PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 502, 8 May 1909, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM ODIi SPECIAL COKREiPONOB'JTS.)

, , : PALMERSTON. ,; At a meeting of the Borough Council hold oft Thursday afternoon Messrs. Waldegravo Bros, wero .granted/ permission to reinstate the RoyalHotol in wood. This action was taken as a result of the recent decision of Mr. Justice Cooper with regard to the council's by-law affecting buildings within tho innor area. ■■'■: ■• ■ '-.'-,- At tlio annual meeting of tho subscribers to All Saint's Children's Home on Thursday tho following officers were elected:—-Board of Control, Dr. Stowo, Messrs. Lewis and Barnicoat, with the vicar (Rev. C. 0. Harper) and Messrs. K. Wilson and Skormaii as ex; officio mbmb'ers} committee of management, Mesdames' Palmer. Batchelaf, and W. L. Fitzherbert,; with Mrs. Harper, the vicar, and Mr. Skennan as ex officio members. ~,Mr. Harden was re-elected auditor. . . ': :.',V'_■■■. FEILDLNG. :; '■'j Mr.' Herbert Watklns,;of Waituna, is tho older brother of Mr.'Ben Watkins, a Labour .candidate, who, has just been re-elected :or; the Darwiri scat in tho Tasinanian Parliament/ VA privato cabicgram states that Mr.' jWoods, editor of the "Hobart Clipper," on which journal Mr. ./Watkins .is. business' manager, has also been re-elected for Donison, ,-• -It was decided at tho, meeting - of. the Borough:' Council on Thursday night, /oil the motion of Councillors Atkinson: and.Tolley,' that Mr. Robt.'M'Cabe; bo "invited to give a public address, in Feilding. on the, subject of compulsory military, .training; '■:.,. /.It/was reported at tho.meeting of the Oroua County Council yesterday that . the Government were defraying tho cost of clearing tho slips on tho Manawatu Gorge road. v. :■ A 1 vote was; taken recently at the Kiwitea. School for. the most popular person in: tho school, and the decision was unanimously In favour of, the teacher' (Miss Griffiths); who is being transferred. • . '■''//,''":';"" During April there were slaughtered at the Feilding municipal /abattoirs 67 ■ cows,; 62 hbifers,' 15. bullocks,' 427, ewes- 50 .wethers, 03 lambs,' 55 pigs] and seven calves./' Tho condemned list comprised fpur, cows and : two' pigs. Tho fees for tho month amounted to '•£B9^7s^c^'■■: : f.^■■'..^'•'.■'^' ;^'•^ ''•■'..'^'■■'^^'t'''' )i '':; : '. , 'f .The Oroua County "Council yesterday decided to hold, a banquot at tho opening of the Manawatu,Gorge Bridgo;; : His Excellency the Goyornor is,'to bo■ asked to perforin ' the opening ceremony,.' and ■ tho' Prime Minister arid-the Minister for Roads and : Bridges will be; invited '■ to;'-bo'''present ; also. ■ Included •■■ in the invited guesta will be thb past and premembers of Parliament for tho electorates whose local bodies contributed to tho fcost) and who took'an active part in getting the .bridgo. erected. ' The 'bridgo will, be opened oni May, 26;brJuno 2, if thodata is ?igreoablo to tho Governor. V '■/''' ■ The authorities' 6£ tho: Feilding Primitive -Methodist cirouit have arranged -with SistersAda; and-'Minnie, of Auckland, to conduct a/sOries-.of mission- services, throughout -tho circuit, i The : . sisters, will .; commence their work in Feilding' <m Sunday.-.:/; -,•/.',■': //■On ,Wednes3ay ©yeningthe now Mayor and councillors, were installed.;' After the'usual formalities",: a ' number of councillors' spokb cbngratulatinff'the Mayor (Mr; D. ..Crowo) 'upon :_his' re-election, to office'.'-.',- ; In -reply '.tlio Mayor; returned i thanks, for, tho ..kind expressions' of councillors,'and ..welcomed,; tbe 1 hew. ■members of, the council.' ''Tho-.fpllowm^'OTrh- : mittees were':sotup i-rFirianco; ;The /Mayor,'/ Councillors' Morrell,, StVirton, /arid ', Wcs'tlakb.' Works': : Councillors' M'Cardlo, Drew," Boyd, and Hewat., Fire Brigade':' Councillors West- : lake,; Hewat, and, Hare.:, Cemetery: Councillors Sturton; .Davidson, and Boyd. Library: Councillors Drew, Hare, and Davidson. The water and drainags- are to> bo. adrainis-' toredby,tho whoio-council. }'■. . , ; . ',-Mr./'K:; SrKehzie/.had tho misfortune.,to lose a, sheep dog at:-tho.-Rail-' 'Way ■ Station;opb'da'y.'.this/.week.-. '■■-.<.: The dog ;\yent..tp.,cross I .tho line in front of .the after-' ,npon'; mail./train; ...and'wa3 caught by '.tho Cowcatcher' on the' front-'origiho. This throw Him between the.'train-and/the, platform} and he had :subsequently,to,be shot.:'.,,', V.A/good.suggestion has' been mado hero. In- the/shooting;/season hundreds ,'of swan are shot;'at', tho/lake : and, loft there, : ; :ber' caiise.~010;, shooters .'havo/jio.'usb,' for more, thari'sixbr seven.,' The: suggestion is that ; thoy. should be' ■, brought to /Foathorstoh and sent;. ; to'..-the benevolent;institutions,., either of /rain/on 1 . Wednesday night; '/ ""■. \ ../':' '?;{ Di 1 ./ Palmer; and/'; Mr.;l/! V.v Wilson with .:a.. : .nasty;;';experience.whilst' iHHving;from Martinborpiigh/ in ..thb former's , motor' cart during.the.'weok; They wore coming down /the Knoll and,; on getting to the first corner, saw/ a.toam of five horses on;the wrong side--.of '■. tho./rbad.','There/.was.-not'.room/to pass on th'b:left side, so' the doctor, who,was ' dnying, - attempted to .'got ;-past. on tho; right side.; brakes' failed', to hold the car. so the driver ran it into tho bank: Mr. Wilsoii was leaning.'fOrward to attend to the lamps, and.was .thrown 'out ..on to;.tho/road. / Ho , had,;'heavy/..'gloves on, /and Itlii'a saved ' his hands/ but otherwise -he 'was knocked 'about. 'Dr. Palmer got: off, with' a' shaking." ''>,'>'; ■ .'.X -::X .;/;'/:- GEEYi:bWN./> ■s[;■ [■ "■'-.■'■■■. .'.-/ About /thirty couples': attended / 'the :danco given by the Greytown. Bowling and Tennis. Club -on Thursday evcningV and .the' gallery was' crowded "with onlookers., . :■'.- /;;,; ; Thb local!Gbld Club have decided to.erect! a ; verandah:to tho golf..house, which 'will.be a gieat improvement. A caretaker has also been appointed for tho links,, i The resignation of Mr. Williams as secretary has Seen accepted with regret. ■ LEVIN. . A special mission has been conducted in tho Ohau Hall during tho past week, and tho attendances havo been very large. The • Rev. H. Braddock is the missionor. Tho services will bo continued on Sunday, and on tho' same morning Mr. Braddock will preach' in the now Muhunoa East School. • Tho Ohau Literary Society will mako a fiosh start in tho Institute on Monday evening, when tho Rev. H. Braddock will lecturo on "Egypt and Palestine." It is understood that Mr. E. F. Levy, chemist, has sold his business to Mr. Remington, late of Martou. Mr. C. E. Shaw and party had a successful time ductshootiug at 'tho beginning of this week, their bag comprising well over 80 birds. Mr. James Drysdale, manager of tho Woreroa Experiment Farm, sends tho followingpa.rticulars of tho rainfall during April -.—Total rainfall, 4.05 in. j maximum fall (on tho 23rd), 1.64 in.: number of days ou which rain foil, 15.