PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 131, 26 February 1908, Page 5

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM ODR SPECIAL CORHESrONDKiT3.)

PALMERSTON. The Napier special train, which arrived at £ o'clock yesterday, brought a good consignment of visitors for Wanganiti. From an 'early -Hour.'.the; town presented, a'.'scene of 'animation, arid,', irrespective of. the heavy : rain,- falling,-tho, ladies .turned. out. in, white ,dresses, 'evidently, anticipating ■ something bright in the upper; reaches of tho Wanganui River., In all, the Palmerston contingent' for "\Vanganui numbered about' three hundred. :-■- , ,

MASTERTON

-Tho Masterton Firo Board is to hold its first meeting on Thursday,. March 5, at 2 p m. iNo representatives have so far been appointed - by the; insurance .cocvpanies doing business. . . ■ ■ • ■■ Unless more water-finds its-way into the Wamgawa River, which is'-now : fn its "'middle; -and lower ' courses, tho . laratahi , water races;, will* havo to bo. cut off daily for | 6overal hours por day. 0 . ;\.y The iWairarapa District ,Court opens, atMasterton to-morrow. No criminal cases are to bo heard,; but, two civil, actions _are set down, •' and (ono bankrupt's . application. for • discharge. - ' ' .. ' '■' The funeral ofj the late Mr.' Burton Boys ■ took place on Monday, and was attended by many of the valley's oldest settlers. Messrs. W. C.' Buchanan, B. Hall, and J: lorhs acted. • as pall-bearers. ' Thp, coffin' was covered with the Union, Jack , ; in recognition of deceased's ■ - services in tho' Militia in'tho." sixties." The Droyerton Sjjorts Club: has decided to . hold a meeting on Easter Monday. . ' >

CARTERTON.

Ay short'-sitting of tho 'Magistrato's; Court,, was presitled' over by Messrs. James Brown and 'W. J.' Lindop, J.P.'s, yesterday, when a number of' claims for rates : by .tho. County Council wore.dealt with'., A prohibition order throughout tho ' Wairarapa and .Masterton -licensing district .was granted'against T. J. Rzoska.on. .his own application. ' y ' - An 'urilooked-for .cause of leakage in reservoir dams was discovered by tho borough overseer; at- the Carterton* roservoir 'recently. On - omptying' tho. reservoir, which had -been; lesiking, ''ho discovered a number, of eels ' boring; through .' the j' clay - .'covering to the, shinglo, thus 'allowiiig the water ,to leak through;

i- GREYTOWN

A social was tondered to the Rev. Wynne : Bond.on Monday in St. Lukc'3 Schoolroom, . ' when''a.;prpsentation.<was! also, mado to him, on-account of his leaving for England. ;Mrs. Bond will accompany her. husband/ Owing >to. Mr. :David Caselberg shortlv leaving for: England, the "managers of the various branch stores of tho W.F.C.A. met . on Friday, last 111-Masterton at a managers' - meeting to present him 'with a gold-mounted fountain-pen as a mark 0 fappreciation. Mr. 8. £oodwell,'6rcytown branch manager, mado . tho presentation, and eulogised tho someos ;of Mr. Caselberg. Mr.' Casolberg replied, - expressing the cordial feeling existing between them. - On'behalf'of - the general employees of the branches, s Mr.', W. S. Jago, m a happy speech, expressed. the good .fcel- - ingioxistfng ..between them all, and presented! Mr.' Caselberg, 'a. 'pair' of field glasses. Mr. Caselborg again ; suit-. - ably replied. , > . Another presentation was made by tho . members of tho same company m- the Grey- . town branch, when tho manager, Mr. S. Keedwell, presented. Mr. H. Lawson with a case of hair-brushes and a silver-mounted pipe.. -In, doing so, Mr. Keedwell spoke of ■■ , the, good' feeling' thafr existed between Mr. Lawson,. as - accountant to tho ; Greytown branch,- and the employees, and expressed their, good: wshei. to . h'iip ; on...his; promotion to .'the managorship of, tho new branch at Martmborough. Mr. Lawson feelingly replied, expressing his thanks for tho presentation made.U? him;-v :

LEYIN:

.--1 .- i- . uu " Xil '. A . man -namedlvOngley, : on. tho ballast ••■train-; locally,- had a narrow .'-escape' from .death on Monday.. He was standing on. 'a truck. when: the' train jerked forward suddenly, throwing him down botween two trucks^,■ The . 'train, -fortunately 'was ' going very,slowly; -arid 'the driver-managed to - stop, it: at once, and tho man was dragged out by some of .• his. fripnds: working on the line. As'.it is,- ,Onglßy;..wa's. very .badly cut about the head,' and, : will' not be able, to resumo work-for .some, days..'

-.A r.ian named:;; William .Crawford , .was charged at the: Police Court yesterday, before.. Messrs. W. C; Nation. and E. r P. Levy, J.P.'s, with: being drunk and disorderly m the Weraroa 'Hotel on Monday, with doing wilful '.damage; to . property, . and also with using ? obscene On the first two charges he : pleaded-guilty, and on the-last not,; guilty.' / For - the first ■'. offence ho 1 wasfined 03., or. 24 .hours' imprisonment,. and for ' tho , second apd, third .one month's im- v prisomnont; .without the option of a' 1 fine, the .terms to run, concurrently.. Mr. James Pi-ouse left by the north mail, train . yesterday for Auckland, where ,ho will represent the ■ local ■ circuit at the Methodist Church Conference. Mr. Prouse expects to be' ai7ay about three weeks. / ' Quito;a nvfinber of . local* residents left for; "Wanganui ori-Monday to arrive in time;to witness -'the-"sculling' match. ' ; ; The jocal school'cadets, and, boys from'the' Weraroa Training Farm, returned yesterday from Potono,'where they havo been in camp. All of them seemed to have enjoyed' themselves thoroughly, y . • , : '

; OTAKI"

A fire that ;might easily have, caused the destruction of Mr. H. Small's residence; and said to have been started, by a spark from a railway engine, occurred yesterday, but . thanks' to many willing hands the' flames were '"checked before much damage was done. Tho opening ; of " tho Hautero • Rifle -Club takes place on-Saturday next, when Mr. W. H. Field, M.P., will officiate in the cere- \ mony. ••.■ ■■■. ■, -1 ■' '- ■ -, ' ;■ . ... Many residents left hero on Monday for Wangariui rtb'witness tho . sculling match, ."Webb v. Tresidder. :

WOODVILLE.

Mr. E. Grant, son of 'Mr. J.; Grant, proprietor of the "Examiner,"' returned to Woodville : to-day, after ■ five years' stay ,in Soath Africa. : . , . y - 1 . Mr; J. Harding is repr'esentihg the Woodvillo Circuit at'the Wesleyan Conference to be held at Auckland this week, and left for that - city . this'| 'Mrs. ' Harding is accompanying h'im, ,and thoy intend making tho trip via tho Main Trunk Line.

. - ' SHANNON, i

Patrick Walsh',': for. breaking and entering at Tokomaru, and stealing a keg of liquor from tho Manawatii'Club Hotel, in Shannon, was [sentenced to. one 'moldth!s imprisonment at Palmerston.;..;' '• ■' ' A party of'residents left here for the boatrace at Wangantiiy', : - ■The Government boncession with regard to . grass-seed 'should be greatly in ..this district, as, owing to the recent, fires, grass is very scarce,' and'settlers are going further afield. for feed. Mr. T. H. Powles has had about .150 acr.es of grass destroyed.

EKETAHUITA,

A Press Association message states that the Ekotahuna Corougji Council on Monday night decided to submit to the ratepayers a ochemo for. a high' pressuro water supply for tho town, to . cost £12;000.