COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 154, 25 March 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

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Several mild cases of influenza are at present under treatment in Masterton. At the Supreme Court in Mnsterton on Saturday Jolin Gaskin, of Miirtinborough, was 'granted a discharge from bankruptcy. A sum of Ma was taken at the patriotic, shop in Masterton on Saturday, in aid of the Kuripuni Sunday School building fund.

Mr. Burlace, of AA'oodville, lias donated to the. Masterton Poultry Society a silver cup as a special prize for the best magpie pigeon at the forthcoming show. A young man named P. lloUings fractured :i small bone of. his leg through losing control of his motor-cycle in Masterton on Sunday, evening. , Harvest thanksgiving services were held in Masterton on Sunday. Tho offertories for tho day amounted to .£152. ■Superintendent Norwood, o/ Wellington, has been on nn official visit to the police offices' in the AVairaritM.

Another pioneer settler of tho Dominion, Mrs. David Henderson, died in Masterton on Sunday a.t the age of 81 years. Tho deceased, who was a native of Aberdeenshire, settled in' Canterbury with her husband many years ago. The late. Mr. Henderson was afterwards in partnership with the Hon. Thomas Fergus in the construction of the Mosyiel railway, and subsequently took contracts on the Manawatu and. AVairarapa'. lines. Mrs. Henderson leaves a family of three grown-up sons.

A return match between the Manriceville uud Martinborough Kifle Clubs, fired on Saturday, resulted in a win for the former by 723 lioints to ,698. Tho champion pairs competition in connection with tha Mnsterton Bowling Club was concluded on. Saturday, and was won by Ewington aud H. Perry. The final in the bowling, singles took place at Pentheraton on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in ;i win for H. BIlorsbrugli, the scores being Ilorsbrugb. 26. Bartlett r>.

An application io being made to (he Government to provide a war rolic to be placed in close proximity to the proposed soldiers' memorial at Foathorston. The funeral of the late- Mr. James Elliott, of iMasterron, look place on Sunday afternoon. Tho cortege was very lengthy, hundreds of residents and old settlers paying their last tribute to the memory of one who had been an honoured and trusted citizen. A landau following the hearse was lillcd with beautiful . wreaths.

Prior to the opening of business in the Masterton Supreme Court on Saturday morning, the members of the legal profession attended to congratulate Mr. P. L. Hollings upon bis beiujj appointed to the Magisterial Bench. Messrs. K. K. Jackson, H. C. Bobinson, Sergeant Miller, and S. L. P. Free, S.M., spoke in terms of praise of Mr. Hollings's splendid qualities, and congratulated him upon tho well-deserved appointment. Sir. Free eaid the town had shown ito confidence in him as a man by electing him Mayor, his clients hnd shown their confidence in 'him as a lawyer, and now the profession desired to express their confidence in him, as a Magistrate. Mr. Hollings suitably rfeturncd thnnke. In the Masterton Divorce Court yesterday decrees nisi were granted in the cases of Eomanos v. Eomanbs, 'husband's Sstition on the grounds of adultery, and irnke v. Drake, on the grounds" of desertion.

A case in which Evelina M'Laren applied in the Supreme Court at Masterton for revocation of the will of Neil M'Laren was adjourned to Wellington foe legal argument. A licensing appeal case, Taplin v. Miller, was dismissed.