DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1836, 23 August 1913, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. PALMERSTON. Inspector Marsaok, replying to a letter from the Borough Council as to regulating motor, traffic, said that tho smallnc-ss and muddiness of si number of the plates on oara often prevented identification. Ho did not'have a sufficiently numerous staff bo station a man always at the 'head of Rangitikoi Street. The town clerk said that after providing a man for the a-ail-way statical, and providing for the needs of tlie police station, it seemed that only one policeman was left for the town. It was resalred to, apply to tho Department asking that the local polioo fcrco bo strengthened l . Councillor Armstrong, who Shortly proceeds on a' health trip to Australia, was entertained by tho council and oliiciiiils on Thuieday night, ami wished "bon voyage." •

In reply to a circular ■ letter, the Borough Council has ascertained' that the Wellington, Christchurtjh, Dunedin, InvercaiigUl, Lower Hutt, Napier, and Gisborne require tike makers of private streets to provide sowers, and, in some cases, water pipes. Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Tiniaru <lo not insist on this, and the Palmerston Council has decided to adopt tho same-attitude as the latter.

The unwillingness of the Railway Department to provide a traffic bridge when the Cook Street crossing is closed is delaying the council's oonsent to the station extension scheme. The borough engineer has given an opinion that a vehicle

bridge was easily practicable, and would cost ill,ooo. 1 The matter was deferred, ponding tlxo arrival of tike, new railway manager. WANGANUI. Tho dairy industry progresses apace in this district, and it is announced that two more co-operative factories will be in operation during the coming season. One of the Hew companies has already been incorporated, with quarters at Okoia, about five miles from Wanganui. In a scattered district like this the/attendance at the fortnightly or weekly drills sometimes causes inconvenience to Territorials, and their employers in country districts, and the question of declaring outlying units to be "country companies" was considered at a conference of offioers of the Seventh Infantry Regiment last evening. This will mean, that all men concerned can be relieved of most of

their drills if they elect to put in. thirteen days in annual camp instead cf eight. If tho country units express a desire for the change, tho. regimental authorities will give effect to it. NAPIER. A local statistician has discovered that there are 33 land agesits in Easting's and 18 in Napier. Tto annual report of the Napier Chamber of Comruierce shows the membership to bo 110, as compared with 101 last year. The balance-sheet shows a credit of ,£O2 Bs. sd. Statistics accompanying tho report show an inorease of 1-44,096 slioep in Hawke's Bay during the past year. The wool sold at the Napier sales for the year ended June 30, 1913, was 52,'J0l bales, compared -with 40;525 in 1912, easily constituting a record. Thirteon youths, military defaulters, appeared at Hastings Magistrate's Oourt, before Mr. S. 1). M'Carthy, S.M., and-wore fined, sums varying from 10s. to £2. The now church at Ilavelock North (St. Luke's) -will bo oonseorated by tho Bishop of Waiapu to-morrow. Tlio first match for thfe silver cup presented to tiho Napior and East Coast Gun Club by .Mr. 6. Hunter ■ .Weston, will be shot off at Petano on August 30. There are indications tihat archardists in this district will imp a good harvest this season, though it is not likely that the supply of fruiit will exceed the demand. Tie warm, showery weather lias re-

.suited in an early spring, and .budding fruit trees aro very prouuitfing. If there, are no frosts, the fruit supply will prob-' ably bo a record ono. Tho monthly medal matches in connection with the Napier Ladies' Golf Club were won by Miss Orosse (silver medal), with a net score of 84 and a handicap of 10, and Miss Hindmarsh (bronze medal), with a not soore of 95 and a 'handicap of S3. ... MASTERTON. Aji interesting case under tho Licensing' Act was heard yesterday in the Magistrate's Court, wnen William Eagle, who resides on a : farm just outside the NoLicense area, was oharged with. selling liquor without a license. Ho was further charged with selling liquor to a Native within the proclaimed district of Rongokokako. The evidence for tho police went in the direction of showing that a party of three men, including • a Native, motored to Eagles"s house, and were supplied with liquor, for which they paid. Besides having eight drinks himsolf, tho Native was supplied with a bottle of stout for his wife. Tho police made a raid on Eagles's house, and found over five dozen of beer and two dozen of whisky stored in lockers. The defence was that beer and whisky were kept in tho lockers for residents of the district, who paid one pound per year for tho use of them. The lockers were replenished from timo to time by defendant, on behalf of the lessees, each of whom had a key. Evidenco of the witnesses for the prosecution in regard to tho sale of liquor to the three men was'flatly denied. It was admitted that men wero given drinks, but other circumstances affecting this wero denied. It was 'further admitted that a Native was given a bottle of stout for his wife, who was not a Native. The magistrate thought that the evidonco on the charge of selling liquor was not satisfactory, and he consequently dismissed the information without prejudico. On the charge of supplying liquor to a Native, defendant was fined b£s and costs.

A man named O'Halloran was oharged with being on the premises when the scarch warrant was executed and liquor was found. This charge was also dismissed without prejudice. An old resident of this town—Mr. John Little—die.d at the hospital this week. Deceased was 88 years of age. CARTERTON. At the Presbyterian Sunday School Hall, on Thursday afternoon a vocal and musical perforanaaice was given by pupils of Mrs. R. K. Jaokeoai, the liev. L. Thompson assisting in one item. There was a good audience, and the proceedings wero very enjoyable, following being the programme:—"La Cygne," violin and piamio, Misses M'Hattie; song, "Cows in Corn," Mrs. King; song, "Still as tho Night" (Bohm), Miss B rough; piano selection, "Polka do la Reino" (Raff), Miss A. Hawkb; songs, "A Pearl for Every Tear," and "Way Home," Miss L. Bisher; song, "Red Roses," Mrs. Fuller; piano solo, "Wedding Day" (Greig), Miss M'Hattie; song, "Summer Rain" (Wdlleby), Mrs. Henry; song, "Crossing the Bar" (with violin obligate), Mrs. King; song, "Beloved it is Momv" (Aylwaird), Missßrougli; vocal duet, "Still as Night" (Goetz), Mtb. Henry and tho Rev. L. Thompson; piano solo, "Mazurka" (Godard), Miss A. Hawke; song, "The Dawn" (d'Hardolot), Mrs. Puller; violin and piano "Concerto." (Hans Sitt), Misses M'Hattie; fl.ria, "0 Divine Redeemer" (Gounod), Mrs. Henry.