DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1947, 2 January 1914, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTJNGB FROM PROVINCIAL centres. •:?.(Frcm Our Special CorrcfiHondcntß.) ;'■> PALMERSTON NORTH, J;''Nsiv ; 'Year's Eve iv/iis (jyietly celebrat'c(].i:' 'The. snapping of crackers imd t!io •,tcoting -of .railway engines at the hour when watchuight services were ending jcoiistituted :■ tJje>. rijaiii ifpatiiijes. One ycuUi. who .spent the last low moments of tho. qIH year in pulling off pieftets : from a lencp of a house in Broad Street >vas watched ami captyrc4 by Oonstablfc lii the .Magistrate's Court ijcxfc morning., ho was ordered to pay a '2i)s.. fine pntl ■ as.' 1 ' tiaijmgg to the fencc, 40s. for resisting. Ui& jjoli-ce,, and 3s. cab lure. -;

. Heavy' contingents departed yesterday fat 'AsJiliurst. I'okton, I'limwerton, and other holiday resort?-, aud the town itself was Hni|sually ■' '» Tiio .tournament of iho Manajratu Bowliug Centra opened yesterday, when tko first round in each section resulted as ■ follow?-Section A—Nicholson (Woodviile), '24-, heat Guiuiing (Shannon), 10;, fsailitt (Terrace liln-d), 20, J{anson (I'ahiai.ua), I,'i; Tumor (Terrace End) 14, Prior (Danncvirkoj 12; J. ffash (Paimerston) 19, Jf/lly (I'almciiton) lfJ. Section B —H. Nash (I'almerßton) 1(5, ll'Gibboji (.DsnneviifceJ 14; Pyko (Levi)- 20, Wardrop (Wcodvitie) ]<); J. Smith (Palniorstoj)) If), 'Singlliir (Terrace Kiwi) 12; Tasfeflr (Pd-ltuersj-p))), a bye. '. WANQANUI. * Vital statistics for Wanganui for December wereßirths, 48 (previous December, 42); deaths, 18 (15); inarriages, 21 (25). 'life figures for ilju year aro:~> Births, 602 (5W- it) 3 912);' deaths, 20/ (194); marriages,' W0 (210). T1)0 number of hirth? "jii 1013 wjis a record for the district.

Bjgbty Cadet? pud forty Territorials from" Wuimifm vmti <rf : tho defence forces, Jeff to-day to take part ill the .Auckland military tournament- . There ' war nwgiHfeKWt }veatb&r for yesterday's holiday,' and all the attrsc- : tiotfs 1 wero ; largely patronised, - There 'wis a big fitiirijdajjcc' at the Axeii!W> Carnival, iiiii iij wijicij was.' to wmc by ij)i> ijon-jjpppar-anco of David. Pretty, champion axeman, who op!y last evening'was'"taken suddenly ill' With appendicitis/ Aw oner.ation was performed in a private hospital,, and ha in iwiv df/i-JUT «'?£!• d : hwmt is tq I)o held io'-day oij ' tj;p bqdy qf Jfr. A. first officer '■of the steamer Jjigii, whose botly was 100/ id in the fjv.er ijhj? ijioriiiMg. Deceased had been missing since Saturday 'night, ami it j.s surmised that he lc|l into the water when boarding the vessel. -His ago was 36, and he was native of (Scotland. It is not knmvn_if he lwd any relatives in New Zealand. ! CABTiERTOK. j ' The dentil occ/jrre-ti fit J)akficld .011 I Tuesday al'tcriieon of Mis. Arciis, wilo of -Mr.'"lV S. A reus, an' esteemed, settler at Daleficid. 'ftp deceased- lady had •bee#. aHim for W° time, aiwl'on Wednesday hist suffered a relapse from wju'jli ■sjio never regained conseioiisiipss. TJw hite ilrs. >Va.« ■ os'oftjjicii. by a large eifcji? of fpoiids, all 0/ whom join in the silicero sympathy iljat is extended to tlie bereaved 'lankly. Airs. A reus left a family of three sons pud One daughter. ■News readied Carterton on Tuesday ev.ejiifift of tlje degtlj at jiajiyttinaire of Mr. -William Lawrence, flftor <> 'Uniwfy illiiejss. Deceased was p very oltj rodent of the Wairara jiaj' ! ajid was born parish of St. _4..ndroi\", Jlolboni, ■ LonffioJ 'i;iil<i War veteran, having eoen service when fie was twenty years of age. lie Wellington in 1857, in th* ssiiling sli'l} Southern. Cross, and'was later fiiarned at tlie Upper Hutt to Msss Mary Aii'li Robinson. His' wife pro-deceased 3iim liv soma eight or nine' year?.. Tho l#£e Mr. 'Lawrence was a saiyMiiUer by ocpypation, but io\ sOmo jtluie past had lived a retired life at Mangafoaire. He leaves ;j grown-up family uf'ii'.'o sons fliiu nvc daughters. ' Dr. nml Mrs. Jobsisoi). of Carterton, wiio 'hnvo been on a_ trip to tho DM Country, are expected lfQjno ij.exj;: week. At- the half-yearly summoufd meeting of the Lovd) Heart of Oak , jiO.p.F., M'.TL, tf)Q ejection ,of officers for tlio ensnina year respite!:—N.O., Pro. J. A.' Wallace : V.0., I}fP- J' Spoils; Bro. L. H. Smart': treasurer, y.(;. Bro: C". <T. Do T.acey; ,e)ectivc ■ rotary, Ijro. M. IJisb ; I\.S.NXI., Uro. A. jj«rp>,ws; Ji.S.V.G.. JSjo- J. L 0 " 1" linji; locturo niaster. P,6. Jlro. C. J. Vp % Lacoy. ■ * '■ GREYTOWtJ. v All enjoyable social was given ill the Firo Brigade Hall by members of the Presbyterian Chureli Choir to their organist, Miss K. Briglit'," who is leaving Oic district to take jhi jndilis school duties at HuuterviUo after th.o holidays. Mr. Irviijg, the pljmnnaster, was At the (lead of aft'airs, and was assisteel by MISS Ida; Muir and otliers. 'Mr.' Irving "re 1 furred to JUisg IJrkbt's valuable assi|taiice in choir work, and to tjio willjjlgiiess is-ith iviiieh sjio hsil pssfstcd the cjioir. JJv t-J.ie)i f;alfod on Mr. Loa?hy to ninko a few reroprks, afti'r witioli "be lianded 3liss Briglit- a- Imiidsome lent her writing jiesk. Mr. M- Majctoi!. 011 behalf of I'iis 11ie.ee, duly responded and thanked the choir and church members for the way they recognised tlie service's of pjie guest of tlip eveiiijig. He sjso expressed a hopo tliat in the near future Miss Bright would again take up her residence .in Groy.tovi«.