DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2187, 27 June 1914, Page 8

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES, (From Our Spoeiel Cot-r?.s*»ndct3ta) PALKfifiSfON. Tlio Palmerston gulf learn visited W iingaiuu ypsi<'rtfav. A fonsiaolo \c/i here on TiiHi'sdayf-Dr oywiL'y to brins; be!-; a man nanird ,1. Uovvanl, wiro b etiarjiej iiiUs ti«ucrtiiig Jim family. Firearms of tiie i>en rifle .->n(i sir-"uu class are cowing into midesirahlo maiimiciiee m I'almurston. Two bo.vs irom over a fouee recently shot sipen'ly at a t-clioolooy Wlii! was riding past.' The uso of tliitse weaptuis in the scfttb Mar J'ltzuei'iikl tatlae i« also comnla.ijicd of One person had a Iniflut pass r;l< 3 so to Ins lioa'd. •• , MASTERTOM, .A young-bird interval elumipjonsiiip pisoon match; flowu fioii-i Iflefilieim on Jhursday by tiic Mastorten iLoming iiseon Glnb, fas won by Mr. L. A'. Wadham's Calm, -ivitk Sir." €1. JVmbw's ins second, aad-Jlr. ,T, Di'soiv's Perseverance third. An oighkycar-qM'son of Mr. H. P. l'rancis s\istiai.ii*d a fall in which ho iracuircd his left arm m t\v@ plates. lhe Mastortott electoral roll bus been thoroughly ppged,. aiid mow contains the names of o.iily about 50QO pereons. At the inquest on the botly of the man who vns fciiaiid drewiwd in a shcepd|) at Mauriecvffle,' the nwdicftj eriaenco shon-cd that he iwis eudject to fits. As his sleeve* tvero 'rollftd up when the botfy wa.s foMiit], it is presumed that he was overcome with a fit when in the art of washing htaiwif, and tell into the dip,,. As the maw's identity haa not ret been folly estattisJied, tlio Coroner 3>as withheld Ins venlie't. The Jlastorton Fire Board decided on Inursday to prirohaso i).' Merryn-cathof motor firo-engine, provided certain arrangements can be made. Another slight -shook of earthquake "•as oxperieneed lieie at 11 o'clock on 'iluirsdaj night. A considorablp sum of moiiny was Paid out to local Natives on Tliursday ]).v the clerk ot the Native Lnnd Cow'fc in respect to revonucs ftm the Htirumuorangi and Makirikiri Blocks, At the first regular meeting of the ladies' auxiliary of tho T.W.C.A-. Mrs. i\ .Miller was elected president. ' The superintendent of the Mdstertnn tire Brigade has niade a tour of irtspoction of the towii, ami fiads that very lirtle explosive or inilaniiri.iWc material is stored n-ittiia the horottgji. Most of the expfesivos afi* storexl in isolated magazines. ■ , Miss.Clirissie Gratmn was ou Thnrsday presented by tfe viMmibers «f th'o Lodies' Swimmitjg CltA, of which aha is secretary, with a. handsome sih-ff-monutfd hand-bag. In the senior Wifcey matches plfiyvd on Ihursday, Exocisuws defeatw} St. Matthew's liy nine goals to oiw, 11,I 1 , and i. defeated Feittborstoft by five "oats to nil. and Cartefto«,bcat DivWiolrj ) } y two goals to one; I t r fl» jtuiior division. P. and T. fkfeatwl Carterton by tour to two, and Exceldor cirew witis Daleheld. ■ .The annual.meeting of tlio JTasfnftoii I , ire Board was lieH-on tbarsday. when Mr. O. X. C. P/iagadi wns oliairman for t!io cjtsuinj} year. Tiic estimates for the year were conskfered and adopted, the total amount, bninw i 1206 135., wliicij" is pi-aeiicalty tiro same as last year. The Miiiiaturo MiU Club heW a meccssful. trophy shoot im Tlmrstlav ni"ht the highest scorer being Mr. H. Bnsson. The loss by fire i:ii Sl*s.tevtwn d.tirin« the past year is estimated at £3098. V.n"l«oh jfilSJo-waa for t>-uiWhi"s mA £1203 their contents. Tlw loss sW» .i decrease of £SO7 coiftp&rfijl with tlio previous year. PAHIATUA." ■ Mr. D S,.Wi!l*, rf Ma«e»taeieka. has purchased a ptopra-fcy in' tliß Wajkato district, and leaves for the nortiv this week. Tho rim of the MijodJauds hamnh at Hulv-anm tins-week proved very en.ifl.vable. At. the conclitsloii «f tlio'aftornoon s sport,, refreshaents 'Woto n-ro* vided by Mrs. W. Griffin. The Tahiatua Friowdly So'cioifAs , card , tournament '«' cowtimiftd this flock-.- The Citizens' A team, with 38 points, is leading in tlio criMisge section, while the Pahiai«a Bnwi" team, with 33 points, holds a similar position in the euchre section.

CREYTfiWM, The Children's Carnival held in a»l of the Orchestral Saoioty ia the Town Hall on Thursday lifelit".was very successful. They will clew ahout £I.o*. 51'iss Edna Udy played the accomiMJiimeuts for thn children's niarcltes, -iasd 6tt Quadrille Band.played for tho daiice-a.