COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS ! CENTRES (From Our Special Correspondents.) MANAWATU Perfect holiday iveniilior prevailed for the New Year festivities. The streets of I'iilmeriton were ' crowded on New | Year's Eve, and 1920 was ushered in with the ringing of bells, the tooting of whistles, and tne usual accompaninicnt of fircwjrks. On New Year's Day various picnic resorts were crowded with bollt old and young, and it is'quite safe to say that on uu previous occasion have so many people visited the beauty spots , of tho Esplanade, the 'l'iritea Gorge, and the Maimratu Gorgo. Great sympathy is expressed with Mr. Hugh Gillies, whoso third son, Norman, was killed in a motor accident on New Year's Day, while returning from tho Marton races. His-eldest ton was. killed in the war, and Norman had not long returned from active scrvicc, an<l ivas I only just recovering from tho effects of being gassed. On Wednesday afternoon a motor-car driven by Mr. ■ 11. Speight, of Feilding, came to grief near tho Awahuri biidgo when on the way to Ecilding. Just before reaching the. bridgo tho steering gear, failed to act, with tho result that tihe car ran off the road, and, crushing into, a post, overturned and caught lire. One of the occupants was pinned beneath tho car and had his collarbone broken, l-'m-iunaloiy he was got out in time to avoid his being severely turned. Another of the occupants was seriously injured about the head, and was conveyed to a private hospital in Feilding, where i he lies in a rather serious condition. The ; car, which was completely destroyed, j was insured in the State Office for J2250. < On December 1 there were 59 patients • in 'the Palmerston North Hospital,. 100 ] were admitted during the month, S8 wore j discharged, and seven died. Yesterday ] there wero 61 patients in the-inatitution. The rainfall for Palmorston North for j tho month of December, 1919, was:— < 2nd, .12; 3rd, .01; Bth, .07; lltli, ..OS; <■ 12th, .09; 13th, .19; 18th. .23; 20th, .13; i ' 2,lrd, .11; 2Gth, .49. liain fell on ten days 1 ' for 1.40 inches, as against 18 days for i 4.11 inches in 1918. The total for 1919 [ was 25.41 inches, and for tho previous i year 46.08 inches, a shortage of 20.07 j inches. The following is tho aiyuial f rainfall .recorded during the two yearsi 1913. 1919. f January 4.50 2.17 i ■ February 2.50 1.51 c March 3.01 1.30 t | April 3.55 1.20 1 May 4.9S 0.85 l June 4.01 2.7G c July 4.11 3.01 August 2.74 3.22 < September 3.G5 2.4-S 1 October 4.92 I.SG e 1 November 3.97 3.42 v December 4.11 1.54 r i Totals 40.08 25,11 ( Fnv there, is a shortage on the t previous year of 20 inches 67 points. 6 MAIL NOTICES, ( \ ' $ fl i Subjcct to necessary alterations, mails 1 will cloeo at tho Ciifcf Post Office as J under:— ; TEIS DAY (SATURDAY), JANUARY 3. I Pared mail for Australian Stales and 1 the Kast, 9.30 a.m. - . 1 Australian States. Ceylon, India, China, 1 Japan, Straits Settlements, Egypt, South Africa, per Katoa, 10.30 a.m. ■' | Nelson, French I'ass, Ilavelock, and Blenheim, per Nikau, 1 p.m. Southern offices of Jvew Zealand, per ( Mokoia, 4 p.m. ' Southern oflicna of New Zoaland, also ' Weßtport, Grcymonth, Hokitika, and Beef- 1 ton, per Jfararoa, 6 p.m. t MONDAY, JANUARY 5. < Plcton, Ilavelock, Blenheim, French Pass, 1 and Kelson, per Pateena, 12.28 p.m. j Kaikoura, per Wakatu, 3 p.m. < Napier. Gisbornc, and Tokomaru Bay, ( per Jfonowai, 4 p.m. I Nelson, Iteefton, Wcstport, Qreymouth, i Hokitika, per Kaitoa, 4 p.m. j Ilavelock. Ilikoekoca, Whakatahuri, Bui- i wor. Pohucnui, Wnlhohomi, Elaine liny. , Homewood, Brishtlands, Manaroa, , Tiraora, Nydia Bay,' Maori Bay, .Tc Puru, - Oltoha, Te Rawa, Port Ligar, per Blen- 1 lieim, 6 p.m. ( Southern offices of New Zealand, also ■ Weetport, Gre.vmouth. Ilokitika, and Beef- j ton, per Maori, 6 p.m. . ( TUESDAY, JANUARY 6. , Fiji, Fanning Island, Honolulu, and Japan; Canada, United States of America, | Central America. Mexico, West Indies, ( United States of Colombia. Ecuador, Vene- , zuela. British, French, and Dutch Guiana,, and South America, via Vancouver; also United Kingdom and Continent nt Europo, < per Niagara at Auckland, 11.20 a.m. Money- I orders must he obtained by 10.30 a.m. ' Nelson, French Pass, and Ilavelock, per , Nikau, 4 p.m. Southern offices of New Zealand, also , Greymouth and Hokitika per Marnroa, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANTJAHY 7. Parcel mail for Australian States and t the Kast, 10.20 a.m. 'Australian States, Pago Pago, and Samoa, Oeylon, India, China, Straits Settlements, Egypt. South Africa, , per. Malieno at Auckland, per Main Trunk . tram, 11.20 a.m. j - THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. J Parcel mail for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, 9 a.m. ' j Mails for United Kingdom and Continent J of Europo, per Arawa 10 a.m. (Correspond- 1 enco must bo addressed. "per Arawa.") MAILS CLOSE DAILY. Wanganui, New Plymouth, also lianawatu, Rangitikci, and-Taranaki districts, 7.30 a.m.; mail-van, 8.20 a.m. Wanganui,' also Manawatu and Rangitikei districts, 3 p.m.; late fee, 3.15 p.m.; 6.46 p.m., lato fee 7 p.m. Wairarapa district, 3 a.m., 6 a.m; also at 3.15 p.m.; lato fee, 3.30 .p.m. Napier and Haivltc's Bay district, 8 a m.; also at 3 p.m.; late' fee, 3.15 p.m. Auckland and district,. alEo New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Napier, 11.20 a.m.; late fee, G.P.0., 11.35 a.m. railway station. 12.40 p.m.; and at 6.45 p.m., Into fee 7 p.m. Parcel mails for Auckland and district, 8 p.m. REMINDER, Tho next best dispatch for correspondence addressed to United Kingdom, Continent of Europe, and America, will close at Wellington, on Tuesday, January 6, at 11.20 a.m.. connecting with R..M.S. Niagara at Auckland. A. P. DKYDEiN, Chief Postmasl«r. Chief Post Office, Wellington, January 3, 1919. '