LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 16 October 1929, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

In his speech declaring the Carterton Bowling Club’s new pavilion open, Dr. Johnston expressed the opinion that it would be a good thing if women were consulted by the architects when designing buildings in which women were expected to work.

More supervision in the matter of erection of petrol pumps was stressed by the Mayor at the last meeting of the Eketahuna Borough Council. The Mayor stated that some were not at all satisfactory in respect to structure and position.

A sitting of the Carterton Magistrate’s Court was held yesterday, before Mr J. Miller, S.M. Judgment by default was entered in the following civil claims: —11. J. Brown v. A. Bushworth, claim balance 6s 6d costs, 3s; W. H. Young v. B. Banks, £7 ISs, costs £1 10s 6d; H. E. Jackson v. J. Matthews, £1 2s 6d, costs 17s 6d; B. A. Copeland v. A. Turei, £4 2s, costs £1 13s; J. Minehan v. Albert Bayner, £4 5s 6d, costs £1 l/s 6d. On a judgment summons, E. F. Hopkins is to pay a debt of £3 2s to Geo. Steven forthwith, in default three days’ imprisonment. W. Jordan to pay W. H. Young £5 6s forthwith, in default three days’ imprisonment. No order was made in the claim of J. Leith v. W. Houghton for £4 19s 6d. A. O. McPherson, for having failed to comply with a compulsory railway stop sign, was fined £1 and 10s costs. E. Neill, for having driven a car in a manner likely to be dangerous to the public, was fined £1 and 10s costs. B-. T. Mutch, N. T. Beetham and J. Hobson, for breaches of the Carterton borough by-laws, were each fined 10s and 20s Gd costs. For a similar offence, W. E. Harry was convicted and discharged.

Eleven degrees of frost were registered in Masterton this morning. 1 The building in which the fire occurred in Masterton on Monday evening was insured for £SOO.

The next annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce is to be held at the Hermitage, Mount Cook.

There are now 100 subscribers to the Eketahuna Municipal Library and last month 430 books were issued. The funds stand £3O in credit, and portion" of this is to be spent in new books.

With a view to encouraging connections in country districts where service costs arc often high, the Auckland Electric Power Board has decided that where the cost exceeds £2O, payment may, at the. board’s option, be spread over a period of live years.

James W. Norton, a Maori, was charged with bigamy at the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court yesterday. It was alleged that Norton married Annie McDonald at Blenheim, in 1909, ami went through a marriage ceremony with Isobella Nicol Webster, at Christchurch, in 1923. Norton left his first wife after a year and did not see her from 1914 till 1928. In a statement to tho police the accused said he thought that if he lived apart from his wife for seven years it was quite in order to marry again. The accused was committed for trial. “I cannot understand why we should be called on to supply copies of our minutes to the Public Works Department —we have no connection with tho department except to pay them,” said Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., chairman of tho Manawatu-Oroua Power Board, at Monday’s meeting, when a request was received from the department that the board should supply copies of its minutes after each meeting. Members o£ the board agreed with their chairman that the position required some investigation and it was decided to hold the matter in abeyance, to allow this to be done.

A meeting of the Masterton Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Navy League was held yesterday afternoon, Mrs O. A. Bunny presiding. There were also present: —Mesdames A. 11. Daniell, W. A. Michael, E. G. Eton, C. M. Strouts, E. W. Bunny, E. Holmwood, F. Whitton and 11. MacKenzie Douglas, Misses Gray, Daniell, Cameron and A. Sellar (secretary). Apologies were received from Mesdames G. C. Williams, C. C. Jackson and A. Caselberg and Miss B. Yallance. Tho secretary read a report on Mr It. Darroeh’s visit to district schools and another on the packing of gift garments for dispatch to England. The number of garments forwarded this year was 389.

There was an attendance of over sixty at the annual meeting of the Alasterton Amateur Athletic Club, held last night. In the absence of the President, Mr C. M.. Strouts, Mr E. L. Hoimwood was voted to the chair. The question of training facilities was discussed at length. The chairman pointed out that the cycle track at the Park Oval was not available until after Christmas. There was no objection, however, to the runners training at the Park. The evening runs held prior to Christmas would have to take place at the Memorial Park, on account of the cyclists. It was reported that a good track was now available for cyclists at the Memorial Park. In this connection, it was decided to write to the Borough Council thanking it for the use of a roller. It was decided to recommend the incoming committee to urge the Borough Council to take steps to prevent members of sports bodies with grounds ifl. the Park from gaining free admission to the Park Oval when athletic meetings were in progress. Piftycight new members were elected. As a fitting wind-up to a successful season, the Y.M.C.A. Hockey Club held a banquet in the Club Booms last night. There was a large attendance and the function was a most enjoyable and successful one. Mr W. A. Clarke, chairman of the senior department of the Y.M.C.A., presided. The chairman presented the Wairarapa Hockey Association’s Cup to the Y.M.C.A. team, winners of the senior competition. Toasts were proposed by Messrs W. A. Clarke, A. Wise, L. Brooks, S. Moore, D. Costello and replied to by Messrs A. Stubbings, A. E. Bate, K. Poster and Miss J. McLeod. Musical items were rendered by Miss J. Morton and Mr P. Watts. Thanks were expressed to Mr W. H. Saunders for the use of a gramophone, to Miss Pinlayson, the pianiste, and the ladies’ committee of the Y.M.C.A.

A brisk discussion took place at the annual meeting of the Masterton Amateur Athletic Club last night on a portion of the annual report which stated that the club’s financial loss for the year was mainly due to the heavy charges made for the use of the electric lights for night meetings. Mr D. Holt said that some exception had been taken by members of the Park Lighting Committee to the reference to heavy lighting charges. The Lighting Committee had installed tho lights purely in the interests of athletes. He considered that, in due respect to their efforts, the sentence referred to in the report should be deleted and he moved accordingly. Mr J. Bradbury observed that if the loss had occurred no benefit could be obtained by blaming the Lighting Committee. The fee for the lights was £6 5s per night. Mr B. Ward said that he was not against the motion, but thought it was due to members to know how tho club’s loss occurred. Mr E L. Holmwood said that the night meetings were not a financial success because so many people obtained admittance free of charge. The motion was carried.

Bostock Shoes in tan, glace kid and box calf, now showing at Carpenter & Evans’ Quality Shoe Store.

John T. Meek, an old aged pensioner, was killed while crossing the Paramata Railway Bridge shortly before 6.30 o ’clock last night.

An anonymous gift of £SOO was received at Christchurch yesterday for St. Saviour’s Orphanages conducted by the English Church in the Christchurch diocese.

It was indicated at the Eketaliuna County Council meeting on Saturday that there would have to be a reduction of the outside staff in the near future.

' Thomas Herbert Henderson, who left Bennett’s Camp on Thursday for Qtukou and for whose safety anxiety was felt, arrived safely at his destination, a Taumarunui Press Association message reports. He was delayed by a sick horse.

The present system of constructing and maintaining main highways is unsatisfactory, and all arterial trunk roads should be nationalised and controlled by the Main Highways Board is the opinion of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, which yesterday passed a remit to that effect. The opposition that caused the Urban Farm Lands Bating Bill to be referred to the Local Bills Committee of the House of Representatives for the taking of evidence was also shown by witnesses heard yesterday, the Bill in its present form being adversely criticised, and its postponement and further consideration being asked for by the majority. Mr L. R. Wilton, of Rangitumau, was a very successful exhibitor of Lincoln sheep at the Hawke’s Bay Show, having secured the following awards: —Aged Lincoln ram, Ist and champion; ram hogget in wool, Ist and 2nd; shorn ram, Ist and 2nd; aged ewe, 2nd and 3rd; ewe over 30 months, reserve champion; ewe IS months to 30 months with lamb, Ist and 2nd; 2 hoggets over 30 months, Ist and 2nd; pen of three ewe hoggets, Ist.

Evidence on the characteristics of wheat, in the course of which it was stated that the bakers would to a large extent discontinue the use of foreign products if they could rely on an average uniform flour from New Zealand millers, was heard before the Wheat Committee at Wellington yesterday. The evidence was the last that will be called by the committee, whose public sittings have now concluded.

A London cable states that under two hundred holders of the Victoria Cross have been traced in connection with the dinner to be held on November 9. It is feared that many will be deterred from attending by poverty, and an anonymous donor has given £SO and has promised more if it is a van ted, to help those qualified to attend. He also will provide railway fares and suits. The Prince of Wales has intimated that he will wear a lounge suit.

To judge from something seen on a road near Hamilton, horse-management is' quickly becoming one of tho lost arts (says an exchange). A baker’s delivery man was on his usual round when his horse fell down. The man decided that the first thing was to separate it from the cart, but how to do this puzzled him, for the animal was lying on one of the shafts. Then he had a bright idea. Going to a near-by house, ho borrowed a saw and sawed the shaft off. The rest was easy.

Tho Alinister of Education (the Hon. 11. Atrnore) was present at the last meeting of the Nelson Education Board. The board wished the Minister every possible success in the great work he had undertaken and trusted he would have health and strength to develop his ideas and convictions and that very great good would result to the cause of education. The chairman stated that it was the first occasion in his very long experience in which a Minister had attended a regular meeting of the board.'

Recently a letter signed by G. H. E. Hills appeared in the Marlborough Express in reference to tho conditions alleged to obtain at Golden Downs, where the unemployed are being afforded work by the Eorestry Department. Mr Hills alleged that the camp was the ‘ 1 roughest thing on earth, and that war, with its trenches and barbed wire entanglements, was nothing to it.” . The letter was referred to the Chief Postmaster at Blenheim, who forwarded tho complaint to tho Lands Department at Nelson, when it was stated that the conditions at Golden Downs were satisfactory and were superior to those existing in most Public Works camps. As proof of this, tho Labour Department in Nelson claimed, many of the men at present employed had been at tho camp for a lengthy period, and, while the services of some men had been dispensed with as a result of misconduct, etc., not one man had left because of the conditions existing, o ralleged to exist, at tho camp.

WANTED TO BUY— Good second hand high j>ressure range, must be left-hand oven. State price to “Range,” care Daily Times. Girl wanted.

Chevrolet Roadster for sale,

Painting and paper-hanging work wanted.

Mr G. W. Hallam, York Street, advertises seedlings for sale. Cooked ham at 11. J. Wakeman’s Store, Pine street. Mr W. H. Saunders, Queen street, advertises new models in H.MA . gramophones at £l2/10/- and £l7/10/-. Messrs E. L. Holmwood, Ltd., land and estate agents, advertise_ several house properties for sale, particulars of which appear on page 8. Mr H. L. Esau, seed and plant merchant, advertises display of tulips and carnation blooms in his show window. He also advertises garden hose and seedlings for sale.