COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 1 April 1919, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES MANAWATO NOTES Four rinks from lho Feilding Bowling Club journeyed to Palmerstoii North on Saturday, | and met tho Palmei'slon North Club in friendly competition. In tin; aggregate, Feilding nun by 11 points. Tho following are the scores, tho Feildiug players being mentioned first:—Gray, Downer, linrne, and Clements (s.), 10, v. Whitehead, Stevens, llodgins, and Pickering (s.), Hi; Taylor, Belmer, Beeve, ;iml Robertson (s.), ill, v. Wilson, Wautier, Jlaylis, and Soltitl; (=.), 17; Clements, Lambert, Pagan, and J. Bartholomew (s.), 23, v. J. Aitken, Simmons, Hancock, and Short (s.), 15; Bowden, Williamsun, U. Bartholomew, ami Garrett (s.), 23, v. Knight, Stuart, M'Ewon, and fjiuitii-js.), IX A team from Wellington also visited Palnicrston and tried Conclusions with the Palmerston North Club. Tho visitors, Messrs. A. Trevor, Laws, Planning, and Wvlie (s.). won by 7 points, from. Stacey, Dixon, Tattersail, and J. Nash (s.), tho scores being 21-17. Three rinks from Palmerston North will shortly visit Wellington. A bowling match, for tho Dixon Cup was played at raimerston on, Saturday between a rink from Paliiatua and tho holders (Terrace End). The following were the players.— Paliiatua: M'Sherry, AVakemann, Walsh, Corrigan (s.); /I'erraco End: Wallace, Fletcher, Tapp, Knnkin (s.). Terrace End opened tho score with one to the first head, and at the tenth head tlia score was 12-3 in their favour. On the six following heads Paliiatua added _ 13 to tho score, the gamo then standing Paliiatua IG, Terraco End 12. Paliiatua only scored onco afterwards, and tho final score was 22-17 in favour of the holders. The next game for tho cup will bo against N. H. Nash's rink (Palmerton North Club) next Saturday. Tho Palmerston North cricket competition was continued on Saturday al'torliooil, when High School met Railway. High School batted first and mado 108 (Stockwell 55, K. Hodder 30, G. Monrad 27; Johnston 23, and Ci. 'I'ovey 21). Allinghani captnrcd six wickets for 24 runs. Proud threo for 21, and M'Vicar. ono for 20. Time did not permit Bailway to completo their innings, which, in accordance with a new regulation, will Jiavo to be finished next week. They lost four wickets for 58 runs, A. Millar Iteing caught by Dawber for IG, J. Ongley (11) and M'Vicar (12) both howled l>y M. Hodder, and J., Matthows disposed of by K. Hodder at a cost of S runs. J. Allingliam, who was not out, Lad ono run to his credit. Jf. Hodder took two wickets for 25 runs, and K. Hodder two for 23.

.Road work is progressing very favourably on the To l'apa Block (a few miles out from Danne'virke), which has been acquired for n returned soldiefs' settlement. Several miles of Toad formation have beoi carried out and a number of bridges erected. The forthcoming election for Mayor at Dannevirke will be the first contest of the kind for several yeajs.

At the last meeting of the Danncvirke Borough Council the Hastings Borough Council's resolution was dismissed recommending that Goneral Sir .Andrew Russell should be the ntxl Governor of New Zealand. Although desiring that every possible honour should be done General Russell, the council decided not to support the remit. It was resolved to send a letter of >-pprec.iation to Mr. G. Hnnter, M.P., for his services to tho borough, a& owing to tho new electoral boundaries Danuevirke town will no longer bo in the Waipawa electorate, represented by Mr. Hunter. The salary of tho town clerk, Mr, Meal's, was increased to jE'IOO a year, Mid a bonus of X 25 voted him for special work in revising (ho borough by-laws. Helative to peace celebrations it was decided to ask the headmasters of the local schools to attend a special meeting of tho- council, in order that arrangements could bo made for the school children to prepnre for the event. The "elcan-up week" which has been adopted in some towns in the Dominion was discussed, and, on tho suggestion of the Mayor, Mr. Bansom, it was decided to recommend the incoming council to adopt it.

Mr, K- Gillespie, 0110 of the soldiers' representatives on tho Dannovirke Repatriation Committee, has resigned owing to private business. Trooper F. C. Whibley, son of Mr. and Sirs. .T, P. Whibley, of Danncvirke, is expected to return to the Dominion on April 15. Tho Papatawa Sports Club's annual gathering will be lield cn Master Monday. A programme of 2-1 events, including running, cycling, horse-driving, flag race, wrestling oil horseback, maiden 'hunters' competition, sheaf tossing, pole vaulting, and the like, has been arranged for. During the hearing of a ease in tho Magistrate's Court at Paluierston yesterday a defendant stated that he had not sprayed his orchard becauso ho wis afraid that his children might ho poisoned by eating fruit contaminated by tho spraying fluids. The Inspector of Orchards pointed out that from experiments carried out ono ton of sprayed apples utyild have to be consumed before any poisoning effects would result, rnd therefore the defendant's excuse could not be accepted. At tho Magistrate's Court yesterday at Palmerston three boys were charged with t.lio theft at Shannon of various articles, of a total value of .£2 lis. (id., the property of Harold E. Hook. Evidenco ,was given that tho three lads escaped from Weraroa Training Farm on March 23, and somo time during tho night they arrived in Shannon. There they broko a window with a. hammer and stole ft number of articled, including three metal watches, a. razor, and an electric torch, besides entering several dwellings to obtain food. There were previous convictions against tho lads, one of them having been before the Court on tlireo other occasions. The Magistrate, Mr. 15. Page, S.M., ordered that tho youngest boy bo returned to Weraroa, while the others were each sentenced to one year's reformative treatment, the boys to be returned to Weraroa lifter tho expiry .of thut term. ■ , , Mr. J. T. Martin, who has been relieving postmaster at Pahittt.ua, has been transferred to Lower Hutt. Private G. Graham, son ot Mr. «. Graham, of Ohau, is reported to have died of sickness on March 25 while en route to JCew Zealand. The latest hospital and progress report,) state that Private J. Evans (i oxton) has been pronounced out o! danger. Private 11. H. Bceve (Palmerston North) is reported as not being a severe case. Mrs A Mitchell, of Runnythorpo. has received" advice that her brother, Private 0. Larseu, who left as bandsuian with tlie Twelfth Ifeinl'orecuient, is returning iu the Westmorelnml, duo iu .Auckland I about April 5. , Aiiothor fiuo Tccord was up by tlio 1 Palmerston Norlh High School oiuklri on Saturday in shooting oil' for the shield, which they won last year. 'J his compe>.llion is for cadets under 1C years ol age, and is open to all eadots in the. JSOrt.j Island. Tim vcrv creditable scare ol iut out of (180 was put up by the team of ten Three possibles wore registered— one at the rapid (ten bulls) and two at tho deliberate tire (seven bulls), j he Be ores of the team were as follow, llio possible being OS •-.Bailey, 05; Ellerni, (it; Newman, CIS; Dene). G2i P.cndall, 02; Eyre, 110; Saywell, GO; llollier, 57; Jloliatt, fill. A "welcome home' social, which was held at Fitzlieibert in honour of vctiu'iied soldiers from Ural district, was very largplv attended, and passed oft very sucCessfullv. On behalf of the settlers, Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P.. presented a gold sovereign case to eacli of the following soldiers:—Privates Webby and T. Shaw, Troopers Kvle, Davoy, H. 11. Lancaster, Biflcniau A.' 1!, Bryant, and Privato Ernie Tong. During the evening a musical programme was contributed to oy- tho follow hi*:—Misses Wood-Icy. Hanlcy, Grace, and iMcssrs. Graco and W. 1:'. Field. The accompaniments were played by Mesdanies Chatfield and Nowman, and Miss Scott. Dancing music was supplied by Messrs. Lawrence, .It. and A. Scott, and Mis. Chatfield. llmlcr the direction cf Miss Ciabb, choruses were rendered by the. school children. farms continue lo change hands ill llio Otaki district, the Ha tost being Mr. Frank Lan»eson's ond Mr. Pc 2"'s, both of whom have sold to Messrs. Coley and Corrignn.

Tho Olaki Natives arc making bis preparations io receive local members <?f the Maori Contingent i'rnin ovoirseas. Thero will bo l)i(t doings in characteristic Nativo fashion, including a social. Willi the return of a number of soldier,s from tho front efforts aro being mado to instil new life into hoeftey circles in Ota.ki. To this end the Taintii Club lias decided to resume play tins season. At the last committee meeting of the Hoiowheniia A. and I'. Society it was reported that the association had suflerod a loss by cancelling its previous show during tho epidemic, but it was hoped to make up tho deficiency. At the l.ift meeting of the Ling Lodge, Tokoinaru, over winch A.D. Bro. \Y. 01. Popo presided, Bros. Ella, Perry, and E. Rowlands wero appointed a committee to wait on the settlers with a view of making suitable arrangements for a wd'come to local soldiers 'when they returned fiom the front. A letter was received from tho Dispensary Boaril intimating that liquid prescriptions (with certain restrictions) wero dispensed free to member?. On account of tho flaxmills being closed down, tho Tokomaru district is nwv very quiet, and a number of the married men have had to seek work further afield. Mr. B. Stown.rt, of Tokomaru. is making satisfactory progress after his accident.