PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

PALMEESTON. 1 'Commissioner • ; and Inspector Wilson arrived, m •Palmereton «ortli yesti.d-iy afternoon Mr'f Diniue loturm to Velhngton to-dav 1 ' '' ' I \ le I s f rb ,, '|pdw sou, St Clair, Jonneaux. : a!1 " .'is.. M'Rao havo.- been nominated for - .-the- vacant.l Scat in ~tbe;.Kairaiiga' Comity ' Cquiici),.' .v-;-y Bihgunt pira-jtices: arc. being- held: by'the ,J. iilnicrstoii J?uud in view of tho forthcoming ;contest? y^!;"" 1 - >: S i. The pioposps to addjes? tho ratopa.yejsvm rccent - dcad-v. no\t ■■.matters qjii Thursday ■ ovoujng 1 A ..c]ub; mileting,'. oonvsnedtby-MtliiiSwinj-iiVng, Club, was -held last night-io ; consider. nß®'. SWv).PWiLofi:raunicipal;'swjmiuing:-hathß.:. I : -'jJyor. took- tliovchair,*.:and' after..an- enT.iuSiastic nipeting itt was decided.; that 1 ' it ■■■■ was desirably that .up-to-date -baths .should oe qrected. ~,rhe following committee-was appQ'rited to £p . into. tho matter, ofsite* and.. )V.y? >, an d n| pans .-Messrs.-. 11-eed;- (secretary' and convener), Essex, Swallow, Bendall, Ben-,Mattft|pii,-!-.Haydon,-!.-.Vernpnv.'. Foote, a Pixon, Mille, 1, Uoben, Jickcll ; : J)rs.. Martin, r . ana-. <|'Bn.e«>..-t Subsequently-ihp eomnnttco decidpd v tlwt ■ the . secretary sliould i Vl ii° r° ott S r °J U ' JS dn d councils owning few- fW Pfliticulais asrto .cost! etc:, the : i almeraton Oouucil to {in asked for the en- > Sg>.°? A. sub-cominittco (Messrs.. v f'-t',' LiciineSt, and Jickc.ll) ; was . elected. ta- : preparo. plans, and for. the Council •- Later _a deputation , is- to wait uponSthr : Council with a view to having a loan-raised.*

r FEIIJDING - ' . Word, was, rcceivcd: in,- Feilding -yesterday ; the .Governor appomfwl-Mr,' John James Jeffrey Mallard, 1 pt Wellington, to till the v acancy 011 tho Feildmg Fire Board created by tho -resignation, of. Mr.-. Allen; ■.v • A welcomo social: to Adjutant and- Mrs.' JJo.wkms, nho have come,to:Feildmg to' take charge lof the.Snlvation Army corns, took place .at_the • Army Barracks :onr Thursday night.,-Therjj was 4., large: at tendance »of membors of ; the corps- ahd . (heir " friends,and, considerable,' • Mr. ,L. ; Hut-ton Lees:, has disposed "of. his farm to "Mr M B (jieson , Miss M.,- Brooks, .1 daughter of the <post- . mistress at. Rongotqa,' has passed her matriculation .examination. and I .the first section, of the. solicitqis.; general kiio\yledgq exainination. y'r<;."S ~ 1.v;"/■ r-r :o;.rT -^:'rf*-Ar

MAItTON. ".'A claim For wages was heard' before' Mr. .btaniordj',. S.M., at: Marton yesterday; -- G. Hoad, i a former emplove'e,'claimed-from H, ' Mai,sh ( . butcher, tbo sum tpt £2 - 155,,. ibcing one .week s iwages in lieu of notice:- : ! lif .was alleged that defendant wrongfully, dii ' inissod plaintift, and that plajntift wast.her - tore entitled to a- week's wages." Plaintiff ' was instructed-: to kill a . bullock," but*- the beast, did not arrive at the slaughter fards • until shortly before 6 o'clock, and plaintiff refused, to.do the work. His employer - then requested him-to look for another situationTho defence .set up was that plaintiffs had disobeyed . the. lawful command of his' employei, and was. not entitled to his wages. H's \\ prslnp : gave .judgment for plamtitf. At tho recent; .University examination hold ■ <)t Nelson, Master. B. A. R. Mossmanj l seoond son. of . Mr. Edwin llossman, of Marton, uas successful v in • passing-tho Matriculation, Solicitors' General. Knowledge, and Medical Preliminary Examinations'. ■ ■ r . n' CARTEIITON. A very, sad occurred yesterday.] Mr. James Heid losmg'his second son, Mr. Leslie Rcid. The deceiispd was a very general favourite,, and .wai at work in. apparent good • i health last Tuesday,• died after a! brief attack- of peritonitis. Ho was only twenty years of age; : Great sympathy is felt for his father, '.i. , .A serious- loss - was caused .Mr.--F. Jones yesterday,,:morning-result' a grass, firo. A telephone message vagiiQlv describing a.firo at South Carterton bronchi; the brigade out smartly undor Captain Lnanlcy.. with tho niapual'jind reel, and it was found' that Mr. Jones's haystacks and.shed ware-on fire. Tho South Carterton branchhpd.already, ono.lead-on the fjrq,,and willing, noigh hours hadcommenced removing ■furniture and covering the sljutgle roof pf tho house :vyith jetted hlankots. After sonjo dtfiiculty tho fire )vas subdued. Beside? two stacks a: shod containing a gig aud . harness -was totally destroyed,, with the contents. The loss is approximately £100. . : Tho' insurants, are not known. ■.. - r , WOODVILLE v" The local ■ swimmors who attended the sports held .at Mustertou were fairly success- ! fill, Mr. Asliton winning three events, while Messrs. Nicholas, Cairns, 'and Lining woro Well placed. . < Mr. F. Murray leaves, fpr Rangihora next week, where ho is to tako up tho position of Dairy Inspector. . 'J ho Borough Council held a special meeting.on Thursday evening, and- selooted Mr. Stunner, froin six applicant for the position of jiniior clerk. Mr. G. Hutclnns was appointed caretaker tor-tho Conned. Tondors for tho construction of the new work in connection with the waterworks are to close on February If- ■ ' ■ > ■ LEVIS. A cricket lmytch was plaved m Levm on Wednesday. between tlm Wellington Wednesday tjuioii team aiid : 't;ho Jocal team, resulting- in a win for tho former team. Tho scoresVere:—First innings'i'limon 100. Lovm 107. liv tjio sccond innings Levip vfcro nll Out' for,lß' rims, and tjid ; t'nidn maflo. their necessary 23 runs without tho loss of a iyiokqt-.' ' v. V : ; The carniva] ; lield on tho Howyhenua Lake aii AYocliiesday "eyohipg. prpved n grpat sue-, ccfs. A good prpgrairimo was arraliged, and . included many soiigs, and also.dancing in the' • boat-sheds, as \ypll as tho fioating aiid putdoor amusements. Tho shetls' were *beautihilly decorated, and two bands. w?r.Q ill.at- . tendaiico;' oho on land and "the' other on the water. A much larger crowd arrived than bad been eki>ected,"witliYtho' result that tho. club's 'funds will:,baiie.flt; considerably'. The- Levin Drtiniatjp.'YCliib havp made two trips to Foxton this week so. as to play there on the race,nights. They produced- fhe wellknown comedy " Confusion," and the military melotlrama "For England's tjlpry," and were greeted by largo houses oil each occasion, featherston! •: Mr. J. Stevens, from Blenheim, has taken up his duties at the Featherstqn Post Office. A very successful .practice of'the Featlierston Fira Brigado was. held on- Thursday night. Captain H. Better was in "charge, and instructed the brigadesmpn in the use of tho union coupling. ' : Tho' Feathar'ston Methodist. Christian Endeavour Society will holt! a social "oil"Ayedliesday'week, ' . ' ' '■ A horse, attached to a gig, belonging to Mr, J. Boyd, ot Martinbprpiieh;\boltcd from the Featherston railway station ' yesterday afternoon. 1 In turning Hunter's corner'the' vehicle, capsized, and-was considerably damaged, ■'

The firing for the Government- prize-money took placo on Anniversary Day. Details of tho results have already been published. Tfie conditions, as regards weatlior, were perfeot for the opening match, but later on ii flyctuating northerly sprang up,varying in strci);* t: 11 front our to nine degrees {eft-, and bringing down the smoke from back-country fires, thus making the light somewhat difiicult. Iho P. and IVs- 1 aud ''Cities'' between them §ot the biggest haul in prize-money for tlm volunteers. ' These two corps have been shooting most consistently all through tho season. In tho garrison ollicers' match a veteran shot m the person of Quartermas-ter-Sergeant. King turned up at the top of the list. The I'niuje staff for tho day was as follows? —Cjiptain CI. 11 arcourt Turner, O.C. | Captains lCsson (City Rifles) and Mabin (Battalion Stall); Lieutenants \V. V. .Smith (Active List, . unattached), Willis (Johnsonvillo Rifles), and (jleudiuning (D Battery). Staff Sergeant-Major Colclough supervised in tho trenches. The success of the day was due in no small measure to tho presence of two such experienced range officers as Captain Turner and Lieutenant Roache (range secretary). Firing commenced shortly after 0 a.m., and the Gnai shot was fired about o.D.m. • lt i