The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume VI, Issue 260, 31 October 1913, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is stated t]iat £3600 came to New Zealaffch from Tattersall’s sweep on the Metropolitan handicap, £IBOO going to Ohakune and £IBOO to Wellington. A notice appears in another column from Mr Robottom, that owing to receiving notice to vacate his present premises, he is holding a clearance sale at reduced prices. An advertisement appears in another column to the effect that the closing of tenders for the formation of Alexandra Street have been extended till Friday, November 7th.. A two days’ bazaar, to take place on Friday and Saturday, November 14th and 15th, is being organised by the Te Awamutu Town Band. For several months the bandsmen, backed up by an energetic ladies’ guild, have been preparing for this bazaar, and a great range of novelties is to be offered. Interesting side attractions and numerous competitions are being arranged, and from start to finish the bazaar promises to be an unqualified success.

We direct attention to the advertisement convening a public meeting to be held in the Cosmopolitan club room to-morrow afternoon for the purpose of considering the holding of an A. and P. show at Te Awamutu. It is Linderstood that some very important proposals are to be made, and as the matter is of considerable importance to farmer and townsman alike, it is safe to assume that there will be a very good -attendance. It is hoped that as a result of this meeting the show proposals will be definitely launched.

An unusual state of affairs has been caused by the death of Dr M’Arthur, S,M., after hearing evidence in two cases and before giving his judgment. The deceased Magistrate heard evidence on Tuesday week in a civil claim, Lyons v. the City Council, and had reserved judgment, so unless a mutual agreement is arrived at the case will have to be re-heard. The inquest on * the Maori who died suddenly in the New Plymouth express will also have to be held again, the verdict not having been given. On Saturday afternoon last two draught horses, valued at £BO, the property of Mr J. B. Johnson, of Te Aroha, were run down by the Thames-Frankton train and were killed on the spot. It appears that the horses were feeding close to the line, in Mr Johnson’s paddock. While the driver was away at lunch a little Maori child crossed the line through the railway gates, leaving them open. The horses, on the approach of the train, made a rush to cross the line, and were struck. Both animals were fearfully mutilated, and died almost immediately. No damage was caused' to the engine. An Irish concert is to be held at the local Town Hall on Friday, November 21st, as is notified in our advertising columns today. Several meetings of the committee responsible .for this entertainment have been held with a view to arranging preliminaries. A very good programme is being arranged, details of which will be published indue course. The proceeds are to be devoted to the fund for the erection of the new croquet club’s pavilion at Victoria Park, and having regard to the very capable organization and the deserved object for which funds are being raised, it is anticipated that a very large attendance will result.

In speaking of the immense value of technical education the Wairarapa Age says:—“The technical school is an institution in which every section of the community is interested. Its importance to trade, commerce, and home life can hardly be overestimated, for it equips the students with a knowledge which must be of immense value in that struggle for existence which yearly becomes more strenuous. In Masterton we have an institution that is, probably, second to none in the Dominion. The managers have conceived the idea of holding an exhibition, to bring the work of the school prominently before the public, and we trust that the giving effect to this idea will stimulate the interest of commercial men and parents in an educational work that possesses immense potentialities.