LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9587, 6 September 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest return from the Work sop dredge is 21 ounces, 15 dwts for 103 hours. A fair number of sections in the Sol way estate have been disposed of during tne past few weeks, and it is anticipated that the remainder will speedily rind purchasers. The funeral of the late Miss Annie McLennan will take place to-mor-row, leaving the residence, Dreyerton, at 10 o'clock, and arriving in Masterton at 11.30 a.m. A valuable prize mare belonging to Messrs Dagg Bros., of the Upper Plain, seriously injured itself on Thursday last. The services of Mr W. G. Taylor, veterinary surgeon, were j secured, but the mutilation was so ! severe that it was found necessary to destroy the animal. The printing committee of the Masterton Racing Club, Messrs C. A. Pownall and 0. C. Cooper, met on Saturday afternoon last, when the tender of the Wairarapa Age Company, Ltd., for the whole of the Club's printing for the ensuing twelve months wa3 accepted. At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society on Saturday, Mr J. H. Pauling gave notice that he would move at the next meeting of Directors that consider • ation be given to the matter of taking over the management of the Pipe Band. Faith in the future of Rotorua, despite any temporary dullness, is shown by the erection of two new boarding-houses. A third, a large one, has been tendered for.-and a fourth, also a large one, is contemplated. The tourist carrying capacity of the town has been largely increased during the past two years. Another striking point is the continued erection of private houses, especially on the Whakarewarewa side of the railway station, which is fast becoming the residential quarter.

A horse that can negotiate safely the Northern Approach at the rate of about a mile a minute without the assistance of a driver and with im • pedimentum in the shape of a baker's cart attached to it, certainly possesses ability above that of the average equine. The feat was, however, accomplished by a horse belonging to Mr J. S. J. Alpass, on Saturday morning last, the animal having deserted its driver some considerable distance along the Lansdowne road. The mad flight of the animal was checked by a trap which was standing outside Mr J. Whittaker's store, the collision upsetting the runaway. On examination it was found that neither the horse nor the vehicle were damaged. A little girl who was sitting in the trap at time of the impact was thrown out of the vehicle, but miraculously escaped injurv. The thirty-third annual meeting of the members of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society was held on Saturday in the Dominion Hall. There was a *"air attendance of members, and the chair was occupied by Mr D McLachlan. The report and balance sheet, which have already beenpublished in these columns, were adapted on the Motion of the Chairman. seconded by Mr G. Heron. Three new members w«re elected. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follaws:—-President, Mr E. E. Chamberlain; Vice-Presidents, Dr. J. A. Cowie, and Mr Jas. McKenzie; Treasurer, Mr G. R. Sylces (re-elected); Auditor, Mr R. Brown (re-elected); Honorary Piper, Mr H. Johns; Directors, Messrs K. Cameron, F. F. 1 Day, J. C. Ewington, W L. Falconer, R. Gray, D Guild, A Haughey, G. Heron, John James, F W. H, Kummer. T. P. Lett, G. McHattie,' D. McLachlan, J. B. McKenzie (Boyrie Terrace), A. McLeod, H. Morrison, A Mutrie, Jas. H. Pauling, W. Sellar, G. Stewart. Alex. Turner, E. H. Waddington, W. D. Watson, T. Wyeth; Programme Committee, Messrs J. H Pauling, T. Wyeth, A. McLeod arid J. B. McKenzie. It waa resolved that the Programme Committee meet on the 11th in st. and the directors on the 18th inst.

After to-day the night clearance of the Post Office receiving boxes situated at Colombo Road and Lansdowne will be discontinued and in lieu thereof the boxes will be cleared at 5 a.m. daily, connecting with the mails by early trains and coaches. Crown laDds to the extent of 37,236 acres are open for sale or selection during the present month. In Wellington 643 acres in the Makotukou district, a town block at Raurimu, and four acres in Pohonui are to be offered. A new Mounted Rifle Corps has been formed in this disirict. The officers of the company, which is to be called the Tumatanenera Maori Hi fits, are as follow Captain, Tan| Te T"iJ; Lieutenants, R. P. koma, Puhara Te Tau, Rei Paku; Sergeant-Maior, Moana Paratene. (< Fined ss, and 5s 6d costs, at Grimsby, Horace Einpson, of Cleethorpes, tendered payment in threepenny pieces, which the police refused to accept. "I am advised that three~ penny pieces are legal tender up to two pounds," said Empson, "and I shall nat tendpr the money again." At the meeting of the Ground Committee of the Masterton Racing Club on Saturday it was decided to procure a new set of harrows for use at the racecourse. The custodian was instructed to fence off a portion of the saddling paddock. The committee also resolved to have tWjK bookmakers' enclosure shifted awa?' from the front of the grandstand. Good progress is being made with the erection of the Church of the Seven Rules of Jehovah for the East Coast Maoris. The church is designed to seat 150, and it is being erected on a site of two acres donated by Mr Pirlpi Waaka, Holmwood. The opening ceremony has been arranged for November 14th, when Hon. J. Carroll and others will be present.

On Saturday atternoon Mr K. Welch, who was driving in a trap containing also' Mrs J. Welch, Miss Welch and Mrs Brown, had the misfortune to collide with one of the steel lamp posts opposite Mr C. Ball's shop in Queen street. The vehicle was instantly overturned, and the occupants were thrown out with some violence on to the macadamised rbad The driver wap. rather badly cut about, but ladies were fortunate in escaping with nothing more than a severe shaking. The vehicle was a good deal damaged, and one of the shafts was broken The horae escaped injury. There were goud congregations at both the morning and evening services at the Methodist Church yester* day. At the morning service the Rev. C. E. Porter spoke to the children on "Parables." In his address to the adults, Mr Porter spoke on "The Human Heart." The subject of the address at the evening service was "The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup* per, which was the first of a series of special addresses, which will be given during the next few weeks. During the service the anthem "Break Forth Into Joy" was rendejp| < by the choir. The service nt Kurapuni in the evening was also well attended, and was conducted by Mr A. J. Minifie. A meeting of the Ground Committee of the Masterton Racing Club was held on the Racecourse on Saturday morning to consider whether the outside of the course proper should be opened for trial gallop for horses nominated for the forth coming meeting or for horses requiring a special trial. Those present were:—Messrs C. P. Vallance, J. lorns, b\ Dorset, Jas. Cress, A. " G. Pilmer D. MiLachlan, and A. Reside. After going into the matter very carefully the Committee decided that in their opinion it would not damage the course to allow it to be used for the purpose indicated. It . was decided that the above privilege M be subject to the payment of a fee « of 2s 6d.

At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday morning, before Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., John Loui3 BlundeJl, sheepfarmer, Gladstone, sued Henry <• Edward Gosnell, dealer, for £35 13a 6d, alleged balance of account for sheep sold by plaintiff to defendant in March 1908. The plaintiff waa represented by Mr D. K. Logan and Mr C. A. Pownall appeared for defendant The defendant filed a counter claim for driving fees. The question of the claim was as to whether the price of sheep was 4s 9d per head, as alleged by plaintiff, or 3s 9d per head, as allegedly defendant. The counter claim was not gone into. Plaintiff called several witnesses to corroborate his statement as to price, and that Gosnell had agreed/ to pay that amount. Mrs GosnelJ was joined as a party to the action/ and at the conclusion of plaintiff's case, Mr Pownall moved for a non_ suit as far as Mrs Gosnell was con" cerned. The Magistrate said hj" could not see how Mrs Gosnell was implicated in the transaction, and reserved decision on the nonsuit point, as counsel intimated that an adjournment would be necessary. The case of defendant was that no agreement was proved as to price and that witnesses would be called to show that 3s 9d was the outside value at the time of the sale. witnesses lor the defence were called, and then the case was adjourned by the court until Friday, 10th inat.