COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 276, 18 August 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES (From Our Special Correspondent.) walrarapa Arthur Bright-well, of Whakatald, has sold his property ro Prior Eros., of Waihntnu. Mr. 11. L. Hosting has b«m ejected director of tho Wiurarapa Caledonian Society as successor to Mr. John Gray, who hoe ieft the district. As the result of an accident »;lii!.o rabbit shooting on .Friday <-. jn&iii iiomed W. J. Booderkirk hart"his" i-nn. amputated at Mostorton Hospital on Sa'iirdaT. At Saturday's meeting of the x'wtortoii A. and P. Association occasion was laken to present Mr. Charles Bannister, woolcliissing instructor at Masterton Tceliuical School, with n purse containing jKIIj on behalf of the sheep breeders of the Wairarapa. Reference was made to the excellent service the recipient had rendered to the district and to the number of successful pupils who had passed through his hands. Mr. C. B. Daniell, who was present, said that he was glad to see that' the association was taking such interest in the work of tho Technical School, and he hoped they would go further ajid make personal visits to the various classes. The tournament played on Masterfon golf links on Saturday was won by Mr. A M'lCenzio, 3 up. A special general meeting of tho South Wairarapa School Committees' Association ie to bo held in Feathorston on Friday night to deal with business for the Dominion Conference, to be held in Wellington on September 1 and 2. MANAWATU While the Wanganni Education Board, which deals with the primary schools, cannot get satisfaction out of the Education Department, and always appears to bo at loggerheads with both Minister and Department, the Palmerston High Sohool Board here seems to be able to get on amicably with both Minister and Department. This is evidenced by the fact that within three weeks after the ground had been obtained for the new Girls' High School, plans bad been passed by tho Department, and within auothor three weeks tenders had been accepted and building commenced, in spite of tho difficulties caused by tho railway restrictions hampering the delivery of building commodities required. Tho contractor is making very satisfactory progress with tho work. Tho walls /of the science block are now five feet high, while the foundations are all in for tho class rooms. Now that all setting out has been done, more men will be put on, nud the work will progress as fast as the material can bo obtained. At tho Magistrate's Court, before Mr. ,T. L. Stout, 8.M., Stanley Eorton Eobinson, an ox-inmate of the AVeraroa. Training Farm, pleaded guilty to Btenling a pair of trousers and a pocket knife of the value of M 6s. 6d., the property of Jamefi Campbell, Miramii, and also with breaking , into tho wharo of John Sullivan, Shannon, and stealing goode to tho value of 6s. Id. Tho accused was ordered to bo sent back to the Wernroa Farm and was convicted and ordered to make good tho value of the stolen goods. William Edward Toxward, a middleaged man, was remanded to npnear at Eketahuna on a charge of breaking und enterimt the premises of Marcus I?. Herbert, Eketahuna, and stealing tobacco of tho value, of .£l9 15s. Bail was fixed in one surety of ,£2O.