DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1761, 28 May 1913, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM ALL SOURCES,

PALMERSTON NORTH. Tho eonvass in connection with the proposed Jlanawatu court at tho Auckland inhibition has yielded a disappointing result. Air. T. J. Rodgers, who conducted it informed a "Standard" representative yesterday that the majority of those approached had refused' to havo anything to do with tho project after tho way they wcro treated at the Christchurch Exhibition. If the idea is dropped tho llasinillers will probably mako an independent exhibit. "

Professor Cardston arrived on Monday in I'almerston to conduct classes for the Band Carnival. About 400 performers will participate in the carnival. A public meeting was held in the Municipal Hall on Monday under the auspices of tho Bible-in-State Schools League. A large audience listened to addresses by C'anon Garland and other speakers. The Mayor, Mr. J. A. Nash, presided, and there wero also on tho platform the Revs. H. G. Kosher and. D. Hird.

The Supreme Court business in Palmerston will be suspended oil Saturday, when his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman will leave for Wangamii to open tho sessions there. In a fortnight from that time he must preside over tho Napier sittings, and it is doubtful whether he will bo able to return to Palmerston to deal with the untouched cases in tho interim.

About twenty members of the J Bat- I •tery who have been taking part in the » casual camp at Oringi, returned homo yes- 11 terday. The men • report very wet and cold weather for the first three days of the camp and splendid weather for the ll last six days. The camp, though a casual one, is 011 a fairly large scale, as thero r ' are over GOO men under canvas. « Mr. A. V. Buruard, owing to ill-health, v has been obliged to leave Palmerston for c the winter for Hawke's Bay. ® Wm. Candy, of Bainesse, farmer, lias n filed a petition iu bankruptcy. John * M'Kenzie, of Palmerston North, agent, * ■has also filed a petition in bankruptcy. £ There are no secured creditors or assets. 0 and the estate shows a deficiency of .£GGI. . Tho Raumai Cricket Club "social" was S held on Friday. Misses Smith and Bray (2), Mrs. Edlin, and Messrs. W. Jackson, . A. Kennedy, Edlin, and A. Balmer con- ' tributed to the programme, and Messrs. . W. Brown and J. Roberts acted as M.C/s. , WANGANUI. 1 A deputation from the Beautifying Society on Monday waited on the Forestry Commission, and urged that the boun- ; I daries of • the Tongariro National Park . i should bo greatly extended. It was point- * 'ol out that the conservation of the bush ( was desirable, not only for scenic pur- 1 poses, but in order to bold water back . from the Wanganui Xliver, and prevent sudden flooding. Mr. Lysnar stated to* a "Chronicle" re- ' porter on Monday night that since 110 camo to Wanganui on Saturday over 500 shares in tho Bristol and Dominions Producers' Association had been taken up in Wanganui. . .... The Wanganui Beautifying Society has spsnt over .£2OOO in the last four years in improving the surroundings of Wanga- , . For trespassing on his wife s property, a one-time resident of Wanganui mado his appearance before Mr. Kerr, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court on Monday, and was sent to gaol for six w-eeks. NARIER. The Napier Park racecourse has been engaged for an aviation flight, which is ' to"take place shortly. Mr. W. F. Byrne, a well-known builder and contractor of Napier, had the mi 9feituno to fall and break his leg on Saturday night. Tho outlook for tho establishment of a Jlawke's Bay court at the Auckland Exhibition was stated by tho MayOr, Mr. J Vigor Brown, at tho meeting on Sat- . urdn-y, to be by no means promising. A ; sum of d£GOO would be required and only ;ClO had been promised. It was decided to abandon tho idea; ; Mr. B. Simpson, lately of the Wairarapa, has been appointed conductor of the Napier Battalion Band. Mr. B. King has been appointed secretary, and Mr. S. ; S. Woodcock treasurer. A committee has also been elected, consisting of Messrs. J. ''■Oliver, C. Brown, and A. Algar. 1 At tho adjourned meeting of household- . ers the following committee was elected L for tho Napier South School (district I Mesdames Cox and Redshaw, Messrs. i Hare, M'Kenzie, Kaye, Bickerstaff, Cook, . Cox, and Dunstall. •At a subsequent raoet- ' ing of the committee Mr. Hare was electf ed chairman, and Mr. A. Collins secre--5 At the annual meeting of delegates to t the Hawke's Bay Provincial District of t the New Zealand Farmers' Union on Sati urday, the following officers were elected: g President, Mr. S.' Chambers; vice-presi--1 dent, Mr. A. L. D. Eraser; treasurer, Mr. - J. Beatson; auditor, Mr. C. J. Tipping; s delegate to Dominion conference, Mr. T. x Talbot; executive, Messrs. T,. Clark, A. 0 Masters, J. A. Macfarlane, James Mac--1 farlane, A. Miller, J. A. Stiller. A. H. t Russell, A. Speers, and A. R. Trotter. t '. . NEW PLYMOUTH. J Tho Commissioner of Crown Lands for ?. Taranaki (Mr. G. H. Bullard) left by Monday's mail train for Tauraarunui, in [ connection with the land ballot to be held tliore this week. On account of the visit of the Dreadnought, the New Plymouth sittings of the Supreme Court have been postponed from Tuesday, Juno 17, to Thursday, ,t June 19.

The "Taranaki Herald," in discussing' the recent refusal of tho Ivawhia Native;; to sell a number of blocks of land, urges the Government to introduce n, Bill to acquire Native lauds compitlsorily. llro. 11. Beid has resigned his position, as Marshal of the Egmont Lodge, 1.0. G.T., owing to his departure on a tour of the world. Bro. C. Arnold has been elected to the position. „ Tho Veterans of Hawera are to bo entertained at New Plymouth by the Veterans' Association 'on tho occasion of the visit of tlie battleship on Juno 17. The Fitzroy School concert and dance was held on Friday in tho Fitzroy Hall. Items were given by the children ond Miss J. Taylor, the Rev. Mr. Kempthorno, and Master Moverly. ' A Whangamomona rifle shot, Mr. G. S. White, of the Pohokura Rifle Club, has put up a -scoro of 105 for three ranges, which is stated to be a record for New Zealand.

NELSON. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn lias completed a medical inspection of tho school-children in the Kelson district. The "Mail" understands that the worst feature was found to' be tho throat condition of the children, and also physical deformities, such as stoop shoulders and curved spines. In the majority of cases the teeth.also wove found to bo very bad. At the Savage Club korero on Saturday night Savage Dimant was installed as great chief for the season. A start has been made with erecting tho poles for carrying tho wires in connection with the lighting of Richmond by electric light. Me-srs. J. Loroas (superintendent of workers' dwellings) and AV. Temple (architect) are at present visiting Ivelson ill I connection with tho erection of workers' dwellings on tho linearis settlement (Trafalgar Street). Miss Edith Kempthorne, L.R.A.M., has returned to Nelson from Alaska. Richmond, which has been deprived of its stationmaster for some time past, is to bo vein a porter in charge at tho railway station. ~ , , A social was licM at Inst wttk to welcome tlio Rev. Mr. Imuton, * who lias been appointed assist m tlio Alethodist Richmond Circuit. The funeral of the late Mr. &lwanl Lewis (Evangelist) took place at Wai-ltl 011 Sunday, and was one of. tho largest ever seen in this district.

HASTINGS. At. a meeting at Mr. O'Meara's rooms ori Monday it was decided lo form a lla-iin< T 5 Orphans Club. Messrs. A. u. I) "l'racer, A. 11. O'Meara, F. Byriio, K. j." -\Y. Xlallett, and E. Commin were appointed a committee to draft rules. Mr A 'A. George has written to the I3o~oiigh Council asking wily employers of labour, their wives and children are debarred from admittance to the ftapiov Hospital, seeing, that thoy paid iCSGO ill direct rates, X2OO to -£400 in levies for new buildings, and .£7OO to .£BOO ill voluntary contributions. Mr. Henry Smalc, foreman at tno Arataki Government Farm, has been appoint-

Ed to take charge of an extensive orchard at Mendosa in the Argentine. Mr. and Mrs. Smalo and their faintly will leave Wellington for Argentina to-morrow. The Feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated ill tlio Catholic Church on' Sunday. The Bcv. Dr. Martin, of Meeanee, was celebrant at high mass ill the inornine and, in the afternoon, the Blessed Lucnarist was carried in procession from the church through the town. Mr. E. V. Hudson, A.T.S.C., has been appointed to give a series of lessons on voice-training, musical theory, etc.. at tho winter school for teachers at Hastings m Juno. A presentation lias been made to Jlrs. D. B. Murray, captain of the Ladies Golt Club, on the eve of her departure ior

Waipukuraii. _ . _ . The Philharmonic Society will give Col-eridge-Taylor's "Tale of Old Japan on June 28. The soloist will lie Mrs. LV. Hudson. Misses. A. K. Harper, and Doris Shattky, and Messrs. 0. D. Avison and V, E. lioach.

MASTERTON. Messrs. H. C. Eobir.son, A. Pickering, and 11. Evans, memliers of tlio Higli School Committee, rlelivcrcd addresses_ m tlia I'own Hall on Monday in connection with the trust election campaign. Theru was ail attendance of about 400. Mr. J. M. Coradine occupied the chair, niKl briefly introduced the candidates.

Tlio anniversary services in connection Tilth the Slastertoa Methodist Church wero held on Monday evening, there being | a large attendance. Tho annual balancesheet showed a, deficit on the year's working of about ,£4O. Mr. J. B. Moodie, manager of Messrs. Dalgety and Company's Mastortoa branch, has been transferred to tho Wellington oiEce. . , Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Hoar, of Masterton, celebrated their golden wedding yesterday. . At the anniversary social of tlio iMasterton Methodist Church on Monday evening, Mr. C. E. Daniell was presented with a long-sorvicc diploma, on having completed 25 years' Sunday school work, and also with an illuminated address, m appreciation of his long and valuable services in church work. Mr. 0. Is. C. Pragncll made the first presentation, and Mr. A. J. Thompson, Wellington, tho soc'ond. , Mr. J. C. Boddington reports that 11 degrees of frost were registered on the Upper Plain on Monday night. A meeting of No-License workers was held in tiro Y.M.C.A. rooms at Masterton on Monday, the Kcv. Mr Serpell presidincr. The secretary of the JScvr Zealand Alliance (the Rev. J. Dawson) gavo an address.

DANNEVIRKE. Dannevirke's new Town Hall has paid actual working expenses and interest on its first year. . It is the intention, of the Commissioner of Crown Lands to come to Dannoyirke next week to inspect the Taraaki and the Makotuku blocks. After a residence of four or five years in Dannevirke, Mrs. anil Miss Wiltshire departed yesterday for Wellington. The first match between tlie DannevirkoW Waipukurau Golf Clubs was played on Saturday at the Tnhoraite links, and resulted in a win for Dannevirke. The Dannenrke Hunt Clubs third run took place on Saturday at.lvaitoke, and was largely attended. After a run of five miles, Mr. J. T. Wilson entertained those present to afternoon tea. Mr. VJHunter, deputy-master, thanked Mr. *» sou for liis generosity, and the sportsmanlike manner in which he always entertained tho club. ' _ , , . , The Ngagaeruru-Mangatoro dog trials resulted as follow :-Maiden class-Mr. J. D. Waugh, 1; Mr. Mark Irankhn, 2; Mr. G. Carmichael, 3. Open class-Mr. 1. \\ . Jones, 1; Mr. R. Wiffin, 2; Mr. Eon. M'Donald, 3. HunUway \ • Smith, 1; Mr. V. Smith, 2; Mr. J. M Don--o lTho Ormondvillo Tenuis and Croquet Club held their "social" in the Rechabite Hall on Saturday night, Mr. Wilson presiding. During the evening items were rendered by Misses CampbelJ, Allen, Mortensen (Hastings), Groom, Andersen and Redward, Mrs. Petersen, and Messrs. Barnard, C. Parsons, .Davidson, R. Iveclward, and Staniland. Competitions were won by Mr. M'leod, Miss Avery, and Mr. Wilson.

FEILDING. The Fsilding Senior Cadets have completed their annual course of class-firing. Sergeant Mason, with a score of 69, won the gold medal presented by Captain Fisher to the cadet making tho highest score. 1 Cadet L. W. Ellis, who scored 59, won the silver medal presented by Lieut. S. Grut. The next highest scorers | were Cadet P. K. Fowler (S3) and Corporal Penney (57). Mr. S. Shepherd's little daughter Stella bloke her arm just above the-wrist at tho entertainment at Colyton last week. pahiatua. ■ Mr. E. H. Eggleston Las resigned his position with the Woodvillc Bacon Co/aTho Mangatainoka. Cheese Factory is now running only on alternate days. Special services were conducted atjlie Pahiatua and Mangatainoka Salvation Army halls by Brigadier Carmichael, commander of the Wellington district on "social was held at Hukanui on Thursday last to bring tho matter of the. Shannon stock route under tho notice of residents. Speeches in favour of the projected route wero delivered by Messrs. G. F. Ranby (chairman of the committee) Knight, Joseph Dawson (chairman of tho Elcotibuna County Council), Bedding (secretary of the Farmers' Union and Chamber of Commerce, Eketahunri), G. Turner, and Carruthers. Musical items wero contributed by Miss Neilson (Eketahuna), and Messrs. Bedding, lvnight, Wales, anil Goodban. Tho music for the dance was supplied by Mr., and Mrs. Watts. Messrs. llanby and Wilson acted as M.C.'s. ' The Rugby representative match between the Bush Districts and Hawkes Bay will be played at Pahiatua on August 7. Mr. F. Pcllmg, of Ekctahuna, has presented tho Bush District Rugby Union with a silver cup for the third-class competition, in order to encourago football among the schoolboys.

MARTON. Tho Marten Brass Band journeyed to the scene of the "stranded liner on Sunday, and played a number of selections on the beach. The commander of tho boat sent tho following message to Conductor Crozier"Many thanks for music. Best band wo have heard in New Zealand." Each selection was applauded by the crew and officers on deck, and three cheers were given by the crew at the conclusion of tho programme. WOODVILLE, Quite a bombshell was thrown borough caiftp last week (states the "Examiner.") On Monday it bccume known that the town clerk, Mr. F. J. Hutchins, had handed his resignation to tho Mayor, and on Friday that tho inspector, Mr. l'ickford, had followed suit. The Upper Gorgo bridge is stated to be in need of immediate attention. Planks are loose, and two stringers at the \\oodville end of tho bridge aro badly decayed. The "Examiner" says the Pahia.ua County Council was notified of the state of the bridge a fortnight ago, but nothing has yet been done. . On Saturday, Mr. Escott, M.P., received a letter from tho Education .Department, informing him that a grant had now been authorised for tho costs of ercction oi a new school at-Woodlands. Mr. H. Bull, the Provincial Grand Master, and Mr, J. 11. Fielder, tho Provincial Corresponding Secretary of tho Ilawso s Bay District of Oddfellows, visited Hoodvillo on Friday for the purpose of paying a visit to t'ho local loilsie. A "Hard Times" "social" and dance was hold at tho lvumeroa Hall on iriday cvening. when between 30 and 10 couples attended. The music was supplied by Mrs. Harmer. Mr. Tlioina* acted a» MX.. and during tho evening Mr. W . ltutcluns sang.

LEVIN. Tlio Levin Presbyterian Church n lew days ago gave a novel form of the older members tcndoriiiK invitations to newcomers who have arrived vfithin the past year. Som.js were contributed by Mis? I'riiicJlo, Mrs. Hnndcrson, Mrs. Ilunhps. Messrs. Howe and MoUerslieail. and recitations by Mrs. Longbottoni and Mr. A. Grovcr. Miss Duff played the acsrtrJßtsxt leaving for Oliau. The Horowbenua A. find 1- Association has decided to hold meetings ««r----jnff the winter months to discuss iuat-

tors affecting agricultural ami pastoral interests; al-o to arrange for Oovcnimcnt experts to give lectures in this county on cow-testing, sand-drifts control, -forestry, and shelter-planting, etc. Mcsre. Piouse, M'Leavcv, Ward, ami Neill were appointed to malts the necessary arrange-

ments. A report from a London firm on recent shipments of bntter by the Lcyin Cooperative Dairy Company, describes tho bntter as very fine in flavour, riell and creamy, delicate in colour, well made, solid body ami grain, and free from grcasiness. Other points meet wjth. tlio same commendations, and the final general remarks in both cases state that tliey nre most excellent (shipments in all inspects.

STRATFORD. Mr. n. "Williams lias bsen appointed caretaker of tlio Stratford Mountain House during tho coming season-. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will take charge at once. A considerable sum has been spent lately ou additions to the house, and a telephone is shortly to )>o put in. Two bankruptcies occurred 111 Mrauorcl last week. In that of R. J. Phillips, labourer, the unsecured creditors are put down at .£53 lis. 7d., and the assets ml. Tho second ease is that of G. Barker, butcher, tlio deficiency amounting to i'si IC Miss D. A. Smith, of the Cardiff School, who iias accepted an appointment under the West.la.nd Hoard of Education, was on Friday entertained at a "social," and presented with a gold watch. Large quantities of basic slag are now being railed into this district, so much so that tlie trains have been delayed in consequence. In the Stratford Golf Club's monthly bogey handicaps on Saturday, Mr. \. Crawshaw iretnrncd th-r: best, of the tourteen cards sent in. Mrs. Hogg won tho ladies' competition, in which 'twelve competed.

MARTINBOROUGH. A poll is to be taken by tho Town Board on .Tunc I on a proposal to raise ,£•1500 for the installation of electric lijht in Martinborough. Dr. H. Webb is expected to arrivo in jrai'tinborougli from England about tlie middle of July. Mr. C. Hibberd' was taken to His Grevtown Hospital on Sunday suffering froto appendicitis. . Mr. B. Thomas, who has lived m Jlartinlwrough for a considerable number of years, l<*ft on to seek fresh fields in the South Island. Mr. Christopher Nicholson, a wellknowii resident of MoHinborongli, died siuldonly at the Greytown . Hospital £n Saturday, whilo under an annesdu'tic. Jle leaves a widow and five children. Iho funeral took placo on Monday. Tlio team chosen by the Mnrtinnoroiign Branch of' the New Zealand Farmers Union journeyed to Grcytowii on Saturday to register their score in the Dominion Shield Competition. The ranges are 200, 300, and 500 yards, seven shots at ench. The scores wore as follow: u. Hawthorne, 18-23-31-72; 7!. •>3—17—31—71: J. Orr, 22 —10—30—G8; ,W . M'Kav, 18—18—2H—fit; H. Rnooner, 2022—14—56; W. Coleman, 20—16—19—53. ■Jtr. Birch acted as range supervisor, and Mr. A;' Balfour 'as marker.

11l 1908 for 1000 miles flown by aeroplane there was one fatal accident; in 1909 for 27,000 miles flown .there were four fatnl accidents; in 1910 for 600,000 miles flown there were twenty-nine fatal ■accidents; in 1911 for 2,100,000 miles flown there were eighty fatal accidents; and m 1912 for over' 12,000,000 miles flown there wero 135 deaths.

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