LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14145, 17 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Mail* for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe ,also Pitcairn Island. specially addressed, per Kemuera, close at Masterton on Friday (to-mor-row), at 15.20 a.m.

The Foresters v. Oddfellows’ euchre tournament last night resulted in a win for the Foresters by r 17 games to 15. A daily aerial service between Toulouse (Franco) and Casablanca, Morocco, is now in operation. At. Willesdeu (Eng.) a youth was fined £2, Avith £2 2s costs, for failing to obey the order of the conductor of an electric tram to “Pass down the car, please.” Rod Indians in the Ontario reserA’at ions have told the Canadian Goa - eminent that they do not Avaut to vote as they owe' the Government no allegiance, and by' treaty' are “Allies of the British, CroAvn.” .. r' The body of Laura Brewer, a Avar Avidow, aged 27, has been taken from the canal, near Bath (England). She had placed her hat And watch on her husband’s grave in the churchyard near the canal.

A new world record for speed in di A’orce actions Avas established at Sioux City, Indiana, Avhen Mrs Gladys F. Benton started action for divorce and alimony for desertion one hour after her marriage to Marion Benton. The divorce avus granted in the District Court for desertion and non-support. The Admiralty have under consideration a suggsetion that some of the surrendered Avarships should make ail Empire tour for the purposes of propaganda. The proposal is that each of the Allied countries now in possession of German Avarships should adopt the some scheme, but so far no decision has been arrived at.

Jn the Napier Supreme Court, Matanga Tukureaho Avasc found not guilty of indecent assault, Turei Earere not guilty of cattle stealing, and F. O. Amos (telegraphist) not guilty of opening a postal packet (a telegram). The criminal cases have iioav concluded, and in all the defended cases a verdict of not guilty was returned. A Whakatanc telegarm states that at a fluxeutters’ and drainers’ camp at Thornton on Sunday, Alexander. Cameron was stabbed in the loin A\ith. a sheath knife,’ the penetrating tAvo and a half inches and just missing causing a fatal aa-ouiu! to the kidnevs. Patrick Rally has been arrested* and charged with the offence, and .remanded for a Aveek:

The Avar, with the consequent boom in shipping, has given Cardiff twentyfour neAV millionaires.’ At a demonstration of discharged soldiers’’ in that town it Ayas resoWed that they' should be called on to contribute the pensions of all of the disabled Cardiff soldiers. The proposal Avas adopted by 25,000 men and the trades unions.in the town have promised their support.

If experiments 'uoav being. conducted at the Royal Porcelain factory' at Meissen arc successful, Germany may soon Avitncss two and five-mark coins made of porcelain in general circulation. Tho composition is not only' light and compact, but hygienic, because tho coins would be washable the same as cups and saucers. The proposed coins are also said to be difficult to counterfeit. Just before Judge Doherty, of Jersey' City, left the bench one afternoon recently (say's the Central News’ New York correspondent), a messenger brought him the news that his wife had given birth to twins —a boy and a girl. This makes the fifth set of twins born to Mr and Mrs Doherty' in their ten years of married life. Eight of the children are alive and well. Ellen Terry was the centre of a sensational incident at the Shakespearian festival at the Noav Theatre during April. The veteran actress began a scene from Henry IV., and required frequent and audible help from the prompter. Finally she- broke off, exclaiming: “I can’t go on, I’m tob nervous. Please forgive me if I put on my spectacles.” Having put on her glasses she resumed amidst the encouraging cheers of the audience.

A report on research into “Coal Fires” issued by a subcommittee of the Manchester City Council, states that tests. Avith preparations, consisting generally of common salt, with a small percentage of other chemicals, the use of which, it is claimed, double” tho value of a toil of coal, have proved that these preparations have no effect AvhateA'cr on the quantity of heat given out to the room from a given Aveight of coal. Draught devices offer the best hopes of saving coal in the common grate. The Mayor (Mr IV. H. Jackson) presided over a meeting held in the Municipal Lecture Room, Masterton, last evening of those interested in the pro-. posal 1o publicly' recognise, the services of Mr Richard Brown, who Avas for many years chairman of the Masterton District High School Committee. After some discussion it was decided that an address and presentation be made to Mr Brown, and the following committee was appointed to make the necessary' arrangements:—Messrs A. Donald, A. Hendry, E. 11. Waddington, 11. Miller, B. E Church, A Pickering, J. R. Nicol, D. Threadwell, J. Calwell, H. M. Boddington, W. H. Jackson and A. W. G. Bollings (secretary' and treasurer). It Avas decided that all lists ami donations be handed in to the treasurer by June 30th. ,

‘‘Ladies, you will be delighted to know that ‘NO RUBBING LAUNDRY HELP’ takes the di/’t and smudges out of clothes without the diseressing rubbing customary in the Aveelriy' Avashing. ”* Black and Blue Cosy Slippers, in all sizes, at Wairarapa’s Leading Footwear Store, next Post Office, Masterton* “I never saw you looking so well.” “No wonder, dear, I don’t wear myself out now in rubbing the weekly washing. ‘NO RUBBING LAUNDRY HELP’ does the work.”* Woods Great Peppermint Cure 1/9 2/S" For Influenza, take ; ; • • *i

lii September, 1920 an eclipse of the sun will occur. In parts of Australasia it will be seen as a total eclipse. Madrid lias fifty thousand beggars who frequent the streets and solicit alms of visiting strangers whom they readily spot. The beggar population represents one to each hundred inhabitants of the city.

A Chicago message declares that Jud ,r e Joseph B. David has resigned because he is ‘' sick and tired of hearing divorce cases.” He declared that, marriage does not mean anything now. Divorce was an asset to women for attractin gmore men. The Bsthonians (says Reuter) have finished counting the first eight million roubles, in gold, received from Russia. There was found to be a surplus of five roubles, which was returned. The balance of seven million roubles in gold was due in the month of April. Owing to the success of the new long distance Marconi wireless sets on board the Cii liar dors Imperator, Mauretania and Carmania, the White Star vessels Olympic, Adriatic, Baltic, Celtic, Cedri(- and Megantic will be similarly equipped on their next sailings from Bugland. All these ships will in future have direct intercommunication with laud over a distance of 1400 miles.

Major 11. J. P. Thomas, of Haver-ford-wost, has bought the town of Milform Haven, lock, stock and barrel. The deal involved a sum of a quarter of a million. By his purchase, Major Thomas, who is the only buyer in the transaction, becomes possessor ot 10UU houses, the lordship of three manors, and the owner of Castle Hall Mansion House, and the market tolls of the rising port of Milford. Francis Augustine Kroupa, married, 53 years of age, a compositor by occupation, residing in Wellington, died suddenly in the Wellington hospital recently suffering from influenza and bronchial trouble, and was discharged from that institution a few days ago. After tea last evening he was sitting in the kitchen chatting with his brother and smoking his pipe, when he suddenly fell forward and expired The classification lists of the Public Service and the Post and Telegraph Departments have now been issued. The lists are not however, of the same character as last year, since there has been no. general regrading of the services. This regrading is not undertaken each year, but promotions and reclassifications jn individual cases are made from time to time, and these are shown in the lists.

The City Council of Reykjavik, in Iceland, has begun the operation of a special bakery in conjunction with the municipal gas works, whereby much of tho heat which, formerly escaped up the chimney of the latter is utilised in the/ ovens of the former. It_is expected that before long all the black bread consumed in tho city will be baked in this establishment. Threepound loves are completely baked ;; in three hours, and other sizes in proportionate time.

It is understood that preliminary work has been commenced in connection with the setting up of a camp for the co-operative workers who are to bore the Orongorongo tunnel, under arrangements with the Wellington City Council. The work consists of boring a 7ft. Tin tunnel through the mountain range immediately to the. east of the Morton dam at Wainui, commencing at a point at the head of the George stream (which flows into the Morton dam).

A new device ha& been added to tlic amenities of Harrogate, in the shape of an aeration bath, which produces the sensation of lying in a bottle of lemonade without letting the fizz, says the London Daily Chronicle. The patient reclines at full length in mineral water, through which a blizzard of compressed air is forced. As a 'variant on the molten wax and whirlpool baths, this fresh excitement promises to add to the new sensation which frazzled nerves require to shock them into quiescence. It is suggested that so’nic of the earliest life on. earth may Have been discovered by D,r. Galitte, At the Freneh Academy of Sciences. Latterly M. Lacroix, secretary of the Academy, handed several pieces of fossilised amber to Dr. Galitte, who found micro-organisms in them. Freed from the prison, where they are believed to have “slept” and duly cultivated, these organisms developed great activity. The doctor deduces that, one must associate the age of the organism with, that of the formation of the amber itself. This is said to bo tens of thousands of years ago.

A meeting of boxing enthusiasts was held in Murray’s Hall, Masterton, last evening, at the invitation of the President of the old Boxing Club (Mr A.. P. Whatman. There were present the following:—Messrs A. P. Whatman, G. Barr, G. W. Sellar, K. McLaren, W. G. Lamb, H. H. Dawson, G. Dallas, Bolton, Allen, Melvor, Ritchie, F. W. 11. Kuimner, W. 11. Jackson,, Humphries, Fanthorpe, C. F. Holmwocjd, J. W. Lewis, and Chalmers. After Mr A. I*. Whatman had called upon those present to stand as a mark of respect to the fallen honorary and active members, he briefly reviewed the past operations of the Masterton Boxing Club. On his suggestion the following officers and committee were re-elected, with power to add: —Patron, Dr. P. R. Cook; president, A. P. Whatman; vicepresidents, W. D. Watson and Walter Cameron; committee, V. E. Donald, 1). Caselbcrg, G. W. Sellar, G. It. Perry, J. Cross, W. B. Cheunells, D. K. Logan and F. W. Kummer. The chairman stated that Mr H. H. Dawson had kindly consented to act as honorary secretary to the Club until a permanent man had been appointed. Mr W. IT. Jackson addressed the meeting, and promised the Club his hearty support. It was decided to call the committee together to make definite arrangements for the opening of the season under the direction of Mr George Barr, who has consented to undertake the duties of honorary instructor.

There is every probability of a very considerable shortage of wheat all over I'ne world next. year. Every forecast points to the fact that the, year 1921 will be the year of the dear loaf. Farmers in tlui Wairarapa would all do well to put in every acre possible in wheat. This can, be done with the Fordson Tractor. With a good steady man at the wheel the machine cannot possibly go wrong. The land is all ploughed to a uniform depth, and with the best seed-bed conceivable. Last, year £SO an acre was cleared in wheat off paddocks close to Masterton. Wriglev, Ltd., will supply the plant.*

Just arrived —Ladies’ Cosy and Quilted Slippers, in black, blue, and pale blue, at —Carpenter aul Evans, Masterton.*

No cold fc an when ‘NAZOL’ is used. A powerful amd penetrating germicide, it gives instant relief and wards off influenza.*

The poll taken amongst the Pabia—tua County ratepayers ou the proposal to raise £l5O per annum by rates for tlio upkeep of the Carnival Park, resulted in a majority of 164 for the proposal. The result of the polling is as follow:s —For the proposal, 236; against the proposal, 72; majority for, 164. At the annual meeting of the Mastori on Fire Board it was stated that the declarations of premium income show plenty of movement, increases from a half to 600 per cent, and decreases from a half to 661 per cent, on their previous year's income. The total shows an increase of £914 6s Sd,. which seems to indicate increased building operations last year. The high cost of marriage is causin"- general discontent in Austria, according to a Vienna newspaper. Tk cost of marriage now is 240,000 crowJD. for the bride alone, according to tfrgnewspaper schedule. This is equivalent to about £I2OO, counting the crown, as worth about ltd. This amoutn would buy 62,000 crowns worth of dresses, linen 44,000 crowns,.and furniture 164,000 crowns. In Austria it is custom-

ary for the bride to furnish the house well as provide her trousseau. There's no need to worry about the end of the world for another ten thousand million years, according to Charles Nordmann*, the well-known scientific writer. Besides his opinion on the

latest researches, M. Nordmann states that the rays of tho sun, the source of all terrestrial life, should last at least 10,000,000,000 more years, unless there is a collision between the solar body and another planet. Two famous savants, Jlcrnioltz and Henri Poincare, estimated that the sun would have burned itself out within eight million years, but the recent discovery that the solar mass contains immense deposits of radium means that the sun’s heat will have a vastly greater duration.

A campaign to prevent extension of the practice of selling babies has been inaugurated at Salk Lake City Judge Hugo Anderson, of the JuveniMjt Court. The practice, according to fch™ judge, lias grown to alarming propor-' tions, and the plan he suggested would make the transfer Cf a baby from its v mother to another person a legal process.' Reports to Judge Anderson from juvenile court workers, it was said, indicated that such transfers were_ sc common as to be termed “promiscuous” between the real mother and women who yearned for children, but desired to evade the discomforts of child birth. A State organisation was being, formed to secure legislatonthrough arousing public sentiment against the sale of babies, as if they were real estate.

In the possession of a sense of humour, 1 General Birdwood is equipped with one’ of the chief graces of a pablie speaker, and it ran like a thread of gold through his address at the Art Gallery (Dunedin) on Saturday afternoon (says the Otago Times).. In de- ‘ scribing the difficulties with which ho was faced when men came up to h ,EI and said, “Don’t you remember me?” Jio recounted an incident which occur-A* red in the north, when a man said him: “Don’t yen remember one aififet when von were going round tlie trene.ites at Quinn’s Post, you came along and trod right in the middle of my. stomach?” “I could only say,’.’ added the General, “that I was* very sorry that I •lid not "remember him, but under tne circumstances I must have made 3much greater impression on him thane he did on me.”

As the result of the discharge of a-double-barrelled shotgun, Henry Thomas Whitcher, a widower, 6o years of jj.ro met his death at Wainui c-Mata on ’ Tuesday afternoon. Deceased, who had retired from business, residing at Wainui-o-mata. About 1 P-m----ou Tuesday he left his house and vrtint with his gun to a shed about 100 yarns away, as was his custom to shoot the bird's that attacked the fruit in his orchard.. Shortly afterwards his daughter heard the* report of the gun, of , which she took no special heed, being used to her father shooting at the birds. Three hours later, as Whitcher did not return, his daughter went to investigate, and found him lying dead in the shed, apparently having - been killed by a charge from the gun, lav on the floor beside him. There wer« two cartridges in the gun, and 9 one bad been discharged. It is surmised that the' deceased tripped and fell, cansing the <nin to go off and kill him. Mr E. Page, S.M., held a coroner’s inquest at Wellington yesterday, and brought in a verdict .that “the deceased was killed by the discharge of a gun which he was handling at the time.

A position in office is sought. Domestic assistance is required. A bulldog is advertised for sale. A reward is offered for lost brief bag. A. saddle and bridle are advertised for sale. A six-roomed dwelling is advertised for sale. Oyster bottles are required in-any quantity . Two unfurnished rooms are ad\ crimed to let. Board and lodgings or unfurnished rooms are required. 1 Mr G. IV. Sellar advertises a fiveroomed house for sale. See advertisement in our wanted minis fp 7-roomed house for sale. Mr Ingham, Queen street, inserts an advertisement in our wanted columns. Messrs Pragnell and McKenzie insert a notice on page 1 with reference, to claims in the estate of the late- Jas. Cooper, of Hinekura. Now during the social season a ladies’ appearance is always enhanced by the inclusion in ‘her apparel of some dainty article of jewellery. Bradbury & have a fine range of jewellery suitable for. social functions. Will you calif The cold winter winds proclaim themselves in no uncertain manner, and necessitate the wearing of warmer clothing, especially coats. Readers wilf be interested to learn that a large variety of smart winter coats are on view at the premises of Watson and Co., and a good opportunity is afforded all ladies to obtain a. comfortable coat tor these cold days*

The attention of every jman and woman in Masterton is wanted to this announcement of the Wairarapa Farmers’ real sale commencing on Saturday, June 19, at 9 a.m. A sale that sets a new pace for value giving in everything you want for personal wear and household needs. At this sale in particular we are enabled to offer exceptionally good merchandise at very low prices because of late shipments. The values are extraordinary —he early the opening day.—The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Assn., Ltd.* Slippers, slippers for Winter Evenings, just opened, in Black Velvet and Cloth Cosies. All sizes.—Carpenter & Evans.* * . .. ; »

• A Press Asseoiation telegram from 1 Hokitika states that Otira Cottage Hospital was totally destroyed bjy lire .last night. The insurance was £BO6, but the loss is substantially highei* A young man named Albert Edward Anstice, residing at Newtown, collapsed suddenly yesterday afternoon yhile [working in the back yard of his residence, and expired almost immediately. It appears that Anstice had been suffering from influenza. 'The ferry steamer AVahine did not reach Wellington until 5 o’clock last night, having been delayed at Lyttelton bv fog until 5 o’clock yesterday morning. She berthed at • the Ferry Wharf and sailed again at 10.25 p.m. . for Lyttelton. The half-yearly .mooting of the Foresters’ Lodge will be held t-o-mor-i ■ row evening, when a layge amount of will be transacted, including election of officers. A social evening is to be held at the conclusion of the business, and all members are requseted to be in attendance. (Tjie Masterton Borough Council wrote to the Petoue Council suggesting that a conference of local bodies be held in Wellington in regard to the supply of coal for gas-making purposes. At a meeting of the Petone Council last evening the suggestion was agreed to, and the Mayor (Mr J. W. McEwan) and the gas manager (Mr H. Appleyard) were appointed delegates. A very pleasant evening was spent iu the Greytown Presbyterian Sunday School on Tuesday, under the auspices of the W.G’.T.U. 'Mrs Boucher presided. Songs and recitations were given .-and competitions held. Mrs Peryman gave an interesting address Three new members joined the Union. A silent. vote of sympathy (all standing) was accorded to the relatives of the late Miss Muir, the latter being a member of the Union. A collection taken up realised £3 5s 6d, and a donation of 10s brought the amount up to £3 15s -6d.

The valuable benefits of the Got*

ernment National Provident Fund are tot probably as widely known as they ught to be, but the fact that large sums have been paid out for maternity, incapacity, and widows’ and children’s benefits up to the end of last year should illustrate the extent of the help contributors receive at a time when it is urgently needed. In addition to this there is a - comfortable annuity at 60 and the other benefits comprise incapacity and widows’ and children’s allowances, as well as £6 on the birth of each contributor’s child. Mr .J . Curtayne, the departmental lecturer, is now visiting Masterton, and can be communicated with care cf the Post •Office.