DISTRICT NEWS,

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1835, 22 August 1913, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS,

JOTTINGS FROST PROVINCIAL CENTRES, (Prom Out Special OHrespondenits.) Charles Kroh.came up for sentence at tho Supremo - Court, before the Chief Justicc, Sir:' Eolwrt Stout, for tho theft of .£ll andva'.gijld watch from Patrick - -Caw, white journeying from. Dannovirko to 'PeliiatiU!,.' 'Ho had- 28 previous convictions. Hpsiuddrink was his downfall. His Honour "sent. Mm' to gaol for twelve nionths,-, and;.declared 1 hinr a • habitual criminal? ; AVaiter Gfedon; (aged 17), for an indeoent-dssault on' a girl aged thirteen at Shannon,':wfl3,.§en.t' to: Waipa treeplanting' camp' for.'twelvo months' reformatory ..'treatment. Mr. Cooper, his counsel, said accused had been without a father's advice a-nd assistance all hia life, and for some years' past.had been motherless. . WANGANUI. As is only to", bb • expected in the case of a district undergoing rapid development, tho Wanganui ■Education Board is constantly being: overwhelmed with reel uests for new., schools, sand equally, constantly'is hani'put'to it to find the.w*here--ivithal to payl'for . tlieni. "I wish wo had ;U!100,000. We'/'coiild do soma good with' 1 (it," remarked,- tlib, fchairman,' ; Mr. 'F. jjPii-ani, at liv^t.'.night's meeting. The ! board's present overdraft is «£-iG6S, but the ' chairman stated .'that it was hoped to wipe ithis out by the'. e.i}d'of twelvo months. ' ; The recent Farmers' "Union Conference. ' passed a resolution drawing tho attention .of education boards - to.tho "neglect- of: ■•hack-block schools." ' But'so far as this disti'iot is. concerned, the charge does not , hold good. Good organisation has enablod .the Wanganui Board to keep in constant ('touch with far-out schools, and practically vcvery'district is visited, bv a board mem<her some time or other during the year, Mind tlie : number of serious complaints is *«it a.minimum. When the Farmers' Union iresolution-came before the board at its. last meeting,/the .chairman; stated, not only that .tho board . looked after tho . back-block schools, but that there was no 'unwillingness on-the part of teachers to .go there, and lio difficulty whatever experienced in staffing them. MARTINBOROUGH. ■ The .annual "social" and choir concert of. the! Presbyterian Church was held in ■ tho School Hall on Tuesday, when thero was a'fair gathering. The' first part of 'the programme consisted of a lecture on ihymns; congregational and choir singing by the choirmaster, Mr. J. K. Edie. To illustrate the various points. brought out -in the;lecture, tho choir at intervals Tendered portions of hymns selected for the "purpose. The se<snd part of the programme consisted o'f secular item's. During , tho interval Mr;. W. Aitcliison, on behalf ,of tho; church management,, wished the ,jßer. E. C. Tennent a safo and happy trip 'to tho Old Land. On bohalf of friends ho ; asked Mr. Tennent to accept a tangible token of their well-wishes in the shape of •»«. purs®, of sovereigns. Tho gift was suit•iibly. acknowledged by Mr. Tennent. - Mr. '.T. W. Kershaw left Martinborough (vostei'day, on a month's holiday to Melbourne: Jor health recuperative purposes. \ PATEA. The : Headmaster's report, read at the VSchool' Committee meeting on Tuesday, states*that, itho -present roll number- is 141 in the primary department i'&nd' 13; in the secondary department, ft total of '157. The average attendance for tho past ! jnonth was 142, that is 90 per cent, of ; tho roll number. Tho attendance has 'thug reached about normal again. 1 On Monday evening Mr. R, Sinclair Was tli'e victim, of a serious accident. As (far as; can bo;ascertained, ;it 'seomg .that j,Mr. Sinclair was, engaged iii 'joining.'tiro 'tanks a heAvy'.'iron rail '/on top to balance them. Tho rail dis'lodgedj striking him on tho head with great Jforce, and severely injuring his' scalp. 3 First aid was -rendered and the. ir.jurei} man is nbw progressing favourfatly, _ _ _ : ...HASTINGS. ... The monthly meeting of tho council the Hastings-, Chamber :of.. Commerce was held'', in the Borough Council 'Chambers on ■Tuesday afternoon, tho president (Mr. EXH. Williams) in tho chair. A letter liffts Tead. from Mr. F. C. Hartshorn, resigning the secretaryship-of the chambeij'j owing to pressure ,pf private business:-/ Consideration was deferred till next rheoting. Tho president ' said ho thought,'the time had arrived when further acoommodoation should'be.provided, ot tho ITastingg courthouse. I '. Ho' movedthat a 1 letter be sent to the. -Minister' foT 'Justice asking him-;to give tho matter his 'consideration. ,:'Mr;r A. L, ; D.-->Fraser, in. ■ CHiymdintfi tho motion, said tho present builcMng.ijvould be a disgrace to a backblocks town. It was.-insanitary, uncomfortable,'..and inconvenient. The motion >iras carried. <»"•■

. Mr. Hi- Ct. P. Mortenson, of Hastings, "who lad; the misfortune to break liis leg some months ago, has sufficiently recov--1 ered to be able to. get about with the aid of orutches. •

I The fire insurance rates for tlx© Borough £of Hastings will be reduced as from ['September 1 next.. This is due. in Vgrea't measure to the high pressure water supply the town possesses. 1

j 'NEW PLYMOUTH. • ( Tlio Taranaki Hospital and Charitable !Aid Board benefits to tho extent of10s. fronr land agents' liconses, being 25 (licenses'at ,£<l 10s. each.

The Opunako Harbour Board has set ■up a committee to collect data and to 'loport at next meeting of tho board with vn view of laying, a loan proposal beforo (■the ratepayers for a sum not exceeding -mOOO. V . .

The following candidates for the Education Board have been re-elecJted -unopposed:—North Ward, Mr. Harold Trimble; W ; est Ward, Mr. G. M. Adlara; East Ward, Mr. M. L. Kennedy. At the Hospital Board meeting on "Wednesday, vote of sympathy was passed •with Dr. Walker in his recent accident. During ,Dr. Walker's absenco Mr. D. S. Wylie is'acting-medical superintendent of tho hospital. - ' MARTON. ■The annual meeting of the Marton Bowling- Club was held in the Coronation jTall on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Mogridge 'presiding over a good attendance of members. 'IJho report arid ba.lance-f.heot,' which showed that the club has 49 financial members, were adopted on the motion ■of the chairman. The election of officers Vesulted:—President. Mr. J. Mogridge; vice-president, Mr. E. Herbert; secretary and treasurer, Mr. R. Hanger; General Committee. Messrs. H. Sutcliffe, G. Cummins, W. J. Rees, R. A.. Upchurch. H. L. jSrightling, and G. Stafford; Match Committees (Wednesdays), Messrs. 11. Sutnliffe, J. Robinson, and W. Rees; (Saturdays), Messrs. B. Parkes, T. Wylie. and G. Cummins; Green Committee, .Messrs.. Ct. J. Robinson, and H. Sntcliffe. Mr. T. H. Bredin promised to present a f-et of bowls to the member who introduced the most members during the enming season. Messrs. j-t. Sutcliffe, E. Hutch,ins,'''and J.-T. Wylie, and president, and secretary ex officio, Wre appointed a committee to revise the >ules of-the club. ' ' The Rangitikoi Rugby Sub-Union held p smrike,"concert in the Druids' Hall, tMartcm, on Wednesday evening, when-the shield and cup were presented to winning teams. A number of local vocalists contributed items, WOODVILLE. Mr. E.'May<V lias disposed of his faTm t>n Elliott Road to -Mr.-'"Archie Currie, .who takes immediate possession. ' Mr. I'.,W. Mills, who only a week ago recovered from a severe attack of pleurisy, Jins hart to take to his l>ed again, and Drs. Mules and Patterson (f'ahiatua), dfter consultation, found Mr. Mills was mm- suffering' from pneumonia. - The Woodville Choral Society held their third annual concert on Tuesday night, n:ir! were greeted .with a large audience. The "Examiner." in oritiofeing the performance, naively mentions that some of the members of the society still have the i>nrl habit of keeping time with their todies, and are afraid to open their mouths.