MASTERTON.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1250, 13 February 1896, Page 20

MASTERTON.

Masterton, February 5. Four patients were admitted into the Hospital during the past week, two discharged, tliere being eight in the institution at present; A child, five years of age, son of. Mr P. Carr, Te Ore Ore, has been admitted into the Hospital, suffering from a fractured arni, caused by falliiig from a horsO. As a man named Benedict Perard, lately with Fitz Gerald’s Circtis, was crossing the Whangehau bridge on horseback a part of the structure gave way, and horse and rider were precipitated to the bed of the river. Perara suffered a fracture of the shoulder-blade, and injuries to the chest and leg. He has been brought to the Hospital. A s a result of the heavy rain oh the ranges on Sunday night, the Masterton rivers were in flood on Monday, when some damage waS done to the crops on the low-lying lands. About ten acres of newly-cut oats belonging to Mr J. Montgomery were swept away through the Waingawa overflowing its banks. Mr D. S. Goodyer, of the Masterton Telegraph Office, is to be transferred to Napier. . Masterton, February (>. Sevtnity-six waggon loads of sheep were sent over the Summit yesterday for Welling; ton ; 28 of these were from Ekctahuna, Id from Carterton and the balance from ston.

It is reported that tile Customs authorities are prepared to forego the confiscation of Mr Wagstaff’s brewery plant at Milngatainoka, on payment of the fine inflicted and certaiii costs.

The Women’s Christian 'i cmperance Crusade of Masterton have presented the president, Mrs Dukes, with a lady’s handbag, writing desk and an address. In the address reference is made to the very great interest taken by the recipient in the work of the Crusade; and regret is felt at her approaching departure from Masterton.

’J he children attending the Hutt schools will have their annual excursion here on show day, 12th instant. A Native was defendant in a civil action in tho Magistrate’s Court to-day, the claim being for some highly flavoured mutton birds which he bad purchased from a local tradesman. “Do you understand what is being said f” asked His Worship. “No,” was the prompt and ingenuous reply in good English. “ I would like to have fin interpreter.” His Worship smiled, and intimated to tlie Native that if an interpreter were required ho had better go and find one, but ho needed him not.

The remaining events, of the Wairarapa Firo Brigade Association’s competition, whiell were postponed from Anniversary Day, are to take place on show day.

Masterton, February 7. The annual show of the Masterton AgrF cultural and Fastoral Association, which is to be held next Wednesday, promises to be very successful, as the entries exceed those of the previous one by nearly 300, the numbers this year being close on 700. Tho principal entries this year are as follow : Produce, dairy and agricultural implements, 327 ; sheep, 132 ; cattle, 06 ; horses, 91. A feature of tho show on previous occasions had been the jumping and trotting competitions, and as tho numbers entered in these classes are above the average it is expected that there will be a very good exhibition of horsemanship. A boy, II years of age, son of Mr F. H. Brittain, of the .Stock Department, met with a serious accident a few days ago whilst engaged swinging in the Catholic school grounds. Through some cause or other lie lost His balance and fell to the ground, breaking his left arm in two places. Tho sufferer was attended by Dr Butcmcnt, and is now progressing very favourably.

At the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon Herbert Doughty, who was charged with obtaining the sum of «£1 by false pretences from William Livcrton, pleaded guilty, and was fined <£2 and ordered to refund the money

William Redmond, licensee of the Queen’s Hotel, was charged on the information of J. Maher with having given him an unstamped receipt for £l7, which ho had deposited with defendant for safe keeping. Defendant was fined £o and costs.

Percy Jaquet charged Peter Sinclair with assaulting him at Mangamahoe on January 2f)th. There was a cross charge for assault preferred by Sinclair against Jaquet. The trouble took place whilst the parties were separating some sheep in Jaquet’s yard. Sinclair was fined 20s and bound in one surety of £lO to keep the peace for six months. The charge of assault against Jaquet was dismissed, but he was bound to keep the peace in similar sureties to those of Sinclair.

At a meeting of the Town Lands Trust this afternoon it was decided to increase the fixed deposit account so that it will stand at £IOOO, and vote £lO towards the Waipoua River protection works. ;

Mastebton, February 8. Bishop Wallis will be in Carterton tomorrow, and is expected to arrive in Masterin’! on Tuesday, in company with Mrs Wallis. CM Lordship will udminisl -r ihe right of eo:i-

ut-li !> io a number oi candidates here on

W educe day A large number of entries have been received f.-.r the allow on Wednesday since the do dug date, so that the numbers row are very nearly double those of the last one. The success which has attended the efforts of the committee this year has fully demonstrated the wisdom of the alteration of the time fx-oni spring to autumn.

Mime time ago Mr Hutchison, as chairman of the Licensing Committee, refused to grant a temporary publican’s license for the I’alecioniaii Society's sports. 'The Caledonian Society protested against this decision, and forwarded a resolution to the chairman of the Licensing Committee to that effect. At a meeting of the Caledonian Society this afternoon, Mr K. W. Dorset in the chair, a letter was read from the clerk to the Licensing Committee, stating- that Mr Hutchison declined to receive any resolution reflecting on his decisions as a Magistrate. Mr Hogg said that Mr Hutchi son made a mistake in thinking that the Society attacked him as the Magistrate, as they only found fault with his decisions, as chairman of the Licensing Coinmil. toe. 'lt wa-s decided lo write to Mr Hutchison to that effect.

Masteeton, February 10. A five-roomed house, the property of Mr T. J. Rayner, Admiral Farm, Taratahi, was corrqfietely destroyed by fire during Friday night. Mr Rayner had to break through a window to rescue a hoy sleepingon the premises, and whilst doing so received a deep wound on the thigh from the broken glaso. The wound bled profusely before Dr Johnson, of Carterton, who was immediately sent for, arrived. The whole of the contents of the house were destroyed, and were it not fortunately that there was

iio wind, the outbuildings and the prodiice of 80 acres of corn, ■which was stacked close by, would also have been burned. The house was insured in the Manchester offibe for <£100; biat Mr Eayner will be a (Considerable ioser.

The caterpillar pest is reported to have done considerable damage to coi’n crops in the Wairarapa district this year. I hear that Messrs Perry Brothers, of Penrose Station, had a very fine crop of oats, which was expected to yield about 80 bushels per acre, but it was at tacked, when in ear, by a plague of caterpillars, which did considerable mischief, the pests eating away the stems of the plants so that the heads fell m . t .....

There have been 1450 entries received for the Ram Fair to be held here on Thuisday, being more than 300 in excess of last year’s. A man named George Morris, when bathing yesterday in the Waipoua River, struck his head against a stone in diving, and received a nasty wound. Bishop Wallis and Mrs Wallis proceed today to Opaki, where they will be the guests of Mr J. Stuckey, Te Rangitumau. On Tucisday they will come to jMasterton, hfad stay ivitk thb itev A; C. "£*drke until Wednesday. _ A .little girl- daughter of. Mr Billington, fell ilitb the Makofa Stream on Saturday aitferiioob, and was pliickily rescued by Mr Alfred Elkins.