LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 20 May 1936, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The House of Representatives has concluded the consideration in Committee of the Factories Act Amendment, which naw awaits its third reading.

The opening of the Akitio County Council’s new offices at Pongaroa, which was to have taken place to-day, has been postponed until Friday, May 29.

In comparison with last year the Mauriceville Dairy Company’s output of butter to date has increased by 126 tons. At the monthly directors’ meeting the advance for April supply was fixed at 9d as against 8d last year. The latest figures in the Queen Carnival which is being conducted in aid af the Wairarapa P. and A. Society’s funds, are as follow: —-Miss D. McLeod (Martinborough), 18,508; Miss R. Jury (Carterton-Greytown), 18,188; Miss M. Nix (Featherston), 16,738. A vocal and instrumental concert, arranged by the Masterton Radio Lis- . teners ' Club, will be broadcast this evening from Mr. W. D. Ansell’s station, 2ZD. The programme, which is timed to start at 8 o'clock, will be contributed by local artists. A copper trail in a'id of the Carter-ton-Greytown Queen in the Wairarapa sp. and A. Society's Queen Carnival is to be conducted to-day by the Carterton Women's Institute. The trail is to be started at the Power Board building in Carterton at 10.30 a.m. today. The Masterton Collie Club’s annual trials will be held on Mr. G. Shaw's property, Te Ore Ore, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 27, 28 and 29. Post entries will be accepted. Programmes are obtainable on application to the secretary, Mr. C. J. Mac donald, Rangitumau. In a collision between his bicycle and a motor-truck at the corner of Tory Street and Lome Street, Wellington, yesterday afternoon, Jack Hampton, a child, living at 70 Adelaide Road, suffered injuries to his abdomen, abrasions, and shock. He was taken to hospital by the Free Ambulance, and his condition was reported to be fairly serious.—i(P.A.) Damages totalling £2281 17s Od were awarded in the Christchurch Supreme Court yesterday to Albert Weston Bond, a young man who was injured in a motor accident on the intersection of Cashel Street and Rolleston Streets, Christchurch, on September 15, 1935. Defendant was Mrs. Alice Gertrude Goodall, whose car was being driven by her son at the time. Liability for the damages was admitted. The jury was required only to assess the amount. The claim was for l7s 6d, made up* of £Bl 17s 6d special damages and £2500 general damages. The jury awarded the full amount of special damages and £2,200 general damages.—'(P.A.)

The King’s Theatre, Carterton, was filled to capacity on Monday night when the Druids’ Annual Ball was held. The arrangements throughout reflected great credit on the ladies’ committee, which had put in a considerable amount of time and energy in preparing the various details. Members of the order wore their regalia, and there were many present from sister lodges throughout the district. An orchestra of six supplied the music, and during the supper interval extra dance numbers were capably played by Mrs. Rodgers, Miss H. Denbee, Messrs Peters (Masterton), D. Irwin, H. Murrell and S. Te Tau. Messrs P. Reid and K. ROid were the M’s.C. The ball was also very successful financially, about £4l being taken at the door. As one means of demonstrating the'ir affection and respect for Sir Herbert Hart, the Wairarapa returned men who farewelled him last evening arrested him and brought him up in the “Orderly Room” where he was faced by a tong and detailed “charge sheet.” This started out by accusing him of rendering such service in the South African War that he was discharged with the rank of corporal. During the next six years he was promoted “by various painful stages” to be captain. For services in training Territorials and Volunteers from 1908 to 1914, he was “condemned to carry the rank of Major.” Behaving in a manner “reflecting greatly to his personal and national credit from 1914 to 1919,” Sir Herbert was sentenced to wear the D. 5.0., C.M.G., C. 8., Croix de Guerre and hold the rank of Brigadier-Gen-eral. For his work on behalf of Diggers from 1919 to 1931, he was awarded the gold of the Wairarapa K-.S.A. and for “hob-nobbing with Samoans” from 1931 to 1935 he was created a Kn’ight of the British Empire. The final “offence” on the sheet was the acceptance of an appointment to the Imperial War Graves Commission without first obtaining leave of ab-1 sence from the Diggers of the Wairarapa. On this charge Sir Herbert was banished from New Zealand for such period as the appointment necessitated. He was also ordered to occasionally “smoke a gasper” from a cigarette ease presented to him by the returned men.

Five roomed house, Columba Road, to let. J. Kerslake and Co. advertise a sale of poultry, produce and furniture at their Mart at 2 p.m. to-day. A special summoned meeting of the carpenters and joiners will be held in the Foresters’ Hall at 7.39 o’clock tomorrow evening.

A reminder is given of the dispersal sale of Mrs D. A. Stewart’s flock of poultry on Saturday next at Te Ore Ore. The sale commences at 1.30 p.m. sharp. Mr. J. Bradbury, jeweller, in an advertisement on page 1, draws attention to the modern trend in men’s jewellery and is at preßent making a comprehensive window display of articles suitable for day or evening wear.