PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 404, 13 January 1909, Page 5

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

' (NiOll OOE ai'ECIAL CORIIMfONDENTe.) ;■■.-;.' :■:.-■, :. : '■-':[.,.', ,' »,,', '■r- y .'\; ■■'■'■ v■>-.' PALMEESTON. /. . ■\';A fire' broke out between 2.30 and' 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in premises in George Street, -Palmerston North, occupied by Mr. i≤. W. Seeker ■as an office and store-room.' The building being very old iwas soon blazing merrily, but. a strong pressure of water was available, and this quickly .removed all . danger, though ,a lot of damage was done: to the stock by water. ". ..- . "'.',■ ._, Mr. C. O. Saunders, Awahuri, has'sold his -■""Sr-wie original homestead of the late Mr. Joseph. Saunders—to Mr. W. A. Flynn.who ,ta"kes possessi6n early this month.- It is Mr. Saunders's,intention to take an'.'extended ■holiday before looking for another farflV. , At a meeting of the Pohangina Sports Club" onbaturday evening; it was unanimouslyvdecided to hold a sports' gathering- on March ;17. .Another meeting is to bo held in < the course of about two weeks, .when details-will :be .arranged. T Mr. J. J. Lynch presided;. :; .^Mr.-.-;J, i A., Lane is in receipt'of detailsof ; tne recent theory examinations -conducted inNovember, under the auspices -of the Associated Board 'of-the Royal Academy of Music' and: Royal College of Music, London/ They are as -follow-:—Local Centre, 'intermediate: grade of _ harmony: J. U. Whitehead! Rudiments of\music: A. Trevor, ■ D. Along, Ida; H. Carey, J.. MBean, ,;E. S. M'Bean, J. ;A. ,Greig, W; and Rubina D.- Nealei • : . -;The executive of the local choral society held draw up a re:R>:> submitted ;to a general meeting of members -and intending members, to be ield on; January 25., A committee xomprising Messrs. Cohen, Park, Drew, Graham,; and .wallow, were, appointed to frame a set of rules to .meet the'requirements of the socir quest'on a S to the oratorio to'.'be ■Performed will -be decided- at a;general meet;"v.P u P?g':,the-past week-the.barometer has and, yesterday reached' the highest. point touched for over a month the ■instrument.-reoording -30.051. The reeistered rainfall for the weekwas 2.73in.frain having fallen.on:fonr ; days. The thermometer -luctuateel between 61 and 66. The coldeas-' ,terly. winds-of the last few days having kept the temperature down to a very low-level for .midsummer/. ::.,:. : ■:,. , .;: .■■:■ \.--T. : -■■

■H-- 1 ? 6 C C - ? nd -D. Teachers' Certificates and Uvil, Service Examinations are proceedinß , .here under the Mr. Grant, of the Wanganui J Education Board. Thev will conclude on Monday'next. - :.,Mr.S. yardsley,,of; the railway staff, who, has been transferred,tp--Seddon- was enterjtamed by members ,of the staff on Monday .night, andpresented with, a travelling compinion. r ■, ', x, - ;: ' ■