LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 7 January 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Lighting-up time—7.s2 p.m. The attendance at the Dunedin Exhibition yesterday whs 23,885. The gi*and total now is 842,710. On the Woodville sic|e of the Ballance ‘ bridge a large landslide into the Manawatu river has considerably narrowed the road, which appears to be dangerous. There is now not sufficient width for two vehicles to pass. Should another slip take place the road would bo impassible, and it requires immediate attention. The Gisborne Harbour Board’ han decided to purchase the Union Company’s Monowai for the purpose* of sinking as a breakwater and jetty at Whareongaonga (ten miles south of Gisborne) where a quarry is being opened to provide stone for the largo harbour scheme. The purchase price is £l2OO, and includes delivery of the at Gisborne.

A. Olliver (Pahiatqa), with a handicap of 14 was first in his heat in the 15 inch underhand chop at the axeman’s carnival at the Dunedin Exhibition yesterday. Mr H. Preston, the well-known cattle dehorner, who has been operating in Taranaki for the past six months, has been spending the Christmas holidays in Masterton. He informed an "Age” representative that he experienced a very busy time in Taranaki, some thousands of cows having passed through his hands. He leaves for the North to-day.

Before Messrs E. G. Eton and J. Caselberg J’s.P. Marselyn Thendrig Gjerstein was charged at the Masterton Police Court yesterday with being an idle and disorderly person in that he had insufficient means of support. He was convicted and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour. He had been sleeping out for the past three weeks and had no money.

James Reginald Revcrnall, a traveller, described as having arrived from Australia on December 7, and as known to the police there, was charged at the Mi fstrafe’s Cour*, Wellington, yesterday, with obtaining serge worth £32 ft oxa Qcorge and Doughty by false pretences. He was not permitted to. take the goods whoa ordered them, but later paid for them by a sheque, which was dishenoured, he having opened an ncenur in a bank md deposii-sJ on'y i. 4 2C/. was sente accd to three months’ imprisonment.