PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 10

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

v (rilOM OOUBII3rOtJ!JS-»TB.) » FEILDING. ' p ( ' Tho' committee of the Feilding;,Choral So- 7s '■ cie'tyropiirtvthsfc-.tKaiv lateconcert .proved vei/ i satisfactory, and, as a result, the bi society are in a much brighter pos:ton finan- h cially than previously, it has been decided D to commenco . practising for a performance p 'of "Tho Roso Maideii." , , «£ Air. B. Bamotfc, of tho local branch of N tho Bank oF Now South Wales, lof V ostc , r ". & day for Gisborne. Prior te. his departure, ho £ w/ 3 presented by Mr 0 N. Cotterill (man- i< ager): with a case of pipes. The Friendly •Societies'. Council has i ■ < cepted tho resignation of Mr.E.^ A. G»rlick ]* as secretarj, ancl Mr. A. E. Patterson has % been appointed to tho vacant office. T Tho president., oftlio Chamber of Com £ merco (Mr. Tolley) s hnß received a telegram t( from the Hon. Dr Fmdlay stating that ho 0 ■has approved thd.appointment, of. Mr. Ul- p mund Goodbehore, J.P.,; as the first coroner for Feilding. To further facilitate business, ■ ; Feilding now needs its. .own deputy-ofncial . assignee.' Previously? coroner and>assign ? e have had to come hero from Palmcrstou. , " : it :tWi.morithly nieeiiiig or tho Halcombo branch of the farmers' Union, comment was h many,farmers who ri .are/benefiting tho . sheep tax and'tho reduction in fire insurance etc., have vet failed to support the •'T^'anion" thrdugh'Vwhose' instrumentality, .these things were brought'about ■> Tho*chairman '"(Mr. John Morrison) -remarked,'.that..theja\- . .. - inn effected in firojinsuranco . .alone. would . Day their artnual subscription -tjr.o or .three times over\m™ost;cnses.... Mr.._ Frank, Pleas-, , ; ants snoko of the advisability. k of. all-fanners, and their sons and employees," joining the now- Mounted Rifle Coips,.. being formed in v . tho-district. >' .- • v'f : : y v \ ') Waituna has decided to go in for a public hall. - f PAIHATIJA. ; Considerable ='. the .'proposed/formation of a. Defence Ltitte ■; •'Club in ■ Mahgatainoka, .- : At ameeting;,hela ; j Saturday by Mr,. " -A' l Quintan, it was resolvcdyto tako steps to form suoh a club, and.;a .provisional tom- : -.mittee with Mr. L. Barrell-as secretary (pro -'-tern;).was appointed to . inquire' int<i , matters • ;.' relating to'.the, cost-, ctc., of laying -out a: v ■ -if . ra A S< has /floriated'. '■ by / 'Messrs: ■ ' Molloy "and Chambers - for competition j v- V• ■ amonizst /the ::Maugatamoka j :'"'^" : Mr;' W. Owen has also donated £1 to .tho I • general cadet funds. . . ■ ' , : On Mondav evening tho lady membeis ot St Paul's Biblo Class wero entertained oy. ; Miss Mill, and a very pleasant evening was /: racecourse dn Monday afternoon to ; witness a : five-furlong raco between Tyrannic and Royal v - Star."' The former horse-was piloted to victory *• 'to J. Hercock. • '• .'• Although' several slips liavo. occurred in this district during the' recent storm, no serious damage has been' reported.'. . ~ Ff-om this week onward tho thrco firms ot , - auctioneers -operating ' in, : Pahiatu3_ intend. , 1 -t'Tholding weekly j.st'ockv sales.l'irniorly: only Messrs Abiaham and Williams held »cek>7 M-■ t.bn'nthe'r firm's selling once. a-fortnight. ' '4; ■' • The Lavin Borough Council has lot tho grazing of the publio reserve at Wereroa to ilessrs. Abraham arid Williams,:'-Ltd.'; for £10. ■ The Horowhenua, Rugby Union 'met. in • Messrs. Smar.t: and Thome's office on Mon- ; 'day ovenfng. J...Ropata, -of .the. AVaikanao Qlub, was suspeiide'd / for tho rest of Ulio season for tripping and disputing tho re- ■-" fcreo's decisions. complaints. the re- v - fcree in the' Kia Toa-Koreru match,,regard-- '-' ing tho state of t'lic 'ground, /arid "barrack- ; :: 'ing'^ ; was idisciissqdj; land jt to warn■'tho, : Kia Toa iClub that,. if- fuither complaihts wero received, ground would be, disqualified.. ~ '' • ' The Borough Council-has been informed by '. .tho .-"railway- inspector r of. 'permanent ways that it had been found impossible to procure ) ■!. Bcreened '.jimestono for somo time,' owing. to 1 a largo slip in the quarry. Ho could not ■ say when such would bo availablo,.but would fulfil the borough's' order as' sooii as possiblev ; application, by.;';tho: Ijeyin' School Committoo . requestingtho,, council- to con-. '< ' struct .'(at -its. own-ifespiehse)' ii crossing : tho Mam Countyi Road to the entrance to :- : the , horse. ;paddook; .!at >tlie.,.-District --.Higli. School;;Wai that' ithavßfinway. tions for : putting'in',li'aiid, at an early date, the work of constructing new: level crossings at Makomako Road, and at Bath Street. Councillor Franco presented a petition boar- • ing 90, signatures;masking '.theS ; i couhcilft6, cui ■ . out of the plan of- the gravel -reserve a' pi-o-l . posed right-6f-way ,20ft-. . wide,- and .he H.: - moved :^';TJmt.-. i the.right-of-TCayi.ie;:.out-..out; of the plan of the-'g'ravel rcs'eryc saptiqus.'-te', v ' : be sold by :this'council.,,and tha,t.;the. sections : be offered - for' salo without :anj;.,'right-of-wa.y; - at the back." .^'.C6uncinor.'-'' , t(Sjica«er se- • condod. After, some discussion, the Mayoj;! • ruled tho.piotion. out :of order,-as notico -had not been given. 'GREYTOWN. ' The ordinary meeting of the Borough ■ Council' was held on ■ Monday jtv.qningi.,, when, v : a letter was received from. tho Orchestral Society, enclosing a chequo for £7 45., net . ' proceeds of- tho. recent concert, and suggest- ' -.. ■ ing 'that, it. be dovoted to-' the purchase of chairs for-'.the orchestral stalls; This was '■ agreed to '. Mr. J. 11. Dock'ery applied, for / a licenso as a billsticker. This was agreed . to, tho'payment to bo,'£2. It was. reportcscl twb^\casq£Kbf in' tho district: It was also repoi-tccl«thati tho addition' of only ono7:mSro subscriber fo, tho'telephono system was \ to have the hours extended:'from; 8: a.m! to' - .■ 8 p-m.,- With-regard'fto'i'theiniovement/sto* . . establish a.;sepaarte Charitable Aid Board for the 'VVaira'rapa, tho council adopted a . resolution/' expressing willingness to fall in ' ' with tho,other local bodies and petition Parliament .'accordingly. Tho slaughtorhouso v licenso of-''Messrs. -ilaij;h . was .renewed, oA. s Coe was given -permission /to widen -.tho iobtr! • bridge 'over the Water-raco near the comc- • -■tory.- The Mayor stated . that ho - had -instructed Mr. Blackmail to' draw up a rc- ■ port regarding the coal gas supply. \ r /An orchard at Papawai seems, to liavo re-r . ceived a rather .severe visitation, from hares' ' recently. "Puss" tore tho bark from a number of tho trees,, aiid practically killed "■ them. ' CAIITEtITON. The many friends, of Mr. Francis Mason, headmaster of tho Dalcfield School,, will regret'to hear of_ his death, .which • occurred '■■■■ yesterday morning. .Deceased, who was 48 ■ years of age, had been ailing for some time'. Ho, was a-native of- Perth,., Scotland, _ and cbmmonccd -'his education -' in . tho —academy there/ coming to 'Now Zealand with his parents ;whenvqiiite /-a youth. ' He .subsequently qualiled for a position under the *. Wellington Education Board, and was tor : ' * eight year 3 second assistant, master, at tho Terrace School, ' .Wellington) and eleven years teacher at the Taueru School. ' Two 7MVi'i months - ago he. was. transferred' to Dalefield. The interment is to take placo at Wellington. WOODVILLE. ' • ;; At tho time of writing (Tuesday) the slips in the Gorge, caused by tho .heavy rain on Sunday niEnt, have been so far cleared .that trains can bo worked from-both ends of the Gorge, the passengers transferring from 'one to the other.' ■ The mails ' wero delayed, all day on Monday, and a great number of passengers were unable to proceed to than destinations, amongst, them .baing a travelling theatrical company. Tho Masonic : Lodge j held a successfu Bocial on Tuesday evening, in tho Aloxandri Ilall. Visitors from .neighbouring towni were : present, and an ' entertaining- pro Erannr.o was presented. _ ' \ . . Mr. Dove has disposed of his interest n his farm the Oxford Road. ; , •. / *V-innii—tlie Happy Medium m. Tobacco.. Mil l • rbv is the smoke, feomethiug betwixt «;uit many; taste. fry a pipeful- ; ; .^r