DISTEICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2001, 7 March 1914, Page 8

DISTEICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL. " ; CENTRES.'■■'■ (From Our-Special Correspondents.) NAPIER, Hie sheep guessing conapetitHNi at tho recent Hinvkc's Bay show was won by Miss J.I. Wollwoodj of Hietinga, thesecond and- third prizes going to Mrs. M'QuilluM, of Havejock' North, and Mr. K.'Fleming, of "Wflipukurau,. respectively. .■.'".'. ■ 1

Tho tlawko'si Bay County Council has been informed by tlie Kangitikei County Fngiiiem - that the work of making approaches and .widening the suspension bridge over the Bangitilsei River would be too costly to warrant ike expense. . It is probable that Mr. A. is, Juli, of Waipawa, will bo a candidate for tho Waipawa seat in: tlio Opposition interests; at the coming general election..Mr. C. A. llon-lle, jun.. assistant at tho Hastings High School, has received .% similar appomtmeiit at Wadestvwn School.

. Mr, 0. Sigley, nioiiroom clsrk at.Gis■borri©, has been transferred to Napier. The Hon. H. B. 801 l was in town yesterday on private • business. 'Tim Mayor took tfeo oaportunity to bring sevpral matters'under his notice. In the afternoon the Acdfmatisatiftn ' Society waited upon him. lit. 801 l returns to Wellington. .by to-day's train, -,-nd leaves for Christchurch on Maud-ay ■evening.

Mr. J. H. Sheath has- been elected chairman of' tho .Napier Techisifiui Association.

The fund for establishing a babies 1 hfl-spitai in 'Napier in. connection, with the Plnnket-Saoiotv has now roa-iied £$53 13s. • . - . .

PAL-ME.RSTQN,

Tho High School Baard of Governors held theit annual meeting en Thuistlayj when the chairman. (Jtr. W. Ruther-* ford) in, the course of-Ms address sisted on the 'growing need of a sepnrato high school.far girls, fof ,which, however, a site- had not yet been obtained. The eoUege boarding-house'had improved its -finances by £&t(3 for .the year.. The. present. roil was 69 girls ttts 160' boys. A junior dcpartm«it'had recent'ly. been started, ano had a .roll Kumfem - of 1&- The',chairman regretted that Mr. .l*undie, one of the junior -assistants.,, had.nra-d.e a series of charges bgainst the board, against the rector, and Rgaiitsfc tho Technical School. These charges wero laid before the Minister; who-had declined-to comply with Mr. Lmidie's request fur. ait inquiry, notwithstanding that tho board had "waived any . tcchlnical objections .thereto, ltwou'Jd bo accessary now- for the welfare and reputation of the'school and tlii* persons referred to in thb charges tl'.at the board ■-itself shnnld deal ivkh the matter. . This in/ftiiry will bo held next Friday. Tho average atteiidanicis -at the Technical School.was 330.

Messrs. (joliinson aiid Ctinning'ltame's statt-',- uuffibering over 1-00, ihpld- their ■panic at tho A«hhu,rst 'Pomain .-on. Wednesday, The 'Gahipbell- Street School picnic was held at Plim-merton yesterday. A special train of 1.8 carriages, was engaged.' .:' , .

WANCariUi.

Persistent fepresentet-ions made to th© ; Wairgan-ui.-Co'iinty Council.to 'reo-jxin the". Tjpokchgarb ferf*; have hadlthe-efect. of" caivsihg a resolution to be carried, at, % pjoitiftg yeiterday' thai -the- Wai.totara patirity "Gouiibil bis approached .to sea'if it will shareoqaally in. the cost or-profits, if.any, of r-unning the.same. If the, latter eeiiircil" accepts:, the ferry will be reopened at o)fC3». , Matty try ...;ratepayerfi consider, .ho.wesicrr that, a_ nidr'e ifn.pift'v'edtniea-ns.vdf .crflssiiig'stho j • should be e'sta'Wished,' aiid a pe& tionji.s being mimerolisly' signed for the ; a bridge- at or hear: the same locality, ... . ; : Th.o Goiivilfe town Board issued buiHing permits last -month t-B.tl*o vako. ctf ■ £1483."' ■'■ ■■' : :'■;'■ ■

: All' formaliticr-s in connection with tl-ve Wanganui Ha.rbojii* Boa-M's. ■ loan pH'l afe no** compieted's and it is oxpocted th.a-t the poll will le taken ne.st ; ffidath.'

tAIHAPE

" A fii-aiiift. of the Waiigaftuf Paitttwa*. and Pajjejha-ngprs' TFiiion lias bean'form* 'Od at i'aibaps,' witi Mr, C. Stepping a,s sepretarj;;' .-.. . •;• Tho only bterne.ss at. .the- <ju.afte.rly .of 'tio 'Wh.iitiariijo , Eieeusiflg OonimitfiQij m Wcd.ni3sday.w3'S.aiEi,apii]:icii'tKm by. Mrs, A. J!-, Gibbbjis to twins* for tlw, license-of the O'ietna--■ Hotel (Tniiiajse; to-..Mr. W. J. Jorgcnseu, which was gfatited. ' •■ '■'" ilte local boVfH'ug greoa.ou'fimrsdaj:— .leathers • match'': ..J)ai;iri'll, Jones, Iki Liters, awrVarhii^V'C^Mcira}^'..'.';)'!!!!)^ . Drayton,'Evans,-and'M'Kenzie '■(■chaticngers). ' I'tie latter Won by 24 to IS. Powell (27) bsat.Eifich'|9), in. a.cii'allengo' contest; jlarthv 1L JVl'Lawghlaiij ■ Tii-iitefj and Wilson' beat. Dales, Ht<jeltt, Xeagte,. ind M'Larai by 2$ t0 : 15.' la a pairs'liafehi'ip-ofkos atfd .'Riiirstoa beat Train and 'Atesaiwter by SO to 12. 'P, jl'Laiighlaiij Jete'soii, and Boyd beat KMdick, Cimmiiglißine, and Wnghteoa by So tO' 15.' ' ,:;, ' • ■"

GTAKi.

'l'hfi 'iiiojit.hiy jweoting ■ of the Otaki Toiyu Moard; was:held- : <m -'BiUrsday aHeiMiooa, i'iio rnain business .was j the disfiussion of a. nttai telophons sy«- . tenv, -It was decided to mail® an -en-: deavpur to s<?<nifo sawjpcjratfeß fro-in Manakau atid intertiMjdiat<>'trnvaships. Soaie. stress was-laid oil the provateuca of . i)pxiofis woedg, wMck ftr& growing jjlcnlsfully in various parts, of tie ta-wnsiiip,. attd it was- delAtkA- to' ask tho .te take action. . It : was also resolved to opea a rubbish ■ depot on the sandhills, niid prerimt •■deposits of sto., on tho beadi. .. It was- ,?feo deeifed to make/ Waereuga Eoad%ore attractive, and to give «3jiv.sidaratio-u, when tods niit,- to the finking of Lemjoti Jiud Waeroiiga Streets. It was again reStilvcil t) ask tho. postal Departinoiittto feiuflvij. a certitio t-olograpTi post (said to lio iu a dangerous pasititai) at flie- corner of AOtaki' Street. It was also resolved to draw the. attention of tho Miateter of Justice, to a higWjoar.W font© wliieli ffihsowed the rl&x on founding the sa : mo corueS'. • It was decided to add a j>sj|alty of 10 per.-cent. vJii all overdue rates : at tho expiry of tto term. • On' Thursday, when a horse = driven' by a 3.laori lad, bolted and dashed along oiio of the streets tiil it came to a cor-ner,'-where it, enpsked the'vohiclo.. flio ovefturnod trap was dragged some. 4istaijeo before the. horse oam« to a stand-: still.' The- driver .jumped' out a few [ moments bel'ore the capsize occurred. [ iiii eloeutioliaty and musical recital

wis gircii here en Thufsihty evening befq/ro a lMgo'antl v'tfry appriseiative nw'itiicfi., the pet tomers. vers: Miss .Quill, pi 3.11 is\p;Miss PiioJiHe 1 B.rown, elocutionist; Miss Hflw.'ii Jefferys, Mr. Byron Brown, and Mr. E. j; Hill, of W«!lipgtoii, The- jitogrammo ivas a delightful mo. ' . . . . . A large number of Mafifis arrived

!)(#« joS'toftfay to taise jlart hi.the celebration at tiiti op&ning oftiio Katiliiku

nioctißg-iioasft. (Jjiosißiius- aro reported ,to Tie Rrowliikiarangi district. ■

CARTERTON,

A Lower Valley JTotiye- na»e<J Nilcqntia- Pi'fi.pi was proceeded against by tllo Dupirmoat of Agffc-viHuro for failing to «lear his' land of sioxiotta weeds. According to the ovi-dense of tie in-spcoi-or G>fc- ■ S. • C' Ivons) Ike area. omi-JMed by the .defendant was 300. acres nt, Turangainiii... 'Low«'r .Valley:' Tlw .soUJoi'i iii-tWvif-imty. of the pro* party nc-ir; .Ejxaidiijg..,' )arg» sums, of OK-rt-'jji dearing. Defan'jant had gii-au:

up possession ol th-a land, xhe Magistral . piwntcii out that although dofonda/it- would 1m lined, it insist bo understood that tto work af clearing the gorso must bo done. It was a great mistake for porsiims to miaginp. tJia? because they wcto lined tHej iieed .not carry ottfc what they were sued for. Accused wtntld bo feed the iromiiia-l feo of 10s., and costs £2, and must dear tiio land forthwith.

Tile 'annual sports aeeti-iig of the A'hriiruhe Sports C-tab was held at Ahraruhe on Thursday afternoon.

Mr. "VV. La liramo, porter at tlie Carterton railway station, has received notice of transfer to.Gpaki, and leaves on thursdny. ' ■

MASffiRTtM*..

Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P rj addressed a -largo audience in. the Town.flail last oviaiing the I\layor s Mr. Corad-ine,, presiding. Mr. Wiffard said ho imd -come tp Masterton as the roprc-semtixtive of tjte Liberal, Party to endeavour to infuse fresh life intd the' supporters of that party. Ho strongly advocated tiro d«vktwu of the Biimitaka litto and condemned the Martinborough-Feathers--ton and Waiukn railways, while work on the Bast Coast railway was stopped, Sir. Wilford. .criticised tiio graduated land tas., Wis ifcyd Garliek appointment, tlid Bovflrnmeat naval policy arid land aggregation, Dealing with tiio Arbitration Act ho suggested that the- -Dominion should be divided into fottr provinces each presided over.by a ecm-mis* s-ioner wire should have espferts sitting with him who had a knowledge of the various trades. In ;.feveiit'of "tiio commission' failing a- Jutlge of the Arbitration Court shawld take the plaeo of tiro commission, . Ma\ Wilford urged that the great fcceoVwf-the doojrtry was land settlement. The oiily way-to burst, up \irge estates was to place jja increased tax upon land va-hred at over £30,000. At the. conclusion of a speech which lasted about two hews, and in -which ' no refejatalce was made to the policy of the Opposition, Mr. "Wilford was aeeord* <»d a vote of thanks,