PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 73, 19 December 1907, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM OOlt' SPECIAL CORREBPONDEKTS.) ♦

PALMERSTON NORTH.

It is stated that Woodvillo residents intend to ask the Government to clear the slips.on the Gorge road, and put the same in a state of repair. The road is impassable at prosent. . l • Annie A. Simms was arrested at Palraers- ■ ton ycfsterday morning for a breach of the Licensing Aot at Auckland. Mr. Fyl'e, aged 71, an old resident of J. almorston, died suddenly on Tuesday evening. Deceased had been ailing for' Bonus time. A large and representative gathering attended the annual convention of the Maiiawatu and Bangitikei Endeavour Union.. 1

' MASTERTON.

Some concern has been caused by the statement of a Government official that in several instances there has occurred a corrosion of thii water service pipes witlua growth or adhesion of sihca. The result is that the supply ot water is materially decreased. Thisis a ' serious matter, when one remembers the drv weather, with its attendant fire dangers, and a water supply which is almost at its last gasp owing to the inroads mado upon it by' residents generally, all of whom desire their gardens to look as bright and fresh as possible. A well-known and esteemed resident, in the person of Mrs. Alexander Robinson, died yes- ; terday, after a lingering illness, aged littyfour years. Mrs. Eobinsort was born in Cork, Ireland, and had resided in New Zealand for the past twenty-four yeixs, twenty years'of' which had been spent in Mastarton.' She leaves a widower, , six sons, and' two daughters. >..: ■ .■ : .

FEILDING,

A meeting of the finance committee of the ' Manchester Rifles was held on Tuesday night, when it was decided to proceed with the alterations to the drill hall. The intention is to make the hall suitable to the ! requirements of any theatrical. or dramatic ■ company which may come to- Foildihg. Mr. Jas. Bruce, chairman of directors of' ■ the Cheltenham Dairy Company;- has ; be6ri' v appointed p managing director of the com- '"' pany. Matters in connection with the "coi- ' trol of the business are in a very''satisfa6- *** rtory state. Although the supply of milk is not so great as it might be, there is a very : good output of butter from the factory. The ".' company has made excellent arrangements ' for.the disposal of this season's butter, andis therefore paying, a good price to suppliers' \ ' tor oream. # ■ . -. . The youngest son of Mr. \ George Mills, 'of'V '■ Cheltenham, was the victim} of another'milk- ' cart'accident. With two or three other! boys '- he was riding on a milk-cart, and while get- - 1 - ting down ovor the wheel he got his leg '*■' caught, with tho result that it wasTttoken : "'** below the knee. ;■ , ■ ■.■■'■■"'';■,■■•■■■' Building operations on the new post office ' in. Apiti ■-will commence early in the' New ' .I'ear,' and there are hopes ■ for ■ the com- S plotion of thq building in March. Tho Apiti Town Hall will be finished at an early date. Mr; W. J. Horn,' storekeeper, of Cheltenham, has sold his business to Mr. J: H. Wiltshire. ' Mr. Horn intends to rosido at'*. ; .the Hutt.. ~:.",' . \

GARTEETON.

Wans havo boon completed for the now' " roading scheme'whioh is, to be submitted" ' shortly to the burgesses. A feature of thoi whole business will be the asphalting of the l business portion of High Street from Belve-";" tloro- to_ Pembroke Street, on somewhat' S ' ( similar lines as at present exists in tho prin- P cipal street of Hastings. The■ total- cost is ■'. estimated at about £5000, but the result will be that the Borough will then possess better : 'i roads than-those of any other town in the Wellington province. ' ' v"< The continued dry weather is causing farmers the'/grrivest , concern. Nothing'like ; the present hot weather is known to oldest sottlers for years.. .The.gra'ss" oh all tho'hills':'is* b'emg-'burnt' browtf,".and- is' " causing the , greatest fear of .fire. . ' ■:,' '*,

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The Her. Iwiora, Native minister here,who recently .lost his wife,' arrived, from Patea last evening with a following of about 50 Maoris. Ho was met and greeted in .the usual Native, custom'..by some ISO Maoris, after which the usual speechifying took place.followed by a tahgi. It is considered that ' the ljitter will last about a week. ':■ After a deal of trouble the Rahui Cricket Club held its' annual meeting on Tuesday night,, when there was a very poor attonaance. ' The following wore elected officers for the year:—Patron, Mr. Byron Brown pro- . sidents, Mr. Horton Bright; vice-presidents, Dr. Huthwaite, Massrs.. M'Kegg, O'Ro'illey, • A. Bright, Ling, Freeman, and Row; captain, Mi - . A. M'Baiii; match committee, Messrs. Tahiwi, Jones, and Freeman; man-. agement committee,. Messrs. D. Noble, Tahiwi, Kilmister, and Ropata. . _ .-...■

SHANNON.

season of the year'the weather in this district has been warmer than for years past. •: /. :' ~.. "', -.';. On Tuesday Messrs. Hudson, and Easther hold: their fortnightly sale of pigs. One hundred and . seventeen pigß werd offored, and about 110 were sold. Thore.was a fairly good demand, though the values were rather lower than have ' been ruling recently. Prime porkers went at 325. 6d., modiums at 275., light porkers at 245. Stores were .sold..at from' 16s. 3d. to 18b., and'slips fetched from ,10s. to 12s. 6d. '. Seventy pigs went to Wellington. : . ' ' ' ■" "." ■■■•'."■"