PROVINCIAL NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS

(F'llbll Olltl SI'FICIAI. 'COII'IitJSrONOfHTS.) . ——-—» —-—- '.../; "■ .-... MASTERTON. A, meeting "of those interested in tho ' formation of a.New Zealand Labour Federation .'was hold last evening, tho attendance being -.p00r.. The following resolution was carried: —"That, !in tho opinion of this meeting, a strong effort should .bo made' to securo the control of the political machinery, dnd 'that the time is opportune to create a Labour party in Parliament, pledged to, and oontrollod by, -a Labour .organisation, , which,' wo hope, will bo brought, into existence." 'It was also resolved: ."That, in; the opinion of this meeting,' it is desirable to form a Labour League" , Officers of the league ..were, appointed pro torn', and arrangements mauofor holding a meeting in ■'» week's time. *• ; y . A'case of more than ordinary interest waa heard- at' ;the .Masterton Magistrate's Court before Mr.,C. C. Graham, S.M. yesterday, When Arthur• : Wooilham Mward Brbadbent. .and; Frank Deoring .Pelling,.,were charged with that .they, did • send liquor to thenisclvos; without having a statement on tho outside of .the. package' showing that it; contained, liquor; ; A-.fine'of £5, arid costs, in each case' was imposed.. .-;''."■'.■'. ■'"'''.' '';■.'■•, ■■■'*." v ; : , l? •■'•Mr. E. Williams, at ono'time manager of tho Belvedere Co-opcrativcl Dairy ./ Factory; has been appointed mariagbr for the new proprietary, cheese factory at Wpodville. Mr. W. R. Harknoss, tho nbwly-appointed .manager .'of the 'Taratahi; choose; factorj, has arrived hero.; • Ho comes from Tua 'Marina, :Marlbdrough.;. ;;.;'■■,:.';;; ;'';'.;':•■: /''.; .-■lTio following fixtures; have been drawn up.'for .tho' local .friendly '' societies' ''card tournament :-rAugust. 18, .Oddfellows i,,7. Druids:; •:'August',23, Druids - : v. •August 25, Foresters v. Oddfellows ;-Septcmb>r 1; Oddfellows v. Druids',' September 0, • .Druidi y.'Fofestorsj,Septcmber;;B, Foresters,r!. Oddfellows;. September: 15,' .Oddfellows-vi-, Druids'; .September 20,' Druids v..Foresters; 'September''22,' Fores tors v.; Oddfellows;.:'. ;•;■■; ',v l'ho'local Methbdist' Churbh' has;established 'S''Sunday.-Sbho6]. : at Bolved«re,'.and;'it..is prbp;osed;;to 'establish' another :aV; ;, iVaihakeke.'.;'; [■ i : Th©.;parisJiionbrs -of.St/.'; Mark's ~ Chursh I ha^yo;;arranged. a 'social .for, l;Mf;-;and.'Mrsi .H; ' : S/.'Moss;, : who;are oxpected rHerovrioit'..week;; ; i .lfc',lwill ; tafee.;tii€i''fqrrii ; ;of ,a' progrtasive'enbWiy! party^yV^ftyy'fty/:;;;,;: : \V \ ! |li|iit? ; i '■■ % y\ .-Tho Gre'ytbwn Gleb Club 'presented Mr.'Ri ■ i L.'.\Tcllicbb..'ivith;a,case of'riipes-at their. mecU 'ingy.on : Thiirs'day Vnight;.'..' ' The:'.-; presentation. was , in., recognition ■of his {tarj^j&.'thb.'dub;.;;;^ eulogised., tlio' work' done; by. tho' Vecipkn^iVandfregrotfed'thatythe;'necessity liadvSriseri,;;fori;his' departure.;-:' : Mr.;.',J.;.;Cross; was;'electea,.tb;'thb.,vacant' position,;;,: :;; :■■, y?'Dr;;iM,'Carthy. delivered '•■ a;' ie'ctu'rb- toymeniT bersy,'bf.t'hp;:Greytbwn'Deb l atiri6 ■Society'on' Thursday; whs ..'.'Health:". ;Aft«r;-..'thb..'lectufe'..'thb. cbmiriitteb: met',' arid elected'.;thb„ Rpv'.'',G;;.vW'.:-;Pittcridrbigh . arid Messrs;; Irwin.' and : Rbl)erts as !.the.'"A?'.;te'am: ,tp-meet tho'Masterton-.team .'on- August 26,' to;' debate .theyquestion:';'.'ls .Trial' by, Jury '■Beneficial?.";'; The .'.'B" team..(consisting of liessrs.; E.y.Haigh, Meikle,. *nd kaxton). will meet .tho'"A"-,'team and debate tho samp subject prior to; the .'principal debate. • '. .y/A' 'heavy, thiiridorstorin;;: with; r.iin,.;.pasjcd bTer;,tliis.;district'.on Thursday ■night/,.'/;"y

",;A ; lengthy'! sitting of the'- Otaki S.M. Court was' Held on Thursday,; the j principal cases being; claims' as follow:—Carter 1 v.. Woods, claim'' £30 .fori training; racehorses, :;and Cpates/and Skipper v.'.Ngarproro'.,Drainage Board,,claim £74 ,125.:1n the former case judgment was.g'ivbh.:for plaintiff for,£ls. and m the-latter. case,plaintitfs were awarded £59 12s.y.:No^ic6 : of ; appeal: was .given -in. this case. •';;'.'■'••.'-/•' I ■':)';: : '■'• : ' "•' -'.'"-' v.;

A. performance; of "I/itfclo '.'Red- -Riding Hood" /wis' given in 'the-, Town Hall on Thursday night by local performers,.and, on: tho whole',''was :a..success.;'.; The ganising'tho ' entertainment .is duo .to'.Miss Pearson,;' who '/worked untiringly;,- '.Tho : .pro-;, bceds/'arc/ inlaid of tho.-!Anglican'- Sunday School.;'lt' is ■ probable performance wjll'bo repeated.'''v.',; ..'..:.;.. .. ' . > : :The : i'ainfall.at Otaki,Gorge for tho month just ended -was 7.35 in., while,at Eeikorangi it.Was 6.3Bin'.,: : as against Otaki's 5.21 in. ;.'; : , ; A : -beginning has :bcenmadp..with:the erection of tho hew police station Hero. .... !' A 'number',-of- the .local;, Druids'■''visited Otaki vthis;, weejii ■■'.' and wore' entertained • by tlie mpmbcrsontlio-OtakiLodge.-. ''.;,'■ " ~ ;'. .There; is still -a [ great ■deal : of; water; about this ■ district, vthough.- the 'flood is: receding. josd.;is under, water,' and also : pe-rts, of ,tho; Palmcr'sten..road near. Make- ;• rua.'vThe flood from tho local, creeks, was biggest'oxp'erienecd 'for '.'■ many-years. ' The amount of,vwatcr' in-.tho swamp, is, likely, to delay the opening of the flaxmilling season. •'!' -','Are iho.'.Chine3o r desirable immigrants?" . was the local ] literar jr society's i subject. of' de-.'-' :bate ; at'.'tho. Town; Hall ; on'"Tuesday- night.' Mr. : JuddVto'ofc' tlie'affirmative sido,' ,'and : Mr.;-iH.ensman 'the negative. 1 . /Messrs: Andersonrand : ' Clayton, also spoke.' ■'•' At the' oonclusion;of:thc,debate, tho vote was taken, •and j.fesnlted fin a win for:4ho anti-Asiatic propositions. A musical programme followed, .to'iwhich-. Messrs.;' E.: Smith, ...Law.,'. Silvest-er,: and , i 'Lansvjg]c'ontribnted songs -.and pianoforte 'item's^<Miss;Silvcsteri'. : Mcssrs". .Esall, v ola'y-' tbnj.andj.Hertsman'gayeyre.adinEs.- -'-;Mr!'C. : .-Pi--Exall was; in' thocchairf r and .Miss Lansvig acted ; - ■-.--> ;- ; . ;,v Tho. pastjvyeek 'has .been : very, wintry,- the ,ohange,being'in marked-contrast,to tho mild weather '.experienced'.'during .the past two. months:,;-'Aistrong westerly.wind blew yester-day,;.-th.us, preventing -the .flood-waters' get-' ting' away,' ■-, '''■ T'"-.. ...' t .'■;■ ,■:>.„'> ~ --' . ; Mr.' E.AV;' Anderson,.who : ;has, been, trans-, ferred to.Rongotea/.ivas presented; by the .'Shannon post .staff with - a moroccobound autograph -album' alid a.silvor-mounted ppeketbook. . Mr. 'W. E. Gundy.-of Master-,toni.sncceeds-,Mr.. Anderson ;at the local-post 'Office. .'., : •.■.•.■,";';;'.'■.■•-;■:. ~' ' £'^'-o : i '-':I/EVIN. ; ..;,. ; ;.' V' -" .;' The.; Y.M.C.A. Debating .Club met oh Thursday .evening, Mr'.. J. Harvey; presiding. The programme /• oonsisted;".of ■: impromptu speeches, - and" several interesting debates rook place, the subjects being:-"What do you .know of ; the..moon?":"How will Spiritualism thwart tho Materialist?"; "What is Psychical Research?."• and..'"-What do \ '■.' consider. ;the solution of the.airship, mystery?" The Opener of' the last, debate:-was. of opinion that this was the outcome of imaginative minds, who went homo late atnight. Other subjects were: ('Should Bacholors, be taxedP" ."How will' Socialism liberate the,,'massesP"-' have Dominion, option for or. No-LiceijseP" .This club is proving, 'very-successful in; educating young men,in .thoi'art of public speaking, and the attendanoos'are'being well kept up. Thp next de'bato is to beheld on August 19, when' the subject to'be discussed,'wiTl' be: "Which nation..has; 'produced, the greatest Generals— !Englahd. or. Franco?" ~.',. , "'A.number of sheep have been, worried by 'stray, dogson Mr. M'Leavey's property at, Woreroa ,within the last few days.

FEATHKUSTON.\ ■; .'•■"'■ Tho fire brigado sooial proved n great success. Ovor seionty couples took part in the dancing, the/music being supplied by Mrs A Burt (pia*no), arid Mr. W. Sorenson (riolm) Extras wero played by,. Misses Davidson, 11. Waller, M<sdamos Wickcns and Watci-s, and Mr. Waters. Tho hall was tastefully decorated, and the supper room, after being attended to by Miss England in hor usfual ai tistic style, looked very pleasing 'and inviting Tins room was in clinrgo of Fireman Hutohws, who proved himself an adept at tho ait of seeing that everyone got just what they wanted Tho ladies' committee, under Mrs M. B. Tnit, had worked very hind to make tho function a success, and the brigade naturally feel grateful for fclioir offoits When tho accounts aro settled it is bolioved that tho net profit will bo about £0 Some oACitomcnt nas caused here by,tho rumour that tho "an ship", had been seen at Cross Check by ono of tho locomotive firemen.. Ho states that it looked like a cigar-shaped thing with a light m tho' front. Tho roport is naturally taken oum grano sails.