DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1791, 2 July 1913, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM ALL SOURCES

NAPIER, Two bankruptcies wero registered in Napier last month, ono being from Waipukiirau. The vital statistics for the Borough of Napier for the month of June are as follow:— Births, 39; deaths, 15; marriages, 13. For the first six months of this year 253 births, 108 deaths, and 87 marriages were registered, as against 216 births. 78 deaths, and 99 marriages for the corresponding period of last year. Mr. A. Trimble, who has been chief clerk of the. Napier Magistrate's Court for the past six years, has found it necessary to applv for |eavp to retire beoause of eye trouble. His place as registrar of old age pensions will be taken .by Mr. Stevens, who will take charge of the work at Napier, and as soon as possible assume control of the whole district from ftmnovirke to Wairoa. Ths secretary of the Hawke's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society (Mr. C. [ Douglas) has been informed (states an that the New- Zealand Romney t Marsh Sheep Breeders' Association has' t Wheeler Memorial Shield to ■ ™ Hawke's Bay spring show this year. ■ It lias also been decided by 'the association- to hold their annual ram sale in > connection with the Hawke's Bay Society's , ram fair to be hell this year. Mr. E. J. i Wackrill, secretary to the Romney Marsh I Sheep Breeders' Association, will visit ; Napier this week .to arrange details in ■ connection rath the above matters, ' When an employee of the Napier Rail- ■ way Workshops was before Mr. S. E. M'Cfirthy, S.M., at the court on Saturday morning on a charge,of failing to attend • Tentorial parade, his Worship ihfoimed the youth (says the "Megruph") that ho would forward a copy of the case to the Minister for Railways, and if defendant ; continued in his non-attendance at parades, there would bo trouble for -him. i Mr. Horace Weber, Cathedral organist, who has been appointed to a similar position ait the Adelaide Baptist Church, expects to leave. Napier* in about three weeks' time to take up his new duties. On Sunday evening in the Cathedral Mr. Weber gave his one hundredth recital, lie was assisted.by a choir of over 100 voices, including St. Matthew's Choir from Hastings. A meeting of the Napier Motor Cycle Club was held on Monday evening, Mr. J. D. Briasoo presiding. Rules were adopted, and' the following officers-were elected ■ for the ensuing jicarPatron, Mr. J. Vigor Brown, M.P.; president, Mr. F. Moeller; vice-presidents, Messrs. L. Lavieu, F. Lowe, 'I'. Leipst, F. Schultz; secretary, Mr. H. Bate; treasurer, Mj\ J. D. Briasco; captain, Mr. G. Cox; vicecaptain, Mr. J. Rockell; lion, solicitor, Mr. Ferguson; hon. doctor, Dr.. Johnson; committee, Messrs. J. Taylor, C. M'Doueall, K. Edwards, H. llill, C. Spiller, W. B. Blackburn, A. S. Erskine, D. Connor. It was decided to hold the opening run on Saturday. NEW PLYMOUTH. Good progress is being made with the alterations and additions to the pavilion at the East End bathing reserve. When the work is completed the building will form a very (attractive structure. The Brougham Street Hall was crowded on Saturday evening, the concluding night of the first annual exhibition by the Taranaki Arts and Crafts Society.' A promenade concert was held during the evening, at which songs were given by-Misses Taylor and.M. Thomson, Messrs. J. Haslam, A. Gray, Fredericks, and N. Day. Misses B. Hirst and Smith played the* accompaniments. The proceedings wouaid 1 up with an impromptu dance. For the month of Juno the vital statis- ■ tics for New Plymouth are as follow:— Births, 28; deaths, 7; marriages, 9. For the half-yearly period ending Juno 30: Births, 17(i; deaths, 69; and marriages, 61. For the corresponding half-yearly period of 1912: Births, 171; deaths, 54; and marTinges, 4?. Iviwis are fairly plentiful in the Stratford district. One sportsman reports that his dog had on several' occasions scented irtteand! A' few days ago. a young kiwi . was hunted out by the dog, and ran into a hollow log, from where it was extricated. The kiwi, which is-a very,fine specimen, will prob-ably-find* a lodging in Putekuro. Parte. WANGANUI. The Waitotara-Moumahaki Road Board has now ceased to exist and its dissolution has been followed by the - districts concerned, being merged into -latcav County. . •. i , The vital statistics for Wanganui for the month of June lvere as follow, the figures for the previous June being given | in parentheses:—Births, 43 (53); marriages, .17 (12); deaths, 17 (14). _ j With the beginning of the-Territorial year, ICO boys who reached the age of 14 have been drafted into the local Senior Cadet corps, while of the latter 121 wero posted to tho Territorials. Forty-eight of these ;go to infantry corps and 58 to rifle clubs. Customs duties collected, at the port of Wanganui during June totalled JE6032 4s. 4d.—a decrease of .£274 7s. 4d. as' compared with Juno, 1912. Beer duty amounted to £135, as against .£IBB for tho pre-, vious month of June. ■ Last week 'an examination in home, nursing in connection .with tho St. John Ambulance was-held- at ,the - Technical College. Tho successful candidates are given below in order of merit'-r-Miss M. Moore; - Miss O'Regan, Miss D. Schaw, Miss 0. Garner, Miss Arambucu, Miss Brine, Miss ,Gichard, Mrs. Tiift, Mrs. M'lntyrc, Mies Davey, Miss J. Moore, Miss 'P. Schaw, Miss C. Davey, Miss Walker. HASTINGS. Though the Mayor and councillors aro very reticent regarding the two names of the candidates for town clerk trom which fiual selection will be made, it is stated on good authority (says an exchange) that they are those of Messrs.P. R. Purser, town clerk, of Lower Hutt, and W. Nicholson, formerly clerk to tho Waipawa County Council. Those in tho running for the position of the Borough Engineer aro stated to be Messrs. Dodge (Te Kuiti) and Logan (Timjru). As Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sturm, of Park Road, were driving along 1 Selwyn Road in a gig towards Hastings on Sunday" afternoon, they met a trap, the horse of which commenced to play up, and ho ran ■into the gig. The occupants wero thrown out, Mr. Sturm unfortunately striking the step and sustaining a very dangerous gash. Mrs. Sturm, although falling on her head, got off with, bruises and a very tad shaking. Drs. Tosswill and Macdonnell attended the sufferers, who were conveyed to their homes. A collision occurred on Monday between a motor-car driven by Father Bergiu 'and one by Mr. Anderson, of Ashley Clinton. Father Bergin, in trying to avoid a horseman at the approach to tho Waipawa traffic bridge, tailed to notice the other car coming in an opposite direction. Tho cars each lost a front wheel, and sustained other damage. The drivers and passengers escaped without injury. Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon, of Omahu Road, Hastings, celebrated their silver .wedding on Friday last, and, to mark the occasion, a! social evening was held. A presentation of n handsome gold brooch was made to Miss Nellie Siinnionds on Sunday by tho members of the Sacred Heart Choir, Hastings, on the occasion of her leaving to reside in Wanganui. The Very, Rev. Father Keogh made tho presentation, and Miss Sirnjuonds suitably replied. Miss Mabel M'C'ormick, who has held the position of cashier at Johnson's drapery establishment, Hastings, during the past nine years, was tho recipient of a handsome silver kettle and spirit lamp on Saturday evening, on the occasion of her severing her conuection with that firm. Mr. V. R, Larcombe, assistant engineer to the Hastings Borough Council, has sent in his resignation, ns he has been offered and has accepted another position. Mr. W. Dalp, who has been un the staff of the Hustings Telegraph Office for tiie past two years, lias been transferred to Wellington. His place will be filled by Mr. F. Foster, recently slationed at Wellinglon, anil formerly of Hastings, i Incitement iu plenty abounded at the Give Grange on Monday afternoon, when (1 wild cow, recently brought down from the ranges, by repeated charges, i|uiekl.v cleared ihe road of pedestiians. One man ventured to remain on the thoroughfare, but there was on'y a margin of a hairbreadth between him and the animal, when the venturesome one vaulted the fence. Ultimately, the -cow was driven into (i paddook out of harm'# way, but .not bcfoio it had unset a bow cad itq j

rider, both of whom, liowovor, escaped injury. MASTERTON. i The rainfall registered at Upper Plain, a suburb of Masterton, for the month of June, was 1.25 inches. This is tho lowest registration for the month for at least teu years. During the month tiventyn ono irosts were recorded. i- A boxing match of fifteen 'rounds, for a purse of .£SO aud tho middle-weight >f championship of New Zealand, will take 1- place here tit the end. of the present s, month. "Burney" Ireland, of Waipawa, •r will defend the title against "Denny" ■s Murphy. : 8 Mr. C. Caigou, of the Hutt District 5- High School, has boeu appointed assistant teachcr at tho Lansdowne school, if Mr. W. Piatt, the Masterton water•t diviner, has been engaged of lata locating s- water on various properties in the Hawke'a ie Bay district. Be has received an invitaif tion. to visit Marlborough. '• Building operations are not very active e in Masterton just now, so far as residences e are concerned. The value of the buildn ing permits issued last 'month totalled . only i!6O. i- Seven motor-cars and sEven motor-cycles '• were registered in Masterton during tho n month of June. . . y. A number of dairy farmers in the Mass terton district intend installing milking 0 machines for the coming' season. 'I'ho secretary of tho Masterton Coml * petitions Society has been officially advised » that his Excellency the Governor (who 8 is patron of the society) will be unable • to be present at.tho forthcoming carnival, h His Worship the Mayor will perform the t opening ceremony on Monday, July 21. , DANNEVIRKE. f Two bankruptcies were registered in J Dannevrrko during the first 6ix months 1 of this year. One of tlieso was: annulled, d for the corresponding six months last year 0 the statistics were exactly tho same. e iUrths, deaths, and marriag'os in Dant nevirko during Juno were 15. 3, and 4 re- •: spectively. In June, 1912, the comparative figures were 16, 2, and 7. ' : Two ladies, one holding a baby, were out driving in a gig in tho direction of > liua Koa on Sunday afternoon. Just beg low Glengarry they decided to give tho horso a drink at a pool by the roadside. ■' The pool was rather deep, and the horse, getting beyond its depth, began to plunge (j violently, and its struggles broke the r shafts and precipitated the occupants of the gig into the water. Tho two ladies e and the baby were in imminent ; peril of losing their lives when a. man passing q ran to their assistance, plunged in, and 0 was successful in getting them out. He afterwards drove tho drenched party to ' the'r homes. ■ ,j A Dannevirko housewife on Saturday J evening accidentally lit tho fire with a. ; 'fire-pound note. Recognising that the. 1 paper felt different to tho ordinary newspaper she examined it after having start- .' ed tho fire, and discovered to cher horror I that she had all but obliterated the number. Experiments of. this kind are ! now "off" in this household. 5 NELSON. Some time ago complaints were made to the police of petty thefts from clothing left in the dressing sheds ■at the | Park by footballers. As a sequel two lads lvere charged before Mr.'J. S. Evans,' [ S.M., at a sitting of the Juvenile Coiirt on Friday afternoon, with the theft of I 15s. They both pleaded guilty, and were f ordered to make restoration of the money and to come up for sentence when called upon. Constable Stuart, who has been station- | ed.in Takaka for several months past. ' has retired from the police service, and contemplates taking ove'r on hotel' pro- ' bably in Nelson district. It is rumoured [ that Constable Drummond, ■ of Nelson, will- be appointed to the Takakii district. At the Cathedral on Sunday morning, St. Peter's Day, Bishop Sadlier ordaiiled i Messrs. W. H. Stych and H. B. W. White to tho diaconate. • ; Staff-Sergt. l Major E. J. Edgar, who j succeeds Staff. _ Sergt.-Major > Gardiner, transferred to Nelson, has taken, up his '• duties at Takaka. Tho annual meeting of the Nelson ! Jockey Club was held at .Mercer's rooms ' on Saturday evening, Mr. E. E, Trask, president, occupying the chair. The secretary (Mr. J. Glen) reported that' Messrs.' ' E. E. Trask and H. Baigent were tie only persons nominated for tho position of president and vice-president respectively ' and they were declared, duly elected, The ballot for the election ofcommittee resulted in Messrs. J. H. Finney, J. E. Bartlett, P. G. Edwards, J. Hagen, C... J< Harley, N. Adams, F. W. Faircy, W. Coleman, J.. Wutlsworth, and ■ M. P. Wobster, being elected. Tho clec- : tiou of other. officers resulted' as follows:— Judge,' Mr. J. E. Bartlott (re- ; elected); haudicappor for trots, Mr., W. Coleman (re-elected); clerk of the scales, Mr* C. Haggitt (re-elected); clerk of .the course, Mr. G. ,Windleborn; assistant clerk of the course, Mr. J. Eden; starter for flat races, Mr. R. E. Harlev (re-elect-ed); starter, for trots, Mr. E. Hunter (re-, elected); timekeepers,. Messrs. R. Hunter and J. Glen (re-elected); auditors, Messrs. P. Bond and J. H. Finney (re-elected). Tho handicapper for flat races (Mr. J. E. Henrys), the hon.' treasurer (Mr. B. .Hunter), totalisator proprietor (Mr. H. James) retain their respective offices.'FEILDING. Only on,e death was registered in Feilding during June. There were 17 births and 9 marriages. jUiout two dozen cyclists, motorists, and drivers of vehicks, who, it is. alleged, have been breaking the by-laws, by riding or driving after dark without'lights, or going ait an excessive speed,. will appear before the Court this morning. A Weneroa Training Farm boy named Edward M'Lean, employed by Mr. T. O'Eourke, of Kimbaiton, was-picked up .in the township on Sunday evening, in great pain, He was taken to Dr. Bedie, who ordered his immediate rcmqyal to. Palinerston North hospital. Tho ,boy, who was delirious, had only a month ago been operated on for appendicitis, and as he had been playing football, internal injuries are feared. ' . Mr. Baddeley, manager of tho Bank of ■ Now Zealand at Kimbolton, met with .an accident at the residence of Mr. Homersham, Rangiwahii. He had almost finished harnessing his horee to the trap when the animal .took fright, and in at-, tempting to stop it Mr. Baddeley was caught on the left side by the step and dragged some distance, the wheel passing over the small of his back and left side. " Dr. Bedie,' of Kimbolton, was summoned, and found .that Mr. Baddeley had sustained a severe strain' of the muscles of the left side and ann. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pleasants, of Halcombe, will leave this week for Whangarei, wlicro farming operations will bo continued. Mr. and Mrs. Pleasants have lons been associated with the Halcombe and Feilding districts. PAHIATUA; The milk supply at the Rexdale (Mangamaire) cheese factory; is keeping up well, and it is expected that the factory will run all .through the winter. The Mangatainoka and Maugarama cheese factories have closed down for the winder period. Strong exception is being taken by tha ratepayers in the Konini Riding of the Pahintua County to the council's proposal to increase the general rate by an additional Jd. in the thus making it ljd. The Riding member (Mr. C. Av&ry) addressed a meeting in the Konini Hall' on Monday evening, when the whole position was gone into fully. It is contended by many that there is no justification for tho proposed increase. TAIHAPE. The funeral took place yesterday of Mrs. James Smith, of Hopwood, Papaki Road, who died on Saturday evening after a short illness. • Mrs. Smith was G7 years of age, and for 3S yeais has resided in New Zealand, the last 15 of which have been spent jn this district. l She leaves a husband and six children. , • A boardinghou?e of 40 rooms ... is in course of construction at Ohakune East. This will make the sixth boardinghonse in the vicinity of the railway station. The Kaitieke Dairy Company's operations for the past-year are entirelv satisfactory, and have more than fulfilled expectations. The outlcok for the coming sra.=on is also extremely bright, as there will be a largo increase of cows in the district. On behalf of tlm Government, Mr. W. J. Price, Crown lands ranger, bought '160 cows for the settlers.