DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2183, 23 June 1914, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. iFrom Cm , Special Correspondents) NfIPiER. At the meeting of tho Napier Borough Council on Wednesday next a motion will ht considered asking the council to provide for the erection of workers' dwellings Under tho Municipal Corporations Act. Mr. Robert Wall, of Hastings, is reported to bo very iil. The statement in the bankrupt estate of Walter Jos. R«ed, insurance agent, of Napier, 'shows liabilities amounting to £115 Us. od., and lio assets. The unsecured creditors include Wise and Sons, Day's Bay, Wellington (£l7 10s.). Bankrupt attributes the failure to illness and snbseijuenfc slackness of. trado The Hawke's Bay Ploughing Match Committee have decided to hold the annual competitions on August 5. Mr. P. W. Slackpoole, manager of the Hastings branch of the New Zealand Express Company, left yesterday morning on transfer to Aitckland. . The. Rev. N. Robertshaw, of Hastings', who leaves to-day for England, was entertained at a farewell social by his parishioners yesterday evening. • Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stead left Hastings yesterday morning on a trip to Christchufch. ! ( Thos. Boyd, who shot himself at Napier Inst week, died in the hfispital on Sun'day night. The of the Xapier tramways last week was the lowest on record duo to two lengthy stoppages of the engines during (ho week; at times when the traffic is usually heaviest. TAIHAPE. A benefit entertainment in aid of the funds of the Taihape Technical School resulted in a net profit of about £12. Oil Thursday, Taihape defeated Pakeha in a soccer match by four goals to three.i The winners played with only lon men throughout. Berrell (3) and Howard scored for the winners, and M'lntyre, Green, and Quiltor for the losers. Miss L. M'Donald has been appointed, teacher at Rongoiti School. During the niohth of May tl|rco cases of diphtheria were reported in the Borough of Taihape. The . Firo Brigade cribbago teams boat the. U.A.O.D. team in a cribbago tournament on Thursday. Assossflicnt notices in connection with the re-valuation of borough properties liavp. been received by a number of ratepayers, aiid as the valuations have been nearly doubled in many cases, there will probably bo a larger number of objections to the now valuations. . The Wangantii Education Board has , decided to ainalgnm'ftto the northern and the ceiitral wards of the buaitl's technical district; and the position.of director of technical education *i Taihapo frill b« abolished. ■ In the Rugby competition games on Saturday, Pirates beat Railway by 3 to nil in the junior competition, and Pirates beat Albion somewhat easily iii the senior round by 24 points to' nil. So far tho Pirates havo not been defeated. On Sunday, Mi-: C. Hyland had the misfortune to cut his thumb badly with An axe,while chopping a piece of wood. The top portion of the thumb was badlv gashed) end portion of the hone had to bo removed. There was a 'heavy, fall of suow on, 'Sunday morning, and the country surrounding covered to a depth of several inches. CARTERTON. • It is possible-that the Meat Freezing Wtifks at'Waingawa will continue operations right through till the commencement 'of tho new season. At present nearly 100 men arc employed in the works.