DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1819, 4 August 1913, Page 8

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM ALL SOURCES

PALMERSTON NORTH, At Saturday's inquest ou the l>ody of H. J. Woodard, late licenseo of tbo Masonic Hotel, Ashliurst, which was found in a state of decay, ill tho Manawatu Gorge Kiver, it appeared evident that deceased fell over into tho gorge nt flood lime on July 1?9. 1009, and was drowned. His body was held by n suag, anil gradually covered by shingle. A. verdict of found drowned was returned. Mr. li. A. Bollard, scaffolding inspector, of Wellington, is to inspect tho llaxmills around Palmerston this woek. The Oroua County Council has agreed to a request that it' the Feilding Borough Council introduced elcctrio lighting tho County Council would instal it. Members' spoke cordially about I'oilding's enterprise. Lady Stout is to visit the local branoh of tho W.C.T.U. on August. 21. A Boys' Institute is to be formed, to bo called the Manly League, membership involving a pledge against gambling «ud drinking. Prayer circles and sick visitors are being arranged. An entertainment for tho funds of tho Terrace End School will bo held l shortly, arranged by Mr. S. W. Attwood and lira. S. W. Olliver. Colonel Heard, acting-commandant of the New Zealand Forces,, visited the officers' camp at Palmerston on Saturday to-day. There was a church parade yesterday. Training at tho camp is, proceeding with great zest. Practical work , fills tho-days from end to end, and lectures by toinp of tho foremost authorities in the New Zealand army on their particular branches of dofence work prevent idleness from invading t'ho evenings. Tho most spectacular feature of this training is tho daily outing with tho''artillery, horses and tho big 18-pounders. Tho Majiawatu Automobile Association, a powerful body of 103 meinbors, lield its annual meeting last week. The formation of the Marton brancli was recorded, and tho erection of electric signals .in tho Manawatu Gorge to warn motorists of tlio presence of other motorists in tho GoTge was reported to.be in tho hands of two experts. The meeting elected tho following officers: —President, Dr. Willis (Feilding); vice-presidents, Messrs. C. F. Johnston (Feilding), and R. S. Abraham (Palmerston North); committee, Mcssts. •T. E. Perry, W. E. L. Banks, E. Mackrill, W. Fry, A. G. Campbell, D. Bell (all of Feilding), J. Strang, Captain Mounsey, A. Sutherland, Major Dunk, and J. M. Johnston (all of Palmerston North). The treasurer is Mr. H. Akers, and auditor Mt. Larcomb. A gymkhana is in" contemplation. There we.TO 42 births, 18 deaths, find 9 marriages in Palmerston in July. The deaths at tho Public Hospital numbered seven, and the admissions 88. The exclusion of unvaecinated Maori children is being applied to the Palmerston schools.

CARTERTON. There were five births, one marriage, and no deaths registered ill Carterton during Jiily. Mrs. Arch. M'Master,_ who has been spending a iveelc at "Pairaii," Mastcrton, returned to Carterton on Saturday. Mr. B. F. Greathead, of Eongotea, Feilding, and at one time manager of the I'arkvale _ Dairy Factory, is nt present on a visit to Carterton.

NAPIER. Tho Napier Thirty Thousand Club, which has lately dono much to improve the town by tree-planting, etc., has received coat lapel buttons. Theso are small and attractive, tearing tho municipal coat of arms in the centre, surrounded J>y a blue enamel band, on which is inscribed the name of tho club. Mv. T. Gasserlev, of tho local branch of the Government Insurance, has left on transfer to Wellington. His departure is generally regretted by followers of outdoor sports aiid others. Bain fell in Napier only three days during July, tho total recorded being ono ineli. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Large, oM_ and greatly respected residents of Napier, celebrated their golden wedding last week. • , ~ At a special meeting of tho Hastings Borough Council a letter was received from t.lto solicitors advising that tho Amendment Act, 1911, was inoperative so far as water ratine on unimproved value, was concerned. Theso rates will therefore have to bo collected on the annual value. Napier will probably bo in tho same position.