LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14127, 27 May 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A resident of Wairarapa is reported to have purchased £OO,OOO worth of New Zealand war bonds. A sum of £1832 12s lOd has been received in cash towards the Carterton district soldiers ’ memorial. An Auckland telegram states that Bernard Olney, aged sixteen years, dropped dead at the Drill Hall last night while attending a parade of the Senior Cadets. At a public meeting at Martinborough it was decided not to proceed with a drainage scheme at present, but to ask the Health Department to send on officer to report.

At a meeting of the South W airawpa Trotting. Club, it was decided t'o-'revert to June 3rd for the next meeting, and to apply' to the Wairarapa Pacing Club for the liise of the Tuuherenikau course for that day. .At a meeting of the Christchurch Hospital Board yesterday the chairman stated that the proposal would be brought down this year to erect another hospital for patients, who would pay fees which would cover everything and assist the cost of other hospitals, which would be for non-paying patients. Members agreed that the wealthier patients should pay higher fees than at present, and a recommendation that the fees be increased, yas carried. Humming birds arc now replacing canaries as drawing-room pets in fashionable Parisian home*. The movement started when Professoi do Segur, ot the French Academy, announced that after months of experiments he had succeeded in solving the problem of feeding the-exquisite creatures that heretofore have invariably died in captivity. D'uin<r the past year lie. lias kept alive a •dozen humming birds with unsweetened condensed milk' and patent baby foods as substitutes for the nectar of tropical flowers. Mrs W. Moore, of Kahautara, who was admitted to the Greytown Hospital last week suffering from the effects of a. gunshot wound, died in that institution yesterday morning; The accident. was caused by a loaded gun, which had been placed behind a, door. During the course of her household duties Mrs Moore, caught her dress in The gun, which discharged, the contents of the barrel entering her side. Deceased was 45-years' of age, and formerly resided at Carrington. It is only a very short time since she moved to the Lower Valley, taking over the Wharcroto property from the late Mr F. Stempa. Americans eat more ice cream and similar frozen desserts than the people, of any other nation, but. the Japanese have them surpassed as eaters of ice. One of their favourite dishes is small cakes 'of ice, broken into tiny, pebbly pieces and eaten with sugar and lemon. The commonest way of eating ice in Japan, however, is to shavo it into snowy flakes and to swallow it with sweetened water into which fruit juice o r sweetmeats have been thrown. Ice cream, milk and eggs shaken with ice and other kinds of cooling beverdges are sold in .ever-increasing quantity; but the old style of eating raw ice, in what the Japanese call the korimizu fashion, is still in the. greatest vogue.

A proposal to arrange for a direct shipping service between the United Kingdom and New Plymouth was discussed at a meeting of Taranaki importers yesterday afternoon, states a New Plymouth telegram. It was stated that : the general average amount of cargo brought by overseas vessels was 15,000 tons, and speakers agreed that Taranaki could provide this every three months. It "was stated that the Shaw, Savill liner Mamari would leave London in July for New Plymouth direct if a cargo was guaranteed, and steps were taken to do this. Other vessels will follow as long as cargo is provided. ,

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Writes a correspondent of tho Palmerston North Timesu —Many newspapers and financial men, deplore tho speculative nature of land purchases now being made. If it were made clear that tho Income Tax upon all such profits must be paid, the possible payment of 7s 6d in the £1 would have an immediate effect.

The Wellington Land Board yesterday granted the following transfers:—Section 99, block 4, Miki Miki S.D., of 50a Or 32p, from Albert Edward Clarke to William Henry Bird. Section la, block 11, Mangahao S.D., of 111 a 2r 32p, from William Edwin Bose to Arthur James Mepham -and Ernest Mepham (discharged soldiers), subject to loan being granted. William Brown, who received injuries through being knocked down by a tramcar at IVellington early on Saturday morning last, died at the Wellington hospital yesterday morning. Deceased, who was 81 years of age, was proceeding to liis work at the Wellington ‘Woollen Mills, Petone, .when he met with the accident which resulted in his death.

The Prime Minister stated yesterday that at present the Railway Department could not slacken in its demand for coal. Its position was not as good as it was a few months ago. The mines Were putting uot more coal, but the supply was not back to normal yet. Local bodies had been helped out of difficulties by drawing on tho railway stocks.

One of the most tragic events in English court history occurred recently, when Ellen Adams, alias Annie Greenwood, whose eightieth birthday was not far distant, was tried and sentenced on a eharge of stealing two hats from a store, their total value being £3. After the prosecutor had described how she was caught shoplifting, the magistrate asked: “Anything known about her past?" ‘‘Oh, yes," the prosecutor replied. “She is almost SO years of age. There are 22 convictions against her in her lifetime for larceny, and the records show that she has spent 51 years and 5 months in prison. The magistrate called it the saddest story he had ever heard, but said the law required that he give her six months, with such hard labour as she might be able to do. Prohibition has cost a New York chauffeur his life. He was shot dead by an agent of the American Government, whose duty it was to enforce the “Ary"-law. Another agent'was present at the time. Having told the man, who 1 was named Carlton, that they we,re eager to purchase liquor, he took them to a flat where there were stored six cases of wine .and ten gallons of rye whisky. Negotiations between him and, the agents took pldce there, and finally Carlton agreed to accept a sum equivalent to £l6O for the liquor. ‘The agents disclosed their identity and attempted to arrest, thenvictim.' Carlton rushed to the window to °et away by means of the fire-escape. They pulled him back, whereupon he drew a long knife and tried to reach the dooi. He was summoned to surrender, and a revolver shot was fired at him. | He fell dead.

-The Masterton Boy Scouts held a successful stale -off worX.im.the Y.M.C.A, Hall yesterday. The sale , was opened by Mr T. F. Watson, wlio' 'in the course of a brief speech, referred to the object for which the sale was'held —the Scbut Equipment Fluid. He complimented the boys on the splendid show of produce, etc., and wished them a successful sale. ') The sale was well patronised during the afternoon, receipts -j amounting to "over £2O. The stalls were gaily decorated with bunting and native ferrts and shrubs, the latter being brought from the mountains by the Scouts. The whole of the work in connection with the sale was the effort of the boys themselves. The sale was continued last evening, and was well attended; The total amount received was £2O. The following patrols were in charge:—Cake stall, Kangaroo Patrol; sweet stall, Duck Patrol; flower stall, Morepork Patrol; produce, Kiwi Patrol; bran tub and telegrams, Mongoose Patrol. The Masterton Golf Club’s ball, which was held in the Municipal Hall last evening, was a decided success. The hall was beautifully decorated with most quaint Japanese effect. There was a large pagoda in the centre of the ballroom, containing the orchestra, Around the walls were lumbers of lanterns. The pagoda was a particularly fine piece of work, and reflected the greatest credit upon Mrs P. Gordon and a number of enthusiastic lady helpers, as did, in fact, the schemes both in the ballroom and in the supper room. The stage was tastefully arranged as a drawing room. Overhead was suspended a large Japanese umbrella, while the back of the stage was a mass of cherry blossoms, bunting and greenery, suspended from which were Japanese lanterns. The following is the committee which bad control of the function: —Mesdames P. Gordon, W. 11. Eobieson, G. C. Williams,. A. B. Lawrence, C. Bennett, A. T. Spain, Misses Payton and Eobieson. The joint secretaries were Miss Eobieson and Mr E. J. Heffer, both of whom carried out their duties in an excellent manner. v

The Levin Chronicle says that the Kuku Maori community has been stirred by the recovery of two valuable whalebone 'meres buried for many years. The paper relates that they were discovered by the aid of a Native woman, Mrs Takuraugi, wife of the Hon. Te Heu Heu Tukino, M.L.C., who claims to possess powers of divination. The scene was laid off the main Kuku road, and...a few hundred yards to the rear of Mr ‘Pink’s residence. Leading a procession of about 120 persons, the chief actor .took a course for some distance through the bush and then over some maize cultivations, and again entered a bush pathway, which eventually reached a stagnant, weed-covered/ watercourse. Hero she halted, and placing a stick in the ground at the water’s edge, declared that the lost meres would be found there. A spade was procured, and on digging down a depth of about two feet the meres were upearthed. Both were in an excellent state of preservation. Mr Robert Ransfield, of Manakau, one of the oldest natives of this coast, .recounted some particulars concerning the long-lost patus. He stated that the weapons were owned by their ancestors, .Koroniria and Paretiwhana, )vlio buried the meres to prevent their being lost, but prior to their deaths -did not inform their descendants of the hiding-place. O, pins and needles! O! needles and pins! Nurses and babies and plasters and pills When a man marries his worry begins— Doctors’ prescriptions and dressmakers’ bills, Mumps and measles, and qumsey and croup, And all the ills that make one droop— But amid such worries comes solace sure ... v When using Woods’ Great Pop^—!"• Cure.

Matthew Welch, aged 57, a fnnneiat Puhoi, fell from a bridge and was drowned, says a Press Association telegram from Auckland. The deputation organised by the Central Progress League to wait upon the Hon. the Minister for Public Works* re the hydro-electric development off Mangahao and Waikaremoana, will do> so to-day. . r

For being illegally on licensed pre- * mises at Foxton last week, no less than. ) nine offenders were fined £2 and costs, / The Magistrate remarked that this offence seemed to be getting quite common in Foxton.

Residents going home from the theatre at Taumarunui at 11 o’clock on. Tuesday night witnessed an unusual sight—a magnificent lunar rainbow* which formed a, perfeet white arch from one horizon to the other. Press Assn. Since its inauguration thirteen ago, the heaviest load that the DunJBA ellin hvdro electric lighting and plant lias been called upon to carry has^>' been approximately 5000 horse-power. Tho hydro-electric scheme at Mangahao, when, completed, will produce 24,000 horse-power. A short sitting of the Magistrate a Court was held this morning. ‘'Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in one case, viz., C. E. Daniell, Ltd., v. William M. Reid, carpenter, Chapel street, Masterton, a claim for £l4 2s O 7d for goods sold to the defendant. / Miss Robinson and Mr T. C. Wood* two very successful competitors at the. recent competitions, ana Mr East, lateof the Kiwis, will be the soloists at the* Masterton Municipal Silver Band concert on Sunday next. Mrs Bromley Hill will play the accompaniments.

Information was received by the Superintendent of Police at Wellington yesterday that a man named Tho-y* mas Money,' a railway employee aff Paekakariki, had committed suicide by. shooting himself with a pea rifle. The deceased lived in a railway hut at Paekakariki.

A man named Colin McKenzie, with, several aliases, was arrested at Napier, a few days ago on a charge of issnindfc a valueless cheque for £5 to Henry qCp Kellilier, of Greytown. He was monded to'Wellington. He was also-.: , committed for sentence on several other charges to which he had pleaded guilty. ■

In the Supreme Court at Timaru yesterday three men charged with wilful, damage to the window of a Chinese' rruitorer ou April 17 were acquitted. The only evidence identifying these men amongst, the crowd was that of two girls, but accused all brought men. companions to prove that they, took, no part in the mischief. The r cost £66, to replace. - There is a movement afoot to en- . sure larger salaries for judges and magistrates, but up to the present, sofar as is known, nothing has been, done in the matter. It seems that to> bring about the change desired, legislation will be needed, and as the matter is regarded as of considerable importance to the country, it is probable that something will come before the approaching session of Parliament. •“Mr Brooks says that. New Zealanjkf is no good for a tennis tournament, , the climate conditions are not able',” Wrote Mr George- Logan,’ secretary .of the Marlborough Lawn Ten-, nis to the N.Z. Association in a note*- -«: read at. last night’s meeting of thek •. countil Of the Dominion, body. “I-am-sending you a photo which I took while* iu Sydney last January.’’ The photoWhich accompanied the letter depleted, a portion of the grounds and a section., of the crowd at the Davis Cup contest in Sydney. The spectators’ stand wass a sea of umbrellas; it yvas obvious that * they were uot in use as sunshades. y. A Strasbourg message states that General von Arnim, German Governor of Metz, anxious to become a Frenchman, has applied for naturalisation papers. This act has caused a certain amount of "sensation in Germany. Apparently the General considers that* having married Mademoiselle Elizabeth, de Turekheim, of a very old Alsatian: family, his claim has a logical foundation. He is closely related with the Bethm'au-Hollweg and Bismarck fanulies, and with Count von Dohna, notori- J/ bus for the part he played in the sub- v marine war. It appears that General von Arnim is less anxious to feel self a Frenchman than to keep •Bp? property in Lorraine, especially We Chateau de Grignan, near Metz. The management committee of New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, reported to the quarterly meeting of the council of the association last evening that it- is understood that the recommendation of the Canterbury v ! eiation that Mr... Geoffrey Ollivier be no- \ minated as one of the New Zealand, team for the Olyiupic Games had nofebeen given effect to, and that th© team had been made up without the inclusion of Mr Ollivier. The Olympic Council had requested financial assistance towards the expenses of the team and the management committee reeora'mended that a donation of £lO 10s bemade. On the motion of Mr B. Kees- . ing the committee’s recommendation: was approved.

One of the great Pennsylvania steelcompanies not long ago manufactured the largest ingot mould ever seen, the Now York Tribune. It is octagonal in shape, 15ft 7in high, with an average inside diameter of 914 in. The thickness varies from 15 to 20 inchesThe mould will be used in 300, 000-j>ound steel ingots from lfiin and 18m guns are forged. M’fce Bessemer iron for the mould was melted in three large open-hearth steel furnaces, and suspended in three ladles over the mould at one time. The molten contents then mingled in a trough or runner so that the iron was thoroughly mixed before it entered the mould. It took 340,000 pounds of iron to pour the easting. After the mould was thoroughly cooled, two 110-ton cranes lifted it from the sand pit.

Mr Justice Darling,/in the King’s Bench Division, awarded one farthing damages in an action for breach off promise, in which the defendant, William Sales, a leather bag maker, off Holloway, pleaded that the agreement to marry was rescinded by mutual sent, and tiiat owing to the effects of a wound he received in France, he was ~ unlit for marriage. The action brought by Miss Caroline Gamble, a» underskirt, machinist. Evidence forthe defence was given by Dr. LumsMb. Witness examined the defendant August, 191 SS ,and found him weak mid nervous, and suffering from funeiional paralysis of the legs, loss of appetite and battle dreams. Marriage would have been detrimental to his health, and even the ceremony of marriage would have been harmful. Replying to the judge, witness said the marriage would have been eugenistieally unwise. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds never tails 1/9 2/9* t

i Williams, formerly assistant '"general manager of the North-western Hallway (Eng)., and recently appointed general manager of the Central Kailway of Argentina, will proceed to "Buenos Aiyes about the'middle of June. Xt is reported that his salary as mannger of tho Argentine road will be £BOOO a year. " t; , . , Gaby Deslys ■left Harry Filccr, her dancing partner £IO,OOO in a lump sum -•'and a life annuity by the terms of her > wilL Pilcer was Miss Deslvs' partner for several seasons in demonstrating the famous ‘ ‘ Gaby Glide ’ ’ to audiences of New' York, London and Paris, the mother of Gaby Deslys .receives onefourth of the total estate. After these two bequests and an item of £BOO for the funeral of the famous beauty have been deducted, the fortune goes to < Gaby Deslys’ native city of Marseilles. Frank Walters, of Spokane, frothed at the mouth, then he hurled a cup ot . -at his wifo. “i’m gonna beat i 4Karlie Chaplin,” he exulted. “I’U be a millionaire. - ” Mrs Isabelle wvalters, recipient of the froth, coffee, and information, made slight protesting noises, she said. So Frank went out v with the Walters savings, bought motion picture, stock and took a course m ■- Chdplinism at a local film found:y. That’s what Mrs Walters told the judge two minutes before she got a dn orct decree.

/•"Recently the Minister for Education Was asked to establish a class for backward children at Napier. Writing to JMr J. Y. Brown, M.P., the Hon. C. J. Parr says; '‘ 1 have to state that such a class would be considered only in connection with a general development of policy in this-matter which the. department is not yet. prepared to institute, one of the chief obstacles being the lack of suitable teachers. Later, when - circumstances are mofe favourable, due will be given to the provision of the necessary appropriation, for the purpose. In the meantime,, sanction in any particular case, except in connection ■with a training- college, must be declined.” A well knpwn local farmer (says the *Otautau Standard), with a humorous tewn, took an effective method of secfling a couple of light-fingered gentry recently. By the merest chance lie ov--erheard a conversation behind his garfence, which led him to believe that there was. a likelihood of some of his chaff being lifted without payment. Waiting till the pair, were on their way to the stable,. he procured Ihis double-barrelled shotgun and located himself at the corner of the shed commanding the door. When the two appeared, each carrying a bag of grain, he silently got up behind and blazed both barrels in the air. The re- . suit was spectacular. Both bags were and record time was made in Teaching the nearest fence. Along the top of the fence ran a barbed wire, .and thereon one of the. parties left, the best part of a good suit. A gent’s bicycle is advertised for sale. ■ '-' :: The Masoni'c Lodge meets this afternoon and to-night. The Druids’ euchre tournament will be held to-morrow night. ifThe Senior Y.M.C.A. Scouts else : , flperc insert a, thanks notice, - 5-roomed . house with all conveniences‘is advertised for sale. An advertiser: wishes to. -.rent ot lease 5 or 6-roomed house;' good, tenant," no young children!.:' -• Raleigh and B.S.A. cycles are - just to hand at W. G. Perry ’s, opposite the W.F.C.A., Ltd., Queen street. Messrs Blair .and Bishop, proprietors of the Toute. de Suite Supper and Luncheon Rooms, insert a special advertisement on page 1 re enlargement of their premises.,, V is in England a firm known "Ehraaighout th.e. .length and breadth of rfcne world for the high-grade watches "they make. This firm is Rotherhams, -.and Bradbury’s have a. fine selection of reliable timepieces from this famous English watch manufacturer. Our costumes are'more than stylish, they are practical and serviceable — 'they are always charming and suitable for every occasion. Wearers of Donald -costumes enjoy tlyit. absolute satisfaction that only a perfectly tailored eostume can give.—Alex. Donald, Queen Masterton. Phone 1222, Res. 1333. A large and .comprehensive selection in gold, silver, and nickel ■ •caflß' by makers of highest repute '-only, is now being shown by R. H. Hill and Co. The material and workmanship used in their construction are the best, and great care has been exercised to keep only thoroughly reliable timekeepers. .a Hot Water' in the home is a great “The Little Wonder ’ ’ ’beaters now being shown by Messrs H. Beale and Co. are just the heaters to .give a satisfactory supply of hot water at a minimum of eost. By putting a newspaper and a few chips into a “Little Wonder” an immediate supply of hot water is obtained. A few of the special advantages of the ‘Little Wonder’ are that there is no danger of interior burning-out, as all parts are, protected by a water jacket. The top and the fire grate and door are of cast iron -.and are absolutely fireproof. In other words the heater will never burn out. The “Little Wonder” is simple in design and may be quickly and easily installed in any bathroom. Messrs Beale and Co. are' selling these splendid “water heaters at the low price ot £4 10s each.