•PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 582, 10 August 1909, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

' (JTHOM OUII SI'IXUI, L'OItIIUSrHNQHTS.) _ : ♦- . . ' PAHIATIJA. On Sunday and Monday mornings two very heavyfrosts Wore experienced here. At Pongaroa 011 Saturday last tlio final match for the Pukctoi championship was played between the Pongaroa and Italianui football teams, and won by the home team by three-points to nil], Hutchings, scored a try for the winners. Previously the above-, mentioned teams had played two matches to. decido the championship, but without'a score 011 either occasion. 1

, On Sunday evening,, the gky being cloudless, a very bright star of unusual size wad ,visible in the western sky. This probably accounts for the "strange light" observed by local residents on Saturday evening. The star disappeared- below the horizon about 7.30 p.m. _ , . ,

A ooinplaint was laid before .the Pahiatua County Council on Saturday, regarding the amount of stock that habitually grazed on tbo Ballance, roadways at' night-time; This matter oaused 'considerable' discussion amongst the councillors, one remarking:that the telephone always seemed to be ahead of tho,county ranger, all over the>dds_trict. This council authorised the ranger to . prosecute offenders whose cattle were continually on the road. ■ "

: The milk supply, at the Ballanco butter factory ..is increasing, and. prospects for' the coming dairying s-eason aro extrcir.cly good all over this district. 'The majority, of the dairy farmers have large supplies of winter feed, tie mildness of the autumn and, early l winter not necessitating the uso of .winter feed. Indeed, it, was only last wetek;. that , dairymen wore compiled to use harvested crops.', Several dairy farms have changed hands' of late, mostly to -buyers from other parts, and there are still ■ inquiries for 'good ; dairy farms. Mr. York, one of the oldest settlers of the Ballarice . district, has disposed, pf'his property, and.is about to take his departure ; for the Auckland district. Mr... Reav, of Southland, has -..been, appointed manager of the. Tararua cheese factory at Ballanco. At a meeting of the , Bush Rugby Union, held on Saturday evening in the CommercialHotel, : arrangements were made for the reception of the Poverty Bay representative/ team,'which arrives here on .August-18:,The - match against the Bush Union will be played, on the Recreation Ground oil the following day.; - ' " ■ i : ."'••• ; FEITiDIXG. . . ; , ' Fine;weather returned to this district yes- ' terday, bright sunshine following .-a frosty night, i The Orotia River ana' MakinoStream, whicfh were running bank high . on. Saturday, are now down'to normal leijel. : The ...Feilding ' senior football. team ,is-, the dhampion club team of the Manawatu district for. the third successive season. Miwar kau has already played it this season, and the" same team is coming here nest Wednesday l week'to play a return game. The .Levin! Olub lias also sent in a request for a game. Mr. John Cheyne, "of Utaiw.ai, ' mot. his . death this week whilst mustering sheep" on his father's, farm. He was thrown from hiß ( horse and, sustained fatal, injuries. . . FEATHERSTON. \' ; - , The Liberal'football team was defeated, by' Waiorongomai on Saturday by 15 points to 6. Tries were' scored .for the. winners .by... Tait (2), Donald (2), and King. For the', losers the scorers were M'Dowl and. J. Hyland., After the- match the visitors were entertained by the men at the • homestea'd, and, at the conclusion of evening, Mr. King, on behalf of ■ the visiting, team,... re-' turned thanks' for th'o enjoyable afternoon and evening they had spont.' . v ' Several heavy frosts have been felt here lately. On Friday the weather waa very boisterous, But on Saturday it cleared; and the, past two days have been porfoction. The rivers are now down-to their normal level. i The Fcatheratpn South County Council meet at. Miirtinborough on Friday next. ! ! •!? ■ :" v : :

, Mr. \V. H.. Booth, of this'district, isat-' tending; the' annual ■ conference of Jersey breeders at Palmerston North. 1 . The,death occurred at Clareville'on Sunday afternoon of Mr.. Abraham Oliver. Deceased, who ,was 73 years of age, was a native of London, and came to the Dominion in the ship Sukairsome 34 years ago with. his wife and a family of six children. He landed at Wellington, and later removed. to the'Wairarapa,- settling' at Masterfcon < for a while. From there.he removed ( to Parkvale, where he took a farm, and worked it, besides carrying on his traao of bricklayer,, and plasterer/. Some seven years ago he left .the farm to, ;tho management of his sons, and thereafter lived a retired life.at Clareville.

■ Seven and . a half degrees'oL frost ; registered' here on Sunday .night, . It is expected that the Taratalii Dairy Fac- ' tory will commence operations about the last ■' week in August • or; the first week .in September.' ' LEVIN The fortnightly "free and easy" at tho Y.M.O.A. rooms on Saturday nignt drew to-', gether some thirty young men; > Songs were' 1 'given by Messrs. Herd, Mortioeheaa, '• and Glackin.' The last-named .also contributed:a banjo solo ; and an orchestra, composed of Messrs. Silk, Parker, and Moon (violins), Solley ('cello) and Arthur James (piano), dis- • coursed pleasing music, while ' recitations wero given' by Messns. Ashforth, Fry, Pole, and Vincent.' Mr. F.' E. Parker, -general., secretary, introduced several now members to the'gathering. Refreshments were handed round at the close of aa enjoyable evening. On Sunday morning at Levin Presbytoman Churoll eight new managers were.set apart, for their duties'by the Rev. J. White.