PROVINCIAL NEWS. PETONE NO LICENSE LEAGUE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 65, 10 December 1907, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

PETONE NO LICENSE LEAGUE.

A successful open-air meeting was hold at the Lower llutt on Saturday last by the Petone No-License League. Mr. 1?. Wright, of Wellington, addressed a large gathering on the subject of license and labour. Numerous questions were asked by the public, and much amusement >vas caused by the wit' of sonic of the intarjecrors and the repartee. Another meeting will be held at the same placo in a fortnight's time, when the formation of a llutt No-Licenso League will bo attempted.

(from oun spuciai connESfONDENia.)

palmekston."/, ;•'_;., The Govcrnmont Engineer is to>ihspect- on Wednesday the bank of th'e"Manawatirrivor, from liohowhipi to ! 'the 'southern'boundary near the old racecourse",'with a view to assisting tho borough to carry out.a.largo .scheme of protection, which, in many'cases, is ausplutely necessary for Hie 'safety, -.of the residents whose properties adjoin tho river. i . At about three oiclockjon Saturday..morhing a firo was discovered, by ; the night watchman in Waklcgravo's building in tho Square, tho outbreak-being:: in-' an .offico occupied by Mr. J. P. .Innosi';solicitor; ; ffho members of the brigadp /wbro olv.tho 'scene with commendable promptness, and.tho firo was extinguished before any. serious damage resulted. ~. •.-...*,. .'.'..-; A welcome rain fell over-the district on Saturday morning. ''".';;'./. ';;'."! ;., •;:'■; . At tho Police Court yesterday^.a. woman' named Hobbins was' sentenced ..t0..14, days'imprisoniuent lor vagrancy. A,, man named Newman, alius Winter,pleaded "Guilty" toforging a cheque, which'! he .uttered to.. I'.' llamill, draper. He was '"committed, to the Supremo Court for sentence. '";,...' ... The Trotting Club'stewards met on Saturday evening and decided to. license'■ bookmakers for the meeting at.a.feo,of.£lo,-the amount to cover the services,'of a clerk. , The St. Patrick's Day Sports Association also met, and adopted, the r ..report of the Programmo Committee. _ As! witli 'tho Caledonian programme, cycling events have, beon oxcised, owing to tho dangerous .nature, of the track, Swimming, events . have been .added, and will be greatly, competed for, as the number of local swimmers is rapidly increasing since the Park Lake lias • been' finished. - -,""' ....". ,IV' Rain Jell on the ranges yesterday, but not a drop has fallen iu'.the valley, and matters are reaching a crisis, .as vegetation isjiist about exhausted for want of water. The nights are warm anddewless, and no greater boon could come than two or three days of steady rain. A Press Association message states! that tho long-continued absence of rain is being acutely felt by the. farmer,-;, Grain crops are stunted, and growth has almost ceased. Unless tho drought is ..relieved- before long the consequences will; be. serious.... : -.. , * Tho price of gas' has beon, lowered bytenpence a thousand feot as -from-Novem-.ber 1. '.'■: .'.' .'.,..;., ;. , : Mr. T. Sykes, well and favourably known" in farming circles will.. ; shortly : . take ...up his. residpneo m this district. Mr... Sykes is at present manager of tho Banks Meat Company, Wellington. '■" r ~>' ■ ;- -.-• Tho Mount Hold-sworth-' track- is now -in splendid order for "intendingtourists)..- : for whoso convenience a. commodious .mountain house has just bccii.,con)p.lcted..by.t,]io enterprising committee, IJnpwn as-thouMasterton 'Alpine Club. " ",' '.'.'".' Fully £100,000 s wbrtlfof Now buildings is at present being erected in ihis borough.

FEILDING. 4 A busy fciuio is being, experienced just'now at tho Feilding Railway Station. At the end of la'st week there were ; fourteen'.traihs per. day being despatched'.'! Thd'w'i&rsoasoh is in full swing, and largo" quantities are coming to hand for trucking.-Last month 1500 bales woro put. on tho trucks,, at-*, the • Feilding station. :,, „, _,„ ~.., I It is reported in Mr. .Banks is to orcct tho new post-office-, and that, fctio contract' price is . £900.: . Timber- ■is being. stacked on tho site.' "" ' .',.., Mr. Thomas Watson, ~tho Registrar of electors at Feilding,'has a novel in the l'ress, which is to bo published shortly. It is a story of American ljfe'iii the West. For some considerable- time, an old man, named William Lawrence Lyne, living by himself in a Apiti,, has been causing anxiety to" the neighbours in that vicinity, as ho Vefusod! to". ; leavo.'-thq whare, although it was not'.iit'.'for.lijumaii habita-. tion. The old man,' whq..was in his.'cigli'fcysecoiid year, died on'Saturday!;...''Amongst his relatives is Sir William!l'yno',.,Minister of. Customs in the Australian Commonwealth,who i 3 a cousin. ' ' . A somewhat .serious accident occurred, at tho Kimbolton swimming baths on . Friday night. Mr. W. Greaves, a/local .blacksmith, who is a man of large, build, was learning to swim, when he got'"but"6f "his depth,i'aml, after struggling while, for tho third time. Fortunately, assistance waa at hand, and-Messrs! J.- M-Kechnid' and Robinson succeeded," in", getting. .!the"uncori-. scions man to the .bank-., X>r..; .Bqedio,, after' fivo minutes' work, Resuscitated ' > So many wild statements' havo boon published about tho result ! of,.the.,,last.,race at. the Feilding Spring Meeting, and.the.,numbers of pcoplo who lost tho first dividend !by tearing up their ticket's,' thai',a.'representa-tive-ortho Feilding_" Star," '.waited on. Mr.' E. Goodbehero tain the oxact position, r,There, .are'.only' three tickets unpaid, 1 '- arid "for 'tho'sV there are'six claimants, three of have produced somo of tho pieces'of'tho original tickets. These claimants como-from Christchiirch (2), I'almerston Nortli (3)| ",and'., Sando'ii.'Block 1 (three ladies). The, lnattSr. is to. be,,brouglit" before tho committee of. tlicclub, ._ > Ail important land salo-was held"'at Feilding on Friday night;'". About *'tweh'ty' small sections in Aorangi,.twp miles from Feilding,' arid just butsido tho borough,,averaged £150 an aere. '" ■ ' '. '•--. ,; . PAHLATUA; ;;■:■; ■•—: At the inquest oii.tjio; twenty-months-okl: infant daughter of Ai§rcd drowned-on Saturday /morning through . falling -down a well, a verdict of accidentally drowned, was .'returned. A rider was added tq tho,. effect that tho Borough Council or- tho proper, authority should seo'that, iu future all- wells in tho borough are,securely,,fastpued,.-.,',.'.-.! ; On .-Thursday evenjnE-,i\(r. ~Rr, lectured on tho objects "aiicl. aims;, of. tho Political. Reform teagup.-'. It'was unanimously decided to form a. branch of tho League lore. A chairman and . secretary wero appointed', and oxecutivo officors are to bo appointed at a .further-.meeting. ■-..■• i - CARTEKTONf' *"' j '' ; The mountaineering season has starteu in real earnest.. A party- or tourists, Messrs. Cat-t, M'Kenzie, Chew, and Cayfer, left Carterton at 1.30 a.m., reaching "Thompson's" at 4 o'clock and tbo mountain houso iwo hours later. They found^the,mountain house at tho foot of Mount" HoldswoKn 'in possession of a largo party" from Masterton, four' ladies being ainong;,them.;., After tho houso that stands at tho, .foot 0f..,th0 mountain, and is built to accommodate' about thirty of both soxes',"''tbe'"party"'started'for the top, only to find'at the summit'a piercingly cold mist and •> heavy wind, which- obscured all view and mado travelling impossible. Tbo mountain flowers, are just coming' into bloom, and pleasure-seekers will, find Mount Holdsworth. an..easy climb; a perfect flower-garden of -.•ranunculus, -, .edelweiss, gentians, and mountain daisies; and easier of access from Carterton than any other, township in the valley. ' ■:'.', .•.......;.' ...:: At the. conclusion of'the school representative cricket match on Saturday, visitors.and resident players wcro entertained .'-., at a dinner in tho Rechabito 'Hall — Mr. A. N. Burns, M.A.; presiding; A very pleasant evening •'■ was spent. ■• Appropriate speeches were- made .'by Mr. Burns (schools), Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby (Parliament}, Mr. Toomath (Borough • in--the- absence of the Mayor), Mr. Talbot- (cricket), and responded to by Mr: Luks'(in charge) and Mr. Gill (patron), The Premier has been asked by Mr. Hornsby, member for the .Wairarapa,. to open tho Huangaroa bridge, 'which.' connects Martinborough-with- Tablelands. - •• Sir Joseph has requested Mr. Hornsby ■to fix upon a date, as his list of '-engagements is practically booked up to -January 1,5, aiid Mr. Hornsby has thoreforo suggested a Jay within tho next ten'or twelve the Premier bo uria,blo ; to bo present,"''tho bridgo will be opohed ;; by the" member fqf Wairarapa himself. - - :- Tho residents of Taoherenikau aro talking of agitating for a daily mail sorvico bei. tween that district and Featherston. At

tho present timo, the service, thrice-weekly, is most inadequate, and causes great inconvenience. ' SHANNON. Thoro is an epidemic of measles just now in tho town. A most-enjoyable social was. held on Friday night in aid of the local hand. Mr. Baillio, of Chamhcrs and Company, Auckland, has been staying hero for the past weok in connection with the breakdown at the A. and L. Seifert Flaxdressing Company's mill. Tho trouble has been rectified, and ovorything'is running smoothly again. Mr. Christy, who has been for somo timo past in tho :" employment of Mr. W. H. Gunning, is..leaving to take up another appointment. Mr. IT. Greig, Managing Director of tho .Manawatu Pibro Manufacturing Company, and Tcmukanui, Limited, has been ordered a month's cliango and rest by tho doctor, and leaves Auckland per s.s. Navua for■ Fii ■■> Samoa, and Sydney. Mr. Greig is 'a u pected hack iu January. WOODVILLE. '.• There is a great deal of adverse opinio)r on the proposed water extension scheme for the borough, and the vote for the. necessary loan is not likely to ho easily carried. Despite the fact that the present scheme contributes largely to the Council's revenue, there is an' agitation against tho loan. Messrs. T. llartston and C. Noedl are the two candidates for tho vacancy on the Council caused,by Councillor Murray's resignation. . The Jockey Club netted £1200 from the recent meeting. Tho-Horticultural Society has v fixed oa March.4 next'for its autumn show. »~. OTAKI. Mr. Simcox, who has so long and ably" filled the position of Coroner hero, has. resigned.' Whilo a party of fishermen were engaged in their favourite pursuit at Manakau a day or two ago, threo got into a holo, and it was only with difficulty that they escaped with their lives. They were almost exhausted when land was reached. Members of the local tennis club met and defeated by 8 sots to 1 the Paraparauniu Oiub on Saturday, at the latter place. Following pro tho residts:—Misses Daniel and Ferguson v. Misses Perry and Whiting, '9-6; Misa Daniel, y; Miss Whiting, 7-6; H. Nicolson v. Rev., Jones, 9-0; Whiting v. Whitehorn, 9-7; Bills and Hawk v. Jones and C. 9-4; Misses Simcox and Ferguson v. Misses AVallaco and Drowitt, 7-3; Miss Daniel and Carter .v.. Miss Whiting and J. Whiting, .7-3; Bills and Whitchorn v. Jones and Whiting, 7-4; Miss Simcox and Hawk v. Miss Perrv and Whiting, 7-2. ... LEA r IN. . Much interest is being taken in the coiv cert now being arranged by Miss Mitchell, \ which is to tako place at an early dato to assist in raising' funds for beautifying and road-making in connection* with tho liorowhonua Lake.- " : At a recent meeting of tho Borough CouncilaMengthy discussion took place regarding the advisability of changing the name of Wcraroa to Levin South or Levin Railway. Councillor Hankins, who moved that a publia meeting-he called to discuss tho matter, ■ stated that, under" the existing conditions, it was most annoying and confusing, for'there wore two little townships in the same borough. Councillor Hankins pointed out many . reasons why the two places should bo brought together under one name: Tho motion to call a public meeting was carried, and the whole thing will bo discussed at an early date: Tho fourth aggregate match hold by tho • Leviu Hiflo Glub\tcok place during last weok over 200 and 600 yards, which resulted in a win in ,thq .A .olass for L. Ingram with an aggregate of'l9o, and for G. Jones with 144 in the B class. Tho next match will bo over-200 and 700 yards, each man to have seven rounds. ' •..-'•'-■ Last Wednesday's cricket match—Levin v. Y.MiC.A. — resulted in a win for tho Y.M.C.A. by seven runs, the.scores being: ■ Levin, '34'.and 30; Y.M.C.A., 43 and 34. 'Levin batted three men short in the seco? ,J innings': FEATHERSTON. .. .'A Featherston resident has completed a •thirteen days' fast, and reports that ho .feels .better in health. ..."Tho ..Featherston Dairy Factory paid out ' £1700. for tho past four weeks' milk supply. Mr. A. Ilislop, who has been foreman of the railway running shed at Cross's Creek'for six years, is being transferred to Wanganui. "•"•A'ciis'q of scarlet-fever has been reported •iivFeatherston. ■ . Tho-.'-Featherstbii Town''Board havo collected the whole of tho .rates (£734) which were struck ■ somo seven months ago. This reflects credit upon the clerk, Mr. C. J. Kont> Johnston. ■ "' ■•; Mr. W. B. BidwiH has given £5 to the ■Featherston Bowling Club for prizes for :coinpetition. '■•■ A meeting of tho Featherston Gun Club was held on Friday night, when it was decided 'to hold a sweepstako match on ,Saturday next. Accounts amounting to £3 i'Js.' were passed for payment. Tho question of ■ holding, a live-bird match was further ad- ' jou'rncu. , Tho construction: of .tho Huangarua bridge has been completed.