DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1758, 24 May 1913, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM ALL SOURCES,

PAL.MERSTON NORTH. On Thursday, without ceremony, tho borough engineer, Mr. S. Jickell, turned tho water supply on. to the filters. Palmerstoii will now have clean water in flood time. There ore six filters altogether, ami five are in use at present, 0110 being kept for use when th® cleaning process is neccssary. During a temporary short-handedness at tho liigh School,, llr. W. Opie, director of tho Technical Scliool, is acting as assistant-master.

Captain K. A. Preecc, N.Z. Cross, will at tlto cliurcli parade to-morrow bo profited with tho T.D. Imperial Decoration for long sen-ice. Thero is very general regret throughout tho oommunity of the dangerous lllr.ess of llr. J. Tennant, a wvll-known and highly-respected, resident.

MASTERTON. Mr. S, Cumming, Postmaster at Roborua, has been appointed to succeed Mr. S. Inder as Postmaster at Masterton. Ho will arrive as soon as he can be relieved.

A keen frost was experienced on Tuesday night. From tho appearance of the ranges thero is overy likelihood of a continuation of frosts. Stock has suffered a good deal by tho cold weather of the last few weeks, and fat stock promises to lx) vejy scarce during the latter part of tho winter.

Tho Wairarapa Hockey Association continued its fixtures-on Tuesday. Tho P. and T. team defeated Featlierston by six goals to 'nil. Carterton beat the lixcelsior by seven goals to nil. St. Matthew's defeated X'arterton by seven goals'to three.

At tho breaking-up ceremony at the Masterton District liigh School yesterday atternoou, tho flag wa.4 unfurled and saluted, and patriotic speeches wero mado by several gentlemen in the presence of members of tho Overseas Club and others.

At a clearing salo held by Messrs. Dal(jety and Co. oi Tuesday, a dairy herd at iiclvcdero fetched ,tho iino average price of .£8 12s, per head. The annual presentation of prizes in connection with St. Matthew's Sunday School took: place on Tuosday mailt. The presentation* was mado by tho vicar (Hot. 11. Watson), in tho presence of a number of parents. '

Three Bottlers were fined in tho Magisrate's Court on Thursday for exposing for alo sheep infected with lico. Another chargo of alleged sly grog-scll-ng was to have been heard in the llagisrate's Court on Thursday, but was adjourned until Juno 13. Only four applications for casual relief have been received by the charitablo aid authorities during tho past month. Theso applications were all made in ono dej, and wero from men who had walked from Wellington in search of work. Tho Masterton Dairy Company is procuring a motor vehicle for tlio collection of cream in tho coming season.

It is expected that there will be between forty and fifty delegates at tho Wellington Provincial Conference of tho Now Zealand Farmers' Union, to be held here next week. A banquet is to bo tendered the delegates on Tuesday evening. The Masterton Fire Brigade, Fire Police, and others interested in fire brigade matters, held an interesting debate on Thursday on the question of how best to improve the fire service in t'no town. It is proposed that a scries of debates bo held during the winter months.

PAHIATUA. The Pahiatua "Jlisal<V" rs strongly advocating the construction of four light feeder railway lines into the East Coast districts instead of tho proposed Master-ton-Waipukurau line. In a leading article on Tuesday it said:—"Under our estimates tho position was given as follows: That whereas tho loop-line, the shortest of the three coastal lines advocated, would take £1,250,000 to construct, the four light-feeder lines opening up exactly tho same area of country would only cost £410,000. Now, at £15,000 a mile for the loop-line the position would be that the Masterton 7>roject would cost £1,500,000, as against the high estimate of £110,000 given for tha whole of tho light lines! . '.'..'After tho'Minister's statement, the position, so far as tho loopline is concerned, won't really bear analysis. Tho sooner our Masterton friends realise this the better, for the sooner then will wo all bo in agreement and the sooner will tho East Coast be railed."

Tho annual social of tlio Pahiatua Central branch of tho New Zealand Farmers' Union was held in tho Drill Hall on Wednesday evening, when . over 200 couples occupied tho floor. An excellent programme of vocal items and recitations was rendered, the contributors being as follow:—Sangs: Miss Burgess, Mrs. Wallis. Miss Haliburton, Mr. H.' Mills, and Mr. T. W. Manifold; duets, Mrs. Wallia and Miss Pearson; quartet, Messrs. T. W. Manifold, J. J. Boagcy, C. and H. Mills; recitations, Mrs.' G, M. Farmer, Miss O'Meara, Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.P., and Mr. D. Hebenton; humorous song, Mr. A. E. Hoyden. The accompanists were tho iMisses Allen and Burgess. The function was a brilliant success. The visitors included tlio Hon. W. Eraser, Minister for Public Works, and the whole of the party accompanying him.

A meeting in support of the Bible-in-State-Schools Leaguo was held in St. Peter's Schoolroom on Wednesday evening, the chair being taken by tlio Rev. M. Bawden Harris, who was supported by tlio Rev. I?. Richards. Tho Eev. H. C. Vinden explained the system of Bible Teading and instruction prevailing in tho public schools of New South Wales. A resolution was unanimously adopted supporting the demand for a referendum. A meeting is to bo called at an early date for the purpose of forming a branch of tho league in Pahiatua. Football matches in Pahiatua will in future bo played on Mr. George Oxley's ground. At a meeting of the. Mangatainoka. tliird-ciass team on Wednesday,' Mr. G .W. Chatwin presiding, it was decided that tho team should play on Wednesday. Mr. G. L. Chatwin was elected hon. secretary, and tho following management committee was appointed Mr. G. L. Chatwin was elected hon. sec. for tho enuring season. The following wero elected a management and selection committee:— Messrs. E. Mulcahy, R. Bird, and H. M'Quilkin.

HAWERA. Tho pipe organ for St. Mary's Church, Hawera, has arrived, and it is anticipated that it will be ready for uso in the last week in Juno. Tho Rev. Mr. Sola, of Eastbourne, Wellington, who holds a degree of music, has promised to como to Hawera in connection with tlio dedication and opening l services, and ho will probably givo oue or more recitals. At an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of tho Alton Hairy Company it was decidcd to instal a whey-butter plant. Mr. Foreman, chairman of directors, presided, and put the matter clearly before shareholders.

A meeting of old boys, or of men who once, were boys, of tho Otago Boys' High School was held last night. Tho meeting was convened for tho purpose of inducing as many former boys of tho school as possible to attend tho jubilee celebrations shortly to bo held in Dunedin, but those interested in tho movement had thought it advisable that in view of tho number of expupils of tho school who would not bo ablo to niako the trip to Dunedin, somo kind of celebration should bo held here. About fifty men attended tho meeting, and tho Hon. 11. D. Bell presided. No proposal that a function bo held in ■Wellington was actually submitted to the meeting, but it was evidently the desire of a majority of those present that sonic sucli celebration should bo held licre, which old boys from Wellington province, Hawko's Bay, and Taranaki, who might not bo ablo,to go to Dunedin, sltculd bo invited to attend. It was finally decided that a committee bo appointed to asccr-' tain what boys of tho school were now* resident within reach of Wellington, to circularise them as to tho proposal, ! and to call n general meeting, at which tho nature of tho celebration' could be finally agreed upon. Tho members of tho committee set up were: Messrs. If. H. Bake'woll, G. C. Fache, J. K. Burl, P. S. K. Macossey, G. 11. Turlon, A. Marryatt, G. H. Weir, and T. O'Shea. The general meeting to bo summoned will decide also the date upon which the reunion in Wellington will take place. At the meeting last evening there was somo difference of opinion expressed. Some urged that it should bo held before the Dunedin celebrations, in order that those who proposed to go to Dunedin might attend, aud others thought it should be held hero on tho actual date of tho anniversary.