LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 49, Issue 14959, 10 July 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mails for Australia, South Africa and the East close in Masterton on Thursday, 12th inst., at 4.45 p.in. At basketball yesterday the High School B defeated St. Matthew’s Collegiate School by 12 points to 6. The Solway Home is at present taxed to its fullest capacity, there being 14 persons domiciled in the institution.

The Kaituna Dairy Company has let a contract for the installation of a whey skimming plant in their factory, to Messrs Mason, Struthers and Co., Led., Palmerston North. Of 40 applicants for the position of herd tester to the Martinborough Herdtesting Association, a Waikato expert has been asked to ; interview the committee in Masterton this week.

The social committee of the Wairarapu Caledonian Society met last night and decided to hold the Ingleside given by the Chief. Mr Robert Cameron, on Thursday, July 19th. Financial members will be admitted free.

A London cablegram states that competitors, and public were present at the Olympia for the opening cycle race, but the judges decided that the track rvas not 'safe. It had been constructed in sections, ■which did not fit.

The social committee of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society met last night and decided to hold the Ingleside given bv the Chief, Mr Robert Cameron, on Thursday, July 19th. Financial members will be admitted free.

Correspondence has been received by the Wairarapa Automobile Association from the Wellington Automobile Club, stating that the maps of the North Island a|e now practically completed, and also that the club approved of the suggestion to erect, when applicable, a sign “Road Blocked” on the Hutt side of the Rimutaka Hill. A “family” of 23 children of her own, 17 of her second husband’s by his first wife, and 28 nurse children, total 6S, is the .record of Mrs Emma Crossman, 82, of White Hart Lane, Good Green. She summoned her husband at Wood Green for £62 19s arrears under an order made in 1916. Mrs Crossman, who lias been married twice, is one of a family of fourteen children. Her own children comprised 18 daughters and 5 sons. One o/ the daughters had 18 children, two had 14 each, and two others T2 each.

Ellen Gordon Lennox, 19, who, with her lover, Barend Van Rensburg, 23, was sentenced to death at Upington, Bechuanaland, on April 21st, for the murder of Van Rensburg’s wife, has been reprieved and will be imprisoned for 10 years. Van Rensburg will be hanged. The guilty couple poisoned Mrs Van 'Rensburg, who, as she was dying, kissed her husband and accused him of murdering her. Van Rensburg admitted that he asked a native “medicine man” for a draught which would ' drive his wife mad or influence her to commit adultery, so that he might obtain a divorce. The Social and Educational Committee of the Y.M.C.A. met last evening, those present being Messrs. Kitchener (in the chair.) and Vesty, members of the Board of Directors, and Messrs. Bannister, Carter, Quill, Clarke and Butterworth. It was decided to invite the Soldiers’ Club to play their return snooker and billiards matches at the Y.M.C.A. on Tuesday" next., the teams to consist of eight players. The following will represent the Y.M.C.A.: — Messrs. McEwen, Wood. Wilson, Carter, Bannister, Butterworth, Magrath and Malmo; emergencies, Messrs. Clark and Mclvor. A cannons tournament is to be conducted, commencing on the 10th inst., and concluding on the 31st. Numerous offers have been received from members to assist in forming an orchestra, and Mr. Quill and the general secretary were empowered to act. An effort is to be made to call together all who are interested in wireless with a view to forming a strong Masterton Club.

The quarterly meeting of the Methodist Church was held last night, when there was a large attendance of officials. The Rev. B. F. Eothwell presided. The report of the church membership showed the number to be 264, an increase of 23 for the quarter. The balance sheet showed an income of £lB2, with expenditure £lB6 10s. The good work of Mesdames J. M. Coradine and D. Donald as visitors to the hospital was referred to, as was also the work of Miss E. Perry as visitor to strangers. Mr J. Peniber was appointed agent for the Methodist Times, and Mrs Wakeham for the Open Door. Mr Allan was appointed society steward. It was reported that two Maori ministers will be visiting Masterton shortly in connection with the annual effort of the Home Mission Fund. The Sunday school report disclosed a roll of 326 scholars and 25 teachers,, gtjb the Masterton- school, and an average attendance of 100 scholars at the Kuripuni school. Solway had 45 scholars and 5 teachers. It was announced that a concert would be held at Rangitumau on July 27th. The next quarterly meeting will be held at Kuripuni on October Bth. A meeting of the directors of the Workers’ Mutual Benefit Building Society was held last night, there being present, Messrs. R.. Kraliagen (chairman), A. Cambourne, T. S. Cresswell, H. A. Fowles, A. Gardner, G. Hyde, A. K. Johnston and J. P. Prentice. No 1 Society: The treasurer reported a credit balance at the Bank of N.S.W. of £BO7 17s 9d, and at the P.O. S.B, of £B9l 5s 7d. Liabilities amounted to £3OO. Messrs. Page and Siddells wrote asking for information in connection with a loan drawn by a and applying that the shareholder be allowed to forego appropriation of £3OO. —Request granted. It was decided that a ballot and sale (£600) be 'held early in August. No. 2 Society: The treasurer reported a credit balance at the Bank of N.S.W. of £453 12s Bd, and at the P.O. S.B. £897 2s Id. Inabilities amounted to £1491 8s (£BOO being in loans not required at present). The Valuation Committee submitted reports on a security offered by a shareholder for a mortgage of £562 10s and on a security for a mortgage of £290. — : It was decided that the properties be valued (by the Valuation Committee. Applications for 13 new shares were granted. , '

iWe understand that the committee at present sitting at the Meat Company’s offices will be pleased to hear farmers, between ten and twelve o’clock to-mor-row, as to the lack of support given to the local works.

A "woman who applied for a separation at Willesden said she had been married for 2.1 years, and her husband had never given her a penny. She put up with that until he started to be cruel to her. A summons was granted.

A reminder is given to all members of the Wairarapa Soldiers’ Hostel and the Masterton Bowling Club that the annual billiard and snooker tournament will be held to-morrow night, at 7.30, at the Soldiers’ Club, Essex street, A full attendance is requested.

A brown owl attacked ■ Mrs Foster as she was hanging clothes on a line at Amphill, Bedfordshire, recently. She was severely wounded in one eye. It is thought that the flapping of the white clothes attracted the owl. ' The Journal states that a Madrid message gives a story of a child of seven who "was upset bv her father selling two lambs that she threw on the fire the notes he had received in payment for them. The father, in a rage, cut' off the girl’s hands with a chopper. The child died. The father has been arrested.

A verdict of murder and felo de se was returned at the inquest at Huddersfield on Annie Rebecca Sproson, 16, and her two-year-old brother, whose bodies were found hanging from banisters at their home. The evidence showed that the father of the children was an unemployed labourer. The girl had not got on very "well with her mother, and had left a letter in which she said that, to make her mother suffer, she was going to take Douglas, the little boy, with her. - <, / To settle the question whether bitumen surfacing is practicable on the main county roads in the vicinity of the city, the Wellington Automobile Club yesterday decided to offer the Hutt and Makara County. Councils a donation of £bo towards the cost of an engineer’s report on the subject. The Automobile Club’s offer is conditional on the appointment of an engineer with special experience in road surfacing work to make the report.

The Wellington City Council last night decided to make an increase totalling £3217 in salaries. One hundred and twenty-five members of the staff are to participate. Sixteen heads of departments will receive between them an increase of, £1175, an average of £73. One hundred and nine members will receive £2042, or an average increase of £lB 12s each. In some cases only £7 is to be given, rvhile in others no addition will be made to present salaries.

Two Paris children, a boy of 14 and a girl of 12, committed suicide recently by drowning themselves in the Seine. The. two children left their parents ’ home for the factory where they were both employed, and as they failed to return home in the evening, the police were informed. The bodies were discovered in the Morland canal hear the Bastille. In the boy ? s pocket was found a slip of paper on which was written: “I am going out to commit suicide with her. We weer sclded at work to-day.” That she became ill and died after a visit to' the dentist was the mother’s story at a Marylebone inquest on Sarah Syrad ,aged 17, a lift attendant. After visiting the dentist to have her teeth stopped, the girl developed a slight swelling, which spread extensively. She w r as admitted to hospital, where she died. Isaac Levy, a dentist, said he took the usual antiseptic methods while operating on the girl. The girl’s mother complained strongly that a doctor "whom she consulted seemed to regard the case as trivial. The coroner returned a verdict that ‘ ‘ death was du e to blood poisoning, pleurisy _ and pneumonia, but there was no evidence to show how the infection started.”

The new rates to be levied for the financial year 19-23-24 was passed by the Wellington 'City Council last evening. The general rate is now to be 3d, an increase of 19/100ths of a penny upon that of last year, and the water rate is 4 per cent on the annual value of a property, an increase of l£d. Library and Hospital and Charitable Aid rates are unaltered. The new special rates struck over the whole city are the antecedent Liability Loan Rate of 50/200ths of a penny in the £, estimated to produce £15,324, and Unemployment Relief Works Loan Interest Rate of 3/200ths of a penny, estimated to realise £7BO. The total rates levied amount to £341,547.

Two rooms to let. Good dressmaker wanted. Salesman advertised for in our wanted columns.

Advertiser wishes to buy four or five roomed house.

Messrs C. Smith’s Winter Sale commences -at 9 o ’clock to-morrow morning.

Nicol and Co., Ltd., are now making a special suit display. Every suitlength has a red ticket price which those in quest of a suit should inspect.

Mr W. Richards’ motor bus will leave the Masterton Post Office at 7 o’clock to-morrow night for the dance in the Taueru Hall. Admission to the dance is free.

A sale of superior and almost new furniture will be held at the Mastetton Auctioneering Company, Hall street, tomorrow, at 1.30 p.m. Particulars appear on page 1. This week’s issue of the Auckland Weekly News contains a large number of photographs illustrating the railway disaster, taken by their special photographer. Order now at McLeod and Young’s and H. E. Pither’s, booksellers.

The Wairarapa Farmers’ on page four, draw attention to the fact that their big f actory in Chapel street is stii] turning out high class furniture, constructed bv expert workmen, and made from the best material.

Murray ’s great Key to Economy Sale is still booming and is causing extreme enthusiasm among the thrifty shoppers of the Wairarapa. It is a big event —a helpful event —a triumph of modern retailing. The money-saving opportunities presented are really startling. Call early for your share.—J. L. Murray, Ltd., Queen Masterton. When spending money every woman takes a delight in' seeing how far she can make it spin 'out. And Masterton women are lucky, because one of the rare opportunities of making one pound buy more than the worth of two is now at hand—at Hugo and Shearer ’s sale. This week’s Wednesday specials outdo all which have gone before, but the final days are now at hand, and it is quite obvious that early shopping is absolutely necessary. The bargains are so good that they simply can’t stay lohg.

Just opened up!—2oo pairs of Ladies’ Felt Slippers, carpet soles; only 2/11 pair.—At Carpenter & Evans.*

When colds and influenza are prevalent let “NAZOL” protect your family. One dose a day keeps colds away. Good, for all ages* 60 doses for 1/6.

morning.

A Sydney cable states that the Man-*-nganui arrived there at 7 o’clock this-

A cable from Delhi states, that the 24 crores of rupees (£16,000,000) 5 per cent Government local loan, opened on. July 4th, closed yesterday fully subscribed. Mr Frank Stewart Robbie, who lost in the bush at Shannon for days last week, being discovered ottW Friday suffering severely from the effects of exposure, is now making satisfactory progress towards recovery. The Hamilton Borough Council intends to push ahead with the bituminous formation of the main streets in September. At the last meeting one councillor described a certain street as “a new lake formed in Hamilton.” The illuminated address presented to Mr R C. Drummond on severing hisconnection with the Lausdowne school, is now on view in the Artistic Picture Framers’ window, Perry street. The illuminated address was the work of Mr E, Gully.

Due to the continued wet weather, great mortally is being experienced amongst the young cattle in the Matamata district (states the Waikato Times). The cause of death is parasitic gastritis. One farmer in the district is reported to have lost 30 out of 60 yehrlings. A Sydney cable states that as the re-'W suit of conferences between the South African and Australian eleven cricketers during the latter’s visit in 1921, South Africa has decided to. experiment with turf wickets in lieu of. matting. A shipment of Bulli soil left Sydney by the Sophocles on Saturday for the Natal Association.

Asked had he ever met- Lenin or Trotsky, M. Skalski, the pianist, stated that he had not met either, butat Vladivostock, where, he says, “they change Governments as easily as people change their gloves, he saw quite enough of Soviet methods. That is the place, par excellence, where the w-hite collar is the signal for hostility, and many better-class people, for the sake of peace, doff their white collars altogether and allow their beards to grow fong and shaggy. It was at Vladivostock that M. SkalsM conceived the notion of coming to New Zealand. He* heard there a fine Australian vocalist singing one of Alfred Hill’s Maori songs, “Waiata Poi,” and hr determined thereupon to find lus way t<* New Zealand and study the native sic. So far he had not oeen -able to|F come across much, of it, but he intends to follow up tne study oefore he leaves.