PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 438, 22 February 1909, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

tBI. TELBGBAPH—SPECIAL. .COEBESPONDENT.)

i; ; . y4~0. 'k: : PALMEESTON.;; .;•■:. y T.' : , : ,;\ The'annual ; picnic of the: Pohangina-Ko-■mako . Branch; of ,'•' the: Farmers' Union was heldat the Totara Reserve .on Saturday. ..The'largo;and-representative gathering present 'included; Mr.'Guthrie, M.P. , ,:and'. Mr. A-.'i'Hi--Atkiiisbn, president."of. the'Feilding: Chamber': of -: Commerce;.. During -~the ■'■ af ter;iipon'advantage was.taken of the; occasion;to .present; the;.BevV...JJrj- ; Stephenson. :with afrom, his parishioners .of ■ Ashhurst, Pohangina,': and Ilomako. - " . , ; ":.■'.'.■: ':■'". The Pohangina -Domain: Board met on Fri;day. night--,in-:the -Public Hall, Mr. ■ A'.:. A.' /Wagstaff; occupying l the chair.; The- business was''.tno.election- , of'.fttwo members, "and Messrs. Geo..: Wagstaff; and. F: Klink were, elected.:',.;;■■'."■;.■' "■ ; ' •'.;,„■,;;■ ; ' ; :'; : %■'-. ' : ' '.: :;;, '■ ' V. ■'. ; :-:.A;virian 'named - : Larsen. was'; arrested ••'■-ia.t.-j Buniythorpe on Saturday morning by Detective. Quirk ''on a;warrant' charging; ■ himwithfailing to provide: for his: unborn child at? Makaretu v :(Hawke's' Bay). :'Accused; was broDght, before the Court, and remanded to appear- on Monday. ~.....:'.,; '-'. A'nieeting, of .the committee .of the Horticultural .Society,' was -held on-Friday even-, ing, ■ the- president "(Mr. S. W.; , Luxford). being, in the, chair. 1 Matters connected:'.with the .recent;jshow. were discussed,.-and' the .statement .of■', accounts showed ,_tnat the; .society;, had; held "its own' financially at'the show.V, The'. Bey.; 0. ,C. Harper resigned .His I position 'on the- committee, and Messrs. A. :Leet,',J^; J.;'Whitehead, and G. H/Bennett'were,; appointed to it. ..' ;.;.\- , ' : t '-.It. may'he .remembered that. at. a recent, meeting, of "the Flaxmillers' Association i,t was;;.decided to send; .a deputation'. to','.the Minister .-.for .Lands ;,'to Urge.,upon him , the. necessity"; of; ameliorating' the conditions gov- ■ erhing:the; flax. industry.'. Arrangements am now:' proceeding' witli a view: tof -making the deputatipni as large and representative- as ■possible. ': v ;v;;/-v;V; .;■■;■;■'.'. -/.' '■[::'' -.-.v- : ;:- ; -,

FEILDING

:■ i'Murprise r was" sprung- oh;, the;'; Old Boys cricket: team',ifßalmCTstou,; on Saturday:- af r ; 'ternoqii': the: iFeilding eleven, :which; unexpectedly .-.won by;eight■ ,;wickets.';'■■ .Oiigley and ;Treveria, getting ,set,-gulled, the match put : ;of : the-,fire. - Had the Old Boys;won the first played in the Union's;Eeries' on theVFeildirig wicket^-they.-■'.■ would 1 have won'■-.the. Barraud Cup, .and"the ManaiVatu Union's 'Championship for the' season: j .The .Feilding iea'm won'the cup last season.: ; ".:. i.-Madame;Ada .Cross'leyls concert' at Feild;ing.was;, the most successful .musical, event, ever given' in thajitoTO.; There ;waß; a large : aitendance';'- aiid .every'.programme 'number was eneored--in several;, cases' three times' over;;-:. Mada'me's last items evoked a treble recall.;'i;' t !'f-.;v-; ■;■,.' ', ,:. ?•'.;''■ ■[ \v ; '''' ■ '-So!OTA^.^4'; } }, ■ :'■/—. :-The.iTe Horo.'' State ■■ School picnic V whioh.was .hold on. Friday in fine weather...was. ;largely.'"attended,;;and. teachers and .parents' worked ..hard'; to make ;the gathering a sue-. : 'cess:>'-.-'. ■'-.'/; ■;-;■'.-■■■'• ■■'.-,. ; v ! ' ■''>'■':'K. ;.-'^- : -:' :

■ ..--Two' i Otaki - building's, < the: Maori,; Coiloge and hostel/ have' now assumed definite shape, the'-former; only needing ! a,tfew!.-finishing touches; .while the framef ort of the latter is now in .position'. ; '-'v:-.. ,' '■; ,-'■'.... -.-:■ •••:■ , '. • Fishing ..excursions: in the; streams of, .this district and;at the;seaside_ aio still popular, and: good; sport 'all:round is-reported. ■■"■■''■ ■.-,.', />A';scarcity of,:housos in ,Otaki is in. evidonco'at present.. -Quite a .number-of :■ in-, tending. residents- (to say nothing of caaip!ers). have ; : been unable \to secure-suitable, ■',;, :;■•-■■ : . ■;;■;••. •;• ; - : --.-.■,'''■,■• ■•';•.•'.■-■■ :.The.'local 'constable 'spent, a' long day' on the 'beach last week searching for a lad who escaped from : ;the Weraroa'lndustrial School, and who; is supposed to have .made his; way in ;this..direction.' So far. the'fugitive haseluded caiiture.;, :''■■>■..-; :^-v - ; ;.''v^•.::/''-; " : -.:--'r. i . ■-.Mr. Martin,; a cyclist, while coming -.down, a hill at'Qhau.;on- Thursday broke his driving chain and lost control of the machine.' He was precipitated over an embankment, bnt fortunately: the injuries sustained ;-were not ;severe;-"-.'-v-'-..-:■ ■■■ ■■ •'■''.' "'-•■ - ;.;■ ■■■■• ■ ..■ , -.-The Shanion .State School."will.hold their annual' picnic, at Paekakariki on Friday next;; Tlie_ Otaki School hold their gathering at Waikanao. on' Wednesday. •■'■.. : . The recently-formed ;bo\yh'ng; green 'is now nightly patronised by lovers:of; the game, all;of whom,show, not only:enthusiasm, but 'profioiency. : Many of the novices are coming on so ..well' that the. veterans will' shortly, have t0,.100k, to" their laurels. ' ■.;. ~-"• •: