PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

: ;■ ;'-'";:;!; ;: , : ,;\-;':^ : ;' : '';;' S »'V-',!' -.' "'.-!'/'- '' : :!/■.■ f;.:!-::!,;;:i;:FEiLriiNG.; .;'.;"■- : •:.;,There^-is';. ! ever,y;;pfobabilit,y that Mr. A. Fitzherbert will cbritest the Mayoral seat at the.municipal elections' in Feilding. Councillor'Tolloyi is also'spoken ofasia possiblec'an.didate, and Mr. W.'J. B. Trewin, tho present Mayor, has'signified his intention of again '.offering' liis"' se/vices to tho!electors. ''■' Mr. L. E. Jackson, of Feilding, will leave for Opunakc on Monday next, to take, up Ins iriow/positibji as: auctioneer for/the New ,Zoafland Loan',:and!Mercaiitile Agency'Co;./ ■ ■; • ;• Mr. A.: Harris, o'ne'of the' best known and most popular young men in Rongotea; was farewelled- by'the: local. Methodist, congregation, on: the eve'of liis departure to, take up- ! work- as ,a" minister in Auckland.' /Ho. also. •received"several'prescptatidns.t' -;.'/;; > •;-. •■ : '•■■ There- are .how;: 12',-frains;. passing.-/ daily through' tho ! Feilding": railway / station,., thf Main Trunk 'express/Hjaving-/added :twb- /to the number... ':., •':' ■-.:? ■' i ''.'■:,' ■'■■? Traffic in wool, etc., from this'district has slackened'off a' littlej and the station .hands •are consequently not soi busy... ' ..'..■ i \ '.The ruiining;ofthe.M'ain!Trunk'trains hasreduced the liumber,' 'and .consoueritly added io'th* comfort of, passengers on the ; Ne'w Plymouth and ..Wellington;,trains, but'.'the largo- number of! People travelling: -on! all -trains'is : .still -a 'subject-:for.!'remark.; •'■■■'■■; '-' ' '■";Tiimboitqni.frionds and su'ppbrt-ers : of'Mr; T.i hav'e f arranged' to' tended liim a"'complimentary'social and an address .'orit Wednesday evening;next;';.' ..-;'"' ,'':' ;• Some;anxiety :'_was .felt in Feilding on receipt- of: the.-.news'' of■' the' wreck' of - the Pen-. gum, regarding, the .safety, of.; Mr.. Sinclair, of the> JocaH.pbstal-staff.,'.as it. was feared that lie,had.,tn'ieh, passage : on the ill-fated 'vossel'■ at; 'Kelsu... It lias' been; ascertained .'by'. > telbgrapli!'tliat. Mr!' Sinclair and his' wifo were' in. Nelson. .Mr.' Sinclair, whose leave abseiioe,had_expired!just.at the,.time that ,the'vessel!was'Tvreckcd,;had-.:his-hbliday extended j. otherwise;' it.is very.probable that-ho /would haye/been on the/Penguin!' . ;; Mr:.-', Geo; / : the'" well-known ;timber,myr'charit)whb i has!iusjt/fetiirned from 'a'liealth-recruiting,. holiday,'!was ■ entertained by the; Presbyterian, congregation' of: Feilding ,oii Wednesday.night;' W- was 1 also presented: .'with a!rolle'r-to'p .desk!to mark' his-30 yearß' service),as 'Sunday School ..superintendent, ' chpinna'ster, and elder. ■/■'.'..■'■.. . ; ', __, /:.' : erection of,'the; new Courthouse.:;.: The concrete/ foundations.:are'finishe'd', and the brick-. layers 1 - are 'now busy/with the erection of the' .walls;:v-Several.' local, tradesmen have' been engaged for' this' part of the. work. .About :120,'000.-bricks 'irfiil;-bej ( used/in: the building, a'h'd .these are being supjblibdZby; a. loial firm. !Th'e'cbhtract'will : tak"e'ab'6ut.\tnree' months to 'oompletej/,'//!;":-^'!///'"■":.'! ! !'/-"- ,/ : ;'■;■:•■ /■■■' i'.: Mr./iGreen; of/Ujldfefhiir, is ! spreading about 'threeitons of silt over-'iisUahdjfor the.purpose of, killing tho noxious pennyroyal.in'.,the Kiwitea and Cheltenham'districts have numerously signed the petition praying. !thb' Government;to adqu'ire and cut op the Riddiford estate for purposes of closer settlement;-. The :petition;is" not,to be dealt ,'w'ith!in;,a;-perfunOtery. manner.; It,is the in'tentioh! of :a!-,party.','6f,|representative ,/resi-. de'rite:of-Cheltenham/, to, tekb.the; prayer:per-sbnally'-before : the Prime'/. Minister; who is/- : also; the. Minister for\Lands, and present it to him; with! an: : urgeht: : r.eqiidst',: that- Cabinet, should ..give/the'j petition its 'serious and f ay-' ourable'consideration during'-the, currency of. this y'ear. : :;:~/'-'//^;i : ! : /".:;;,/'/!!././': : :!;,!.; /.'■ ; '/.'Tea'tiers.'.-in'ffieyWan'gaiiui Education Dis- . ,trict. are /'recommended,: by the Chief- Inspector . to" use/the ; following as! observatibh. schools;—• !Rawhitiroa ) ; •:Wh'eriualrur'a, , Jlokbiaj-'. ■'• Silv'efr hope, Mangaweka;-;Raetlhij.Kaiteke, Queen's Park, ,'Apiti,'- /Lohgbnhi;,.'/As'hhurst,-|Orona . Bridge,/arid ;C6lyton:/-Golyten's case is strik-, ing becausetbe tea'chfer theres.is-a/lady. Her schobrw6n.a ; p:ize:in/the'school/garden competition/ in comiectiori' / with/'i ' the, /Feilding, Show.! She is riot expected to teach;the mere..male;child how,to-dig. arid delve'and.pultivate ' the soil ;in such manner', as to win-' a high place lri-.school/gardeh corilpetitions, yet/thb Cbly.■ton, Sohobl; did all that... -! , /•/.. '~•;!.:; '■■;!'

V'li his:.repprt : Board: 'Inspector Braik stated:'^;.''The'-■';- efficiency ; "of -: the- - ,' district. Jh'igh schools,; if :/not their very existence,... is being ■„';, jeopardised by the unsatisfactory salaries .paid -.to[ the'./special 'assistants. : Highly qualified lady teachers aro' available, ibut, in every case, the committees prefer men, the success of the schools on their physical side.being.dependent'on the assistants' ability. to undertake football, cricket', ■■ 'and cadet work. - : But the salaries offered are not sufficient;to command the services of!the fight:stamp of man,;hence.there is danger of the schools-.missing, their aim..' .'.-The classwork may ;be : excellently' ; d9iie : by' lady teachers, but, unfortunately, for rthein, brawn and muscle,.rank:with'.-.the classics and; mathe.matics at,the district high Schools.": -■ .

~';The\difectb'fs';pffth6 Cheltenham:Co-opera-tiye'-Dairy-..Company,;whose::.interests , are idehtical.with those: of-.the dairy farmer, liavo'' given s further; cphsidefatipn to, the : suggestion that they':should.lend their influence towards securing an: improvement of the, present' con-ditions:■-tinder,;which; low .prices: are paid for primei pig's'hy'huyefs/for/bacon factories. The directors,have.'.deputed. one ; of. their .number (Mr. Gunnihgham's), to confer • with/pig breeders ; ahd;.others■interested, •'with"tlio objeotpf having proposals drawn up and submitted to a-meeting of growers and probable; supporters of a bacon-curing factory for reilding.;.Thi6is':to. be:run along co-operative lines; -'j V/ .' ; ~■;,- .;

OAIITERTON-

.. The annual; meeting of/the Carterton Brass Band was- held-this' Mr. AV. Tpomath occupying the:, chair. The. : balance-sheet' showed:a;otedit of £2 65.',6 d., with liabilities £6;.'. ..The ..following ;•>office bearers were elected:—Patron, ; Dr. Johnston; president, Mr. H. : T...Hughes;''•secretary, Mr, H. ' C.Madson; :■■ Bandmaster. .Crawley , was., reelected..: Bandsmen. H.C Madsen and W. Spooner/ware awarded/ Dr. Johnston's prize for. best attendance at practice, and. .donated the'same to the; band f utids. ; : After the business had been concluded the : newly-elected president took his seat, and a very pleasant social evening was spent, toasts, songs, and a dance' being the-principal'features.. Mr. ■; F. Rbydhpuse presided at the piano. '"■"' .■ :' •; The recent three days' rain was much'appreciated; by the dairy farmers .-throughout the district, and feed, was never more plentiful for this tinie of-the year. ::, v

SHANNON; ;s

■ A meeting of theMakerua Drainago Board was .': held at Tokomaru on' Tuesday. There .'were present MessrsJ Hv Greig (chairman), G. Seifert, E. .'Law, 3. Liggins, 'and.' E. ■ J. Armstrong (secretary).--'v'.-'■■■,• ~ , ;. ■: : The Manawatu River ■ unexpectedly ca'mo doT\Ti in.'flood on'Motoday 'oh account of upcountry, rains. The'unusual, spectacle :of water from the river backing) up'the Toltoniaru stream and main drain, and flooding the low country round Makeru'a, while the roads ,were coated with dust, was witnessed. It was necessary to muster stock in the low country in the small hours of Tuesday mbrnUng, and: some of the'Foxtbn "flaxmills had to cease stripping.' -..-, Considerable inconvenience has been caused lately to:drivers of .vehiclos by trucks being left on the railway line at the crossing at the .. railway.station.."' ■ . : ; A party of friends visited Mr. Sowman's ■ property -on v Saturday to.- inspect his cabbages', which, it is asserted, four feet across."The. seeds of these cabbages, "Aaron's Pride," were sent out.to Mr. il. Campbell'from Ireland.. Mr. Walter Seifert 1 has installed his patent flaxdressing machine at-the Green Flaxdress-' irigi Company's "Poplar" Mill, and is erecting Another of these machines at the ''Matai" .Mill. '■■ ' ■".":,'■, : : . :v; Mr. T.'Wells has'secured the contract for cleaning the 'main: draih' in the Makerua Swamp.';; V':'.''j';'-'■' '~ x ■''