PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 129, 24 February 1908, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PnOM OCIt 6PECIAL CpRHESroNDENIS.).

' PALMERSTON.. .'.. On and., after .> Monday next, Palmerston North carriers/according to the latest reguhtions ' will not bo allowed oil-the station platform. '

PAHIATUA,

Halls estate,' which was recently sold, ia being fast. improved, v and several residences ,■; Hrc"m course of ercction, showing that, do. ' i ispito tho'drought, local properties -;are.bungt : iought after. : : , Tho district, though very • dry, .is un- . > doubtedly : hotter off, for feed—where not de:strojupd'.% many surrounding it.,., Sovor'al fires, t however, nro still raging, and tho towpship. is'continuously in a hazo of ; sniolw;'; ; :'':';^V''' r: .'" ; r ' ■

GREYTOW.

The Pollard Juvenilo Opera Company har ' just completed a short season hero, which proved most successful. The new hall ha/ given every 'satisfaction. ■

' OTAKI.

L Thero is a probability, of tho flower show, !;to havo f . b yuiL t .liuld TH:Xt, .month,...being' in*.: .definitely postponed, on account . of ;, the. dry season!'• A'meeting. .will/shortly \ba hold'ito ■' .decide the. riiattor'. ' ;' The, annual picnic of the State School takea''.-! : .placojot ;.Waikanao on , Wednesday, and an'. ..enjoyablo timo. is assured., '■ ■ j. Owing to jthp'.fires throughput the district; ; ithp.-supply- of'niilk to'tho TaHous 1 factories . ,• ~ins"'dMreßsed' cou'siderablyj' and' at. tho end; • of Uh'p'month . niany. suppliers will leave off < _ .'sending to.'the;factories: Mr.ynnd Mrs: Chorley, who.have been reel-; ;;thiirdisftrict. 'for. some yoars, left ;,foda£ ; . to';"*.taltqj 3 up. their iresidence 'at"the '"V Kower Hutt.' t \ ■: , ' .■a Owing to the' water in tho various streams [almost drying up, trout are dying in hundreds, and many' BGttlers"nro; removing the fish from ono place to- another.'; ;ir Tho' Haiitiro'Riflo Club has been formally ..approved by 'tho iDofe'lice'iDopDTtmont. and : ,-t-ne etc.. have arrived- • The formal opening of tho club ialcos placo > on; Saturday, next''on Mr'. Yardley's'property. ■ -Tlio'Reikorangi Club'has also been approved " .by: thte'-'Dcpartment: :- -' \. 1 , THe Paraparaumu B.iflo Club will probably - ' > ■bo: 'represented. latv-Trentham next ; weok"- bj ■'"' ; • Messrs", whiting-ißrothers, Dowsett, M'Leail • •.V-fKgery,;'and Field. '■ • ' Tho' district'is still partially envelopod ii smoke,>! but'-the. fires seem to : be gradu&Uji'-■Jmrning-itbemselrcs' otit; :'; " -

featherston* //./

A farpwailTsocial .was tendored to tho Rev 'B.; T,'.,3VjTinorßond in tho, Oddfellows' Hal!, ; ■Feathcrston, ori Friday evening; the' occasion ; v beinj; his -.departure ona try) to England. '■ 'DiirjingJho'w'cnmg. the reverond gentleman ■'/ -was,,presented "with.a' pursp; containing over/-? •pigllty 'sovereigns, ;,-V."'i:;-':' I . '- '■■■ Tho Tawalia Dairy Company is sonding • / away two tons of cheese for shipment m tho ■ ■ Corinthic. : , ?- ;V /•, -.•;/: i' Tho local- Qim: Club has decided to hold a ■ shoot on March 14. i At tho close'of tho Methodist ehoir'prac'tico on-{Friday -ovening, n ■ short; farowpll sbdial was-.tendered Mr.; F: Rands, who leaves 'Ifeathefsbon'orif Monday for Canterbury. In i brief"s{>poch Mr. Gray referred in eulogistic I torms.,toFthe oxcollont..work done by-Mr. ■ Rands-* during his: all too \ brief • stay in ■, Mrßands. replied -suitably. / . by Miss- o 'Donovan,' Mrs. Anderson, and Mr. Gray, and .Miss H. Sadler; contributed a ro. : '/citation.' ■ /At ,tho close . refreshments' were handed'round by.tho ladies. ■ . . v.- ■

PAIIAPARAUMTJ

Miss Hurley ' , has; been appointed ; assist, ant'mistress; at . the;school, here. The,. - .lion has: given igrjeat satisfaction. - . jViMr. vAplinj'.- who. is laying down • the- new . Wni^tfp'urt'for' the local club in their, new - ;suar.terk r nt..tbb : recreation ground, is expect- <• ;ing vtp have them ready/to band : over for ,play.-iii : : a^few/weelts.-'-- • - 1 ■ '•'•The school picnic takes place on Friday. "V The "Mr// Jones • has returned from .his holiday.* ••'•'•' / \ - ''The; I .rifle club-here intend'being well re- * presented'/at Treritham next month. Tho i freanJ'^wjll''probably • include tho Whitting'-' 1 brothers, Mossrs. C.' Dowsett, Woggery (2), Field, Bush,-'and' M'Lean; (captain). -.

A RED TAPE RECORD,

A i-red tape .record 'lias beon established 1 ,by! tho French Colonial Department, . says jthe.-l'/Matin. 1 ': Some eighteen' months' age ■' ' . tho ' Governor of-Martinique found that ht ■■■■': and a corkscrew in bis ' > .offioe:,;;-;He:.'sent for>his secretary and askei ■ r . himi.to got.thbm. $ The : secretary pointed out - that-any; sua W : must-..»bo':'-«uiciioiiod by th< - of ; Vt!io Colonics. * Tlie Governor ■' .jiccordinglyatelegraphed 'to •Pans,; "Ple»s» ■■■• :• iend^afctoncorlilb. 1 of :pins : and . two oort. 6CrOWS,"' . 1 < ' 'rha;VJlinister.;isent Jtho' telegram to the't -department "for approximate : - estimate to be incurred." The ' .chief-. 'accountantVnated-fthat iniV his opinion :thej:' expense,i would-i be/excessive, :: observing •<' . :tjhat his wife did inot use eo many pins- even 1 .for her most elaborate drosses. ■ So.ha/sent ,tho telegram and ; the note to the; direotor of tho political department!' who: -drew up. a ))prig/'arid 'on tho Wholo' rfcport of ' 'lihb goi%nor!s:--ch'aractßr,'>and'thought tho . i-fo'r ',tbo ! pins' was: reasonable if they ' . 'Sferbno't purchased faf-an- exorbitant 'figure.- ■ : The"idosßier.vwbnt ; - : nest' tp ; /tho commission of! purchases;' which' was 1 divided' as t-o rrhe- ( x ther-tho pins.should be bought by private : l - < • cbntraoi:or :OthorWiisc: ; Thoy finally decided ' on! the.foHner,: and 'returncil tho dossier to which; sent.it back *. to! t'he'jaccountarits,'! who,' passed- it' on to thr '.*• •> '.Minister; .who thought' 'thepurchase, should not : .bb :; madp by.private.contract and'- sent'.it:Vi .■•■* ■bapk to'.-the accountants, who. transferred it to; tho political department, who handed it ' fonrto the commission -of; purchases, which jdecided after all xhat. prirato i contract waa:-. • 'not:tho best method • and sent tho huga . ,'dossicr back; to:tho 'Minister,' via tho pohti■cal department" and .tho- accouiilants. ■: Then t'ho'Minister sanctioned, the'cxpondi-: 'turo, arid after inoro v journeyings. the dossier - ■, ,rfeturnbd.:'.to ; the ,commission:,of 'purchases,. ~wliiph.',w?s given, acfrco'. band.: •By this time' »• telegram 'had'.been" travelling'w 'for fourteen;months f -,and was buried in the . mJdst:bf.2427'documents, concerning it, thb'pins.iu-.tho-bundlo woro nearly as ■ nuinoiv- , : ?yrTr.p,:^/'-'.'V;''

kfe":'V : ■ . 1 GERMAN STUDY OF CANCER.,

Professijr r C?»ruy, - .of. Heidelberg, Hho - eminent:.cancprV expert, : :has- pubhshod an. '"account 'of .the -latest German.researches into -.-: tills disease;'' Ho 'states that all authorities agree ;o;s ; to. .jtho'increase in tho , number of. . •cancerV cases.* ;•" Constitutionally • weak- per-:' sons'-appear tO' bo especially l liablo to cancer;-. JSojventy.-por- cent-.-• of - cancer patients who-.-r. undergo operations in tho earliest stages of thb disease obtain from three to fiye years ol froodom .'fro'm la= recurrence; of the canceroui • < growth, and from 50 to 75 per cent., of. can- - cer 'patients ..derivoi-hb V. benefit. frdm opora. • •» tion, because tho disease is too far advanced. -'• In Germany 40,000 persons dio every year' from cancor/' by Rontgen rays ■ "and radium has checked 1 cancerous growths ' ■;in: a number of eases; and'lias occasionally resulted in cure,' but further researches aro" 1 uoctesaryi beforo ■ certain, conclusions, cau be ' obtained on this point. : It is possible, per;ha|ps, that somo chemical method of combat ting cancer may., be - discovered, . Professor- ■ ■ Ozerny recommends tho following preventive measures:. The maintenance of the skin in' ah extremely clean condition; the avoidanco of! rich' eatables which act as' irritants of the- internal organs; and- ( the avoidanco of beverages'which act v as irritants. In a'w;ord, f ir. tho best 1 means of proventing cancor. -