LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14128, 28 May 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Eketahuna Borough Council has deeded to strike a general rate of 8 3-Sd in the £1 on the unimproved value. A New York cable states that the Shamrock IV., the America. Cup competitor, has been launched.

It is announced by a Reuter message from Paris that Hr Peck has made au important discovery which will ensure protection to operators against the effects of X-rays, by the application of rays neutralising the ultraviolet rays.

At the Masterton S.M. Court this morning, Cyril Hodgkinson, for speeding over the intersection of a street, and with failing to sound the horn of his motor-cycle, was fined 10s, with costs 7s, on each information.

Anyone desirous of a change if climate should visit the Wairarapa (says the Otaki Mail), where, of times, the four seasons are rolled into one. Last week some glorious weather prevailed, then heavy rain, wind, gales, hail, frost, thunder, find snow' on the low-lying.hills —all within the space of a week.

A hockey' match was played'at' dreytown yesterday between '’(Excelsior .(Masterton) and Greytown,. (before. r. a largo, crowd of spectators, , which suited in a win for Excelsior by 3 goals to 2. Following are the scorers: Foster (2), Flaw's' (1). : For Greytown, Smith and Hamilton one each. There is still a steady 'demand' for sugar, despite the fact that the •’ jammaking season is practically over. The anticipation of an increase in price from July Ist is given by Christchurch traders as the reason for the substantial demand. An advance of 3d per lb has been mentioned, but it requires official verification.

Archibald Hilson .Bergersen, charged with failing to parade at Masterton for active service, was sentenced ;to 18 months’ hard labour by. the court-mar--tiul at Palmerston North. Herbert Garfield Currie, similarly charged, was sentenced to two years’. Subsequently a period of six month’ was remitted in Currie’s favuor. The British submersible battleship, “ M 3, ” is the very last word in undersea craft. Her principal feature to tho eye of an onlooker is the enormous gun projecting from the armored gun-room forward of the conning-tower, but beneath her water-line is a far more subtle weapon in the shape of torpedotubes. The calibre of the gun is 12inch, a size hitherto deemed impossible to fit to an undersea boat.

In giving his verdict at an inquest held at Grevtown. yesterday, the District. Coroner (Mr E. G. Eton) commented upo,n the many accidents that occurred owing to carelessness by those Using firearms). He desired to impress upon shootistfe the. need otf exercising the greatest care before and after using a gun, and thereby assist fo minimise the painful tragedies jhat were repeatedly occurring. When one hears of £l5O per acre,being realised,| If or properties on the; Palmerston-Ashurst road, it is interesting to read ,the following extract from a, letter written by the late Mr J. T. Stewart, formerly district surveyor: “In 1871 Swedish immigrants arrived in Foxton per s.s. Goahcad, and to each was allotted 30 acres of land between Palmerston . and As'hurst. They were charged £1 per acre, which they paid out o? their earnings at road-making. — Foil ding Star. > :

Tho Wellington Provincial Conference of the Farmers’ Union discussed in committee on Wednesday the following remit from the Wairatrapa -SubProvincial District: “That the Waira : rapa Sub-Provincial District, be granted a provincial status, as owing, to, the. geographical situation, and fluTbad railway communication between Palmerston and Masterton, it is impossible for Wairarapa delegates to attend provincial executive meetings in Palmerston North, inter-provincial conferences to he held alternately on each coast.” The remit was adopted.

The cabled news regarding the drop in prices of various commodities in England has aroused a good deal of interest locally, and the slump in boots has been especially commented upon. It is considered quite certain that this matter will 'have some effect on the boot trade in New Zealand. .A slump here is anticipated by some who are also of the opinion that this will he hastened by an effort on the part of wholesalers to reduce stocks whilst the market is firm. Retailers are hound to be very cautious, and except where absolutely necessary there will be very little buying until the horizon clears. — Napier Herald.

Great Peppermint Cure 1/9 2/9* For Influenza, take

Masterton Grocers contend that the present time is most- opportune for circulating the new “KEEP SMILING” Boot Polish. Price 8d per 'tin. Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., Wholesale

Napier, has received 1070 tons of cement this week..

In connection with the N.Z. Farmers 5 Union Rifle competition, the Eketahuna branch scored 536 points.

While proceeding to Manaia (says a Press Association telegram from Hawera) Edward Borrie, aged 19, who was riding a motor-cycle, collided with a horse and trap coining towards Hawera driven by James Mead, farmer. Borrie was killed.

At the Masterton • S.M. Court this morning, for having sold underweight bread, Alfred Cole (Mr H. C. Robinson) and Wiiliam H. Wilson (Mr Burridge) wero each convicted apd fined £5, with costs. Both defendants pleaded guilty. The prosecutions were instigated by an Inspector of the Public Health Department, to whom the bread had been sold.

A Wellington telegram states that for Collie time past very little new v;ak has been done by the Wellugrou poration staff, and l,.ig works in progress have been stopped altogether. The reason is the shortage of cement. The city is not receiving even enough for maintenance works. Private contractors are also seriously handicapped bv the cement shortage.

An inquest touching the death of the late Mrs Hannah Moore, who died at the Greytown Hospital on Wednesday as the result, of a gunshot wound, was held at the Greytown Hospital, yesterdav, before Mr E. 3. Eton (District Coroner). A verdict was returned, that the deceased died from hemorrhage, as the outcome of a gunshot wound accidentally inflicted. The most thorough experiment yet made in the use of radium for the treatment of cancer has begun at the Middlesex Hospital, London, with onesixth of an ounce of the wonderful metal, lent to the hospital by the Medical Research Committee. So powerful are the emanations sfrom this tiny quantity •that it has to be kept in a leaden box weighing a ton and a half. It was got from gunsights and other sources by the Ministry of Munitions. One gramme, or: one-fifteenth .of an ounce, is the minimum quantity that can . be used in treatment, No. other hospital in the world has such a curative treatment as the Middlesex, and valuable results are anticipated.

At the Wellington Supreme Court vesterday a dissolution of her marriage with Ernest MacKcnzie was sought by Margaret Mary MacKenzie, who gave evidence of desertion. Mr R. R. Burridge appeared for petitioner. Petitioner said she had married in May, 1914, but after only three weeks of married life her husband ceased to provide for her, and she supported herself by doing work as a maternity nurse. Respondent was peculiar in his character, and there was insanity in the! family. He had been sentenced to two vears 5 , reformative treatment in Auckland, and, was at present in gaol. The court entered a decree nisi, to be made months. At the Wellington Land Board’s monthly meeting yesterday the following applications for transfers were granted:'—Section 60 blk VIII, Mangahaq S.D., 9a Or 16p, Jacob Hanson to William Alexander Stevenson; section pt '64, block VIII, .v Mangahao S.D., Jacob IlUnson to William Alexander Stevenson; section 1 40, block VIII, Maxim S.D., 45a: 3rop,. Alexander Brown to}Mrs Bridget,' Shanahan; part 23b* if. Mangahao . S.D., 146 a 2r. Opppt. 230, block VIII, Mangahao S.D., 454 (191 a 2d. Op)j Edward Thomas James tq Christopher Clare Yowell...andWilliam Ernest Yowell .(discharged solr diejrs)section 12, block 11, Puketoi S.D., 78a 3r 32p, John Culow to George Hill Grimmer.

The annual meeting of the Mastertort bfaneh of the Y.M.C.A. was ’held last -evening, with Mr T. F. Watson in thej chair. The" annual .report and bal-ance-sheet were read and adopted. It was unanimously decided to thank the Ladies? Auxiliary for their financial assistance during the post year. _ Special mention was also made of their work in with renovating the building and furniture, and assistance toward the Sunday teas. Votes of thanks were also passed to the Press, Mr W. J. Holder (for his assistance in musical matters), the auditors, and to tho caretakers, Mr and Mrs Boss. Mr C. D. Shoosmith intimated that he would be pleased to devote three nights per week towards the secretarial duties of the Association. On the motion of tho chairman it was decided to convene a special meeting on Monday, Juno i , for the purpose of considering :Mr Shoosmith’9 offer, and also for the election of ,officers for t’he ensuing year. ! Through a bedroom window in London recently there came rapid automatic wireless telephone messages that were being sent out by a Bolshevik operating in Moscow. A Daily Chronicle representative, who listened to those communications, heard also messages from Hanover and Carnarvon. They were all received on a new and specially designed machine set, which Powell Rees (brother of Sir J. D. Rees, M.P.), has invented. It has been named the “H.P.R. Long Range Receiving Set,” and its manufacture for amateurs is shortly to be begun in the Old Country. The remarkable feature of this set is that it is all contained in a tiny box, and is said to be so simple in its mechanism that a child can work it Its range of capacity can be easily increased .without making H clumsy. The cost of manufacture is only a few pounds. With three thermionic valves, which may bo described in nontechnical terms as “magnifiers,” messages sent from a distance of thousands of miles can be heard with great distinctness. Every Sunday, between 3 6 and fi and 8 p.m Mr. Rees listens' to a telephonic concert in Italy. A lady’s bicyele is advertised for sale.

A lost black spaniel dog is advertised for.

Mrs A. J. Percy, Te Ore Ore, requires a cook-laundress. Orders fou firewood may be left at Corkill’s boot shop. A woman .to do washing half-day fortnightly is required. A single man requires board and residence; away during day. A reward is offered for return, of a kick-start cog-wheel off Big X. motor cycle.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, Ltd., require a married' couple for sheep station.

The Wairarapa Education Assn, will hold their weekly elass in the Municipal Lecture Room to-night at 8 o’clock.

Mr A. T. Diekason is selling at the Queen Street Mart to-morrow afternoon, at 1.45, furniture, Nelson and Hawke’s Bay choice apples, table swedes; also a splendid line of young laying ducks and 8.0. roosters. Further entries are invited. ! Ready for instant, use, “NAZQL” is sure protection, against coughs and an rlngfMa 1 /fi *’

Thomas Emerson, for having driven a vehicle at night without lights, wa*. convicted and fined 10s, with costs 7s, at the Masterton S.M. Court this morning.

At the Masterton S.M. Court this morning the police brought a charge against. Alf. Edward Hayes (Mr McKenzie) of having driven a motor car at s speed dangerous to the public, and in a negligent manner, which resulted in au accident to a motor cycle driven by* one Joseph Campbell, in the vicinity of the Club Hotel. Defendant was fined £ t s and costs 15s.

A somewhat significant case came before Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M,, at the Auekrland Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, in tfie light of the steady influx of Indians into New Zealand. C. Hannaht was charged with, that being a party to the cleaners, caretakers and liftmen’s award, he employed one Dahya* Lula a s liftman and paid him 30s pec week instead of £2 15s, the award rate. Dahva Lula was also charged wit in having worked from Oct. 29th, 1919, to March 22, 1920, for 30s per week, when the award rate was £2 15s. Afterhearing evidence, Mr Cutten remarked that it looked like a deliberate breach of the award. The only excuse was thatthey wero foreigners. A penalty of £5 W 39 imposed on defendant Hannah, and £1 on Dahya Lula.