PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 133, 28 February 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM OCR SPECIAL COItnKSI'ON'DENTS.) ——<, —~ PALMERSTON. At the Palmerston Magistrate's Court yesterday, Patrick Walsh, en a charge of breaking ami entering n dwelling at Toltomaru 011 February 20, was committed for trial at tlio Supremo Court. Evidence was given to tlio effect that accused opened the door of the house-hooper's room, caught her- by tlio throat, and threw hor 'down by tho sido of her bed, telling her not to cry out. She eventually made her escape. Georgo Hope, railway guard, stated that ho put accused off tlio train at Tokomarn oil tlio night in question.

MASTERTON

111 tlio District Court, Masterton, yesterday, before His Honour District Judge Haselden, a ease of alleged slander was heard in which Georgo Manning, a Kopuaranga farmer, sued his neighbour, James. Scorrar, for £100 damages.. After the plaintiff's case had closed, couiisol for defcnce (Mr. B. J. Dolan) admitted that the slanderous , words had been used,- and, by, consent of the jury and plaintiff, a verdict was accepted for £25 damages. Defendant also filed a full apology. Mr. C. A. Potvnall acted for plaintiff. Tho Borough Engineer (Mr. T. W. Mansfield) is arranging for the completion of the work of widening and improving Villa and Bontley Streets, as contemplated by the Council, under the £25,000 street loan. 1 The widening of Makora- Road will probably be proceeded with shortly. At a meeting of the' Borough Works Committed it was decided to acquire the liccessnry land. It has been decided by tho Abattoirs Cominittco of tho. Borough Council that the killing fees at the abattoir cannot be reduced, at-ipresent, &s requested by the . master butchers. ~

A juror named Richard Field was .fined £5 for non-attendance at the District Court yesterday morning. With, reference to /tlio Government bacteriological examination ,of two. samples of the water at tho foot of Mount Holdsworth, which was believed to have been' the cause of typhoid fover' contracted by two Masterton residents who were ' working 'in tho vicinity, Dr. Makgill has reported tho results of Dr. M'Laurin's analysis. Bacteriological ly, both samples -wore unsatisfactory, though it is questionable, whether they were tho source of. infection in tho typhoid cases. Mountain parties should take tho precaution ol boiling tho water before drinking it.

F'EILDING.

News'- lias .been received by. > cable; that Mr. J. Bitchio, M.AJ, wlio . was recently • appointed. to tho charge of the .secondary department of the. Feilding District "High School, .has passed his final examination for tho-Master of Science degree... . Mr. Sam Evans, of tho Cheltenham Hotel, has disposed of his interest, in .that business. ■ A picnic conducted by-the members of the Wesleyan.Church was held at Menzie's, Fbrd, Oroua river, yesterday. During .the afternoon Miss -.Miller was presented by. her fel-low-choristors with a silver bread, tray/in .view of her approaching marriage. ''/i 0 ( n the recommendation of the inspectors., thei Wanganui Education Board- has appointed the following as schools to ,which teachers' are recommended to go for observation of the best "methods':—Rawhitiroa, Okaiawa, , "Whonuakura, Westmero, Silver Hope, Raetihi, ;,Glon. Oroua, . Apiti, Longburn, Paonui, and Mokoia. .

, .Every effort is. being mado to complete) the equipment of the Feilding; Technical School ,by tho. opening'day. ■■ ■ . V' The Education Hoard's.inspector lias been instructed to report fully; on the proposal to establish a district. liigJi <school at Apiti. : Feilding is to bo a pupil teachers', .centre: on the arrival 'of: Mr, Fossey, director to .the Feilding Technical . School,- in May .next. ". Loyely jweather' prevailed for the; garden fete and /flower show; on Wednesday. "Th'o :fet'e, which was held in Mrs. Brucc's garden,* was a success, both- socially.tand financially, tlfe.'n'et proceeds amounting''to. over £26. Tlie flower show was alstf largely." attended.' and.was;most successful.; : ,v'' '"i r

PAHIATTJA

: .At' a h\eoting of tho municipal Tiro'brigade, on Tuesday night, the foreman, Mr.' Wallis, was clccted'secretary, .in the : place of Mr. Gibbons, resigned. - Captain M'Alister' was; appointed jdelogqto to the conference : <jf' tho' United 1 Fire'' Brigades' Association,' to; bo held at Mastcrton in March. •.> '--' : -At tho sitting of : tho District Courtj on Wednesday-' a' libel; case for £250 . damages Was' . heard. ' Tho caso' a'roso : out ,of the fencing dispute,-MT)ernio.t v. M'Donakl. :I J. : .'Brannigan, a witness for plaintiff in thatcase, sought redress, .from M'Doriald, ' cori- • sidering statements .' published by defendant, in tho.Herald " defamatory. The jury returned'a verdict' for plaintiff for. £5-' with' 'Costs. ■ !'; v;- ■ At the Magistrate's Court 'yesterday an: old ago pensioner - was ■ convicted and dis-; charged for making untruthful statements to obtain an increase of his pension. . ." ;l

OTAKI.

A large motor-car, travelling at -'an.'-ex-cessive speed, passed through herp oil Wed-' nosday, scattering horses ! and vehicles: in' all directions.' / On a narrow'placo-'at-To! Horo ;i local resident narrowly "escaped being tilted .over 1 an embankment, after 'which the 1 oar dashed , through a'creek and nearly came to griof itself. If" an accident had occurred to the occupants-little sympathy would have booh' extended to them. ■ Father. Cognetj: now .of Otaki, "and ..for eight years stationed-at Opun'ako, .'was' last week tendered'a complimentary' social, and mndb tho recipient of a presentation.- ' Two -lads - from the Weraroa- Industrial School 'escaped from .the ■institution on Tuesday, I 'and on Wednesday wero re-captured at Manakau. ■ -v ■ : .-