LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 8 December 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In Wellington yesterday nine daylight thefts were reported. A bazaar in aid of ’St. John s Anglican Church, Pongaroa, realised between £SO and £OO. Mr T. Quinn has disposed of his interest in the Commercial Hotel, Palliatua, to Mr James Biggins, of Napier. Scholz, the American athlete, left San Francisco on November 25th to join Hahn at Honolulu. They are due at Auckland on January 4th. In the Caiterton Magistrate’s Court yesterday a. carrier named Herbert Swain, for having carried 25 pass*a* <wrs m his bus, when only licensed for IP. wus lined £2 and 7s costs. A letter of appreciation is to be sent by the Wairarapa Cricket Association to Messrs P- McLaren and F. Brough, who have made donations to the Association's funds. The deputation to the Hon. R. F. Bollard and the lion. A. D. McLeod from the Masterton’Racing Club is lixed for Wednesday, December 16th, at noon. As the result of lire, Mr D. G. Sutherland, Lower Valley, completely lost liis milking shed and plant. Electric motors had just been installed. The cause of the lire is unknown. An audacious theft was committed during the week-end in Wellington, the warehouse of W. D. and 11. 0. Wills, situated on Lambtou Quay, being biokon into between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning, and cigarettes valued at £326 being stolen. The Shannon Chamber of Commerce ha? decided to write to the Chambers of Commerce at Masterton, Ekctahuna and Pahiatua, to ascertain their opinions as to the advisability of moving in the direction of getting a road constructed to connect up Ekctahuna with Mangaliao and Shannon. Yesterday,’ at Greytown, a linesman employed by the Wairarapa Power Board, named Charles Henry Chippci (Carterton), received a shock from . a live wire, and his hands were burnt. In the proficiency examinations, conducted by Mr. J.,W. Bird’(inspector) at St. Bride's Convent yesterday, TO out of 11 candidates were successful. At St. Patrick’s School, nine out of 12 candidates succeeded. Three little lads of Mr and Mrs . 0. Blake, West Taratahi, were playing horses’ on Sunday, and when making use of a light gig, Rov Blake, aged . 6, fell, and his leg doubled under him. The gig wheel went over the limb, which was fractured. Ho was taken to the Masterton Hospital, where lie is progressing well. Fleeces for the Farmers’ Union Hoe.'.i competition are now coming to haul ireelv, and keen interest and competition is being displayed. A large ha'l at the Solway showgrounds has been obtained for the demonstration and judging, and it is proposed to invite the •mpils of the Technical School and similar Institutions in order to make the demonstration as educational as pnsibie.

At the quarterly sitting of the Wairarapa Licensing Committee at Carterton yesterday, presided over by Mr S. L. P. Free, S.M., there were also present: Messrs W. Udy, J. Saimdc-s and A. Donald (writes our Carterton correspondent). The application for the transfer of the license of the Tinui Hole! from R. D. Bowring to Frederick Bird was considered. The police report upon the sanitary condition drew attention to a shortage of water, and the Bench expressed a hope that every effort would be made to improve it, as the matter would be reviewed in June. The application was granted.

A Mas ter ton resident to-day showed a “Daily Times” reporter an old proorrammo of the AVairarapa races, held on Alni'ch loth, 1871, in Mr John Hawke’s paddock, Grcytown. The stewards were Messrs J. Puller, G. Ticehurst, T. Walker, 11. L. Cohen, B. T. Hawke and J. A. Petlierick. The other officials were:—Judge, Air P. J. Arm ' strong; starter, Air B. Gallagher; elerk of course, Air E. Bishop; clerk of scales, Air H. Lucas; secretary and treasurer, Mr R. Lucas. The programme, which was. printed by Air A. K. Amot at the “ Alcrcury ” office, Greytown, included six events, the big race being the Wairarajia Stakes, a sweepstake of £1 ; Os, with £2O added, -the distance bein <r two miles and 2-10 yards. Ineie were four entries for tlie big race, this being about the average size of the fields for the meeting.

The management committee of the Wairarapa Cricket Association met last night, Mr W. A. McGregor presiding. lt°was decided to re-grade C. Stringfellow from senior to junior. Hm match, Druids v. Hibernians, Is to be postponed from December 19tli till a future date, owing to the children s Christinas tree being arranged for that p a y. A match with teams from Wellington during Christmas week and New Year was accepted. The teams will be in charge of Mr Dempster and Mr J. Hanna. It was decided to play the preliminary match for the Hawke Cup in Master ton with Southern Hawke’s gay. Failing that being mutually agreed upon, it wil he left with the New Zealand Cricket Council. The secretary was instructed to write Manawatu asking for a junior rep. match. All matches will recommence on January 9th after the Christmas holidays. Hm- Fever 1° sneedilv relieved by breathing in “NAZOL. ” 60 doses 1/6.

Tin* five pupils of St. Matthew's Girls' Collegiate School, who presented themselves for the proficiency certificates,.have passed. ...... . The electric' light in tin* A'.Z. .Fanners ’ Co-operative Distributing Co.’s new premises! was installed by Mr Campbell (of Turner and Evans) and Mr Bilderbeek. A Gisborne telegram states.that the Harbour Board has purchased the scow Zingara for the purpose of the transport of stone in connection with the breakwater construction. A Brisbane cable states that the unimproved value of the area controlled by the new Brisbane City Council amounts to £100,000.000, and the unimproved value of the city for rating purposes £17,000,000. A London cable states that Maria Seymour, a wealthy widow, of Devonshire, directed in her will that her cat should be poisoned with prussic acid by a veterinary surgeon and buried in the same coffin. The instructions were carried out yesterday. A Melbourne cable states that the University Council has decided to investigate proposals by the Laura Speelman Rockefeller Memorial for a system of research scholarships in economics, to be available for Australians in the United States, and for Americans in Australia. The Laura Speelman Rockefeller Memorial also proposed to establish a similar system, with Mew Zealand Universities. A man of 74, who has received sentences of penal servitude amounting in all to 37 years, was sentenced at the ’O'ld Bailey to IS months’ hard labour. The name of the accused' was given in the calendar as Thomas Stevens, but it was stated that hiw proper name was Thomas Hitchcock, and the charge against him was that of stealing .74 sheep. It was stated that the sheep had been driven from a. field on a Chigwell farm to a slaughterhouse at Stratford, and 40 were afterwards* sold to two butchers, the remainder being disposed of at the Smitihfield market.

The monthly meeting of the Carterlon School Committee was held last evening, writes our Carterton correspondent. The Education Board advised that from March next a simplified scale of nayments to school. committees would come into force, and would be based partly on average attendance. The average attendance for the past 7 weeks was reported good, the highest being ; ; 4t J in the primary from a roll num.be." of 77!), and 76 from a roll of 76 in the secondary. Mr O. Vv. Wilton was apnniuted delegate on the schools’ library committee. The schools’ penny contribution for providing a Christ mas dinner fer London’s poor children amounted .... £1 16s 6i! There was a petrol price-war raging in Kansas City when tlnp hist mail leftAmerica. One independent operator was selling station oil at 12.9 cents per gallon, exclusive of a one-cent city tax and a tvo-cent State tax, which, altogether, means in English money, 7LI per gallon. That cut had followed one bv the Standard: Oil Company, of Indiana, which had reduced its price, less the taaxtion mentioned, to 14.9 cents ]er gallon. When the price-war started with a 4 cent cut by independent operators, in August, one independent dealer predicted that petrol would be selling in Kansas at 12 cents per gallon at Christmas —the best of Christmas-boxes for car-owners. The price was then 23.9 cents, including tax. The reason for the cutting of prices was that certain independents in the trade believe 1 that the price was.being held up by artificial means. At Brentford, Lieutenant Edward Alexander Riddell, of the R.A., Larkhill Barracks, Salisbury Plain, was summoned for driving a motor ear dangerously on the Great West Road. Mr Sanders, for the police, described the case as one of a particularly c-allous nature. On a dark, wet and misty night in August two little lads were cycling home when they were* run down by defendant. Tliev were seriously injured. Defendant picked up one lad and laid him on the roadside, and, seeing people collecting, drove away to a garage at Brentford. When questioned at first he stated he had collided with a wall, but afterwards admitted having knocked the boys down, and that he was travelling at 77 miles an hour at the time. The chairman said the case was one of the worst he had ever heard in that court, and lie only wished defendant were here so that he could tell him what he thought about his callous conduct. Defendant was fined £2O and ten guineas costs, and his license was suspended until July next. Carpenters wanted.

Gooseberries for sale. Lost radiator cap advertised for. Assistant wanted for steam laundry. The W.F.C.A., Ltd., insert special advertisements in our wanted known columns. Those who desire a summer suit should inspect the suiting's at Nicol and •Co., Ltd., tailors. Air J. A. Betts notifies on page S that he is prepared to pay better prices than those ruling in the "Wairarapa for prime lamb. The Alasterton Auctioneering Company advertise a sale of 'furniture and drapery at their mart to-morrow, at 2 p.m. * piy and Young, Ltd., will run their cliSP’-a-bune to the Woodville races, leaving their office at S a.m. cacii day. Ring 1126 for seats. A garden fete and fair in aid of St. .Matthew’s, the Wairarapa Church school, will be held in Mrs 11. G. Williams’ garden, Lansdownc, on Saturday, December 30th, at 2 p.m. Particulars of the various stalls are advertised. That pungent refreshing aroma which arises from “NO-RUBBING Laundry Help’’ suds is absolute proof of its wonderful hygienic qualities. 26 Best of foods —Eggs. Preserve a’supply now with Sharland’s “AIOA’ Brand Egg Preservative. Eggs may be cooked in any way. O'ean and economical."