PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 565, 21 July 1909, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROU 001 l SPFCIAL COKKtSPONOE-JTS.) g '■ . . FEILDING. Over 40 applications were rceeiyed by tho directors for the position of manager of the Apiti Butter Factory. The task of choosing was found very difficult, as so many of the applicants had credentials of a vory high ■ordor.: Aftor sitting till midnight- the meeting, adjourned. without arriving at a final decision.

Tho Kimboltott Golf Club is again in full swing, and members aro regaining their last year's form.f The "ladder competition" has provoked some very interesting contests. At a, conference attended by about twentyfivo residents, it was decided to call a publio meeting'' tor Saturday noxt to discuss ways and mea,ns of erecting a public hall at Boncornsfield'. ' kv : :Mr. Amos; who has been acting as postmaster at'Eimbolton for the last seven months, > is ' to'leave that place in about a week's .time. A..permanent officer (Mr. Curtayrie) will then- take up the work. Mr. Amos has made himself very popular in tho /district during his stay there. The Assessment Court to hear the objections to the Government valuation in the Feilding Borough and the will sit in the Feildmg Borough Council Chambers this morning.. \Mr. M'Carthy,,-the Government valuer of the borough, arrived here yesterday in connection with the sitting. . •'• ■ . Extensive arrangements for the celebration of Arbor Day have been made throughout the Feilding district. Thanks to -the initiative of the Wanganui Education-Board, the Beaconsfield School Committee has decided to mark the occasion byVplanting trees, etci, on .the' school grounds. Recently the Kimboltott, School Committee,, the teachers, and friends met at the school grounds a, working bee, and: erected a jprotectivo fence on the» west side of .the.- playground." It -is intended/to plant'.a belt of trees; thereoii on Arbor Day. -The Feilding District High School Committee, have made preparation for laying, off a lawn on the front of the boys' i playground; and, for hedging it round with | pampas grass, etc.; also for planting trceß in other parts of the . ground. At' the Lytton Street School the ceremony will - commence tat 11 bjclock, when addresses will-be given by the;' chairman of , the -Wanganui Education Board (Mr., Fred ]?irani) and members of tho School'"Committee, these addresses to be followed by tho planting ; operations. Tlie Borough Council and .Beautifying Soi cioty intend to' make an afternoon of it. The Mayor and each of the ',councillors are i to plant trees along the fence dividing the | Cricket Ground from the native bush, and a row of hedge trees is' also to; be plants along, the boundary fence of the- reserve.

LEYIN. To-day will be a momorabla day m Levin, as the new municipal'gasworks are to be formally opened by tho.. Mayoress (Mrs. Gar donor). The ceremony is to take place at 2 o'clock, after which the public will bo permitted to (inspect the works. 'An adjournment' will :bo- mado'to the Century Hall, whero afternoon • tea will be sorved. at ;3 o'clock. On Saturday evening a lighting display is to be made in tho Square. The Lovm Borough Council met on Monday evening; It was. decided to allow, the Edu-: cation Department to tap the' water' main in Oxford Strcot with a 4-mch mam for the purpose of supplying , tho Boys' Training Farm, the charge to bo 6d. per 1000 gallons. A metal pit is to be opened in Bartholomew Itoad,. but the road overseer.-was-nnstructed' not 'to - make it deeper, than sft., ■ as there' is a proposal to' turn it into a bathing pond' .during the: summer. f lt; waß decided to call' for 1 tenders for the erection of a pipe bridge, over the Ohau River-. also to erect a sus-: pension -bridge: over the river, according to. plans .-prepared -by Mr.- Climio, engineer. ,; Tho Council Chamber was lit with gas : for the. first" timo on. Monday night, when the new light was much appreciated by councillors. Tho jets are of 240 candlepower. . .■!>; /,. !. ■ ; A concert-was given, on Monday evening' m the Century Hall, under- tho-.direction of; Mr. W. E. Faulkner, and Miss. Amy Item-' ington, L.T.C.L. There was oply a fairly! good; attendance, but the, qualityJof : the entertainment was unusually. the re-, mamder of tho series should be well patron-, iscd. The items on the programme, wero con-, tributed by .the Misses Maud,' Beryl, aild, Muriel' Remington, •.. Miss /' Nellkjf Simpson (Wolhngton); ,Miss Amy Remington; and Mr. W, E. Faulkner. ■ After what . was really "a feast of good things;'.' those ('present, are looking forward to > tho next concert,,. which is to bo given in about a month's timo. '

OTAKI. * J Some 14; men, and eight . ladieSi'took part in tho last competitions under the auspices of the local golf club. In. the ladies' 12-hole Mrs. Bev.an and Mrs. 8. ..Simcox -tied 'for first place, the former putting ,up' a record for the ladies' course, beating her .own record of 91 by 7 strokes; 18 holes wero done in 84-f42 each round. • In' the meii's bogov, Messrs. S. -Simcox, Tonehe, M. Simcox, A. Wintorburn, -Brown,' Baqohus, and IV. H. Simcox hauled in. the best cards. ■■V' SHANNON. . ' ', An invitation has been sent to Mr. A. W. Hogg. M.P., asking him to give an address '.here at some future date. Mr. J. M. O'Connor, J.P., and Mr. M. Moynihan went to Wellington . yesterday to bring before tho notice of tho Minister for Railways the inconvenience whioh would bo caused to pedestrians should the railway crossing between the Foxton Road; and Ballance Street be closed. .At' a' meeting of tho Library Committee on. Monday night, it was decided 'that, owing' to .the'lack of- interest shown by the public and to the small number of - subsorib-, era, the books-and property of tho library be handed over to the trustees, Messrs. F. W. Venn and J. Mitchell, and', that the library, bo closed forthwith;'. , ; There was a. large attendance'at tho annual fancy dress ball given by the Shannon. 'Brasis'Band in the Druids' .Hall on Friday night. Mr. B. Spencor supplied the music, and Messrs. Roos and Gillis acted as M.C's, Messrs. Murray and Ford wore the caterers. : V. Shannon's juvenile footballers defeated on' Saturday by tho Levin boys by 19 points. ■ 1 CARTERTON. ■ The local Borough Conncil has. purchased a road sweeper'; delivery of which'was given on Monday. " New-s received from Mr. and Mrs.,G. W. Deller, who are at present on a trip to the Old! (xmntij, sta'to3 that. they are having a, -splendid, trip, and are enjoying good health.' Mr., and Mrs.■ W. H. Franks' and family leave Parkvale on Thursday for Hawera, 'whero- they • have'' taken over a farm pro•perty. - - -. ■ A special, meeting of; the -United Friendly ;Socie'ties' : Council will 'be held on Tuesday |'evening, to consider the offer of-the South iWairarapa Hospital Trustees to provide a ;bed . in; the? institution. This bed, is to be for Carterton-'friendly society members, for, accidents-only, the endowment -being £20 per "annum,,and- arrangement to be termin-. ablo on ono year's notice on either side/ ■ Soveral Cartorton young men, ,who a few weeks,back left to try their fortune in Australia, havo "already come to the conclusion that .thoy would sooner be in this Dominion. They have only managed to' secure employment at " a pouiid a week and keep yourself." ■''■■■•; ■■■■■' Carterton poultry fanciers at the Hastings show, which concluded on Saturday, were fairly successful. For a white Leghorn cock, -Mr.'E. B. Eagle was awarded a third prize; Mrs. A. Moyrick a second, for a hen and third for a pullet. Mr. R. J. .Chapman secured a first, third, and h.c. in. tho Partridge \Vya<ndotte cock, class, a second for a hen, arid a third each for a codkerel and a pullet. In the utility class for heavy breeds (judgod on tho Gordon system), Mr. C; R. P. Armstrong secured a first' in the malo class, and a first, second, and v.h.c. in the hen class. • Mrs. A. Meyrick was awarded a first for a Pekin drake, and a first, spocial, and second in the Pekin duck class. ' The' Wairarapa South County Council hat struck, a general ia thsXJ

and a water rate of 2-9 d. in the £. The other rates will be the same as in previous years. ' ' . ■. The local rifio volunteers anticipate a visit from tho staff-sergeant-major,; who has been attached to the Wellington district for signalling. Classes of instruction far noncommissioned officers will be held from September 20 to 28.

Tho Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society, at its last mooting, had a debit' balanco of £368. Mr. Jas. Darroch has been appointed permanent caretaker at a remuneration of £65 per annum. The following additional judges have been appointed:—Light _ horses, ;E. D. O'Rorke, Auckland; milking cows, A. Donald, Feafcherston; Holstoins, W. A. Kirby, Bulls: Lincoln sheep, W. Gadsby, Manutahi. Tho Wellington. Racing' Club lias notified tho socioty that they intend increasing tho stakos in tho woight-for-age races, and 25 per cent, would be given to V. and A. Socioties for prizes in thoroughbred horso classes. Messrs. H. R. Bunny, E. Eaglo, jun., and W. Howafd Booth have been appointed a committee to deal with tho matter.

MASTERTON

Some months ago, Dr. ;W. Hosking, of Masterton, offered £500 to tho Mastcrton Borough. Council to bo spent in establishing baths at Masterton for ladies. Tho council recently called • tenders for the. work, but the lowest tender was £78 above tho amount of Dr. Hosking's gift. No offer was subsequently accepted and, it the meeting of the council yesterday evening a letter was received from Dr. ,Hosking stating that, he desired that tho work should be done by the borough . staff under the supervision ,of the .borough engineer. The suggestion was, not accepted, a. ; motion being carried to call for fresh tenders for the work. The 'action ofthe council may mean the loss of, the doctor's generous gift, as:lie intimated to your representative that he intended withdrawing the offer, .and .to cable for a supply of £500 worth of radium, which lie considered would probably be more useful. - •'

. • PAHIATUA. ■ The monthly meeting of. the School Committee was held on Monday evening, when it was decided to take no action in regard to the request for Bible • teacliing r in ' the school. The headmaster's report showed that there were 276 pupils on-the roil, aiid that the average attendance was 250. 1 - V , Tho council o£ ; the Pahiatua Chamber of Commerce met on Monday in Mr. Tosswell's office. : It was decided, to ask the Master-toil delegate to represent tho chamfer (on deputation from the combined chambers) which is to wait on the' Minister for Railways to urge the : grant of greater facilities for traffic than, at present exist." A house on . Ridgo Road,. owned' and occupied by-Mr; H. Kelly, was destroyed by fire yesterday 1 , afternoon. Mrs.' Kelly was the only member of the family at home, and had a narrow escape of being herself burnt, lier dress haying caught lire. . WOODVILLE. ' The Main .School .was' closed; yesterday on account of several. cases of diphtheria being reported in the town. The ,committee, have arranged for the fumigation of the building, 1 Tho Government, are sending-a representative here to report on the. probable cost. , and the best- way of making a track .to the top of Mount Whariti. .The funeral of the lato Mrs.' M'Oormickj sen.,: took place yesterday, and was: largely attended. Deceased was well ' known and highly Tespected throughout the' district. - ■ ITlie annual social of the. local branch of the' British' and' Foreign -Bible Society .was held on Monday evening. .'I T. ! PARAPARAUMU..' , On Saturday - the 'first competition'for; tho cup presented to the Whareroa 'Dcfenco Rifle Club by Mr: W; ,H. .Weggery:.was The winner for the' year was Rifleman" F. Cordukes," who' .was * warmly congratulated : after <:the:eventVf or.'his-; consistent Shooting, •.he:?haVing~'maiiitaincd' the' lefcd -.Thiriilg-'Hlie., whole jol-itho ' competition. • The:'following are tho. final scores and aggregates:-?- ' -vy-l ">;*■ Mi', hv 800''90(1 ' : ' J

I' - ' - ■ . ' ' jds. Ag. F. Cordukcs ... 27 • 24 168 J. / Whiting ' ... ... 28 . 18 158 C Whiting :. 26 18 152 C. Dowsott ... ... 28 16 160 11. Nelson 20 18 139 J. A. Field ... ... 23 . 3 130 Capt. Maclcan ... \ 5, • 22 122