DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROMPROVINCIAL

CENTRES. ' CFrojh Our SnociaL C6rfe.i3p»jl6<sntsO NAPIER, ' tcmneilkirs Stylus mid Wade, of Hastings, are visiting Wfthganut ior the purpose of insi»uet«ig tlw Municipal Theatre, tliere^-with a visit to gathering mioimaUoM as to the best style of architecture to adopt for the Hastings Theatre, . iVg foicujr than 1525 entries have been received ;for tki Haw!*e's flay A. and 1 , . Society's auttuiiii show. At St. Patrick's Church, Napier, on featurdny, Jliss H, Brewii, of Deniuston, Was riiame<S to Sergeant Loner, 'of the New- SSealawd lt.A. Staff. Mr. John A. ' Fraser has feeon appointed secretary of the New Xeatatd Kirmcr* , Union fw the Uatyke's Jfey district. . ■. Str.DavicJ Jfli*efi, -manager for Messrs. Ross nii f d Cjtcndming, Wellington, is on a visit to Napier. . PAUMEftSTON, The Ma.nawatn Bating Club has donated £iQO to-the- Radium Institute i'lmd, ;_ A citizens' meeting on .Frklii.y even* ing. <ifeeii£s«l proposals for farowdjii-rg . Dr. Martin on his i'ort'hosrning deparjiuro -abroad.' At Br, Martin's wish,

hdrWovcr, they waived this ktea, and, instead, formed, themselves into a eom» lwitteo ix> co-operate -with fitlier committees a»d the- Hospital Board to further the Radium Institute movement. -.. Supremo Court business here will inctacie ifiis divorce- cases,-two-'in bnneo, find'. 28 motions far discharge 'in bank* rttntoy, .' . . Tiic High Sclioel OM fcoj's' Association lias electee!'tftp following officers :-- Hon.. president, Mr. J.. B. Vcriion ; lion, vicn-prcsiilfiiits, Messrs. J. Murray;. AV. Jl-atlteri'urc), and. P. Foote; president,, Mr, J. W. ]}itt:lierftir<}j vice-presidents, Messrs. K, Kglintort, J. D. Vrrami.ami R-. .Donald; MJiniriittw, Messrs. 51. Luxfofti, (i. Tremaiiie, " au'd'. K. Garclii-pr. After .{ho : etHioliisicm ef ordinary busi*' jioss, tl-jo assncfcitiroi gave A welcome te "Uμ? rector (Mr. Veroori) after his trip abroad. Over. 200 .objections hare been ladpnl against the liuid classifies tioVi in tl» ratmer&t'on..River Board's district. WANGANUI. After-stA'oral months ef iavcstigatipa tiifi special coniiiiittco ,sct ip by the WaiigaiMii JJo.rcM.fgh Coiiiteii to ingiHje inia tJio ililegod inakidministratioii in ccitiiiii-a.i' tlfo burougli depftrtweiits, has; pressnted its report, which, ji> its results, is rativei , siiggestlve of what was prndiited l>y tho "mousvtain i.n kbfflsi 1 .". Wd -scandal of.any kind is reported, not is the policy of-aity department•_ iu\jiiigiiod. 'i¥e cci.iiinvittfio uas 'praetically eoiitined ifeelf. to suggesting r ftiv , iw jir-evemtiii'ts in dptaii matters, wjiirf.i wwfa aduptccl by the jGoujicil at a spoeiii-1 wcethig oft Friday iiiglrt. CBEVTOWfI. Tl).e Greytovvi! Distriot tligh School Comraittfie hold tlteir nionttly iucotiiig last week. Present: M.cssi-s. Buarf (in tfoti oSiair), Wakleii, BciißeSHa-n, Sliaiilcy, Holdvi'eft, iluinphrics, aiid Maston. CoitPspojidfincß was read from ttc Edacation item! intimating t-iiat Mi'. Jack-, son would take- fip hie position <aii' ■ Miiftfli 2; also thiit the water service weutd be friti'iutcst ttt; A • Letter *»s i'Cteiv'ed from''a \vfl6d .supplier offering black birch for lireWOOd. The headmaster's report iw tho inofttfi. was rc-ee-ived.- Thte Vi-sitors ,, i)cmnivt(;eß viorthe moiitli . afo: Messrs. Hflldcroft, tenEiJmdn, ami iilianiey. . ; 'J'iio'.tcuchers.-.and ■ciiildreii:;- .sfy.-.tlw; Presbyterian Sunday gofeool Iveld.'a piciiic at NVflodsido em Satuwl&j. St. LuWs SniMlaj;- Sdicol held, theirs at I'atihefenikau, ' '".' ( .. ■ ; *fho fittetal -of tlie lati>. Bfjs, John Filler, sell., tM.k ptacft on iTridsy ftftorjiooii. The coftc£o ffas a large one. .The Rev." A, t. I'aga oontlucM tlto scrvreo,' .' .... .-. ..-' -• ■ "gARTERTOnT 1 ' ; The Genaral C'oinmittcp ef the -Wuiranipa Hotticultural and iiitlnsfrial Sbotety Vuet Qn IVidfay aftcrngoß, Mr.'A■BftCrth teiUg in the chair. It ffai, d.e----e-iited to holii tlie atitunin sttow on Sittitrcl.ay, Mrtudi 7,.- ji.Htl it ivas aisa rcsnlvwl to Uivite'ttio'MJowing to. act as juilgas: —Deflnciitivo oless, .Jtesua.nvea -W.'Bar* tei, D. iifldifo-rd, and W. E, BichvlH, ■ft? Featberston; jibt pjamtis a.ijd ciit blooms, Messrs, E. Halo (Mostertor-ti, AV. Martin (MartintarOtfgliU .heme i.»iliistrios. Mestlnmcs \X. 'MaitVni nM S. H. Baillis, of M&Airihmv>si. gercj-nl donations to tM f-rizs fund wire nimte in the tti&tn', a.i«i tlie.prfecs iii {Jie l-alis'o table classes were, .increased, a tliinl i>1 1 !?.? lijiner stfifcei. It' was also R , - sahfA tn allot a paints pfke in several; of the classes. "' ' Mr- V;. BtntanMt, ef Unidficld, Ims had the misfortune fe> loss tw» grain stacks bv firo, otni o-f whent and one (ff oats. 'Die greater part of the- crap was tairiiyecl. before i.lio fire Was diseav-pred, .Mr. aiirt Mrs. D. G. Sasiiiis, of Car-ferto-M, who have heen abseiit on .■< foo.Uclay t-o-nj- W AiicJilanrJ, returned <ui Fri'liiy. Afr. \Y. ffow-nttl, vrlio Vss lw\--n afitii-ig-po-tinaster *iuriii« Mi\ Sfistiiis's iilisciicp. left en niotning foi' "Bpjie-i - Hut-t. . .'■ ' MABTE3TON, 'fl-io btiliock which figured in ihe weight-giiufsin" eoniflefeltidli at the. jf»sterton siio* was kitlftil Insii ivecit, β-nd tuftied tlio ststAa at I3sSjlb. Several cempcftitfl-ri! have gucisscfl trtthhi half a fjani-hl of this we-jgitt. Last week a visiting shon'-niaii was fined Ml ly* local Jnatices for nsiiijc certain language in a public jiin&e. ' I 'J.'lic foafi ovmspW in this tlfstiiet Ivus l)cen iftstrttcrted t-o proceed' irith Hi* roiidi'iic; of tlio Porn Poro estate, A (liificnlty, lioE-evc.r, is being exporieiicetl; hi finding- Sabonir, At ttifl MnstertciH rani fair Is at wpok ifr. G. 0. Biflwill doiiiitotl £5, the vahw of ons tX His flack rams, to the fuflds of the A. nwl P. Asiiopiation.

KAItOKE

A thirty irft, here on Saturday morning for Oiaki, making their way over the Mountains Quoin, Alpha, ami Hector. ■• They expect to arrive in Otaki early on Monday morning. The'tourist track from Kaitofce to Otaki is. shorter than tho Greyirnvn-Otaki tfaak. Sir, V. Phillips, iv'li.o is- organising par-, ties here, states that a party ciS. ladies will pfftbabiy make the- trip through to Otaki shortly. Several liiie tourist tripa ean he ma'de from Kniteke by any perseM who is usncj to Jong walks. A trip into and up the 'faiiliorinikati Valley oan easily he made, ami it opens lip some very fine bush- ami river scenery. .