PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 142, 10 March 1908, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(from ODB SPECIAL COIIEESrONDENTB.) 4

• I\\LMEP.STQN. . Dr. Prengley the soptic •tank to ascertain ,>rhettier tho. conditions complained-of were due tbj'soypraso from the abattoirs. Tho ebullitious._,of black matter were ' still noticeable to;sonlp .extent; ; • Dr. prengley. expressed' himself as, satisfied, but will carry out. still, further experimpnte;; ' "A firo at' Baines's, qny.thqV- Jinpj, destroyed 200 tons .of green' ..flaxjaiict. fencing material owned ;by ''Sfr.'"' 1 J. Gemiriell/ ■Men are still engaged prefrciitiiVgV'tUe .'firC from spreading. Tho Inspector of. ITactoriosr reports that during tlib past month retail..trades'wero in-., clined to be didl, 1 money, j'bpin'g tight.' ' The : prospect-s at the brighter. :• . ~.y. [j:, - ' , ~j . . ——— . r '. •• 1. ■ MASTFRTOJf. ' Rain , fell pretty-, welf-.a!! ' ' and must do incalculable''gbod; ; y" A, man named Frank-Tliofnas appeared before :the Police, Court yesterday, charged: with failing to answer.a 'subpoiina';as:a ! .'vi r itnoss -in? a. sly-grog: selling, case -in fAshburton'in -July list. Ho was remandediito: appeaiv-ai-iAshrj burton. ■ : A meeting of. drovers ;.was hold hero--, on Saturday, evening, when--jit:. wa3.' 'decided <to ; ,form : a Union. There waa>ayla.rge, ance,. and, the TJnioii' is to: Ee ; ,registerediat; an.early date., '-.- y. , '•-.•o't;- z-'. • CAUTEItTON. :• Steady, rain fell here yesterday, and'ihpriS aro prospects of it continuing. . Tho; country; shows, a-: vast • improvement siriPo'-*"tKp''- v first" rainfall. Grass. is':"already.; iappparmgy ; and; .there is ,a'.green.;grbwth fpi about/itwo; : iiic£es< on tho.,burntipastures. .'.y;' .-.i> ; . Tho tennis '- match. between""VQtaku '"and'-' Levin Clubs 011 tho local courts last Saturday had .to: be . postponed,,.jis ; . ; could, not-!COmO':.up.: , :' "'.- r --- •; Mr. Chas. Williamsi'^Vpresidont';'of tlio' Weraroa Sports Club,, states ;, tiiat' 'entries;fbf.' tho sports which aro ! toKe >• held• on-: Marclv' 17, - have closed; aud 1 coustit-iito aVGiven - lino weather, a 'capit&r : day!s.-sptrft iri is ; looked.forward to. :• "''-'■■'•.v-y ...Tli.o , " hatless brigade ' ? .-.in'- i this' district' ceired-something of -a set*; j back'' a ifew'-days' agOj .wheri it-was. rumoured- r tliat ,6ne'6f. their; number was - suffering: from '';siiiirstrbke:.;'V ..' :v Thatf.Levin •is ; :forging'ahead V'ca'iinot todoubted judging'by the largo'-iiiiinber'-of-'newi houses:that are;going up ; everywhere;.in' tkp: tow|i. Driving about,the;town'ono sees 'them ;: in almost every street., ;' y v v.-' :: ;'• '• ; Tho land. is' beginning'-to-look', ■-green againas a result of : the have hopes of being, able to. grow':tlieir''will-. ter feed, ;■ though' by: many; it vfasV'fcared ?that tho drought liad broken too 'late.' y.>;i -:i V. SHANNON. ; Mr. Harrison, tho postmastW,, 'yb'cctL; :griinted another' fortjiigh't's ..hblidayl';'-;y_ y-*'' ! 'As schemo. is on' foot .Manawatu, Mukerua, Orangi, ■ OrouA," and other'-Drainage Boards.... By .'suph'-; a niiiipn; it is.:thought that a; great-; deal >'o"f ; - jlocaJjealousy' will b© oiiminat'ed;. r • ' • ■ Mr. H. Greig,' president of thp! Jlskeruft Drainage-, ,) is, to • attend. a.Vcbhferpie'e'' of. ropreseritatives of tho-I,various -Drsinago.' Boarts, .which is .tp bp. .hbld-shortly;;f.y-. ) i: , i Tho ,two great':, topics:i 0 f... conversation jin-: Shannon at present aro tho Catholic '.bazaar,! . which "opens, .next , meotihg convened : for. Thursday ; ;niglit,.'i iii;'|counectionj with tho erection'of -.a,. Mr.i Field, lLH.R.,'will present rat.rtbe'imect-; ing on Thursday,,liighti'.i'Mr,-, Stpvens isMUii-, 1 a bio to .s'ttprid. y'i, ■. ,\Vinter r is_ gradually -approaching,-j and-vwith -: it -conies the good, old: ganiesvpf ;Ru'gbyi-and ; hookey,,->'Li the, i matter-:i£''the!foiilfieFJ.'piio, .of - tlio lopal- clubs';? toSother 'Avjth' t-lfeM-Manar ' kau ,Club, ; will hold' meetings hockey enthusiasts, are also -afixioils'-'that .'a: meeting should bo 'called r at"'as-iarly>-'iv,;dat'b' as -possible. . Speaking gfcnerally ; : of'Hugby,; it"' is.likely-to be, about.on--'a pav' with.last''seasonj but .'should- tho Otaki and Tainui- Clubs: ariialgamato this : season,the clfattipipnshipsbould ;.b'p-,a: foregone,.cohttlusionltiv#-'.''--', . The'. Rpv; P. . It. ,Paris/ who,' according - totho, second reading : of tho Methodist ■ Confer-' ence, is,- 'llirtiorcargill',-':; preached. his. farewell session'-to 'the- 'church-' going.popple at, iWaikasaerpiiiSunday.- 'Occasion .v/asytakeri-rto iireseiit :'him'i with'^a : gold chain. . .•■ . : . '.■;?■ A small .cottage, ownesJjand'occupied by a. native, . named Rauii'a, sMs r -' : destroyedV: at' ■ Man'akau-oiiiSaturday. fflb"rnih2V': : ; The local', branch ':of/'tho'' Salvatipii'i-'iArmy' has been, practically, dead since-'thofremoval ' of ■ .Officers. :;Dceproso and- Phillips;" but ''tin' - effort.; to: revive --tho .:oreaniSatioi^is s ''toybe' - made;.- ; i;' ; r 1 yDuring-Lent.services aro'bcing : held.!()ncb a' ' week'.at, the'. AngUcau ChuroliL-.; ljp-to- tho.present, few, pwple have .'ava'iledTtheuis.elyes' of the 'opportunity,:-to":b«f'^risefttsr''•"!,-?. n j. C-;' iTvC-T-l-fi': 1 FEATHEESTON. 1 ' "Competition,;'under ffio^iusmbes.'of'r'tlie?' Rifle . Club, for i'Mossrs. Bidwill and' Cra^-:' fordls-trophies,-was rosumed 'on'Saturday;'R Parkor. leadihgiw'ith a.isbbre | ton, - 81, was . second, and J.V 1 .Wakely, 73;-tied for third, 'plifcfci?-' '' (65); also comrioted. --; '.«•» ,»« - .-V'' ' . The ; Fire' Brigade :has J r6solVieA 7 to : mako'. 'a ! sti'ong'c-ffor't' to ;raiso.- ftiids ! ■■ of. uniforms.; -. ; y ■:'•'li'" B -',--' Mr. : C.; J. Kent-Johnston," Town Clerk,- : returned homo, from Nelson' on''Saturday. ; ; ; >