MARTINBOROUGH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 August 1940, Page 7

MARTINBOROUGH

SCHOOL ASSOCIATION EUCHRE TOURNEY. (“Times-Age” Special.) A most successful euchre tourney was held last night by the Home and School Association. The winners were: Men: Mr B. Fenwick 1, Mr Sam Howat 2. Ladies: Miss Broughton 1, Mrs Hill 2. Consolation: Mrs .Baucke and Mr Boyd. S.M. Court. At the monthly sitting of the S.M. Court, Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M.. being on the Bench, an affiliation order was made against John McGarvie Killeen.

In connection with a maintenance order, James Henderson was ordered to pay £5 forthwith, with 10s per week off the arrears, and 12s 6d on the current order.

For possessing liquor in the vicinity of a dance hall at Pirinoa, F. Higgleton, Sam Te Waiata, William Ngateure, Tau Te Waiata, William Edward Jordan and Clifford Dohey were each fined £2 with costs. In connection with a second charge against William Henry Jordan, who pleaded not guilty, decision was reserved.

A charge of having aided and assisted some person unknown to procure liquor for a native in the proclaimed area of Rongokokako was preferred against Te Waiata. The Magistrate, in dismissing the case, explained the seriousness of the charge, and warned the defendant and others present.

Home Guard Parade. Close on one hundred persons attended the parade of the Home Guard last night, when three Army instructors were present, and put the men through various exercises. Arrangements have been made to secure instructors weekly from the Permanent Staff. GOLF The best cards handed in after the medal round were:—Seniors, C. Moore 80, 14, 66; V. Rankine 85, 14, 71. Juniors: A. F. Harding 87, 22, 65; L. Chapman 87, 21, 66; F. Dully 90, 21, 69; A. Caseley 88, 18, 70. Points scored in Campbell Sievers Memorial Cup: A. F. Harding 3, C. Moore I|, L. Chapman I|. The leading players in this competition are: — A. F. Harding 8, L. Chapman 71, L. Speedy 61, E. C. Sadd 5, V. Rankine 44, M. McLeod 41, A. Hamilton 41.

Ladies’ medal round: Mrs Parsons 98, 19, 79; Mrs Caseley 109, 30, 79; Miss Baker 97. 13, 84; Mrs Baker 107, 23, 84; Mrs Knutson 107, 23, 84. SEA TRAGEDY INQUEST YESTERDAY. The adjourned inquest concerning the death of Russell Wallace, who lost his life as the result of being blown out to sea in a dinghy off Tora Station on February 25 last, was held yesterday. Evidence was given by Clement Henry Wilson, manager of Tora Station, that he had seen deceased in the station dinghy about half a mile off shore. He was about to leave for Tuturumuri, but received a message that the dinghy appeared to be going out to sea. When the boat was about five miles off shore it had no one in it. He informed the police at Featherston and at Wellington. An aeroplane came up and flew over the boat and he was informed by the pilot of the machine that there was definitely no one in the boat. He patrolled the beach but never found any trace of Wallace or the dinghy. Royden William Nicholas, rabbiter at Tora Station, said that he had warned Wallace not to go out in the dinghy as a strong wind was blowing off shore. He was a headstrong youth who would not accept advice. Constable Prussing said that he received a telephone message from Mr Wilson that Wallace had gone fishing and had been blown out to sea. PilotOfficer Barker flew over the boat and discovered it was empty. A watch was maintained on the beach, but no trace of the body or dinghy had been found.

The Coroner (Mr T. E. Lang) returned a verdict that Russell Wallace had lost his life by being blown out to sea in a dinghy and drowned.