DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 17 June 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (front Our Six?rial CofrCsi>ajidenifi 1 PAiMERSTQN, Councillor H. Beifert and Mjs, SeS»i«n have returned from a trip to Australia. *■ ■ Tie qtiMtiGH of whether band «>lcc--2"? ?'• ott Sundays-at ife> Eos* pita! disturb or comfort patients was, wsputed point- at a recent- meeting of tha local hand- The point was reformed to tho Hospital Board who ohtaifiod tho amnion of tho matron. Her' verdict was t&at the band music appreciated, and the band has according- ■ I}' been invited to continue its visits. WpMhorta is rather prevalent here. J-iio ho,sj>itnl contains sis eases, aftd .several others havo been refused admittance on account of lack of accommodation. Tin. local Bay Scouts havo aeguwd tno use of All Saints' Schoolroom aa a club room. Mr. I\ A. Jensen, who underwent & serums operation in a private hospital ? !l "aimcrston North some tittio back, is now sufficiently recovered return to hrs home.

NAPIER; 1

At- Thursday's meeting of the Hawko's Bay Land Baard eight settlors iV'e-rc .granted permissioii. to the freehold of their section#,, tho total aria of which was iMfj.'j acres. Mr, 11. 0 I'opo, of Wimbledon, v.'as in a iiailot held at N&pter en Thursday afternoon for Section 2, Brock 10, Weber, There were 121 applicants, 80' of wjioiii went to the ballot. A boy named Orcrar, who was recently. thrown from a racehorse at tifiStipjrji, not regained &ess yet, but is showing signs of im. pfov^me.'nt. Mr. l.achlan M l K.iy. tho new Governinent nominee on tho Hawke's Bay wtnd Beard, reeo.'yed a hearty Welcome 011 tafang fits seat for tho first tune, members expressing the opinion that a member frith such a, wide experience wowld prove a Valuable acquisition to the board,

MASTERTON. '

At the annual smoke concert in go.iimefeiofi. with t ho OpaM- 'Defence Tlifie Clttk the- oham.pion.wip .shield and cold medal wci-o .presented to Sit. A. f, .fett'iUlsoHi Other troplncs \<<m during th.fr season nw alfo presented, A Hum her j>{ toasts were lionourcdj and musical itejns were fenfle'rei. ■ In t.lio unavoidable absence of Ministers, thfi official opening of tho Akitio "''■'■ or mouth bridge will be performed biy Mr. 0, 11. .Sykes, oh Juno *27. Mr. J. 0. Cooper, managiiif; director m the* Wellington Farmers Meat Comp&ny, will flddregg a meeting at Pongaroa on Juno 27 on the question .of establishing meat works in the district. , Mr. Alfred Uowdeswell, whq died »fc Wellington on. Sunday, tor for many years; a resident in tho Eke.tahuna district. Ht. F- h- Csm'bs, 8.A., president of the Wairarapa branch -of tho Teachers' IftsiittttCj delivered a.ii interesting addross on Saturday to the teachers of ■ tho district on '''The Child and the ' State—.a. Discission of School Civics." Ho was accorded a hearty vote of thanks, and tho meeting decided to ■have the address printed and published in form. Tho coronation <rf ~Mrs. Ales. Mutrfe as "Queen of ths Carnival" takes place on Thursday afternoon .nest. • The value Of |hfl votes' received with

the csrniftvl contest was £553 13s, Sd. CVinstubio Charles Grey, of Ek<**nln'.mi, has received notice of his transfer te- Mount, lioskili, Auckland.

j GREYTOWN,

Tho _ Gro.yt.ow n I)isf rkt High School Coir.mitteo held a meeting on Monday fevening. it was resolved that the board bo asked to liavo the necessary footpaths ntttdo to tho science and cook, cr.v rooms. On tho motion of tho chairman, seconded by Mr. M'aldcn. Messrs, B. Dunn and F. Best wore elected to the eoipinjttce. Messrs. HoMtirpft, Jjcppien, p-.ftd Finn were appointed visitors to tho school fer tins month.

J PAHIATUA.

In accordance witli a promise, made at ■ a fflp&tiiiß of Bottlers of this Maugata'.- : noka Block, in Pnhjatiia, M.r, J, 11. : Eseott-, it J?, r this district, Made a. thorough inspection of tho roads in the : rcdcntly-opesfcd settlement, Thorn ember expressed dissatisfaction with tlifi manner in which the road work had boon carried out, and stated that it w&S ■' no fault of tho Governiftent that delay j had been occasioned. Ho #ro*mjsed 1® ■ interview the Minister of Pifblfp "Works,! and platso tho whole matter before him. _ Tho Queen of tho Carnival competition is still creating interest. "the fsceotld count <jf Vfitea showed that Miss Way, tho Maneaiainoka Athletic S<i-. sixty's candidate, wis still leading. Social gatherings arc 'being arranged in aid of the respective candidates. The. baby, beauty competition is also being ' keenly contested. At the last shoot of the Knitawa Morris-tube Club. two members, Messrs, •T. (Tuorin and E. ChOckley, succeeded in scoring possibles, Mr. W. K. Bayi.es, of fonßaroa, has been elected a director of the Fahia-tua-Ponpa roa Motor Co., in place, of Mf< A. Wat sop, who has left tie dis<trick

GARtERTON.

A very pleasant card touriiev, under the awspiees Of tho CiiEt&ftpii Fire li'rtiyide, wns held Oft Wednesday evening., Tlif> prizes were won by Mrs. JeiiknibQ'i' and Mr. G, Massoft, A danco was hold afterwards. , Mr. W. C. Dorset, of Parkvakj ha.3 disposed of his property there, and intends shortly to taKofc up residence at Waiori, where ho has acquired other property. , Mr. Georgo S. Phillpotts has hefeii appointed. poundkeoper for t'lio borough of Carterton. Mr. Jas,. Reid, who has been a. resident of the West laratahi district, for m&Siy years, left o.n Monday for Feil'di'ng, where hfr Will in future: re§i.dc* T!ie settlers of $16 district tendered Mr. Roid and family a farewell on Friday evening and presented him with a gladstofte hag, and Mrs. Reid witlt & silver tray as tokens of esteem. Mr. and Mis.. J). Eeid, who have IveeH. oft a holiday visit io Rotorua and. other parts, returned homt> on Saturday. TSie North Island Poultry Association has allotted tlio North Island championship for Old English game to the South Wairatapa Poultry Association for its forthcoming show, A team of ten Wrtirarapa chess players will visit Wellington early ' next month, and meet a team, there. Tho AVairarapa players will ho: Messrs. W. tt. Kummer, P. Kummer, Walter Ivummtr, 11. Kummer, j. T. Dagg, j", A. Conneli, S. W. Moore, J\ Youle, S. Vennell, and F. "Welch. Mr, Conneli wi'l captain tho team.