LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1732, 10 May 1905, Page 46

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Air A. J. McCurdy, organising secretary of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, is in town.

Messrs T. F. Martin, C. P. Powles, and G. E. Tolhurst have been elected synodsmen for St. Paul’s.

Mi* C. J. Reakes, Assistant Chief Government Veterinarian, lias gone on a visit of inspection to the Taranaki district.

Tlie Hon J. McGowan will visit hia constituency again before the session commences and will deliver a piesessional address.

Through his election as Mayor of Wellington, the Hon T. W. Hislop becomes a vice-president of the New Z ear land International Exhibition.

A London cablegram states that Major Henry Trefusis has been married to Lady Alary Lygon, sister of Earl Beauchamp, formerly Governor of New South Wales.

i he attention of our farming readers is c-irected to the advertisement in this issue of the Cyclone Fence and Gate Company. The gates, which are said to F* as “rigid as a girder,” are made a coord mg to various scales and are are in our opinion wonderfully cheap considering their serviceability and durability.

It is understood, writes our Palmerston North correspondent, that Vlah-i----tougn, Creusot, Royal Fusilier, and JViacapoto have joined Air J. Prosser’s stable at Porirua. An offer of £SOO was made on Saturday on behalf of a Wanganui owner and declined for Sir Lancelot Links, and the gelding Sir Geraint.

The annual meeting of the Hutt VaLLey Rifle V olunteers was held at Lower Hutt on Friday. There was a fair attendance of members. The financial position of the company—notwithstanding that considerable expense had been incurred through purchase of uniforms —was shown to be satisfactory. The membership on February 28 th was eixty-five. The resignation of Lieutenant C. E. Holland was received with regret. It was decided that a drill hail was necessary, and a committee was set up for the purpose, and it is hoped that ere long the object will be achieved. Shooting wa6 carried on with enthusiasm, and the company is now in possession of a handsome shield. The final match for this is to b© fired on June 3rd.

Our Upper Hutt correspondent writes: —Air George Whiteman, a very old. resident in the district, died at an early hour on Saturday morning. The old gentleman- arrived in Wellington in 1841 in the ship Gertrude, Captain Stead. With him were his father, brother, and sister. He was one of the militia that fought against Te Rauparaha, and was well able to relate incidents that happened m connection with Ain ori troubles iri the Hutt Valley right through to Paikakariki. _ Ho was in the engagement at Horokiwi Valley. Air Whiteman was bom in Kent in IS2B. He leaves five sons, the eldest being Councillor John Whiteman, of the Hutt County Council. The funeral took place on Sunday at the Church of England cemetery, a great assemblage being present.