DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1990, 21 February 1914, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL

CENTRES.

(From Out Rnccle! Cgr rcfefcondimts.i PALME RSTON. Mr. C. H. Pickering has resignotl tm> presidency of ilio Xlajimvatu lV.mi'try Association. Sir. 3. 'Jiii'vi's siicco«]y liini. lii answer to., an iiifluiry from tlio North Island Poultry Association tli-o Mauawatu Association lias replied thafc.it fitvmirs tlib eoktiniHitipn of. the present system of .paying ehaiiipioitfihip prife in caaK; ratfer thita giving medals.. The utility.' j>oultrj'classes, connected with the A. iind J\ Show, will be largely rncreiiseil, alul ilio cup subscribed i'Br by tho Poultry Committee will bb nllottefl to if; for competition. A neiv JMtjj from Mr, 3. (iori»g ■Jofmstoii goes to tlib he&t bird in the. poultry exhibits!. The Hospital Day collections have at last been Jiiiiiijy tbtalletl tip, and at a meeting of tlio committee cm l'jiur&'cla.v it was stated thlit fcho suttoltis would bo approsinial-elv £3.30, ~Tftb meeting expressed its iksiro tliat if as-kb'd to tlo so tho board will use the money for the radium fund. On Thursday the Manawatu Motor Cycle Club cSHorthified Mr. Aksx. Anderson, had presented him with n shav-r iiiji outfit. Mi , . Anderson left by yesterday's Main Trunk train, en route to England. Sir. and Mrs, Allan Strang and Miss Strang have returned frriiii a holiday abroad. ThV littlo fouiicHHig whicjivvas , discovered oiis liiorhing saino tiniq ego on a doorstep of a. i.tiotdr garage? ■ has now been named "Mary Pnlmerstaii," and has bawi isoni to the Wellington Receiving Home, i A lamb donated by Mr. T. A. FroSt to the All Saints' Olnir-qh building fttnd was nwtiohtd at the stock market pn Thursday and boi»jsit in tiifh'bj- ilessrt. Menriid, .Frost, W. Crinvj J. A. Camwon, N. P. Meilsom and C. ChrißtJiiiisen. It realised a total of £3 325. MAST ERTON. Good entries liavo bean received for tlio aquatic sports tB bo held by tho Ladies' Swiiniiiiitg Cliib oil. Thursday next. Several aimpetitprs from Wei-' lington and surrounding districts will take part. , • Considerable interest is toeing jh,«vi» fested in the polo match between tho Wiiirhrapa and Hitwk.e's. Bay Clulis, wlu'irh is to be.pkyod at To Ore Ore on Momlav. The Wai dub, although oiily recently formed, has- wmde excellent progress; A meeting of secretaries of the various labour ntijons in Mnsterton is to bo. held at an early date to consider the question of tailing combined action to secttre- tho enforeeiiietit of 'Arbitration Court awards in the district . The Mayor of Maaterton (Mr. J. MV Coradino) is to address a pitblie meeting on March 5 on tlio ■fjn.o.stien of tlio proDhKftd lnfrn for improving the ysdiist svsjlem, aisd ercctitig Hew rrinuiciptil buildings. ■

F&ATiiERSfQN. L-argo coiisigHtnents nf sheep mid lambs foi- freexinti; are- still gaing fof \vard from this tlistricit, and tlie output of stock fi'-oin tlie Wakaranii. ■ for , the current seas&ii is estimated to uo niore than" equal to that of aijy previous yctir." . ■'.'■■-• ' Good progress is beiiw mad* with tho erecticM of art feteotrio lighti.iig plant, for MartUi borough, to 'both street and. privato lighting, aoid it is cjxpcqtqd \to M bo in ,-working order., jij abmrt f : tSo inWitlW .•'Saeliriit gas : Tyj.U ,; be. tlio geiioratiiig' pmver; ' '•' ' ,' Tho qviestiiiii of iii&taliiiig a .proper, (trainage, system -re Feathrirstoii was referred to at the last hVectiiig. of tho Town Board, when 'a".discussion tebk place- on the prosenfc sanitary .service. The'bonrd is to libkl a speeial meeting next week to wSiisicWf what, «shoul4 bo doiiii to 'effect 'an improvement on tho present niethtid. Alterations to tlio Tdwij Hull wer6 put in hand, a'short tiino ago, and aro now- lK'arly coiiiplotecl, tlifi'Cost -tiding about £500. It is proposed to colpbra-te .tlio occasion with a bii.ll, <,t similar function, when the work is finished. A match took place an. tho local bawling greoil on Thursday between - tho Greytawii and Feather stall Clubs, for Mm Booth Cup. Scores were: .■Greytown: 'lleeS, Newtoli, Jtuekett, Day (s.), 25; Bey, Bright, 1% (s.),- 23; .Ha.igb, Baeltcry, Jlaguife, -Ttotmau (s.), 19. Feathoßstoli i Orawfordy Ayre, Toekdr, Bliibtt (s,)',. 12; .Nix, Baker, Knowlcs, ]svorton (sj, 2'2; 51'Kejizie, Yufo, Hoishnigh, Bwrfoft. (si.), S6. - Agaregatos: Gfoytowj-i, 67' Feathersioii, eo. , ■. - -

OARTERtOM.

Tlio aanu.il report of thp Wtt-i-r.arapa Bgg Circle s')\ti\vs that 41 r 177 dozen egg.s wero disposed of.dtiriag tlio past yoiir, realising £2384 Us, 4tL, conr-pAred with 40,835 dozen foi' £2420 17s, Td., in the previous 'i)Uriiig its three and a half years' oxisteneo n total of 137,1.37. doKMi eggs havo been disposed of for £8073 Bs'.. Id. Mr. F. Court, of "WniJiakelcc. hat} 6omc sheaves of wheat on exhibition at the. Masterton ehmv which was grown on. maimka scrub land. Tho cereal had a good length of straw, full 6itrs, and well formed gfttiti, and shows that good farming can ho done on land usually rather despised.. It is expected that a start will' Tie inado in a fortnight's time with landing ■tlio'material for the- construction of the Waiohitto ferro-consrete bridge. OTAKI. 'A' bawling match that ayoused a good deal of interest was played oil Wcmifictky, when the. hoicto of t?W Kiniii- 1 burgh Feathers (H. Bright. Uates, A, Bright, and Sa-thci-luy) (skip),- wero elialknged by OHjvcr, fte-lts, Anderson, and Fofgusoii. The liolders never had a clinnoo from tlio start, the play of the challengers/being very Tine. They sent along a lot of "good ones,"- white Sathe.rfoy and his partners failed to disclose their usual form. For.tlio wiimers, Ferguson wa? in .great form, repeatedly savin? ibe situation. Ho drosy. sotao Splenuid shots, whilo Ilis driving was deadly. Olliver and Andei-soB also did wall. Tho hoklere only managed to -secure 16 pointy while tho .cliaUenscrs totalled 24.. Some interesting matches for tho medal wero also played. Jsoblo beat : Gook, &2—27; Ayro boat 26—25, and Gooding "27—14. : ""ASH APE. , At iv meeting of tho Taitape Volunteer Firo Brigade on Tuesday, matters in connection with tlio fortteaßinig confer-c-ntowcre discussed, and tho delegate) (i;ionteJi»iit Cribb) \yas instructed to support certain remits to do broitgW forward. , . Wodiiosday ffas tho secana annivers" arv <rf tho 'turning of the first.sod hi coiincetioa with fho Oliatane-Baettlii branch railway. It is estintaW that within tio next sis itwaths Ohaknn.o ffili bo wnwectcd by rail with, tlie main line. <r , : Tho Hitntervillp find JtagaWcka Town Boards and Itagitrkei toonty Council luvve. «Jl approved of tho lai; kapo Borough CftuucU'a nortitoation oi Mr. A. J. JobKii as cfo-trictreprciscn--tativc ou the Wangstiuti Hospital Board in irfaoo ol - Mf. A, T. Victos, restomd. Mr. Gerald Grtffe:)!, of l'apaltt Hoad, bmight » Hue of 46 t-h*.e6»j'en-r builocka five months ago for £8 pov "cad. At. Wednesday'* stock salo the. same animals. wore sokl for £7 per head, Ait unusually largo nuinibcr of bftyurs from ether districts nttonded tho : teal stock sales oti .Wednesday and prices filtowed.. a afeht iitcf-easo nil round- ' , • An A-RJ'iculfeu-ral atal Pastoral lion has been Jfoitjicd nt, Qiialiffne,. -Slid . t!bo fifefc anjiual sliow \Vill bo held on'

Messrs. WftHaeo and Dicfcio, winners of the recent New Zealand chano-' piOHsliips at Auckland* wore", visitors to Tftihapo on Tuesday, and worts among the players at tho Taihape courts. A proposal to establish freeing works at Taihape is under consideration, and a nioctintj of farmers iiitere-stoil is boing arranged, A petiti'jn is being circulated ambiig Rooko settlers with tho object of having 'J.'ailmpo and Koeke connected by telephone. Mr. Carol .Nathan, of Tailinpo, • received word on Thursday to tlw effort that ho luid been successful in passing; in tho first .subjects for Ms Llj.lJ..degree. Mr. Nathan duelled at ih'o TVaiiganui, College, and; jatfer studied, for five J'oars at Victoria College; AVdliiimtbn. Mr. G. D. L. Bayli3S, : 6f tho Depart? Wont of, Agriculture, pajti an official visit to TaihapD bij Thursday. Ho was iniie'li struck with tile quality of a plot of lucerne at Winiata, wnd cSpr(*Ssed ijurpriso that Baiigitikci and Wahiiaiiiio farmers worb not morp oxtongiyely gultivating tliis vsluablo farago plant,