PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 26, 25 October 1907, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FBOM OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)' " . PALMEItSTOtf. Passengers by'last 'evening's, train from Taihape- report . seeing a . body floating iii : the Rangitikei River, hear Mangaweka.' ' Particulars; regarding' its recovery; and tion.are not : available. ..V, At' Court yesterday a boy, J. R. Riiif, ,of. Bunnythocpe, was '.charged';'' with . having pushed his father., through a. window, pn Sunday. On; arrangements being; made to place the,boy under strict supervision .with,another family, the case, was .'dismissed,, •■ . - Tlie local Asiatic League has icarried a resolution disapproving!' of! Chinese being, : em-•, ployed in hotels;,, Atpresent,,a number of Chinese,cooks are .employed' here.,. ■■■ At. the!,show'.'2o,ooo square.,feet'has beensecured for implement ; exhibits. ! ;i ,, . An case was before.-the Court yesterday,! when. N., Malcolm ,-made application for, the cancellation, of a- deed of ■ apprenticeship' between H.-,.J. Argyle aud!him- . self, on tho ground thai; the boy, who was engaged with machinery, was subject,to fits. . After. hearing 1 the evidence, the Magistrate reserved-:his:decisioni , ~;| • j . Tlie:Health. Officer, Mr. O'Brien, has made' investigation of - tho sauitaryVstate of tea and. reports that a> proper system'of drainage as urgently :reqiiired . . ''f ';\ r "

; -The* r Palmerston' .^ i Cour's]n < g., ? Clut}-' met 'on. joyening' 1 and ; following-date's -fbfc th6. ? coursmg' p meefim - May ,o,V June-16, 'arid. Abgust 4. It wa§ decided','- to 1 ' carry . out extensive- : .improv'emi.iits : to; the grounds, besides - enlarging tKo escapes,- - and (providing. better' accomiririditbii' for ...har.es •' at the' luceived..that,.; tliej South -Island' Association had; withdrawn, arid'-;had; decided "to stand ■a10ne.;,.. The; dub;-.; after' discusSionj.-'resjlvod ■to .found I .:a North Island;.Association,''with Headquarters at, Palmerston, and' notification" to that effcct was ordered to be-sent to/all' clubs which are likely to affiliate. • It w»s stated that Foxton, Waverley, and Masterton; were likely .to,, join.. During its sbcit eixistence the local club has made wonderful progress, and has good prospects for its future meetings.' : ■• • ;■', 1 ./ ■ ■ '■ ; Mr. Robertson, of Foxton, has beeii't'.ansferred to the local; Post-Office in. the I'ibto of Mr.,'Johnston,..- . :

i The death has occurred- of Mrs.' 8., \ i.ysey/'a'rcsidont here , for , 'a' number of je>i'rs, and formerly.' of 'tho Weiit Coast.-"' 7 ' The Department of Agriculture .offices ill be located, in th'e.old secretary's office during the show.' '.' i ■ The Feilding 'arid' Pahnerstoii bakers^l'avo decided not to increuso the price of h'uvl forr thejpresent.; r ; ,,-7 r ;" The nowly-appointed cycle,: inspector:'is reaping a harvest .-amongst knights of the wheel during the wet weather. The (Broad ! Street; Mevhodist ; Church Bazaar; 1 in' aid-bf the' now- church, was 1 oh Wednesday by Mr: Wood, M.H.R;

.MASTERTON, Mr. 'Joseph Grant, tlie "•'well-known 'Gladstone mail contractor, is just recovering from a severe, bout . 'of ''■illness in ~the ,Masterton Hospital.' He, was to. the, institur tiori som'o" months, ago suffering frpra an internal ' haemorrhage,. was. operated .upon,.;and' then at a' critical periftel was, stricken with typhoid..-. -. ; -.■'■ L ' ■, Constable Gregor, "'the'-'tallest man 'lii'-the Police Force, in: New.'Zealand,'-has 1 been-:'ap : : pointed to the position'of sergeant in tho Fijian Constabulary, Tho constablo is ;.t present stationed in Masterton, but ho' will leave here about.tho end of ; ,tho. month, and will sail from 'Auckland .for; Fiji '011, Nova nber 12. '' ... Masterton, municipally,'seems to'bo. m a state of chaos. : Somo time ago tho borough raised a'big loan for street improvement purposes; and last winter the Masterton Toads carried more mud to the; square' inch- than those' of. any other town, in the Wairarapa, except,; perhaps, Carterton. Expensive load machinery, ordered,- lies rusting, on a town • section. / The northern end of the Borough, instead of being 0110 of ; tho town's. bevity. spots, with handsome bridges aiid a v.if.e thoroughfare, is ~ a congested . area..Tlio bridges in use belong to a by-gone'ago;'.-and they are manifestly unfit' to 'cope, with tho traffic.' The fault in 'tliin respect' appears/to lie "as much at'the door.or .the; Masterton County Council as the Borough' Council; but' the-matter should be tackled properly. Tlio town' has been insufficiently drained, and thoro has'ibeen much disease.; 'Several weeks ago,- the Council ; dispensed l with', tho; services, of two'of its prominent officials, which- weie costing the Borough.£6oo a year in salaries,, and..engaged a new mart,to : run tho engineering and clerkship'at half that sum. In an interview the Mayor of, Masterton states that the Council is doing a lot of " washing up," ..owing ,to,,the"inofficiency of. prei'iirjs coiincils, but, people geiibrally ; express' the' opinion that.municipal matters in Mastai'toh. aro'not what . tliey miglit bo., , ' [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS .ASSOCIATION.]' , At a meoting of riflemen on Wednesday, representing 'the"'< Opaki and . Fairview Rifle Clubs, it was decided to erect two targets .011 the Fairview range, so as . to/ render_ it suitable for , the holding of rifle association meotings in future'. ,'■'/ . . 'Xlie price of potatoes'is rapidly advancing. . Oaten sheaf chaff, is'also rising. . It is surmised that local supplies will not prove equal to requirements before tho new crop is available. Holders of oats aro ' asking a high price,, and there' is every indication that as the season advances rati® will'advance/still further. • • . , . In the Mayor's opinion tho cost of removing the intako tola spot- higher lip' the river wliero rocky banks will' ensnro' pei'iuaiionco and diminish the risk of' future alteration of currents,' 1 will be £3(100. Tho - matter is to come up for discussion at next Council ineoting. Tho Council / will probably personally visit the' locality: and inspect the proposed now site'for' tho intake; _ Tho Ikaroa Land Board is "sitting at Mas-

terton.. There is a large number of applies tions; for thoremoval'of restrictions on leases also confirmation '• of. transfers of leases. 'Thb protracted wet weather during th# early spring has retarded cropping operaIn. several instances, .seed -still remains unsown'.- ! '■ ■Mr. Douglas Dobson, late borough engineer; at Masterton, has been presented by the outside staff of the borough with an inscribed gold, alb'erf. FEILDING. Mr.iW.H. Hawkes; of Dunedin, has • cepted the position of the Presbyterian Home Mission agent in charge of the Pohangina District, Hawke's Bay. A Women's Prayer Un ion :has been -formed in Feilding with Miss Minchin as president. The Folding Friendly. Societies' Council on 'Wediiesday night had : a successful festival torchlight procession, and a concert and dance, realising about £16. Mr. Joseph ■JMlye, : a bandsman of long standing in the Feilding Brass Band leaves shortly for,Lyttelton. Mr. ; Bellve has : been eighteen years in Feilding.; !' ...'. At; the , conclusion of. the hearing ■ of. tlje ;"i charge ,'of' perjury. against; Weighton ' in, ; .the /, Coil rt, Sergeant ■Bo wden said . there was, i. band of mon in Feilding: who styled them-,-selves the " Defence' League.'' They were -, attempting to interfere >. with ',tho course of:' justice in the perjury-case, and also in tlia ' case against Lowe and Robinson .for-.'rob* bery. He warned witnesses to have nothing to .do with the League ■ MARTOK : LAND COJDIISSION CASE AtMarton Court yesterday Mr.' Stanford,-"' S.M V ;; ddivorcdV-judgmpnt-,' in- tiier land-'.com- 'i , mission,-, case, T. , I H. Ross Mile's) H. .. .Walters(Mr.',' Collins),a claim' for * £75.commission on 'a 'land..'sale.';.".'. , -rt ; In giving judgment Mr. Stanford stated: ' —From the voluminous evidence taken at Wellington, Carterton] !f arid Wanganui, . ->.s well as, at, Martoli,. it appears,-that.;, a. promise ..was made to pay £100. commission -f0r.,,, a sale at £20 per, acre, Jmt .that, defendant,; subsequently agreed :to tako a lower price, - .viz., and to , let the property for five years with a compulsory purchasing clause., at £18, ;that ho" accepted , a buyer ion those 'terms;. signed a lease and; let the buyer intci'i. possession; The main argument ' urged was - whether plaintiff by finding an' approved : ten- -' ant who had signed a lease, with a compulsory purchasing clause. at £18, was en-' titled to commission as on" a sale, 'and when. such commission was payable, if at all; that the, transaction, ;was -by..,way, ofr. five 'years' leaso,,with, a compulsory purchasing; clause, made! no, difference,' itVwas a ..sale, on . terms' stated and.; approval ...by" sdlefj'.',.'and ; the agent ;had earned, his commission. , He : - was entitled for,his.labour and trouble to a - sum,-on a quantum "meruit" of: £74 14s.- 7(1. ;Y. Judgirient; was''entered for ■ plaintiff ; ffor 'that'amount;'and' : costs ' £15' Bs. ; - ■'■; "''f ' At Martou Court yesterday before "Mr: ' .Stanford, .S.M., E. H. Bossclriiann was fined £Ifor ; having ..obtained.,liquor,.,during.. the , currency, of a, prohibition-order. ;F..-"Morcer"! and Mrs Oldfield wore each fined ,4s. and • costs for having;failed to : send their, children • regularly- to:'school. -.-j Judgment i was-entered!' l Aip, for' plaintiffs l in ' the; cases: of: Dr. Crawford vl.vW'.' Pulford, 'claim £3' 10s, ; -and. costs 1 145., ' '.and-' A: '". K.\ M.'G'regor v. ' 1 Stanley 1 :'. Greer,.'claim £4.155. 6d;., and'eosts, 19s v '."-Trip"; a judgniont summons case, It. Wilson, and' Co. y. Keeni Paranahi, claim, for ; £12.';115. ,7d., arid interpreter's fep. 105.«6d.',-_.'.an,. oi>, I der was 1 made : for' ; payment, forthwith, in.;, default one month's, imprisonment. In a defended case, j! Fulton y., C. .E. Gibbons (Mr. Collins)', 2si; judgment was given for defendant with costs'. j . PAIIIATUA. ' ". . :•<; i.'-'i-V'-'.'.': ' ■: >-•» I Despite the threatening-aspect of .the-, wea».- : ther a, large,: number attended the Catholic.- \ social on-, Wednesday night-in- thei Drill, Hall!, ' The'.,hall was,tastefully.decorated,, and, da'nW local-items,:, was..xaiy-;. ried- on- until a late hour,.. ; , The..social; proved. ; an .unqualified' success., ' ; The- - weather,. was/: : boistferous r ypsterday-;: ; morning, -with .a heavy gale and, 'sliowers,: but. by rioon' it calmer^arid,.: ' wasclear■ .again, in; .the,^evening.::'. ■ ; • ; .Webb, ; tho •; champion. 4 :'! Soulier,; arrived; -in town yesterday,, and .is staying for a few days. ivith -his .brotlier, 'Mr., j[.„ S. ~W ebb,-tpo: local:schoolmaster. -:, ~.i !. --•i-.-- -.i- :.- : ■: 'Miv- P., Jtanson, an old .and. ftttler,. died, in tho hospital .on/Monday nigut, : : aged ;,G2.,.( • lie,.,had,.lived.-in., tho.- ; district twenty-two-j-ears. , , -.. „■ . . —: : T

; - DANIsEVIRKE. 1 | A, Press :; A'ssociatipn/niessage' 'states., that , there' 'arei'. roughlyj ..1500. .applicant .7 : fpt tweiity-one; sections' .'of thq'. Taiuaki block,, respective oftllose tp':.'c6mo in from-. ;, Napibr.ThoTani isiploso tp ; panjievirke,.and is.-', excellent..dairyiiigcountry.'-- The;ballot ;place Jib-day.-:; ■,•;<'!' .-t y i.-vl: FEATHEIISTO.N. ' j■ i Tlio Feat-herstoii and Greytdwh'Golf Clubs play 4 match:hero.on Saturday .ripxt; : :y . . 'A-quiet'wedding ! was f celebrated' in'. ■■St.',; John's : Church, Featherston, on Wednesday ■' afternoon, when ; Mr;' Leonard' Foster, . l a;.e'pn V of Mr. and Mrs. Foster, . of Nelson,® was married, to. .Miss; Beatrice. Hoddor, third .daughter of Mr.'and-Mrs. Walter Hodder, of Featherston,. The bride was given away by her father, and was .dressed in a blue travelling dress with'-hat ' to 'match. '. ! Miss Lillio Hodder, sister to' the brido, was bridesmaid. Sho wore, a, creme dross and carried.ialovely bouquet; Mr.';H. :Foster'was. best man.. The--> lley.: T; .-J-." Smith officiated. . Tho bride-i; groom's .present :to .;thef;-bride..»was.,a■ gold", brooch; ! and a ; similar! ornament ~ was i: pre-..; sentedto.,the .. Tho. honeymoon - is being/spent,',in, Nelson. ■<