DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2129, 22 April 1914, Page 11

DISTRICT NEWS.

JONJNGM FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. - {iiom Our Bijtcial CorreipowUnSi) rALMERSTON, ■ Jno JVtamnvti.tu A. and 1\ Association met yoatorday, when donations of £10 vuvli iuwara dio Wheeler Momwift] •tflblot \vm r«;eiml froth the ftomnev „ arsl i uiul Hereford CatUo Breecrers Association!). Tlio mooting also received a request from iljo Palliatuft _ Associfltioii to Qht'oitto tho difiqtiali-fic-ation of ;u.'L exhibitor owing to a certain letter sent_ to a, Holsfceii?- judgo, but dciotxid notion fw a- month, pending consideration by. tho Itolstem ijreoders Association. Messrs. Lancaster,'l/, Balsillie, Coiuvav, and ti«J incoming president were appointed delegates to th<S first meeting of ttw Doijiiiiion CouiHiil of Agriculture, which is fixed for t-lii! end of July, Messrs. Mcllsop snd Broad, ic-pro* senting tho Aoruugi Drainage Board, waited on (,1m Manawatii Drai.iva.K6 Board, yesterday to discuss the apportionment uf tho Cost oi maintenance ot a. joint outlet. They proposed that tlw Mmta train Board should pay threequarters of the total cost, tii'o elia'irimm (Mr. Wood) said that there Wft6 no chnnco. of Ma,ti.a»?ifcii agreeing to sUeb.a proposal. They would, .however; pay half tJ». cost, in ,oi?der to avoid spending the ratepayers' rrwiney on comi&ission, No agreement was anived-at. The Moil's Social Club, at a spocial meeting on Monday night, ■ resolved to proceed on a new basis under the. name of tli-o Palmerston Club. Sir. I). Buic.k, M.P., and tho Mayor (Air. J. A. Nash) fforo present-, and endorsed the, new proposals. "Winter tournaments, will be arranged for billiards, cliess, draughts, and cards,, and "eoffed socials" ■ will also bo one of tho features. The Mauawatu Tftughy Union, at its meeting on Monday night, decided to open the .'season on May 16, and also to organise a fourtb-cla S3 competition for players under 17 years of ago.' The annual seven a sido tournauieitt was fixed for Juno 3. The unioji is arranging it. meeting for next Monday to form a -Referees' "Association. V/ANGANUI. " ■ At- tho annus 1 meeting.of the Wanganui Golf Club's officers were elected as follow:—President, Mr. H. 11. B, Watsoncaptain, Mr. A.' EL Lewis: vicecaptain. Mr. p. Meldrum:; secretary, : Mr. J. Harold; treasurer, Mr. W, A; iKard; committee, Mossrs. 6, W.', -IJtt-' den, H. AY. lielly, G. Saunders., and J. Consilerabte dissatisfaction with tho present system of medical examination of school children .fr&s expressed at a meeting of the Wii.fi,ganui School Committee on Monday evening. The system was-described as a. perfect iaroe, iti being stated- that .the. bulk of the work • | was thrown on t'lie teacher.?, that some children were not inspected at all,. end that.it was two.years sinee an inspection had been held lier<&' before. A motion was tabled drawing tho Education Board's attention to tho way in which tho inspection is alleged to be conducted, but it wsa wtihdrawn on the understanding thai'tho mat ter will bo laid, befwn the annual meeting -of householders Most tflontli in ordss to obtain tho views Of par.ents on the matter. The anio'imt.of work at tlw local Magistrate's C®«tt still keeps piling up, aild*, with such a- district to servo,. Mr. W. Kelfr finds -it • increasingly >drft. ficiiit to oopf*- with the demands'made ■upoit-his tiine.; ■'Yesterday ho had no fewer than one hundred, and ton civil oases to de.a.l fairly large snornr iiiSkvyffiorlV. JorjifliiQ! iSian-o--q?, ; Tho enterpriciing settlers of Jlangamnhii havo decided ..that the. time lias arrived for establbhiiig a Tj-trs servioo between tlicir dirtrict and Wangalnn, a distanco of some-25 ijiiles that «»dr:in view, aro foriuinp;. a company of 800 shares at £o oach.. Tho mtentjoii-is to'carry only passengers aild light goods at first, rind then, as,the business grows, to.fcaiidlo heavy goods and wool. . ;• CARTEHTON. A; requisition is being la'rgoiy signed in Oarrcrioii asking Mi\ P. Peist to allow himself to be .nominated for • another f.enu for the mayoralty of Carterton. Mr. Foist has held officii for the past three terms. Tho V/airarapa. South County Council foas a<?.cop'tect tender of Ht itn' far motaSliiig. Tupurupniu Tload, tlio. price being 2s. sd. per yard,. Delegates frotri tlio various Friendly Secisfes will meet at ti'.o Foresters; Hall, Cai-tertonj'on Thursday evaninj; to discuss lodgo siirgion's terms. Thefts of bseycl.es have been prevalent in Carterton liuely. , Mr. Frank Foist,- sitting Majw, in response to a largely-sigiwd'feqiiisiiioli, lias- c<nisoiited to bo nominated far ■ a further tcrni. On Monday eight fawns were brought, info Carterton- from Messrs. Grace. Bros.' property, Glatlstene.;, aftd lafer railed.' away. Fivs were consigned to and three to one Of thte'Stito' farms. ' , ' . Mf? J. M. Liglitfoot, is 'leaving for B'.enhniin, was farcwelkd by' the <fiti2ens <in Monday e'vciung, and preseifted With an address of appreciation for bis past services to tbo borough. GREYTOWN, A special meeting of tlio. Greytowft Borocgh Council was held on Monday night, and appointed Mrs.' M'Lean librarian. A resolution was passed Blipporting Eertakr propositions emanating irom the Wellington Chamber of Com- ] jnorcc, and two delegates aro to bo apI poir.t(yl. it was decided bo malco all opplication to the Advances 'Office. for' ' £20,000 for water and drainage schomes. A committee was. set up to deal with ■ charitable aid in.th<> borough. . | MASTERTOK. , t Mr. J.- M. CoracKno was oh Mottdtty. returnc.l unopposed for the Mayoralty. of Mastorten. " _ The forty-seroath anniversary of ] Knox Sunday School was celebrated on i Sunday by the .holding of' special services, * Tlio animal "social" Was held oil J .-Monday evening, when addresses wer& J given and an enjoyable musical progranwMs rcnclercfl-■ In conftcction .with Knox Ssmday School it is .intcrestiivp; to ■! note .that it was. formed forty-seven • tears ago by Mr, Janies M'Giregor, who iias been its snporintondent ever since, and who continues to tako a very active interest in its work. ■ Mr. Robert chairman of tlio Wellington ,lifiiioatioii Board, • visits thoschools in tho ucighliourhood of Jfasterton on Friday next. On Saturday he will deliver all address before, the members of the. Wairarapa branch of tho Tca-chc-rs' Institute. OTAKI. 'Mr. (joorgo Watson, who' has repre--6641 ted the sauther-n portion of this dis-' triot on the Horowhenua Coiinty Council, hai dftoided to leaVo Waik'anao to tako tip residence at Levin, Ho has been connected with yarkius organisations in Wfli.kanac, 'licluding the hack racing ami athletic ehibs, afid for theso lie has stows goad -service, • • j