LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 7 August 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. M. J. McGregor will conduct tire Presbyterian services at Westmere and Te Wlrarau on ’Sunday next. The speaker at to-day’s luncheon of I the Masterton Rotary Club will be h Mr. C. M. Bowden. Hia subject is “International Commercial Arbitra- t tion.” j The vital statistics for Greytown I for the month of July were: Births, 1; C marriages, 1; deaths, nil. For Martin- 1 borough, births 5, marriages 1, deaths ' 1. ‘ A first offending inebriate, who ap- i peared in the Magistrate’s Court at t Masterton yesterday morning before 1 Mr. J. Miller, S.M., was convicted and .’ fined the amount of his bail, 10s. I The Rugby season at Pahiatua ended yesterday, Athletic beating Konini by 8 to 6 for the Studebaker Cup. Athletic also won the championship and Star won the Cowan Cup.—(P.A.) The provision of a fire in the ladies’ waiting room at the Masterton railway station during the recent cold weather has been greatly appreciated by lady travellers It is stated tht.t it is many years since such comfort has been available for travellers at the Masterton station.; The annual eamp and conference of Presbyterian Bible Classes is to- be held in Masterton at the end of the year. Delgates are- due to arrive in Masterton on December 27, and the camp will extend into the .first week of 1931. Preliminary preparations have already begun, and the visitors will be billeted at various' schools, including the Central and the High Schools. An inquest at Ashburton into the death of James Farr, a man of 25, captain of the Old Boys Rugby team, who died on July 26 as the result of head injuries received in a match that day, revealed that the match was a hard and fast one. A verdict was returned that Farr died from laceration of the brain and diffuse haemorrhage, the result of accidentally receiving a , blow on the head from an opposing player’s knee, no blame being attachable to anyone.—'(P.A.) : The South Otago Freezing Works at Finegand were definitely closed for the season yesterday. The grand total , of sheep and lambs put through for the season is 278,299, easily a record ■ for the works. The next best total I was that of last year, 157,296, which r is 121,003 fewer than this year. In view of the facts, the strike at, the beginning of the season was almost a ? blessing in disguise for the company, x as it attracted a great deal of pubf licity and caused farmers to give , their support. The Shareholders hope j that a dividend will be paid.—(PA.) The prize winners at St. Mary’s 3 euchre tournament, at Carterton on t Tuesday evening were: Ladies, Miss . Lenihan, 1; Miss M. O’Reilly, 2. The - lucky prize was won by Miss E. - Groube. Men, Mr. Purchase, 1; Mr. i Palmer (Masterton), 2. Lucky prize, e Mr. B. O’Connor. The aggregate prize a for the month was won by Mrs B. t Challis, with a score of 82. The lucky y number for the prize of a 51b box of tea was 79 and the prize was won by i Mr. B. Hurley. The prizes for the a evening were donated by Mrs T. Quin, 1 Mrs Fahey, Mrs Monoghan, Mrs J. t M. O’Connor, and Messrs T. O’Connor, J. A. Hudson and B. Hurley. Radio set for sale, s Mogul oil engine for sale. I. Pair Angora goat horns lost. Reward. Few Fourth Test seats available are » advertised.

Mr. H. C. Dickens, Fernridge, notifies that all dogs found on his property will be destroyed, and trespassers will be prosecuted.