DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1966, 24 January 1914, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL ; '. j ' - ; (FMm;-\gu(iiSp<reial'E.Corr«{^ PAUIERSTON. I: : Ihc . Scveiit h';payl^fniiftists : ulipld; Mayoi;? ■cluimiecl tiw ground -.that. a .majority ; hnd. .no right to e-icrciM. .uuh,uiu over a nnI nority in rcligious onatlers. . The''Rev.. j.Dv B." tory.ysho>yed j Meyers said that. the..Slate- might-make-good citizens, but : . hot la'cesfiirily:. good J Christians, ' anySmoi;c : itii':dra;|gpod bakc£ j house emit! make goo'!.).iianos. . -'ArescI lution favouring; tjto. retentioiilof secuI lar education wasjraniod... •

>;:■ Captain'. Bosworth. (in'.the. absence/of'. Colonel ard ! V:;.roprcscntativo;;ilmtVthp change'of-' headquarters'. WaiiKnnuii'td.fPalme'nsfoiif Gciicr:il: ; GodleS;. , oally -carry iiigyiutjwh'at; has "been done in other is that the group' officers. . such : as tin. adjutant/of i lie. mounted force and the adjutant, of infantry'Miould be ."in the same town; so that, they may readily eonfer on 'matters"relative to the training of the men; ''The.transfer," stated Captain Bosworth; "has nothing to do with any preference,; of Palmc-raton over Wangariui as the-headquarter of the regiment. At Miisterton,.Napier,' and Hawcra tho adjutants 'are; to-gether-in. mse,.town, 1 ' and arrange their programme, .and' the General Officer Commanding- 'the : -Forces considers > this' the best method-'conducting the ',work,' 1 . The change is .beingv'w»de : ;splcl>xjn' the.; interests of the tr.iining scheme.. .Th« tfansfer lias 'iio't/ yetUieeri-' 'carried 'out. though the■lofficcrs,have been notified, of it. 'i.-i.ip ' George Seifort'..?hnd: : Councillor Norman, -yoster : du , NA°IER. ■ ■'A fiuonctal.-. statement, 'covering. the nine' months^'ended:.,Dccenibor'j3Ljwaß submitted by .the: town clerk' to ' the Borough Council oifWedncsday iiiglit: ■It showed that; the'exnenditui-e for the period tinder all headings tcinllcd £85,- • 690 .9s,'" ]0d.. ,: The expenditure, for the j ■year, reported the .clerk.'V.ias.estimated at £28,557 3s. 3i1,, ;'but.:.it..iWas. pointed out when;-; the 'estimates '.we're"submitted ! that no-provision was mad; for?the ran-; ning of.the tranis.p.nd lighting; schemes, but that probably: the, receipts 1 from the schemes would.meet the As. far as'oan bo seen.Vat the,;present'time this will be" about.' the position' at 1 the end e.t.'the-.financinUycar,'for the expenditure to December' 31'.totals -£329!) iOs.; whilst the receipts .'.total £3158 ss. 1:1. . Assuming .that, the-expenditure and receipts" of the"" tramways l and. lighting ; schemes will balance .at,the end/or the : year,"the oxpenditura.jmder-tile, general ,account, should..;*then.^'como.;within... the .estimates;'.'.;." ■ '.Hie has : ;decid"d to alter tho'Viiam-e'-"of the 'cIu.K on . the ground. that the' word "Cork'-' is too suggestive. The'Clubf which, lias a largo membership, ''was'.'organised to promote th-? • progress of' the district. •The J»n.i>k>r'Store-workers' Union has formulated pronosals for; a 'liew agreement, the principal.demand being for an : increase ' of ...wages from; £2.>105... tot £3 135., with correspondino; additions t-n the overtime, rate':. The. union.will confer with ''the] "employers. on'■iTcesday nest, -and haw'sSked.tf'Mr;>>P.'']'T!»Hy, Conciliation .C<nnniiss-Wer, : '-to''.preside. _ .The Rev.- leaves Hastings on. Monday. to., attend - the.'.annual retreat of tire li.'unn'ii''.C'atholip. ; clcrgy 'of the Wellington'diocese. •. .' 'V Mr. J. !i. Andrew,''of-Napier,.left yesterday for Wellington. ■ WANHANUi. "'^..Sharks'are reported to.be very plenti,fnl on.this const, just,now. ,' On Thursday evening ouo, fishing launch returned •to port ivith ,G3:shark« .included in her catch,-while another had fifty"; iiicluding two of the dreaded blue species.,, 1 1 ; The annual-reunion of officers of the Seventh ."Regiment was held ,o» Thursday evening, when a'very.enjoyable time was spent. .;Opportunity -',ras taken of. the or-easi()!.i''.to-farewell'Captain Hume, who has been., transferred;; t<r Dunedin as ftdjuhnt-oi'-.the Otago Artillery.Division.. ~ . -j ■ The''drought of the . last.'.month ivas broken- oil-Thursday night, iyhen" several very welcome showers'fell,,while, the hot. northerly-wind which-has - 'Wen, blowing' shifted into the west, : whence it blew a. gale. Yesterday the. weather was ;fino again, .but appearances, point-t0... mere ■ rain shortly.,.- ■ Tho funeral of .the,liitc«Mr. Jas.' T.. Jluir; which took, place was ,largely attended b>- all classes of'-the community."Anionic the bodies officially ropresented-wOTo the .Borough Council, the Harbour Board,.the Hospital Boards the Wanennui Labour party;.'VVnnc!.inm Liedertafei, ; . aiid three local: Masonic ■ 'TAIHAPE Mr; W.' Jorgenson.'has presented ,i. a cup, valued at £3 35;., to-the Taiha'po' Swimming Club,for competition among the schoolboys.. - Tho tropli j-, ; is .'to be held for one year, and becomes'the absolute property .of the successful -. competitor | if won twice ; :n.succcssion...or'jthreo times at intervals,'.:':'"": T''-' : :.. ■' '-.At the conclusion,;'ofCthevf, ordinary ' ■ business ■at a meeting 'of,; the 1 :. I Taihape branch of.; tho'Hibernian'-'; 'Society' on Wednesday, tho' Ivev, Father' Connolly, on -behalf cf ".lie members.of the branch, presented Bro. J. Bartosh,.wtih. a. regalia collar-' as.; a-mark of appreciation of -his.' services as. secretary'' for - seven "years. Father XVmitolly eulogised the;services j rendered by Bro, Bartosh as .branch.sec-j 'rotary and as sccretarv f oLtho Hibernian Athletic C1ub.'...,; ;' ■_ . '■■■: T!ie Pukeok vlursettlors', annual stwrts gs'iherisig and .picnic on Anniversary •Day were attended by a'brgo.crpwd, the ■gathering being -representative^ ; ,of; all parts of the disirict. ' •• .""'- • .- -The annual pienie,; in^connection-!with ■the Methodist. Sunday; School w!jr hold at Ohntii on ■ , riiarsdny; : :whi l ii; ehiiflron and adults to tlie.iinniiieridf ISO,- were present;; Mr.'; David ~AV,i!.kie allowed tlirt u;e of .his- brsutii'ttl. grounds for the picnic. locally as a general holidav'^-but--'ontdoorJ sports' 'were ma'rred,,;.by unfavourable- .weather ronditiuns. ■ Alihough'. no rain fell, , a ■strong nor'-westerlv■raged,nil,.day,..and the'dust was decidedly, unpleasant 1 ./;_■ .The burning off. of fallen btish. is "gen-eral;-;.a.i*.d-.-the'.'-.iitniosphere for', several .days past"has been, heavily...charrted with ■ smoke from'.vari.iu.s.,btish .fires'.\ The Set.-. ; tiers".report-'oxeelleutjiurnsr atid ti. large ■ area.of new 'eoniitr.v;is,bciii(r-made;ayail-.able f<)i- turniiis and "j!rassiiu!. : ; : Tiic. ai'iuml caniival. ttiidcr, (lie ausuiees'of. the Taihape Swimining ; Cl»ib'was 'held at the Miuiiemal tintlis oil Thiif"■day. when the.m'ineipaljevoiits resulted as -follow :—MaK3eiift;nec : (oo-yards^—H.. Tvler, 1 ; ll.'(,'re.':;V.-2; Tul:e..3 ; Time, M9 v ;j-oseo.A;^.ypiiths , Thurstoir.(sciO,' 1-.: Kih»x. (3soe.);.- U:■ , Sill i th" (1 soo '.'43 rj-./ri n l r:-"v;if>2 '4 ;iK.p<-"vi; Ho>; s* j ;Imii(lica'p(:K!ndov,il4f(33 ] lrv,(;-i'r.').' iKnox '(1 h;c f );-y;;2/y Ti in", j32se<'ss®^ll a ird..sjr4T"iilly, O-.er.V.;.!HorUi::- (::cr!).' ,3. .. Tinie.- Itiiii;.. 1 isee'. ; Da'sii ; ;Tuke",(3see?i ;;;2,i Bat t (fi.-oe;), .3. Tim lfl .1.-.'iM'e.. I!l'l.ty raee■•;Tnke.XCannody, ;j R p.v.r;ll yj i «:'pla' Do a'c/jjiy .'J *1; 1 .vSj 3 ;:J;jMrS;TSl?eid;{Wai;!ganuißiiaK.eoiisentOd; exhibit.si;s,ats:'!tliW |BaiiEifikei|A :^aiidvl;;;;AsspeiationMslidiy fia t$.T Eebvurir v'ifSo-jjJ •Biir-miif. ! "H fWa'n!?anuiy .wiir i'idge the fruit ; ar,d '.vcseiable exhibits.. . ..