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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 290, 3 September 1919, Page 10

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.(From Our Special Correspondents.} WAIRMtAPA The Wairarapa lv;;g Circle paid out the eiuii of xiSlt (S. Bit. to its members ior thn luontli of July. The avenisu price uaul for iho mouth was 2s. 7Jd. per dozen. Some time ago a team from the Mnstertoii Club contested a billiard match with the Wairarapa Soldiers' Club, and were beaten. On Monday evening a return iraitch was played, and resulted in the Maslurton Club winning by 7 games io i.

For sonic time past it bos been tho custom to hold monthly, dances ill tliu WairaraDa ijoldiers' Club in Masterton. This innovation proved so popular among tho soldiers and their friends that tho functions ivere heid for.nightly, and later on weekly, it ( has now lieen decided to add a weekly' social in addition t<l the usual danue. The fir.it social will ba held on Friday night, and will be under Hio control of the following committoß of ladies:—Misses Oliver (chairwoman). Lewis, Kobinson, Mace, Cameron, Stewart. Watford, IhnioH, Hollowny, (Crawford. I'ilnier, ami M'Keiizie. The focial will \k formally opened Ijy Briga-dier-General Hart.

At the Maetcrron Magistrate's Court vestcrdav Philip Hyncs was charged with I>oin2 cruel to horses, in that ho had beaten and worked them while they wero in nn unfit condition. Evidence was civen bv Coustnble Phillips us to the fimliuz of a. erev mare dead near Matahiwi. '.riifi animal's withers and left shoulder had sores_on them, and a piece of rubber tubine with wire inside had been wound round the fetlocks. There were marks on the body, probably made by n. flail. Witness described other horse? bolomrinK to the.act-used which, were in « like condition. Other witnesses testified to seeing Hyncs striking the grey mure with a lump of wood, iinil killing her. Philip Rynee, who pleaded not Kuiltv. snid that on the day in question he had. been' carting wood from Matahiwi. He admit',cd us'iig a whip on the mare, which v fell, end' would not risencain. Hβ struck her with a piece of wood, and killed her. Another horse he was working bad a sore on its shoulder, but he always used a padded collar. Mr. S. L. P. l'"ree. S.M., said that it was a bad ease. An old hope had been worked until it .had practically dropped in its tracks. The other horses were in 8 bad condition, and were underfed. Tho'ciwe was sullicieiv.ly disgraceful without considering the minor features of tin: evidence. A man who treated horses in that way must be devoid of all human feelintr. The only point was whether ho should eivo Hynes the option of paying a fmn. He verv much doubted whether he should not be sent '.o gaol. Defendant would be convicted and fined i:5 and costs .£3 195., in default twenty-one days' iniDrisoument. ( The Itev. H. H. Catherwcod, Jlodorator, nrcoided at a meeting of the Wairarapa Prosbvterv, iield yesterday, to consider the call io I'oxton of the itev. 'i'hoiua.s Hailklav. -of Lansdowiie. Mr. G. A. Bruno, on behalf of the' Lausilowne eonitiTiWitioii. stated that while dseply regrettiuir the loss of Mr. Halliday, if he wished to accout the call the- congregation would place no obstacle in his way- The call was then preson.ed to Mr. Halliday, who accented. Ail the members* of the presbytery present spoke in the highest terms of Jar. Hullioay, and cxnie.-:socl their sorrow in losuig snch a v.iitmblo co-worker. The clerk was instructed to draw uu a suitable minute appreciative of tho work Mr. Halliday had done in Lansdowiio. Tho church will be vacant from September 21, fiom which date tlm Kev. G. T. Brown, M.A., of Knox Church, will tnke uu the duties of Moderator pro tain.

The following soldiers, ex Hie Athenic, arrived in. MasterUm'by the afternoon train yesterday, and were accorded the usual civic recep.iuu, the Mayoress (Mi*. W. 11. Jackson) presiding in tho absence of the Mavor:—Lieut, 11. M..Lewie, Giuinsr A.-If.. Graham,, liiiteman A. L. Bobills and Privates L. Laii;;, E. J. Tapliii, and H. G. Brookes. The men were later motored to their homes, Lieutenant Lewis and Private Brookes being taken as far as Ukstahuna.

Mr. H. N.'iUorton, late of Dunedin, has been nnvointed stock agen. for the ilartinborouah district of the Wairarnpo Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., stock denartment, in place of Mr. W. M'Kav. who has resigned.