LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10004, 29 March 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ex-President Roosevelt will be the Kaiser's guest at Berlin Uastle for four days in May. The Masterton Sub-Centre of the Wairarapa Boxing Association will held a tournament and exhibition tomorrow in the Boxi'-.y Hall. Dixon street, commencing at 8 p.m.

Mr Hogg, M.P., has received intimation that his bJxcetfency the Governor will pay a farewell visit to the Masterton electorate next month, arriving in Masterton on 20th April by the morning train, and leaving at 5.45 p.m. for Eketahuna,'- where he remains till JO a.m. next day.

The Masterton South Brass Band rendered a programme of music on Saturday evening last, from the balcony of the Exchange Buildings. The Band also played selections in the High School grounds on Sunday after, noon. Both programmes were wellselected and appreciated by the public.

During the Wellington Highland Rifles' stay in Tinui "a one innings cricket match was -played between an eleven from the Rifles and a Tinui eleven, the home team defeating the visiting eleven by 75 runs to 55 runs. Lieutenant Page knocked up 18 iuns for the Tinui eleven, and Lieutenant Willis scored 11 for the visitors.

On Saturday last Mr Crowther, Collector of Customs at Westport, examined on oath the second officer oi the s.s. Tottenham relative to an account which he recently gave to a "Westport News" reporter about his steamer, which left Durban ten days after the s.s Waratah, having passed oft' East London bodies of human beings floating in the sea. The story was substantially the same as that recently published. The evidence has been forwarded to the Marine Department.

I fMr Lloyd-George, speaking at a 1 mass meeting in connection with the (Gladstone League at Queen's Hall, denounced the Tory landlords, accusing them of intimidation and interference with several voters at last elections. He declared that the Liberals would never secure the economic independence of the workmen while feudalism remained. Two thousand five hundred landlords owned two-thirds of toe soil and thus exercised complete sway over the livelihood of millions.—Cablegram. The Wellington Highland Rifles fired a match against the Tinui troop of the Masterton Mounted Rifles at Tinui, on Saturday last, the ranges being 200 and 300 yards. A tricky wind was blowing during the match, more especially at the 300 yards range. The visitors were victorious, putting, up a score of 462 as against 444 by the home team. For the former Lieutenant Henderson and Private Eves were top scorers, each making 64, while Lieutenant Page, for Tinui, had a score of 66 to his credit. At the conce i and dance held at Tinui on Saturday evening last, in aid of the Tinui School, items were rendered by the following members of the Wellington Highland Rifles:— Lieutenants Henders.. and Wilkinson, Corporals St. Clair and S Shannon, and Privates Hill and Ritchie. There was an exceedingly large attendance, the hall being packed to its utmost capacity. The School j Funds benefited to the extent of £Q lls6d. The service* at the Methodist Church on Sunday were conducted bv the Rev. C. E. Porter, the attendances being very good. During the morning service Mr Porter read a , short Easter story to the boys and girls in place of his usual sermonette. j The subject of the address to the ( adult members oi the congregation was "The First Easter Sunday," in the course of which Mr Porter dwelt very earnestly with the three great facts ofrtEaster time—the Crucifixion, Death, and the Resurrection. In the evening Mr Porter spoke further on the fact of the Resurrection, as an answer to the question, "Is there a living Christ?" Special Easter hymns were sung at both services.

... The members of the Masterton Mounted Rifles held a church parade on Sunday morning last, and afterwards attended service in S. Matthew's Church.

v A quiet wedding-was solemnised at St. Patrick's Church yesterday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr John Paul Stempa, son of Mr A. Stempa, of Upper Plain, Masterton, and Miss Amy Louisa Birch, daughter of Mr George B. Birch, of Wellington. A reception was held aftei the ceremony, which was performed by the Very Rev. Dean *lcKenua. it is stated, says an Auckland telegran , that on Wednesday nijrht the ma (or of the scow Winnie, lying at Tryphena, Great Barrier, developed a violent form of mania, and that without provocation he ferociously attacked, the mate, who, in self-defence, was forced to handle his assailant very roughly with his fists. The master of the scow was placed on the steamer Waitaoizi bound for Auckland. Off Cape m>l--he jumped overboard. A boat was lowered smartly, and as the m in swam strongly in the wake of the steamer he was picked up and got j aboard quickly. On arrival of the Waitangi in town he was brought before the court and remanded to a mental hospital for observation till Wednesday. , A lad of .16, with twelve months' experience, seeica a situation on a farm. In an advertisement in this issue, Mr J. H. Blockley has something to say about a Masterton policeman and * a motor car. "Tenders are invited by the Masterton County Council for building a four roomed cottage at . W.eraite ijiFernyhurst Road. Tenders close with the County Clerk on 2nd April. '

Mr W. H. Cruickshank advert for sale a nice freehold farm of 230 acres near to factory, school and post office at a reasonable price on e*ay terms.

Persons desirous of joining the woolclassing classes at the Masierton Technical School are invited to meet the instructor, Mr Sam Wood, between 7 and 9 this evening. The annual general meeting of S. Matthew's Club will be held in S. Matthew's Schoolroom on Wedne"a-ay evening next. The business is the adoption of the report and balance sheet, election of officers, and general business A hockey club meeting will be held afterwards.