DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2184, 24 June 1914, Page 11

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES, (From Our Special Goi-res&Midtnti) PALMERSTON. Tho Assessment Court is hearing objcctions to borough valuations. Hit' ob- ■ jections aro rather numerous, and are being keenly supported. ' Tho new wing of Nurse llcby'a Private Hospital lias be® opened, The opening was attended by the Mayor, various medical men, ar.d other guests. Mr. Park, the architect., ia presenting Miss Roby with a gold rep] ica of tbs key of the new wing, set With dianmni's, said that tho hospital Was oiie of thft largest private institutions iii the Domillion. A musical programme, suppo-r, and dancing on tho spacious, verandah carried proceedings on to aiatc how, was stated in the Assessment Court on Monday that there had been 400 registered sales of sectioiis in the .borough last year, exclusive of tliose not registered. A land agent suited iiiat there was a good demand for land Silt up, and, during the- past fortnight, he had sold from 30 to 4.0 sections at Terracc End. The valuations of .prO.pisrt-tes havo greatly increased. A corner Arte in the Square, occupied by the Union Bank of Australia, was instaWfied.'

PAHIATUA.

The Woodlands Hunt. Club has decided to hold its annual steeplechase mooting on July 29. It Was also decided, at a meeting held oil Saturday, to- apply for a totalisater permit for the gather? ing, and Mr. 0. C. Cooper was appointed to support the application. Mr. S, V. Rodney was appointed delegate to the New Zealand Hunts' Association's annual meeting at . Woftaigtoii nextmonth. Dissatisfaction was ex.p.rcss«l at the that the contribution from, the Weltiflg,ton... -Club was only £10.105.,. or £3 ss. less than the sum voted by that club last season. It was decided to ask tile "Wellington Club to increase thft donation. The Pahiatua County Opatici-I has <tc»' cided to apply to th-e Public Works Department for a. grivttt of £3650 to assist road work in the ootMtty daring the current year. ■ At tho monthly meeting of the Paliiatua.FiYe Brigade, held. this week, tho following nominations were received for offices Lieutenant, ijieat. Parte, Fireman F. Punch, Fireman A. White; secretary, Mr. D. W. Wilton; treasurer, Life-member H. Peafoe.y; auditor, Mfe» member J. Mills, senr. A number of medals, trophies and. service honours will be presented at- the annual meeting ill July. It is understood that Inspector Hugo will visit Pahiatua at an early date and furnish information relating to the formation of fire boards.Mr. J. Cunniughaftif of Pahiatua, met with an accident oil Monday evening. He was turning a corner on a. motor bicycle with a side-car attached when tho 'machine skidded,, and he sustained a rather severe cut on the head, rendering him unconscious. Tho passenger iw the side-car escaped unhurt. The third count for the Pahiatua Queen of Carnival Competition indicated that Miss May was still leading. A match bet-ween the Masterton and the Pahiatua Men's Golf Cinbs will be held on tho Pahiatua HiiH" an Thursday. The Pahiatua Ladies' Club' wii! commence tho first round, for the prosi•dent's trophy series this afternoon. i Tho official: .-.opening .o.S:»jitlie Akftin •ißive.r.-.Mouth-BrifigehsilL-Salv'e place mi Saturday afternoifli. .. . The match between TTare.ua. add Huka-, ia a '•win-for-Haniurrby fdur goifls to nil.

MASTERTON.

Informations havo beb'ii kid-'against the secretary of tho Waiyai'apa Oafedonian.Soaioty, charging- him with, alleged breaches of the'Uaiiviug Act in disijasiug of two watches at tho'"recent Pipe Band bazaar .by ffieaas-.pf.chance, A slight earthquake shock was experienced iu MastertOn at 1 o'dcc-A o:n Tuusday morning. The Masterton branch of tho W,C,T,U. held an "at homo'-' when a very interesting addigSS was given by Sister Moody Bell on tho "W'lute Slave Traffic." .Tho ' meeting passed the foflowing resolution: "That this ■tde&tisg of the W.G.T.U., Masterton, resolves to send an urgent protest to tho Prime Minister against tho injustice froirrwhich tho temperance workers of tho Dominion havo suffered so long, and urgently desiring. him to -do his best te secttre tho passing of legislation reducing tho 60 per cent, to a 55 per cent, majority on the national issue, on ths prohibition question." A party of Mastortonians left on Monday for the country .at the back <if M'aftinborough to thin out'tho worst defir heads in that l&eaiitj*. '. Mr! Herman Nitz, the ohajupion shot of the Kaiwliata Ciun Olitb. scciired second prizo'in the flnwke's Bay Out: Clftb championship on Monday Very few meri havt> been Seen OH tho roads in the Masterton district during tho last month Or two, ' This is evidence of an abundance of work offering. Mr. Taiawliio ts Tau., of MflSterto'iii and a party of friends ©una to grief; on Sunday as they were .proceeding, by motor to a funeral in the Lofler \ alloj". One of tho tires of tho car Wsw out, and the vehicle skidded and precipitated its occupants into a. inor-ass. One Native'sustained- ati 'injury ts his hnck, but the rest cleaned. . OTAKI. The heaviest frost for some years occurred here on Monday morning, tfften ' six'degrees weriS rfecordffd. An inquest .was hol-d at Paraparauinu on Monday, concerning the death of. Mrs. Michacl Donovan, who -died; snd' denly"on Friday evening. A verdict that death was due to heart failute was returned. •; Mr. A. S. Dfl.mi, who lias been iii an indifferent state of health for some time,, is now inmate <sf tho fccM hospital. . Opossums aro boeoiiVing plentiful oJi Kapiti Island, while- ofl" the. mafeland at l'araparaumu they are alsfl heginning to mako their presence known. A movement is on fso't locally to run a milk van (motor-poweri from this district to ■Wellington, -so as to tiie milk in town at a reasonablf hour. At present it is not nnloa'tHl till after neon.

CARTERTON. j

The ordinary meeting of Totara. Lodge, U.A.0.0., tvas lieU <m Mmufoy evening, Bro. W- Eari ni'oskliiig. Otio member was dcdured off. , and two on. Br<i. V- Eriofcsssl tendered his resignation as Lodge -Tftistee owing to a recent- accident td his eye. Tho resignation was accepted with regret, members sfteakiug in apprceia- ■ tion of Bro. Efickson's tag services to the Lodge as tttwtce. 'it '«'{is rfl* .ported that the Trm.su. 'ci, Bm. V*. it Bailie, had beefi ordered to a Wellington private tp undergo aft operation. Bro. E. jVl'Kotizio was appointed to net in place of Bro* Bftillio at tho next i-seistirsg <>f tlto Friendly Societies' delegate.. It was dcoirnd toprocure now regalia; fflt Lodge officers.