The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-16 00:00:00

WIZISOKXS.

CORPORAL SICNCRTON.—TIie cup and handsome
chrllengo yam presented to the Wirnborne Troop of
th. queen's Own (Dorset) Yeomanry Cavalry for
riding, jumping, and shooting in the WWI manner as
in the Loyd-Lindsay prize competition at Wim-
bledon, ha, been won thi, year by Corporal Albert
Munckton.

-4-1-43-a-a-D-Cir GUAM/LAS& —A meeting of this Board
was held on Friday. Mr. (.. J. Parke in the chair.
The Clerk (Ur. F. 11. Tanner) said that, acting under
instructions from the guardians, he had written to the
Local Government Board asking thorn to remit to
Mr. Bell, relieving officer. the sum of 45., which he
had lawn surcharged by the district auditor. To this
the Local Government Bard had replied in a long
official letter stating that tho application must bear
the signature of Hr. Bell, that A proper form must be
filled in and rent up, together with a number of
books.—Aft.er a short discussion the guardians decided
to refund the money out 4 their own pockets, and
subscribed it there and then.— dr. Burt AAA he under.
stoxl that the Wiluborne parish contribution order
had not boeu paid. That caused other parishes to
make excuses, as they said, " Why rhould we Pay
liefore Wimborne —Sir. Elosile stated that there
wete coital* public babes in the town who had had
application tirade to then. in the rates, and they
would not PaY.—llr. Homer said that this was a
matter which had been before them a great many
times, and he did not see why they should discuss it
further.—Mr. Dibben thought the payment of the
:contribution was a matter which rated rather with

the rot4PA'en than officials If the money could not
be collected it could not be paid in.—Mr. Elcock said
. there were certain prominent individuals as well as
public bodies who did not pay their ratee when due.
When chergee were two's, in public they ought to be
inquired into; and as this matter had been brought
forward he would say that repeated applications had
been made to the Church Governors, but the collector
could not get the money.—Mr. W. ',mitt said that as
Chairman of the Church Governors he could inform
Mr. Elcock that if proper application were made at
the proper Lion, when the Church Governors
were going to meet —and the time of their
meetings was pubhely known -a cheque for the
amount would be signed at .uch meeting. -Mr.
Elcock said it was a fact th.it several public bodies
had not paid their rat.. it,. had bees* accused flatly
by Mr. Druitt of telling untruths. —The Chairman
said he could not allow that sort ot ounversation to
proceed.—There RSA ISO other mons.a of imer.t.
tiriltles OWN (1301Paitl) Ysoti.xaT CAVALHT.—
Tag Qua aaaaa saran ix TuousLu.—le will be rements
bend that on Bank Holiday a military tournament
practice took place in Stone Park in connection with
a friendly societies' demonstration, the competitors in
which were quartermaster C. Mutickton and his
brother, both of whom were permitted to wear the .
uniform of the regiment on the occasion. At the con-
clusion of the tournament practice Lieuteuaut
Lees, of the Wimborne Troop--on whom grouuds the
id: was being held—sent Si rgeant- Major Stride to
request quartermaster duuckum to leave certain
heads and posts, masks, spears, lane., dc, on the
ground, PAO that would be. Wort, convenient plaice for
the tnesubers of the troop to hose pris ate practice
than going to thy Messrs. Muncktou's scooted at
Grange, IS Mlle or Leo ..at of the town Quarter-
master viunckton refused to do this, and per-
sisted in his refusal when asked by Lieuteitint
Lees, who put on his undo.' and made the request
at Mr. Munckton's superior officer, stating as the
reason fur his refusal that the articles in question dad
not belong to the troop, but were his private property,
and had formerly belouging to Mr. Todd, late
lieutenant of the troop. Lieutenant Lees at once
communicated with the colonel of the mrunent
(Colouel lisinlinu, who, without holding an inquiry,
orili.rotl quartermaster Munckton's name to he struck
off the roil on acomnt of iusubordimitiou in refusing
to obey Lieutenant Lees, and for using improper
language to Serjeant-Major Stride. quartermaster
Ilunckton's friends, upon this, communicated with
the captain of the troop, Mr. Montague Guest, d.P.,
and the War-office and the result was that an official
iuquiry was ordered to be held This inquiry took
place at Tapper's Railway Hotel on Saturday, at
which Major Goodden presented a certificate signed
by himself, to the effect that Mr. .dunekton was still
the quartermaster of the Wimbome troop. To this
Mr. Munekton demurred, stating that as Colonel
Hombres signature was not attached to it the certi-
ficate was qa. The inquiry was of a private charac-
ter, and a report has been sent to the War-office, the
result of which will be known in due course.