LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Age, 26 March 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A number of Masterton natives are arrang.ng to go through to Rotorua for the reception of the Prince of Wales. Probate in the estate of the late Robert McKinnon, of Masterton, was granted by the Chief Justice yesterday, on the motion of Mr S. J. Moran. A fruit-hawker named George Saunders, aged fifty-six years, was found dead in an outhouse at the rear of his residence in Wellington on Wednesday. The pictures of Masterton, which are at present being shown in the Opera House, are attracting largo audiences. The views are true to nature in every respect. The Wellington Farmers' Meat Company has purchased an area of several acres of land on the Masterton a de of the Waingawa river, upon which it is proposed to «rect homes for employees. A rise in tin* price of coal in Masterton, and elsewhere in the Dominion, is due some time this week. The mines are passing on the increases recently granted the men, and the retailers w*ll have to recoufc themselves. The rise will be over half a crown € ton. A sensational return has Been received by a Waipori v(Otago) mining syndicate from some stuff lying between this two reefs in their claim, hitherto considered debris and thrown away. On concentration and analysis it gives a gold value'of over £2OO a ton. At a civil sitting of the Magistrate's Court in Masterton yesterday morning, Mr S. L. Pi Free, S.M., gave judgment by default for plaintiffs in the following cases:—Tbe Letherine Company v. Rouse, Black and Sons, claim for £l3 18s 2d; Thomas McKenzie v. A. W. Birss, £5 12s. The Carterton case, William Eagle versus Edward Eagle and T. E. Maun* sell, Trustees of the will of the late Edward Eagle, claim for an order declaring the wiJl invalid, which was to have been heard by the Chief Jus-1 t ice at the present sitt'ngs of the Supreme Court in Masterton, has been settled. A Nelson telegram says:—Mr W. Stuart Wilson, of the Wellington branch of the Central Progress! League, addressed a meeting of business men and* fruit-growers on Wednesday on the objects of the League He received a most attentive hearing, and was assured that hearty" supporl would be accorded the organiser of the League when he came to Nelson.. At a meeting of the W.A.A.C, held in Masterton last night, the following donations were received towards the expenses of the Wairarapa representative team at the Wanganui. championships:—Messrs H. M. Boddington 10s, J*. Hyeta ss, H. Dawson ss, H. Hilton/£l Is, G. H. Perry £5, A. Woodley £l, T. Harvey £l, and T. Wyeth 10s. The quarterly summoned meeting of the Foresters' Lodge, w 11 be held this evening, when a large amount of business will be transacted, and all members' are asked to attend, as fines will be inflicted for non-attendance. Amongst the visitors there will be present a member of the Pride of the Hut Court, Reading, England. A soc'al will be held at the close of Court business. All welcome. The secretary will be in attendance at 7 o'clock to receive contributions'. The following are the results of the Y.M.C.A. Scouts swimming races, which took place in Masterton yesterday:—2s Yards: R. Gully 1, W. J. McLaren 2, C. Morris 3. 50 Yards: W. S\ McLaren 1-, R, Gully i x R. J. Laing 3. 25 Yards Breast Stroke: R. Gully 1, W. J. McLaren 2, R. J. Laing 3. Plunge; W. J. McLaren 1, R. Gully 3, D. Hunn 3. Neatest Dive: W. J., McLaren \, R, Gully 2, J. Hunn 3.

An Australian soldier who, according to orders posted while ho was on duty in Egypt, was made a corporal, received increased pay accordingly, amounting to £123, but it transpired that he was pioinoted through an error made by a typist. The Minister of Defence sued for the recovery of £123, but the Chief Justice dismissed the plaintiff's claim, His Honour said that the onus of proving that Baker had not' been promoted rested on plaintiff, and plaintiff had failed to satisfy him that the promotion did not in fact take place. Plaintiff's claim was dismissed. Judgment was given for defendant on that, with costs, and also on his counter claim of 492 18s 9d for 25 per cent balance of pay as corporal retained by the Minister, with costs.

The Minister for Education in West Australia has received from Vienna a remarkable letter from one Krauss, who describes himself as a profressor of anthropology. Krauss appeals to the High Director of Instruction in West Australia, as a connoisseur ot feminine beauties for photographs of several hundreds of the most beautiful women in the State. He means to publish, in six volumes, with 2000 portraits, an illustrated catalogue of the beauties of all the countries. The ladies must be of irreproachable char-! aeter, or respectable society, and of beauty that has moved singers, writers, and composers to enthusiasm. The' collection, the professor adds, should also include costumes and tattooing. Photographs in the nude are not desirable, unless they are artistic or typical. The Minister, without referring to Cabinet, declined the ?«• guest, as he is not qualified in connoisseurship.

Under the will of ,the late Mils Elisa Gilfett Culliford (states a Pre** Association telegram) five oil paintings have been bequeathed to th» Christchurch City Council, and three to the New Zealand Government, to be added to the national collect.on.' A meeting of the W.A.A.C. was held in Masterton las: n-gut, and final arrangements were made in connection w»th the despatch of the Wairai rapa team to the Wanganui Country Clubs' Championships. Mr A. Woodley, a member of tne committee, was deputed to canvass the town tor further subscriptions towards the exI peases. I That despicable individual the sneak thief is in evidence in Masterton, and of late several owners have had their cars rifled, and coats, etc., I stolen. One particularly impudent ' theft was perpetrated in Mafctercon this T-Veek,'when the thief rifled a car outside a private residence in practically broad daylight. The police have 'the matter in hand. In another instance a motor car was taken from the' front of a place of worship, and not discovered until the lo.low.ng afternoon, somewhere in the vicinity of Kuripuni. The larrikin element is becoming just a little too prominent, and needs a firm -check' iron* the proper authorities. m The W.C.T.U. held a very pleasant "At home" at the residence of Mrs Redman, Worksop road, Masterton, on Tuesday afternoon. A vote of sympathy was passed to Mrs Beale m her sad bereavement, all members standing. Mrs Devonport, delegate to the Convention, gave a very interesting report of the work done, and. was accorded a vote of thanks. A, letter was received from the New Zealand Educational Institute regarding moving pictures. „It 'was dscdSf.d to send a favourable reply* to the question asked. It was proposed that owing to the Easter holidays the usual meet -ng be postponed until the second Tuesday in April. Afternoon tea wathanded round, and a vote of thanks wag passed to the hostess, and also to Miss Jackson for • her song. Arawa Park, at Rotorua, in view of , the Prince's visit, is becoming a hive , of industry. • Thousands of feet ofy timber are on the ground, and als<fr hundreds of tons of firewood. Great progress is being made with the main stand, which Will be capable of seating 1)500 persons. The old stand will be reserved for the Prince, the GovernorGeneral, and their suites, Accommodation for soldiers in blue is to be found by the erection of a platform in front of the totalisator house. Two German 7/-millimetre field guns have arrV«d for the flanks of the Maori Memorial to soldiers killed in the war, and they will be placed on either side of the grandstand during the Prince's visit. Bob-tailed sheep dog lost. Five-seater Ford car for sale. Pour good carpenters wanted. T" Cap off benzine tank of motor car found. Advertiser wishes to buy a fivedoomed house. Mr. N. A. Pinhey, Mauriceville, inserts a thanks notice. Capable cook and. baker will be open for engagement after April 5.>' v Boy to learn motor car upholsteryrequired at W. J. Biggs, Queen Street. A private sale of sheetings, towels, pillows, etc., will be held today at the Sample Booms, opposite Hospital Bqard 's office, Dixon Street. Particulars advertised. Mr. W.'G. Perry, opposite W.F.dSP 1 ' has just received a new. consignment** of gramaphone Records by i %he best composers. A shipment of Raleigh cycles is also to hand. Messrs Meehan and Block, auctioneers and' land and commision agents, Greytown, have been appointed agents for South Wairarapa for Messrs Levin and Co. and the Bristol Piano Company. t Messrs Hugo and Shearer, in a' change advertisement on page 2 of i this morning Js issue, draw attention to their splendid range of stylish coats for the Easter holidays. Prices are well worth perusal. / ' The new subscription books for the Workmen's Friend No. 2 Building Society are now ready ,and members may commence their payments and obtain the books from the Mr. R. Brown, Church Street Distinctly, individual are the new costumes we are. showing for autumn and winter -wear. They are in smart tweeds, cheviot, and navy serges, heather mixtures, and Harris effects,, and the values are really extraordinary far such high grade costumes. Those women who need a smart costume for Easter should lose no time in inspect- . ing them.—J. Graham & Co., Queen Street, Masterton. ,