PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(EUOU. Obit BrKCIAL COIUtESrONQSITB ) li •- —*-

1 , „ MASTERTON. . f Th« annual report 1 of the 'Masterton Rac- (.. fag ■ Club .st&tos * that the • past year has • not - been-a financial success, ■ there being n debits'. '.balance ;of,.6ver.£Sß.; At tho spring: meeting ' the stakes had been increased bj £105, but t;.igs .this i did-not allow■' anyvappreciable, differ- ■ ence-in the'.iiominationsvrepeived it uas cons wv.. sidered ndvianbloto adopt tho scalc. offered !„■ -- .i at the -'previous ' -meeting,- The de,v ; v-fioiency,'>S'mainly to vtho . decrease' ; ."v.'the: amount, r of" money invested on tlio total- • t: i . isaiorthrough competition .with--,-..the- book--fi,," inahers./..LTIi6: refusal, of -the Licensing Com-: ( njittee to giant a license to sell liquoi on tho $$ .meeting :.a ; l;sbi'Jiad seribus'I. -. effect on the l'ovenuc. Tho follomngnomiunvarious offices have/been • re-., ceived —Patron, Mi A W Ctve, president, Mr 0 F Vallanco, vice presidents, r Messrs J Macari C K Poiinill, A, G ii■< ■ Pilmei>andvD..:M'Laojilan; .timekeeper, -Mr.W" D Watson, treasiuei, Mr C F Val lance, clerV of the course, Mr H W ' Smith, stewards, R Buick, D pafcelberg, 0 C' Cooper, \X Cooper, J Cr?ss, D Donald F*E Doisott, J loin", W Piatt, A Bei.ido;> "\V D AVatson. A' J Welch, E- , AVelch, auditors, 0. G Coi k and G I 1 W Selhi *; At tho aifnual meeting of St Patrick's fiSi;:'.&>V italari sli o .Pred it of-;j0 ye r A £5 T ' «; : ;•: : ":Tlic following officers-Avero elected -.—Patron, l Re\ Dean M'Kemn, president. Mi W L 1 Falconer, vice-presidents, 'Messrs F, O'Toole, and E fi f Willian\s, treasurer, Mr F P Hiughev, executive* Messra .T , . Hauler, M 'Biggins, J Keah, 11, Boj'e, J - M„Mal'ov, P, Wel-h/ F'Donovan, ' B Johns, J Pickett, A\ Pickott, A Haughcj and J Cicojnnn, auditor, Mr E" H Widdingtvin, delegate ■> Wairafapa Athletic Siessis VT L Falconer > *and A Haisghe>. ( 1 r « -"'PAIIIATUA 'The final foi tho president's trophy in ri connection.'with ■ the , Pahiatua -Ladies' ; Golf , Wairen defeating Miss Ai try p Iheie i-as a Hrge attendance at the fire bi'igado skating cmiuvjl in the l Dull Hall on JFiidij evening About 930 the diawing £UriiOn's took,K airiilerxf he: r *upeiusioi\ of Mi D Crewe (Majoi), nho '..".-also iniade ;a- fow ■ romarks. on the. good work i: which the had: done- in tho -past;. and bespoke the support of the citizens, as the bjrfgade was practically volunteer bodv i At tlio conclusicn of the dn.ivmg, Mi Ciewe asked tint'a heartv of thanks bo passed to Jliss Ctluei on,' the pimtei, of the pictures, for lier sen ices 'Ihe Pahiatua Brass Bancl was in 'attendance, and lendeied selections t during the evening \ f i Hie month>of July has this year been exceptionally mild, rifd'an eailv spring is antii cipakd Milking cows (oming inti profit \re [K-- all xcporlcll tojie ur spleiidid.condition, and, //...as:tho.grasses already shoivnigia-.fairigrowth,i: a good season may lie expccted Quito a number lambs aip to he seen, and geiie-i-plly jit, may ; bo .said that sheep m^this.district .-. : C.'f? 0 -l'»hiatua • Debating' Soeicty. : had • a ? "fu*H'. a .t. wecklj' meeting. oii'-4 , ri ; v f held, the subject chosen being "Is'jtha rtodern wopian-an improvement on her grand-'' ; Great preparations are being made for llle - oorllandr,'. Hunt . Club's. Steoplechase' : 0] ! [ !nin3day. n(!\t,- v pn -tlie i-acocour-iG- : club have leceived record entries this ... ytar, t and,': .i fine dnv on Woclncsday 1 »«' good la'd.ng should be uitnesgcd For the (Convenience of the fire brigade'two :boxes. ! ..ivitli hydranV,.and;.hose,': havoy:,bciin' i On Fridav evening: Mr J Hall, of the .•/'. • mioisieing transferred to' ; -f- 0 / 'tendered.a;fare\vcll'.Eupper bv : SSwKWmtWSw';''F:?JWil^bhJs; 'iA 1 i' Grover proposed tho toaii; of "The Guest," , or tne i/Oit o/hre Mr Hall made a suituble SW: :^i^i , :'; l v' .'.' ';^^^^np'P r ® 'bo r raxed madb event'an'en- | jojablc one all round * ! ; ibcal• i orcstora'and- Odtlfcllovvß ;tcok . place ipn'. Fri- : the Oddfellows '26 games to 24 On tho intet < S !:•''-Vi « y •Y 0 " 1 t0 the ' P'ldfcllaws' bv 2. point 3. i • :.'Af .ttle,close of the tournaiiieni the Foresters ; ! f?sMij?'Uedj^the ; Oddfellows ?atfHipper^^": i KSS;-'MT-^^-'-"W-P^^^^ver.tlio.'clistrict^n" ! ... niorning about. 6 o'clock,-th'o. light-' ? i nmg being v<;ry vivid and accompanied bv loud clashes of thunder Ram 41 so fell ?i :#ea v ily>X; - Vs ;f: J '„ \ P ,lbllc meeting was held at AVoreroa on -^tticonsidervtKo^queirtioii^^f' ; Bite for ytlie'proposed public librnrj m L«nn 1 mr Ji.s MLeavej cha>j man oflJorowlienua ! County Council, pfesided, and theie «as a -- ? t?, 11 co J & Hankms moved, ratepayers ,'and ,l)ur- ; ' - Vg<®se3desiresJto.'exprcss'satisfactiori' 'at '.tho' ! ..-roijoiutioji of tlio.L'orout'li Council in deciding ..;• •■; ■ tnati tho Site'. for : the., library .'shall.'not: .-be ; 1 onded Mr 13 ■- 11 Gardenei (Alitor of ;^^9P^.r^° : as Ala)or, but as cituen In nnli- ■ -Oifer.ofra'siLO .-ho : had.ijhiylthe, "desire" .:m.' Wl l lg both : ciias of- tile : . town;'. population of 'tho - noTtheru end ' / no" Cll^v Joar3 ' lcncc In hii opinion, M ® S3fajr';cgmprbtnise;: ;;Tlie' ' iv

WEATHER FORECAST. i C .Bates reports ,as fo)- : : subsidence.;-ofjthe'Avesferly galo 1 ;': ? ? ."is l ".' as i well '.as the ! ': ond,t!ic v W.° :skies ..yesterday, betokened- thb, advent '■' .'•' from ihc'north- •- ... of Zealand.- .;inquiry,at Auckland - •. -.. p.rn; ..v«terday.' showed that the baro- '■ ■&M-n?a iallen thero over, six-tenths of aii : ' t V ' '•' J? 0 " >':•M; .pree'edingK 24 : hours, . and' -. ......: thai ram ;had commc'iiced falling with-a light :;Bort-h : £-ast wind of thd'report. : .v. ' i l50 .;: - country probably will fed the in- .-.. -fluencefof/the;: disturbance within ' tho. next' . ~kf? noiirs. - .-This- tropical' visitor, technically .>:/'v-.---;tMSVAA?i.?s.i"js>cloi)!D!?.••-from s its ;■ circular .'in without much - - w v- r ! > - a, ! < ; 0 -?r ' warning, on account/ of the . - • little resistance/offered ny; the'westerly ; wa.ve /.■ v A P r -®- - *v?TP Hoed j/oil"; *; iSa tiirel ay ; > icbiiclitionßyj.lib'W-ev-er'i'* ' •.' \; i .' T ''i!' -probabl7 prMeiifel.whon the centre ? >s : :.'(as;.is expected 011 -■' • . - :Monday night and...Tureday ;morning), for it' '•. - ls on .' the- «3ge . of.;.a7lugh-pfcss;ir6; 'svstciri ■ ,- . r.mv. advanciiw. from-thl? 'westward'; ficavy , •'• • :.' r ?' n ? • : ;an{l :i •'south-easter'y ; TVinds . will -then l|o; cxpcrienccd/ c3pcciallv •'^^?}^®^ /^^:;^^^;^4w) d i and^tKer;ca3t'icoast\of : } ..!. , "the:SootK;l.i^ria//^t# :^uch3cbte-^MthOT LODGE MEETING. * « ~ , ' A .' T -The i'irMljj sessibn-r'tifv the King's Coronation: ■{ r?.;;" Lodja of:,GpM '®mplars;Avas;lield-;6hHFriday 1 •reninff. nhon Bre L Parris, CT, presided oyw,*. fair Attftmlr.nco. :0n» now member wm ' ■; imUat«J. ,; Tliß, 4lejti9a.. ofVmw .officers for' • • .th# «n«uinz :tsrm resulted .as ,follows:—C.T. Bro I, Pitru (ro elected), VT, Sis G* 'Adwris; . Asoritarj-; :-• Sis.; M. / Sommerville;. ; treasurer; .Bro. ■-• A.' Baltenberg) financial sec--rotary, Sis 0 Wheeler, chaplain, &u M. rfii 13 i HtrdinsJ-'marshal.'^Brd;Adams,;' guard, w-' Bro. J. Coffey; sentinel, Bro. C. Charlowood . \ Tin of other officers was f held over. ■"3.' . Bro. ; .P.- Sorenson jvas';.recommended;;■ for th'# • ; .' position' of ;E:8.,: vacancy had: occurred. ' iij. strong: Harmony,Gouiiiiitteofwas formed, 'and connection with th# ~-. approachinj. enniver'sary of'the lod?e. : - -Bro. v:- . .Fraaer -.(marshal),- Simpson, ■ and • - Petheriok 1 ■"';SW(«brntinMrs);as3ist«d.jin;]tLe':eledtion.bf; : bffic'6rs. : '