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DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM 'PEOtIMJ A r|!'! CENTRES^lgj^g;.'.;.^ VyAHCANUI/j^^i^-'''^ The Wanganui' adopted important pr'jposals-'.fel'o.r.sP'llio'j renewal of several of-lis loans falling? duo during tho coining ycar.-s-TheAoJ.al? of the various, loans .#invol.y.cd 4 \:-."is.; £201,000. against- I, which"'.linkinKVrunds; in hand amount t0'£32,150. ■: U,.is~'pro--» posed to renew tho balance of-£l(i');.'!ri0:.:; by two new loans, to bo i.jsuwLin/iiVn.-; vember next with a high -sinking : .fund]| present debenture-holders ferenco in the issuo of-new slockT^?;:?;, Messrs. L. E. Bassctt, J. F. Hollo=J way, and P. J. Denton'have been'nji-":-pointed delegates from tho ■'Wnnganui ■ Y.M.C.A. to the approaching National;? Conference in Auckland.'.' --y '-?:'j^tV At tho annual meeting of tlio AVflnga-;. mii Branch of the Hibernian. Austral-) asian Catholic Benefit Society, Sir. 'AIT; J. Fitzgerald was. elected /-president,* Mr. D. Dwycr vice-president,"-'JIr.'AV."-' R. Setter secretary, Mr. W. M'Tubbs treasurer, Messrs. W. ■■ R.' Setters and: D. Dwycr delegates to the Meeting, and Messrs. A. R. Setter, :-A.' ; ,T. Fitzgerald, and W. J. : M'Gonaglo' delegatos to tho Waiigaimi;< ; . Friendly; Society's Council. '."."'■ ■;•- *':"% In connection with tho approaching tramway extensions to Aramoho North and Wanganui East, tho Mayor,-, tramway engineer, and chairman of tho.; Tramway Committee, will visit pis-, borne next week to prosecute inquiries as to the merits of tho Edison storage battery cars. The Borough Council is also collecting information ro thovaluo of motor-busos as feeders, to, the-tram-', ways. ■■ .XV-r'- ■'-' During December, building' .permits, wore issued in tho borough to the. value ■■ of £5104. v%-f^KHO{ Heavy clouds of. snioko. from?-, bush;' fires in tho country and grass fires-inj the suburbs, are at present'overhang-;, ing the town, intensifying"-.the considerable summer beat.' *' ; 'feiti;vS"S;.-> MASTERTON.'^? : ;;|||S|| Bush fires have been raging in. the' Masterton district during the last fewdays. On Monday night a fire spread to., a woolshcd at Miki Miki, owned-by Mr',-" ; J. C. Ewington, of Masterton;' which was_ gutted. ■ ' -\ 'ifi; With three races vet to be decided, the' points secured for tlio aggregate prize of' the Masterton Homing i'igecn Club are. as follow:—Drako Bros.,''3o: J..Bixon,: : 24; W. Dowling. 21; G. Pom'rer, 13; J. B. F. Sutherland, 13: W. Gourlay,'12; F. B. Rosson,.l2; B.'Wiltoii; : 7 j'L.j Wadhani, 1. - I .*---' ".'■" At the meeting of' tho Masterton County Council on Tuesday, Councillor Cross moved, in accordance with notice, given, that the engineer's motor-car be disposed of, and that tho money thus., saved be devoted to tho salary of'-an overseer for the Alfredton Riding. Coun-. cillor Cross maintained that under the present conditions there was a lack of supervision in tho Alfredton Hiding.' After a good deal of discussion tho resolution was negatived. Tt Svas subsequently decided, on the motion of Councillor Patchett, that owing to the lack of supervision and the want of conuminitv of interest between the Alfredton Riding and other parts -of tho county, steps bo taken to securo an expression of opinion from tho on tho question of tho amalgamation of the Al-. fredton Riding with another county.Vs' A number of sports meetings siro to bo held in this district'during the next few days. Tho Langdale sports take place to-day. A tender was received by the Master-; ton County Council on Tuesday for tho metalling of a mile of the _ Alfredton- 1 : Weber Road. As the authority for. tho Government fjrant for tho work has not yet been received, the tender could not bo accepted. ;. Tho Masterton County Council' decided on Tuesday to make a demand upon the Castlepoint County Council for one-fourth of the cost of re-erecting bridges over tho Rorokoira and Kahumingi streams; ' ".,-'■■., Tlie Masterton County Council .'.'has been advised by tho Castlepoint County Council that it is proposed to petition tho Governor to review a proelama-. tion of April 18. making the Castlepoint'; County responsible for one-eighth of the" cost'of maintaining portions of the Mas-. terton-Waimata Road, with a'view. to. having the amount of tho contribution; reduced. , ,-'.-., ■■;"'■ A number of wcodon bridges in 'this' district aro in an advanced stage of decay, and the question of their re-erec-tion is causing local authorities some anxictv. It .is not improbable that an effort 'will be made to erect new struc T turps in ferro-roncreto. ■ _' The os-tnto of a well-known settler m Lower Vallev is to be cut up into dairv. farms' and offered at auction in April.Mr. W. H. Cruickshank lifts 'disposodof the whole of the Bowlands Kstatc, the purchasers being Messrs.- Graves I Bros., Percy Bras., and J. W. FaUcon.; NAPIER. '■'• '■.■¥'.:; T~ Several additional siihscriptions' have lately been received for the - Swan Memorial Fund, which now- stands ' at'-j £1?3 Ss. 6d. ; ftW? ; ' Captain Cunningham 'and' Lieutenant Jackson have been appointed to ;-tako-. : charge of the Napier Salvation Corps. '■"■■'-,"i-'."-.:-'-. - Williamson's Comic Opera' Compiny. are giving a sacred concert on Sunday.; next.in'aid..of the Napier Thirty. Thou-;* sand Club's funds. -: :i>'v. ■ The first electrically-driven ■ woollen; dump t-o bo used in Ha who's Bay is'naiiv being installed at Da!gety.raid.,,Cp.;.;s store at Port Ahuriri. ■S%' :i -HH'' A very marked increase -has place in'the quantity, of export:;, from' Napier during the -past year .as.'t'.'./mf'. pared with 1912. Such liron'uctr, as wo/\l,';' .mutton, lamb, and cheese ■ have creased very considerably, and with.the, exception of shcop skins and tallow-rib the principal exports have' gone';'up»'jn' value. It will bo noticed ■ from-ithe figures given below that the'-aiiioitntjflE; wool exported in 1913 wa-5_5,617, 753bales more than for the previous year..' Several other exports correspondingly. The exports.. Troiif/ Napier last year '(principal .products)-: and their value as compared with i'-.ttye-previous year aro as under, the .figures; for 1912 being shown in parentheses:-—-Wool. 35.162,7191b.. value £l;l9fi-100, (29.044.93db., £1,040.147): sheep-skins;■' 1.127.040 skins, £5-3.550'(859.014 .skins, 1 ; £56,534); frozen beef, '23,645 .-;f\vt;-," ; f,93.7m (-12,276 cwt., £51.01BV; mutton';. 356.554 carcasses. £279.172 ;-;.(3!)0.612. : carcasses, £277.451.1: ■ lamb,""-:1W;R07; carcasses, £210,455 (305,564': ca-rcas'ws.t £183,804); tallow. 1817;t0n5.:.;£50.137J (1954 tons. £50,993); l!idcs. ; :.'44fil hides;': £5618 C 3092 bides. ,fiaS9s);'butterlf4t32 cwt., £22,372 (3822 cwt:;.<..-.£21,477);) cheese. 17,950 cwt. £52,077- (16,327. cwt.y-; £40,311). WvM^Mt'Mm TAIH APE. ? if|||J;||Aj| At Pohonui on Sunday; ■ was thrown from a; young'-horso-and. had three ribs frarfumi:' At..Pukpqkal!n on Monday, Mr. Alcc.Fraser.;'v, : as : ,thrown'' from his horse and 'sustain'cd^'jiiab'rokon'An engine-cleaner'named'Svi.'-.-'Riissek mot with a serious aceideiit : at;Ohnkuno,;' Ho was crushed between "aifVnpyingi.onV gino and tho station platform',"with- ! tho' result that ho sustained a broken breastbone and a severe scalp wound. -;.;Heis progressing as satisfactorily as' cajrlbe expected. '*'-i"' Hsos& Fishing at Ngawaka on Satiirday''last ): Mr. Garrick landed twenty trqutXqfJan average weight of 3lb. . ;' A movement is afoot with -tlie'.bbiect' of forming a Caledonian Society;.at;Tai:'. hapo. . ■^■''■''"^'''fvi-'SSVsSi-A. Nicol, a railway badly burned about the hoad'-'aml-ho'nds' wliile his engine was c!itcringj;.a.'- : tininel-,-on Boxing Day, has ly to loavo tho ' At Erowhon Statipn*fa^lLwn|;shearer-

jiiwP ;'l :sls^j)?.iriV'Sni?;) -.„ S* UUV.>S I « : ii is tra to f i o lii 1m? tl n'vV ' ! ».»i?» lf t J I ""O'tv:"« niPi i't 11 ii' 1 f a'f tTK^i'-j ;^^i!wtlS>yiis^rc!nmiVi:S|'.;'!'(?fi: liiinli- jiaili Wi-i 11 <$;i\ \ lon-H;: i il: minTsurp f vV.of P..C00 V]' : l!,-lwli«i^ ; f !j(.Tl)^]|nVrisi;;( : ~.(•'■')\WTr < ! r l t he;sl)ostt;l)alsmciv~oiiUlic win-' yunijiKiilo'ftw!!ii(>Soxtrn# ; oiitVilmtodft33 v .iF-'-J' > '\C'! n 'h , . a Pr.f]>l.Cv!ei:s')vpi , y^; ;; % »*«■"" <>'*-o J liprSff cored v-one ini ;iii : : (20)^:a.ii(ii;;11 ill £.( ion ly flS i ruiissahd''Jlackay>;tl«-c^f<ir,v4pSFor : SmitlifttfloklJixiS; foiy? 01/ :PowplL.tivo'^fd^il9,o^ ■ bf^.ihteVpst'Kiis" ; :%.boing taken ;yn ; .tlic; fortiicomiiigfemotorVcyclo. •iiK'6ting'Ho;y)o;hcl-d'on'ftlif;.::Ta'uJ!criniKau best, motor '■cyclists: ' Dcn.dcr, ;(Tiulian},'--glioucl!c-r':'(Kudgc),';Plim-;'nior: (Douglas),:-'Lo' : -.CWpt«, : :,:.Butliorlaad, ; aiid -:. : '■*•< Staff Cfartcrion ,-> lef tsoii':3londay ; for: Feilding. .where-lio'-actßs'ns!:chief: instructor: to- a military Z-:^ 7.-.-'^" : >?- 'v.:s:A "meeting "of.■liockey'"supporters''-is to 'bo;hekl. : hero''on'.Fridayievenin(; for the and ltieans : to; secure'Kvisit :of -ilmfEnglish, liookey .tennii'.to .tho ; Wairnrapa.^ ; j "Tho;'remains i'ofitho^lato-Tutu 'Nilio-nilio,were-buried.-at^tlio'-'Papawai Cem<;tcry.'onJMondayf'aftfirnoon. ■: During tho week o, largp>tangi.:\vas'iheld, at-.tho pa. ■Tlio,biiria!'servicp..was;'coriduct€d by'.the Rov.:,Te^PareratttS£V3' ; ?-' i,gisi:o : i'- ii":-.'l-;ternoon'--tliocricket ; \Cartertoht!Druids!:.: ; |teani.yri!Up!ay tho I.Cartortoii^A^team: -.The:-local- Oddfellows'., will". play3'tlie.*Mas-itertoh;^pckey'-B;teami«;Sj^s^-g:';i :^ % : The'JMis'ses v i»l;Hattie aiid Bright- wcro jfoiderodj. , inV tho jby^tlip^OrchestVal' SccibtyvHW-Jaddition toj'the"guests' of thb''eveiiiHg-'aiv'iiivita-' -tidn ■ iiad'-. been extended'.to .niembcrs:; of; tUej Operatic' Society,', a" large number, re-' spdncling';,JTho brchestra>piaycd several iteiiis during.tlip.-'.eyening; ~-Miss. Bright contribiitet! ■a'-pia'iiqi'ortc. fiplo,'and;Miss, Gwen' ll'Hattin.a. Violin-sold, ilier. sister piano 'accompaniment:- j Songs''Vwcro jKeiiaijS-'andjc -Irving;-' and .Messrs.''-; eon■tributod> a .trio.'%;l)uringi;'.th'o .''evening tlip presidoiitj'vjri-V-fDoasby', Jliss 'Bright -with " a "'silver-pen-poncil, and witluaVsilver. jewel rasp "as;d book-markcr. : ijn behalf of..tho .hosts','* an.^; on : account -' of':-.tho.: R-oman Catholic body"with a leather travelling .bag and 'leather hand-bag:.;- In doing so. iio..-'passed' complimentary ; 'i remarks on the. great assistanco.!;.,''bothf ladies had . been to.. 0 reytown iii'' ihe 'musical : world, ibeinj!'always ready to:.pblif;p. .lii replying ou'tbehalf' 0f... Ifiss'jßright;- Mr." M. Maxton .said-he wished to expreßS'-the tlianks'qf-Missfßright for,the handsome prbsehts..'made?'to ' iior, : and:;'tho." eulogistic remarks;: passed.-, by "the.: president. Mr.r'M'Hnttie. thanked ■'the- donors..fot tha/.i-ecognitibn given- his ;;p||j.-::'■'■; '-^^' ; - > <■■:The.-youngest'child of.[MrV'Slartin) of. To Horo, wandered onto the railway line as the down Napier, express was due'on Monday'night, but: was luckily ■ soon by the engine-driver.,. He promptly applied "tho'brakes,'and,"altlibugh'the child was knocked over;'.escaped injury.'' It war> . eerta'iiily ; a very- -narrow.-.;escape, from fatal injury, .' ;; ""■■.'. "£ ,:,; ■ ■'' '•»'.-,;'■ . The present dry weather is responsible for-the cutting'.' up -of -the, town roads, while motor-car. and stock,traffic are the means .of. raising much dust; anddamag-. in/j goods exposed for" ! saie '.,.••■.. ■~-..'. ... The death occurred .'at 'Mnnakau yesterday,morning of.Mrs.'J. Bayne, widow of tho latoji.James; Bayne,'; of England;* .and motherof'Mrs."Heap; of Maiialcau, and.Mr. J. Bayne, of Taumarunai. ..-. ~j

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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 9

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DISTRICT NEWS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1958, 15 January 1914, Page 9

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