MISCELIANEOUS.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 26 January 1920, Page 4

MISCELIANEOUS.

" JVt Te Awamutu on Wednesday a poll of ratepayers carried by a decisive majoii:;.- in each case two loan pro- j posals—£]i>.o'.'o for municipal buildings ■ and fc'COO for the acquisition of a site for a war memorial and a town hall. Says the Wairarapa "Age":—There seems to be a general impression among the local bodies of the Wairarapa that there is little hope of the district securing anything like an adequate supply ol electric energy from the Mnngaliao hydro-electric scheme. This vie-.v was emphasised at a representative mooting held at Carterton, when it was decided to forward a petition to the Governor-General for the constitution of ;i board, as provided for under the Act, to develop a local scheme. .It was also decided to appoint an engineer, to at'once furnish another comprehensive report on the source from which power is available. The meeting was enthusiastic and was influenced by ' the worthy desire to provide the Wairarapa with a means of developing its , latent resources, and of keeping nbreasl with more favoured districts. Without derogating in any way from what the Europeans had don... sa id

Sir 3o?eph' Ward at the Libe.ial luncheon on WedncsdriyT m' ~.*"iTTj"tt r u~TTrxT"that the Maoris of both islands had sent him communications that would make any man feel proud. He wanted to thank them through the Hon. A. T. 2fgata.for what they had said, it was. indeed;-almost worth being defeated to have such line tributes from people all ; over the country. He had,not published one of them: but he might in the south-publish a few. if only for the purpose of allowing hi- faithful supporters in Southland to see what people in ail parts of the country thought of their defeated ex-membcr. from the North Egtrtorn Hostelry on Sunday, when two climbers who were descending from the summit made an unbroken glissade for a distance of some hundreds of yards. During the earii.es- paiFt of the day inisi had obscured the upper slopes of the mounttain, but at this time the clouds lifted and- ihi• white s sun-lit peak appeared clear-cut against the bine sky. .The tiny black specks, which were the climbers, glided one behind i! ther down the snowy slope far above, and ; their track like :i darki coloured io7?e bcins unwound in a straight line upon ihe white p-sjiuri.se. The two men who thus came so pro!miuently under the notice of the large assembly of visitors at ihe hostelry I completed lie ascent and descent in i just over five hours, having left at I A raid was made by the police on Thursday morning upon premises occupied by Denis William Driscolf. prin-

ter, in : Singer avenue, off L/ambton i Quay, and- they aires!-'! Driscoll and four ethers for alleged breaches of the Anti-C-raming- Act. Subsequently two other Men were token into custody by the police on charges of loitering in a street tor the purpose of betting. The police raids were prompted by information that considerable betting is going on in the city in connection with horseracing. At L'.oo a.m. Chief-Detective Ward, who has recently been transferred to Wellington, accompanied by Detective-Sergeant Kawle. Detective Holmes. Sergeant Mi-Kelvie. and Constable .Jarroid, paid a surprise visjt to Driscoll's printing establishment in Singer Avenue. They arrested, by virtue of a warrant, as alleged principals in the conducting of a common gaming house, a number of men. Sir .Tames Alien. Minister "for Do fence, has forwarded .-. ieiter to the Chrisrchurch Society for the Prevention 'of Cruelty to Animals, .stating in regard to the disposal of JFew Zealand horses in Egypt. thai .Major-General : Chaytor had.reported that ail horses over twelve- y?:\r~. excepting those I selected for Army'purposes, had been j j destroyed. About ten horses were { f handed back to their original owners,! !. who-undertook to fine! good homes for j I then;, and the balance were handed to • . the Imperial Remount Depot, as the i X.Z.E.F. could nor dispose of horses | separately. -As the reason for destroy- | >i!g ihe older animals, except those * classed as fit for the post helium army, i was *e. prevent of- any possibility of j risk-of th*'ir coming into the Bauds of l .the natives. There "was no reason to - believe that ■NiZ.E.F. horses had been \ disposed of to the native.-. The letter j was in reply to B.communication f roin j .the* society expressing fear that Xew Zealand horses had get into tie hands • of natives. . .