COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 196, 14 May 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS • CENTRES BANAWATU Mr. P. O % Amos, who has been on tho staff of the Falmeraton North Post Offieo for fifteen years, was the recipient of a presentation this week on the occasion of his transfer to Napier. At (i meeting of the .Manawatu Bowling and Croquet Club at Palmerston this week, a committee was set up to arrange (i scries of social evenings during the winter, tho first to bo held'towards the owl of tho present month. It was decided to hold the next tournament early in February, 1920. A mooting was lipid at tho Soldiers' Clui), PalmerstniL North, this week to discuss the question of the ..forming of n literary and debating club in connection • with the Returned Soldiers' Association. 3[r, B. J. Jacobs presided, end pointed out that the idea was to promote social life in the club. At the present time very few men made uso of the club regularly. They should also . popularise tho club by giving the general public an opportunity of taking part in its social life and enjoying sonie of tho privileges that the people had given to tho Kuturned Soldiers' Association. The meeting decided j» form the society, and the following officers wero elected':—PatTon, Mr. P. A. M'Hardy; president, Mr. B. J. Jacobs; secretary, Mt. M. J. Grant; committee. Messrs. Brown. Osborne, Symes, Haycock, and M'A.vinuo. It was decided b hold the meetings of the society on Mondny nights, and tho matter of arranging tha first meeting was left in the hands of tho committee. On tho occasion of his approaching marriage, the president of the Returned Soldiers' Association, Mr. B. J. Jacobs, vyas on Monday made the recipient of a. presentation by members of tho association, at Palmerston North. Messrs. Trevor Bros, continue to make oxcullent progress with the new public hospital building at Palmerston North. The" laundry block, X-ray, and kitchen' blocks are now being N rooi'ed in, so that the finishing work will follow immediately. The chimney stack is. now built up to within a few feet of its full height. The brickwork for the main wards, recreation block,' and the main corridor, is also proceeding at a satisfactory .rate of progress, and. it is expected that the whole contract will be completed by next March. . / Captain A. E. Edwards, of Dannevirke, who left with the Main Body as a private, bus returned \o the Dominion. Tim new Queen's Drive through the Esplanade at Palmerston is now open to the public, and already cjuito a number of.. motor-cars are takiug advantage of the drive, which is through native bush mid within si few minutes' walk from the Square. The surface as been rolled, preparatory to it being asphalted. Tho second of the series of fortnightly dances, which are organised by Mrs. W. T. Peuny and'a coiniiiitleq of ladies, in aid of tho new Girls' High School- at Palmerston oft' very successfully. The euchre prizes' were wou by Mr. and Mrs. Ashworth. The music was supplied by Mr.'.E. M. Smith's orchestra, eitras being played by Miss Toogood and Captain J. Bennett. TJio proceeds amounted to over MO. Lieutenant Alasdair Macdonald, formerly of Palmerston North, who enlisted with the Rifle Brigade in 1915, has been awarded the Military Cross for devotiou to duty in the field and conspicuous gallantry, ' ; ~. Instruction has been received by the Kuku Co-operative Dairy Company, Ufaki, from Mr. Gwilliam, dairy produce p/adar, that the average grado of 2297 crates of the company's cheeso was 92 '0 points, and all was first-grade cheese. Ilus was tlie highest of m factories sending cheese through the Wellincton port. At tho annual general meeting of tho Otaki Hockey Club Mr. Byron Brown was elected patron, and Mr. H. Witcliell president. It was decided to change tho colours, and in future to wear black jersevs with broad yellow waistband; lilso to reduce the subscription to 2s. (id. nor member. Lieutenant Charles Wildsmith, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Wildsmith, of To Horo, is..still. attached to tho R.A.F., but according to latest advices expects to leave England shortly for New Zealand. The Otaki gymnasium ivas opened last week with a very satisfactory attendance or members. Exercises were carried out under the direction of Mr. W P A Kershaw. The question of supplying hot drinks tor children ■ attending high echool was considered by the Levin High School U>mmitteo at its last meeting," and held in abeyance'pending further inquiries. Mr. A. M'Dougall, who has been inanncer.of the To Horo Co-operative Dairy Company for some years, lias decided to join with his sons in a general business on tho Manawatu Line. Land continues to change''hands in the Manawatu at an increasingly M»h. figure, and Mr G. P. Catley's farm at le Horo, which has just been sold, realised, it is stated, on an average .-682 per acre. ' Mr. Evans of Te Horo, is reported to have brought Mr. Winter's farm at Aianakiiu. i Private D'Ath, of Otaki, who returned by the Maheno is still in the military hospital at Trentham.vbut there is now an improvement his condition. ■ WAIRARAPA Specimens of the' cattle tick have ibeen procured from Auckland and aro being exhibited at meetings~of the Fanners' Union in the VVairarana. A new archdeaconry," to bo known as the archdeaconry of the Wairarapa, has been created by tho Bishop of Wellington. It will embrace the parish of Masterton and the parochial, districts of Martinborough, Jt'eatherston. Greytown Urterlon, Eketahuna. Tinui, Pahiatua. and Mangatainoku. The Hev. H. Wateon, M.A., formerly of Masterton, has been appointed archdeacon. At a meeting of tho Claims Board of His Wiurarigia Patriotic Association on Monday an application for 4300' with vhich to purchase a business was referred to a kindred society for a report Seventeen claims for temporary relief we granted. 'Another very hard frost was experienced in Masterton on Tuesday morning Iho heavy frosts this season have had a destructive effect upon all kinds of vegetation. 6 _ A series of fortnightly dances is bein» instituted in connection with ithe Soldiers Club in Masterton: A public meeting is to be held on inursday evening in Masterton to consider what steps shall bo taken to recog. nise tho services to the borough of 'Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Coradine, tho retiring Mayor and Mayoress. Arrangements are being made for several branches of the Farmers' Union in the Wairarapa. to compete this season for the shield presented by the Colonial Ammunition. Company. Quartermaster-Sergeant W. j. White, ol Masterton, who has just returned, has tho unique record of having ihoen through the wJiolo of the war without sustaining a scratch and without losing a single day from sickness. DANSEVIBKEATOPAriIATHA Mr. C. B. Roberts, of Auckland, has been appointed clerk of tho court at Dannovirke. There was a "welcome home" social to Pnvato Udy at Kiriiaki lust week, when on. behalf of the settlers Mr. J. I). Galloway presented him with an illuminated address. Music was supplied by Miss Webb, Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Stark, and Messrs. Stark and Fairbrotlier. ■ At a progressive euchre tournament held at Maharahara the prize-winners wero Jllrs.. Manning and Mr. 11. Bibby. Music was contributed by Mrs. Jnnsen and Miss Roseiifeldt, and Messrs. Barrow and Jensen wen- the M.C.'s. The rifle shooting competition at Daniicvirke has been won by Ifllmn. S. E. Hoggard, with iv score of Oil. J. Dennis was runner-up with HOC points, Tim best aggregate in the championship was annexed by Sergt.-MajoT Watson, with Rflmn. Egerton isecoml. The winner of tlie best handicap aggregate over tho 500 arid GOO ranges was Rllmn. J. Larsen, with Rllmn. C. E. Hoggard second. The Daniicvirke Comity Council had decided to draw the attention of the Agricultural Department to the spread of blackberry in several parts of the county. The council also has in yiew the raising of a loan for the purpose of renewing in concrote a number of tho wooden bridges in the county which are in a stato of disrepair.