LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 17 February 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Municipal Silver Band will Tender a programme of music on the Park Oval at eight o’clock to-night.

The Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union has received a gift of £lOO from an anonymous donor towards the extenstiori of the “Bush Nurse” scheme.

It is reported that R. A. Rose, the champion distance runner of New Zealand, is to run in the mile and halfmile events at the sports to be held at Featherston on Saturday, February 19.

The ladies of the Ihuraua district have selected Mrs. Matson’s baby to represent the district in the carnival being organised in the Mauriceville district in aid of the Plunket Society.

John William Mahoney, a motorist charged in the Wanganui Supreme Court yesterday with manslaughter arising from the death of George Sutherland at Taihape on December 11, was acquitted.—(P.A.). The Pahiatua Anglers' Club was successful in a challenge against the Dannevirke Club last Saturday for the Stockwell Cup: The members of the challenging club secured 39 fish, while the defenders’ tally was 21.

In the Wanganui Supreme Court yesterday, the trial of Frank Hedgmau, an ex-constable charged with forgery in dealings with a man named J. J. Stuart, ended in the jury’s disagreeing after a retirement of four and a half hours. A new trial for the May sessions of the Supreme Court was ordered—(P.A.).

A young man named James Leslie Rapson, employed by the Government at the Frankton Railway Station, was charged with the theft of £2O, at Hamilton yesterday. It was stated tha. the money had been expended in connection with the accused’s association with a girl. Sentence was postponed till Friday.—(P.A.)

According to the annual report of the New South Wales Commissioner of Police, tabled in the Assembly, a Sydney cablegram states, there was a large increase of serious crime and crime of all classes, including offences by persons under the age of twenty-one, in New South. Wales in 1926. The total increase compared with 1925 was 14,298 cases.

The following are the results of the sheep and fat bullock guessing competitions at the Pahiatua Show. There were one or two ties for second and third places which necessitated a draw: Sheep, exact weight, 1401 b: Hubert Hunt, 1401 b, 1; Mr. Roy, 139 Alb, 2; J a Ward, 1391 b, 3. Bullock, exact weight, 73841‘b: R. Davey, 73731 b, 1; W. Adams 7371 b, 2; Mrs. J. Scott, 7401 b, 3.

There have been four burglaries in Waimate (Canterbury) during the present week. Knox Chureh was entered on Sunday night by forcing a door and property valued at £2O was taken, there being no money on the premises. The Methodist Church was entered the same night through an unfastened window, but again disappointment awaited the thieves as far as money was concerned and there were no moveable articles of value. During Tuesday night the bowling pavilion was entered by an unfastened window and the tennis pavilion by an unsecured door, and crockery, table eloths, etc., valued in all at £l2 taken.—(P.A.)

•he demise of the “New Zealand Times” was mentioned by the president of the New Zealand section of the Empire Press Union, at the annual meeting of that body in Wellington yesterday. Sir George Fenwick said that the “New Zealand Times” Company had fallen out of membership consequent on the “Times” ceasing publication through the sale of the company’s business to th’e Wellington Publishing Company. “It has not been without sincere regret that many of us have seen the demise of a newspaper whose existence has covered so long a period, including change of name from the *‘Wellington Independent ’ ’ to the ‘ New Zealand Times,” as 61 years in New Zealand’s history. Its somewhat chequered career fur a good many years past made it obvious that recovery to a sound financial position was unlikely, and the close of its career was therefore not a matter of surprise to those who realised that Wellington could not support two morning newspapers. ”

The Union Company’s steamer Kaituna has been delayed at Auckland for two days owing to the crew refusing to take the vessel to sea. They allege that she is unseaworthy and request that an inquiry into the matter should be held. The’ officials of the company have been in communication with the Marine Department, and it is understood that a reply received states that the Kaituna is seaworthy and has been granted a certificate to that effect. *The company is hopeful that the vessel will take her departure to-day. The Kaituna was recommissioned on Monday in order to load cement at Portland for southern ports, and on the same afternoon was moved to the Princess Wharf to take in stores and embark a new crew. The complaint about her being unseaworthy was made after the crew had signed on the ship’s articles. Owing to the delay to the Kaituna, the Kauri is to take the loading berth at Portland. As a consequence, if the Kaituna sails to-day, it will be for another port. -(P.A.).

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