DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOITINGfi FSIOM PROVINCIAL GENTHES. tFr«pi Our SjKsciei! CofrejjKjiideffU) TAIHAPE, . Alf. Haffy Bifl, iifttii recently a mem*: bor of tho staff .of the lading •■'itat » has been appointed manager of tfcu« iaitapo "Vrnils Timsa." Nearly 70.0 entries have been reeeii'ca for the itsngitiM A, and P. Asmte tiott s Wiftter Show, which takes pjaes at laihapci on July § aw! 9. The imtuber of oiitries constitutes a Record, but the inw industries section has not attracted sft liumy Qshftitors- as it did last ; year, and the dat* for fee closing of tsnitm lias bssett extended iii cohiaqiiOirce.. The ra-raluation of the borough h.a« caused a great amount of dissatisfaction among the ratepayers, and there. Will be> a largo number of objections t*j the- ttfew valuations. On© ratepayer states th.it the value of his residoheo aa* been increased to a figure which rcjjreseftta £200 mart, than it -cost te buwd a few years ago. The position of tho teaias in tft o Bug-by ■eornpetitiott is As fofevs:-—, Seniors: Pirates 7 points,. Mataroa 8 pc-mts, Alhioa nil. The Pirates havo net lost a game., but fey© .drawn in one game with Mataroa. In the. junior round, Pirates are leading witis pointy, the* other teams beine placed as foi* ilQffs:-%ftfr&y 4, Jfi'turoa 4, Albion ■Ml. . Tlie teatflilg tcahj. has not lost a match, and its line has not been -crossed once- in the- first round, •Mr. 0< Carlson, of Raketapausitaj has font- over $0 sheep Surin-g ' the ' pag£ mo.nth on ji<ifi6.unt of life fetray-dog iHWsance. He attributes his loss to t-Jio depredations of one special nigii* •'grfli. Jtr. ty. J. Kahto has offsmd to donate a_ shield valued at £10 10s. for ct'ttpetMoii among tho district cricket club's, daring next season. Aliss Carter has been promoted from the' -position of fourth assistant teacher at the it ajhape tJistriet High School to the position of assistant at tie Wanga-' frui East SfihoftJ. CR6YTGWN. Tho Greyi-own Iliflo Cltfb h-sld its annua] iireotifig <sn Tuesday night. Present; Mr. fi. Waldc-n (in the -■ chatrV, .Messrs. W. J. Feast, W. A, Tate, H. ■U. l'rotnvau. T. Orf, f, 0. Irving (sec* : rotary), and A, S. Balfour* ■Oorres-pfi-Mdo-nee was read from the Te Wharavt Hifle Club rS subscribing towards a, challenge, trophy for annua! competition between local clubs. The ■ssoft'fary tt-a-s instructed -to Write -saying thai the Gayf-swa O.lu-b would join Si, an.d : at, the same time to suggest that, the.Mirthib&rou'gh Olub.sboald be asked to tike part in tlio selieflie. Tiio secretary $übaiittcc( a &tiancjal aba-tfr-meJrt, sho-wittg that fti'l liabilities arepaid, and tto.t there jreriiaine'd * credit ■bat-ance. of 7s. fid. to carry fonvaFd ■for next- jea-F, It was resolved that tiio pr&scjrtation of prizes talce place on Tuesday, Jate W'.. . ■ .' Owing to teavißij the distriet, the sectctary, Mr. T. 'Gh Irviiig, tendered . his resignation, which was received with regretOTAKi, , . For Jane last th : o r.aififall was, $,■§& taijhes, .as compared with 1.95? inches te thij jnouth last year. The inaslmunj fail t<jok place on June 18, »li.cn Mm. Jell • : Mr. iyro.ft w-ho has been jud'g* ■ ■ing ■thft elocutionary at Weat* pott, left for homo on Tuesday. A christv itjinstyei show is heina organ* ised here by local Natives to raise funcjsr, iaivftrd's pnrc-hasißS a afiw.set of instru-' m<;nts. for t'he OigM Slftofi Brass Band, ] f-o' replace in-the 'reoent ) ■frfe.; '..Dbiiatfeiis. of ..Si Is.. v 'eaeh hsU\e.| ' 'bceM tec,oivcd : ftonv Sir. Ikfeto ftlki-j n«a, andjir. G. H; W«s. : At ft n)3S4iflg of the Blana^envijiist! Comiinitt-ee of Wie Wairarapa' Boakey Association it was decided that t})*. touring, team should leave Masterton o.n '■■ the nioriiihg of ; July 15> 31t. A- ■ PragnbH. was appointod ttiaEJager of the tea*!- It was 'decided to play a re.presanta'tive ttateh between tho team for Atjeikland a«d s B teant on July 8; and a North"v. Soiatth. Uia'fc&h At Garterton on Wv 16, ~,.,.-, }fr.. B, Pjagnell, *4ia is leavanp for Tauttiaruhnii was fflet by tflejiibOf s of the Mitsterton Bowling Cluli' and presented witli a tra,veftiSg. rug, in recognition of his valuable service's to the. <?lub. PAHIATTO. At the half-yearly roeetio.g of th& feyal Mangataino'lvti {Oftdfctlows') iiOQgOj flie principal office.rs selected 'vtcpe: N.G., U'ro. F. J. Staples ; V.6., lito. S, it Shefwood; W. and 0 M Bro, It A. Williams. The report ■etibhiittqd showed that the Lodge was in a sonftd tiiiaue.ial pasHioa, lliß Progressiva Association deciaod at a meeting held this week to ask the i Palria'tua Borough Council to ta:ko a poll on tho ftufistioii to er-fcgt & no* post office in one of the ttuvii squares, and also to call a publio sjeotine; <sn tho suhject. rid niattof will 1)6 discussed a.t the Boraugh Counoil meeting next wesk. flier Borough. Council is contomplatmg making a number of ißiprpvem.ents i on tho reweatton ground. The first football match played on fto ground for threo years eventuated last Saiiirday. The Queen of tho Carnival, comneti' tlOft closes oil Saturd'a.?- Tljero are ■ six Oa;nd.idat«s for regal honours. Coni; stdcrahle b eSpeeted before the close of tho ttefek. CARTEPTOM, The return golf match betw-6eft Groytown and Garterton ladies will Ire- played oh. thse former's links oh Tlinrsday. . Following are' tho lfttes.t South tffti- . rarapa stoek ■quotations iambs t , 16s, Bd,; small ft.s. lambs., I.os. 7d.; , spring dairy cows, due July, to £7; fat I cows, £5 ls:s, j forward cows, £4 Ms,, £4 195.. and £-5 16s a j store cows, £3 IDs. to &)s,; 18>month S:tcers: s £& ■ 7a, Si. i yearling steers.,. £26.; spring ; cow;s, to M 12s.;' BuHs, to £4 »Ss. ' The Cartertoii Brass Band has arrangod to' give an open air ont.eirtaji'n- ; metit in ■Ca.rringt.on Park on. Sunday afternoon. Tl?& Bolvoders School Comniittieo have ■, dcojclwl' to-■■discontinue tlteir fortriightfy Socials. •