DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1962, 20 January 1914, Page 11

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTJNGH FROM PROVINCIAL (From,; our;Sp cdo 1' Correspondents, | PALMERSTON. tlio Magistrate's Court josterdi( t vfvMr::;Poyiitoii ■ sent- 1 a former postal- employee to gaol for bix : months for..deserting his family; he having failed to lind sureties for compliance with ..vmaintonance order. ■■' Ilis" wife's counsSel asked.for a sovere penalty.' .. : The. ; wisim;!3.of scholarships for 1914 Jin.' this district, and. also tlio name of ■tlio-,school.selected are as follow;— Junior ' National ; .Scholarships: .... Margery i Mvcre,•-.•Queen's Park (Girls College); 'Chas,'. Bsirrowclough, Aurora.. ton . North High School); .Raymond B. Purser,?' Queen's Park (Collegiate). Hoard's " Junior Scholarships: Elizabeth L. J.. Treadwoll, Queen's Park (Girls' College); Mildred I. Button, Bulls (Bulls District High School); Annio M. Martin, Queon's Park (Girls'_ College); Ei ic L, Tansey, Haetihi • (New Ply* I mouth High School); Delight M. Lynn, Girls' College (Girls! College); Florence A. Death, Technical College (Technical College); Winifred E. Carman, 3£ltiiam (Girls' College); Gertrude I. P. Hanks, Girls' College (Girls' College): G'oorgo A. M. Tregurtha, Terrace End (l'almerston North High School). A National Scholarship, to bo held by a pupil from a school'with, an average attendance of less than 36, was. awarded to Mary Balmor, of Wniata. mastFrton. '' This receipts in conn«ction with tho Wnirarapa Caledonian . Society's recent sports meet-ins amounted to. £220 10s. 9d,, and the expenditure to £342 6s. 9d. The debit balance compares favourably with that of last year. This yearns concert was a great -success, a credit balance of £40 10b. Qd-. being shown, as against £26 3s. last year.' Tho local police, made another raid on Saturday night.' They discovered twenty-one bottles of beer in a crcek near a certain residence. Proceedings are to follow.

. tho. weather Ims been intensely hot during the last few days. At. ono o'clock on Sunday afternoon tho thermometer reffistered 91 degrees in the shade. Tho Rural Workers' Union, recently formed in Masterton, has a membership of eighty. Application has tea made for registration, and it is understood that a series of demands will he made upon employers at an early datft. Over twelve hundred shares have already been taken up in the Masterton Motor Bus Company. Advice has been received from Wellington that it is honed to call tenders for the erection of the workers' homes in Masterton in about two weeks' time.

Tho Opaki Iviflo Club completed « series of trophy shooting last week. In the Thursday squad Mr. J, E. Calvvell was tho ton scorer, and in the Saturday squad Mr. M. M'Grcgor, Complete arrangements have been made by the Wairarapa Amateur Swimming Club for the aquatic carnival to be held here on Anniversary Day. A number of Wellington swimmers will be competing. The iWairaro.pa Cricket Association ttmtinued its matches on Saturday last, Masterton A defeating Ma-st.erton D, and Carlton B winning 'from Carfion A. Carjton B is 'ending on the first round, with three wins to its credit. WANCANUI." Tho surfaces of the main roads iii this district at present are in a very rough condition, tho long spell of hot, dry woathcr, and tho wear and tear of motor traffic having combined to make them- in a worso f . .state: than for many years : pSst>,"" ; o'pV 8 ' V The success of the workers' dwellings scheme hers has been such that the Government has dccided to build still another lot at Gonvillo. Tho reading of tho land is now being gone on with, and, when completed, tnd erection <)f the houses will be put in hand. ; Tho Mayor and tho tramway engineer returned on Saturday from Gisboriie, where they report having gathered much iisoful information regarding storage battery cars, which will bo utilised when considering new tramway extensions. '' . OTAKI. A tablet _ was unveiled at the Otaki Maori Mission Church on Sunday which, interpreted, rnoaiis:—"A memorial to Samuel Williams, Archdeacon. Ho was minister to the Milori tribes of this c.c>a.st from tho year 1847 to 1854._ Ho was also tho director of tho building of, i this church. Born on January 17, 1882; died on March 14, 1007." Canon M'Alurray,- who performed tho ceremony, spoko in high terms of tho }ato Arcli- : deacon, eulogising tho excellent work ho had done among tho Natives in all parts. Tho Rev. Tamo Kate lie, Rev. C. Galbert Blathwayt, Key. W. Williams, and the Rev, Temuera also assisted, whilo Messrs. Rota Rawiri and Gibson (lay-readers) read tlio lessons. Rumour is prevalent hero that Mr. J. Robertson, 31.P. for Otaki, will contest tho Waikato seat in tho Labour interests at the next ejection. A tract- of country between the beach and the Mission property is shortly to bo cut up and placed on tho market. ; _Mrs. Byron Brown, who has been in j Wellington for almost three months, rej turned to Otaki on Saturday evening, i Tho annual meeting of tho Domain Board will be held at an early date, when it is probable that tlio Town Board will be asked to tako it over. Mr. Charles Thomas was kickcd oil tho head by a racehorse on Saturday, a nasty gash being inflicted. The only attraction for tho holiday hero will be tho Anglican Sunday School picnic,_ and tho tennis match between Victoria College and Otaki. Dr. Tatton, D.D.S., has arrived from Ohakun© to prnctico hore. taihape. Service medals and certificates have been distributed among members of the faihano Fire Brigade as follow-Five, years' medal, Lioutonnnt Cribb and cxFiromau O'Driscoll; four years' service bars, Firenian. Chapman : three years' certificate,' Captain. Sutherland;' two years' service bars, Branchman Martland and Fireman Strudwick. Numerous complaints regarding tho shortage of rolling stock on tho Slain Trunk lino : have been n.ado by -sawmillers from time to time, Shoopfarmers are now complaining of a shortage of trucks for railing sheep and of the difficulty experienced in securing a sufficient number of trucks for tho railage of wool. As trucks ordinarily uses! for tho carriage of timber and other produce arc used during tlso season for the carriage of wool, there is at present an . all-round shortage owing _to the ; briskness of the timber trade involving i a creator demand for trucks than usual. Tho Taihape Public Library Committee has purchased 125 ne.v books, wliieh are now available for uso by subscribe crs. . . . A move is being made in the direction of forming a branch of tho Legion of Frontiersmen .at. Taihape. The Taihape Hibernian Athletic Club has decided to hold a sports gathering on St. Patrick's Day.

In a cricket matcli at Ngaurwkehu on January 18, Uiiku dofeated Mr. Ledward's team by 224 to 109 and 1)5. For Utiku,-Councils scored 101. and retired after a brilliant ini.ingfi. The next host, batsmen for the winning team were Bcechcv (51), Hooker (37), and M'Grail (14). For Nganrukehu, Hill scorctl 33 in tho- first innings and -S3 in tho second, Bay 22 in tho first and 10 in the second, and Stedman f) in tho first and 1G in tho second. Utiku won by. an inllings.and 20 runs.