DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1953, 9 January 1914, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES, (Prom Our Special Oorresixmdent#,l PALMERSTQN NORTH. The children's ward at the Hospital, which if Royal sanction had been given, was to hayo been called Queen Mary, Ward, was in search of a name at yes*' terday's board meeting. Mr. Hornblow' proposed calling it Wilson Ward, ; in recognition of the chairman's work for suffering humanity, but Mr. J. G. i Wilson declined this honour, declaring that Mr. and Mrs. Nash had done far , more towards providing the new. ward than himself. 'Mr. Nosh, however, also deciißod to accept the honour, and the plaeo where the children will play audio cured.will consequently continue' to be known simply, as the- children's ward. There seems to he • a scarcity •of nurses m New Zealand, and the. tet that all hospital salaries are not on/ equal scales is apparently causing' the scarcity to bo increasingly felt. Xt'a board meeting last month, a ■ motion was earned, of necessity, increasing tha wages of .tho Palmers-ton North' nurses.' Tiio question was' revived yesterday bv a letter from the.ln§-r/eei6r'freneral"su'o> ' gestiag that a fixed' scat© be drawn tip by .the Department. The chairman re-' marked: "It seems to mo that wo ,njusV increase'o-ur. nurses' salaries. . Oho sis-' fer hai left and though wo advertised' no applications have been received, Another sister will soon bo leaving to'be married. In fart, "it seems to me tha* this is a marrying hospital;" (Laughtor.) Tho.matter was 'referred to tha executive to report. < ." Mr. J. E. Vernon, Rector, of' tk<* High School, who has just returned from a • holiday tour abroad, says that ho .was particularly struck' while' with the increase of open-air classes.' Tlio schools were so,built that one sidir. of tho class-room\c<juld be opened-ou-tf to tho air, in fineX weather. The idea, had proved a wonderful success,' and W considered it should be adopted hi.New Zealand, especially for' crowded' jhf unit' rooms; Rolling shutters were geneta.liv used in tlio'cb'ttsfcruotian of the njoV-eV able Wall,' but" sliding doors would'-bar equally good. The Old Country at present was, paying .great attention U physical training and -medical oxaraihaV tion. Tho CarnegiV Institute at Dim./ ferlino. for tho physical instruction o{ teachers was under qualified doctors: and was' supplying teachers to all parts of'the world, • He ! umjewtdod two ladieß from tho institution were com( Hig to New Zealand. 1 Mr, W. H. Collingwood has been re-/ appointed chairman of the. High" S:ohoo( Governors. • Tho police staff has presented a travelling bag.to Constable Henry, who has boon, transferred to Hastings. Tho borough em'plojie&s will'' hold' their annual picnic en February 1 ■ it Flimmeiton, OTA-Kt. . Mr. H. Larkin, stationniaster, has , received his aanual holidays, whieh will ho spent in Auckland. Messrs. W. M'Kegg and A. Ferg... : son will represent the Otalji Bowlihjj Club at the tournament to be held in Bunedin. Mr. and "Mrs, M'Bain, who havo been holiday-making in' Wellington for tho past fortnight, fcavo here short!? for Auckland, where they will view thft Exhibition, and other places of interest. Mr. and Mrs. H, Andrew hope to leave for Auckland next week, white Mr. and Mrs. N, A. Anderson are now holiday making at Napier, Mr. P. B. Anderson is at Rareohu, Main Trunk, Mr. T., .Beidy, S.M., and son at Auck< land,, and Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon in the Wairarapai ■ Master Cornelius Reidy, 'after two years at the Manakau Post Office, has been transferred to Lower Hutt.

Mr. Johnson, who recently sold his farm.to Mr. Lowers, has left.to taka up residenco at Baiiiesse.

The local cheese factory had a successful run. during the strike, as far as fuel was concerned. Luckily thej had a. large supply, and with Giabs ( this has lasted till tlio present. A-fur« ther supply, ordered by wireless soma iiftio ago, arrived, on Wednesday from Durban.

Mr. E. ■Great-head, recently manager of the Monak&u cheese factory, Haj taken over a farm in the Bulk district, Vfhilo Mr. Rqilo lias entered tie Dairy Company's office at Pahnorston, No. fewer than 80.0 gallons of whej were wasted at the Manakau cheese; factory on Wednesday, simply being thrown away because thai suppliers;had no use for it. This is -a daily occurrence. In. various parts of the Wairarapa and elsewhere the farmers make food uso of thp>whey, and farmer's ara eeii to get" all they can,, yet 'here wtf find the toy-product wasted.' It is cst|< mated that enough whey is wasted at Manakau to feed three hundred pigs, which, if sold at £2 each, would' bring in' a return of at least £600. CARTERTON, 'The Carterton team of senior ■ cadets, who have been ''competing in the) irti'Htary events at the Auckland folii'lritism, ■returned homo on Wednesday afternoon. The insinuation of officers under tlis auspices of' Court Marquis of ■N.brma.nby, A.0.F., took place on Tuesday evening, tho following members being installed for the- ensuing half-year:—O.R,. Bro. H. Woodbtirv; D.R., Bro. W. Tucker i S.W., Bro. J.i\ Davis;. J.W.. Bro, J. Spora; S.B:, Bro, W. Wright; J. 8., Bro. J. M, Nicholls; Secretary, • Bro. ■ft". J. Chapman; Treasurer, Bro. A. F. Pink; M.S., Bro.'C: Jfboro. Heavy rain fell in the district on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. ii." S. Moss,' .secretary of the Wairarapa. P. .and A. Society,' together with his spending a holiday at LyttH Bay, Wellington, and will return home on Monday. Tho Rev. R. Young, vicar of St.' Mark's, is enjoying the seaside air at York Bay.

A social reunion under the auspices of the Methodist".Sunday. School took place on, 'Tuesday, evening, when the occasion was ta.ken. to. present Miss Slay Conway, who has been a teacher for-.* number nf years, with a handsome silver teapot and marmalade jar from ill* teachers, and. from, the scholars a silver butter-dish and knife, as tokens of esteem on. .the occasion of her approachinjz marriage. Tho gifts were feelingly acknowledged, '.'■-' > MASTERTON. Mr. A'. M'Taggart. Agricultural Scientist of the Agricultural Department, visited'Master-ton-on Wednesday, and was shown round tho district by In», spector Webb. -Tho-'object of Mr. M'Taggart's visit was to inspect certain sites that-had been suggested as suitable for the Mtobtislwneirt of an agricultural high'school or college. .Among the sites inspected worn the .education reserve, near the hospital, and a pot-* Won of. the- forty-aero section of tb» Trust Lands' Trust, at Kiiripuni. .It is'understood that-Mr; M'Taggart -frill. pay a return visit to the district, after which- ho will furnish a report. Mr. D. E- Parton. formerly of Masterton and Fiji, bvit more -recewtly of Wellington, has' been_ appointed to supervise the installation of the automa tie .telephone- systcnj at Masterton, Mr. Parton will bo electrical engineer in charge of the telephone service be: tw'een Cross's Creek and Woodville, and will have his headquarters at Masterton. . A number of young men from this district afo proceeding to Danks. Fcitln-i sula for thts cocksfoot grass-seeding. A decided change in the-.climatic'con-ditions occurred on Wednesday after* noon, when the wind veered round'to the south, .the atmosphere became cold; and a welcome shower of -rain'fo-UV