PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

;..; ; ' ; ]2'.'^SAiroA--v.: :, ,:V-:w:-'" •Work -oil tf©: district ro&& seems to b4 booming just now, More tenders Wc bein* advertised for >y the Pabiatua County ' Uuncil for reforming .and falling some 56* chains of road at.Ballanco. For metalbngV' of .the. -.Towai.',' Road, the tender of Jfr. M r . Peck, of Waione,' garoa;;(£249:l3s. ; 3d.) )V bas bean- -accepted. Preparations for the'removaLolf a portion of ,the old;s6hqoi:buifdi|gs'\to,fhf^riew,site have .been going forward; v fdr., a #bme. '.little time,, and the buildings Eotf-uny sections for removal.. ■Tuesday. the;:cs a tfaeton ef- ' fectedthe :first. removal-oil. a 'lo'rfy T tlrawnby' a traotion engine... '/■'-' l s':. -'W?*M ■-■ i :'£K th V sale of;:privilegea .for ohell, Gtrifßth,and Co.'svrooma..onafesday, Debr . 6Co °y, of thrcfumtei, <r£°h booth' was not soH. •,Hll!^- f0r l Proposed new. post-office u ,'"^ Sta ,ng mmd ' of some of th« b the Government donative of m the Main Street;' The cora? 9 rt nt l m ; poal P ress - whDe.Btating the case from their own standpoint very £3? y 'u S f 6m t0 mis ? the idea thaFth'e'pToperty belongs, to - the . citizens, - and vis "aV asset,.against .the,;already overbuVdeheif' ■nances, of the: borough. ' '■/ ■'■•"■■■? M-i ~ ft l . ':;';.;:!"■:■;"■: PEILDING: ; <•' ■The.judging of the school "A \ ieildmg A._and P., Association's.school,gar-, den competition has been completed^ ' as the gardens are concerned, but tfieybooks . have, yet to.be judged... .. ■.-. •. :/ > : An attempt at burglary- ti WaiT, , made on Mr. George Short's jewellery"shoi> - - on Tuesday mg<it. On reaching, the s&vp, yesterday, morning. Mr. Short .found ; 'ihat > the back window had. been forced open, the . lock being broken. The steel bars;inside * tne window, however, -prevented ah' en-' trance The forcing of the door was !aim mf• ut without success..:. • '•-' . T . the fine.weather- ; (tha first spell we have:' had ' for some months), farmers are busy .cropping in the Halcom&e and Saudon districts. There are. a'number ot farms where the grain Jias been blown ' out of the/ears, and is lying on .the ground, in one instance u.farmer estimates'that he has 15 bushels to the', acre lying on ;"the ground. On one or two farms there is the suspicion of an attack of fungus on the oats, but. it : is too- slight l to have any-ef. ; At the Loyal. Bunnythorpe Lodge of Oddfellows • annual financial meeting, the statement, showed tho sick. and funeral fund .to Soc?™ 1 9 |-| an 1 d total-funds in hand IBs. dd. -A committee was formed to promote the. annual concert and dance in - March nest..; -A ; long discussion took place on.the order, paper to be presented at the next district meetingj.-.to be held : at Apiti. Bro.t G. H.rEspiner, : : P.G.; ; was appointed delegate .to .this : meeting; :■-'-. -.;,_., ; .The cricketers of.Feilding have" decided to hold another swimming carnival'on January 30 in aid of .the funds, for the new grounds on the South. Street; ■ Daring December itfie Bunnythorpo Butter < ' -Faotorypaid.vou't about £2500;:' to tho suppliers/and turned out .27- tons'of gutter. ; The weather, is delightful and iiaj stacks v tare popping up in.:all. directions, and tho fruit is ripening. '.'.-\..'.' ]~• ■-.:.'. ;Mr; H. Lit'tte : has'resumed possession of his farm, lately vacated by Mr..E. King. ' ~

FEATIIERSTON.

, A'.vparade of: the' local. .'Voiunteera^/waa 1 ;;.-'.■ . neld ; .on Tuesday^eveni.ng,.^Lieutenant..Saun- ; : a'■, , ders, -Major jTate,(;aiidiGoioui>Sergeattti Sham. -:>- : J§?.- .beJBS ~; A , match Vwith: the-flßtt*?A?.C3a^d^sßrnrraQgf4,t<)rfljMniT:er-aii:s ,sary:;l)ay., >~,;. %'- V\k L V i-'r-.fx.-. ■>■;■'•.■•£{.<»'£■,' i- *fl ■'.'' Home-marl?et, fhc.;o.teraia,Pairy-.Coir.panv i ;i-A' . are y;i ~;. A" the'^ernianetit.;Artillerymejvv- .L----were Bush onTuesday, .aketohin"- j'-' ■ over' r the'ground: on- which' on .AnniyersaryvDay;ajjb'-to' bo .held:..' - u ';v -. ■•"■''' " : In"theV Magist'ratels';. Court' '■'•. ,John'^o'KMffe l^\of;!.O.^araia,.;"^^. , lTOnmftted/ : Vi.• for. trial. on. >, charge ,of ■~: a ^ege.d.V.-.sheej: - -vi,' stealing.... -VT ',■..".'■".■";■,■.;■.. ■■,\,"\'\.i' '