LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 20 April 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A full practice of all grade players of the Masterton Football Club will be held at the Memorial Park at 7 o’clock to-night.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Masterton Plunket -Society, Mrs Neal Irwin, desires to acknowledge receipt of the following subscriptions: Mrs R. Judd, £l’ Is; Mrs A. Daniell, £1; Mrs A. D. Low, 10s 6d; Mesdames E. H. Evans, H. E. Pither, A. W. Don and Miss lorns, all 10s; Mesdames T. E. Allen, R. Johnstone, A. Wellington, J. Conley, H. G; Alexander, J. Broad, S. Dean, R. S. Graham, G. W. Sellar and Misses Ibesney and Kummer, all ss. In connection with the recently gazetted Goods Regulations, the Commissioner of Transport has arranged for forms of application for goodsservice licenses to be obtainable at* the Post Office, Masterton, and prospective applicants may apply there accordingly. Forms are also obtainable from the Commissioner of Transport, Wellington, or from any office of the Public Works Department.

An intimation has been received by the Associated Banks of New Zealand from London to the effect that the Bank of England will not accept English silver coin from Australia and New Zealand. The number of consumers in the Wairarapa Power Board area is 4519, of which 4515 are connected to the mains as under: Masterton 2259; Carterton, 923; Grey town, 353; Featherston, 518; Martinborough, 462. For the twelve months ending March 145 new jobs were accepted and 622 additions to existing installations made. For the corresponding period last year new jobs totalled 153 and additions 642. Fourteen new consumers were connected to the mains during March.

As the result of a ? horse taking fright when the belly-band of the harness snapped, the driver of a eart, James Marshall, employed by Mr. C. Broome, farmer, Belvedere, was admitted to the Masterton Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries received through being dragged along the ground. Marshall was driving to th ’ factory when the accident occurred and he is reported to have been dragged for nearly a hundred yards. He then managed to become disentangled from the reins and reached a nearby residence, whefe medical assistance was summoned.

The following donations are acknowledged by Mr. J. V. Dolan to the Milk Fund organised by the Ladles' Committee of the Masterton 'Self Help Club to provide milk for the infant and other children of unemployed families: P.O. Box, 17s; Mrs McCord (collector), 5s 31 d; J. Whiteman, ss; L. Hack, 3d; Borough gasfitters, 6d; McMaster, Id. Several of these contributions are on a weekly basis. Members of the public are invited to contribute Id per week, or more, to the fund, which plainly will serve a valuable and very necessary purpose.

t The monthly meeting of the League of Mothers was held in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon, Mrs J. Miller presiding. The speaker of the day was Mrs M. Stace, of Wellington, whie" gave a very interesting and enlightening account of the work of the iSt. John Ambulance Brigade. Mrs iStace, who is Lady District Officer of the order, traced its development from its origin in the eleventh century to the present day. The members of the league were intensely interested and accorded Mrs S-taee a very hearty vote of thanks. The afternoon tea hostesses were Mesdames Edwards, Major and Todd and Miss G. Brown.

Recently a fault developed on the Wairarapa Power Board’s Norfolk Road line supplying the freezing works. Upon investigation it was found that a piece of galvanised wire had been thrown on to the 1100 volt line. This wire made contact with the pole and set it oh fire. The tip of the pole was burnt off allowing the cross arms and wire to drop to the ground. A considerable amount of: wire throwing goes on and in the past two months the board has had three cases under its notice. It is a very dangerous practice. One of the dangers pointed out by the engineer is that when a piece of wire is thrown across any line, it causes an arc to be set up between two wires. The wires burn through and fall to the ground. Under certain conditions these arcs may cause the automatic gear not to function, which means the line will be lying on the ground alive and capable of electrocuting any person or death to any animal.