LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 11 February 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Dixon Street baths will be open for mixed bathing until 10 o’clock this evening, so as to allow shop employees an opportunity of a swim. in the wcight-gueaslng competition at the Tinui sports on Saturday last, the weight of the sheep was 80 pounds. The winner was Mr.- F. Vick, who guessed the exact Weight. The W. E. A. advised the Masterten Trust Lands Trust last evening that Mr. J. H. Ht-well had consented to deliver a lecture on technical education in Masterton as early as possible after Easter. Owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr. W. Perry and his difficulty in securing an associate judge, the Farmers’ Union fleece competition will not be judged until after the Masterton Show. It is anticipated that the judging and demonstration and also the amateur judging competition will be held in the Farmers’ Union Rooms on Wednesday, February 23. * In the first Farmers’ Union cull cow drive of the season 65 animals were collected in the Carterton district and were killed at Waingawa yesterday. Owing to the abundance of feed the Carcases proved much superior to those of last year. Only one beast was condemned for contagious disease. Tho owner will receive compensation. A meeting was held at Greytown last night to arrange a drive from that district. A working bee of members of the Mount Holdsworth Club will leave Queen Street, from Knox Church, on

Saturday at 1.30 p.m., for Mount Holdsworth, to carry out necessary repairs at the mountain resort. Mr. G. J. Goldsman will be in charge of the party. It is desired that a carpenter should accompany tho party. Mr. J. V. Garvitch has kindly offered to take photographs for the club. The Masterton Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., were successful in winning the Challenge Cup at the Dannevirke A. and P. Association Show. As this is the third time the company lias wbn the cup it now becomes their own property. The company also secured first and second prizes for the best box of export butter, Norsewood securing third place. Masterton was first, Taranaki second, and Mauriceville third for 5 lbs. of fresh factory butter. The annual report of the Workmen’s Friend Building Society, No. 1, of Masterton, to be presented at the annual meeting on February 23, states that it is pleasing to note that with the lower upset price all appropriations by sale have attracted tenders and so long as members recognise that cheaper money cannot bo obtained they will avail themselves of such a good investment by tendering. The profit for the year was £75 19s Od, very slightly lower than the previous year, but quite satisfactory in the circumstances. The retiring directors, Messrs W. H. Jackson, H. J. O’Leary, and A. B. Wood, and the retiring auditor, Mr A. W. G. Hollings, being eligible, again offer themselves for re-election

Cecil John Edmonds, aged 20, was charged in tho Christchurch Police Court yesterday, with the theft at Waikouaiti of £l4 13s, the property of Matthew George Young and another. Edmonds came to New Zealand as an immigrant under the public school boys’ scheme, having been educated at the famous Blue Coat School. He had worked on a farm, but there met with an accident, fracturing three ribs. Thereafter he had to seek lighter work, being employed by a cleaning company at a side show at the exhibition, and as a salesman. When he was down and out, Young befriended him and took him into his lodgings. While there, Edmonds committed the theft. The Magistrate said the theft was a moan one. Ho convicted Edmonds and ordered him to come up for sentence when called I on. He would remain in the Salvation Army Home for throe months and refund the stolen money.—(P.A.).

Bishop Whyte, a Press Association message from Dunedin states, is in receipt of a cablegram from Cardinal Gasparri (Papal Secretary of State) that the Pope has imparted his Apos tolie benediction on the occasion of the inauguration of the Christian Brothers’ College at Redcastle, Oamaru.

At the Ashburton Police Court yesterday, a young man, lan Lockland Shaw, was charged with assaulting a young woman with intent to commit a crime. The alleged offence took place after a dance at Mount Somers on January 29. The police stated that accused said too much 1 'booze” had been responsible. Shaw pleaded not. guilty and reserved his defence. He was committed for trial. Bail was allowed, self in £250 and two sureties of that amount.—(P.A.).

“In view of this being tho twentyfirst year of th(? society,” states the annual report of the Workmen’s Friend Building Society, No. 1, of Masterton, be interested in having a brief statement of tho beneficial operations carried out during that time, to the benefit of members and the district. Over £32,000 has teen advanced on mortgage, and more than £4OOO of subscriptions has been returned to members desiring to realise. Returned soldier mmebers especially have participated in these benefits.”

Of late, Mr. A. E. Bate of the 1 .M.C.A. has been endeavouring to get into touch with fonnerjFlock House boys now domiciled in the Wairarapa. “During December,’’ he stated in his report last evening, “I communicated with tjie eight Flock House boys whose addresses I have received, and as a desuit made direct contact with five of them about Christmas time, Another, whom I had made tentative arrangements to entertain over Christmas, did not report. It is hoped that the boys will come to regard the rooms as a place to come to when in town, and it is intended to provide them with entertainment in private homes when possible, and to help them in any way that they may need.’'

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