DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1976, 5 February 1914, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

CENTRESf. (From CMr Special Corf<*p.<mdentJ.) PAiMERSfON, Ono result of Sunday niorning's. fle-ofl has been a. el&uii on the. Borough Couii« oil foe £25 14s. damages by . Messrs.. Rosso Bros., tailors,. When' , the matter came before tlio council,, tho engineer stated that there was no liability, because tlio, rainfall was extraordinary, reaching 2.W' inches in three hours. Tho Mayor said tliat the. engineer had previously prepared a. scheme , tb jiftf prove tbo entire drainage of tho town at a cost of f30>006, Pie epuncil rbr solved to take- no iict/ion'. respecting tljt> ekim, but to reconsider, the'engineer'.i ■eelicme. V '

Owing to complftmts that this presence . ■■ of hills ioul other stock on the roada ■ ■ ■has alai-mod settlers and cluiarcn, ibo lyjairanga Couiity. Cottncil %$ ■ reso'ived ' tlint). in future, nil entire Stock driven' along roade must have a man in front. . On Monday afternoon Wifejn i?ay:ue ( ." of Ai-rowlotfjli a cleaner in the Railway . " Departtnont, was sitting on hfs yerandab ' ■ ■eating a grem ftpple t ant!, at 6;.3'Q p;jn;jlie beeaino so ill that ho wA& .hnVri.tdly ■■ ordorcij tS the iiospilal. ■He ■eipfrcid, . liowcve-r, just .befote the aiubulaflcoari •■ rived. Dγ- Putnanr, who pcffofnied'.i l ' post-mortem :esaniinaiio.n,, found that the appfrndix was ■ gangrenous liSd.' fej ' burst, causing peritonitis «iid ■ rapid' '.' death. Tho eoroner returned % vijrdietaceordiiigly, ' ' . ... tho qUestnon whctlver font ■ jjare will . ■bo siiffieient for Paltrtorston*s•; traffic : was discussed by tlio eouiie.i! yesterday, , ■"' apd views were so generally in tlj.cfntg'a--tiro. that Councillor Cri-bti congratu' later! tlio eovincil on its■ ikw fepirit) of itiptimisro. It was deeitlcd, hovce.ver, not to pharigo tho decision to order four, ; cars till the need for moio was. pfovo(l»Tlie- ptopased route' lias been- .slightly aniended, '.. . .. , '.. .Tho council lias decided to. ask .the .' ratepayers to santtioii a, loan o) £lO@,Opp to ftcqairo the gasworks bfforf '' ■ proceeding with loans for other niin.o! schemes;, such as' bafliSj Jibrafy.., destrne . ) tor; ana recreation rosorvo, ' ". GonskleraMo 'uneasiness exists owing ■ : to the. firo brigade's report that the. water, pressure has been down aj' low 8s :251b. mid never been iliiglier'tliaif . 451b. O.pieioffS fjjfe as t<i Whether %]io ' ■■ low pressu.ro is. the-result o| ihb flew ■ ' filters,, which cost jeSOtXI,. ••of to tmat- /■ tended garden hoses/ tbo ■cmiiiG.il' ; n?ill . ~ ■hold a special mee'tirig fo discuss tho • ■.' matter.. ■ Tho Bowngi) Counei! ■decided to : ascertain j'Oiv other, towns control motor ■ ■ traffic, trith a view to taifing action, against noisy and furious riders.. It is alleged that motor cyelfefes ,h.!1t.0: a lueasTjrctl milo ift Grfjy■and Feafherstort ■ ' Streats, jvhore they .soo-foli,' especiallf at ■•/ niphti, with tlio ..s.iloncers Off. ' ' .'Mr...l* A. NaSlj has Ijcftn elected chair. ~ rhan of Wi© Palriicrston Rive-p Board, foi ■'.. the ensuing yonri . ■.-.■■, ~:. Biites deeided on, .subject to conSrv' ■' ■■ ■ligation, at next meeting-of the. ,Boroi.is;h; ■ fouricil. la.ntjS; 1.0-16 d,; •, sewnd-ifclaSs land, 8-1.6 d.; • ihjrd'-tlassj ' 6-36 d, ' • •■ ' . Tile. FlDxmil) W^rters , Uiiion liav passed a ircsoTution ■ coiidfeinning "Ihi Sojith Africah tt&vi?.rrnueiit's ■ blpotl ''■ thirsty ifbatnumt of'. workers, should briHcc *lie- blush of sliattife to the cheeks ■■ of' Englishjsppaking . .Tsci|))j> overysrherc." tlie iiniph elected ilr.; > E- Browii, of TokomarO, president: }h* G. Duncnii,, Siianilon, ■ Viee-pfesidont;. Mr. iT. .tokoniam. troasn- ■ ■rer; JJessrs. Bfiggs and W.:. Cli.ri.stiiin> ; Makonia.j ' alia A. ■Hiljiei'i Shaniibu, executivo. ' '■*■ : .^

■Richard SfrrfieMfer fcnd Drit-jd'ijoiiivay Burn taijpcA.tiJij iieforo the (Spurt yestjartiny various. charges ■ in ■eohiic.cticfi with Napier burglaries;, aiiql -Yr.e.rtv • inandod till Mqnday,. when, the trinl tfill be- gone oil with, There 'are , sixteen charges, against and • f n'o against Biiriu' The. nirtie-les ii.rd .so thd local police stiitiort bears the .appearance of a. second-hand shop. '. ; Mr. j. S. Wolstcnliolmc, Tifho had s ■sudden Seizure at ,tjie Tcacheirs.' Training Camp at Hastings list jvee'k, is iii ft rerj'sericiAis condition, and no h0,p<?3,.»r0 entertained of his recovery.

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