DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1816, 31 July 1913, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM ALL SOURCES f: - WANGANUL , Tho.Borough Council has received'word that !Mr. T. N. Brodiriok, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington, and Mr. D. . .Craig#' distriot valuer, Wanganui, have ; .been Appointed Commissioners to inquino into tho potitionvof ..sovcral outlying resi-ilents-i'iit WaftgAimi [East, .'praying for tho ■exolusion- of' theh* area from tho borough. Some timo ago tho Borough Counoil set up aftammittee of inquiry. to investigate tho admiiMlstrntiwi -of tho mrious borough departments, to ascertain if any sarins ccndd.bo effected. in the cost of working. At Tuesday -night's. mooting <xf tho council, the Mayor ntoyed' to hiivo tho resolution setting up the coinniiittoo rescinded. Tho motion led to a (ait times) warm debate, ''some councillors charging the Mayor (whovhad been appointed chairman of •the special committee) with having adopted a; 'hostile attitudo towards ttio com'jinittoo's objects, and attempfing'"t6 hinder . its inrestigations. Oiily two councillors supported his Worship's motion, so the committee will go on with its work'. \ The'success of . tho storago battery cars •an the Gisborjie-Tramways lias attracted 'tho attention of the Wanganui Tramlways'.tautttorities,r.a.t" whdsa instance tlio council has-set up a committeo to inquire /into-the working of the Gisborno system, with a view of its adoption on the proposed extensions of the tramways to tho suburbs. ;-. 1 Therla.ving.of the .foundation stone of ■what .-will prove to be 'a fine addition to tho architectural adornments of Wanga•nui—tho new Catholic Presbytery in Campbell Stffcet—was performed on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by his Graco LAjTchbr.shop Redwood. A youth, who evidently thought tho quiet!,of Sunday afternoon a suitable time for his purpose, attempted a burglary at the Economic:.. Procuring;a ladder,, he entered upon:-, the adjoining premises, and effected an .'entrance 'into the Economic tJirongTi cnio.. of thp; windows, and commenced ansoxploratioai' of tlie office. 'At ihis . moment of*, the-''em-ployees, of the firm clioso to attend to tho need.* bit a pet kitten, kent upon the preand tlie first thine lie caught; sight--of on entering was the figure of the intruder. The. latter made a bolt through tho window, leaving, however, the ladder against tho wall sis a passible due. H Investigation;; jhowea that . ho 'must.«- l havo -Jboeh-idisturbed In the nic|v of time, Thio police"were -informed', *-M>d ; are. nowpyrsningSinnuiTies with a view to tracing the. offend®, who is suspected of h-avimg .mado'other laittempts of the same nature.

MASTERTON. ;/ One "bjinlkruptcy has been iccordetl, iu the • Wairarapa for the month of July; ias against two-for the-same-month last rear. Seven petitions in insolvency have been filed since tlio beginning of'.the year. The Jat'e Mr. Charles M'Killop, whoso death occurred in Wellington, oil Tuesday morning, .was omo <5 tho earliest drivers over the Riimutaka.' Ho had nianytiexciting experiences in tho old ■wagon' days. Ho first oamo to Masterton in the'early sixties. Ho afterwards spent a period in Victoria, but returned to iia®--iii ' the and has a' useful settler in the district ever i since.'The deceased, who was a nativo of County Antrim, Ireland, mas 72 years of ftgtf,; and leaves a widow, one son, and two daughters'.-'-."His."remains> are to■ -bo internS in the ■ Masterton Cemetery. ( Twenty,bjrt^is,.seven'; deaths,; and four Carriages • have been recorded 1 in! MasterW . prnseiit month. \DANNEVIRKE. ' Either .defective." . points or pome ijthor imperfeotions, a (nick freight- , ed with coal, was .completely .capsized at the noith"eri'd" of'the Dannevirko railway • st'itioir yards on Tuesday morning during s&unting operations. Although only slight*damflge was done to the wagon, the interlocking system did not escape so luckily,'' a'nd ; 'wiis badly damaged and •thrown out-of gear. In .consequence of this mishap .tho .cdrly. train to Napier was delayed some minutes while ropairs wore effected. - Mr.' J. W.'Sitiith. proposes leaving Dannevirke, on Monday next for Northern Wairoa! at, which town he 'has obtained a position as manager of a dairy factory. His departure jwill be keenly folt by tho Excefilor'Football Club, of which he was an enthusiastic member. PAHIATUA. : The inuinber of'subscribers to 'the Pahiatuaj telephone bureau is now sufficient to warrant the exchange being kept open daily!'froih* 8 a.m. until midnight. Some time :4go agitation was aroused to make tho hoursii'roin 7. a;m, to. 11 p.m. daily, and a'petition was drawn up. The necessary .'signatures, however, 'have not yet been .'affixed to' the' petition, and if tho 'rnattor is not attended to immediately tho original hours, 8 : a.m. to 12 p.m. daily, .will ,be adhered to.

, Chesso buyers are at present visiting ,this district and bargaining for the coming season's output. One cheese company lias received two offers for the current one being at GJ-d. per lb. a lid one at Bid. per lb. : Tho latter priceiis approximately equal to Is. 2d. per ,Ib. of butter-fat. Tho offers havo not 'yet been considered. ; : Tho. proposal to form a company to establish a. motor bus service between Paliiatua and I'ongarod.is meeting with considerable support in tliol'ongaroa district, .. .Iti large number of tho settlers having promised'.to take^up'shares. A pnblic meeting irr conncction with tho matter is to :be held at Pongaroa towards tho end of the present week. Tho proposal is to form ii company with a capital of | in .£1 shares, and to take over the. plant' of the! present contractor, Mr. R. J. Hall, ■for the running of the mails between Pa. hiatuii and Pongaroa. The service will bo a daily-one; -and it is hoped, to "have; it' inaugurated, by November. FOXTON. ' ' The 'death occurred at his residence, Cook Street, on Sunday afternoon;'of Mr. Edward Page, at tlis age of 44 years. He had been.a resident of Foxton for soilip eleven years and was a Druid of . 11 years' standing, mid always took a keen interest, in liodge' affairs, betas an ollicor;iof the local Druids'" Lodge .-up to the time he was taken .ill. , He leayp? a widow/and...four young, children. ',V.' . MANGAWEKA. It Tvill come as a. shock to many old MangaVeka 'residents • to learn that Mr. .TameyjJllai'rison, ien., (lied at.Ohakune last week-after a long "and painful illness fit: the ase.of CO years.. Tho lato Mr. Harrison took a prominent part in local matters in. the. early days of settlement. OTAKI. • ' - Thc,;4'onng m;U) ; ;r w a c ;King. '.injured ' severely by a blow- from' a;-hockey stick,' •has sufficiently" rewvercd,.".to'- leave tho local -' : .; ■ . Over-300 features' havo'.'be,en 'secured in Ota'Mjn Of ' a'referendum beiiig taken on tho Biblc-in-schools question. Several nvorei are expected'' to bo ob.j ....... ArrangementsaririGoinjr 'Siaclo" to* accord a welcome social to tho Rev. G. F. I'etrje, ■who-has been appointed-vicar here. - ■ Several Moks .havb'' boen added to tho local library;shelves. < Opossum's are said'to""l>o fairly numerous in the Wnikainao and Ritoraugi dii/i tricts, and Mr. W. H. Meld has closed' his reserve so as. to protfet tho animals'. A meeting of--tlio^committee''of'' th» Bowling Club's ball was held last night, • when further arrangements were' mada. to make the coming function n success. The Ohau tennis ball proved to bo tlio most brilliant and successful social function held in Ohau for soino years. Tho enlarged hall was taxed to its full capacity. ■ Excellent music was .supplied by the Misses Cook, of Otaki; tho floor was ' in first-class order,, and it ,-was. very apparent that everyono camo Vith tho firm intention of enjoying thenlselres to tho / utmost. Miss Retter, secretary of tlio club," and the committee, consisting of Mrs.'; Milne?, Mrs. Devine,. and 1 Mr.. Henderson, avo to bo congratulated on the excollsnc?, of tho arrangements.

FEATHERSTON. The death occurred at Taulicrenikiui on Tuesdav nlght'jofr Mrs. A, -M; Wilkinson, the wife ol :a«OTtHfenowiuscttler.; in- this • district. "She was 74 age, and had been ailing for some tinra vast.