DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2150, 16 May 1914, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

jowuras f»ow FftovmciAi, CBNXftES, '.• NAPIER, Alminiatrrro rifio ,range was opened Mayor, h.r, J. Vigor ]3ro\vn, tionertl Sit- lan Hamitton arrk-ed a:t Wftpicr .(night, n ; iid was entertained st toHifer by tho Hawkcfs 13av Club CoußCfllor T. H. n>4 Us' bocft elGetetl pe:p;uty-Ma.y &r of { lla S tings. " Tho i\aj)ier Chess Ctab fcls elcßfaSd tho ■fQllowiiift Jlr. A. li. l'ct-gUß.(iii; vico-prcsMontSj Mr. H. Murton and A. Fiseber: seeretary and treasurer, Mr. 0. A. Byitt.' Tlio SawJte'g Bay Laiteashivo Society, winch M-as only foorined a few Veijka aKO, already Jtas a largo- 'morn'bwship. About ].5« pcttffljs were present at its ■nrst oachro pnrty and dance, and this atjßttr-s well for this iuturo .of the so. cifity, MASTERTON. The Masiertoii Gun Club opened its ■season on Thursday XvMl a pifteo)l sweepstakes. Ihcro fi-oro .about, thirty conineWors, and fto stakes *e.rft divMed by Messrs. &\ an<l A. Taptin, wluj eacli »m!o ttt-cnt><ATO "kills." , Tlio-Bob. James ..Allen has mtttnstted that ho will Ijo hi Jlastei-ten on Saiurd«y> He wiil inspect the- liacliers' , p.li*, sical trying pqnads.., and will afte'rwards give an address to ft.a t^achew. Mr % L. G. R«id, SjM., on thur.s.day .&a*o judgment lor tb.o dofoiutant in the •saso iii whreh .a shearer fiafii.(?d cjawied £14 from Gu.}' Willraais and ■J. A. Meljalsoin* for an alleged breach or a shearing contract. The iir«t Jdund of tho WairarWa Hocfey AssQc.ia.ti.o.ll .fistttrss commcnccd W! Fhursd,ty.. In tiro divisioil tiio l>.. ami T, team defeated St. Matthew s bj* six goals to the Jjxtid■siore boat Batofio!:4 by IcHir goals toone, and Oarterf.ort beat- Foatherstiii hy *'« goals to ail. Tfto l>. and T.

Juniors defeated tho fixqeisjor. Junior* ■by two goals to one,

PAKIATUA.

With regard to t'tie sehepj.e. ijiitiateii by tho pAli-iataa Progressive Association for tho. :acg.u : i§ition Of a plot of fcusl; land neat tho horougli as a scen.io reserve, the ©ovonimeicit has fen spproaclieij ttitli a view of ttivkin.g a .grait.t to-vyar4s tho proiect, Ut s Pwllipsj Of tho SSBuic Beso.rve Ifoarel, will persan^ ■ ally inspect the area in. tfo course of a ■few days. ! Ihs .filial shoot thi? season of the. -Kai- ' tß«a Ladies , MinJaWe Riflo Club'. was : held this ■weekj w.ken sonic exwile.jat scoscis Jiveror agalii registefed efi die rifle. Tho individual' ■score* were ■follow:—J-Trs, Bland, S3 35); D. Bass, 3.9-, Miss KL Kerridgo, 33; Miss % Kerridge, 33; pss M,■S.tc. ! vensoiVj 33; Miss J. R-pss, 33; JvSiss F. Kofridge, 32; M'i?s.L. t Boss., 31. The trophies woi» -dwijsg tlio sea*t>n v will bs . presented at tho anisua;! st sQcki v ' .on Jtßi.o 3.

The ScQtch concert, held m thcf Ring's Theastre on Thursday evening iit aid of St> .'Paul's (Pcesbyterjan.). Chwclv, ■proved a grejtt succ&ss. %o feuiljiilig waspacked to its full , seating oapaeity; Ji'rsi l>, Kenivcdy, ef \yciiing,ton: Mt. , Harry Hall, atid Mγ, t. S. Jiidd, 'of WoqclviHe, in addition to laoal vocalists and wßesioiaiiSj gavo items .of ■a p.iojisijig nnifufo. Tlio .function was a financial .sueeesg,

'fin? me.mbf<r.s' : of tlioTahjatua t/adjes , Golf Club wtlUng&gG. iii ''eitver bufc.tofl*' ■medal play tljis afferii.Oqn. pie Pahl'fttua. I*icensing Comjnftte<j .paid a. yis.it qf'insp'ecjifoiii, to.'the' -faldjiir tua-.hotels:,on, ; Tlmj i eday,.,and ■eSpre.sSed satisfaction with the condition of the ■buildings aild also 'qf t|io maanof iij. .wliieh.-t.Uo hojiSQs "ivere being ■-.c.ondaiqtod. Tlie yiijel Inspector of Saotories 'for tiv> WairarapiV, Mi, Ytokf'-of'.Msutcrtoi, paid an official- visit to ' Fihta-tiift ou Thwrsday. ' A THfeofiniT of settlers of the Httta.ntti and Nireaha. districts iiitofestod;- in the '.erection of g, .bridge, ovor the Maiiga-i taittolt.a .likor-.Ayft? lield recently, wlfcti it was decided to try. ajtdv'taijio £S6Q ■by striking * rate of 3-lSa. <so.tho l ¥ato' able 'va'hib of the property of Iscttlers iiitsres.ted, and to asjc the fiove.rhUiejit fo.f a. £ for £ subsidy, the , ..iirpprqii* fflato cost of s siiita.bfe fetrUcturoi being £i6p9r. ' .' ;' • Mr... W. JSfew6om.be, oho pf the .issarly getllfefts of tho &o:i , garoa ; -. , flKtrsct., Itaa dfsfipsed Of lvis Bs *as -entertainfeil .it a srtiok.o concert in tlio EakAii--3111! Ho.ll, itiid pre-sciitod Tffth ;.a case .of pities. Hβ was also haiiileH a, hiindso.viio tiavolliiig. rug far Jfte. NewconiDo. Ths ■fiatheriflg w h t : s presided over by Mr. B, B. Rotetson. Tlio JBuSh Kugßy ifnion Senior ehn.mp.ipnsliip, ijxtriros will eoinmende.? .this afteriio.oii. Tho jwSot contests will Vβ rtarted on Kaiy 23.

A iiiovejijo'.vt is hciijij' m;ado to. forni an Egg iCircle iii Palriatua..