LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 2 December 1926, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The Mastcrton-Opaki Rifle Club has decided to postpone the holding of its field day, which was to have 'been on Saturday, until after the New Year.

\f nil examination held at the Masteitou Technical School on Tuesday, the following pupils received proficiency certificates: Annie Chisholm, May Graham, Raymond Cross, Thomas -McCracken and Raymond Watkins. Clarence Taylor obtained an endorsed competency certificate.

“I am testing 220 cows, and have been testing for the last three years,’ said a North' Island factory director at a recent meeting, “and 1 have raised my average by 501 b a head. Now 501 b of butter fat at 1/6 is £3/15/-. So I have increased my return per cow by this amount and this increase per cow, or £S2S for the herd has paid me many times over for the cost of testing.” During November dental work was carried out as follows at the Musteiton Dental Clinic: Amalgam fillings, <l4; cement fillings, 42; silver nitrate treatment, 106; sealing operations, 44; extractions, 42; minor total operations, 346; total attendance, 204; number of patients treated, 93. Pupils of Lansdowne and Solway schools were treated.

While about to put a shovel of coal on the lire, a lady resident of Kankeilor Street, South Dunedin, noticed a foreign substance the shape of a piece ol' ibrooni handle about bin or 4in long amongst the coal. She removed it, and later oil showed it to her husband, who, on examining it, found it was labelled, “Blasting powder —‘highly explosive.” The lady is thankful that she was cautious’ enough t pick it out of the coal and place it on one side. The final meeting for the year of the Ladies’ Congregational Church Guild was held on Wednesday. Business was transacted, and arrangements were made for a Garden Party at Mrs G. Masters, 133 Dixon Street, on Saturday, December 11th. There will be a Christmas Tree, work and jumble stalls, competitions, and musical selections on a gramophone. Admission will be free. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Rankin and Fielding.

At a united meeting of the management committee of the Masterton Methodist Children’s Home and members of the Wellington Board, Miss Allan was appointed matron in succession to Sister May, who will shortly be leaving for Melbourne. Miss Allan has been a member of the staff of a boys’ home in Auckland and the “Ross Home” in Diiuediii. Miss Webb, of .Nelson, was also appointed first assistant as successor to Sister Annie.

The unfavourable weather experienced yesterday somewhat marred the success of the “Shop Day” held in the C'elntral Arcade by resid pits of Solway in aid of the fund for improvements to the tennis court at the Solway School. A choice array of produce, cakes, sweets and fancy work was on sale. Those whi assisted were Alesdamcs lr. W. Bungate, O'Neal, F. Nelson, C. Aloore, B. Cameron and Price. Alessrs A. T. Jackson, Aliuton and O’Neal also helped in the arrangements. Applications arc now being invited by the Public Trustee for grants for tne amount becoming available under the T. G. Alacarthv Tru t for distribution to charitable and educational institutions in the provincial district of Wellington. Applications must be made on special forms to be obtained from the District Public Trustee, Wellington, and must be lodged with that officer not later than the -Bth February, l!)-’7. The applications, when received, will be considered bf The Advisory Committee set up by the Board of Governors of the Trust. Becommcndations will then be made by the Advisory Committee to the Board of Governors,“which finally decides on the allocation of the grants.

An interesting feature nt the Haweru Show last week was a motor gymkhana, in which a race for old-time

ears was one -of the principal events. The ancient chariots that turned out for the race were reminiscent of motordom’s earliest era. They rattled and smoked, and steamed, and fumed, and one jbf them filially fell to pieces in a valiant effort to outstrip the field.

The Waikato Farmers’ Auctioneering Co. in their report this week say: — store sheep there is a good inquiry for wethers, hoggets :jnd ewes and lambs out of the wool, but prices are a lot lower tha nthis time last season. Big yardings of store cattle have 'been coming forward, and although feed is plentiful, there has been a decline, in prices, due, no doubt, to the drop in fat cattle. The pig market continues firm for baconers and porkers at about Cd per lb., the bacon companies operating at this figure, stores still meeting with good competition at high prices.

The results of the evening runs under the auspices of the Carterton Athletic Club, were as follow: —220 yards: S. Smith, BO yards, if 0. Tlack, 24 yards 2; W. 11. Huberts, 10 yards, 0. Time, 23 3-osec. 880 yards: I. Hart, 50 yards, 1; Af. Walker, 20 yards, 2; D. Aloncrieff, 40 yards, 3. Time, 2min .12 3-ssee. Bicycle race, llmiles: L. Booth, 40 yards, Ij A. Downes 30 yards, 2; D. TJdy, 80 yards, 3. Time, 2 min. 23 3-5 sec. Schoolboy events —100 yards: C. Johnson 1, ,C: Cook 2, A. Heading 3. Time, 13 2-sscc. 220 yards: L. Jensen 1, C. Johnston 2, D. Taylor 3. Time, 29 2-ssec.

A head-on collision between two cars yesterday afternoon at the junction on the Northern Approach of the Opaki and Tc Ore Ore roads resulted in both vehicles being consul rably damaged. The'cars were driven by Frank McKellar, of Blairlogie, who was proceeding ■To the East X*>ast from Alasterton, and Mrs Dorothy Goodgame, who had just left the hospital en route for Mauriceville. Apaprently there was some misunderstanding between the drivers as to signalling their routes, and the cars collided near the footpath below Air Pithcr’s residence. The force of the impact drove both cars off the road and into the bank. There were several passengers in both vehicles, but no one was injured.

Two months of the front fishing season having gone, inquiries were made yesterday as to the catches in the Wellington acclimatisation district, io those sportsmen who will only use artificial bait, the season has been a disappointment so far, owing to the frequency of heavy rain and the consequent cloudy state of the rivers and streams. That, however, does not.dispose of the matter, for wherever there are trout ways and means will be found to catch them. The .season has been quite a. good one for the “wormers,” those fishermen —and women, too —who use the worm as the 1 only possible bait for muddied waters. A recent report from, a Wairarapa ranger stated that one man, fishing with tiie worm, took 12(5 fish within, a week.

Kerbside pumps in Napier have to go, this being the decision finally arrived at by the Napier Borough Council. The committee to whom the matter had been referred expressed the opinion that it would not be fair or equitable to permit the erection of petrol pumps in one area of the town and to refuse permission to applicants in another area, and therefore recommended that the resolution passed by the Council on March 15 last be reaffirmed, viz*. “That all applications for the erection of kerbside petrol pumps be refused.” The committee further recommended that the proprietors of petrol pumps and air stations (already erected on the footpaths be instructed that such pumps and air stations must be removed from the footpath before November 30. These recommendations were adopted by the council.

‘‘ My soil threw me out on the road like an old boot, your Worship,” said a defendant at the Wanganui Court. He related how he and his wife had not been getting along well together, as he had failed in business. He went away for a holiday to let matters blow over, and returned on the evening of the auniversary of their silver wedding, thinking to patch up their differences. He met with a very cold reception from his wife and family, and later in the evening a policeman was called in. In reply to the Magistrate, he admitted that he went away without informing his wife, and came back .unannounced, and while away did not- bother to write. On his return he wanted to occupy the best room in the house against his wife’s wishes. The Magistrate informed him that he had not adopted a very conciliatory attitude on his return, and, in fact, acted most unreasonably, and if lie had hoped for a reconciliation lie went the worst way about it. Boarders wanted. Fox terrier for sale. •> Douglas motor-bike for sale. Advertiser wants to rent or lease house. Messrs C. Smith, Ltd., insert special advertisements in our wanted column. The. W.F.C.A., Ltd., insert special advertisements in our wanted known col* umn. The Castlepoint. County Council insert a notice re tenders on page 1 of tl.is issue. •Messrs Hugo and Shearer, Ltd., insert special advertisements in o.ur wanted column. On page 4 the Wairarapa Farmers’ advertise new patterns in carpets, rugs and linoleums. The 8.8. Express motor services, Masterton-Palnierston North, new Telephone number is 1081. Mr. Robert Andrew, 10 Olive Street, wishes to advise.the public that he is prepared to accept orders for mowing and raking hay. Orders may be left at the N.Z. Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.

No fresh cases of typhoid have been reported in Masterton. The entrance fees for the fancy dress competitions in connection with the Beautifying Society carnival on Saturday next will bo 1/- for adults and (3d for children.

‘‘When a judge makes a mistake it becomes the law of it'he land “remarked Lord Dewar at a dinner in London recently.” When a plumber makes a mistake he charges twice for it. When a doctor makes a'mistake he buries it. When a preacher makes a mistake nobody nows the difference.”

“There is many a man of supposed good character walking about who ought to be in dock,” said Mr 11. T. Gillies when criticising evidence given in the Supreme Court at Hamilton as to character. This prompted his Honour, Air. Justice Hcrdman, to remark, “You make me feel quite uncomfortable, Mr. Gillies.”

One hundred pianos have been purchased by the Education Department from an Auckland firm, and the stock will be drawn upon gradually as applications are received from schools. The Auckland Education Board will be required to see that the instruments are properly housed and covered.

One of 'the most popular “stalls” at the Beautifying Society’s Carnival on Saturday—and particularly so with the children—will be the Christmas tree, which will contain a varied selection of toys that will gladden the hearts of the young folk. The ladies in charge of the tree will doubtless have a verybusy time. The recent controversy concerning road iii tailing methods employed o*. metal highways in the Waifotara County was referred -to Air A. Tyndall, engineer to the Highways Board, by a “Chronicle” reporter. Air Tyndall said it was incontestable that light metalling with fine gravel on a road already well’formed was a sound proposition. Such methods were employed to a very great extent in America, where it was recognised that scattered metal would be replaced on the road at small cost.

That gold currency seems to be coining into its own again was emphasised last Saturday in Napier, when a lawyer’s (jlerk was somewhat astonished to find his pay envelope the receptacle for clinking golden coins. -As an example of how suspicious the average man of the present day is as regards the erst-while standard of exchange, the clerk in question took the envelope to the boss and asked ‘ ‘ what the game was,” and it took all that plausibility which lawyers are famed for to convince it'he- clerk that he was not being had.