DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1999, 5 March 1914, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

jottings from pj&vinc;u& GENTR'Ea t-Frbm Our Bacclal Correspondents,) PA!-MtRSTOH. Tho claim of Scarborough a.nd Wright, ol ivmtlMiten, against John Loirtfon,' d J.a«r»ftg(i ha £1373, as money paid to release a mortgage,, 'but said to havebo™ wDMgly -cortiwlcd by i, J?, -«?.ifl<*pie, iws teen adjourned to Welikgtffii ■»r legal n-rgument. Mr. KkemM mid a Jr. (Jiig.ley are for plaintiffs, .and Mr.. M. Alyers lor- defendant. .. Thfi WtMlßrtafd hold iis aMtfml meeting on lucsduy c¥*isi»er, Tho fallowing wueers were elected:—'President, lb. it. A. I'miorj vittESiir.csitlc.lrti, Mr. J,, L. iaa.niitß.it ;,sc,OTctiU'y, M:r, S. E. Cafsntt; treasurer, Mr. %. A, lAvlfer; : «im»iti ■tee, jJlessrs. J, M,ftm».y, O. I<\ I>. Wuts.au, n-wd J, itogers.; librarian, Mr. ' $\\ Jeinttj jtmcgtOT, M>, -ik ©. Ivocijlo'' Irianwt, Miss S. IJett, Mr;' M; ; Co]rca ■has consented to wffc diir*trig tile absenco of .Hon- j.'i'e.vgoj l , ' Speaking at, the meeting'. . M f the; Boraiigl] Coiwcrl. o.n TuCsdav. .'the M:a?yoi\. explained that tho £lßQ,6'i» :gas«'ory loan was p'roposod to ho . allocated iiii totlwsi*-i-fi3,000 i'w pmciiisi sf-w^ks» £5000 for aeq.uirjiig .jairct and sSOj'GM for oxtcusjojis. The, ajiijitet ■will bo siibDiittod to a public -tocfetjiii test West

NAPIER

A hre occui-red yesterday ire .a: fifp Taoroed liousß at- lias'.tmgs,' occHjrfedf" : 'J}j ■M.r, I'.. ji, Tfiiiibm.ia. 'J'te .iamago'is estinwited at about £3% atid" 'wis cavtrcd by ■in.sur'ancc. .''""",'

i»uj;).efmt.eii.de)i.t .Brasch.'h ; a,s &ett an.poutted; to .rcpreseiiit tho Jiastiiigs i?iro. lfrigadc at tiio Aicawia-Cbiiroreiicc. '■'■■ Uii/lbo opemng. fay :ijist year■''.& mum- -slwdftut-s tsitroUcd rtt- *leo ' A.griculturjrl -Ooltee at iiridgo J ! a as' tfoliipafwl witk U-, tins .year, tkn Maoris aft? showing a keen iivtcres'tiii.tiictr w'diij. " ; ■M.r; B. Oiwvlcy, who has heeii an active _ mqiute of the N'apier Uordugt; .Council for many years, wiitl leave. : :it the end of April for 'faurknga/ Whofe lie intends tntei'iujj into "business,. A ; weddhig of ■considerable, interest tooli place at Napier y'.csteMay.,. *lieu Miss Djiisy ■Cftfn'bfo jo'ifiigest da'Ogh.tei of Mr, Q. Crajj%, 'Was Mr; Wifliam. (Jeorgo teew, of .Napier. .Suuisopemly Sir. .and Aiicliland, wheto they, wiii -spend ihih ■IvaireynioO'i'i. . . ' ~.

.JVfr. and Mrs. Sidney Kirlieajdie, of Wellington, arrived, in Napier last- ivigH.t c- «. Tho following officers Were. eJeetieil .at We annual i,n«!t.ing of the Napier City Bsr<l ;—'Oofltincit<)r :j ?l.f» 0, W., M'Cbn.. . ■ucfl (re^cc.teili.; teiildinas'ter., Mr. A, llanjey; scoristary, Mr, J!. A. Lash j assistant secretary., Mr. R, Zarth; ireaV' stiver, Mr, MVLovejl It'C-eiee'ted:}.; auditors, Messrs. &,. iia'iid.te'y and' C, Woiftr; committee, Messrs, F. ""iafikttnl, IjVwlnS, Gillies. J. Jb'hteton r a:i.td.2arth.s drWin-majar-, Sit C„ 'Rfiifef Xre-el'e»todj j' seT.geai.vtj. Mr. G'jll'ios;' cdfpor.ai, Mr., ■forth; lance-cftrpHra:!, Mr., Fow'kis: ■cusstodia'ns., Messrs. ii.arih and KoMfosf . librarian,'. . Sir. koVc'tt; assistant Jlbrartair, jjr, ]?. Joli.iistoi'i,

TAIHAPE

The duties of .Begistear'eft Bfiilis, Deaths, ajid Maixiages at .TViliapc !);!# ■bdoit trjuisferred from Mr. J'... : 'l , ridge to Mr. J. '.Owens feosimutsfer:)..... ' Tno Tailwpo bntiieit of the. ton _ AecliiV4#i.satio.i) Society jl.a;s "jvisfc reop.i\-ed .fl, dozioti yo.uiijj .phefisaitts., which will .lie liberated .in' a ideality y<it to bo ffeeided on,

At a mo.at.ijtg . 0.1. tils ■p'aiigitikii;! Cotinty Qbuiici'l on Saturday' tho <in.o* neer sut'!'ruitted,,.,.*,,plh.ii,.-,<)f the. liigj'j. tie River at- Tailiapb. l%e.'.striip'turS' woiilc l)6.l(>ffc. iii V-iath, liivo .velu'cles on flio.,b'rii!pß-. The tjt>tal. cost, )ivclMdtiig"t'ha : t .of ;ffio sc'qiiisitifi.i.i ■of certain lands for the approaches, wonhl bo 5'3500,

The vital. fitafistics for . JMirua-ry-were: Births, I'S'j ititir'riapes, S; deaths, 8... 'live tcspeiftko .frgWSs for tiife cor* fcsponding month last year ware 11, 3, ■aiwl 2-

iho. rainfall f<s-r February''was 8,31 infciifeu ikia>.foil oft.ll.days, and; the IftaSinvumfall fca's 1.35 .inches on Iftibiiiaty 3. The- sjve-rngo Tail for. %c «ffTespottdiiig SipnUi.itemg the ..past eight yeans was' 2,46 'ij.wJic.Sv

MASTERTOH

Mm Efea fktskei, .vidow .of Mr. John Fletcher, one of tins earliest settiers riF.'.HWtik:a i .d'icd here oji' Tuesday nig-hi, at the ago of 73 yeai'S-. .. At ft meeting of 4iho Clnirch of England XfoiV's Society la.st .litglit, :« rcSjjnw iio.ii' was carried s.iii>porling tho Bible in Schools League. " executive, in aiiy steps, whish, mojf ho taken to eUsU'r-e. ■submission of tho- qvcsfeioi.-i toj'tliq people at thc.'ne*t gfiiSrSljilcctioM.. ( ... ' Two tenders liavo been received by the Mastcrto.t, C&utity Caungil. foi* a. inii'6-:-. ; oT liictailiiig ' oil the A*.fr.ettto«» Webcir ROiUU".'Wis expectofi. %a;t one .■ijfVtheso forthwith. . ... . •■'■ -The sixth arintial' show of tho JTfts.tcf' fen Horticijltujai and ...Industrial .SiiBiety was- held.yesterday .and. ttas ...P. great s'ticeess. Tlnx show of flat, plants.' •Slit temvo industries; WARl)artfeuiarlt';g<!od. The .prize W'tiiftlte eoratal' table- went to .3f|m DoM.re,, of, Palilatua; tliOusdi. *»« iWhhe J.#P "?* ■la favour H« .iwp? for the decorated tttb'fc (glass.mse only) was won by SJiiSs Gmvith. tho JW "iies"!i'ug was Wit -by Mi's ,'H. T- Wood..

GREYTOWN

The Mtewiitg ■cases ■towe., heard in,tha Magistrates :feflH.rt yesterday iuoffliMg:. Boiico v. Braigc, M ba*iv(g IfflO! in' Jus possession. ivhilp * person, .(iiied,£l aiidiOsis<mvH.lW<><V lined ss, art 75.. costs ;loy iftg •& M«rray, : .:aiied ? lQ?,,ajnd ieost'; 75.. for not .iittortdmg :(jaKad(S; \V. Willianis, .lined, ''M-, aijd.7s..«sp, for a simila-r lapse.; K. J.. SicboHs v ' (5. 11. Dulleu :(assteneo of ?■,-. M, Srtßdiford:)., elnim. .&1.-2 145,. 3d. Jiulgjucitt Was for plaiiitifc. with £3 55,,.6 d.. costs,, but lert-vo to ajiiJ.eal Was-' eran'ted'. . .■ jit., iP. F. Krnji,,..a yery old-, 're'sideiit >of tlijs : toWnj died Oil '.. ... ..Jtr. WorltiiVaii aiid ■l.iis.,ti.a.i-t.v : ..'le! : t yc?;--today 'affbri'To'oii for'3lo|iivt\, ilp'c|oi fcraeiv', wliero. they 'p-ro gfliiig'tQ nialfQiui iVfOvcUicnts. ■.'"''■'•'