MASTERTON NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4079, 18 June 1900, Page 2

MASTERTON NOTES

- ---(From - Our Own Correspondent.) ' MASTERTON, .June 14. The weather turtied hit.ferljr bold yesterday;, and rain is now threatening.. There'has been a good fall of snow on thh ' ■ fire-bells rang out an alarm in tbg early hours this morning, the scene of the'.conflagration being Messrs L. J.' Hooper and CWs drapery establishment- .i n et— ... i*.Fo.r.t un.i; cj \,, the fire had 'beeir"disc : 6verecl ‘before' the' iflaanes Giad.-goi/a good hold, and it was extinguislted without delay. Tlie tbiock ■ situ : ate consists of wooden buildings, and had the flames got a fair start, a serious conflagration would have resulted and much valuable stock would have been destroyed.' Considerable damage, as it* hVa^, i,; wa's'done--to -Messrs Hooper and Co.’s stock, by .smoke.and water. The bright df’the firer is at present unknown.;.lvtThere' ds evidence to show- that. ; the ■ premises, .• were, broken into with a"’ view . tpi.robbery j several burglars’ tools 1 -having ‘ been found, whilst a door was broken -'open.. The impression prevails that the burglar, failing to Open the safe,- set the premises on 1 fire .in spite. I understand that the police havel..a club to,:.the delinquent. 1 :• | ■ •

This morning; the ineUibers of the legal profession I met to bid farewell to Mr 11. W. Nortbcroft, ■ who • has for some time past!been carrying out the duties of S.-M. for the Wairarapa.- Mr \V. ’G. Beard was spokesman'; -.and m addressing Air Nortbcroft referred to the respect and admiration he had gained by Ids able, and honest administration of the -Jaw,.--and > the manner in which he. had discharged, his duties. Whilst regretting.lid's .removal from the district, they, were glad that he was going to the district in which Ids home lay. Mr G. S. W. Balrymple, on behalf of the Justices of the Peace, baide his Worship farewell, after which Mr Nortbcroft returned thanks.

Mr W. Dalgleisli, a well-known cli over, was last night presented by a lew friends with a silver-mounted pipe, a silver-mounted cigar-holder and a set of gold sleeyelinks. Mr Dalgleisli is leaving for the Clutlia district, and intends proceeding to South Africa, where lie' proposes to settle. "