LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 29 November 1926, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Archbishop Redwood opened a new Roman Catholic church at Otaliiilni, Auckland, yesterday morning. A Cashmere (Christchurch) postman was attacked last week by a swarm of bees. He was about to place some letters in a mflil,box when the swarm arrived. He received a few stings, but managed to insert the mail matter in the box and get away in time to avoid anything serious. “Would you suppress my name?” asked a, young man who admitted being drunk in change of a horse in town, to Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., in the Gisborne Police Court the other day. “I don’t, think so,” returned the -S.M. “You are very fortunate: I’m sending drunken motorists to gaol.” A London cable states that a phrase in a public arator’s Latin speech referring to Mr Coate’s boyhood was translated as “cowboy,” thereby leading.the papers .to use the heading “From Cowboy to Prime Minister.”

The vehicular ferry steamer Molly Hawk and the motor launch Centaur collided off Prince’s Wharf, Auckland, shortly after ten o’clock yesterday morning. , Fortunately, before the impact occurred, the Molly Ilawk was nearly stopped, but. The launch .was caught by the steamer’s stem and sustained damages to the port belting and also strained the hull. The launch contained about a dozen pasengers, who were considerably frightened. William Alford, 78, was itaken do hosptal suffering from slight injuries to his back. A young woman climbed on the Molly Hawk’s deck and fainted.

In connection with the wild pig nuisance, the following letter lias been gent to the secretary of the Farmers’ Union by the Minister of Agriculture (lion. O. J. Hawken): —“With reference to the remit, passed at the anual conference of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union and submitted to me with your letter of October 24, in which the payment of a bounty fov the destruction of wild pigs is advocated, I have to inform you that it has been found from experience that the payment, of a royalty on snouts is not working out satisfactorily, and it is evident that some better means of coping with the pigs will have to be found. Mv department is at the present time planning out experimental work with poisons, and in the circumstances I am not prepared to recommend to the Government, that the bounty system be extended.” “We must ge'- that- area as a scenic said Mr H. E. Gardner on Saturday at a meeting of the Mt Iloldswortli Committee, in referring to that mountain. “It.is necessary from a community standpoint.” The area embraced part of Masterton’s water catchment territory, Mr Gardner went on to observe, and everybody would suffer if the bush were not saved from destruction. In the last twenty-five years many of the streams had largely decreased in volume and this was attributable to the destruction of the Ibush. Heavy rain on parts of the mountains now rushed down the streams and was not retained as was formerly the case. “The position is alarming,” added Mr Gardner, “and not another stick on the Tararuas should be touched.”

As the weather on Saturday afternoon was too wet to allow the Mount 'Holdsworth Committee to inspect the load and suggested camping site, a meeting of the committed was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms. Mr "J. A. Young, presided Messrs R Russell and F. Norris were deputed to inspect the locality and report to a public meeting •to be held on December 6. A resolution was passed requesting the Wairarapa South County Council to attend to the road giving access to the foot of the mountain. Mr. F. Norris suggested that, a Mount Holdsworth Club should bo formed for the purpose of caring for and improving the area. The club could consist of junior, senior, and honorary members and its funds would be expended on improving the resort. He understood that already one person had offered £5 towards repairing the swing bridge over the Maungatarero Stream. After further discussion, it was unanimously decided that the meeting considers that in the interests of the community Mount Holdsworth Club should be formed, with the object of getting the area proclaimed as a scenic reserve, and making 'improvements to the camping grounds ancl track. A vote of thanks was passed to the Y.M.C.A. for the free use of a room for the purpose of the meeting. Just opened —the latest novelties in ladies' footwear. All shades to select from at Carpenter and Evano’i *

Enquiries made to-day elicited the fact that there were no further cases of typhoid at the hospital. A Sydney cable status that -in lire destroyed the studio of the Australian Films’ '.Production Company, and caused extensive damage to the annexe of a large apartment■ house. The total damage is estimated at £II,OOO.

The race for the* sculling championship of -New Zealand between J. I*. Hannan, (holder) and James Mason, of Whangarei (challenger), rowed on the Whangarei river resulted in Hannan winning by four lengths in 21min 40 3-ssec. Tho engineers advised the meeting of the Wairarapa South County Council meeting on Saturday, that the necessary arrangements had been made for the delivery of bitumen for the portion of the main highway from the Waingawa Bridge southwards.

A big six-cylinder car, owned by Mr W. M. Dighton, of Wellington, was destroyed by lire on the Rimutaka Hill on Saturday night. It is believed that the outbreak was caused through a backlire. The liames quickly; reached the benzine tank, in which there were about sixteen gallons, and the occupants of the car did Jiot liavfe time to save their mgs. A cable front London states that the Sunday “ Chronicle ’ ’ understands thht the military authorities are considering the formation of a special unit on the lines of Guards Brigade, embracing a battalion from each protectorate of the Dominion, which will bear the cost of maintenance. The headquarters will bo in London, and the service will extend over the Empire.

A Canadian school teacher in Wanganui under the exchange system had an amusing experience when she was describing the mineral resources of Canada to a class at the Queen’s Park School, says the Chronicle. She told tho children that Canada possessed deposits of most minerals, but very little tin. The last remark drew forth from an enquiring youngster the question: “Well, please Miss, how do they make tin lizzies V’

A Christchurch mail who recently received a ticket in a popular consultation on Wednesday glanced at the number and the results of the drawing. He rejoiced to find lie had drawn a horse which, lie thought, entitled him to- a small momentary .prize. He mentioned the fact to- a friend, Who suggested consulting the newspaper tiles as to the result of tiie race. .Needless to add, lie was greatly surprised and overjoyed to find that his horse had won its race and that he was entitled to £3OOO. It was only the third ticket lie had ever bought. The Department of Lands wrote to the meeting of the Wairarapa youth County Council’s meeting on Saturday in reply to the protest re clearing bush on watersheds in Wailrinc S.D., that Mr Udy’s application in regard bush oil watersheds in Waiohine S.D., advertised, and as no obligations to the grant were received at it heir office, it is now too late to have .the matter renewed. The area ad joining, namely section 1, block V, Waiohine, 12614 acres, is Crown Land, not available for selection qt the present time, while the area to the north is State forest.

The engineers reported to the Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday, that during October, all the piles have 'been driven from the Henaki Creek Bridge is expected this week, and construction of the super-structure will be now completed. No further work has been done on the approaches to Booth's Creek. About two miles of the preparation course has been completed to date. Arrangements are now practically ready for commencement of the bitumen penetration course. The tender of Martin Kerins has been accepted, subject to the conditions suggested. Work lias not yet been commenced.

A young married woman, Mrs E. J. •Nation, left her house in Devonshire Road at Miramar, after luncheon on Saturday, to attend a wedding in St. James’ Church, Adelaide Road, and lias not since been heard of. The last seen of Mrs Nation appears to have been outside .the church after the ceremony, when she told some friends she was going to do some shopping, and was ithen returning home. When Mrs Nation left Miramar she was wearing a reddish brown coat with a grey fur collar, and a close fitting brown felt hat. She is a slight woman, about live feet four inches in height, with hazel eyes, and dark auburn hair. She was carrying a small- suit case and a small black handbag. *Her age is 26.

House to lease. Kitchen-maid wanted. Cent’s bicycle for sale.* Cook-general wanted for country. Domestic help wanted for Wellington. Ply and Young’s car will run to the Feilding races, leaving here Tuesday morning, and returning after last race on Wednesday. The tray cloth raffle (by permission of the Minister of Internal Apairs), in aid of St. Bride’s Convent, will be drawn at a euchre tournament and dance, to be held in the Municipal Hall on Tuesday, November 150th, at 8 p.m. On the front page Hugo and Shearer call attention to a special offer of summer millinery, all at 10/6. There is a choice of over fifty hats in the newest Shades and shapes, all smartly trimmed and mostly individual styles. To-day’s values for such hats are 29/0 to 42/-. Mr If. S. Gerrand advertises in this issue full particulars of an attractive auction sale of almost entirely new oak and rimu furniture. The sale, which is ( to take place at '34 Cole street, on Wednesday afternoon, at 1.30, is on account of Mrs W. O’Connor. Almost the whole of the furniture is entirely new, having 'been purchased during ;the last two weeks. An unexpected alteration of plans necessitates the sale. Buyers may attend with confidence.

Gardners should note that the barometer indications point to the weather in Masterton taking-up very shortly, and a frost may be expected.

Dealing with land settlement an cdi-. torial in the Auckland “Herald” last week described the Minister of Lands (Hon. A. D. McLeod) as “Xcw Zealand’s chief pessimist.” The annual meeting of the Masterton Golf Club will 'bo held to-morrow evening (Tuesday) in Messrs PragneU ♦and McKenzie’s office, Queen Street, at v 7.30 p.m.

A gift of £ooo to the Jubilee Institute for the Blind has been received from Mr J. H. Coleman, of Napier. Efforts are being made to encourage blind musicians, and rotary clubs of the Dominion are contributing toward the cost of the instruments for the orches-

A cable states that the editors of Communis tic newspapers published in Cologne and Aix-la-Chapelle have been sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment for libelling President Hindenburg in a poem entitled “ Beware of the Dog.”

Enguiries at the Borough Sanitary Inspector’s office this afternoon elicitel the fact that the Health Department’s report oil the sample of water, taken fronith e creek suspected of being connected with the recent outbreak of typhoid, has not. yet come to hand. There are still eight typhoid patients in the hospital, no fresh cases having, been reported over the weekend.

British “White Cross” plain ' and barbed fencing wire (highest breaking strain), obtainable from X.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.