DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1824, 9 August 1913, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS PROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (Prom Our Own Correspondents.) PALMERSTON NORTH. In tho Xodgo card tournament, Druids "A" drew with Hibei'mans, each scoring 30 points. Druids "B" beat Loyal ■ Manawatu by 38 to 22; . Foresters beat Orient by 37 to 23. Three matches still remain' to be played. Hibernians have , a load of 2 points from, Druids "B" and Foresters, who are equal. The Holiday Association on Thursday ftvoning considered tho now Shops and Offices Bill, ■ wid. resolved _ that hotels should bo debarred from selling cigarettes after the tobacconists' closing hour; It was also decided that Sub-section 3, Section 8, bo amended to read;—" That notwithstanding anything in Section 5 hereof such working hours may be extended (but not for tho actual salo or delivery of goods) for not more than three hours in any one day, lior for more than ninety hours in any week." It was further resolved that delivery-men's hours should extond one honr alter closing, and that if closing day be not Saturday, factories in conjunction with shops may adopt tho same day; that where the existence of a factory necessitates the presence of an assistant in a sfliop, ho may be bo ' employed, but not for the salo of goods, and that ho receivo a holiday on another day; that a written requisition, by a majority of shopkeepers may fix the dosing hours: : that the 'occupier should be interpreted in Section 2 to includo only a British Bubject. Some twenty-two ladies are being seleoted'to train for the annual hockey tourney at Wanganui in September. Bren's team will visit Dannevirlco on August 20. C. Burridge, of Petone, is relieving Jas. Gatfield, who was injured at tho station gag fire. Canvassing for shares in tho proposed co-operativo 'dispensary is proceeding. A "social" and dance is to be' held on Wednesday, August 20. . Coy's ladies' hockey team on Wednesday defeated Collinson and Cunningham's by one goal (scored by Miss Crawford) to nil. Miss Jamison retired with an injured bead, and reoeived first aid from Sergt.-' 1 Major .Thompson, of the Ambulance Corps in tho officers' camp, till a doctor arrived. 1 WANGANUI. The winter season has had a very decided effect on the seasido tramway traffic. It was stated at tho meeting of the Gon-ville-CastleclifE Tramway Board this week that the Juno revenue was .£1 below tho operating cost, while for July the deficit was Xtlli. Since - the Gonvillo system commenced running, however, it has shown a small surplus over the operating cost, tho traffic ,of the suinmet season compensating for the falling off at this time of tho year. Looking to tho future, tho board has embarked on a policy of beautifying a largo area of tho Castlecliff beach, and the adjoining sandhill lias been planted with marram grass to Btop the drift of sand preparatory to treeplanting, and the board is now about to plant the whole atretoh of road between the borough boundary , and _ sea beach with pohutukawa • trees. Six hundred trees will bo required for this, and thejr are being provided by the Wanganui Beautifying Society. . The work when finished should result in a summer drive ad -picturesque as any, in the Dominion. During July tho Wangauui troinway system carried 162,869 passengers, as. compared with 151,703 for tho same month fast year. Tho revenue for ,the month was ,£1271 lis. 4d., oi which the borough portion earned <£1019 17s. Gd. Whilo the figures for the Gonville portion fluctuate with the season, the steady and consistent ; /growth of traffic on the borough section is ' very marked, tho figures under ( overy head climbing steadily month by month. Extensions to Wanganui East and Aramoho «ro now within sight, and'good progress is being made with tho bridge, which will cany trams to the former suburb. Plans for tho Aramoho extension are practically ready, awaiting only tho completion of negotiations with, tho Kailway, Department i'cr tho construction of a subway under tho Aramoho railway crossing:

MASTERTON. Arrangemenfa have been made by. tho Farmer:? Union for tho delivering of addresses in' Masterton hnd Peatherston .by Mr. J. Beddce, .the Canadian /Commiseionor. ' ' Of the -ffliole of the carcasses of lamb liandled at ttho Wninjawa meat works last season, only thiTty-seven were rejected on 'acconnt of brmses, and most of thesS camo from a mob that had been badly mauled by dogs. In tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, Thomas Kidgway was chargea with having sold liquor within the NoLiconse dismct of Masterton. After hearing lengthy evidence, his Worship stated that the ovidenco was not strong enough to convict upon, and tho charge was. consequently dismissed. Tho Masterton Giin Club held n successful clay-bird shoot on Thursday. A- 21Hrd swoepstahe, with i.'s added, was won bv K. Buick. I' 1 . Cooper, \f. Eosson, and Meade tied for second place. A twelvebird sweepstake, which was fired subsequently was won by L. Smart, with R. jluiclc second. A card tournament between members of tho Masterton 'Fire Brigade and the staff of the Gas Office was won by tho former.. The annnal "social" and' presentation of prizes in connection with the Masterton Homing Club was held on Thursday ovontng. The total aggregate prize was won by J. Dixon, and the old-bird aggre(;ate by the same owner. 1 The young-bird aggregate was won by W. Drake. . At a meeting of tho Masterton. Trust Liinds Trustees last eveniug, Mr. A. W. Hogg mentioned . that teacher® in the necondary classes at the District High School were inadequately paid. Their pay was, he said! lower than that; of primary school assistants. It was deoided to make a vote not exceeding .£i>o to strengthen tho salaries of tho teaohers in the secondary classes. At tho Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, Thomas Bidgway was fined and cost for keeping liquor for sale in a INo-Licenso area. CARTERTON. Mr. T. Cornwell, jun., who has held th* positioin of first assistant at tho Belvedere dairy factory for tho past two seasons, has been appointed manager of the Tataramoa cheese factory, Matamau, near Dannevirko. ■ - jir. R. IVanks, of Belvedere, had' the misfortnno to fracturo his collarbone on Snnday evening, through, being thrown 'out of a fig. The accident was caused by tho horso slipping on a ;bridge. The Taratahi Co-operativo Dairy Factory ' will conimensp tho season's operations about the middle of the present month.

OTAKI

A meeting of Anglican parishioners was held on Thursday evening, when arrangements were made to wclcomo tho now vicar, the Key. G. F. Pctrie. A foot/ball match, played on Thursday between married v single m«n of tho town, resulted in a win for the latter by 13 points to 3. r The monthly meeting of, the Town Board was held on Thursday afternoon. It was dccidod to effect improvements in Kirk and Lemon Streets by improving the footpaths, and. providing better light-, ing facilities. It was also resolved to take measures to deal with wandering horses, and tins practice of emptying refuse into the street channels at the railway end of the town. It was decided to give noticc to landowners to trim overbanging trees. A suggestion to put down a "ood footpath from tho town to tho railway station was favourably commented upon. The matter of/drainage awl 1 lighting was again shrived, 'but it is understood a definite proposal will be placed before the next meeting. A special meeting of tlio Otaki Town Board was held on Thursday afternoon, when the by-laws drafted by a special committed, were submitted, and, with one or two alterations, were adopted. It was alro decided that a by-law be framed whereby owntrs should b(? compelled to, ■ olear away ruins of tor a fir©. NEW PLYMOUTH. By the promptitude o-£ the fireman on the 12.50 train from New Plymouth a serious accident was averted at Bell Block on Monday. An old lady named Mrs. Kendall was on the train, and was gettin? out at Bell Block to visit her daugh-ter-in-law, on tho Pariti'Koad, when the guard, seeing that everything apparently was right, blew his whisllo to proceed. Just then Mrs. Kondnll trie to get off tho traiu, and fell "between tho olatform

ami tho carriage. .'Fortunately the stoker saw her fall, and at once tho brakes were applied, tho train pulling up immediately, tho step of the carriage only being about b yard from the old lady's head. Mr. J. 13. Connett, who has for eighteen years been n monitor of the board of directors of tho Moturoa Freezing Works, most of tho timo as chairman, doe 3 not intend to seek re-clection at the next annual meeting. He may bo regarded as "the father of tho undertaking," and his place on the board will bo very hard to till.

During tho past year tho County Council's inspector,. in the courso of his ordinary duties in various parts of the county, travelled 11,000 miles. Tho holder of a concession from the Patca Harbour Board in regard to its ironsand deposits, -Mr. A. D. Bayfield, is arranging for tho -dispatch of a small sample of sand to Glasgow for experimental purposes. Ho has also received an offer to deal with the ironsand, but mora information has to como to hand before lio can conclude negotiations.

Mr. J. H. Walker, Native interpreter, has received a telraTam from tho UnderSecretary of the Native Department notifying him that owing to the epidemic of smallpox the Native Land Court sittings set down for Monday would bo postponed for two weeks. The members of the Hovers Football Club assembled on Thursday, night to bid farewell to their secretary, Mr. H. B. I if.-id, who is leaving New Plymouth. Tho club captain presented Mr. Eeid with a travelling rug, and expressed the keen icgrot of tho members at_ his departure, wishing him success in his future career.