LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 19 May 1936, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the meeting of the Masterton League of Mothers, to be held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday at 2.30 p.m., the speaker will be Mrs. 8. Wallis. The Royal Agricultural Society’s prize of twenty guineas for an essay on p-roblems of wool growing in New Zealand has been won by Dr. F. W. Dry, Massey College. His essay will be published in the society’s gazette. -4(P.A.) The Masterton Cycling Club’s 20mile road race from Masterton to Carterton and back on Saturday resulted: —K. Burr 1, R. Harman 2, T. Sayers 3. Fastest time: C. Osborne 52min. 5 3-ssees. Eastwood made the second fastest and Deegan the third fastest time.

Ruebena Shirley, who was found guilty on two charges of illegally using an instrument, was sentenced at Christchurch yesterday - to eighteen months’ imprisonment. “I would be failing in my duty if I did not order a term of imprisonment,” said Mr. justice Northcreft.—(P.A.) The Wairarapa Paper Chase Club wishes to notify members that the meet which was ta have been held on May 23 at Matahiwi will now be held on Monday, May 25, at the same place. The alteration has been made on account of the Carterton Races, which i are being held on Saturday. The forty hour week is to be introduced by the Stratford Borough Council, affecting both the office and outside staffs. After making the decision last night the council appointed a subcommittee to investigate the means of bringing about the change. The Mayor, Mr. J. W. McMillan, received support ifor his suggestion that a five day week would be most suitable.—(P.A.) For supplying wrong information to the police at Auckland that he had been robbed of £ll7 at the races, David Gordon Lindsay was fined £5 at , Wanganui yesterday- afternoon-. His statement caused a. certain amount of suspicion to rest at Ihe time on two other people who were with him at the races. The accused had lost a wallet containing £l6; It was the first prosecution in Wanganui under the new section of the Act.—)(P A.)In the Supreme Court at Palmerston North on Saturday before Mr. Justice Ostler, Caroline Myria Dorothea Brown, petitioned for divorce from John Albert Brown, of Masterton, carpenter, on the grounds of three years’ separation. A decree nisi was granted, to be moved absolute in three months. Interim custody of the three children was given to the petitioner. Mr. R. R. Burridge appeared' for petitioner and Mr. J. M. Laing for respondent.

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union will be held on Thursday, followed by the ordinary bi-monthly meeting of the executive. The Dominion President, Mr. W. J. Polson, M.P., accompanied by Mr. A. G. Dawson, Chief Dominion Organiser, will be present and will take an active part in •the proceedings. Mr. Polson will also give a brief address. The business at the ordinary meeting includes the presentation of the Sutton Cup and Alfred Matthews Memorial Cup. On Saturday at 2 p.m. Flying-Offi-cer J. M. Buckeridge left the Hood Aerodrome in ZK-ACD for Blenheim With Mrs. D. McGregor as passenger, and Mr. J. H. Preston (pilot) left for the same place in ZK-ABE with Mr. D. McGregor as passenger. FlyingOfficer Buckeridge returned solo at 4.50 p.m. At 10.40 a.m. on Sunday Mr. Preston returned from Wellington with Mr. Kibblewhite as passenger. There was a busy week-end at the Hood Aerodrome with general flying and instruction, 'all the machines being kept constantly employed. The Supreme. £Qurt sessions opened at Napier yesterday before Mr. Justice Reed. One of the accused named Sullivan, who was charged with robbery with violence, was reported to have escaped from a mental institution and to be still at large. The Grand Jury returned true bills in all cases. The first case was that of Moss Wylie, charged with negligently driving a motor-ear so as to cause death. It was alleged that Wylie’s car met and struck a lighter car and pushed 'it back sixty feet through a fence, killing Arthur Gordon Perry, of Wellington,’ and ’injuring three other occupants. The accident took place near Napier on April 11 last.—(P.A.) "We realise that New Zealand farming practice is generally a step ahead of our own, and we like to keep closely in touch with it,” said the Hon. R. Cosgrove, Minister of Agriculture in Tasmania, when interviewed after a visit to the ‘Canterbury Agricultural College. Mr. Cosgrove mentioned that the chiefs of staffs of the Tasmanian Department of Agriculture were all New Zealand-trained men—Messrs F. E. Ward, Director of Agriculture, Eric Hudson, chief of the field service, and W. Beaven, chief agronomist. "We could get officers from New South Wales and Victoria,” said Mr. Cosgrove, ”but our conditions are so similar to those in New Zealand that we prefer to draw men from here.” While in New Zealand Mr. Cosgrove has been watching, both at Massey College and the Canterbury Agricultural College for likely recruits to the agricultural service of his Government.

Mrs R. Davey and family elsewhere insert a thank’s notice.

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