COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 92, 13 January 1920, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

—♦ NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES 'From Oar 6socio.l CorreuDoudeajU.) MANAWATU A surprise visit was made by the Palmerston North police to a locp.l hotel on Saturday night, and as ft result a number of persons will lie asked ta answer certain charges laid under the licensing laws. The Palmerston North Bowling Club will be represented by Sollitt, Michie, Trott, and Jelly at the Taranaki Centre tournament en January 2G. Throughout this district; farmers report that their wool weights this year are substantially lower than, in previous seasons. This is probnl>ly_ due to the short autumn and winter feed. A meeting o( the• executive of the Grand N.1.1i.A.0.D.; was commenced in Palmerston North on Satureiav and concluded yesterday. Tht principal business transuded was " lc preparation of the agenda paper for the special meeting of the Grand Lodge, to be held in Wellington in March. The Palmerston North club crickel matches commenced before Christina,' were concluded on Saturday in fine weather, and resulted in easy wins foi Old Hoys and Railway over I(.S.A. au<j Midlaud respectively. j >irt:v banK-nntes and overdue leave formed the principal subjects of discussion at the meeting of the Palmerston North branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants held . 01: Sunday. Very strong comment wa; in?':!' about the insanitary, dirty, and tori condition of many of the bank-notes issued last pay-day to the railwaymcn It was unanimously agreed to draw the attention of the general manager of the bank to this matter, and jeeiuest bin to remedy the stute of aiTairs at the earliest possible moment. It was furthei agreed that all members of the soaiel) be requested to in future .refuse pnymen in notes that are not up to the require mcnls of the Public Health Act. 'l'lu matter of overdue holiday leave was re ferred to the Dominion Executive le bring before the Minister of Railwayi requesting "that at least ail honest at tempt be made to .remedy the conditio! of affairs, by increased, stuff, in order te allow the members whose leave is lon| 'overdue an early opportunity to obtaii same." ~ rink from the Manawatu Bowlini Club, comprising Messrs. Jones, M'JCen zie, Spooner, aiui hastier (s.), journeyee to Pahiat.ia on Saturday, for the pur nose of compelim; for the Dixon Cup They were unsuccessful, however, Pahia tim' retaininir the trophy by one point the scores lwing: Pahiatua, -19; Mana watu 18. This makes the fourth consc entive win for Pahiatua, they having de feated teams from Palmerston, "Wood villo. and Foxton Clubs. The next chal leneer on the list is the Mnsterton Club DANNEVIRKE Further donations bring the Soldiers Memorial total to date to .£3OO. A cheese company in Bannevirko ha? refused an offer of Is. per lb. for tho whole of its cheese output for next season conditional on the commandeer beiiij removed, although this offers an advanci of. lid. per lb. of Jill 13s. 4d. per ton oi the'commandeer price of 103 d. Ibi offer'was not thought good enough n view of tho prices being obtained 11 United States and elsewhere of 15d. oi 10d. per lb. There is a good growth of feed on the soldiers' settlement sections at Tiratu The men are very busy on their hold ings, and various improvements have Ihimi 'effected. wharves have been built fences erected, and tho holdings nub divided. There are metalled roads and a bridge is being constructed. Foi tht tmarter endoel Decemlier 31 tliirtv-three motor-cars and cycles wer< registered in the AVairarapu fcoutl dnuntv. ' ~,,,, The supply of coal at the Canerlo) ens works is coming to hand in sufficmn quantity 10 keep the works running, tin council :s still economising in the lii-tit tei ot slrcet lighting.