PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 24, 23 October 1907, Page 5

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

PALMEIISTON,

■■■J.'" "■='.'•':.-•, . :-,-i '.'.-J. , / :,'■ '.'■:■<■/ •<■' -J'i It ic reported that .Chineso aroiexjiloiting the local;fruit market forVtbo coming season.' , In Foilding a grower has, been' offored'a season's , output,'>biit refusod -toraccopt v Fruit.'growdrs will probablyi.- hold out fbr.fhiglu! prices, ■■: especially along: this coast wboroi soi much damage'has : , boon; done .to ' plums .'and otlier-'stono fruits during tho sovero , wcather.- - A' syndicate has purcliasedrfifty-two"acres/oMancWn , tho Apr- 1 angi Settlement, originally part of Mr. Bull's estfltp; nand iintend to i cut -it- up 'for building Bitoa;;;..The'-result!:shonld :enhance'thc :t "value of i.tiovenimont ilantli.iir:tho 'vicinity;'! '■'■ j'.• ; • . • Thp.'i'Martqiifi.b'and , ;plays«at ,tho Show ; o;v Thursday^and::thp'Palmciston''Band on-Fri-day. • ■ ' • .i--iX!J,ji ■■■■, \'<:-. ::::".■■-:■ J '■ the Family l Hotelj JH'ostanj- , ' was-'fined "'■a.nd-'' : 'has : - had. his license .endorsed for having permitted drunkenness' on his'.promises. , ..*'•" ' - : ..' : ,- ! -': '" ' ■■"'" The 4 * Cricket' Association' meets" next' week' to arrange for tho oponing'of tho. season. "'I:" The ■ivork'of'orecting-'a suspension• bridge Biiitnble for carrying snoop at the Pohang-' .iua Bridge 'site will bo completed within a weok. It will bo rpmebcrcd that somo two months ago a-slip 'came ido'wn carrying a span of tho traffic Dridge into the bed of the nrerV" Tlio repairs to this have not yet •been cornmonc'ecl' I ns the V! Pdhangiua :: 'Couhty Councili : isawaitingvforr assistance:• fromrthe'Government.^..lnrthe.meantime .tlio stispen--sion ..bridge...will, servp.,tho ; , purposp of : cpn-, veying'stock''acrqss,:the''riycr,' while vehicles' aro'bbliged tp't'ake.to'thhe'ford. 1 " 1 ■■i.'' ,; -'- , -: ■*■ ' The';ten for'the cliariipioh butters, fati'competition' ot '.'the ; Manawatu Show : areinowi'locatcd-at • Mr. r "J;-o;'Batch-'-elor's farm; Fitiherbert.:'' ->' -•■••»' .aji-'i.';.'..;"• Colonel of'the-General Army;' Remount'^Departmenti in ; Indiaj' was' a visitor to Palmerston yesterday. It is un-: . derstoodithatatlib: class !bf.'horse which hc : . requires realises high;, prices: in * tho-Mana-. ! Watu.i-"i't vie!'?; nH"v .-.-ii.i.'-'r-.f.-it/vj.'s-.-i.ifir-'.). Th9,;Broad,Street,Methodist: Church .will opeq. a.-bazaar-yin aids of 'itsjbuilding fund '. to-day: .. • . ■ , : ' ,\ :-.::i-d'>',y.i:i . . Practically, all.' the ...-available"! hotel ■'accom ; mridation'.has been: hookqd ; ;for-.the::Show,-, and in many beds have; been-.re-: fuseflii "Bpokjng-jat, the leading.;hotels lintli-l' • cates sthathrisitor/f jfill over tho Dominion. Tailors, /lidressniakefs, et *j: : j,T. , ar .e; r.eapin g,;. the r usual ■5Ji ar rest i_ and : plenty-;pf, ;i pyertimeiisvbeing ; worked.;.:';:; : ..-ot ar^. : reported to !bo,,,incroasing-iri; the, n upper part ; :qfj;the, ,/P ; ohangma, district' . where- rough.:i.Tlie,./settlers. hav^.a^'difficultiproblomi,before" them"in.-era-. djcating ;s t]ip. ; pest.., i: ;: .'.- ;> A;,. „.,.. -y, ( NEED 'OFiDBAINAGEi' % ' During -t'he'twelvTe'months'/cndcd September .30,>4he-following'numbers of "cases of infectious disease's; have been'reported to'theMasterton yiSorough/rauthorities --TScarlet fever,-fivei-diphthoriai seven;' typhoid fover, -three;' Over:. w nfty of i'tlic-scarlet- 'fever■ cases, live of the'-soven- diphtheria "cases,' and* two ?of •: the* typhoid': fever i cases' occurred -m the 'town.'.'The sanitary •iuspectbr iinformed ; tho"/'Wairarapa ■-.- Agel J .ireporter othat:.he /'considers that there is not the slightest doubt that parts of the i Horougb '■badly; require :draining (with, proper and't effective "drainage;'. The,number of-, infectious 'would their ibo greatly.: rccases coiild'-be,.traced'to, neighbouring, towns,--more , especially,,to;.:M'ellington; i .:.i..:|'-,:.- ~ ■ A : 'painful.'incident'in connection with"tho accidental;ldeath'-'"of-■'the" young '■' carpenter,'■ . W i' , Andrews,!'.6h "Saturday,; was that- the' tragedy'.was --by I ;his"'".sweetheart; to. ,wh6m'he^was , !to'haye(been married.in;a fortnight's -time)- I ' , 'Andrews'*had"beeh talking to -her-. only , ra : 'ifew'>minu'tes" previo'uslT l '- ; 'aria ehe had walked across the street, and'then turned ionlylto see rhim'vfalJ' hoadlongirfrom the. building: -..The 'Unfortunate, yourigriman' was'.ithe«thifd-*son-''6f.'-.Mr.«Gcp:c;!Aridrewsj' _of Wellington, formerly 6f Cartorton:; • / -w . The other evening a number of telephone subscribers who wore using the wires were considerably startl«l.*b'yS'haVing their oars assailed ,with jthe wild, weird melody "0 Where;'._"is. jh'y'' Wandering Boy To-night?." Later; J it" was- ascertained -that '''a' s "feminine domestic Had had a'-disappointmenti arid 'had confided tq-tho inanimatebut,receptivo tele- 1 phone her' , 'tear's I 'and-, lameritatipns.' 1 . ''If-' is not'recpraed :: 'where'tK6.."Wanderin hcpp"cned':/to'''be "at thht'; : i)articular; : pDri6d : ,' nor -how r hP ; later"oxplained;his : ;abseh6ev' ; ' css Asso ciat-'ou' ; wirb states "that Yce , at- 'tlio Police" Court : yesterday "with^havingj"allowed ; - ! offensive 'matter t-i accumulato'linOliis. ■. back" yard.in' k Queen r 6trnet;":-'iyas'fin'c'd'-X^, , with; 7s! bosts.''"' ' -■ '■■■ There : 'was",v hea'vy : list of'police .offences.' ; yesterday- at the ■Magistrate's iCourt, though' most" of;'tho "cases-" ; were : ''of' r a ''trivial riatnre for'..broaohes'"of"'by-l4 ; ir's, etc'.'i.An application: by one;- ! Johnston, .α-frujtereryagainst.Leigh-ton* avclerk, to .keepOthe peace,; was dis- ■ missed by-'t'Mr. 'W.':! , . 1 James,-'SiJt.., whooccupied."the be'nch. vj-jj^^., :/<••:: no :m -.-..-^: -Shearing commenced at To ParaeVstation on Monday. The staplo is reported, to be splendid corisideririg-tlje wet season Mr.^ W. Mil!s,-ox-cliairman-of -the Choltennam Dairy lactory Company, is giving' up dairying ;itf 'of der'ito devote 'his'.' attention to Epeop-tarming.. / ' ".•'4'fe' for'-''some, years - ; as^Eistant/mmis er:,tp ; thb-Rey: 'J.-'Olpherfm' the I'eiWrng'.i'rimitiV-q'/Metlioclisti circuit;lias . '?und;-it iiecossar'r,.on ; ing'to''iil-licaltli''to fc- J Bign trom thc-'niinistry. , -'-, ::'' : ",'/' ■■■•'': ■■■'■'■ ■ ■'## "*?, a .^ s ,<*Brged';last Veckwith'hayirig' bicycJes-pri'■ footpaths ° n ," ; '.£!.''. technical-,,! point' ..were , brought' ~,? .;-'"WP.'v ""Court,'■'■■ ; a'gain ' "yesterday; l^: .;.,™?. r e.e ~: against';' lawyer; -ivas dismissed,/ and ''.the,' other three: , pleaded' G»';ty,..wcro';.cpnyicte'd, ! 'arid. fined'ls. pa'chV . W farmers:- Motor ' Company's parage '".'(Jynjbpltpii Epad-is how completed , and ma^s ' a 'substantial.'arid.''valuable : addition to the. buildings/of'Foilding! , ''"''"'l - : ". i:; • // " %^!'. St "' s ,!'' U . uni iy t ' h 9''Po' correspondent says. tlio" warm weather oh the' grass.- r is..;alreaay' very noiticoablb./'and';tliero' are/yet :: hopes, that''both.' paddocks, and 'cows thcrtoit'willrimprpyo.-'lt.'hhs been 1 a- vorytr.V!ng'.;time ' for dairy farmers,'- as" the "'poor' cows haye/fplt ;tlib'.(iold drfladfully: arid" it has matqrjally; affecfedrtho supplv' of milk .'to the creameries ancl|factories', r' '*".-'":'''■! '" : ' /■ '■^te^ail.stofiris'xli'.V'a' rather serip-iii amount of damage; , to ; Buhnyt}iorpp ,; orchards, but' still' most-'of thp.orc!j;iirds' ; arbiind arc .looking' well, with"'every/'prpmiso.'pf:.a''good'l'crbp,: of'friiit' if. the;.birds, do riot'destroy tod much."', Asusual at 'this lime' b.irds' , "a'ro"vory , '.nunierbus ; end;dpstructive;, r "''';'; l "c: ■/;■"/"• -.■■'/■; " ■ -^-T,nS '■' ; ;/! j : : ;': : ■ The_ annual imceting/of .'thc--'llatepayers'-, •Association was held on Monday night,' Mr. J./M Bldowney presiding.-.!:- Is ';,- ..,■•;. "•• Tho: Irinual report; ohowed that monthly meetingc had been held throughout tho year,. and various vmatters'.in. connection! :with the progresd'of thoißoroughihad been ."discussed;. , ln?Aprdiof rtho-present year a; general ■ election;: for: scats ion the Borough Council took placo. Mossrs'.'vJ/.M;E!downey,:H.,Sutclille,: Hilton,-!Lyon, Cronld; and .Goilo: woro" nominato'd.'by the Association,:the:five nrst-namcd ; gentlemen• being elected. v.-n The: statomont of receipts, showed-a-credit balance "of .£,% -7s.- -2d. Jlr-.-.-J.-.F. Sicelyi was elected'..president, Mr:.' J. "Mather/being re-elected.vicp-jprcsidont.- A resolution-was .passed 'urging j on-, tlio:: Council, tho■;necessity;/.-of laying ; from tho reservoir to the Borough Council Cham-, bore, and down .Ayellingtoiv-Koad to Morris Street, and of making improvements to the rosfcryoir; , ' A' : vnte"nf l-harlk3 to tho'late president (Mr? J. M 'Kldowney) rind '•■ the lion. secrdtsry conchftlfd the' bnsinessi • ■■:' .. The/ efforls'/of an enthusiastic 'committee to''bncpurago ■amateur , events' in' Marton ire medtijig l with-great siitfcorji'S To-day, a cross"--country running race—point-to-point event— will:take''place,-for: which 23 entries linvo boon received. An admirable course bar- beis.i selected—a/distance : of ji: abniit. .six ;miles — arid-;.v greats-number, of. ppoplo, intend fqllowniE', ,tho,. race; Th.T.ncxi. Attraction, will bo a ladies'.walking match.' .-...', ,'•..",■' . '.'. . ; Death has''removed another old settlor' from' the 'district'in tlio''pcrs'6n' of, Mr!' Tbp"* , Dbath| of Cliff Koad,'Marton. 'Deceaceil w;i? \ successful farmer' iii' this'place for ncany 40■' year's,' and -was widely 'known rind mu.-i] respected.' '' ' '"■ ■'••'■' '/ '■• " ' ' ■ ,: -'

FEATHERSTON,

The Fcathorston squad of E Companj Ruahino Battalion has nominated a toam ■for the tont-pitching competition to bo held in connection with tho military ■ tournament at Palmerston North on November d.\ 1 The annual meeting .of •trustees of tho Monday afternoon, the llov. W. J. Elliott Mothqdist Church, .Foatherston, was held on in .the..chair.,-.Thp current account.....was. re-.' -potted,in .credit.to the extent of £8 ISs." 6d.' A matter'of cfcectirig alterations tb;a.building ' belonging' to the Circuit was discussed; ; but-no decisioivarrived.flt/;i>..r.' !.•■,,,■■,-. rir■ r '• ■ '': A. special prize, consisting of,.a. rug, \ has., been ,tlonatec] 'to, the local branch of.thp Groytpwn and Lowbr, Valley '.Horticultural'' and""'lntliistrial'-bnibty", 'and lias' b'c'-.i hllotte'tl as.apoints in the'sweet-pea class. -'>'' :!''L...^ , '!;..' ,: .' o ;toT4H; , "' i ;r :? '':-^-i'.:"'i'.£ • : A' 1 of •tho'llorowheniia ■ Cricket' Association, was held :at Manakau on Mon r . day night, Mr.;S. Simcox in the'ehair. Tho ■annual report, and. balance-sheet were'read 'and '.considered very satisfactory, 1 the balancc"sheet showing a credit''of £± Us: 1 ' The-'fol- : lowing-were elected officers for the ensuing year:—Patroiii'Mr. Field, M.H.E;; prcsid-, erit, Mr.-11. Hall; .vice-presidents,.-Messrs. Morton Bright, B. 11. ' Gardener,. W. Bovan,,&. and E. J. Judd; secretary and. trcasiiror,' Mr I .' J. 'C. Burns;"manage- 1 merit committco, Messrs. ■ Windloy,' M'Bain, Koys; Kilmisteri'iiand i M'Meekan.-. It was I decided to. award thei bat presented; by Mr.. Field .to, Mr. : Lps..,Atkins-.fo ,r,tlie ..highest .in-', dividual' . score , .in \.■ firstrc'lnss cricket.' The southern:'!boiindafy '■ of the... Association was altb'red"'from" :,: Waika'nae' : to Packakariki.' tovinj ; Otaki'; Paraparaumii, and To Horo ; entered a team, each for the Saturday: com-, petition,'.which commences ,on ./November 2,. while .Levin, Levin School, Lcy'in : Y.M.C.A:,. and'Otaki", entered teams for thp ; . Wednesday', championship to'startrbn Noveriibcr'l3:' . Despite. .r;bp,"fact : 'of , been'; ■Tecently, fined .for' .n'orking'in' jtheir; gardens' on Sunday; sevferali'ihay , ' bo seen, each Sunday working 'as if/, for 'dear 'life." '"''' ; "':'' ' ,'" ;'' A.'rumour 'is 1 afloat!;here' that the 'Wdling-'.' toni .■'a'nd , ;.'Mana;watu".'Eailway ' Company in-' tends [buying' land/'here; for' tho'pnrpose of erecting",workshops; r '''" .'. pj ;'..'/ ' '.'V'.".',/.'..'.. '",. c.: ..HtiifpiiiTiLLE.ip yy ,'' ,; ;; "''.: At' tho'postporied'half-yearly shooting there wore ; only ■■35 : 'critries as .'against. over- 60 :at: theVlast'meeting, 1 arid made.a ■very'substantial.'reduction in^tho-'numberfof: cash'prizes'paid^out'bn.'each'matchy'as well" 'as tboCvaluc of the-'first/prizo.. 'The following/ ' are '■ (lie. scores■' in ■'!■',tlio'! various-' riiatchcs, ''inclriding''handicaps''(7/;shotsvat all : / yds;: V-Sprgt. ; A. Wing,'- : ?();. Bugler -Spier,'"96>; Biiglpr: Fofgussdrii , .9s f : Ca.pt. '..'Fergusson,;94 1 ;■ liiffpinan'-C' "Humphrey' '93; 'Rifleman-C: Batt; ;: 93; r Private'A:'Drum'mond,i 91; Capt;Meldrum;'9l'';''Biflbinan'S:' 'Fowler.f'gii;.Capt.' : uolliri/'9p;' ! Rifiema'nParkinsori,'-/90.' .■'■'■■,'" ; ' 200 ; Yards" Marrisori and Private Haridleyj U;' Corpl;::And.ersonrßifleman'Hiiniphroy, ,: : Privato 1,, :-A\ -DruininoiHli' 'Bugler Fprgiissoh, Privatfi-Soleh 33."'-' ■-.- '500 Yar(is : 'Match.-- : \[ol.' Ma'yhoWj Private" .■Handiey'/'Capt. , '' , Ba'rltTop,- i Sergt-:" l; A;'' , -AVing : ;-' Riiioriiah C.'Batt, Cftpt.' , Meldrum, Bugler iFergiissbff, , ''33l- .''' ; -■ f ur: '"''' ; ' ::f " K < . ""•' l > V : C'Otl" Yards Match.—Bugler," Soler, :,, Sorgt:'' A. L Wing,'3l; Capt; T Fpfgiissori; Capt. Collins,; 'Rifleman.' Parkins'bn,' Tiifleman I-'C. ! "Batt,'. ■Lieut.':Howi6;' : 3o. :"' •■'/-'■■■;'; : ■••'■■ ~'•■"■': ': ■ 200' and- 600 'Yards"Match.—Biiglor ! Soler,' Sergti'.A; Wing,' 63; Gap't.,:Fergiissori,- Biigk ler' Fergussori, 1 :82 : ;' ! Riflema!ri C. 'Hurriphrey , ,- 'Sofgt.-'fislieV, •Pr.ivato 1 61V .:.-=-> :----i--.s ;;,Toams ; Match, ,| '(scorcs- ; off.-.ril|e v :and : handi-'; caps Riflo'Club, 420 ;■'• Mar'tori Rifle Club;''4l9: : "Wangaiiui ' Rifles', 433/ ;! !1! -;■-'■-'■-■ '■ V.'..: '-.! ■ .i-,^: ■ f Tr6plnes'''wero :; :won 'as under:—Sergt;- A , .- , , iWirig—gold "medal 'for : best''sc()r'e, 'including .h,aridic'ap7"at; ; 200/'SOO/and "600 yards p bolt' arid medal'for licst score,' iricliiding 1 handicap, 'at 500'-'a'nd ; ''6oo''yards. ■" Privato- -Haridlcy— ' .belf'for' best* score'"at- , 200' an d,; 500. yards. ' ■'Buglet l! ; ; Soler- :i:: s'pe'cial-":priSi)'2foV bost'-ccprp: at' -200 'arid':'6oo-yards ;' ! Capir.'Fergusson—gold , : medal/ for-bcsttiiiditidual;-score-in winning l toain. , '•■ ■•-;•"■■'';••". -■'■■■' ■-.•■'■■''': '■■. '/ ; -'" '" ;'"' '■'';">■'■•