PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 458, 17 March 1909, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(Moil OUI! SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.) . « . PALMEESTON. Tho Phoenix Hockey Club held their fourth annual mcolling at tho Club Hotel on Monday night, when Mr. W. Bunting presided over a g-aod attendanco. Tho annual report and ibalance-sheot showed a satisfactory stato of affairs, there being a credit balance of £1 ss. 6d. Tho election of olhcors resulted as follows:—Patron, Mr. H. 13. Tucker; president, Mr. T. Childs (reelected); vice-presidents, Messrs. J. Bull, W. Bunting, M. Millar, C. H. Smith, and rW.Beck; captain, Mr. H. M'Gregor; vicecaptain, Mr. C. Tracker; secretary, Mr. F. Tucker; general committee, captain, vicecaptam, secretary, and Messrs. I l '. Bell and N. Stubbs; selection committee, Messrs. H. M'Gregor, and G. and F. Tucker; delegates to the annual general meeting, Messrs. Bell, and H. M'Gregor. Entries closed o'n Monday night for the Manawatu Association's tourney en March 25. Tho following entries wcro received in tho noviice class (up to 9st.):— S. Havill, Quinn, Brown, Bason, Symons, H. Jones'. Tho rest of tho programme will comprise tho following matches:—Heavyweights: Colo v. Mundy; Watchorn (lightweight) v. Dcvitto (welter-weight); Featherweights: Shields v. Porter; Maitland v. Troweck; Hill v. S. Porter; bantamweights: Watkins v. Ellis; A. Havill v. Kutner. The annual moating of tho High School Board of Governors was held on Monday night. The report, after dealing with the year's work, stated that tho school last year had been run at a, loss < •'bout £220. Fortunately retrenchment .Id not be necessary, as the increased grant for holders of 1 free places made up the deficiency. The Board of Governors, as tho controlling authority of tho Technical School, had purchased a central site for a building, which they expected would be erected by next year. In the meantime progress had been made in temporary premises. Tho report was unanimously adopted, without discussion. Mr. W. Rutherfurd was re-elected ' chairman, for tho third year in succession. : The election of committees resulted as fol- ! lows:—Finance Committee: Messrs. Ruther T ' furd, Collingwood, and Barnicoat. Ground ' Committeo: Messrs. Barnicoat, Collingwood, ' and Park. Technical Committee: Revs. Messrs. Jolly awl Harper, and Messrs. Hod- • dor, Wood, Hiroch, and tho chairman. !

MASTEKTON. At a meeting of the Knox Hockey Club, held last evening, the following officors wero elected for the .ensuing year:—Patron, Mr. J. Macara; pro? Sclent, Rev. A. T. Thompson; vice-presidents, Hon. A. W. Hogg, Dr. Cowio, Messrs. T. Hume, A. Henderson, J. Strang.; captain, Mr. J. Gray; vice-captain, Mr. A. Dixon; secretary and treasurer, Mr. AV. Hornblowi management committee, Messrs. Tocker, Reynolds, and R. Boyd, together with the-other officers ex officio; dolegates to tho Hockey Association, Messrs. J. Gray and W. Hornhlow. Teams are to bo entered in tho senior and junior grades. It was reported at tho Borough Council meeting yesterday evening that the Masterton Trust Lands Trust could not see their way to make any grant towards the £500 donated by Dr. IV. H. Hosking for tho erection of ladies' baths. The Mayor states that Dr. Hosking had fitnphatically expressed a wish to havo tho baths erected on a site in tho Park. Tho speaker thought that the committee, which Tiad already been appointed to consider the matter, should bo authorised to proceed with the preparations of plans, cpecifications, and other preliminaries, in connection with tho work. Tho matter of the actual sito could be arranged later. This courso was agreed upon, after considerable discussion. EKETAHUNa. A confirmation service was conducted at St. Cuthbert's Church on. Monday evenin<* by Bishop Wallis, when twenty-three-cand£ dates wero presented. , The church :of St.. Mary, at Nireaha, was consecrated, cm Monday by Bishop Wallis, in tho prcsenoo of a largo congregation. The Kketalruna County Council and Chamber of Commerce havo been wrangling for some time over a grant of a hundred pounds placed on the Estimates for expenditure on an uncompleted thoroughfare known as bniith s Line, the amount having been obtained through the efforts of the Chamber, lno County Council objected to the sum being spent on tho road, and asked that it be diverted for metalling on a road which runs parallel to Smith's Line. The chamber wrote to the Roads Department, asking- if the County Council should not expend the amount on the road for which it was authorise. They received a reply to the effect that the mouey could not bo diverted in the direction indicated, but that it had been, transferred to tho Department for ex%s, T' f ! T ° the Couilt y Council again objected and, in a letter to.the Minister for Roads and Bridges, pointed but tho unfairness of a .body of no standing inter" faring with matters which directly concern ItotPrfThfr -f •" reply ' tho Minister ha * witl wtl lb ' S "?£ pr °P° sed t<3 Proceed Nth further expenditure on Smith's Line at present No doubt the Chamber of Commerce at its next meeting, will have. som<L htd & i,d nCermng thlS mucMi —<l GHEYTOWN. The Greytown High School still holds a capital record for attendance. In the priis JS, and 9S in the secondary classes. I„ the recent shooting competition this school also maintained its past Supremacy Out o two ye boys, eleron won prizes and thn twelfth would have done so Snly ho fired Jn the wrong target. Out of £5 prize monev they won overJialf. With a view to encouraging the attendance of scholars a banner ?s with°tKM d | t ° - he ioh ° ol and tbc vJv f l£ ml ? e est . lmate s for the ensuing jear tho local hospital havo added £3500 rt ß n™ P nlT Se -; f , p ? tt ?B an addition to tho present hospital, in brick. This is to coSmnS P ° rti ° n that haS been