PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 423, 4 February 1909, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

• (eaoji oua sracut. oohhesp jndents.) PALMERSTOtf. ■The following are tho hospital statistics for .. the month of January Number.in. hospital : 'on ■ January 1,3"; admitted during ,•. the month, 48: discharged during tho month, 48;m\ hospital- on February 1, 37. . Two bankruptcies. havo been filed at -.the Court this week. These were -Thos:. Albert v Durran,, of Foilding, canvasser, and' Mary -. M'Donald,: Palmers ton North,-' photographer's Two further informations for oreaehes - of-the Bankruptcy Act hare been laid against -' Thompsonj-of. -J FeiTding, ;V bankrupts, who have already been committed v.-; for trial .forsimilar offences. The charges are obtaining, false balance-sheets from Dalgety and Co: They havo been laid by tho ■ Acting-District Official Assigneo, and are to, 1)0 investigated by Mr. A. D. Thomson, S.M., • on Monday nost. -v The Palmerston Chojral Society, at - rts .-' ;anriual meotingvon .Tuesday- • nighty decided;!;- - to;.produce .Mendelssohn's v. oratorio, "St.". . Paul;'' shortly; -in aid of local, charities; Tho . following- officers wereV elected :,>u the Mayor; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. Park and; J. Wallace; secretory,. Mr. H. K. Swal- ■,

low treasurer, Mr. . W,, -H. • Collingwood; ; - librarian,: Mr: J; Whitehead ;• conductor, Mr. M. Cohen; executive, Messrs. A. Drew, V. ..; Dallow,. A. J. Graham, J. Davis; J. Belt, A. Leet, W. Rutherford, A. E.,Bennett, W.., . L. Scott,: Gittings. ' Mr. R. Dam-waj>. felected' auditor.' : -P; -V ■ -r MART ON. - The*Huntorville sports -were held to-day, . v. in beautiful .weather. There was a .record v- ! f: attendance,-. and tho presence of well-known outside gunners and cyclists' added consider-;i: able attraction to . the day's'.outing.' The principal .results wero as follow: — • . Huntorville Handicap, 440yds.—F.Hasted, ,r./< 1; K. G. Dalziell, 2; R. S. Lett, 3. ■-.•< 220 Yards Handicap.—Dalziell, 1; Hastedt. 2; Mexted, 3. . , ' 100 Yards Handicap.—Hubner, 1; Tho> burn, 2; Jones, 3.; i Dalziell and- Hastedt. ■ :tied for points. • ; Prize Bracelet.—Thoraburn, 1; . Hubner, ■- • .2;: Taylor'; -3:% ( Half-mile Handicap.—C. Stratford, 1; A.' .Arnott; 2; W. Garter, 3. . 1 ! ■ One Mile Cycle Handicap.—A. E. Parkes, • 1; B. Campion, 2; R. J. Jones, 3. .... Three-Mile'; Cycle Handicap.—Parkes,- 1; ; ' . Campion, 2; Jones, 3. Huntorville Wheel Race, two miles.'— Jones, 1;■ Parkes, 2; Carter, 3. Campion '.didii'ot <start/,"r;^ - GIIEYTOWN. '•.The/h'eat yesterday Va's"verybppressive in . : tho Greytown district. s i;; The Agricultural. School . students continua" ;' '• in session' till Friday. Good, work .has been —•' done .under Mr. Davis, the. board's instrac- ' . ■ The last meeting of the Borough Council.. lapsed of a quorum, but it will meet' this evening. -SHANNON. ir Mr.. Jim Puti has purchased Mr. Walden'g -; .'flaxmill at Moutoa and is working it. .', ••' 'It is saidthat.thoMoutoa.Drainageßoard. v* intend ■; to undertake. $io construction of tho .large"main tlirain through';th6/wamp : ''bn : thOT^;.J? : ; i own account ..forthwith. ; '" r \'iw : 3 • Tiio Albion • Hotel. is likely to change • ■haiids^shqrtlir.^^ v .Tlio Rev. X.. Jolly, of Palmerston North 1 , 7 ' ;will^conduct!" aiiniycTsafy next• Sunr• .day .in tb'o local Presbyterian Church.. •.. ._'• ... .. .•••Thor- following - will represent tho ' 'Levin: - . : Rifle Club against tho Hautere Rifle Club at ' . To .Horo.:on Saturday Captain G; N. Step. hen'son,. Riflemen. H. Richards; E. Law, E. Spencer,' Sutton v .M'Parlane; -Hallain,' Wood- • jias,li; Siwucer', and W.. Shearman.' •' ' '-'f' ' WOODVILLE. Tho Woodvillo Swimming Club's first meeting. for .this season was. held ou Tuesday . . . /night, r-Eiitries''fqr'.;all:events,were^received; Tho meeting fixed for February 10, at which ;some;goo'd mll'bo given,''.shoiUdy : : ;i.; bring' competitors' froin othor parts. < The", local: public school reopened' thia week .- '. - .with a' very, fair attendance. The first day :>yas occujiied in classifying.the scholars after, ;tl»'« : xamiiiatibn ; .]ield in December' last;.. As Ufmal iii'the 'Wcodvillo.School tlio porceutaga ,of' passes .was excellent. '.. . .: . •. ■ >V-;Witli : salo of stock .on Monday last,-ono hoars, that fat cattle.wore being • 'it ; : a'yridiculousl^,.low ; ifigure.''. j 'heife'rs brought'n'- littlo. ; . oyer two pounds. jCertaiiily;"'most .farmers f-.hayo* plenty v pf ■ fat: '.'.tV; ,there, being abuudauco of .feed in tlw ■district.' , ' OTAKI. 1 One of tho residential sights in tho OtaH district, is ' Mr. - Robert Bevan's _ homestead ••property, at Manakau. Tiio prettily-designed ;( dwelling .itself, is. onci of .tho. best along tiio coast. It 'w'l.M4ualied\b^a;^yeiiimt ; arid!the excellent'gardens, while tho veget> . . . ablo. garden has. .the reputation of even ' ing tho typical parterres : of tho .; '' Cekstial for neatness, as. well as for a varied . • •. display of -vegetables. The. orchard is practi- ••; ;'eally ; .-ra';vits f-'infancjrji-^but'^^-the; Japanesb BuN.-; :;V:j banks : hreii'la'd«h l i^ith>M6'- - larg6.-.pliiina7.ffiaVVC'?: iMr. Bevan is. justly proud of. . Tho whole ' •• , : :of : anlej;e' both ;f6i;.utiHty.iand:; ; v,vt : beauty, and, with tiio native and . imported v ; ~ shrubs,'.presents a striking picture. . Tho stud farm of .Shropshire .sheep is always an . ' important and interesting matter ' with'- Mr.. . S Bevan','- pleasing to,^not© that,,;of tho:-;'. { .y. fifty,"rams rearedtbis 1 season, all havo been : • sold' nlreadyj sohip^twehty.^pf,;theni^findihg. their way to Nelson; while the others bdvo , found "ready purchasers' along this coast. Had : Mr.. Bevan held donblo the'number ho could ; havo,'easily disposed of them a.t ( his oivn price. v .Tbb;whblo is a.compact 'farm'.pf which any ; . ono.might bo proud. . ; . ' '• . . \