PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 138, 5 March 1908, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(from our special correspondents.) • • ~t— PALMEIIStON : . The position of ihc Curator of. tho Borough Reserves, Mr. Smith, and tlie Doroilgh Council, was introduced at tho;. meeting pn Tuesday. evening, and, although another . .storm i\'as predicted, tho meeting 1-passed off quietly, and further cohSjdcrSti'oii' was' deferred • until Monday nest.- , ' , " ,i . , -'"t I'almerston laundrymen'aro suffering from tho same uncertainty of .female labour, as is reported in Wellington. A local'.laundryman states . that, although . lie pays, far higher iragos than in Wellington', lie" "is uria,blc to proenro the desired number' of hands'/- and consequently lie'has been' obligedj.to'pay the*. passage of experienced hands ifrom. Australia, - and offer them good inducement?, to, come., He also draws a .comp^p.Mh ; ,Between"tlip. whito man's business tho Chinaman's, and states that; "although'- he charges■:' less • on' a good', many d'rticlbs,- : there s . a growing tendency to pafr6ilise"'the"mair of" the East.. Furth-jr,. the' Chinaman- lias; tho goods brought to liis d'6orj l while the white men operating ; 111 this' town have to - bear' the expense'of upkeep : df .'horses and-.ve-hicles, which at the present time, owing to the high price of feod,: is 110" small item..: ... Tho Committee in chafg^'of 1 St.. Patrick's Sports 'arrangements are I ;'working' 'energetically to makp the gathering a distinct, sue-' cess, and, if possible, to 'eclipse pastre'eordsi' • Promises of "support have'; been'roceived from outsido oompatitors. ; ym-i ...<>• M ■ • The 1 Borough Engineer-while inspecting; the upper, rcachcs of 'tho'TltStfea'^RiW'fcbwfo the water supply intako," fell -£ndf:brbke> a' rib;<

•MASTERTON.'

On Wednesday morning a burglar broke into tho business premfiits-'bf. jeweller, and secured tliei-.value-of about £40.' The intru'dfir'left" his'"-finger-marks on the top of tlio-safe, diid "Si ; facsimile of tho imprint was taken'-to-day <by Dinriie/'finger-priiit export of Do-' partmcnt.

PEILDINO" .-I':'

: Tho members ;and friends" of the'lbcal JPrimitivo Methodist Church said farewell to the Rev. H. Daniel, the, iunißr;-minist^ : ;at'; a meeting held in tho churchlast- evening. - Tho Society for : tho Prevention "of Cruelty to Animals has drawn for the gymkhana to boYhMld J \tho'jra'ce-i course' on' March 27, and'lias "decided- -{6< arrange for a display of fireworks iu tho'eyeii.ing. ; ... • ; ni "; - "■ ' N Tho 'members of; the - Feildihg ■ Fire Police •Corps' held .their 'annual"meeting on Tuesday night, Captain Baker presiding.":'-The. bal-ance-sheet showed a-credit of £11f123,:'.95'.; •The following officers iti'-by/the; Mayor Captain,; W; • ;■ -first- ;lieu£' enant, R. P. Smith'; second' lieutenant," Hl' Stewart; secretary and treasurer, R." Burrie; first sergeant,. G. Sp.euce'; 'second;'- sergeant; W. A. Bain; and D;;Pfydej Bain, A. 0. Smith, A. H. Sutton',;;Spenco;'Carman,' and Kennedy.' ' : -p.. - ■ At the. Court yesterday Mr. 'A. D. .TJiomson;' S.M., delivered judgment;'in. the 'case; Gillies v. Allarbjyfor to the plaintiff's creamery;" 7 'thereby 'making a breach ;of contract. The /Magistrate'-'said ho-jras satisfied 'there wis' not 'sufficient' evidence, to vshow rised agent of his wife. :. n Tho ; point ; by' the' defence/ that the conWicjk' .tfaJi-•'tAvaiid; because -it' was made on'' i Sim(]iifj; ; i ! of''no value.; On'the third point,■that'-'thii conditions precedent had not fen fulfilled; defendant was- entitled: tti . a'nonsuits ; The agreement was not to be, binding till' thore were 400 'cows ! promised. •;■ ;Ho shad' already given judgment to tho effectJ'that. Mrs.- Gar*' liclc was not bound by thb.''agreomentV; arid' that' reduced 1 't-hej number '6f : cow's to 385." There was, 'therefore, no. one" bbiujd**by- the' agreement, and ; plaiiitiff : would,''therefore,'' be'. nonsuited. Mf;, ■■■'.: u--. ... 1,. . ..jj' l.'i f.KKi.-nofli. ftfto,.CARTERfON.' >' Tho'rivers.-are all . running; agaiiij showing', that', thero has been 'a keS Viol'. , 'tKnifa"ll l ;iii <thb ■ hills',than on tho flat. oi-'-thl-cb,.local' residents have had 'tkb r unusual.. of seeing the'*water, rofilliiig"''a /dry ;wilder-' course. -Mr. E.'Mason'," of '-Belvederby "'wis standing : on tho banks of ' tho Maunget-orero/ and saw a 'wave of discoloured "wate'r'-.almost six inches. high .the.; full "widthT6f ''.t'h'6 v :bed' coming' along, and forcing ,'iii' f roiitf'of : it' de&d 1 trout, ■ rabbits, ' birds, 'and; idetritiis'/; of> all kinds.:' •'! ! : Workmen on the' bantsof'.- the''®uama-' hunga at's o'clock left'.'a , \string'"of''wat : er- i holes. On coming back "h'hlf •an hour- later tho Ruaniahunga of old .'and was running a sullen discoloured'flbbd from" tank'to tank. ' '. - j'icto-;-., 1 . The Carterton Fire 'Brigade :, 4re.;in passession' of ' their : new. : reel' I 'frofti !, 'tho' firm .of Messrs. 1 "Wallace,' are • > well' pleased with it. : V. At tho meeting of Cbuhcil/ held on Monday' ing to £186 2s. ,4d. wei;e'' passed, for.'payment;?. : Preparations are; weirTiiy."'hand.' for'' the,; Levin Horticultural Society's 1 ' Show; frhi6h to be'held on. April B'and^9^.'"J* At.tho last' meeting cil Mr.. James'-V. Blaclimanj was appointed, gas' bngineei;';tb.' the .Borough'' of Levin.';: There for the position! 1 :Av'h''.:' Messrs.' Merrett" 'and;.Chariesfrortn' 1 ' were appointed as engineers : to r repor£ :r bn a drainage scheme for Lcvini byj-the;Borougli Council at their last' meeting, th'cir feo to bo £45. WOODYILLE.' Tho: tender .of Messrs. .Rhodes and. Tuck, of Auckland, has i.eeii accepted' for' tho con-; struction of a now rosijVypiiv .Syateiy works. The amount. . the engineer's':estiniate/' , The flower show was withstanding tho ' dry for months past the exli|bits, splendid.- : \ .**£•'"ss£' '.i.-'Ur-l-/,' v, : A movement is on'- fpo'li ' supply laid on to. tho' is'likelyito be brought uja ;at tlie ing called for' March 12./'Duniig £ho drought ,; Shannon' suffered very!, 1 much'"'thi-ougKT.tlib" ' ■ scarcity of water for ordinary;'domestic,pur- ; poses/ and' many ' empty. ; ';V'" r ' ' Another question which; is being agitated is' ■ the construction of a; police station. . Owing to the low priQ£._of Ji.emp 'hieeting is called by the employees" of"the Foxton 1 mills for to-night to disciYssVitiat'ters" gener-, ally. Several of. the,employers aro likely to bb present. The present is tlie most serious crisis in the flax industryTfof. years'-' past, 'atid it is'stated that, unless the scale of wages fixed by the and the royalty on green leaf reduced, the mills will be inevitably, dosed and many menthrown, out; of work.';' .'.7 ' . .

FEATHERSTON'. ". " I

The rain which has fallen during- the past: few days has broken . up sthft-r-drought, -andthe country round about,-.looksratigood deal! better for the: moisture:3lost,;of. the.crfeeks; aro again running, and tho water-famine is over. ;Tlio raiii camo at a critical- moment, inasmuch •as grass and bush .fires wcrovbe-. coming.dangerous. It .willj.bo.tho means. keeping, tho .factory season gp.ing .louger.; thW at first anticipated.' i* • }?* %

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Tho Martinborough Town BoArd has -actho. tender of Messrs;' Scott Bros'.y of Dunedin, at £7546 9s. for-installing a highpressuro water supply. EA^GIWIniA. Tho rainfall for February.-in this district was 0.7 in. A nico. so.aking, rain to fall hero on Monday. . fires .aro all extinguished-with tho exception, of o .fow smoking logs and roots. , - • Great'preparations aro'being mado for the 16th annual mooting of the liangiwnlna Athletio Club on March 17. There are 18 ■rents, and many attractions »