LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 11976, 13 May 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

County Council and Wairarapa Presbytery on page 2; Sporting and Frozen Meat on page 3; Farming Notes, Birautaka Deviation and Hockey on page (y\ Entertainments and Commercial on page 7. . . At the Carterton S.M. Court yesterday, Michael James Dalton Avas sentenced to six months , imprisonment on a charge of being a rogue and a vagabond. Surface repairs have been- made by the Masterton County Council to rough portions of the Mount Bruce road. Eepairs have also been made to the decking of the Mount Bruce bridge. A lad named Leslie Armstrong had his right arm broken at Carterton yesterday morning through the starting handle of a motor car flying back and striking him. At the Dunedin Police Court this morning, Percival Church, a secondhand dealer, was fined £5 on a charge of failing to keep proper books in accordance Avith the Act. —Press Association. The tender of Messrs Colo Bros, at £4(5 12s 6d has been accepted by the Masterton County Council for painting the County Office. The contractors will proceed with tho work as soon as the weather permits. The county engineer reported to the meeting of the Masterton County Council yesterday afternoon that, in regard to Mr Gordon's complaint in regard to drainage through his property at AdamsA'ille, he had with the councillors for the riding inspected the locality, and had no recommendation to make. A London paper says that the much heralded sale by the Duke of Bedford of his Covent Garden estate has not yet been completed, and it Avill be surprising if it ever is. When Mr Mallaby StiAV some of the conditions of sale, he felt anything but anxious to buy. The land agents' commission Avas to luia'o been £20,000 or thereabouts. The Council of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, in its annual report, urges the Chamber to lose no opportunity to press fonvard the necessity for improA r ed means of communication between Wellington and the Wairarapa, and expresses the opinion that the opening up of the East Coast district will be one of the most important features in the future development of tho Wellington province.

Crs. Welch and Percy, of the Masterton County Council, and Mr McLachlan (engineer) have made an inspection of the existing groynes at the Waingawa river, and it has been agreed to carry out necessary repairs. It has also been agreed to extend the groyne on the southern bank into the stream to protect the erosion of the bank above the bridge. This work has been put in hand.

Tho ordinary meeting of the local branch of the Hibernian Society was held last evening, Bro. L. McCarthy, Vice-President, presiding. The quarterly balance-sheet was read and adopted. It showed the Lodge to be in a sound financial position. It was decided to hold social evenings for the members during the winter. The question of a meeting room was left to the secreary. One new member was proposed. " The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, are appealing for the sum of' £70,000, in order to secure the permanent safety of the building and to guard it against all possible risk of disaster. A comprehensive scheme of work, extending over seven , .! years, will have to be carried out on the fabric, the question of the foundations being deferred for future consideration. Feccntly Mr Holmes requested i;lio Masterton County Council to widen the narrow portions of Matahiwi road, and acting on instructions from the Council the county engineer, together with the representative of the riding, made an inspection of the road with tho object of ascertaining what improvements might be carired out with the incoming year's revenue. It lias been decided to encroach as far as possible on the allocation for the year to widen and partly metal about four chains of the narrowest part of the road.

A correspondent, writing to the Greytown Standard re the intention of the Greytown Borough Council to raise a loan of £22,000 for drainage, etc., is very much against the proposal, and suggests that an advertisement should appear in the Standard as follows:—■ "For sale or to let, the Borough of Greytown North; splendid investment for Maori King Mahupu, or the Wairarapa Freezing Company; lightly encumbered, say, £30,000 or £40,000.' Apply to the Greytown Borough Council." The wet weather experienced in Masterton during the past few days has considerably hampered the carrying out of road work in the Masterton County. The contractor for the metalling of the Miki Mild road has commenced his work, but has only been able to do five chains of work in six days owing to the wet weather. With the acquiescence of Cr. Foreman the county engineer has made arrangements for the contractor to deliver about 200 cubic yards of metal for repairs on the road at .'ss Gd per cubic yard.

The imprisonment to which accused persons are liable is, in the opinion of Mr Justice Hosking, not a subject upon which counsel should comment in addressing the jury. Mr 11. F. O'Leary, defending two men who were charged at the Wellington Supreme Court on Monday with committing an assault upon a young woman, told the jury that the charge was oue which, if sheated home to the accused, would bring them a long term of imprisonment. His Honour stopped counsel in his remarks, saying that ho had on previous occasions referred to the same matter. Such a reference did jo good, and it was not relevant to tho case.. The question of imprisonment was not a matter for the jury; it was entirely for the Court, and counsel should not comment uponit.

At a recent meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery, the following resolution, which failed to find a seconder, and was therefore not discussed, was proposed by the Eev. James Chisholni:— "Whereas, according to the Divine order and the experience of the Church in every age, the house and the family circle furnish the first and by far the best opportunity of bringing the children to the feet of Christ, that they may learn of Him, and, whereas the introduction into the State schools of selections from the Bible to be taught not as the Word of God, not as Holy Scripture, able to make the children wise unto Salvation through faith, which is in Jesus Christ, but as a m annual of history, literature and morals, is, from a Christian point of view, a political device of very doubtful utility, this Presbytery regret that the attention and energies of the Church should bo largely diverted from what is primary and essential in the Divine order and directed, to a movement piously designed "to make up from outside help for what she has failed to accomplish by her own inherent power.' , .

A meeting is to bo held at Carterton on Thursday night for the purpose of forming a boxing club. It is probable that a Carterton lady will be nominated for the Queen of the Cai'nival contest which is to be held at Masterton. There arc 125 subscribers to the Eketahuna public library. The number of subscribers to the Masterton library is over 300. A fairly heavy day's work was done by the teachers at the physical culture training camp yesterday. They wercput through a series of exercises in'the open air by the instructors. Party of men are at present prospecting in the Maungatarere river to the west of Masterton, and are camped at the spot known as "Tom Donnelly's Camp." The tender of B. Lethwick at £32i) 10s has been accepted by the Masterton County Council for the work of SO chains of formation and culverting on the Wainiuomapu. road. The teachers attending the physical culture training camp at Masterton were entertained last night by the Masterton Picture Company at the Town Hall, and greatly appreciated the programme provided.

According to a. list published in last week's Gazette, there are seven registered midwives at Masterton, two at Eketahuna, one at Pahiatua, one at Pongaroa, one at Carterton, and one at Martinborough. At a meeting of Nireaha settlers on Saturday last, it was decided to erect a bridge, over the Mangatainoka river between Nireaha and Hukanui, and to approach the Government for a £ for £ grant. A tangi has been held during the past few days at Akura in connection with the death of Paora Tihi, a' wellknown local Maori. The funeral will take place at the native Akura cemetery to-morrow afternoon at 2.30 o 'clock. At the meeting of the ■ Wairarapa Presbytery yesterday deputations were appointed to interview the Ms.P. within the Presbytery's district pressing upon them the necessity of the Government granting the taking or a referent (him on the Bible-in-schools proposal, and assuring them of the strong determination with which the matter will be pursued in the future. The Eev. G. Budd, of Feilding, in an interview referring to the moral tone of the big Takapau camp, considered a desirable and noticeable improvement was shown on last year's camp at Oringi. Certainly some bad language was hoard; but much less than formerly. \ further improvement could still be effected. The officers were doing their best in this direction. Mr Budd was at both camps.

.We have received from the local postmaster a copy of the Post and Telegraph Handbook, a neat and useful publication designed to give, in a popular form, the every day rules relating to the transmission of letters and telegrams, the issue of money-orders, the Savings Bank, etc. The Guide may be seen free at all post offices or purchased for 6d.

Tho local postmaster advises that the following vessels are with wireless range of Wellington, Auckland, and ether wireless stations: —Wellington: Victoria, Maori, Wahine, Warrimoo, Maunganui, Star of Victoria, Aparima. Auckland: Victoria, Navua, Tongariro, Aparima, Tokomaru, Westmeath, Borderer. Awarua: Maitai Maunganui. Awanui: Riverina, Warrimoo, Navua. Tongariro. The Akition County Council, at its meeting at Pongaroa last Saturday, expressed sympathy with the Wellington Chamber of Commerce's suggestion to hold a conference of local bodies and Chambers of Commerce in the Wellington province to discuss opening up the. East Coast lands, branch railways, and deviations and back-blocks roads. It was also decided to suggest that the Pongaroa Railway League and the Pongaroa Chamber of Commerce should send delegates to the conference. The Ohakune Borough Council is providing a little excitement for the residents just now, in its endeavours to clear its streets of stumps. In Pakau si root the other day a party of borough workmen put a charge of gelignite under a stump, which, when the explosion took place, was hurled bodily into the air, and landed on the roof of one of Mr Robert Lyttle's cottages, going through the roof, and putting a hole through the ceiling of one of the rooms, where it stuck. Tho occupants of the house were at home at the time, but fortunately escaped unhurt. Writing on the question of better access to Wairarapa and opening up tho East Coast by railway, the Dominion says: "The matter has been a good deal before the public within the past year or two, and it has been made abundantly clear that money spent in opening up this wide track will yield a handsome return. . . There should be no relaxing of efforts on the part either of' the Wairarapa and East Coast residents or of the people of Wellington to impress on the Government the importance of making adequate provision for the requirements of the district under review. . . .During the coming session it may be expected that something definite will be done. The work of erecting the bridges over the rivers and creeks between Pongaroa and the coast will soon be completed. The largest structure, known as the Akitio River Mouth bridge, is expected to be completed within a fortnight's time. At Saturday's meeting of the Akitio County Council, Cr. P. V. Smith moved that an official opening of the new structure bo held, and that the Prime Minister, the Hon. W. T. Massey, be invited to perform the opening ceremony. The motion was carried unanimously. It was also decided to invite Messrs J. H. Escott and G. R. Sykes, Ms.P., and any Cabinet Ministers who were' able to attend. It was decided to hold the opening in about three week's time.

The annual meeting of Trust voteitti . will be held in the Town Hall at 8 o 'clock, when the report and balance sheet will be read and discussed. ; ■ . •'■ •■•' Members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society arc reminded of the annual general meeting to be held in .the Dominion Hall on Saturday. next, 16th inst., at 2.30 p.m. All voting-papers must be posted or delivered before Friday next as the scrutink takes place on Saturday morning. A girl to assist is advertised for. Mr C. E. Daniell requires a strong boy for factory. Mrs Temple, Eenall Street, requires a girl for housework. A reward is offered to the finder of the under clip of a gun lost on the Wcraiti Eoad. Miss H. Smith, of, 78 Worksop Eoad, announces that she is giving up dressmaking after May 27th. The Masterton A. and P. Asoeiation invite applications for the position of custodian of Solway showgroundsjgj^ Mr J. Carpenter has just consignment of Japanese evening shoes, which have been marked at very, reasonable prices.

Mr F. Dempsey, chimney sweep, will examine all chimneys that the public think defective free of charge. Orders left with Mr Kobert Eussell, dealer, or Mr 11. Ilounslow, bootmaker, will be promptly attended to. Mr 11. Hadley has now received full stocks of ladies and gents' winter footwear, including the most stylish boots and shoes from the leading manufacturers. A fine lot of winter specialities in the way of slippers and gumboots are also on sale at lowest prices. There is on view in the window of Mr J. Bradbury, jeweller, a gold medal manufactured by him for the Opaki Eiile Club Championship. The medal, which was won by A. V. Swanson this season, is emblematic of the sport and reflects credit on the manufacturer. Farmers are reminded of Messrs Abraham and Wililams', Ltd., great unreserved sale of Messrs Arthur Eobinson's and Drummond McMaster's dairw stock, which will take place and Friday, at Whareroto, FeatheiTPston. Veterans and members of the South African contingents are invited to parade at the Drill Hall, Masterton, at 1.45 p.m., on Monday 25th inst., and march to the old show-grounds, where they will be inspected by General Sir lan Hamilton. Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., have received instructions from. Messrs Thompson and Eoff (who are dissolving partnership) to sell five draught horses, brakes, block drays, harness, sundries, and one half share in ilaxmill and plant. The sale will take place on Tuesday next, 19th inst., at the flaxmill, Opaki (five minutes' walk from Opaki station).