PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

'■■-■': ;.' PALMERSTON. : -':' : ;' ■ i ' "'-"'(fiubi ouii ' special : cbit:REsrpNDENTS.),. i; ' Tho' Flaxmillors -Association will meet at .palmerston :on October 30,' when some important: businoss wUl ; b6■transacted: '" ~,' , An important meeting of delogates of butter companies was to have been held hero yesterday to' formulatb'a. scalo' of wages for butter and creamery hands, but'lt was decided to hold the same during the course of the show, when there is ; a possibility.of getting a mprp reproserttiitivo meeting.'. ■. ; ■ ." ,- ... it is reported that' sections suitablo for building purposes i aro -lagaiii on.tho.rise: in Palmerston. Land agents.state that. receiving: quit , ?; ;a : .'number; ot. inquiries For' small sections.^'.'., ~. , '■...,. .'•; ...,;■ ■„ ~,,? The general committee meeting of the l< eliding V 'and: P.'-Association will.be :hold; .011. Saturday next,.at. 2.3o p.m. .. ; ';/' ' ~ ' Heavy rain" has ■ again .set 111: over Manawatu, and surrounding districts, with 110 result that 'agricultural-farmers, who, during, tho last fow days, .were working long hours -in- order to got their crops in,, have .been obliged to , turn their teams, back into, tho ' The'question'of butter-boxes, will be a subject of discussion at a meeting to.bo hold during show week. ... ; . , : •■ . .<■ Local hotel propriotprs have taken .kindly to tho rise in moiit,,aiid.have abandoned tho idoa'for the prcsont.of going outside for their supply ■ One of" tho butchers, interviewed regarding tho riso, states, that hi tho first, instance fat stock arp.at a premium, and, secondly they have a good deal to contend with Vmongst: the drifting population 111 the town, 1 Tho Palmorston Bowling Club opened its BOJißon' yesterday,-' afternoon. Even- the bowlers coidd not induce tho weather; to remain firio for such an interesting function, and those., present had, to be content with listening to tho speech of tho president, Mr. W Reid and afterwards participating in an enjoyable cup of tea dispensed by the ladies. The President, in his opening remarks, stated that the thanks of the olub woro due to tho directors of the Bowlu^ Green Club for hav-in-r nlaced at their disposal another now Ereen which would be sufficient to meet the ■requirements of tho club for many, to come They would all agreo that Palmerston was fast becoming a-great howling centre. It had been intimated that Terrace End residents were moving in the direction of securing a green, and ho trusted that they would, so that some friondly competitions would, bo ontered into with that prosperous-quarter of tho town. After thanking.the ladies for their assistance- in tho past, he handod Mrs. Reid tho " jack "■' i& perform the tinicMionourcd oiistom of opening : the green . '. The now greon will probably bo m .proper playing condition within the course of two months.

MASTERTON. In connection with the riso in tho price of moat in this district, housewives 111 otlier portions of tho Dominion may he interested in the following cash tariff: —Rump steal*, yd. per Hi. j sirloin and ordinary steak, od-» prime and back rib, 5d.; .sausages, od.; mutton cutlets, 9d.; chops, 7d.; loins and legs, (id.; iiinuquartors, ojd.; pork chops, l Sd.; veal from 3Jd. to 6d. A halfponny por lb. extra is charged for hooking, With per cent, discount if the account is paid before tho 20th of tho following month. FEILDING. BATHS AND WATER SUPPLY. A special committee of the Feildiug Borough Council, set up to consider'the question of Greeting swimming baths,/ has reported on the matter. The committee recommended baths similar to those at Hawera, but IUU feet long; with a caretaker's cottage attached. Tho cost was estimated at £1301). Tho question of the site will be reported on later. ~ . . " The Council, after further considering the question of obtaining mechanical filters lor the water supply, decided to accept a tender from Messrs;: I'almer and Co. for (L) supply of two high-pressure filters, price £1865, and (2) supply of floating draw-off, price £34 10s., provided that tho company is prepared to 'guarantee tho filters to remove' from the Oroun water all matters in suspension. 1 i Miss Amy Watt, a foilding girl at the Wellington Teachers' Training College, has boon selected by Huntcrville for a position of assistant teacher. , < The' Bulls School Committee has a list ot . forty pupils,. who will' attend secondary classes at ; its- 'District High School should tho Minister for Education approve of tho proposal to establish a High School, and £130 has been''subscribed out of £200 required towards the cost'of the necessary accommodation. ... • . . The following : FeiMing candidates were successful in passing 1 the examination, in homo nursing, conducted u£der tne auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association:.— Misses Coombo, J. Coofribo, fiiggin/ ' Finlayson, Bray, G. E. Watts, and Carson. ■: Mr. J. C. Johnston,"who disposal of.his ' proporty' recently, is' about'to'take his departure from the 'Tapuae district, having purchased a property hear Marton, where ho intends to resido. At "Feilding Court yesterday, before Mr. A'. •D. Thomson,'/ S.M., John Gascoigne,' wcightman, 'and recently a restaurant-keeper hore, 'was,' charged'/with; having committed perjury in the testimony! given by him in tho case, Police v. Low# and Robinson (assault and robbery). Mr. Graham appeared for tho accused, who reserved his defence. Accused was 'committed for,' trial to the Supremo . Court sittings at. Paliridrston. > Bail was allowed. , . : /. • : —. v. ' ■■■ CAETEETOIf. - . It is reported hero, that tho Longbush settlers intend.to;• arrange; for.,private telephono communication with Masterton. Longbush'lies directly behind Carterton, to which town ! it is many miles nearer than it is 'Alasterton., The majority of the Longbush people do their'business with Carterton, and ' in;oases" of medical aid Carterton ;is directly applied to., It is stated that an. advantago tothe Masterton communication is that tho toleplioho, is open each day-till midnight. In'a short time,howover, this advantage will be .'general. Another pdint apparently not touched upon .by the Longbush • residents -is 'that;if thoy have" a continuation of the lino 'from Carterton th»: cost , will bo: borne by the Government,' whilo, wif' they ; construct it themselves. to ; Masterton v 'thoy ato sad- : dling themselves ,w,ith :a debt for many.' years.' At' the present time tho \ Longbush district has / to pay many special- ratos.

- MARTCLN". ; '.-.■ Great interest.Was .manifested in-the cross- , 'country running race of. about four : and a half miles, which took place this afternoon. 'A capital. course was marked,'off, but the going was somewhat heavy, and'siomo fairly 'stiff-'fences ha.d : to be negotiated... Fourteen competitors .took part in tho race,, about ten 'finisning.' Scrymgeor' won by fully twenty yards from ; IS.'G/Signal, who was'about ten yards iiv front of Francis M'Lcau, third. Ingle led most of the journoy, and/,was .proclaimed 'the winner, but lost Irisposition 'going through a bad swamp. The Vin -was a .'-popular, one. . Tho distance , was .covered in; thirty-six minutes, .' a /'good, performance considering, tho heavy stato of the ground. A - :great crowd'of people followed tlioi-rnce, and about 500 witnessed the finish/ Trophies : wero. ; presented' by! tho Mayor, Dr. Skernian, arid the successful , competitors were loudly cheered.. '. ' , . .. ...:•', .... \ .. EEATHERSTOA 1 . : •A' meeting of the 'Feather,ston' Gun Club was held" oh Tuesday night, Mr. C. Burt io the chair. A credit balance, of 17s. lOd. fi-om tho reccnt shooting match.was reported. It was! dccidod to lipid an open handicap clay bird,match on Novembor 16, for, a stake of £7, divided' into three prizes. . Tho matter of- erecting ia shed on the /shooting ground was held over, • i , ' The weather in : this district still continues •unsettled. ; ; . The' Jj'catborston sguadi.of tho E Company Ruahine Battalion paraded on Tuesday night, when tho .attendance was good. ' ; ; ' LEYIX. ■:

A sitting of the Police Court was held before\ Messrs. B. It.'Gardener, and E.,l<\ Levy, J.P.'s to deal with seven Maoris, charged with disorderly behaviour while under the influence of liquor. Tho charge against one, a-woman, was dismissed. Tho rest wove lined-between 10s. a:dd £1 and COStS. '■'.'.: ■'''■'. ' ' A. ■

... A meeting'of the Werairpa Sports Club was held on Tuesday night to further make pre-, parations : for the. to he held on the. King's Birthday,' November 9. The prospects now aro particularly satisfactory, and a good day ' is being looked forward to. Tho Levin Dramatic 'Club performed that well-known comedy "Jane" on Tuesday night, and taking tho weather'into consideration, they, were greeted by- a capital house. The ; pieno went with a swing' from beginning to end, and judging by the long and.Toud laughter, and : the' applause generally)' tho audienco thoroughly enjoyed the piece. Mrs. .Goodall played the titlo role, and Misses A. Hayes, H. ifincham, and P. Hayes tho other ladies' parts, all of whom gave most creditable preformances. The same ean*also bo said of the 'men,. Messrs. J. . Goodall, J. l'hillips, y. Fitzherbert, S. Gres&ior, and H. Hazelwood, all of whom workisd hard to ' help to make the piece the success it was. ; The ordinary monthly meeting of the Borough Council was • held ; 011 Monday night. Thoro were present the, Mayor (Mr. Gardener), and' Councillors Hankins, Prouse, Hudson,' Levy,.\Hall; Williams, and Ilyder, A considerable amount of correspondence was dealt with, including a letter from tlio-Treas-ury Department stating that the loan for £3000 would bo granted 011 condition that tho Council took all necessary steps to comply with the provisions of the Local Bodies' Loans Act' 1901. Another letter was also read from the Wellington District Hospital, stating that the Council would have to appoint a delegate for tho next meeting of the Hospital Board to deal with tho election of six trustees 011 the Board. Other matters were dealt with, including the election of ' officers of the. fire brigade, a ltd dealing with brigade matters generally. It was also moved , that the Council should co-opcrato with other [ Councils interested in tho movement tdhavo ! the Manawatu railway taken over by tho , Government. I \ OTAKI. It is probable that Mr. Tozer, whose shop • was recently destroyed by lire ai Levin, will p opon as.n jowullcr iu Otaki. It is also statct? > that two more shops aro to be opened at f Manakau. " Tho Oliau Ladies' Hockey Club has terl minated a successful season by holding a 1 "wind-up" social and dance. The affair was V most enjoyable 0110 and largely patronised, r During tho evoning Mrs. Whiley was mado ) tho recipient of a valuable presentation 011 tho occasion of her recent marriapo.