LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XV, Issue 4088, 14 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A letter on the Pahiatua election appears on page 6, cricket on page 7. The Rongokokako directors have decided to advance 9d per lb of butterfat for October supply. Ihe first two shipments of export cheese graded 91J points.

A portion of the Kina road factory, near Opunake, was blown up last week, the result of a dynamite charge. The police are investigating the affair.

The wool clip in the Wairarapa. is cutting well, though somewhat light in grease. A week’s hot weather would make a decided improvement in this latter respect.

The ceremony known as the Forty Hours’ Adoration, which was commenced at the local Homan Catholic Church on Sunday, concluded this morning. There have been large congregations at the various services.

A peculiar position has arisen in connection with the Stratford County elections. Mr 1). L. A. Astbury intended seeking re-election and forwarded his nomination paper in a registered letter, hut it failed to reach the County clerk’s hands until after the nominations had closed, and Mr Astbury lost his seat.

Strenuous efforts are being made by the railway men to stiengtiien the bridges on the Palinerstoii-Napier section before Christmas so that the big eugilies of the Main Trunk model may he introduced to these lines. When these engines are available the service will be immensely improved. It is hoped, though rather doubtful, that tlie bridges will he made safe in time for the Christmas traffic.

Professor Mills was fined £3 and costs at Wellington for travelling on a, reporter’s ticket, for other than press reporting purposes. The ticket was issued to Mr Reardon, of the Weekly Herald, who gave it to Professor Mills, who was engaged to eontrilnite to bis paper. Mr Reunion said he felt he was to blame. The Magistrate said that while technical!»• Professor .Mills was guilty, the fault lay with Mr Reardon.

Mr Edward Reilly, storeman at the Masterton railway station, was assisting in the handling of a tombstone, when the full weight of the stone came upon one of his hands, crushing it badfy. Mr Reilly sustained an ugly wound.

The Taranaki hand Board has decided that Crown lauds rangers may allow up to £3 an acre tor felling bush and laying down grass for the first two years of lease or license. Previously thlere has been a 'hard and fast .rule limiting the allowance to £2 10s an acre, but with the increased cost of labour and of grass seed the .work “can’t be done for the money.” Lieut. L. T. Herbert, officer commanding the recently-formed Mounted Signalling Squadron, has received advice from headquarters that the posting of the squadron has been proceeded with, Including officers, the strength ,of the corps, which will have its headquarters at Pahiatua, will be 31. The first parade is to be held in the Drill Hall shortly, upon which occasion measurements will be taken for uniforms, and tn> re wi.l also be the administration o! the oath and other formalities.

Considerable discussion took place at a meeting of the Dannevirke County Council over the proposed votes offered by the Government. At first it was thought that these votes were fresh amounts placed on this year’s estimates, but after an exhaustive search it was decided that the amounts were balances of moneys previously voted, but never forwarded to the Council for expenditure. The blame for the holding back, of these moneys cannot be placed at the Council’s door, remarks the News. The question of the proposed Town Hall for Woodviile was .mentioned at a meeting of the Borough Council last week. Early in the meeting Cr. .Nicholas asked if the Council intended to rescind the motion on the books referring to the taking of a poll for a town hall. Cr. J. Harding said that as the conditions could not be complied with, the proposal to take a poll had fallen through. The matter was ruled out of order at this stage, but on being brought up later, Cr. Nicholas gave notice of motion as follows:—That the motion on the books referring to the proposal be rescinded.

The Dannevirke .Tennis Club has decided to hold its annual open tournament on January 16, 17 and 18. In officially opening the club's courts, Mr E. A. Ransom, vice-president, said the courts were open for the season. There was every possibility of the coming season being a successful one, although some of the more prominent players had had to resign. Others were joining, however, and there was every prospect of the club being very strong numerically. All encouragement was to be given to the junior players during the season, for the committee recognised that it was on these players that the future of the club depended.