PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 684, 8 December 1909, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

\j:(Jrom Onr' BpMlal-OOTMTOobdent».)' . : .; • ;'>"'•;..■-.■ './' : .'.'V.'.;<:'■'■?! ? MASTERTON. " \ Three rinks from tho Masterton Bowline '' Uub mil' play "a match for the Booth Cap • JJ I 5 a,n * t . Grey town player's at' Greytown to-day. : : " the following have been selected to represent' : L Maslcrton:—J. Prentice, W. Pragnell, B. Rigg. ; '■-! and P. h. Hollings (skip); G. Townsond, J. J?. ' ! Bliukhorne,, E. J. .'Rose,- and J." C! Ewington'' . (skip); W. Wilkes, J. Carpenter, T. CrosswelL! and 3. Scott (skip). .- " : ; .■/ ";■■,.. ~*.;! A party of yonng men propose to -spend a-' '-••■' w c ee ii a ~V"."almas time in the'.-.upper reaches--•'■■-Ot tho Walngawa— a locality that has been"; very little, explored up. to the present time;;.- - live scenery in the 'valley for-• several miles' .'•'"•" [below Mitre Peak is stated ..to bo very fine.. ■' ■-•• the slopes being steep' and heavily wooded. lit '.'■■>• this region, too,.wild cattle are said.to abound,'".!" and native game is still plentiful. ' Of course,- - this constitutes part of tho Government Forest', iwsprvo, and is virtually, a sanctuary: for both, ■'■•' native game'and wild cattle. ..' Sovoral' deep ' ': were liberated there about two years-ago, and 1 - 5 tho party -may; possibly, be able to ascertain, '■ how they have thrived. -'.'■':,■-.'■:.'.:V-. Although the shearing machines is nndonb't. !' cdly, making, great headway, tho demand -far:!''r- ear ? r vT £".' i y western district just at ' present is.sti) fairly keen, and some'difficulty' v ? ™™T-« m< i? d m , find 'ng sufficient men,, to 1 -. - copo with the work ■at .'present. .- -• ;-;' ™£? ni' ,, {. g ° f ft Mast«ton.Amat«ur; Swim-!,-v ming Club, is to be held' this evening ■to diV • ■ cuss ,tlm question of holding .a, carmval at, ! the Park Lake on Anniversary Day.. A depn- ! tation waited on the Works Committee: of tho'Masterton Borough Council, at 'their; last meet-. -' ing with,a request that tho council bo askedi ' ;to reconsider their decision toask for KTI -u *}* »? oi ¥ from 'the.carnivaH- ■; H,. f!? s , d f cld€d - to reeempnend: that.the Swimming Club be granted tho uso\f thi { ' l?i e J or »n<i,. this, offer :will bo Con.' !' sidcred .at.-.tho: meeting this: evening, y/--? ; . ;.; GREYTOWN. ".;.-:-:'':"\Z^ • was'held \a The Mayor, Co.uncUlors T. E. j! ,- i~.»i pi A. f WJer iras'reeaiTOd from tho!: local Glco Club enclosing a'chctroo for £7 to " wards the HaU' i •SS ta ™g and sanding of ■ th^footpathaV. '! and would bo proceeded fwith '' ! 'fcS , i , *3'--* ,1 . , t pßwha * ll ad would "b.,. formed by day labour,; Messrs. Terry and Gar.; t nty.having agreed to put their fences on boan-' ! ; daryjmos requested. The finances' report^ 'oT. : n i^. i V matt l r - of- Bas'instaUatron.: was ! :!! ragain:brought- up by tho Mayor, who stated' " .that. arrangements had /now been' made .for■■'' the loan under-the now Aot, and' that'-an"' .Auckland firm'had. offered plant-",' W ' les9; tllaa ' a V!v received by the council. It was decided that-! tho Council Chambers jand. library-bo closed V!) tor Christmas holidays from December 2i to I ' i anuary i, ,but■ that tho.reading-room be kent- - open (oxceptron the statutory-i*olidays),' and T i that the council s employees rcofeive the statu- ■'!.' tory, holidays 3 asf well.' It was'H!' reported -by.. Councillor ■ Wcbstir that''.'stock.' , were .continually grazing. on tlo roads. • >Ho ; ! thought that ) tho paid' to: thM'ranger could ■ ' be saved,, andhq proposed: "That stock bo al- ; '- lowed to grdzo on the roads, and tho.services ! of a ranger, be. dispensed., with." .This -was!'.'-.'•' seconded Coe. Aftor some dis-> oussion.the Mayor: moved: '"That, tho' borongh:. 7 '' solicitor, bo instructed-to proceed pgainst cer-'.' tain persons:for allowing 'their stock to "• herd '! ■ on .tho--streets.;'. 'Councillor- Kompton,;'. sec.: ; - onded tho anotion,-and Councillor withdrew his proposition. •■'// ': -. ■';:.',.:- ;'- v - -,V -.' Some' excitement, was caused; in:High'!Streot .on Monday afternoon,-when'a'horse, attached--'' to a dray bolted through taking-fright! at'a'-motor-car. the yardin. which it was";'' standing,- it brought,dowiv'ra: criachbuildcr's' ; signboard with.a orash, and from there-it-had'-.'' >' a'Cloar ruu- until afterburning into Park'Eoad;V' whero a collision with a telephone post brought'' : • ..the;runaway. ! .to a standstills .The horse'and'-cart-escaped damage,,' ,: but> tho telephone : post.. ; was tilted.and;a wire-broken: : '.■'-;'■-'- :'■"■'■' : /, /'\:,!!; : ..- FEIUDING^^'- : ! r^i"M^ ' Chief Inspector Braik '.conducted ; .t!he r Sixth i% Standard.proficiency examination.in tho Eeild-4 • ing' High' Schootyosterday.' .;"'-,:'; : ; :' -'".:''.■ ;■*■;. Mr. B. M'Lachlari,: who has bberi transferred' - froni:_tho Halcombo!-!-Railway '.Station... to' ' . Ohingaiti Station,: received a presentation, and" ■ a. scnd : off Halcohibe': this week.:' .j, : . '.: : ,Tlio; ; Foilding.' Choral-Society'. proposes-;!to"'" 1 . take "up. "Elijah" as a' study 'for next .season.'- :"> ■■; After some "delay, the. local Chamber: ofiCom- !• ■ . merce'has elected- a half-holiday' committee, ■■''" consisting, of;. Messrs. W. F. Bramwell,' J. G. v Cobbe, Spence, Tingoy, •E. G;, Kennedy, G.';J.' Harford, and, D.TPryde;:...,:,,;:'. ■ .>■..'..'"• v=\i . The Foilding Fruitgrowers' Association'is'on-; •' doavounng; to include- beekcepars in its mem. bership.. It is hoped to:induce Mr. Cockayne,,Govornmeht biologist;.to:visit the! district;at'.'.,an early date to give'a: demonstration in the . uso_.o,f emulsified oils. VM r ; .'A. R. Mayo.-'a'.;' leading'...oiwhin-disli,: states; that when 'Mr. -- Cockayiia .has .got- s a littla further-' in! hi's-ror ■'"• , search he will have;"a spray which will" do' :> away with tho; lime, ,salt, and -sulphur applica« tion.- The latter, mixture" had little' or.'no'V effect, on. the red snider, 'which' was'likely' toVi provo.the worst fruit'pest'known in'this dis- '■,':'■ , trict. The .'cmnlsioh: sprav,'however,-would-' deal, with this and■ similar pests."...;,.- ~;.;.. Tho ..proposal to obtain- an-expert to: toko' charge of the Feilding. Fire Brigade'has met'with, tho approval,of the:,Chamber-'of .Com- '■& mercer which has; sot up, a special comnuttco-' .to go, into, tho matter. - '■■■■'•.-: i-:;./^-.-'.-'-

:-Feilding. business:' men nro fnr from pleased at the attitude of::the: Railway Department" towards ;.Eoildirig,-viir-'-; I tho. v 'matter-.'6£-': : roiliv--J; a 7J■X? ca^ios v•- ; »P w P'^e^ t ■MPwtbd^aMU^anc€B'.'■' : that the error in., tho ■ monthly time-table,' •' which fails,to show 'Feilding .as' a Mopping-'" place for the Main • Trunk; train would- be' - rectified, no change appears-in the'-book just 1 -' issued ".as the.' guido , for December; • Other'-•" anomalies in the ,same:book (all ;l relating to ? Feilding) arb almost humorous. -Mr.; Poolo, " M.P., was ,up ihero> on Monday,': and' he"\vcnt : i' to tho Feilding Station to catch the extra ox.' press to.''Wellington'.,: One. of. our .'leading biisi-v ncss men tells -of the • unusual experience ai > follows:, "I: felt Humiliated as a resident: of Feilding that' our stationmaster had to stand out m front of the Main Trunk train to'stop it so .as to enable a passenger (Mr. Poole) to ' board the train. It,, was reducing .Feilding ta the leyel;of'-a.;'mero':flag'.station; , '.: , --:,":--v\*'-;.;,:;

-:FEATHERSTON.; >'. ■■ The operation of the'; new time-table on tho railways is causing some little confusion berei V but this may be-espected to 'rectify, itself y-. when the times are. better, known....- The 'early v morning train to Palmerston .and -the: late v: tram back is felt ; to. be a, great convenience; - but the mail trains arc loss' convenient' tha'u' '■-" S? y , wrcj.;;There' is: no -mail from town-: till half pastten m tho morning, and that is ■- the first mill up from hero to the- rest of '•'•'" the- Wairarapa.. 'It:closes at the : post office^ j at ten o'clock. Tho late train"-to Wellington"•''■■ will bo missed. .This: used to carry mails '"' and was;a'gi:eat convenience'to'business men'- I '' The,Wairarapa is benefited by the early iipi• train, and. lata train,down but,'otherwise;"the ; :: new times' are.; not,' as ' convenient''as . tho old'' ones .were. .'■ 7,7'.- > -:•.-;■•...-■.■.. ~: - v- V : ■•',"•,:..:''; _. On Monday:members,of■ tho Town Board and :• Fire Bngado "visited, the site. of tho recent - fire, and'tested tho water pressure. Tho poor -• ""■ pressure at the firo will conie up for dis. ' cussion at the'Towu Board meeting. : ■ : "' ; Featherston railway station . wears- a busy : " appearance just now. Wool in great quantities' ; is being brought: m. by-- traction-' engines, ':'■' wagons, and carts, whilo shcop- are bogiuninK to arrive in largo numbers.' A special train ' wont down .on: Monday from here takiui? a '<■ good; heavy _]oad.of; : wool.- Tho train that' ' crosses the first up-train hero! was unable to '•; get on to;one of the sidings,, and.had to be =' broken aud a length put. on another sidinfe." to allow the tra-ins to cross. " >'.-••*• ■■" '.-*'' *' Influenza .is prevalent in this district at •'< present, and in rather a sevcro form '•■< ■

-■■ ,_~'■ ;■ shannon.; v 7 ■;;;,- ■- Mrs. Daltoh, of' Wellington, has-been stay' mg at the Club Hotel tor tho last day or two. Her singing and organ playing wero greatly appreciated at tho Caihoho. Churea service on Sunday evening.'' •' Messrs. W. Hv. Field, M.P., ■ Kebbell,' Elder; and Homing paid a visit to Makerua on Saturday in connection with the proposal to oroct a school there. About 42 ohildron from the Makerua district attend the Shannon and Tokomaru/ schools. •■•-.'•' ,;'•■•.•'-. .','■ About 20 membors of the local Catholic congregation droTo: ovor to Foxton, on Friday evening to attend the Catholio bazaar thcro : The Presbyterian Ladies' Guild.propose" to hold their second. horticultural show hero soma .time'-in February..'.,So successful- was last year s exhibition that it is intended that the : forthcoming one-shall bo a considerably larger undertaking. .-'/-,' ■■'..■■'■■■::■■ ■-/--..-' .Recent dry. weather has resulted'in'ia scans" I? '°[" 'Y a^. ■•-.»«,■'■honsohold :purposcs, ; and the bucket bngado' going to aud froinLtho local creeks, is m evidence. Last Sunday nf. tornoon a temparatui6 of 83 : degrees in ,the.shad«tJtas,tesisrspi,-.-&■■■.-..;,.; ...-..■.■-.\- ;-..-/; ,""v