DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1913, 22 November 1913, Page 13

DISTRICT NEWS.

9 JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (IVom Our BrcolaJl OorresDOßflrati.) FEATHERSTON. At tho Horticultural Society's Spring Show on Thursday, tho Buchanan ItoseBowl, to bo held for one year by the exhibitor obtaining highest aggregate of points in roso classes, was secured by Mr. T. J. Teasdale, with 16 points. Mrs. W. J. Martin (last j'enr's winner) was next, with a total oi' 35. A special prize for most points in sweet peas was won by Mrs. A. E, Palmer (29), Mrs. Geo. Fenwiek being second (15). For vegetables, Mrs. J. 0. Bidwill (32) obtained tho special trophy awarded to winner of most points iii this class, Mr. T. J. Teasdalo being second with 29 points. The prize for tho best collection of flowers from a cottage garden was won by Miss J. S. Goodrick, Mrs. P. M'Nab being second. Miss Tycr was awarded the prize for tho best roso in tho room. In tho decorated dinner tables (open class) the winner was Miss Tver, Mrs. H. Matthews being secOlid, and Miss B. Donald third. In the class for thoso who had not previously won a first prize, Mrs. A. E. Palmer was tho winner, ,Miss H. Lyford, 2; Miss J. S. Goodrich, 3. By popular vote on all the tables, tho result was: Miss Tyei;, 1; Miss B. Donald. 2; Mrs. H. Matthews, 3. Mrs. C. Tringham (Pigeon Bush) and Mr. E. Hale judged the decorative classes. The financial results of tho show will be very satisfactory.

MASTERTON.

A man named William Miles was arrested hore on Thursday on a chargo of having stolen forty dozen bottles at. Eketahuna. He was brought before a Justice of the Peace and remanded to Eketahuna. Wairarapa breeders were fairly successful at the Wangamii show this week. Sir Walter Buchanan swept the board in fat cattle, and Mr. W. Howard Booth, of Cartorton, t-ook a number -of prizes. By the last English mail threo Pitman shorthand certificates were received by pupils of St. Bride's Convent. The successful pupils were Margaret Byrne, Mary Bourke, and Molly Bunny. Dr. N. Prior, of Masterten, .was married at Melbourne on Thursday to Mies Elizabeth Teague, daughter of tho lato Rev. A. Teague, of Hoha.rt and Melbourne. The Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club continued its evening runs on Thursday. A 100 yards handicap was won by S. Pragnell, with S. Hoar second and W. Land third. A half-mile handicap was won by C. La Roche, wii.h ( S. Hoar second and A. L. Tressider third. Tho Wairarapa Amateur' Swimming Club opened its season on the Park lake on Thursday. ASO yards handicap was got off ,and was won by G. Formaii, with G. Permain second.

OTAKf.

Mr. J. Robertson, M.P. for the district, is being severely criticised for stumping the country in favour ot the strikers, instead of attending to the wants of his own electorate. It is understood that a petition is to be forwarded to Mr. Robertson, asking him to givo an account of his actions in generalThe death occurred yesterday of Mi - . Thomas Bovau, aged 77 years, and one of the oldest settlers of this district. He was generally respected bj' residents of all parts of the district, his kindly nature being always predominant. It was in October, IS4O, that Mr. Bovan's father's family left Gravesend in the ship Lady Ntigent, and it was on March 17 of the following year that all landed at Port Nicholson. Their troubles began oil the yoyago. Mrs. Bevan, senr., died, also the baby, a sister, a brother, and a cousin, and Mr. Bevan entered upon his colonial life with four little motherless children. Deceased's parents had lieen induced to emigrate by the glowing accounts circulated in the Home Country of' the bright future awaiting those who' would throw in their lot with the New Zealand Company. His father paid the company £500 for the 500 acres of land which was to be their future homeonly to find on arrival that alt the land was in the possession of tho Natives, and that thoro no home for them but tho immigration depot. Mr. Bevan, senr., as soon as possible, got tho Natives to make him a house in Nativo fashion of toe-toe and thatchAfter many troublesome times, Mr. Bevan rotirad to Manakau, where be lived till his death. It is expected that a report on a high-pressure water scheme for Gtaki will bo available from Mr. A. J. Paterson in. the course of a few days. A meetiug of the members of the Town Board will then be held, to fiillv consider the matter. It is generally be-1 lieved that the scheme will meet with the approval of local residents, and that there will be a substantial majority, ' at the poll in favour of town improvement, viz., water, drainago, and lightin.

taihApe.

A sad drowning fatality occurred about a mile from Raetihi on Thursday. The two-year-old daughter of Mr. Joseph . Bateman was playing near a creek, when she fell into tho water alid was drowned. Mount Ngauruhee has been unusually active for several days past. Thee eruptions have not been so pronounced as some previously experienced, but it is seldom that the volcano is .active for several days in succession. The survey of the proposed site for a new bridge over the Hantapu Riyer, on tho Moawhango Road, has been completed. The work is to be undertaken jointly by the Taihape Borough Council and Rangitilcei County Council. The Taihape Co-operative Dairy Company on Thursday paid out cheques totalling £1600 to its suppliers for the month of October. Owing to £467 boxes of the company's butter having been loaded on the Atheriic, the company was able to pay tho full amount duo to its suppliers. The preliminary work in connection with the revaluation of the borough is ■ well in hand. It is understood that the revaluation will take effect from March next. . , Mr. D. M'Kcarney was entertained by a number of friends and presented with a purse of .sovereigns prior to his departure for Dannevirke on WednesIt is now stated that the number of ' sawmill hands thrown out of work m ' the Main Trunk districts on account of ' the strike is between £00 and 600.