LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 16 March 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Joseph Herman Hine, married, aged 33, was killed through contact with a high voltage main transmission line at Palmerston North on Saturday.

A successful dance was held in the Municipal Social Hall by the “Jolly Boys” on Saturday night to music played by Mr C. Mills. The chocolate waltz competition was won by Miss V. Howard and -Mr Wilson

Harvest thanksgiving services were held, at Knox Church yesterday, the church being beautifully deeorated with flowers, berries and produce which will be given to the Wellington Presbyterian Orphanage. The services were very well-attended. About 100 members attended the opening of the new quarters of the Ranfurly Club in the Central Arcade on Saturday. The rooms had been beautifully decorated by Mesdames <?. C. Williams and J. V. Gordon with delphiniums, birch and hydrangeas. Afternoon tea was taken at the C.A. tearooms, which also were artistically decorated. A special train arriving here before noon to-day will convey about 300 officers of the Salvation Army who are attending the congress in Wellington. The train will stop at the Renal! street crossing, the visitors will inspect the new orphanage, and after lunch join the train again at Benall street, returning to Wellington in the afternoon. IS UNEQUALLED.

Everyone should keep a reliable remedy in the home for immediate use in case of bowel trouble. Chamberlain's Colie and Diarrhoea Remedy is unequalled for the complaint. If given at the first unusual looseness, of the bowels, the attack may be avoided. Even in the most severe and dangerous cases, it has never been known to fail. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers. ,

The Masterton Municipal Band played, an enjoyable programme at the Park yesterday. i‘ To date eight motor drivers’ licenses have been issued by the Mauriceville County Council. ”It is an absolute waste of money suing Maori ratepayers,” was the re-ma-k passed at a local body meeting in Palmerston North.

This season the payouts by the Mauriceville Dairy Company have averaged about 1/4 per lb. The highest payout was 1/7 and the lowest 1/.

Milk yields at Mauriceville are now on the decrease. The supplies to the factory at present are much larger than at the same time last year.

Classes will commence at the Masterton Technical School to-night for pupils over 16 years •£ age in the matriculation and accountancy subjects.

A message from Christchurch states that in connection with the Mouat mystery the police have resumed dragging in the Heathcote River, three miles below the house.

Owing to t)he tenders being too high and the cost of cartage of bricks, the Mauriceville Dairy Company has decided.not to proceed with the proposed new factory at present. The Tararua Dairy Co., has received cable advice from their agents, the NZ. Producers’ Co-operative Marketing Association, that their Cheese per s.s. Cumberland realised 100/ for botk white and celoured. A motion to declare hemlock a noxious weed in Mauriceville County was lost at the Council meeting on Saturday a§ councillors did not know the weed. Cr. B. Bennett said that there was much of it in the County. A Mauriceville County Councillor remarked on Saturday that a signpost showing Dreyer’s Rock road had been replaced by an Automobile Association post, but there was now nothing to indicate Dreyer’s Roek road. , Cr. C. J. Seymour said, at the Mauriceville County Council on Saturday, that it did not appear to be ef much use declaring certain weeds to be noxious. He knew of acres of blackberry in the County that had not been touched for years.

The Auckland telephone system -was switched over to the automatic between midnight Saturday, and one o’clock. Eight thousand instruments are affected, and there are still 700 people'waiting for telephones. The change was effected without incident. A feature of the whaling expedition was the fact that the small whale chaser Star BI penetrated farthest south of any ship that has entered the Antarctic circle. She was despatched in search of an inlet where the "mother” ship might shelter and during this exploration she sailed for three days along the great ice barrier. Owing to the Stratford season not commencing till Tuesday night the Beaumont Smith Screen Type agents arc appearing again to-night (Monday) at the Opera House. Aspiraats arc asked to attend at 7.30, or they may call on Mr Nunn at the Opera House between 4 and 5 p.m. Seats may be reserved at Henderson’s.

• ‘ Many people, if they thought of it, would see that they were making a big mistake in forwarding goods by road simply because it is slightly cheaper than the railways,” said a councillor at the Mauriceville County Council meeting. “They are smashing up the roads and competing with their own railway,. ” At the Nelson Motor Cycle Club** annual race meeting on Saturday, P. Donovan (Masterton) won the Wakefield handicap, eight laps, from 45 seconds in Bmin 58 secs. R. Jones (Masterton) won the Richmond Park handicap from 70 secs in 9 min 24 secs., and was third in the Lightweight Championship. P. Coleman won the President’s Handicap, 111 miles front scratch in 9 min 32 2-5 secs, and at the conclusion of the meeting did the “flying” mile in 47 2-5 secs.

A heavy windstorm raged in Masterton on Saturday evening, making conditions unpleasant and doing a certain amount of minor damage. Although the Lansdowne bridges were almost covered with small branches from the willows nearby, the small trees planted by the Beautifying Society were unharmed. Part of the wire-netting fence at the Memorial tennis courts was laid fiat. Mr H. G. Groves (Marangai) reports that 481 miles of wind blew on Friday and 80 miles between 5 and 7.30 a.m. yesterday. In South Wairarapa the wind was gusty.

Whether Mr G. Witty, the sitting member, stands again or not a candidate will be nominated to contest the Riccarton seat in the interests of the Liberal-Labour Party at the general election (says a Christchurch exchange). That was the decision reached at a meeting of supporters of the party. Dissatisfaction was expressed at the attitude which Mr Witty had taken up, and it was declared that he had absolutely. misled those who had supported him. It was decided tb organise meetings throughout the district. ,

Home for fox terrier wanted. Help for small family wanted.

Clayson’s superb tomatoes are now on sale at 6/- per case. Tenders are elsewhere invited for the purchase of about 13 acres of clover.

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