PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 511, 19 May 1909, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

■; ■ SPECIAL COnIIESr.)NDENI3.) . . 7 j^- f. ;::PALMEIISTON.;::; ; - ■, .' At\tho Tasfc : meeting' of' tho: High '■'■ School Boiird the'directors' report showed that tho roll^iiumbor■ of ?the'Technical; School .'-had reached tho splendid ; total of 590, and complimentary ;reforences to ■' Mr. F.' D. Opio's energy, in working for\tho. school' wero made all.round by the,'iiieinbers of the-board. It was- decided that a ; tablet 'should' bo placed on'tlio how : Tcchhical, School: building in place of •.tho. usual foundation .stone.. Mr. Park, in'moving'tho'adoption of the report; said that the school wnis, a monument to .the splendid '■■ work ' of-'the '..chairman;. (Mr... W. ■ Rutherford) iVimd/as ho was absent from the meeting, thoyi could decjdo. the better that ■Jis'yworki'should^Tw.'-perpetuate'd^by.inscnb-. ing his name on the'tablet.' ;.;/.:. , -The'secretary-of-.theFiro.Board; 3s in Teceipt of -a very haiidsomo donation ot• ■i.IU. from Jlr.: J; Gordon Johnston i whoso stables were'destroyed. by : fire'on, Saturday., night. Tho -donation: is • in: recognition■; of. the wgade's attendance, although tho,. fire waß be-, iyondth'eir ■•'■"'■ .-. ;^r ■:■ '.'• "•'-,':• ■'.:. Oh Monday'and.Tuesday .Messrs. A. >. Clauso'n and F.^Mowlom,wore engaged upon "a.canvass of: Main Street.and a portion .ot the 'Square : for /towards the. : total■ amount required .fori the 'improvement of the'.Observatory, Square.;. Clbso : on' £18 12s. was collected.' Mr. H.Wollerman. has contributed '£2 , 25. : t0 the fund,' as ,well as a soatto .one of the other' reserves.' .;,;Mr.'- J. 0: Batcholor has' also --promised,, a»-seat, for ;the JObsefyatory'..Reserve,:;where.work: will sobri'be taken an hand.' .; '■•'.■'.;''■'■ 'i'During her address"atvthe Opera-'.Hpuse,' 'on Monday/'night' Miss'i'Ada 'Ward.;said:.that sho; was report; that had become public'.that she;,was to return to tho stage'.. '■■'. Tho.incident that occasioned the reiport' occurred.!whilst'-she:'was -being -inter-' .viewed,in Melbourne.' 1 :.Sbo'/told the 'pressman of her,intention tojreturn;to the stage, and told him that he could useHhe information: -She knew that be had wrongly inter,preted her -.meaniiig; but had not the' heart. i'tpvspoU.''hU'-':copyi:... : 'lt:,was';:.pf:-.pourso':quite truer-she 'was returning'to ;,the. stage) T but not -.to. act/ [. She.''intended .'to get; .back : to ' the dressing'; rooms-"the' rehearsals;.,the .ballots and the .'pantomimes, .and,'to';, tell her brother's and,sisters of ; the "profession.'of, Godithatfawaited Jhem,' and Of:.His;infinite mercy;;arid, goodness;'VHor.work .for y. .some :timo in would; bo for the. alleviation. :;6f.fthV;p^o'feßßi6nV;an^,-it:'-.was'".iust-/p ; Msiblo' that: sho;, would '.pay _an6ther-' visit: to:, tho colonies for 'evangolistio purposes. ;. ■ ~;:T.|,'.,.'

CARTERTON.

.'../Bro.' -AVJ.-Hi :TarbridgeV/'P.C.R. ) :: presided at-the. fortnightly /meeting; of tho Rechabite Lodge on'Mon'day evening, when tho business transacted, was of.a' Toutine.'natiil©. .Tho.tent 'surgeon, reported.one "member, on the sick list.' "';'•■•.' Mr':- the building thoWakelm Estate," which was-auctioned on Saturday,- arid/passed iii-at/£24. -> Mr. Fens-.' ; ham'paid/£2s,'f6rvit v "'/''-///. '■- / j/ /; ;■;',,/ ■:''■• Advicb , received: in: - Carterton,: concerning th"e/'heaM' ; of:'Mr.//Ben. :cohtly'./underwent: an/operation/in ; . a'-private .hospital'iri-Palmerstoh North,-^^ states'thathe is: pf bgressirig;,satisfactorily.; 1 ,; - ■■";•■':- - v/St^k-In'speetpr;Hubbard is:at.present .on an :official'.viMtj : tothe..'East.Coast;;. /,,.■'. :- ; Sia^;'Andrew,S''.Ohnrch/'coiigregationv-;pii'r-'poso':' of -work•;in October, to/ a hall, suitable for Sunday; /school .and: social/gatherings. ;: •'.

LEVIN.

--ITlio 'Levin-ranger .'must liavp had a; busy time' on-Monday- night,-as- there .wero nearly. . 200''sheep'. in v the., public' . yesterday mdrnirig;','.'A" big,bill,for somebody I; .;. ,', -.:., ;-T-he Quadrille all-. night:darice-'this'evening;t;^"': : ,;,-;;- : - : ; : .;.- . Levy 'formally::Yesigne& ? his. ;seat ; ori the Levin Borough'..Council, at its:meeting :oh Monday.-night. -.'■; Various.-names' are, men-: 'tioried: for the vacant. -them <be- : .'J. : W;-Thoinps6n;\ ; ' "■'<'.':■ ; I "At the: Borough' Couricil-meetirig ,pn, Mon'day evening,';C6unciUbr:'Hudsbri'asked ,what 'dwisibn'-; had'/been i arrived.-., at'.-witb.'- : .'rcgard ,to 'lighting-tho-street lamps.'-,"The.Mayor-re-., .plied that; although inquiries -liiid been made •on- the i" subject,-.;riothing. definite;had been done.,;.The:gas.: engineer is?.to.report on '.the' matter?' Councillor Hudson that ■ any piping of-' fittings,' which' could be 'procured, locally, : should, be/procured hero, and. ,hot. through,-Wellington .merchrints'. or else-, where."'.'Tho'Mayor had 'always accepted.-the ,'Jojvest ;price ; ;Coun-' Cillbr;: ; Hudson,'tnought: that. :oven in \that ,o'ase,-.'locai; ; tr;adesriien. should have the .prefcr-;ence,:as-.they-.could-'.geVthpi' usual.trade discounts. -'.W-;;■;;.;.:;:0:-'!.?';;-.''",';.- Vr/--.:-'ko

T//Abetter/was received at .the last/meeting of .the;. Borough Council /froin: : the //Prime Minister j stating; that no' date/had"; yet been• fixed" for-',the/openihg : of-the/ new "Wcreroa Post Ofncb/ibut ho':,would 'notify Hho Mayor' in." good Hirno. -//Sir/ Joseph :/VVard . also; stated that,/when/ho "came to Levin; ho would, be pleaseil.i.to'receive deputations.'; He will also present tho "KebbellShield; to/the localcadets on the samoLdate:-,3;/ '''//.-// '■•■-', : ;■■-;.

•Tho. Presbyterian Social and.Literary'Society mot',oil |Monday; night,' whon'the. Rev. J. Wlu'to -presided; over ;a good attendance. ■Mr.-,J.VRobertson -'gave .a/paper describing "Saturday. Night in London." /.The essayist ■rapidly'; sketched .ttib. appearance of-some.of the most .crowded thoroughfares in ;tho great city, and'-spoko of the -many, varied,, sights to bo'6een.i-.;,H0 also touched'on;the costers arid -their/mode 'of.'.';selling./'.their' wares'.- in /,- the streets'. '■-,' Oii :< the-motion .of Mr. Wm.ypemp. erison was /hoartijy;' thanked for Mils' interest-' 'ing.'/and,'instructive/paper.';--. Tho meeting ,night :-;HasVbeon"changed from -'Monday s to, ;-Tuesday,' and'the"; subject'noit'weekwill.be: ,"Is Smoking ; Injurious F' ; :>/ Mr;. A. E.' Haswell/takes .tiip-afßrmatiye, and,Mr.'J. Robertson the negative, j-?;";; '% V;- ''./' ''■ 7, r \

' ' OTAEI.

,Mr; Byroii'-'Brown has been appointed delegate for Otaki electorate to- the New Zealand, No-License'Coiivention,,,to;bo held.at Christchurch' next -month. .', /;'.•'/.•»:'.'■ - 'Additions' and /improvements : arc. at .present being effected to tho Druids' Hall. ,', : :' ;; /.A";. movement /is on-foot : to resurrect the: Anglican'Church■:Clioiri'which some phase.:■.' •",..' ' ,-' A man, named, Harry Rennett, an employee of Messrs./Howell; Bros., .severely lacerated his' hand ; while.' boning a piece of. meat on Friday. /.stitches were. inserted/'- . :' i'.Mr; ,Geo.. ; ..AVatson,:of -Waikanae;, who; recently-, joined; the'.Beriedicts'j • was' congrattf latcd'by• his-fellow/members of the Hor'o-: whenua County; Council-, at /the meeting 'at Leviri'on ■/,;.,',.. . .-'.'. : ■ . -'.'-...-. . . Among the. cases' -sot'- down ,at. the next sittings of 'the Divorce Court are threo' of interest'to Otaki,residents. : .' After .the. debate'./ 'at. . the/ Horowhenua County Council meeting on' Saturday betweeii members of a deputation and members of the council, over . the / works■:■ on ; the .Otaki' 6orgo.',and : Mangaono' Road, mention ;was -, made of .the ■ Straker wagon;, ,'whicli, it was, ; stated, is a-/, white elephant," -of- no/ use whatever'/'under -present conditions. .;■'' It was decided to transfer.the .wagon. from Otaki to . tlie. Levin district for a term, tlie work" done to -.bo; closely■ watched. Another subject of •intprbit 'to this district 'was-.jnention of, the dainago caused by the Otaki/River in washing out- several/localities,' threatening, to ' sweep'-away'-the-; holdings of settlers and the' conhcil's roafl..-It ;w.as,.ult™atoly decided that a. loan of"£500 be-/raised for river.preelection works.. ..' ■: ■.'-•■■ ' At a meeting of residents on Friday njght, at '. which iher'e .was a large attendance,' it was agreed that it would be .advantageous; to separate.from tho..Horowhenua-:County., A' commit-tco-.was.-sbt' up. to confer' with' other committees.. • '; 7. -.; ' .'. •-. /Tlie football match played here on Saturday,between .Othki .and Levin/'" was!- a poor exposition of Rugby,: the 'local team j being a scratch /combination of various sorts and sizes.'; They; however, played; gamely,/ and woro-only tlbfcated' by 8 points to 6..-'.Mr;' Hortbh Bright 1 was rcferoo. -. , '':■'■■'■':.'■' ■ //Mrs. Price, who has resided at Otaki for somo ninoteen years, coritoniplates; leaving tho district to take up her abode at Awapuni.; It is. stated that Mr. Allan Roxburgh, owner'of Huia, who was so successful at.

Miramar lust-week,'has disposed of the steed for £65. , Just after soiling, Mr. Roxburgh found that ho could havo scenred an extra £20 from another would-be purchaser, but, unfortunately for him, the doal 'had then been completed. ■•.•■■' ■' ,A. suspension bridgo is to be erected over tho Otaki River, at the Gorgo:' It will havo a span of 350 feet.

FEATHERSTON.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. C. 0. Graham, S.M., the following cases were heard:—Police v. "W. Philp: This was a caso of cruelty to-animate,''to which defendant pleaded guilty/ and.waa fined £1 and£lcosts. H.'S.Burt vl Thomas Ross, for the recovery of a debt of £1 16s. Gd. 'Judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs. A. 15. O'Nealo was proceeded against- for trespass of a bull. A penalty of £5 and costs was imposed.'.W;- Barton, v. Phillip, same v. lianguidgej »aine v/Haye—These cases-were fori;trespassing on' a', bird sanctuary, during tho'-.opening •day- of the shooting season. After a-good deal of evidence had been heard tho 'magistrate gave judgment, for plaintiff for. £2 and costs in.each.caso.". .. : ■ A peculiar motor accident happened on tho Rimutaka Road recently. :A car from Mastertoh was: going over tho hill.to Wellington, when it was mot by another coming this way. Tho driver of tho first car stopped his engines,' .and got off the, road to allow the second car to'pass. On; starting the engines again.' a back fire' occurred. The; oil, in tho apron' caught, alight, and for a.time there was. a ■ great flare from the" bonnet. ■_ Tho flames/were eventually beaten out with 'ovciy coats. Tho car was .brought, to' Featherston, and after undergoing a few repairs. resumed its journey. . "'■/.■..'