LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 48, Issue 14705, 13 July 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Giving evidence in the Magistrate’s Court at Masterton this morning, a motor garage proprietor said that his profit for the year from June, 1921, to uune, 1922, had been £97 18s 7d. “I was" utterly deceived by the light,” declared the chief officer of the Rona, who was on the bridge of the steamer when she ran on to Flat Rock, in Auckland harbour, on June 28tli. He was giving evidence at the nautical enquiry yesterday, and referring to the light of a trawler ■ which was at work in the vicinity of the rock as the Rona approached. He admitted that he had made a grievous error of judgifient.

In sympathy with the slight decline■in the London market, the price of standard brands of butter in Masterton has been reduced to 2s per lb. The headmaster (Mr. W. H. Jackson) of the Masterton D.H.S., reported to the school committee last evening that the attendance during June had been very good, the averages being: Primary 496, secondary 141. The business premises at Carterton will be closed on the occasion of the All Black-Wairarapa match from 2 to 4.30 p.m. The Greytown Borough Council has decided to declare a halfholiday on Wednesday.

It was stated at a meeting of the Port Chalmers Council (states the Dunedin Star) that a letter posted at PortChalmers on Friday evening is not delivered in tile business portion of Dunedin until the following Monday.

Mr Alex. Donald has purchased the freehold of the property in Queen street occupied by himself as a taiioiing establishment, and the Arts T P si< Crafts premises, from Mr C. E. Daniell. The sale was negotiated through .the agency of Mr G. W. Sellar, and the price was approximately £4500.

The following telegram from the Napier executive of the Labour Paity has been sent to Mr Holland, leader of the party in the House of Representatives: “ Repudiate statement in Wellington; Galbraith not selected Labour candidate for Napier. Mcllvride selected.” —Napier Herald.

There is now every likelihood of the world-famed Warrnambool-Melboui ne road race being revived, as indications point to all the existing difficulties being removed. The proposed date or holding the event is early in October; the finish to be at Ascot racecourse, near Flemington, Melbourne.

A Sydney cable states that the advocacy of community singing is finding much favour in the press. It has already got a strong hold in the leading centres in South Australia and West Australia, and is proving most popular The success of the movement in New Zealand and its inspiring effect upon public life there is widely quoted m support.

The Poppy Day executive, with its headquarters in Palmerston North, covers the whole of the Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa, Wellington and Taranaki districts, says the Manawatu Times. »L the ten centres contributing each a. sub stantial sum to the funds, Masterton is the only one which has reported that it had little or no unemployment, and that it did not require a share of the fund for local distribution.

In the month of July, 1845, there was a financial crisis in New Zealand. Auckland (recalls the Star) was then the capital of the colony, and it is interesting to note that the public debt amounted to the “enormous” sum of £14,000, while the cash in the Treasury was only £l9 10s 3d, and in the Bank of Auckland 21s 3d. The position was relieved by the Government of South Australia tendering a surplus of specae totalling £6OOO “for the service of New Zealand.”

The winding-up meeting of shareholders of the Success Gold Dredging Company was to have been held yesterday, but as only one shareholder turned up it lapsed for want of a quorum. Mr N. H. James, the liquidator, presented a statement showing that the liquidation yielded another 2d per share in addition to the_ dividends already paid, which amounted to 11s per share. The dredge, which cost £IO,OOO to build, was sold to a West Coast ■ sawmilling firm for £SOO, and will probably be taken to pieces for the sake of the machinery.

An old Irishman was in conversation with an acquaintance and was very voluble over the wrongs of the Emerald Isle and the reasons why she should have nothing to do with the British Empire. “Yes, that’s all very well,” said the other. “But supposing England did let you break away. What if some other nation took a fancy to you —say, Germany, for instance invaded and cleaned you up?” “And phwat the divil would the British navy be doing to let them!” exclaimed an indignant Pat. The social and dance held lagt night under the auspices of the P.1’.A.,. despite adverse weather, was well attended. The items given by Mrs. Rigg, Miss Ball, Miss V. Naylor, Mr. Ball and Mr. T. Wood were all encored. Miss F. Payne supplied the music for the dance, assisted by Mr. Payne on the violin; extras being played by Miss Ball, Miss K. Saker, and Mr. T. Wood. Messrs. Kemp and Nicholson discharged the duties of M.’sC. in an efficient manner. Supper was dispensed by the ladies. Altogether, a most enjoyable evening was spent by all. The monthly meeting of the Masterton District High School Committed was held last evening, Mr. J. E. MeV. Calwell presiding. There were also present, Messrs. W. Nieol, A. Hendry, A. Black, W. Noble, A. Williams, F. Whitton and C. Braggius. A quantity of routine business was transacted and accounts were passed for payment. A letter from the Trust Lands Trustees was read in regard to the proposed increased rental of the caretaker’s cottage, and it was resolved that two members of the committee should wait on the Trustees at their meeting this evening to explain the position. Political unrest on the eve of an election is not confined to the Pakeha. The Maori is. having. his preliminary gatherings and already there arc more than hints ‘of a split in the camp. Kawhia lias started the campaign. A large gathering of some 700 Waikato natives- has been in progress during the week, and it was sufficiently important to attract Sir Mauri Pornare, who represents the- Western Maori electorate, and is also in the Cabinet. It seems that a son of Ratana (the Maori healer) has been promised 25,000 votes if he will stand as a candidate for the Western Electorate. This has compeb led the Waikato Maoris to make an attempt to consolidate their forces. Sir Mauri explained to the assemblage that when he had refused to subscribe to the new “Covenant” of the Ratanaites and asked what his shortcomings were was told that he had none, but he ‘ ‘ lacked the vision of the Lord. ’ ’ After a long harangue, in which Sir Maui told the people that he did not ask them directly for their votes, he advised them to consider well before making their choice. Personally, he did not think, young Ratana a suitable person to lead the race. The knight was subjected to some chaff over his acceptance of a “‘showy and tawdry” title.

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Three degrees of frost were registered at Solway this morning.

In an Association game of football yesterday, at Palmerston North, Australia beat Manawatu by five to nil. Another fall in the Bank of England discount rate is not unlikely in the course of the next week or two.

The matron of the public hospital wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following donations: —Old linen, Mrs Horne; old linen and books, A Friend; old linen, Mrs N. Miller.

An Auckland telegram states that in the amateur billiard championship, E. V. P.oberts defeated A. Bowie in the final, of 2000 up, by 355 points. Roberts’ average was 10.5, and Bowie’s 5.6.

The New York Journal of Commerce recently to hand states that New York clearing-house banks have cut the rates paid on current deposits, actuated by the belief that “easy money” conditions are more or less a permanency.

At its meeting last night the Masterton School Committee resolved that a letter of be written to Mr. Tozer for donating to the school Museum a very fine specimen of a “thrasher” shark, which the committee much appreciated and thought would be a. very interesting addition to the museum collection.

Mr. Hudson is asking the Minister of Industries and Commerce what are the prospects of reo-pening the Golden Bay cement works at Tarakohe. “These works, before closing down, employed over a hundred men, and materially contributed towards the prosperity of the district of Takaka.” states Mr. Hudson in a note to his question. Mr R. H. Williams, the well-known secretary of the A. and P. Association and the" Caledonian Society, has been appointed Masterton agent foi . the Northern Assurance Company, Limited, and is transacting fire and accident insurances at his office in Perry street. Lady ’s bicycle for sale. Advertiser wishes to buy kitchen stove. A cheap four-roomed bungalow is advertised for sale by Keith and Co. Hood Bros, have some special notices in our wanted columns. Mr. J. Betty, land agent, inserts a fresh list of properties on page 8. The time for receiving tenders for building the Masterton High School has been extended to Monday, 24th. The challenge match between the Winter Sports Club and the Y.M.C.A. at ping-pong and quoits will take place to-night at ■‘he Y.M.C.A. Hall. The Y.M.C.A. team will be E. Holdaway, J. T. Macky, L. Henry, H. W. Dagg, S. McEwen, H. L. Taylor, S. Finlayson, and C. W. Lovell. Members and friends are invited.

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