WAIRARAPA ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 155, 26 March 1919, Page 10

WAIRARAPA ITEMS

I'i the Supreme Court yesterday, before M\\ Justice Chapman. Alexander Hires, licensee of the Taratahi Hotel, appealed against his conviction for selling twelve bottles of beer to five soldiers. After hearing legal argument Mr. Justice Chapman reserved his decision.

A case is now occunying the Masterfon Supreme Court in which C. Tl. Daniel), Ltd., claim from Reginald William Kebbell, a soldier settler on the, Tirnumca Estate, the sum of JI3BI', balance duo on ths' erection of a building. Tvebbcll has nut in a counter-claim for ,£132 for alleged breach of contract. - At a meeting of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association yesterday a grant of .£12.500 in debentures was made to the Tnrntahi Training Varm for Soldiers. This will enable the farm to bo cleared

of all liability excepting for building, the liability for which has been undertaken by the Government.

The question of land for soldiers was discussed by the Wairarapa. Patriotic Association vesterdav, and it was decided, on the motion of Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby, ■M.P., that the members for Wairarapa, Masterton, and Puhiatun be asked to in- I terview the Minister of Lands on tho subject with delegates from the association. A syndicate of returned soldiers has been formed in Masterton to apply for the farm at Makuri owned by Mr. I 1 red Moore, of Wangamii. for settlement under the Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act ' \t a luncheon in connection with the Masterton Progressive League yesterday a schomo was proposed for forming a company with the ,object of providing houso accommodation in the town. Mr. J. C. Cooper also delivered an interesting address on the hydro-electric scheme. Much-needed rain fell in the Wairarapa on Mondav night and last night. Tho weekly meeting of the Claims Beard of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association was held in Masterton .on Monday Mr. Hugh Morison presiding. jNido applications for temporary relief were granted. Two claims for assistance iroin soldiers of other districts were granted on the recommendation of the societies in the districts which the soldiers came from. \n application from a Wairarapa soldier for a loan of .£450 to set him up' in business in. Hamilton was deferred pending a report from the Hamilton Society. Two loans aggregating XM were granted to Wairarapa soldiers, one for tho purpose of stocking a farm and tho other to set a man up in business. The Soldiers' Memorial Committee, of Featherston is' striving to raise a sum. of ,£2390 towards erecting a monument to fallen soldiers. . ' The tax paid to the Government by the Wairarapa Baring Club in connection with the recent meeting amounted to

The annual reunion of. the Masterton Returned Soldiers' Association is to bo held on April 25. , . , , Constable Williams, wno is about: commencing business on his own account, severed his connection with the Masterton Police Force on Monday.. r ■U the quarterly meeting ot Loyal Masterton Lodge (Oddfellows), Bro. L. Brailley, who is leaving for, Auckland, was given a hearty send-off. Officers spoke regretting the" departure-of Bro. Bradley. They trusted he would take up lodge work as enthusiastically in Ancleland as lie had done in Masterton. A. return match between the Maunceville and Martinborough Rifle Club was fired at. Mauriceville on Saturday afternoon, and 1 resulted in a win for the home team bv 25 points. The Wairarapa South County Council has advised' Mr. J. C. Cooper that a conference of local authorities will be called as soon as possible to consider the hydro-electric scheme. The Featherston County Council, it was nointed out, could not send delegates until next month. Masterton has determined to jubilato when peace is really declared. Yesterday morning (says an exchange) Messrs. G.'K. Sykes, M.V.. and C. B. Darnell, as members of the Canvassing Committee, waited on Mr. TV.. K. Beetham, who started I hem off with JBIOO antf hearty good wishes, regretting at the same time that at his great, age (Mr. Beetham is 82 years of ho could not personally | join in the demonstration now 'being arranged: Oilier • well known settlers, on bainsr asked, whilst somewhat surprised at. the elaborate programme proposed, when more fully explained, they gave hearty support to the movement. Mr A B. Lawrence has resumed charge of the Masterton branch of the L'nion Bank of Australia, Ltd., after a month's absence invthe north. ,- A wedding -'was celebrated at Masterton yestevdav . afternoon, when Miss Gladys Murray, daughter of Mr. ana' Mrs." .T. L. Murray, of Masterton, was married to Lieutenant Davey. Mr. A. D. M'Leid. chairman of the I'eatherston Comity Council, intends to become a candidate for the Wairarapa Seat on the Wellington Harbour Board, in tho place of Mr. M'l'arlanc, of Pahiatua, who docs not intend to seek reelection, A try-out tourney to decide the Maryborough Club's representative for the champion of champions' singles took place on the Martinhorough green on S.iturdav aftjjyrooii. Six players entered. Madsen' beat Chapman, Pollock bent Lawson, Wright beat: Murray. All three remilts were very close. Second round: Pollock beat Wright: Madsen, a bye. Tn the final Madsen withdrew in favour of Pollock after the sixth head. The champion of 'champions' singles tourney is to be played on Masteiton green on Thursday. ' ' Tho Featherston School Committee has completed arrangements for holding a picnic'reunion on tho Tauherenikau racecourse on April i. In connection with the Featherston municipal election it is not expected that there will bo a contest for the office of Mayor, at present occupied by Mr. J. W.' Card. • Mr. J. H. Bishop, of Clareville, was a successful applicant in a soldiers' land ballot for a section of land at Morrinsvillo. • • '".

The harvest thanksgiving services in connection with the Carterton Salvation Army was held on Sunday, being conducted 'by Adjutant and Mrs. Hcsking, Wellington, assisted by.Bro. nnd Sifter Dowdle, Feilding, arid Bro. Mead, FcaIherston Camp. An interesting lecture, illustrated by lantern slides, on town-planning, was uiven in Carterton on Friday evening by Mr. Anscombc, architect, of Dunedin. The lecture was given under the auspices of the Carterton Borough Council. .