PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 58, 2 December 1907, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM OUJt SPECIAL COURKSrOOTENiai)' "'

PALilEllSlOxS 1

It is understood that the money collected for the • purpose- of erecting •■»'» consumptive sanatorium for the district now- to,,.he. handed to the Palmc.rston Hospital.-- Such'a course is to bo, seeing the liuiii"bor of cases in the district which under notice during the -'past "few years:The Rongotea Athletic, . Club ; .is to hold a sports gathering earlv in the year., Tlio prize-list, it is stated,. will "be liberal.'", The Ashhiirst Sports Cllib' Coinfe'ittee".ir-' ranged at 'a meeting on "Friday evening''to' hold the annual sports on January-22.:aud>a,'! strong, committee has,.been-appointed. to' carry out the arrangements/"' .I''" ' The useful work of the Piihiierston 'Bediitifying Society is steadily bbiiig'extelkled-.'-.The recently-appointed custodian,- -Mr.r % Smith'; •s now at work,, and before ; .many ...jnore, mouths have elapsed a great trrinsfoviuatiOll. sccne will be effected: Tlie' intention"of the';' Society is to lay out tlio Squara'in-Siich 'a-' lnanner as to bo permanent for all-time. - Mrs. Essex, Mayoress ,of _ Palniorston.- liod 'the misfortune to slip on a' polished'floor on Friday and break her w'tiit: > <,J """ - The Palmerston GuavdS'ivill -cdinplitb lW'tho competitions at the Napier-'inilitaryi-itouriw-;-lncnt. , -vi,..,,.. ...... Mr. S. R. Lancaster has been appointed' fjo. judge the'pigs at the .ShoiV I .'?'' * ■_ Air. Matlieson, manager "of-' tlie Bimfc T b'P Zealand, at Feilding, and a well-known resident of .the lrom; a' trip to Europe. Ho' takes charge of tlio Napier branch for a month, miftfcFWaifdstre-j, tunning to Fcildpig. ; w .\ . 1' armors in the Manawatu ...are. crying iui for: farm labourers. It is exp'ected''tliat M ?f conditions'do not alter labour :will 'be -hard' to procure for_ -harvesting, • Tho;-local- bodies are also expcriciicing„dillifultios. procjirmg men for road work. . '.in,shearing arc in a '' ■' Consignments of rapidly coming to -hand from the back couhtr'.y:ifcTho season.is {ill, that could be desired, :s and-.,men,are getting in good time. ' t'.",. .' . ' i Mr. and Mrs. Manz,'<iarly pioneers"l'n tlio :Manawatu, celcbrateil tlicif 1 -goldenjwedding at. the'Oddfellows'-Hall-ioii>'Eridajv?

! ■ . • LAND AGENT'S . The statement of J. E. Blade, bankrupt;, jaiirt and general agent, Carterton, shows .unsecured creditors involved' to : 'tM'6 : ';iinqVmfc"oP £327 lis. lid.; assets;' ir £ll}o , ' , '4s'. 1 chuling -book debts .-Cl2jcash> nifand^dß3B 4s. Oil, furniture £50. -.(Ehii principal tiredi-, tors are: — Scott "and Cp.,i.Ke]jirigl;o"ij, ,£3l 16s. 8(1.; P.-H. Miller, AVqllihgt<iii., '£i2;i2s!'; Gurney Bros., TVcllington; Tl '£D !i l2sV6d?V Bing-'-Harris, Wellington, £10*9s> id. j'aTJ fegfo* Mastertdn, £36 Is. lid. ; 4 a',T.Ww»)?P9(iAßP>vv :£l6 7s. 6d.; Jcnkinson, and Co., : .Mastcrton,. £12 Is. 5d.; U. 15. Blaile, Kopuaranga, £25 V' 'Dr; lloss, £30; " AYaira%p;rßAi].v -NWs, £34 12s. A'meeting of creditors'irill be'hold' -in the Borough Council Chambers, Carterton, < to-morrow, at 11 a.m. A Press Association message .states a that iii tho 'District Co;irt, Arthur 'Lindop,,. of'i.'Uartnrton, on a charge of siVpplyitig" : meilicinb'' and an instrument for •aimltegcd': uiriawfiili purpose, was found not.gftilkyii- faArWr

MASTEEOT-a^

FEILDIKG,

A meeting of creditors'-ill th'e.-"bSrtkrUpt:-«s-•-tate of William J. . Christfe, .iCilrpiljttir, Jyfc Feilding, was,held at the on' Friday. The District. Jfr'. G; J. Scott, presided, aifil there tfbfo pieseiit Messrs. J. M.-B. liochheail]'' thews and A. Marshall Law). . j.-, ' The statement i of liabilities . and'flsse.ts showed the liabilities to be £135'165. arid" the assets, principally furnitu"r"eV' ; £lolr; t-iiiaJ . 'l'he Oilicial Assignee aslied. if ho.oould.iais'6 £50 on. the.furniture, give.jt to,.f;l!p„cre,iiitors,; and so. have a chance of tliq fjinii; hire. Mr. L'ociihead pr!>/iinfsdd"fi)at'ittib" l3eßtor lind £50 by the disposal and pay the creditors' pro rata, two months to be given. This- was^'-seconded :by. iUr! Kvans, and carried.

MAIITON.

' A large number of Mftffoii' residents 1 "assembled -at the Druids' Hall ,ori<" Thursday bvcuing to do honour to-a fallow, townsman-—; Mr. S. J. Gibbons—who,.. jsgiving, up. the, proprietorship of the wcll-knb'wn | hosteli'V,", tho White' Hart Hotel.'' The' : -chair' : whs-'*bc-' cupied- by Hr. Edward Road,Mv'ho"'nresentoil= the guest with a finely il|um\natca. v nthlrfiss as a mark of .appreciation.;'- The.address-was. signed by over 250 persons. "-Air. 'Gibbons' replied suitably. ! ''

PAHIATUA.

Everything has been wry^quiet'in' ■during this, week, except'"'the'''weatkbr 1 which has been both boisteiouS'and'i\Mt. J| ' ; On Friday,' . at • St. .-I'a.ul's PresbytorianCliurch, Mr. E. AY. Jacob!,, of Hastings, „was married to Aliss Ethelv,,M ; „E.,- Davidson,' daughter of Mr. D.''P;' D&vidsoiifqf' this town. Miss Davidson \v'as" 'prefoiisly entertained by tho members, of St;: Paul'sxhoir: 'when- she was presented-with ~seyeral >,useful household articles. ■ ,- At the fortnightly meeting .of'the Tocjil firi? brigade it was agreed, subject- tb''tli'6 ajipro-' val of the association, to 1 "-given long'-service medal to Fireman prominent member of thoj brigjijlp fqr, a,.nu.m r , -ber of years. '. •' ' ' "'After considerable discussion-delegates from both tho County and Borough Councils liave 'agreed as to the apportionment of the upkeep of the borougli 'bridge bot-ivee'n ?Paliia--tua and Scarborough. It was decided that the Borough Council sl)Ould: ; ''bt''M - thrOb'" fifths, and the County-rGJ.oimeil 'vtwo-fifthjs;'' of. the cost. • - -.ir;*!-v • The cbuntry districts^are..-, looking..well,.,; Several of the sheds iii the' outlying 1 ' districts have taken advantage Vof v 'thV"fih"o' weather to got through'-'their'shearing,:! andAlready a fair quantity jpf.iWtjpl has ; ;Qq;'n%,(n, ; t:i the railway station.. . " ><V! - Miss Sinclair, who ha's. b'eeiV post? jni'stfess.' at I'ongaroa for about MS' 1 been entertained and presented:-with: ii/-:pitrse of sovereigns by the residents<of the-i-district,; •on the eve of her departuro .on/.proijiot.ion.',

FEATHERJSXdIw T{ n ~j:I

A suggestion will be su-bniit-tediat the iiext lrieeting of tho rceeiitjy T Association in itself , into a Chamber of CoiriniSrcb."' ■ This week tiio Tawalia' r jDa'h-y! Compaiiy aro sending away 50 eases of cltoo.se for. shipment to the Homo market in,,the Gothic. A second consignment '.of cheese from, tho Otanirai Dairy Factory beei'i graded ;lii'st.' f'rade. r,nl tij To t! -The final quarterly tion with the Featherstou School. r ,»'as c co,nir mcnccd 011 Friday by, the, hpadmasj:c]: ; Haymaking is in full swifi'g "lii^tiliis'district. : 111 many cases, however,'ltllfe cftps aro' : 'Very'i ' poor. ■ .■-:i'L as >f -"'The want of rain is being badly felt in this district, and the majority,-: of,» the Soatijcropsi ; ar'e very backward. '"' The Featherstou Pairji-'-Co'inpanyi 1 ing 320 cases of cheese-,away--in : , the-Gothic, sailing from Wellington on Thursday ..licxt. j , = ; -'The Featherstou Rille"Cllib'.fired") a liiatqh''' -at'the 500 yards and-' 'eOO^'yaMl l ' •"' Saturday. E. Hocliett-,;':-80,>>"ivas'I first"-;-: Ji" 1 Reed, 80, second; and J,,l?a,vkcr,'BS,' thirdf n .j: ; Kahautara School defeated... . School in a cricket .niatchf two runs. '~ '"•••* I '""'■

OTAKT.- 1

The relief fund for Mrs>;Barra^t^attd.family. has now reached £20 odd, made "up chio/ly of small amounts. Mr. Siincox lftis l cl6iiaWcl "£s.' :! ■Mr. Taylor has purchifeU*fr6Hf*'jFeSsift?' Bright Bros, a farm property vadjafeont -toit .Otaki at £50.per.acre. It is. alsftstated ithat Mr. Judd has bought a holdingjiiearth.o v rail-, way station. Mr. M. Siiiieox' lias houfeTit the valuable piece of laritl' bbl(mgTng v; f<s' M'iv John Atkins, together.with-oiio" of theibostorchards in .tho district. v : . v.v.if Among, the prize-takers,., at ,' the . "l 3 ewi]'i Show were the following frohi';Otakfahd'cli's-' tVipt:—Gooseberries, [Geo. 'Powell'," IV broad' beans, Mrs. C.. Noes, letttieo, "One A'ariety, Mrs. Frank Pemi..l.j-onions, SwlloW sou, 1 and 2; potatoes,, three- varieties,-Mrs C. Nees, 2; rhubarb (size), S.'~S.' Mason,

• .Collection of. photographs,. Miss M.Mason, h.c, - Painting, Mrs. R. D'Atli, 1. Handwriting .(girls)i JBlJa, Catley and Kate Macintosh; tie, 1; Evcjyn Yardley, 2. - Handwriting (girls), lan Macintosh, •2. Writing, under 12, Ivjt.AYindldy., 1'; Ruth: Cooper,- 2. Essay , f for boys under 14, Percy Allen, 1. Ddcorativo.—Bridesmaid's .' basket, Mrs. •Sl'Bttiii,' 1; Mrs. C. Nees, 2. --Bridal bouquet, '' Mrs.! M'Bain; 2. 'Hand bouquet, Miss Sid■S(ile,: 1; Mrs. -M'Bain, 2. Shower- bouquet, Mrs. Mj'Bam,-2 ; Mrs., Ed. Bevan, c. labia o bouriufit, Jlrs. M'Bain, ,2.. .Three gent.'s.,', buttonholes,'Mrs.'R. D'Atli,,l. 'Lady's trim;med: hat, Miss"Brcen, 2. Lady's spray,Mrs. Frank' -Peun, -1; -Mrs;.--II: D'Ath, 2.Swijct.- peas, three .-vases, Mrs. A. E. Ander-, •; s'olvj: _ 1.. ' ..Vaso'. .for. mantel-piece, ' Mrs.M'Bain, 1; Mrs. C. Nees, 2. Vase or epergne, Mrs. C. Nces, 1 : . Decorated'table,' Mrß. - •M'Bain; 12.- • . . Industrial,.—Collection fancy .work, -Mrs. . Huthwaite, .1 and 2. Child's frock, Mrs Huthwaite; 1. Crochet lace; Mrs. Huth:waite,'2: Cushion, Mrs. Huthwaite, 1. Best- ■ dressed doll, Mrs. Grace Powell, I;, Miss Panline Brown, h.c:.. Best liand-mado under- .-i. 'garment,. Miss* Grace Powell, ,1 and 2. But- ,-. s tonholes, Miss; Grace. Powell, 1:' ', ' ' vGut Blooms.—Arum lily, Mi6s M. Mason, ' : Gladioli;' three varieties, : Mrs. Cockrell, -2.. f ■ Lil.Vj.<two- varieties,^rAlrs..-.,C.. Nees, 1. Pa:hsyi ; (six,), Mrs., C. Nees,. Ji.c, ■ Six varieties, 'SWotjxjas, ..three stems of each; Mrs. &: E.'- j,.Andarsoii, 2'. "Pelargonium',' Mrs. Mason, 1 1. ■ : ■ RllpdodendVon, l Mi's. C. ; Nees, '..2. Roses,v. f> '' .three varieties', One bloom of.eacli, H. Cock'rcjl;' 1; Mrs. Frank,Penn, 2. Roses,., six . ' vaVieties., 'one bloom of each,"'Mrs. Frank Penn,'l '; Mrs. It. D'Atli, 2. - Sweet william, Mrs.' C': 1, -Nees;''2. ' ''Verbenas, .-Mrs. C. Nees, ,2 :Cut: uowersy-SO varieties; Mrs; C., l^ees,.<:■ ili.e. j-'Sliiriey ; i]ioppiQ.s,.Mrs...A. E. Aiiderson,"'. ;3.. ! Sweet peas, 12' varieties',, three stems or - cach; Mrs. A. E. 2. ''Sweet peas, 18' varieties,, three, stems of each, Mrs. A. EL 'Anderson, li.c.' •' '• ' '