TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXVI, Issue 231, 3 October 1902, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

Press Association. Electric Telegraph

Gapijright.

Hawera, October 2.

Last evening R. E. Mcßae, a wellknown sporting man, and for many years prominent in local politics, was entertained at a smoke concert and presented with a purse of sovereigns and gold badge of Jife membership of the Egtnont Racing Club, of which he has been a steward since the club's inception. Me Mcßae did much to improve blood and draught stock as well as sheep and cattle in this district. He is going to South Africa to settle.

The Borough Council have accepted a tender of £1857 17s 9d for the erection of abattoirs.

A movement is afoot to erect a memorial to Trooper Goodland and other South Taranaki men who lost their lives in South Africa.

Palmerston N., October 2.

Messrs Canning, Hawke's Bay, and J. D. Iremonger, Wellington, will judge the poultry at the forthcoming Ma'riaw^tu A. and P. Show. Mr C. Bramah, "Welilngto,n ; will judge the collies, and Messrs R. O. Mackin, Koputaroa, and E. Delatour, Wanga nui, the remaining dog classes at the show.

Mastekton, October 2.

Thp Boroiigh Council's proposed loan pi £6000 fop the re construe ion Gas Works and the esten§ion pf mains came before the ratepayers tp-day and was rejected by 244 to 217. Only a small propoptipn pi! the ratepayers voted.

Westport, October?,

Lan Macßae, licensee of the Commercial Flotcl, was fined £7 and costs for Sunday trading by Mr Hawkins, S.M. He intends to appeal, on the ground that the housemaid, who served the drinks, wag not authorised to make the sale.

Wellington, October 2

The following Contingenters re turned from South Africa by the Rirautaka this morninc : —Captains Haghos and Overton, Major Bartltjtfc, Lieuta. Speedy, Wighton, Mason, Hickson, Langford, WhiteleyandDerrett, Sergt. Thomas, Troopers Ho<2son, Gernhafer, Black, Acton, Druick, Hndriileston, Urqahart, Orr, Palmer, Baiman, Fairbrother, Claque, Ready, S,teyrart f Hortoa and Georgette, '