COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 299, 13 September 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES

From.Our Special Oorre6pondcntß. WAIiIARAPA The-survey, ami plans of the workers lwelliugs to bo orcctecl in Mastertou havt jeeii completed by .Mr. Chavlesworth. Tho Mastorton Farmers'. Union lias ai' ranged with some of the leading H'cl ington artists to participate, in a ton :ort at. Mastertou wJiicli the union in lends to giyo for its members at ai ,-arly date. It is estimated that the rateable capi :al valuo of land in the AVairarapa Ilos pital arid Charitable Aid Hoard distriel s Tho assets of tlio boon: voro • .£41,005, and the total aduiinistra :ivo expenses .£Blo. ' Another social and danco was hek tiider tlio auspices of the Farmers' Unioi it Feathorston on Thursday evening. Tin liall was prettily decorated by Mrs. Car yon, and supper was provided by a com mttea of ladies under the supervision o, Mesdaines Q. Donald and Georgo Yule Jver 500 participated in tho dancing In exhibition of Highland dancing was riven by Mr. Campboll Smith accom mnied on the pipes by Mr. Sutherland. A plain .and fancy dress masquerade jail liokl by tlio Masterton Central Ban! in Thursday evening rfsiilted in tho sun )f £22 being taken at tho door. AA'ltei ;'h© money for tickets sold prior' to tin )all is handed in it is. anticipated thai ilio total jH-oceeds will have moro tnar ustiiied the function, and will go a long wiy towards diminishing tlio debt'on tht laud's silver instruments. The Mayoress, Una. AV. H. Jackson, acted as judgo foi :he various competitions, tho results oi vJiich are as follow: AVnlteing, Mr. AV, il. Wallace and Miss Drnry, l; Mr. J. Ferguson and Miss Reid, 2. Best fancj Iress (lady): Mrs. Saunders (Keliabh llotor Works); gentleman: Mr. Boylt Lord Chancellor). Most comical dress lady): Miss Diiurj- (Folly); gentleman: dr. Greeno (Cliarlio Chaplin). Tho monthly meeting of. tlio manager; if tho Mastertou Technical School took >laco last week, 'there being present tfessrs.' J. W. Coradino (chairman), J. .V. Blackmail, E. G. .Eton, W. T. Srundy, and A. W. Hogg. Tho followng attendances were reported for tin iecond term, which '.terminated, last reek:— I Throo classes—weekly roll numier,"699; average attendance, GO3, being ib\3 per cent.; which was deemed very atisfactory for tlie winter term. Jn ■eference to tho motor engineering classes o be opened next week,' Mr. 11. R.'Tur. ler submitted a syllabus similar to that ised at Feilding. 'It was decided to apirovo the syllabus and to forward it tc lie Education Department for recognii'on. Accounts amounting to 18s. Od. were passed for payment. In referenco to tlio 'Pragnell Shield onlpetition, tho AVairarapa Miniature Hfle Association has forwarded tho' folowing recommendation to tho Masterton Jlub: "That tho shield be open Tor oinpetition in oach year from May 1 ,tc September 30, and that moro than one :lub be allowed to challenge the holders >n the samo night. In tho ease of the lialleiiging teams alt defeating the holdrs, tlio team 6&oring tho highest number of points to hold tho shield and a rin to each team to be credited: In event of a tie between tlio teams, urn a point to count, winners to oount mo point. In tho case of tho holders [efeating their opponents they to count he number of wins as challouges againsl hem. That teams consist of only 1C nen a-side. That each club have the ight to challenge any club holding the hield twice during the.6eason." Tho monthly meeting of tho Trusti jand Trust was held in Mastorton las' light, and was presided over by Mr. E i. Egan. There were also present Messrs ?, Craghau, T. Wagg, C. A. Cuniming V. T. .Grundy, D. Caselberg, and T, B ditchell. The Masterton Technica Icliool wrote, asking for tho second in talment of JEIOO on , the annual grant o: C'3oo. , It'ivas decided to pa}" the in talment. Tho School Committees' Asso :i«tion forwarded a copy of a resolntioi 'avourinjf the ltenall Street site for tin iroposed liigh school. Mr. Caselberj noved. that the communication be hel< iver for further consideration by a spe :ja! meeting. l Tho matter was too im lortant to pass over hurriedly, he said ill'. Craghau seconded the motion, am a'id he agreed witli the previous speaker ill - . _ Gruiiidy said he thought tho con entions part of the question was whethei hey should have a high school proper o: i technical, high school. lie was inclin id to agree with the school committee; :hat the. two institutions could not hi lombined in the interests of the town Flo would support the motion. Tin ihairman' said the Trust should declin< o support the resolution because it re 'erred to a particular site. They sliou.h lissociato themselves from- any movemen 'avouring a particular site. Tho motioi vas carried., The chairman moved ai intendment that the Trust decline b support the resolution until tlio receipt rf further information from the Depart neut. Mr. Cuminiiigs seconded tlii intendment, which was lost. A deputa ;ion from the Fernridgo School Commit :e_e waited on the Trust to ask for fund vitli which to form a tennis court at tin ichool. The sum of .£l2 was granted iho committee to find .£25, .which, with i jovcrnment subsidy, would make a tota )f ,£SO. Mr. Norris, of the National Ser ,-ico League, addresse<l the meeting on : scheme of 'building thrcc-roomed house for .£3OO apiece. Ho asked whether tit I'rust would permit buildings such as li proposed to bi> erccted on their sections ind ivas informed that no difficulty wool* be placed in tho way. ..

• MANAWATU The Manaffatn A. and P. Association's spring show schedule, just issued, con tains close on 50 new classes, which have been introduced to swell the already comprehensive programme. Over =£150 has been added to the prize-money. There | are also several new special donations ! aiid trophies amounting in all to J275. 'Tho llanawatu Kennel Club has also an attractive schedule. Intending; exhibitors should noto that general entries close on October 11. Tho entries for live stock close on Saturday, October 18, at 1 p.m. Thursday's frost was the means of doing considerable dnmago to the potato crops in Otaki. Chinese market garden-, ers suffered on a largo scale, extensive areas being blackened. . Master Jack Nicholson, of Manakau, was this week kicked on the head by a horse, and now he is in a serious condition at the Otnki Hospital. It is expectcd that tho new Convent School at Levin will bo completed in four months' time. Sirs. J. Mncdonald, of Levin, is at present lying seriously ill in a private hospititl in Wellington.

\tv. D. S. Mackenzie has been appointed president of the Levin Tennis Club, and Messrs. D. W. Matheson and F. J. franco vice-presidents.