DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (From o'ur Siwsc'ftl CoiTcSpondent!.) NAPIER. Taken all round, tho'fruit season in Hawfas'sTlay is a verv satisfactory one. Pears are especially plentiful. The formal opening of the Hawke's IkyJ'.nut and Prodnco Cool Storage Company s premises bv tho Primo"Minister to-mol'raw will marl; a,■ bow era . for fruitgrowers .who .anticipate that t1.j.0 tfasto that has hitherto "heou iina-Vrtid-abh in reasons; when fruit is plentiful lVi dJ .''■? obviated liy eool storage. Only eleven veterans «'ero present at tho mw'tjnjr h*ld last evening for-tho' purpose of. forming a braneli <if the Ne«* Zealand Association' of Ills Majesty's Vettrans. Tito mcotitip; wris adioiirnod till March 7, \y"\mi jfc is liopoul that iriore veterans ivili attehd. Dr. and Mrs. Holmes, of Wellington; who have been on a visit to Taupe, motored through Napior to-day en their rotnru jotiruey. " At yesterday's meeting of the Napier Chaiiiliai' of Commerce it was decided to drier a proposed deputation to the Prime Mimster, who is now at Hastings, regaremig sevcrnl'nrgont needs. It was considered that it wowld bo bettor to invito Mr. Mass*? to visit Kapier later. Aroouß the Questions which are to fee brought under Ms notice, when next he visits Napier, are the desirability <j( aeqmrtnsT certain land alone; the reiite flf HtoEast Coast railway prior to ihd oanstru«tib» of the line, the question of draining T» Ante swamn. wist to call h'3 attention to the rapid growth of owossmts weeds, especially Moeltbefrv, The Re-v. Father Coffoy,' of EKincdili, who has heeii visiting Dean Srti.vti.it> nt Grfenmeadows, left yesterday hwriiitig for Auckland. , Dr. and' Mrs. MaeSdii, of Wellington, left Napier yesterday morning for Taups. '

WANGANUi

Among, the: first of the civil eases at the nreswit sitting of the Supreniß Cotirt was an application for a writ rf nmiiilAmus against the Waverley Town Unanl by David fltmiing, on tho ground Uiat the board had failed to advertise or properly publish a full statement of the year's accounts. Durlnp Muy.thfl urcoiints had been posted at the board's office,, lint this, it.was contended, was' not sulicieiit. His Honour .Mr. Justied Kdivanls gave fese'rvefi jfidgmonf yesterday, r'ekisituj in bstje a n;rit, itiid giving co3ts of twelve guineas agftinsttho applicfuit. As the outcome of tlio la'ek «if siijjport given to. the .reeent filnw 0.f.. the Hortirtiitnral Society, a meeting of the' executive was held on Saturday night t'i consider whether the. society shonhl not bj* WMjiul up. It. was reported that tho society had flow s debit balitiiee e'f £". _ it was rtecicfcd to orintiniio till April-, and item to call a genera) meeting tii consider thd whole psitioit as to whether it wiis worth Wi'u-ic coniinuv iiig er not.

WASTE RtON.

Two-iity-ineiiifers of the Ojiaki Riflo Club left yesterday for Pajniwai, where' tlioy. will cotiipsie. at the 'Wairarapa Riflo .Assoeiatimi's metHing. They aftuj-' w'iirdry'leave for 1 Trent-haiii. Mr. Rowley, Secretary of-tho Labour Departuiont, visited Master-ten to-day and inspected th.p site i'-of the pro-pased rural vv-orkers' hmi-i-ss, I'lvo. polo match beUveoii Wairarapa awl Hawko's Bay, whieli was to have fjcen played to-dny, has been past.pfliied Until to-morrow, riudna iu tlie HaWko's Bay team being unable 16 got away. Mies Christie', vurtioiial lecturer for tfi.e New Zealand section of tlioTiroosophici)! .Snoioty, is delivering a series of lectures iir this town. ■ Harvest- festival services. were held -In the Congregational CliiifcU and jn.thfe. LaiisdovHie'Prosbyferiatt Chinch yesfisrday. ■~'; ' . --. Meswi. Ditnean Caaieroii:■• a'nd Rod M'ttaOi of Mastertp-n, liSVc been tfp> pointed judges of ill©- piping;- o'vciits at tile Cnlettoni.in Sports in Carterttiii. Mr..W. D, Waisfii'i, of 3'ia.stertpn,,*.ill jnfjge hoi'ses-fit the Tjirnufi'ii Shoiv'tnis. vti : (k. '■ ...-., Mr. and. Mi s. t). Biichahaii Ica-ye tjii's' week on.a.twelve mouths', trip la England iftkl Europe.' "'''__.■ Tht< Wairaiiapa Cricket Assaciationcontinued its chftnipi-oiiship uiatcliffs oil .Saturday, In the Masterton B v. Cfirlton A mstt*h, tiro Inttof put' tip a score of 172 iir their first innings. ■ B replied with f)o, And lofA six w'itikf?.ts ■ for TO'.fii their sectitiil .hlnijigs.. In ti;o Masterton A v. (MrTtnit I! tnatcli, Hip former inadn 146 runs Kid tho later Ji ! s in tl» first innings.

TAIfiAPE. ' '

Owing to increased activity in the timber trade, irnd the railing of large imnibefs -of Hi sheep fo the iVcpzing wnrks, special trains at the rate of three daily were, utilised on the Martout)halt(inf> section last week. It is propnsHl to trniii-fw the ofFiSh-e--f Registrar from Mr. J. P. Aklridgfl to the liofttniiister, awl -a ■ petit ion i-s boing fiirwar'dßil to the- Hot: H, D. I.WI in protest. Mr. Caroi Nathan, of Tnilwpo., pa-sswl. tiie final examination for his .LL-.8., and will shortly connHeiseo practice mi his own account. Tlio short-ago of sheep truck's on the . MnrtoiwOha.knno soetio-fi of railway is cttushiß great ificoflvenienee, and in Eonso case's tUiancinl loss, to fafmofsAfter tli-o Tailiape- ertoek *al# on WfiU ■ liesday about 8f)0f) sheep Were held up, j and eo'vild not he railedfo tti;cir destinalion. Ifafc la-nibs intended for tiie freezing Works,, have in hVa'ujf _ c-a-ses : been liekl up, owing to tiro iiiahilityof the railway nutlxtfitie-s to . provide trucks on tlio dates arranged for, aria as good pnddrtckkig is not nVailliblc rer waiting sheep, they depreciate in value Id n great extent, and tlm owners are heavy losers, A stfongl.v-tfordwl' firotest lias been sent to the Gcnerftl Traffii' ManagKT at Olmkune by thi* Eiuigitik*'i A. and P. Association.. ' The death occurred at Mataroa oil Sunday tnorniit); of. Mr. Edward Moxwcii, at the a'f«e"of ()2 years. Deceased was taken ill on Saturday, and was undo/.- niedjc'i.] treatment at tlio time «f his death.. Ho was an old resident of the district, and was highly respected. ; Another eid resident of this district, in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Hutton, wife of Mr. Ales. Htittan, of Torcre, fiicd at Tailiape o>i Sunday, at the ago of Ti -years. l>pc-?ijsed ivas a resirjeut of Torero for seven years, and loaves o gfown-up family of live sons and three daughters'. Tho cause of death was pneumonia.

OTAKI

.Soma fsHrice-a members alieftdetl the omiunl mooting of tho Golf Ckb (in Saturday night. The report niid bal-ance-sheet tt'ero rousidordo highly satisfactory. Tlio _ following officers veto elected:—President, Mr! \V. H. Sltneox; treasurer, Mr. S. Simcox; secretary, 'Mr. N. ]>\ Chamberlain; enptrtm. Mr. A. i'odevin : committee, M<Msrs. Brown, Rnplc.v, V Simcos, and Lyons j Ladies' C'omimttw, Mesrjnim.'S D'Alh and. BlatltMvt, and Miss Itodge. Tlio township is now ,1 favourite Suiijlay resort, ami among tho visitors are nuiuy motorists who do not itilftere. to the motor regulations. They scorch through the town regardless of life and limb, i'.nd osoitprt? from s'.M'iovis incidents are often mii'iotti.v averted. Drivers of motorcars 4110 also urc-at- offenders, and it is time it is considered, here, th.-it some nrlion was t.<ihon to prevent reckLess driving. A nasty from Tvaikvkc. me'lmfing Messrs. Wisliinr, King, ftnil arrived in Otnki this morning, after crossing the. Ta.rnrna Ranges, their outing was considerably spoilt by the sffloljo of ttush fires.