DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1880, 14 October 1913, Page 10

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. .. (From Our Special Correspondent!.) " PALMERSTON. A motorist named Samuel Skinner, who, in his absence was lined £5 for motoring through tho Square at a pace alleged to havo been between 40 and 50 miles an hour, afterwards asked for a rehearing on tho plea that a mob of cattlo on tho road had delayed his arrival at Court. The Bench'granted a 10-hcaring next Holiday. Tho Wellington District Military officers entertained Surgeon-Major O'Brien and Captain Foster, who shortly procecd to Australia, at a farewell dinner. Tho parishioners of St. Patrick's Parish presented Dr. O'Brien with a silver cigarotte case, and Mrs. O'Brien with a rose .bowl, 'l'i.ov sail for Australia on Friday.

Wlulo motor-cycling on Sunday with his wife and two children in tlio sidecar and another lady behind his saddle, Sir. Flyger, of tho finn of Flyger and Dick, collided with a crcam wagon on tho Awahuri Bridge. All wero hurled off, but esoiped comparatively uninjured, exccpt Mr. Flyger, who sustained sever facial injuries. VVANCANUI. During September tho Wanganui tramways carried 173,656 passengers, or 18,000 more than during the samo month of. 1912. Tho total receipts wero £1441 3s. 9d., of which tho borough portion accounted for £1161 2s. Cd. Tho southerly galo which marked the latter portion of last week died completely away on Sunday night, and yesterday thero was beautiful early summer weather. Tho Rev. Mr. Vallance Cook and Mis. Cook, of London, concluded last l-iaht a very successful week's mission at tho Trinity Methodist Church. , The total receipts at'the recent Garrison Band bazaar were £750, of which £500 is expected to bo profit. Tho secretary of tho bazaar was to-day sened with a summons for running a lottery in respect to the art union run by the committeo. Several Territorials charged with failtiro to attend parades were yesterday fined by tho S.M. in sums ranging from ss. to 75., and costs.' MASTERTON. Mr. J. C. Yorko, who succeeds Mr. J. Georgeson in charge of tho local branch of tho Labour Department, lias arrived from Oamaru. Mr. Georgeson leaves for Dunedin to-day. Beforo leaving lie was to be entertained by the members of a number of local institutions with which he is identified. A boxing which takes placo in tho Town Hall on Thursday evening, between Denny Murphy and Pitto Chapman, an American pugilist of some re.puto, is oxciting a great deal of local interest. A meeting under tho auspices of the Bible-in-Schools League was held in Knox Hall, when .an address was delivered by the Rev. G. S. Cook. Tlio chair was occupied by Mr. P. L. Rollings. Tlio two rounds played on October 4 and October 11, in connection with tho Masterton Golf Club, resulted in tlvfi, following members qualifying to play for tho club championship:—F. H. Elevate 169, A. R. Sclandors 174, E. Perry 177, J. Steel 178, M. Foley 179, C. Bennett 180, W. 11. Booth 181, A. B. Lawrence 181. Tho,annual meeting of tho Masterton Branch of His Majesty's Veterans' Association was held on Saturday, when delegates wero appointed to attend tho annual conference, to bo held in Wellington -on October 21. A voto of thanks was passed to Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.P., for his efforts in securing a visit for tlio members to tho battleship New Zealand. Mr. S. Kingston was elected vice-president, and Mr. G. M. Wood secretary. The Masterton Competitions . Society showed a credit of £4 lis. on the past year's operations. The prizo money given amounted to £150 175., compared with £94 10s. 6d. in tho previous year. TAIHAPE. After te',l years' service in the Tai- ■ hape Post Office, Mr. W. Cryer lias been promoted to tho Jloney Order Department of tho Wanganui Post Office. Mr. F. C. Sparks, who has been seriously ill for some weeks, died at tlio Taihapo Hospital on Saturday evening. Deceased had been a resident of Taihapo for several years, and was in business' for soniq timo prior to establishing ono of the two permanent picture shows in Taihapo, his interest in which he recently disposed of to Hay'ward's Enterprises, Ltd., on account of failing health. Deceased leaves a widow and children, for whom the greatest sympathy is folt. A'long spell of fine weather terminated in heavy rain on Friday and Saturday, and there- was a heavy fall of snow' in tho high country oil both days. Telegraphic communication between Taihapo and Wellington was interrupted on Saturday owing to a break in tho line between Taihapo and Utilai. Messages from Wellington readied horo via Auckland. Numerous small slips occurred on ; the Moawhango- Road, but tho coach got through without much difficulty. Some of tho roads in other parts of the district suffered soverely on account of slips, but none had occurred on the railway lino up till midnight on Saturday. At a meeting of the Borough Council on Friday a letter was read from tho Fo'xtoil Borough Council relative to urging tlio Government to insert a clause in the Municipal Act Amending Bill, authorising Borough Councils to run picture shows for profit. Tho Mayor (Mr. W. M'Lennari) brought uo tho question of the Taihapo Borough Council running a picture show similar to that at Foxton, and the Town Clerk was instructed to obtain all necessary information.. NEW PLYMOUTH. Tho first visit to New Plymouth of His Excellency tho Governor, I.i rd Liverpool, and Lady Liverpool, will ba paid to-day. Tlio official reception will tako placo at the Good Templar Ha'i at 9.45 a.m. Tho Blenheim Company's boro has reached a depth of 1880 feet. The I'hucnix Company's boro is down 1325 feet. Tho rotary bore of the Taranaki (N.Z.) Oilwclls Co., Ltd., has been drilled during ilio past week in extremely hard formation, and has now reached a depth of 1770 feet. No. 1 bore, Bell Block, is now down to a depth of 3435 feet, in hard and changing formation. No. 2 boro, Bell Block, is down 2880 feet-, in papa formation. When tho question of vice-presidents camo up at tho annual meeting of a local beautifying society, a member expressed tho opinion that there should be only two vice-presidents, thinking that tho system previously adopted of electing about ten was too much of the nature of an appeal for subscriptions. However, other members did not cgree with him, and vice-presidents to the tuno of 36 were elected.

Mr. G. Meikle, who has boon for several months with tho local branch of Messrs. Mnckay, Logan, Caldwell and Co., has sovefetl his connection with tho firm and leffc on Friday evening for Thames. Prior to leaving, Mr. Meikle was presented by tlie local staff with a caso of pipes and a marble clock.

Shearing has commenced on several stations in tho neighbourhood of Masterton.