COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 198, 16 May 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES . MANAWATU At the annual meeting of tho Boston Haiboiir Board, complimentary references were mndo to Mr. P. J. Hennessy in, connection with the work ho had done for the hoard, and ho wns unanimously re-elected chairman for thn ensuing term. Special .mention wns also made of the services of Mr'. Bock, tho late secretary, and" he was congratulated. upon being elected a member of the board. A deputation-'from tho . Foxton- Borough Council waited i upon the board in reference- to a sito •'on .'the river front for 'baths. Tho , board,- however, could not see its way to grant tho site asked for, but selected another, and expressed its willingness to grant the council a lease on a pepporcorn rental for a long period. The matter will "bo, considered oy the Foxton Bbrough Council.'■' Some of the members' of the board, then left in the launch for tho Heads, •and made an inspection of tho lighting apparatus for vessels at night. Cnntaui Shepherd .urged that a new system should be adopted as soon.as possible, and improvements carried out at'present Mr. ■SV Jickell, the engineer, is making a survey of the wharf and lnrid, and preparing skeleton plans for the boards consideration in respect to buildings and eites to be leased to merchants and others. The practice of removing private mo-tor-cars from the public streets appears to bo growing, as this week no fewer than three cars were reported to the nolice at Palmerston us missing. One ot tho cars, belonging to Dr. Phillips, of I'aiming, taken on Tuesday evening, was discovered in College Street, while another car, owned by the Wnirarapa. Farmers Co-operative Association, which had been '•surreptitiously taken from Dannovirko on Monday night, was found abandoned on Tuesday night near the cemetery. Still another'theft was reported to the police on Wednesday night. This time a car belonging to Mr. Gilchnst disappeared from the Square. Tho car was. found on Thursday morning in_ Tsenio Street. Also the Palmeraton North police at present have no fewer than thirty unclaimed bicycles in their possession, most of these having been taken .by irresponsible joy-riders, ridden a short distance and then abandoned. ,„,.,. The new Girls , ' High School, to bo erected in Pitsshe'rbert Street for which the High School Board recently obtained a »rant of ..£IO,OOO, should soon be an accomplished fact, as the plans have now been, completed bv tho architects. The building itself will be a very substantial one, and will be slightly larger than the present High School. Altogether it will contain ten large classrooms, besides a library, teachers room and cloak rooms. The front elevation has a total length of- 184 feet, and according to the plans the building should nresent a very handsome appearance. J. he Ci d"ng will be heated by hot water on th low-pressure system. Provision has ako been left in'the quadrangle for the erection of an assembly hall. From the ground to the sillcouree the finish w 1 & in nresfled brick and from the> siUcouro to the eaves the walls are to bo roughcast, while the roof is to be tied, with Taumarunui shingle t.les. lenders for the building have now been called and within a very short time a start will .be made with its, erection A cottaw.-oeentiied bv Mr. H. Watson and owned by Mr. Kirby. was burned this week at T#vin. Th«; future wiw insured'for £\M in the Slate Office, but Mr. Watson will bo a heavy loser. A branch of the Peturned Soldiers .As-' soriation has been formed in Levin. An effort to establish a district nurse at' Parapuraumu is at present """J* made, and a meeting will be held to further consider the matter. WAIRARAPA A man is to- be charged in 'Masterton to-day - with a breach of. the War Regulations' in failing to furnish cor,iecf particulars when applying tor a passport. ■ A petition 'is being largely signed by Lansdowne'residents, prayinjj that a poll be taken on the question of merging into the borough of Masterton. , Mr. • Herbert Williams has . sold Ins farm of 971 acres at Longbush to Mr. W. 0." Kiddle, of Opuki. Mr Ernest Jackson's homestead property, near Cireytown, is reported to have-been sold to , Messrs. F. W. AVood and Henderson, of Masterton. , A number of returned soldiers in Masterton have recently made application-to the Government for advances to.enable, them to purchase homes. In most oases, , however, the values are considered too iiisli " ' , The managers of the Masterton' Technical School intend expending .£750 in procuring .machinery, for a motor and engineering class. . . I The Mastorton Labour Party intends nominating Messrs.. D. Threadwell. S. Sinclair and J. Toomath for the vacant seats on the Trust lands Trust. Constable Gulden, of the Upper Hutt, has been transferred to Masterton. The friends'of Mr. Walter Hunt, of Masterton, will regret to hear thaMiis wifo died somewhat suddenly on. Wednesday evening, at the age of 46 years. She leaves one son, who is on active sei:V'The Labour Party in Masterton is calling for nominations for. a candidate for the Parliamentary election. A selection is to be made under the preferential Featiierston Borough Council, Councillor i'-C Holms was elected Deputy-Mayor-and borough treasurer. The Mayor (Mr. ,T, AV Cardl wos appointed'as representative on the Wairarana Patriotic Association o-nd delegate to the conference beimr convened bv the AVellington Central Chamber of Commerce.