LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9070, 22 April 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Another case of scarlet fever, at Dalefield was reported on Saturday. The funeral of the late Edwin T.. Meredith will take place to-morrow, leaving Llandaff at 10.30 a.m. The attempt to form a fire police corns in Christchurch failed. Only 25 applications for membership were received. At the Rangitikei shooting meeting, held at JViangaweka on Saturday, Colour-Sergeant A. Neilsen, of the Dannevirke Rifles, woa the Mangaweka Match with a score of sixtyfive. By the will cf the late Mr S. Wilson," of Papakaio, the Residential | College Building fund, and the | Aged and Infirm Ministers' fund of I the Presbyterian Church of New ZeaI land will benefit to the extent of . some thousands of pounds. Included in the business to be discussed at the annual meeting of the Eketahuna branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union will bo matters relating to the Eketahuna Railway., League and Auctioneers' Sale Yards Association. A man named John Ryan died at the Grey town Hospital on Monday. At an inquest a verdict was returned "That the deceased cut his throat with a razor at Ponatahi on January 1 7th, and lingered until April 20th, when he died of inflammation of the lungs, as a result of such wound." The following resolution has been passed by the i'ont>aroa School Committee:--" That the Dialogue be left in the school till the householders' meeting, ami that it then be explained beiore the election, that the committee objects to the chart being hung in the scliool, and .considers that so doing is a direct violation of the present Education Act, and are of opinion that the Sunday School is the proper place for it." The District Coroner (Mr W. P. James, S.M.) held an inquest at the hospital yesterday afternoon, concerning the death of Mr A. Kerr, driver of the Homewood coach, who succumbed in the Hospital on Monday to injuries received from falljng from his coach in Bruce Stree on Saturday afternoon. After hearing the evidence, which bore out the parti"ulars respecting the accident published in the "Age" on Monday, the." jury found that death was due to internal injuries received from the fall from the coach. An inquest was held at "LlandaiT," Upper Plain, yesterday afternoon, before Mr W. P. James, District Coroner, and a jury, into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr Edward T. Meredith, who was found dead in the bathroom at his residence on Monday night, with a bullet wound in his neck. The evidence of Miss Meredith, aunt of the. deceased, differed in no essential from the facts published in yesterday's "Age" concerning deceased's movements prior to the fatality, and the subsequent discovery of the body after the report of a rifle had been heard from the bathroom. Witness also said that the deceased had been in a very depressed state, and had been worrying lately, and this statement was borne out by Dr. Cowie, who had been attending deceased for over a week preceding Mr Meredith's death, and who had ordered him away for a long holiday for the benefit of his health. The jury returned a verdictthat the deceased committed suicide by shooting himself while temporarily insane. Mr C. F. 13. Livosay, Architect of Wellington, has moved to more convenient rooms in the National Mutual Chambers, Customhouse Quay, (adjoining the Head Office of the Bank of N.'Z.) Address— P.O. Box 771. Telephone 2U03. .

The funeral of the late Abel Kerr will take place to-morrow, leavingLansdowne at 4 p.m. The figures for last year, says the Auckland "Herald," bring the total estimated drink expenditure in NewZealand to date, on the Customs and excise basis, to £116,955,310. The question of the formation of a loop railway line through Pongaroa will be discussed at a public meeting to be held on Friday next in connection with the Eketahuna Railway League. , An inspection has been made by the Land Purchase Board of the Kauroo Hills Estate, near Oamaru, comprising about 19,000 acres, with a view to its probable purchase by the Government. From nearly all quarters in South Canterbury complaint is heard that turnips are being destroyed by the rot that affected them last year. Some farmers are losing heavily, and are turning sheep off good grass to save the remnants. The eight workmen's homes which are being erected by the Government in Coromandel-street, Wellington, are now nearing completion, and will in the course of a few days be open for competition among people desirous of occupying them. At a special meeting of the Nelson branch of the Railway Servants' Association, it was resolved: "That this branch disapprove of the late conference voting a year's salary to the late general secretary, as the voting for the position showed want of confidence in him. The branch calls on the Executive to resign. The branch feels that the work of editing and publishing the "Railway Review" should be placed in the hands of Mr J. T. M. Hornsby. The lonic, which arrived in Wellington from London last night, according to a Press Association telegram,, brought 325 immigrants. Seventy-six were nominated, 91 assisted, ami 158 paid their own fares. The assisted passengers have a combined capital of £2,597. Of the total: passengers 77 are for Auckland,, 84 for Wellington,. 34 for Lyttelron,. 22 for Port Chalmers, 21 for Bluff, and ISsftwr Napier. Fifteen days afteir the lonic left London, a Mrs Gilmour committed suicide by squeezing herseLf through a porthole into the. sea;. Shortly before the deceased and her husband left the Old Country a daughter was taken ill, and had to. be left behind. This appears to have preyed on Mrs Gilmour's mind, as she was very depressed. Mr John Y'arr announces that he will reply to Mr Holiliiigs on Tuesday evening, next. An advertiser has-for sale two paidup shares im the Workmen's Friend Building Society.. The members of the-local Foresters' Lodge are invited to attend the funeral of their late brother, Abel;Kerr,,at 4--p.m.. to-morrow. The members.of Mr J. M. Coradine's committee are requested to meet in the Dominion Hall at 8 o'clock on Friday evening. Mr H; Pe*ersen announces that he has.to hand a fuli, stcck ©f winter fjotwear,. and 1 guarantees comfort and durability. Messrs J.. Graham and Co. are at present making: a special display of umbrellas. The price list will be found elsewhere in this issue. Messrs King, and Henry have to hand a special! assortment of sporting guns from, leading makers,, and quote prices, of the- various makes. The firm have also tu hand full lines of all sporting goods. Mr John Hunter,, who. is a candidate for the vacant seat oa> the Masterton Borough Council, will address the electors on the water and drainage questions, and the Borough finances,, in the Town Hall.on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock.