PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

. (rilOli OUll SIT.CIM. COUIII!srONOK<TS.) ' ■ "'■ -.','"/;■■ .■:■———o :— .-.•:- ••'■' . ■'..- ./■..' ..-....■. ; ' ; ://; I -(rZ )FKATIWvI{STON ! , >■; <■ .;.-_ \Tho 'Feathorstqn' Volunteers paraded 'midor Lieutenant King/. of, Greytown; on iTuesday a poor, muster, this being'..duo-to tho: weather. .The signallers 'wore taken, by Sergeant .Roydhousc, "Instructor- Wilson •being away in Wellington:; Lieutenant King gave an lecturo ion'.musketry,' at the or /Which thore,,,was a',, very .'interesting discussion an .various paints in'connectiori with the lecture. It Ai, 'hoped ;»t an learly-date,to .establish-a miniature rango in the,drill hall.' Thocoh-trivance-.to ;bo ;uscdis: the "adapter," which onbblcatiho -ordinary ~803 rifle: to be used, i As:soon : as'thd competitions , : bet'iveen : jthe .Fea'the'rston and Greytown /half. companies will bo .commenced, i /■' ..'|At?;tio .firo /brigade; practice.' on. Monday night, i'tlie brigade ran out thp/hoso to within ;aVfdT/:;fe«t.ofniVr.. ; Carlyon's'now house.,. He was :in doubt whether im:case of fiio .the .brigade/would be/any use, and ..offered thenv a donation if, they.' could.' play a ; stream; on• to ; his.house;'..They/conclusively-.proved this, on-Monday: evening.;/ ! .,.':'' :./.'■/,.;.; ...-,' ■The 'secretary-of'the"fire brigade reports that .the. invitations for: the .dance to be., .'•held .on .August. .5-' are, being responded to fromfar ; and near..; Arrangomeiits.were mado •ih!;jogard to ,-the -contributing lists in circulation. ■ The iladios comraittco .formed 'under ;MrsJ : 'M. -B. Tait : ;is : as follows M.'i'Bi':Tait,v'Howb,-'-Wickchs./Bournb,' Hoskings,: hii'd Misses 'England,; Rowc, .Skipagc, ;and Walker.:. ... v '/"J -.;;.:/; ; ,/':•'/' ...'■;'•' -:'., Tho Ngntiawa"Riflo'Club -havd fired a cbn>' Eetiti'Qii .for trophies given';.by .Messrs.: E: rowii .'arid Howell'Brothers. /Rifleman Monk won -the latter'prize, arid Rifleman Stiibbings ■ the, 'fbrmor: ■ A competition for ;t Mr. Elder's cup, will ;.be/ hold ;oh/August 14/'. The ..club intend, to/hold ,a social on? August 6. ..</ v'-Otafci. library 1 now.: contains . soino ' 25C0 books, l :and -the lutostr.inGtaJnient was ;added yesterday ..-"•Despite the fact that the ins'ti.'tuition a,' country towhj/and /containing all/'tho' latest ; reading . matter, snbscfibejs 'arc ■ vtiry.-few, ,'and,'strange,,to relate, leading '/citizens/.take no active part in connection with the; institution. With tho subscription-as' low,' as 10s:.' -per .annum, the subscribers': list. should be a/large oho ' TJri'fortunately.yt'is'u'ot/so: '"''v;.':": '',-:. / ■'.'■■ -'•.. '/It .is more than' probable: that .the date sugg&tfed 'by ; the'jVfan'awaUi Itugby,Football •Unjbri,'/viz. : , /Saturday/ week /next,/'will: be accepted by; the, Hbrqwhenua Union;for a match.;/.'//;/'/ ; .','vi.V-/,.; : .-.' : ■:■■ ■■■' /■'■;/;'; v'.'-'i'. ■ //Tr«vellihg;;;rfiows//havo' been■'. frequent ;of late, ■'•■arid;.;-while . seme' ■'•have-'drawn crowded houses; • others have done practically nothing. One/organisation which performed.hero'had ■aix..;audience'''-«f/seventeen, / while ./another., 'combination/declined to facd 'the'footlights;' Still another: narrowly "escaped being! broken up/by'general.,disorder,-the class of entertainment provided being' tooi/tamo jto' pledso ; ;:./' ■'•■7 ; ///'/■ //;<'/. /-Oh/Tuesday '-evening /the Rev.' Isaac.; Jolly,' M/A.jy of 'I'almerston /North,' delivered bno '6f;ihe finest.-Icotiifes,ever, heard in Levin, Unfprtunatply/tho; w'cather was"' very.,, in-; clement, ;-aiid 'only a small number/were: pr*- : ssht/at ; th6 : 'Presbyterian Church;: where "Sho. lecture'/:v.-as'.given..'"The! subject,wasi'flan Maclarenj"/ aad J6lly ; . eloquently j.V/-'ajd witli'rhubK'feeling, ixir'tr.aycd.theicharaotenstics /of;. ~ the: ~folks'.of,.; Dru'mtcohty, i.-thcir. 1 mariners their, humour,../and . theirs timesi. of './solemnity—as. only- a. native :bf:that.district/could/ On.'the motion"6f-the Rev..;'J.vWl:ittt; (chairman), a'hearty vote: if thanks'was accorded tho lecturer.;- '/"; ■';'.'/ '/At a special meeting! of 'the Levin Borough' Council-on ,Tuesday "evening, the question'.'ofi tho. site for; a ipublie; iibfaty was .discuswd at'/groat: length.;.. Several- localities were' pre--.posed,..and,:,in tho chd,i,sections 1,'2, 3, and a/-:.; kt.:-/'tlij> r ;pbr6^r^'6^^ljiitlj' f Li?.9S.-' (^.aml^rJija-V5! Streets, 'wcrb .de'cideui' ; ' , c-n'/.,;'as:, i s'\iiiaDle < ;..:(tho voting '.being:'—For ,'/:•, Councillors. J Prouse, HudsonjjFraSc.e, L.ancas'terj.faud.Mackehzieft againstj.thb .Mayorj ;Councillbr,S''Falm'er; and Cameron.■;•■;'.•' /." ! : - ■'. -[l-'y: /;;'; : '.'-..'.'. "\\,-' .: ;A.;spccial\mccting of.the .Masterton.'.Bbrr. oiigh Cbu'ncil .was; held'last evening /to"con-sidep;t-heiHosking'Membrial'Baths question. Thbifollbwihg -motion,/moved-by.i the Mayor, was carried:,' That- the Borough Engineer: bo .instructed' to;'proceed;.with .the 'erection of the. ladies' swimming bath'on the site agreed upon in ,the' Park near Bruce Street,,'and .oil thb /t^lifis: •i" and.; specificatidrjs' prepared., by him."/;.,';/ '/'rV'-.' ;'■',',.]'■.'.''■:■.'''' -///■'. '•■-.•-'■f.''--'.' \%&&"'-'. '/CAlifßllT()N:,rv. TJho balance-sheet of tho Henderson Benefit Committee gives the net lesults of the recent benefit social as £12 17s. 7d To tins amount th;ro is to be added £27 12s lid. from subscriptions, making the total amdunt handed to Mr. Hcndcison £-10 10s Gd The "meat war" which from all accoants has been going on 111 M.i"terton, has reached Carterton, and an enterprising butchei from the northern town has announced the opening of a branch business here On and after August I', tho price here will be from id. to lid pet lb. lower than tho mccs at present- ruling. Tho anninl HOAIO Mission meeting in connection with the Methodist Chinch was held oil Tuesday evening, the Rev W J Elliott 1 piesidmg 'Ihe Rov T G. Brook delivered a very interesting address on tho work of 'ho mission in isolated parts, no fciver than 27 circuits and 33 Homo Mission stations being helped by tho fund The Boinugh Council mot on Tuesday evening, his Worship tho Mayor (Mr Aimstrolig) presiding It was 'decided to hold a special -meeting on Mondiy evening to deal with the question of prohibiting cattlo being driven tluoiigh tho main street, The engineer was instructed to act with legard to tho complaint of Mr W Hcrrick that viator from tho borough was draining on to his property. The application of tho file brigade for a grant towards its funds was refencd to tho ' Finance Committee The Works Committee, with Councillor ltathbone idded, wore authorised to arrange for the completion of Seddon Street, prior to tho council taking ovor th 6 road. The resignation of Councillor Calhstcr from tho Domajn Committee was accepted. The Gas Committee reported that 303,000 ft. of gas had been manufactured during the month. ?AIIIA.TUA. A pleasant little function tobk place on Tuesday, oroning in tho Commercial Hotel, when a number of gentlemen met to bid adieu to Mr. \V. Mathers, who for the past two years has been manager on Mr. Len. Moore's station, and is leaving to tako u» a similar position in the South Island. Captain J. B. Whyto presented Mr. Mathers with a travelling rug as a sbuvenir from the numerous friends whom ho is leaving in this district. Various toasts vvcro duly honoured, and these being interspersed with songs and speeches a most enjoyable evening Was spent. GHEYTOWN. Three patrols of Boy Scouts have been formod hero under Col.-Scfgeiiitt. Shanlcy. Tho throe leaders are. Svdriey King, J. Benton( and \V. Muir, and the corporals are: L. Spiro, 11. Hawko, and C. Beard. Col.Sorgeant Shanlcy is soout-master, and N. /Martin is his assistant., HASTINGS NOTES. a .'. (Uy Tolocraiih.-Spcclal Correspondent.) Hastings, July 28, At the weekly meeting of tho IlastinEs Rugby sub-Union, hold Inst night, Mi. G. F. Eoach in the chair, the Wniroa sub-union asked for Sopteniber i, instead of August 23, for the roniesentutive mutch at Wairoa. This was gi anted, subject to tho consent of the committed, to transpose the last two series 'of A representative Rugby match took placo today to decide tho holder of the Gooseman Banner beUton Dnnneviike and Hastings, and resulted in a win for Hastings by 24 points to nil.