2S&, V-, .llington. * Sufferers from Hay Fever will enjoy speedy relief by breathing in "NAZOL.' A unique, never-failing remedy 00 doses 1/6. Use the Nazol Inhaler ''W^