DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1826, 12 August 1913, Page 8

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (Prom Our Own Correspondents.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Entries for tho elocutionary competitions of the Technical School in tiepCemb'jr close on August 30. The lirst practico was held last night of tho Palmorston Amateur Operatic Ijocioly with its opera "Dorothy," with Herr Merger as conductor. Jlr. lirofby, of Danncvirke, has been appointed assistant auctioneer lor Messrs. Dalgety and Co. at l'almer»toii North. The "l'almerslon Telegraph , Office staff lias presented a wedding gift (a marble clocki to .Mr. C. C. W. jiilgour.

.Mr. 11. Jacobs, of this town, was badly 'injured while riding on Sunday, 'When in tho "act of dismounting ho fell, ami the horse kicked and troil on him. Dr. O'Brien conveyed liim home by motorcar. Tho patient will probably be laid up for a week or more. While helping to unload a piano at tho railway station on Saturday, 1-. Searnncke bad an arm broken through the caso clipping and crushing it. An Awiipuni property of Airs. Weekes, consisting of 35 acres leasehold (six years to run), and lii acres freehold, was sold at auction on Saturday to ilr. H. G. .Mooro, as agent, for .£1)00. At the same sale Messrs. Dalgetv and Co. passed iu two Ashhurst farms, totalling 88 acres, owned by Mr. G. S. Rumble, at JS22 15s. per acre. The Arbitration Court will sit at Palmorston next Thursday.

The annual report of St.. Andrew's Church will foreshadow an increase of elders from 13 to 18. During the year 59 members joined, the total roll now being 351. The liev. Doull married 33 couples, baptised 42, and buried 11. . The Juno attendance at the quarterly Communion was the highest on .record. Tho total receipts are .£1175, including ,£-131 from Sabbath collections, which wero a record. The general account shows a surplus of .£G3. The total debt now stands at «£S6O.

Mv. C. H. Pike, accountant at the Bank of New Zealand, has been promoted to manager ot the bank at Levin. Mi.--. Joseph Bell slipped in her yard, Grey Street, on Sunday afternoon, and lay there some hours with a broken leg beforo [i neighbour heard her cries. She was then removed quickly to the hospital. Mr. H. Jf. Simmonds, who proceeds to Tauranga this week, luis presented the Campbell Street School with an enlarged photograph o£ his family, of whom all fifteen have attended that school. The fellow-scholars have presented two of them, George and Fred, with gold pendants. NAPIER. v A preliminary run of the Napier trauioar.s took placo yesterday afternoon. Tlio cars were only taken over a short distance, as all the overhead -wiring is not yet completed. Tlio tests wore entirely satisfactory.' The Mayor of Hastings states that the State Tire Insurance Department liavo promised that the rates will be reduced in Hastings.from September 1. Ssvcral popple in the Hastings district who still believe that there is a possibility of a harbour being made at the Kidnappers have just- discovered that soundings taken there by the tug Bella in 1880 aTe almost identicat wil'h tho present soundings. Another burglary has occurred in Napier. This time a surveyor's office was entered and a typewriter stolen. CARTERTON. The Registrar of Old Age. Pensions is to visit Carterton 011 .Thursday next for the purpose of rendering assistance to any intending applicants for the pension. A meeting of the master printers of tho Wairarapa and Bush districts was held at Masterton 011 Friday afternoon, when it was dccided to form a branch of tlio New Zealand Federated Printers' Association of New Zealand. A committee was set up to proparo a tariff, which will be submitted to tho members for consideration, and any recommendations they desire to make. A meeting will then bo held to adopt rules and clect officers. Mf.'.:'Eeid, of Dunodin, secretary to the Federated Printers' Association, was present and addressed tlio meeting. Mr. R. Franks, of Carterton, who had tho misfortune to fracture his collarbone on Sunday week through being thrown out of a gig, tile result of tile horse slipping on a bridge, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. A miniature rille club is being formed in Carterton under tlio auspices of tho local Oddfellows' Lodge. FEATHERSTON. At tho last meeting of tho local Delating Society, All - . William Barton gave an interesting lecturo on Western Canada and tho central portion of tho UnitedStates. Mr. Barton recently visited tho localities mentioned. Tlio annual "social" of Loyal Unity Lodge (Oddfellows) was held in the Town Ha.lL 011 Thursday night, and, as usual, was largely attended. Amongst tho visitors wore: Bro. .1. A. Boake, Provincial G.M., and Bro. G. E. G.odber, Provincial C.S. (Wellington). The M.C.'s were: Bros. M. B. Tait, P.G., S. Murphy, P.G., and W. Tinney. Mr. A. C. Holms carried out the secretarial duties. Mr.. Alex, llannay has resigned from tho Feathcrston County Council on account of removal from this district to Palmerston North. At tlio last meeting of tho Feathcrston County Council, it was mentioned by the chairman (Mr. A. D. M'Leod) that the Minister for Public Works intended to inspect tho Rimutaka Bead at an early date, in order to decido if the inainteii* ance of tho road should be a national concern. Tho question of tho upkeep of tho road is being kept prominently before the Feathcrston Comity Council by the activities of tlio Wairarapa Automobilo Association. OTAKI. Tho Rev. G. F. Petrie, the new vicar here, occupied tho local pulpit for tho first time yesterday. Ho gave an eloquent address, which was fully appreciated. It is understood that no induction ceremony will take place. Tho best football match l of the season took place on Saturday, when the local team defeated Levin by a penalty goal to nil. Mr. Selman, who has secured a lease of the Manakau Hotel, expects to take possession almost immediately. Tho unfortunate man, Baldwin, who was injured at Paekakariki last week through a post falling 011 him, was yesterday removed from the local hospital to his home. Although severely injured no bones were broken. Land rcnls are substantial liere. and in a fow instances Chinamen are paying up to .£lO per acre. No tenders have bren received for threo sites, I.he properly of the Church of Englanrl, but it is understood the old schoolroom at the Otnlci railway will be purchased by a local resident. Part of the land there will bo used for roadwidening purposes. NEW PLYMOUTH. Mr. David Teed, Mayor of Newmarket, and son of Mr. D. Teed, of New Plymouth, lias been running his motor-car during the last week or so 011 Taranaki bonzine, and in a letter lo Now Plymouth friends speaks very highly of its quality. It is better than tho best he has ever used previously. Somo of the petrol has been handed over to the Auckland Automobile Association, which is going to give it a trial. Mr. Pearson, manager of the local branch of tho U.S.S. Co., left on Saturday for a month's holiday. Mr. A. K. Douglas, of tho Wellington office, is relieving here. Mr. Antrobus, for 27 years in the employment of tho Kaupokomii Dairy Factory Company, was presented last week with a substantial cheque by the directors, who paid a high tribute to tho efficient and continuous service of their retiring servant

MINING NEWS. WELLINGTON SHAKE MARKET. Tliorc wero no transactions in minim: ghnrus yesterday. The Quotations wcro aa under:— Buy«ra. 6ellore. £ 8. d. £e.d. Bla-cktvater 10 6 — Now Sylvia, Oil 014 Progress — 0 8 9 IlOcis Hoeonstruoted — 0 9 0 Talisman 2 10 2 16 Waihi 2 6 9 W.iilii Grand Junotion ... 1 1 3 12 3 Waitangi 0 0 6J 0 0 7* Taranfllu Oil Wcclh — 013 6 STOCK EXC S. AucK,...ia, August 11. Tho following sales were mado ou the Stock-Exchange to-day:— Waihi, £2 6s. 9d. Mountain/ King. Id. Woiitougri- Consolidated, 6Jd. Auckland Gas {paid up), £1 Be. 6d.j do. (eon), 12s. Ross Goldfiolds, £8 10s., £8 lis. Mis-man Consolidated, £2 Is. Wa.ilii Graad Junction, £1 Is. 6d„ £1 Is. 9d. The following Kilo woe reported:—Waihi, £2 7s. Chrlstchurch, August 11. Sales on 'Change to-doy Kaiapoi Woollen (pref.), £5 Sales reported:—-New Zealand Notional Insurance, £2 fc. 6d.; New Zealand Insurance, £5 Bs.; Standard Insurance of New Zealand, £1 12s. 9d.; TJniion Steam (threo parcels), £2 3s. Dunedln, August 11. Stock Exchange quotations:— Dredging stocks: Electric, sellers 4e. 9d.; Island Mock, Gcllors 3s. 6d.; Mfinnhorikia, colters 4* Mining stocks: Miiddy Terrace, sellers 159.; Consolidated Goldlields, buyers 155.; Consolidated • Goldfiolds, buyers 12s. 6d.; Progress Mines of N.Z.. buyers Be»., sellere 95.; New Sylvia, sellers Is. 3d.; Talisman Consolidated buyers £2 Is.: Waihi, buyers £2 6s. 3d., sellers £2 6s. 9d.; Waihi Grand Junction, buyers £1 la., sellers £1 Is. 9d.; Waiotahi, sellers &3. 2d. Investment stocks: National Bank, buyers £5 2s. Gd.; Bank of New Zeailand, buyers ,£lO 55., sellerg £10 10s.; National Insurance, buyers £2 6s. 3d.; Standard Insuronce, sellers £1 13«.; Union Steam Ship Co., sellers £2 35.: Westport Coal Company, buyers £1 Bs.; Milburn Lime an-d Cement, buvers £1 9s. 6d.; Mospiel Woollen Farfrry, sellers £3 lis. 6d.: Now Zealand Paper Mills, buvers. 16s. 3d.; Wright, Stephenson, and Co., buyers £5 19g.