DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2172, 10 June 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CKNTKKS. (From Oar SjjcciftL Correspondents) PAI&iEBSTON, A .meeting iri.li bo held hi Palra:ss*iston fittc.ri.h- to iorm a Girls' Peace Scout; (.orps, Colonel Oossgrore's cdMsent fcav» : nig been recpivcC Air. M. A. Eliot-i. a« cx-preside»t of. the Paiiners-tem Chamber ot Commerce, will shortly make a visit to America and Canada. At tlio Magistrate's Court yesterday, John Roots, farmer, of -Shannon, proceeded against livofard Lambert, Gordon -St-apies, and Gordon .E'rain, charging them with tssing provoking and insulting language, (mder cms-examina-twa, plaintiff stated that he had told the pwiioe about a cart with nratffed wheels, which ho said was ttsed to take sheep off li-ts farm, but ho denied Spreading reports that «ny of the defendants werb concerned in the matter. Plaintiff's sif?ter sii'id that her father had onco lovoJ•led a revolver at a skulking iiguro who, she- thought, Was Praia, and her brother once would haie shot at ft face at the window if she had not dissuaded him. Defendants offered to givo an assurance to leave plaintiff alono iu future, and the charges were withdrawn.

NAPIER,

Mr. J, Holmes, postmaster at Tara» dale, who has received notice of transfer to Thonsdou, Wellington, was met by a . large gathering; ot local residents ■and presented with an illuminated address and a parse of sovereigns, as a token of esteem. ■ Tin.- Havrke's Bay Hospital Board are considering the advisability of completing their building scheme on plans previously suggested. The schcms entails tho expenditure of about £23,000. The fifty-fifth anniversary of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Napier, was eeiebra ted on Sunday.

WANCANUI

Tho Harbour Board is preparing in earnest, for the com.mentement .of the new harbour works extension scheme, which is expected to be in full swing in sis or eight months, At its monthly iucetuig last week the board decided, to call for tenders for a considerable <iu,nitity of maohinory and plant hi addition •fco that ordered about, a motitlt ago. Extensive _opwatiDn.fi will also lie oiiteml on at tiie hoards qisarries to opeii tip Bow supplies of stone for i).c oonstructipH of tJje motes and floating hasip. In addition to the foregoing proposals tho board also discussed 3 motion to the effect that tho -engineer's plans of the disposition -of wharves, sheds, .etc,, atthe new port which is to ho made at Casllcclilf should he submitted to Mr. W. C.E., of W-olliagtoß, for his opinion. The motion was lost, only tho I'.Kn'er mid seconder voting for it.

PAHLATUA.

Tire asmuil meeting of' tbe Palliate a Licensing Committee was lield at WoedviHo. Ail applications far renewals of tfeeases xearp graxitel, In the case of one of thr> WoodviUo hotels and a e&v tain hack-blocks hotel., the-police Wiports ion the state of the buildings mm accommodation for the travelling public were of rather an adverse natur«, irttl various amp.rQ.yome.nis wore ordered to he carried out, Tho licenses were renewed subject t-o tie work being (Joae at oneo. The following members of the .school committee »ta< elected at Pukohinau (Pojtgarea) last week: —Messrs, B. W. Clements (ehairm-ail), E. 1?. Giddens (secretary); T. W. Paekof, A, E. Barber, J , C. G. Giddens,; and A. Yeoman. Aiother aembrsr is still resaMf.< Mr, Fraiik ZiUveod, formerly in business in Paiaiatua, but who ha-s beet) fatmhig for some.time past near Carterton., has purchased a property near that, township. tie Pahiatim County Como.il has appointed its chairman (Mr. 0. Cornelius), to represent it at the conference of local bodies and Chambers of Commerce ■in, WftHiagtw next month. Messrs, it, B r Robertam (chairman of the Alsitio Ceranty Council), 8. Gibson fohairsmi af tbo'PottgarcftChamber of Commerce), afld if. M'Jnlyro will njxrosent the Pongaroa. district. A tri-weeldy mail service has been established. between Mangataifloka and the Maiigatainokif Block. Tie now post olikw on the block has been named ' ftuawhirta, and Mr. I'\ V. Bryaut will -be in charge. The Queen of Carnival oompetit-ioii is causing interest sii this district. At the first count of votes on Saturday the SJangataiiioka Athletic Society's cajnlidato {Miss May) held the premier position. Tito competition closes on July 4. She official ojjeuing of the Aiutio Hiver-nioutli Bridge. has been fixed far Saturday, Jane 2J. Messrs. J, HBsriott and G. E. Sykes. M.IVs, bare accepted invitrftioßS from the Akititi Cowty Council to attend the gathering.

MASTERTON

A chess ro.iU'k between teams representing North and South Wairatttpa was glayoct- in j'lastertoft on Friday evenis»g". The Northerners w<m by gtwm to 3£. _ v The takings to date in ocmmctiou with the I'ipo Band bazaar amount to £3,53, It is aati<op#ted that us a result e£ the baaaar and carnival the tend will benefit to the extent of fully £600. A start has been made with til* erection .ol iweke workers' dwellings hero, The Masterton Giro Oltib fired a «toy. bird pigeon match mi Saturday afternoon, there being fifteen ..cowpstitors. The event was won by Rosstm, Barvey, and King, who each shot twentytwo birds. £ second sn'fiepsteke was won by R. with 11, 3. Kiag second. Mr. JL Nitz, of Kaiwliata, was entertained at a social at Home'w-ood on Saturday night, to cdobrate his winning of' the Gtm ; Club championship ai Auckland, The death. o.octtrre<3 < at Slasterton on ' Saturday of Mr. Wißkm Emerson, son ■ of Mr. Henry Ejraefson. The deceased, who was twenty, years of age, had bet?fi . ailing for same iitoe.

TAIHAPE,

A. man nttnicd William Martm was arrested ai TailiapO ©n Tije-srlay on warrant fratn Tiwaru. He was subsequently brought btftife Mr. Hasi?ld ; Mi<, S.Jf., 'and (iarged with this theft, of i'S from the person of one Merbertjohns in September last. Accused was remanded for a week^ Tlie-oic-vewth eornpetition among mombers of iho To Jiapua Riflo Club for llm Parsons Metvitirial Cup, resulted as follows;—E. Bliss (scr.) s 98; J. Thurston (ser.), 90; E. liowiing (5), 85; S. Parsons (7), 8-5. Mr. K. Bailey, ef the Railway Maintenance Staff, has been trimsferriHl from Ksrioi to Tailiape. . At the Ohakftiie winter show on Friday, Master F, Dtiiwap, of Jaihaiic, secures! first B*td spc-cial prisse in the Buff Orpington class. Mr. B. A. Fraser, of Tailiape. was «nc <if the most successful exhibitors of poultry at the Wailiftto winter show. Tiw. Vaimarino-Jtcaaruke Koaf! is in a very bad. state at present, and misplies are being packed. j

OTAKI,

The railway bridge, which ispajis theOtalsi Eiver, is at present feiug ove*r : - h.iukd and strengthened. The iocal Dairy CoMipanv have made arrangements to (Iriiin theii* waste ptoeinets tnUi the river and thus do away with sffonsivw smells which are prevalent- The M'ork will pi'obablj' be started on Thursday. At Maiiiik-aa on Saturday the local footballers were defeated by Levin by 9 points ti.' 6, whiio i'.) tl'.A iunior divicimi Wcikaiiao ben;. Lfivin uv 0 )s<iints ic 3. Oft Juaa 89. a repKS?nta#a"

match will be played between Eorewhenua and Mamiwata at- Levin. At a of Anglicans Hera it was decided to increase the minister's stipend from £200 to £820.

CARTERTON,

During the progress of football matches hot® oft Saturday quite a- chapter of accidents o'ccarmt. J.ll the midst of :'i scramble, H. Matsoa. playing for Carterton, wceivod a severe knock. Seen after J. Johnston, another loeal player, had Ws cnlkr-bono broken, At half-time the ball was heing punted about by several spectators, and two of thorn, i-ti jumping to catah St, collided, tho result bewjg that W. Smith, of Daleilckl, sustaififld a fracture #r the small hone of bis left leg.