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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1897, 4 November 1913, Page 5

A meeting of the District Committee of the Wellington Racing Club was held yesterday wlion the Waikanao Racing Club's programme was passed. The fino of £20 imposed on Jockey J. O'Shea at Trentham last week was confirmed, as wore the fines imposed on R. Berry and W. G..Trask at Masterton. The stewards placed on record their appreciation of the services of Mr. M'Glashan, caretakor of the Trentham racccourse. Tlioy voted him a substantial bonus, an increase of salary, and a,holiday. Financial arrangements have been inado to enable the guarantors of the Trentham course to be paid off. The guarantors havo been accorded a vote of thanks. Naumai, Ngatiraunui, and Lady Moutoa were reported by the club's starter for causing trouble at tho start of races at tho recent Trentham meeting. Tho stewards decided that the horses be placed on tho "schooling list" recently instituted. lie strength of two horses equals that of 15 men. If the earth were equally divided among its inhabitant* each person's share would be about 23J acres. Ever since 1907 there has been a steady yearly Jncreaso in the value of tho gold output of the Klondike region. Peruvian labour delegates are visiting Chile in order to establish a union between tho workers of Chile and Piru. Workmen, while engaged in excavations in Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, havo founda 3inaU,iron cannot set on a gun-carriage. An eighteen-months-old boys, of Nether Wallop, Andover, was treated at tho infirmary recently for wasp stings in 200 plnces.