DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 11

DISTRICT NEWS.

3OTTIN6S mow mmmtUh CENTOS, „ (From Our Special Comaiioadcats.) NAPIER. Swimming the To Awa Club's sports at Napier mi Saturday M. E. Cliarnpicn covered 100 .yards iii (50"scc., .which is said, to ho. a New Zealand record. Dr. Godfrey, of Waipukurau, has been elected an honorary member of the Hawko's. Bay Acclimatisation Society, •Some time -ago a fund was opened to establish a Plimltet Homo for babies • m Napier.. I'p to tho present £-535 has been received, of which £200 was given by Mr. 10. IV. Knowles, and £100 by j.if. J. Vigor Brown. No bankruptcies were recorded hi Napier last month.

Mr. O. D. Avison, of Hastings, is visiting Wellington. . Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Macflaray, of Blackhead, and Mrs. .P. Mueller, of are snesding st hsliday at Taupo. Miss F. Redman returned to Masterton on Saturday; after spending a lengthy holiday in Napier. Mrs. H. J. .Wob'bgrf of. Hastings, left on Batariday for W ellmgion.

MASTERTON,

The IVairarapa hranch of the Educational Institute decided at a meeting oil Saturday to ask the Physical Education Department, fJu-oiigft the JJduca•tioii Jioardj to hold tiio proposed Mastcrlon training eamp for Wairarapa teachers earlier than tho middlffl of Slaji s , tho weather then not being suitable for training under camp conditions. .Mr. :A, N. iinrns, M.A., gave an. interesting address on the business i rans.ietod .at the Aucklnu'.l Conference, and tiio institnte der-ided to invito a number of fetfneathjftists to deliver iertures dttriftg the <'omin'.j wint-er. Good entries have been received. by the Masterion Hortienl.tural and Industrial Society for tho autumn show, to be held oil Wednesday next.. _ The young man Revel, who was Wiled at Xgaiiauranga on Friday, night, was a son of Mrs. 0. Revd 1, of . this (own. He leaves a wife and one child.

Fifteen births, throe doaj-hs, and two marriages were registered in ilaster'Uin during the month of Febrnary The" funergl of the late Mr, William M'Laren took p)aco on Satunlav aftotnoa:!. and was attended hv a large number of settlers fro'in ail parts of the. district.' ■

FEATHERSTON

The firs: practice n'odtinu tef the Mar- - tinliarough Defence Riflo Club was hold oii Thursday. afternoon, and. although the weather was unpleasant there was a large attendance. The shooting generally was good. In the sweepstake there were twenty competitors, the highest scores &$»&:— S. Storm' (hfljidica-.p .-.3)., 56; M. It £miih (10), Si T. Ilawthorn.o (sit.), 53; R. M'Lcbd (4), 52; D. M'Calniont (scr.)i 50. For some time past, niuslirooms have been found in various parts of this district, being earlier, than usual. . A coitanctteftmSii-i wii't He tiiade..to-day with the survey hi connection with tl'.e prtp'osei. dmißion-. of, the Rimutaka Read near B'e.atterstofi. ■. The Town Boar;] has .decided to take steps in the direction of installing a drai.ua-gjO scheme for Feathers to ii.._. and aii engineer's report is -to he obtained.

CARTERTON

RepfC.smitatives from the various Friendly Societies in the. Carterton dis ; trict met the icldgo surgeohsj Drs. Johnston kid. Giiniiu ,bt the: l:attfir ! i;'swrgery <in Friday evening, and discussed matters of importance. The result of tha ItSflge? 'by. ifiol^"«eregocs 1 u' open lodge.

Oil Fndav evening Maior Potter, brigade major, of the Wellington Infantry Brigade, inspected the local squad of Territorials. '". .

The Carterton. Tradesmen's Astociatio.n at a meetirig on Friday evening decided to close their business premises tm Easter Sattt'rd;.!^.:!' jdisij. tjj close at noon on Thursday. rioxt.. the occnsinn of, the annual sports meeting at Ahiarulie. The annual Picnic of the' Matnraua Schooj was held o'it Fridriv at the snlroolcrounds, and the wcati'.er hcin'r. fine, a happv time.--»=as spent. Mr. C. .Tones was in riiarse, and gav-o an address. Miss Morli-t., headmistress, assisted bv a iartro nninber of ladies and gcntl"ineii, kept the .ehildren all da : Ti pcliool prizes were awarded Miss Ivy Gnddard. risce.)viiiii the dfe p.n®) for (ii.fis, and Master Allan Grigg that for boys,

PAHIATUA

The scconr) aiiiiual meeting of the •Pahiatua Progressive . Associntioii was licH last Tlmrsday evening. The report submitted to t.h«" meeting showed that, the association had accomplished several good works faf tiic welfare of the Paluatiia district during the past year. A stiiß of £»C had been collectcd, principally ■per irie-diitm erf ror beaiiti-fym-fc tlio- town The telephone < i S-tensio.u wr.r); had also bce,n forwarded. 77. new subscribers having been, added to the Palriatna Exchange list diiri.nc the year. .There was also i). prosp-c' of party lines being«n*t»d between PalHatua and Hanma and 'Pnhiaiua aiid B?!' lance, The retiring president, Mr. E. Baitcke, who was subsequently re-elect-ed, was accorded a verv hearty vote of tlianks for the energy he had displayed diiriiig his term of office. Mr. H. M.'Shcrry was re-flboted vice-president. Tl'.e bnllot for the cammit'eo r.e.inilted in ■the f.ilKtwinir being electednfffessrs, P. Tulioch, J. B. Wilson. P. Tlioms.on, E, B Htt". C 4. A. Vile, E. P. Badger, and W. Wal.eman.

Tim Palnatua-Akitw A. pnd.l*, Association's. ; horticultural and industrial jhoxv was held, last week. In too cookery and preserves da 530s the competition w#s very W. tiro entries for 'ilie s«r- ! Hon tntatlin* 233 as compared with 129 last year. The most succcssful exhibitor n"iT .c,!ir»v j. I s *. FiHlav. "f Prtlvintiis : who won thfi.noj'Jirts nfizo ivitli ■a record of SO prize fcjeljets (90 points). sfr,i. R. B. Wilton, with 59 prize tickets giving a total of SO' points, was second on tin- li't. anil Mrs. W. .)8 points, third. Hie (Joints prize in the corskerv and preserves was also iron by Mrs. Kmd'.av. Mr*. J. T,avr«!i«-i> ; ■being Sfnnd fi.iif.l-: jVr.rs. »T. A: Walsh third. Tito J'ahmtwa Swimftiing' Club made a profit of o\--r £0 on its roront swiitfmim' carnival. • Tli" trfi'phfep will ho presented .at the annual "sowal" on March 18. : Tito sr.mwl snorts n : a t,herfn-js of the ' Forty MH© fins'* Athletic Society wss lioki at tTnrmia iast''Tlwrsda.V. Despite the doubtful Scatter, the mooting was [ very successful- The points for the rnttninn; events ##« ttoft bv W. 3. Satan. } !ln> Huk»riiii s winter. who Scored 12 ! jjojttts. W. J5, Fitzgerald, of Ms'sterto'n, I with 1.1. -pointe to his eri'dii, was next'on th" list,.' , . There will lie a large gathering _ of Druids in Paliiftttia •te-ii.iorro-w .evesiing, when the local lodnje will be visited I>t members of I*o North Island Grand Lodge of Druids-