PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 564, 20 July 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(raou'DDß srKCUL conn.esroN9E?T3) e ' PALMEESTON. At tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, Tliomas Somnan, licensee of tho Albion Hotel at Shannon, was charged with Bupphlng liquor to John Rogers on Sunday, July i Alter ovidonco the case was dismissed John Henderson was charged with breaking nnd entering tho premises oi Messrs Mollsop, Ehott and Co on Jnno 17, and stealing leather goods to tho Talno of £18 Tho evidence foi tho prosecution was to tho effect that, on Friday, Juno 18, accused and his brother (already convicted for burglary) offered somo of tho stolen goods to a maoi named Hopkins The defence proved that, on the dato stated, Eobt. Hendorson was in gaol, and consequently could not (in company with John Henderson) have- offered tho goods to Hopkins. Tho S3l said tho ovidonco was not smEciont to send tho case to trial, and < dismissed it John George, of Kuku, Manakau, labourer, has been adjudicated bankrupt on his own petition. Unsecured creditors aro as follow Manakau * T. Bevan, £25, — Mason, sen , £29 9s. 10d Otaki Byron Brown, £30, s Kirk and Stevens, £13 6s 4d , total, £116 11s v 2d. fThoro are no assets The first meeting of creditors will bo held on Friday , t ej> Palmerston. Tho question of heavy traffic cropped up egam at tho S M. Court yesterday morning, wheni John L Buick was charged ; on the in- , formation of Tliomas Bastra, engineer to tho County Council, with a breach of the heavy traffic by-laws of tbo Kairanga County Council The alleged offenoo was that defondant had carted heavy loads of firewood / over the county roads during tho months of May, Juno, and July, during which time such traffic was prohibited Mr Cooper, for defendant, said that his client was , i ignorant of the prohibitory by-law. Ho knew ' f ot the law relating to tho width of tyres, nnd his dray had 9m tyres on His Worship remarked ithat tjie by-law was a common ono in'other counties, but, as this was the first case of IIS kind in the Kairanga County, lie / would treat it as a warning, and only inflict i a nominal fine of 10s, with costs £1 7s, , nnd solicitor's foo £1 Is At tho samo sitting, Robert Archer pleaded not guilty to a breach of by-law 46, by refusing to allow his dray to bo weighed on a wcjgh-bndgo when requested 'to do so by the county inspector I Mr Cooper pointed out that the by-law had ' since been repealed, and tho case was consequently withdrawn, £1 Is costs being aliened defendant' ___________ i \ FEILMNG. ' Tho Rangitt-alua branch /of the Farmers' \ Union has decided to form a wool-olassing 'class. The chairman of the Kiwitea County Council states that the stock on the road this year was very muck less than had been the case in tho past Hβ did not know whether that was duo to feed being plentiful, or to tho stand that tho f council had taken in prosecuting ho 1 thought the lattor. ' A movement is on foot amongst the settlers in tho Aorangi end of the Kairanga ~ county to have a block transferred to the Oroua county It is pointed ont that the * interests bf the settlers are m Folding, and the road from the Oroua Bridge to Wanganui is vested in the Orona county. A raeet- > ing of ratepayers' is shortly to be held to discuss the matter. ' i The Kiwitea county balance-sheet has" been passed as correct by the Government ■ auditor, tho time occupied'by him having been the shortest on record for the county v (22 hours) —so the chairman informed the council. LEYIN. i, On Saturday evening, after tho representative football match, tho Awama players were entertained to dinner in the Levin Hotel by the Horowhenua Union. Toasts, songs, and recrtations filled up a pleasant evening. )' On Sunday afternoon the visitors were taken out to the lake, where Mr. Nevin's oil launch and two boats were in waitmg to pilot th«m over the water. Tho weather was good, and tho visitors expressed themselves de- • hgtrted with thear excursion. On returning Mrs.' Nevm provided refreshments.,, Tho Awarua left Lefan. by tho mail tram on Monday morning. , , , Tho first annual meeting of Levin Presbyterian, Church, smee it was constituted a separate ichoxge, is to ibe held on Monday , evening, July 26. ' The Hm Mai (Manakau) Football Club is to *, have a visit frqm the Fcildmg Club on Saturday next, and great preparations are being made in the township for the event Levin schoolboys journeyed to Shannon on Saturday, where they engaged the schoolboys of that place in a football match, and returned home victorious by 19 points to nil PAHIA.TUA. 1 [ ;Tho stewards of the Woodlands Hunt Club ~ held a meeting on Saturday evening, when tho secretary Has instructed, to write to tho Pahiatua Jockey Club thanking them for tho generous terms' granted for tho use of tho course and grounds. It was decided \ not to dispose of tho usual privileges in tho \ ordinary way, and the management of the refreshment booths was left to Mr. S. V. Rodney. It was also resolved that the gates be under the control iof Messrs Rodney and M'Cardle. ( Messrs Yulo and Darley were appointed a committee to issue emergency 1 riders' certificates, while tho latter was also appointed blackboard steward Mr. B M'Ewon was appointed starter's assistant, Mr. C. Vincent aaddkclotfr steward Messrs. J M'Cardlo and H. E. Brown bookmakers' stewards, Messrs. Arrow, Johansen, and Whjto to load m hprses, and Mr. ]V. M'Cardlo to assist the clerk of the course The Woodlands Hunt Club hold another run on Saturday afternoon, tho diag being laid by Mr Geo - Buchanan 'over about three males of country , from tho racecourse through Mr C Avery's property' Owing to the number of horses in training foi tho forthcoming races there ttas not a large following,' but a \er,y enjoyable run was held, the held being in chargo of Deputj-raastci E Brown. ,

GUETTOWN The annual niecting of tlio South Wairv Tapa Working Men's Club was held ou Saturday, when a largo number of members were present Mr W Udy presided The report and balance sheet as read weio adopted, and these showed tliat the club was m a satisfactory pc-ition The following officers ice elected_lor the year —President, Mr O J Beard, nce-presidont, Mr E Dunn, trlisteo, Mr W TJdj , anditors, Messrs Manning and Kent Johnston, committee, Messrs W Thompson, J Cross, W Bicknoll, G Stevens C W Henry, H Olifont, and E J Eaison Tlie committee neio instructed to so altor the rules for election of officers that ten days' notice shall bo given of nomination ard that such nomination shall bo posted in tho club room seven davs before the annual meeting The committeo was also recommended to revise tho by-laws governing tho club FEATHERSTON A special meeting of tho Foathorston County Council will bo held at Martinborough on Friday next The bj-laws governing tho size of tho loads carried on carts and wagons will then bo considered Mr John Cnrommgs, who was billed m the tram accident between Wellington and Petone on Saturday ,< was at one time stationed here'on tho railway lmo Ho was well t known and very popular among his acquaintances It is nndcrstood that Mr Fuge, chairman of tho Foatherston Dairy Company, will address a meeting of thoso interested in joining the National Dairy Association Tho meeting is being heM in Martinborojigh to-morrow Tho Firo Brigodo are holding a social and dance oil August 5 A strong committeo has been formed to mako arrangements