DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2009, 17 March 1914, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

JowiNes from piieviNCiAfc CENTRES. Ifen Our Snbottil Go'rtai.poflaciits.t NAPIER, ft is reported that over ,20£) 3 DOQ bushels ot apples ha-M been ordered to H;ast■mgs im- m Argentine, iUr. aiii] Mrs.' itevis, of Wellington, arr'H'ficl in X'apiir yesterday by SnOtWc ■Q.ir> and, will proceed to Rotormj and Auckland. Miss Rao Moellcr, of Napier., left yesterday morning on 4 trip to Weltiimton. The Napier Mttf&eu-r Board yesterday ttMidctl to purchase a dredge, previously used io.r gold dredging, which, when altered to awi-t local ■reojiiirc.me.ntE s.iid efQßted at Naiifef, wilt cost *J.vproxwnately £3283. The actual cost of the dredge alone is *4M. the dredge is to ho ussl in connection with rim eonstrnotioii of th* Wurafc Shore railway embankment, iv-hieh the board tapes to Comincnco within tirreo TJio board im also ivretruijtcd Sly. J, Bkir Uaso.li, of D.v.ineiij.n, to .prepare nfajjK and specifications, for a suction ■at an estimated cost of alsout. C'fOOU. PAtW&BStON. The consideration by the High School ■Board of Govoriwrs juto ttrtaiu charges made against thenisolves and others by Mr. Lnm.Me> «. teas'her, was eautiiuicd 011 I'Yiday and Saturday evenings* Objections against file dassiiieation of; properties in the ama of the reeeutiyr .feiiiiesl Palhiei'Stoii Hirer Boarf. occupied tho .Magistrate (Mr. PoyntonV ics-tord-ay. Mr. Cooper appealed for'litis board., and Jlcssss. iiinjsj ,Mason. Raid* win, and Wither far die o-bjeetoTji, it was arranged fiat tho Magistrate, should travel o-y.er tho district' during the course of this week. The Jialf-Holiday Association, at 'a, special meeting yesterday, discussed a proposal to close Jißxt Tuesday on .account of tks visit of the Australian, erieketes, instead o;f ■on , Wednesday, Petitions wefe submitted which had been eireuiated liy the. local Cricket Association, showing that a majority of the .shopkeepers favoured -the proposal.. After i\yo .votes in ivMc'h -nine .members voted each Way, the o.bftir.'maii (Mi'. A. 1,5. Ckivseir) gave .his easting vote against 'the c-hange, T^IHAPE. Three,sections of the Kaipaoro Blodt (Otairi) will be open -for selection 011' Hip optional system o» April 15. The Taihapo Rjlto Club's fourth-.dieo* Mr the Hiwera Challenge Cup resulted as follows:—J., (i. Tmiilnilt {ml, 02 * JB, Andersen (2), S2; S, BaSon <5u 02; 0, Cribh < 11), 92 J,'Anderson (IS)', 92 .5 F. N, WJiitaombo (o), .91; 0- TJatt iser,).. 80; H. %vtell U2), SQ; W. Mathio |13)! 815 h. Anderson ffi), 80. A severe tlinhdotetoffti was esperieyeed iliroughout the district on Sunday aftefuooH, Ml-. 3, Slawiing, > v ;iio .sustaked acompound, fraq'turoof the skull in a mlll accident laslwcekj is iita.k'iug ,gogd IttgjjffiSS after hiving undergonc a very ■Serious <ipoia.t ! ion, during niiieji a lal,-go. piece of hone- was removed fcoin iho ■brain, A Rfeik area of fais}t,,\v.tlV-'m foiled |ii, the Waimartao. district ih-is season, arid' jjialiy settlers are Uta'kiiig prepata't'igns ■for .an early start, At Eriia, aboiit. il'fefio acres.of Intsit .land will bo cleatiid .diiriiifi the conting soa-soW.. The Tailiftlw v .Da.!i.i:ain Board, is esrryi.Sng owfc ex'tS.ivsivo. iiii.provelftn.iits in tlio cOfoiijlh #eeniß teserv-e.s.. We t.raeksr throiiglj the. ! bush ar<!, .beiftg ividfijied and graded, aaid 'sc.ver.ai seats lravn Jiecii donated..to..tlio hoartl for use in, tho re-, serves.''"' ■'";' .'" ! '"'" ""' !! ' ; ■'' Mr. A. J.. M*(?rto.J. has hcoij .trawsfe.rfed froni'.'tho Utjtat Post O'iTiee lo tlio' ■ofTie'e atOitiiigaifi, Prior to his dpjjaiv ' tu're he was efttertoribd i'iy tho ■werti'bci'.e '• of the TJtiliU Cricket Ohvb, of wliel'i hsdy he, ■was.scftrcJiary., afttt presented >vith a case of pipes..

CARTERTON.

Tito .Laics' Committee of Uvc Cartc.!>., ten stall at th'e fortlieg.imi.ig Walraruiju, ■Calectoiii.£m .Society's Pipe jimi kassaar,, ■to be lie'Rl. at Jfrastertoti in June, liavo arranged to. liolct a social at Dalefiekt on Tkiirsiky, Sfefccll ,26, .for tl» purpose of raisins .fund's, "for the stall. A Party 0f residents loft parly oil. Hwnil.ay for the purpose rot'. ctoßijif; Jtoinit HoldssvorfL ltatm set hi soon after the ■e.l'hiiij eomniaiiced, and on reac.ll.ij.tj; t.be Msiin.tain Tlqujjc the, patty tlseided to Ji&nfn homo-. Mr. and Sirs. Witkiirsj sen.,, of ©mi, 'od.Ji.u ivha liatfo boon on, a hoiidaj' visit to Carterton, .left for their homo o:a Saturday a i'teroMbn.

At Ji.a.rt.irtb.o.roii£li on Saturday' af». 'tcrnoau the Tar.ar'sia. .(Gai-tertoii)* Tennis Club were defeated by Ma.rtiii.bdf> o'ugb by 13 games to 3. Br, and Sirs, Johnsbnl, *>f Carteftoi.i,. who have reeeiWly rctuimfid from/.a -trip abroad, were tendered'a 'welcome hoinqi sßdal % the Presbyterian Girls' Bible Class oii Monday 'OVScMifeJ.

otAki, Mr... and Mrs. Monfej Jilr, 8.. Monk, and.Mr, Jo'lm Kchbclj' havb Mi -on"a holiday visit to Auckland, The howling match betw.cen % Hiwi hud o'taki on Saturdjiy e'ndcd 41 points each. An extra iicad was tiiefi pjaycdj and the visiters jvsij hy .'three. Jlr. R. R, Gardeaior, Mayor of Leviii.,eo:ittin.ucs to .juip-rovo : jii i.re.alt'h. lie is expected back fr*m Auekialvd in the eontSß. of .a for days. . . . • St. Patrick's Day is tij.bo-cejebraled rt I'ahjpar.au.mu by a large dance, w-I'tich is'being promoted by Mrs. Lyueb. it-Htl. faniilv, Tlio.' toiufcr. of .Mr. 'Wildsini.th. has been afjceptod iior the cKction'' of a;. town .Tiatl for To Horn. Tl'i.e Ijiiiiilutg is to be eriiiipleted catl.V in Jiin.e, Tiio amount of tiio tender wa.s.,iQ4w. _'M.f. P. I'oui'i,. vvli.o has been in Puner Bit for nearly three .weeks, has r6' :(irned. home.