LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 28 February 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. C. K. Long, of dreytown, has had the misfortune to lose his valuable English setter pup, which obtained first prize at the last Dannevirke Show. The pup was run over by a motor car last week.

Good work was done by a party which went out to Mount Holdsworth during the week-end. The remainder of the bridges leading to Donnelly’s Camp were put- into a good state of repair and a number of notice boards were erected. The party was in charge o.f Mr. R. Russell.

A considerable number of people availed themselves of the opportunity of visiting the nursery of Messrs Robinson and Sons, Whatman Road, on Saturday and yesterday afternoon. The useful information given regarding the setting out and cultivation of plants and trees was much appreciated.

In the telegraphed results of the dium solo at the Wellington Band contest, F. Osborne (Masterton) was cre-

dited with a place. Actually the place getter was H. Sayer, of the Masterton Band, F. Osborne having to return home due to a, postponement of the class for two days.

The Carterton, Solway College, St. Matthew’s Collegiate School, and St. Matthew’s’ Church companies of Girl Guides spent the whole of Saturday afternoon drilling on the. Park .Oval in preparation for the visit on Saturday next of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York.

Mr. R. Brown, the local meteorologist, reported last evening that a ‘tf'iies of storms, first westerly and later south-westerly, were responsible for very erratic movement by the barograph which fell from 30.23 at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday to 29.49 at noon on Sunday. The southerly squall about 5 o’clock yesterday evening caused the instrument to rise .20 points. Twelve members of the crow of the

Canadian Explorer appeared in the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, before Justices, charged with impeding the progress of the ship. The men had refused on the previous evening to take the ship to sea. It. appears that food had been taken from the ship’s cool store., and some found in the firemen's quarters. The captain logged the firemen £5 in all among twelve of them, and this was resented. On accused promising to take the ship to sea, the Bench decided to conviet accused and order them to pay 10b costs. — (P.A.).

A very pleasant evening was spent h the Central Arcade Hall on Saturday, when forty aouples were present at the •pening dance held under the auspices of the Star Assembly. A special feature of the evening was the first public appearance of “Arnold’s Jaaz Orpheans,” whose efforts contributed greatly towards the success of the function. Extaas were given by Miss Spackman and Mr. C. Minifie. A very dainty supper was provided the ladies’ committee, comprising liesdames Rosson, E. Newland, Fairbrother and Miss Shackleton. The men’s (Committee comprised M-essws W. Kossen, F. Hartmann, F. dear, B. F. Fairbrothcr, E. Newland (M.C.), and J* W. Smith, hen. secretary. The spotflight effects were in the capable hands of Mr. William#.

Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out at an early hour on Saturday morning in a block of buildings at the corner of Quean Street and Durham Street East (Auckland). The outbreak occurred at the back of a confectioner's shop owned by Mr. L. Brierly and, spreading upwards, went through the second and third floors of the building. The fire had a good hold, and flames were coming through the >oof. The fire was brought under control in half an hour. The damage was mainly confined to second and third floors, two rooms used by Mr Brierly for the manufacture of sweets being almost completely gutted. The building is owned by Messrs Lewis R. Eady and S(hi Ltd., and is insured for £12,000 in the New Zealand Insurance Company Ltd.—(P.A.). A London cablegram reports that Sir Donald Jloss has just returned from a four thousand miles tour of India and Malaya. Nevertheless, it is added, he was in his laboratory yesterday planning a new mass attack on mosquitoes. He said: “The damage done by the mosquito costs millions annually so it ia time the Empire took an intelligent interest in the work of prevention. It tfikes a quarter of a century for the public mind to grasp the significance of u new discovery, and although wo are now beginning to feel the benefit of the anti-malaria campaign, the task will not be completed Until the end of the century. Efforts to check malaria are frequently undone by a neighbour who lets the mosquito breed at will, so I am preparing a scheme for the establishment of malaria boards to supervise and direct the work.”

A fairly large audience assembled at the Cosy Theatre last evening to hear a lecture by Mr. E. P. Clark, of Meb bourne, on “The Coming Revolution.” Quoting from the Scriptures in support of his contention, Mr. Clark said that revolutionary spirit abroad in the earth at the present time was foretold by the Prophets and by ou»r Lord Himself. The first world ended, the lecturer observed, at the time of the flood. The cause of its destruction was idleness and selfishness. So it would be. with the present world. The powers in control were responsible for the (sowing of the seeds of revolution. Most people would be inclined to blame Russia, but they should look nearer home for the cause. The financiers, politicians, and religious leaders were the powers controlling the world to-day and these were largely animated by selfish interests. The people were not be'ing taught the truth of God’s word and consequently were wandering off into infidelity and Bolshevism. Thinking people saw that ere long, as God had foretold, our present civilisation would .pass away. Then would be ushered in the Kingdom of Righteousness for which they had prayed so often.