PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 523, 2 June 1909, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FHOU OCB BPECIAI, COIHIE3PONMRnB.) t « __ PALMERSTON. During tho past month thero were 13 ma riagcs, n deaths, and 40 births m Palmer ton. Miss Mandor, the newly-appointed distri< nursoj commenced her duties horo jostordo _ Owing to ths fact that ho will bo spoil mg at HuntervillG on Saturday, Mr. 1 M'Xab is unablo to accept tho invitation < tho Palmorston Officers' Club fox that oiei ing, and will also bo precluded from takm part in tho forthcoming staff ndo. Messrs F. Parkor/of tho Chief Post 0 fice, Wellington, and H Burgo, of tho Ch IC ; Post Ofiice, Auckland, havo been added t tho local post office staff. Mr. F. 0. Mulligan, of thof Telegraph 01 too, has been transferred to Invercargill an his place is being taken by Mr. Robert-son, o invercargill; > . , - ', At tho Supremo Court jesterday morning before bis Honour Mr." Justice Chapnnn Walter Garbutt (Mr. Mooro) petitioned fo a dissolution of hii marrmgo with Gertrud fcrarbutt on the ground of misconduct Hi Honour granted a deciee nisi, to bo mad absolute in three months, A man named Robert nondorson r ivas ar rested in Palmerston on Monday on a charg< of theft at Taihapo. Flo was brought be foro Messrs H. B. and C. E WalcTegravo J.I. s, jesterday morning, and lemanded t< Taihape. Tho executive of tho Manawatu Hockoj Association met on Monday night. Corres pondence was leceivcd from the Wcllingtor Wednesday and Saturday Associations stat ng that all arrangements wero complete foi "hursday's matches against Manawatu. Mr » u. Giorgi was appointed manager of the *■ earns, which leave this afternoon for Welington. J. Flyger has been chosen as goal ieepor for tho second team. It was decided v .hat postponed shield matches should be ilajed on tho next following playing day. A engthy discussion took place on the matter if grounds, duimg which it was pointed out that tho large number of teams competing necessitated tho uso of six grounds, while only four wero available at the showground Proposals to play all senior gamos at 2 o'clock, and ladies' and junior games at 3.15 wore madf}, but, eventually, a committee Was set up to draw up a time-table for tho rest of the season that will enable all games to bo pla\ed on the showground. The committee will report to a special meeting, to bo held, on Friday night. Tho drawings for the kdies' championship will then bo made 'On Monday afternoon lady mombors of tho local golf club plajcd for the Coronation Medal, tho event being simultaneous with other games byVssociated clubs m. the Dominion, the matches being against tho par of tho green (82),' which the local winner, Miss Monro, again equalled. The best cards sent in were as follow —Miss Monro, 106 — 21-82; Mrs. Innr-s, 97-12-85; -Miss 1 M'Lon- , nan, 111—21-87; Mrs. Warburton, 112— 24—88; Mrs A Seifort, 115-23—92; Miss Slack, 115—20-95; Mrs. M'Rae, 120—23— 97; Mrs. Mellsop, 117—10-98 The final results will not Tbo known for about four da'vs yet, Mrs.' Mollsop having to reccivo details as to scores from several parts of tho Dominion. Tho result will bo announced as coon as tho'' cards, aro available , , * 'feuding.. * ' Messrs. Hugh, Burrell* (president) and E. H Fisher (secrfary) will represent tho Fcilding A. and P. Association at tho conference of North Island associations, to bo held at Palmerston North„on ~Thursday, Juno 24 (winter show week). .» Tho WanganuPEducation Board suspended the head teacher of,tho Ohakuno School the othor day Tho School Committee defied the board, refused admission to tho relieving i teacher, and reinstated tho old teacher. The chairman of tho board then gave instructions that tho inspector should go up, and placo the _ reliovmg teacher in charge, and - N tho cominitteo _ should be informed that, if thoro was any interference with the administration legal proceedings>would bo taken against them. The. relieving * te j"*«r*»'-JJow in charge of tho school. v Iho death has occurred of Miss Dorothy Innes Jones, fourth daughter of tho Rev A. S. and Mrs Innes Jones. Deceased was in her seventeenth year. CARTERTON. The annual sitting of, tho Licensing Bench was held here yesterday, Mr. W. P. James, S.M., presiding. Tho license of tho Tauoru _ Hotel was granted for three months, to enable conditions as to repairs being complied with. The licenso of the Blairlo°io HoteL- was -granted conditionally upon a new „washhouso being erected before next roeeti n g- The licenses of the Tenui Hotel, Tarax? in? 1, Mar< i uis of Normanby Hotel, itoyal Oak, Gladstone, Greytown, ir o resws' Arras, Chib- (Greytown), Mormon's Bush, Royal Club (Martmborough), and Martinborough hotels, wore all granted. Transfers'as follows (licenses granted) were made; -umpire Hotel, from'Hanna Card to John r?&' J au k°renikau Hotel, from H. Nitz to y W. Traill; Club Hotel-(Carterton), from SirT 81 ,* 11 G - M - Harden. Tho 'W.i.UA., Ltd., wero granted a wholesalo licenso for their Greytown branch. { A public meeting, convened by tho Mayor .Air. Adam Armstrong), is to be held here on Friday evening, for tho purposo of discussing compulsory military-training, , lie half-yearly summoned meeting of Toiara lodge, U.A.0.D., was held on Monday night,,Bro. G. W. Hart, A.D., presiding. It was resolved to grant a guinea from the benevolent .fund to a brother of the eureka (Hastings) Lodge, who was m distress. > Ail invitation was. accepted from l'ernleaf Lodge to their installation meet}mg at Greytown on Friday evening. One now member was proposed. ' Tho secretary was instructed to arrange for a bed for a , - sick brother at tho Sanatorium, Rotorua. Tho - election of officer's for the ensuing half-year rosuteth'A.D., Bro. E. Walhs; V.A.„ Bra P. Ashton; secretary, Bro. H. Halt;"treasurer, Bro. B. Martin; 1.G., Bro. J. GayforW. Mansfield, and Baillio; V.A.B's, -Bros V. Fairbrother, and R. Smith; auditor, Bro ~ J.Moncrieff. Dr. E. W. Smyth was appointed as an additional medical officer of tho Lqdgo. The installation coremony will be carried out at the next meeting by the District President. > >' < \ Following aro, the marks by tho Weal candidates in tho Presbyterian Sunday School 'Assembly, examination,"the examiner being the Rov. J J. Cairney, of -Waikouaiti: .—Primary division:,: Grace .Mary Aplin, 84 per cont. in Sciiptuny>and 98 per in - catechism. Catechism only: Maggio Compel ton M'Pheo, ( 99' per cont ; Ivy Mona A. Riggs, 75 per cent. Junior division: Catechism, Berylo Gladys 98 per , cent.; Jessio Hannah M'Pheo, 73 por cent.; Hughio Wilson, 58 per cont. Middle division Annie Ebio M'Phce, 61 per cent.; Donald S. Wilson, 73 per cent. ' Tho frost at_ Daleaeld yesterday morning was almost twico as heavy as that experienced on the Taratahi. .LEVIN. " ' 'A shooting match will take placo on Thursday hetween Letrin Rifle Club and a team of civilians collected by Mr. J. Robertson. The civilian team will consist of Messrs. T. Williams, R. Prouso, 0 Pronse, W. M. Easthope, Poni Hakaraia, 0. Strid, and J. Robertson. Lov-in schoolboys played a football match i with the Training Farm boys on Saturday, when tho latter won by 7 points to nil. I . . TEATHERSTON. i On tho evening of May 5' somo person or persons removed seventy head of eattlo from I Mr. W. Barton's property at White Rock. They wired each gate up as they camo to i and thus prevented any chanco'of detection. They got tho cattle as far as Stoney Creek,' 1 and apparently had a great deal of trouble i with them as the majority got bogged. Thoro thoy seem i to havo abandoned the cattle, and so far tSoir identity has not been discovered. Mr. Barton is offering a reward of £25 to anyone who will produoo evidence that will convict them. , Hockey is going ahead hero. There aro ever 20 playing members in the town itself, and wo two matches that havo been played, ' m 6iH.t© of brnitra and'humiy, made 'ih4.

players very enthusiastic Somo good games | ought to bo seen during the winter. Mr. | S°renson bas been elected captain, with Mr. J -. Higgison as vice-captain. The sccretaryI'.ship was entrusted to Mr; 'A. P. Roydhouse, who is: arranging, matches' with the teams in : the ohampionship'.games on their byo days, ■:, Ihe.gravelling coafcractin the town is going .on':satisfactorilyvat : present. A thick coating of river metal has teen placed on the road as, far as the Racing Club's office. When ; the'large stones are broken up : tho road ought to be in good ordor for the winter. .. 'A'move is/on foot to get the gymnasium going again this year. It is a splendid thing tor young men who do not otherwise get the necessary exorcise. In to-morrow's issue tho,■*;:''J'-, ''WOODVTLLE. the : of An inquest was to held yesterday on the body of a newly-born infant found in ■ tho Mangapapa Stream../ 1 ■'••• I Vi, R ''^ii nnßll i ha? o Ppo i nted to make: out.theTOlfs and condnot the first county elccfaon/.n the Ohm-rcounty. He will leave '.for.-thatf.distnct noxt week. ••