LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7819, 12 August 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is proposed to plant the New Zealand kauri in Australia as a timber tree.

There will be no practice of the Boxing Association to-morrow evening.

At the meeting of the Bowling Club, last evening, the President expressed the opinion that the Masterton Bowling Green was second to none in the Colony.

The Mauriceville County Council notify that a general rate of three fourths of a penny in the pound will be struck over the whole County, at a meeting to be held on August 27th.

Forty nine parents or guardians have been summoned to appear before the Wanganui Court on the 26th instant, for broaches of the School Attendance Act.

The death is announced by telegram from Invercargill of an old identity in the person of Mrs Catherine A. McGillivray, aged ninety-one. Deceased landed in Melbourne with her lmeband, the Rev. Lachland McGillivray in 1810, and settled in 18' JO afe Riverton. where her husband was the first Presbyterian minister.

At tho meeting of the Masterton Bowling Cub, last evening, one member stated there was an impression among certain members of the Cavterton Bowling Cinb that tho Masterton Green had been " doctored " on the occasion of their match last year. ''All I can say to that," remarked another gentleman, •' is that the sooner they get used to medicine the better ; we have to swallow it sometimes."

Recently James Mair and Earnest Waite were charged at Mercer, Waikato, with committing a breach of the railway regulation while returning by train from a football match. His Worship commented strongly on the manner in which football teams generally behaved themselves when travelling by train, and fined Mair £3 and cost .£4 18s 3sJ, and Waite .£4 and costs £4 8s 3d.

At the Council meeting, yesterday, Cr Welch reported that several residents of Lansdowne had interviewed himself, Cr Harris and the Engineer in connection with the formation of footpaths at Lansdowne. He stated that the original estimate of £304: 10s for the work had been reduced by J6170, and moved that the Engineer be instructed to proceed with the work by February or March next.

The Conference of County delegates, in connection with the heavy traffic bylaw, will be held in the Masterton County offices on Wednesdaj', September 7th, at noon. Crs Welch and Warren have been appointed to represent the Masterton County Council. Several adjacent counties have replied to invitations to send delegates, and have signified their intention of doing so. The Pahiatua County Council have also asked to be included.

The Rev. James Patorson, senior minister of St. John's, Wellington, will lecture in the Masterton Presbyterian Church, next Wednesday, on " Notes of Travel in Canada, Britain and the Continent of Europe." The lecture will be illustrated with lime light lantern views. Mr Patcrson recently made a tour round the world. Mr Paterson's friends all over the district will, no doubt, be glad to hear this lecture. There will be no charge for admission, but a collection will be taken up for the work of church extension.

Mr Leslie Reynolds arrived in Masterton by the express train yesterday afternoon, and immediately proceeded to the septic tank to make an inspection. He was accompanied by the Mayor and Crs J. G. Ewington, E. McEwen, E. G. Eton, R. K. Jackson and ,1. B. Keith, the Borough Engineer (Mr D. Dobson), also being present. Mr Reynolds expressed surprise at the amount of water which was passing through the sewer. Hβ stated that it was out of all proportion to the number of connections in the town. He asked to be supplied with information as to the number of connections in order that he might be able to accurately gauge the water, and ascertain, if possible where it all came from. A report will be furnished to the Council in due course.

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Mr J. H. Payton was awarded twt>w" first, prizes and two seconds at tho Feilding Show, yesterday, for his ■ white fantail pigeons. A witness (an architect) was asked by opposing counsel in a civil case, in the Mastarton S.M , Court, yesterday, had he ever had trouble before with his plans'? This insinuation the witness promptly repudiated. The S.M. to counsel: " You should not question witness about a matter of this kind without good grounds for doing so. It is not a fair way ot examining a witness. Before such a question was asked you ought to have some tangible proof in support of it. There were no grounds for asking such a question, and you should not have asked it if you were not prepared with evidence to support the imputation." Counsel said be merely wished to test the witness' professional ability. The S.M. said that had not been disputed, and there were other means of attaining the object in view. He did not of the line of cross-examination to which he hai taken exception. An advertiser has a vacney for a boarder in a private family. A reward is offered for tb.9 return of a collie pup. H. T. Wood, pharmaceutical chemist (by exam.) Bead advertisement on page 3.—Advt. A piece of string on my finger ! Now what can that be for ? Something I have to remember To feich to night from the store. My wife said she'd die without it, Her cough she could never endure; Her cough! Now I know what she's wanting, It's Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.