PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 591, 20 August 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

f ',' / (ntou oott srscur, couaesroitariTß.) I • ';'; ' " ——f- [\ '• [ ■■ - - OTAKI. !.'f'j The erection of a metal bin, in connection frith tho much-discussed "Straker," is now '■ proceeding, tie structure being 65 feet long, ; " built of jarra'u, and containing twelve trap- ; ' doors, each sft! in width. Tlk» metal will bo

■': bade > : - pt '■;:, the bin;,-'; tho. pP?S"Sfraker"/jWill jlino.Sup/ underneath,; and ;the ; |iWijfJieoesjsary,;:inetal/ -.to;; eject'; , - from: tho< shoot: fesHJMessrsr.J. , ; K. : I>pgan^(Sjuperintei{dent; of; fetViTelegraphs),': : and. : Robertsoiiy,(Telegraph"jEu|?H:;.'eui^et) 'paid -aii..official; Jvisit-;to'.'Qta,Ki'--yes-' |Sp^t^day,^ i and:ynspectedV-ithc'.[;ncjp. r pKS^p'^tus;;; , ; -..j.';■.',.;-> ■te eyiariing'' ; tneWiWill ;ofi : -'fThb qualities ;;of : |>^;;vari ; !idoali;wife''6r;h'usbarid^i'^'■; .:: ; >>. Otaki:; Hockey 'Club . lias- de^ :

to /Tvindirup ;tho •seaiion ; with .a social gKs : a^.dancq'.oii;Scptember.ls.'',-;.-: ■'. ;'-''■ ;- W^7sfiMr% Vrcce3it?Koad vßoards meeting ■ if--was pfiiK'dccided/.tovr'sori'e , ,'notice;of.'action .on the feSOtaki 'creamery :fpr tho-ajleged polluting of llssj^diaini-■^.Th«;.matter ) . is to'"?W

having, s.ug-. a;;;remetlj\;(;>•'' \ ■'.'.'.' "• v.■';;'■ ■ ; :"' ; --v gs3;i)%D(}spitey;(heavy. , ;;-.:;and: < i'sloppy],-' grounds, gpftwo^hockey^inatchfis; toojt "place; yesterday. dreiv Vtiie attendance was; the. j.:iK|';:V]adießV i :fixture : r.bctwoc'n : i Oliau'- i .and' Otaki, |;.-.;-J x- "the. , -Vf pireniost; ! team...in; '■ ;the ; championship.: S;> ! .SOtaki .gained -a ! decisive".victory, i beating-' tn€> sSgp^redoubtable; : Ohau!jcombinatipn ;■' to, the; time HSirQof Sfive -^goals v 't6; jSgiAithreelgoals'-Vahd /Misses; Kilniister:and/BillsB^Htwe;.each; v;The /other 'match was;.between ■ .^jKaHiii;;and/Levin 'Rovers';' (recti), the' former, ;i;oals to v^iill : '\ Ivon .'Hughes' ' V"'

feiuh'ng. •;'/;'-' '

:if j.gvH-The:.members•'-of '■■ v tho:;Feilding Wesley ||^Church; : '{oli6ir,v:wb(>_^i<scl:;; : : : \vitlij ; ;last ' year's S|/;|oKainpioiiv choir■. Vff^ : competitions "'oil:'; :AiV;liOTe ; y^t««lay : : ; attbrh<X)ii.;: : p iffi iea,".■ at I'wHioh sw : et;<>'' .com ■ratulateil ;-by' |?svfennd ;;Mr.;; Jolin\Gojbbo^. ; During;; tho; proceeds f|is£ irigs ;^oo'niplim(?ntary '.. ri?fcrc!iqe' l -w:i's. ; 'jnado ; .:.to: ;Sif,v3tho-:jt!oh<luctor' \Vbitej._^v : ■ ;SS;(;'Btage;^;study^''G6i!fuiidu"—iesit/'-Jlbhday iji^i'evening: %y : kx : £\r?', '■■■'■'■;■'■■■ '"'■".' ■''■'■ ■'■ : -.-.' jiere.'oii K'S^Saiturdfty:'' fetT7OE?n;;fa""" : -toamV'reprpsenting '"-1-lj'e' ;ge J {EimDojt<jnj:aiid[l?Apiti'.districts):V.''and ; : S^-j'iJEeililirig■'Club. : 7(thJs,'ycar's.\vchonipioh, :clifb[ ;'^'.t^iind,crf , t)ie : :;MaMWntuv- : Ru«by;J:tlriiori)/ : V' , The : '£ ; ;ho; i> as.,,.fo.llo*srrT-Fulu; %i^iback/ ; Day!s:'thrqe-qnartOTs,-''rrevoiia,'M'rioan;' j<j,f,w, : D6tfgla3';;five-ejghts,' Carroll.,, half, ■.Onglo'y;: (wings), ;'V/.Car&|!:*«rolir?; AVhiskcr,'." lly'aii, .•'■V^x/.;.■.."■. ■;.■.-•.. v ~v> ■

i* Mr C Goo 'bchore, JP , lias been sworn I in as .coroner fdr tin:, chstiict. A secgiid shp'liab occuncd on the Sandon i Eoad, immediately on this sidq of the slip that occurred a fortmshi, ago The road is. D egain completely blocked for vehicle tiaffic i Under the new, arrangement for tho ser- [ ' vices of Mr. Cahill (wool-classing instructor), i classes will be held at Sandon, Halcombe, V Feilding, Waituria, and Cheltenham Unless I some supplementary arrangement can be ! t made, classes will not yet be held at Vpiti, J Kimbolton, Ashh,lirst, and Pohangin.i

, I'EATIIERSTON i Residents experienced a fairly heavy fall I of snow here on Wedncsdij afternoon Tho ■neither is a little severe on the eirly lambs, 1 but so far there are no reports of any great i fatality among them i There is oveA likelihood of tho Fcathers•j ton Dairy Company beginning the season t nest Monday A milk supply of between three and four hundred gallone is forthcom- ! ' ing to etart v itb , 'r The meeting ifarmers to have been hold i on Wedensday " evening had to bo • postponed owing to, the inability of * Mr. J C. Cooper to, bo present. Ths ,mcet- } ings arranged to bo held m Greytoun and j Carterton will be postponed for the same reason ~ f PAniITUA. . ' The football match, Poverty Bay v Bush i Union, was plajed yesterday, m splendid i weathei Tho BusJi Union representatives 1 had ,tho best of the garrio most of tho time i „ On the Tvholo tho gimc was a fonvaid one, & and tho Bush Union team non bj 9 points J ml, Ecoleton and Short scoring tries, and Gordon i Smith kicking a goal from a mark , taken by Collins Mr Georgo Smitli was 1 referee Tho result i.is Something of a sur- { prise to tho Bush team's suppoiters Tho ( visitors were entertained ]a«t night at a smoke concert at the Club Hotel i The Forestors' social to commemorate their f twontr-third anniversary was held in the , local Drill Hall on Wcdnesdav evening, and was a splendid success, over 100 counles bo- > mg prewnt All'the airingemcnts l were I well carried out Mosir.* E Clarke and F , Sede&lo provoJ capable MC's, and the i music was supplied by Bluett's string band

' ' "GRfiY'IWN. f Between five and sis p m.' on Wednesday, i* , .. .Groytown residents; ezp«jepi6e3sa • sligß t.yf all I- 1 ■of snow. ; Tho.l weather. ;V-.l>rpko pv .ivArmbrnin^-'andVyestertlay ,: !aftefnoon the'.siur : y^asshining, • brilliantly:. ■ .*' y?; : .■ j ■'■vNine ■;> of the redoubtable :Kia Joahotkey' : . . team loft here, on Wednesday, 6n. routeifdr [tournament p, ; ' and • Hastings. . [ < HUTT AND PETONE NEWS. m..... (I'ram Oar : Special Reporter.) ■vv ■■■• t jottings !. .'.The Kia Ora. h'Ootbali Club is holding a R-Sr'V,: smoke> concert''' /* Tlie ; i Mayor:, of }: Lower -Valley (Mr. E. P.; Bunny) will preside.*/ te 'y- : ! :■ ■ hold a; sweet pea :aucl carnation :show.;at- Iff?;, h-. , tono; early, m January, next. . , ,I'ho, Kov. .W. A. Kcay, .-of Alicetovn; re--■■•\tnrns;to' Tasmania.- on; -Friday-tweet. : Horttfill ,be replaced by (he Rot. Bawden Harris, ■ of [• : : ;. Newton, Auckland:'..' • '.': [ JlesSrs J. G Castle, It G Honso. J A E ■.'Patfinsoni'-'.'.and "Ci "Eo'gcrs have been- elected ~ nn tho Management Committee of tho Petone EK i'-i Church-'of: England; M^n's^Socifity;-i'Oii' , -A:rigtfit; i ;.. ' tho-Rev. ;W.. ! G. iyen's, : ,of.V'Melanesia,' willgi\o nn address j | ' At'..Monday . night's meeting.' of ' tho Petone Borough' Council, -.'.the Mowihg-'.'motions. will: K - : • £'■ R e -. :cons 'daredr{l)\ "That : ;ill-, ordinary, meet- !. ings of the Works'and. Finance Comniitteo bok -tho.:-press!'.; (Councillor-';. Piper): v '(2)' /.I'hat' tbis coiincil' bnR couiplote' confidence iir &'V;ri" esemitWe officers,"-Messrs. >4V Webster (town f; i ■ .'■ -v.} clerk) - and ,'H; - Cook (borough":-, engineer)" i (the Mayor, Mr J W ' M'Ewanl" K-'Sfi-4:5* -Enrther consideration' .iviir |be''"given\ to' the [?J:;.';i'&&>000loan .oxpehdi i. V . nic ?''PS of tho .-Hutt -Borough-Council;'. ...