DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2145, 11 May 1914, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL . CENTRES. (From Our Special CVresfloadents) NAPIER, Efforts are being made to form a Horticultural Society at Hastings. At next meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce Mr. O, S. Cluphani will move: "That this Chamber move to obtain ii report from tiro Agricultural, Department, en tho lands'of Hawko's Bay with a view to providing information to encourage the systematic isyiugTOUt of orchards which will provide fruit for export.'-' The. following officers were cket-od at tho annual moetin" of the Napier Bfiinoh of the Hawke's Hay JOducational iHstituto:—President, Mr." J. D. Watsou, 51.A.; vice-president, 3lj\ J. Marshall; secretary, Mr. W. H. Jones; auditor, Jlr, W. G. Martin; management committee, Miss Gumming, Messrs. F. !i. Curd, J. Dugcaii, J3."" Lotcii, D. M'tonan, and Colonel J. Hisfeji.' Tho following wore iioininntod as District Instittito officers for HawUe's Bay :—President, Mr. I), fingioy; vice-presicfcnt, Mr. V. A. Garry; senctafy, Mr. K. fi. Hointes. Colonel Hislop and Mr. W. G. Martin wore appointed members of tile District Executive, .. The. Napier Savage Club will ho\A the lirst k-orero of tho -se-rts-on on Tuesday. In tbe N-orthera Union aa-me, senior grade, Ahuriri defeated Petaijo by 26 pemts to 7. .In tho Kugbv seveii-a-siije WitnuHMiit, senior grade, High School Old hoys beat High School by 3 points f° " ,[ i, In tlie third grade High Sciwol Ueat btar by 6 points to 5. '

MASTEfiTON,

.At tho niceting of tlw tfcnoral Cvraraittee ol tIK Mastcrtoii A. a-ml I* A<s- . ,« g at? day saai rh ; r^. )„ Zα cmdoi T e be se «t to Mr, Allan «?*r a J r,Cl « bei - <rf-the committee, rosardmg %> des'ti, of his wife. The resolution Ma carried in S il-on Ce . ht.fi' of Masterton, has bee l apponitcd mi ,iiaee r of "Ki,, tail" pre . port y g t ■ -j r m ' n -

FiATHtfiSToX

A ooßce-rt was held at the South Pwtoon School, on Friday »Sht, when β-prograimu© of enrlv Victorian music was rendered hy lit*, j. H Messrs H. Graham and B. A daiico 10-HoH'ed. . On Friday night, a fire-roomed dwelling, situated on the Longivooil Estate and contents, wero totally destroyed by fee , Ike occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Heismig, were away at the time. Tim i-irjutm-e was.insured in the'Sotitlj Btittsii ofheo. Tho_ death" occHfrcd snddonly,o.n Fri- ■ day attornoon, after a short iltnessi'rf iiifs. Allen Donald, wife of n wellknoiVß j-p-si-deiifc. Deceased was the old«st daughter of Mr. and Mrs- R Sinclair, of Hataitai, Wellington, and was 'Sb years of tige. Tho following fl-fis t-lm sohool oomrnitteo elected by tho househoHora <--f bffluth I'-eatljcrston horn thirteen candi«ates:~MeSßM. Jas. Scott, J. Ift\ Hca- , Amcm, J, Atkinson, G. Burt. «. Coe. T. loasdafe (rc-eloctcd); and C. Cundyi

ORSYTOWN.

.An interesting sot of wetoorological tables was on exhibition at tho rcecftt flow«r show, ■.'f'hpse wore prepared' by t,i6 fecondary fHJiiils ,it ttsc- Gre.vfaywn District High School.. under tho direction of Mr. W. C. iJavies,. tlio hiftdft)aster.- Each card measurer! about Kin. by Uhh, carefdlly rulcxl off by 1-inps- v&ftir/aliy β-nd. Jw-rizont-any, and in,.the-sq-unres were ■β-irterefj the rises and fails otths temperature shown as read by tho'. school- apparatus. . Those records,, with .a nunA«r'-of plietoßrnpte by 3lp. W. 0. Da vies, were 'shown at the Auckland Exhibition. .-

' - PAMIATUA.

Mr. John Parish, an old ami respected settler at llnkanni, diet! atlus son's residence, Hiibaiuii, on SaturcJay; Bc»-cc-ased was flg«l 83 years- . Mr. ,). D. C. Crowe- was- installed Mayor for the ensuing year on Friday evening. Congratulatory speeches, wero •made. In a genera , reviowj tho Mayor fctatiHl that in o«i;se(jnoneo of iijcrenscs in salaries and wages, and in maintenance of various norks during tl-ic p;i.st year, a slightly iftcrc-aspd general fat-o. would, lie iiwes-sAry, He aiso statnd ] that more attent-itin wtjuid. have to ha giv«n to ttio b-aek str-eets ef tho borough. Ho urged oa-reful consideration of tho olpstric .lightiftg proposals. 'Bio . Mayor afterwards- enlcrtnined'-veuitcit-lors and members of tlits fjoreugli Stag et- supow. The .Mayor has again the honour of heading the list for regular attendance ft-t council meetings during tiio past year,_ both for ordinary and spedal Hieetings. • . A very suecessfui ei.itervairirtwnt was piven by t-J-io I'resbytfiriiiji and other S-iinday school children (it, is te he repeated shortly), on behalf o-f tlie'Progressivo Association's town beatitifyiiig. fund.

GARTERTON.

The chess match between North and South'Wairßrapa. players will take place. <ui Fridftj' cvouing. Tiio southern, team will probably- consist of Messrs. P. and ■\Y. Kuminer, f. Blades, H. WoWen, J. H. Kidd, J. A. GomieUi —. Cwm».ell, jim., XV, F, and R. W. Koydlwiise, I s . K. Maunsell, Wiiford, Mooro, and Lindop. The josal soljoels closed on Friday fo? the midwinter vacation of three weeks. During that period a nuMibtsv of tlie teachers will atte-fttj classes ftr physkal -t.j'ainiiig at Mastcrton.