LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 6 May 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs T. P. Mulcahy has disposed of her interest in the Martinborougn Hotel to Mr Peter MacCardle, of Wellington. It was reported to the Eketahuna School Committee last evening that Master Keith Ma/enzi had been appointed captain of the school. At a meeting of. the Otago R.F.U. ft was resolved to congratulate Mr S. S. Dean on his appointment as manager of the All Black team and to assure him of support. According to the “Levin Chronicle” a Weraroa resident is engaged in breeding pheasants, which he sells to acclimatisation societies. At the present time he has 46 birds.

“This is the first time that we have seen anything like that,” said a petty officer from 11.M.5. Hood, referringfo the haka and poi dances at the Masterton Municipal Hall yesterday. “One thing I liked about this tea to-night,” said Chief Petty Officer A. V. Kissick of the Repulse to an “Age” representative last night. “The speeches were so short.”

“There ig a great deal more to be don© by a school committee than the mere looking after the cleaning of the school,” said a member of the Masterton Central School Committee last night. The Masterton Miniature Rifle Club met last night, there being 16 present. As some difficulty is being experienced in securing the use of a suitable building for a range, the meeting was adjourned in the meantime to enable enquiries to be made.

At last night’s meeting of householders of the Eketahuna D.H. School it was stated that 8 changes in the staff of the secondary department had taken place in the last 12 months. This department was without a teacher for 6 weeks at one time.

A Jersey bull belonging to a Bunnythorpe fanner was the first living thing to suffer electrocution in the Manawatu district. The animtrl was feeding with his head through the wire fence, when, by some unknown means, an electric wire came in contact with the fence, and the bull was found dead. “It is,the usual balance sheet,” stated Mr A. Donald at the West School last night when discussing the committee’s debit balance, “Spent more than we received. The Education Board does not provide enougu for us to carry on with, but all committees arc the same.” *

Experimental shooting with what is known as the high power .22 pea rifle in Pohangina gave surprising results with rabbits at a distance of 108 yards or more, says the “Manawatu Times.” Though tne single projectile is very small, the rabbiTs were practically turned inside out, owing to the action of the revolving bullet. At the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland, a lad aged 15, was charged by the Government Radio Inspector with having failed to apply for a license lor a spark transmitting set. The inspector stated that all who failed to appry for a license either for receiving or transmitting sets were to be prosecuted. The lad was admonished and discharged.

After the luncheon at the Municipal yesterday an interesting photograph wag taken, includiiig the Mayor of Masterton and chairman of the Masterton County Council, the Maori orchestra and poi dances, petty officers and seamen from the squadron. Hats, caps and mats were liberally exchanged, the Mayor wearing a Maori piu piu and the cap of an A.B. Much laughter was caused In posing for the picture. Rabbit dogs for sale. Rooms advertised to let. Assistant ledger-keeper wanted. Number of ducks and fowls for sale. Pony mower and concrete roller for sale. Advertiser wants to rent house or rooms. Bookkeeper wants tradesmen’s books to keep. Hereford steer and heifers advertised as found on Manawa station. Mr F. P. Welch requires cook for crutching, married couple, station hands, etc.

Mr Holland, M.P.. will give an address in the Municipal Hall on Thursday night on Labour’s land policy. Messrs McLeod and Young advertise this week’s “Auckland Weekly News,” containing 20 pages of illustrations of the British warships.