PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 158, 28 March 1908, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

» *.0011 • SFECUti' COnnESPONDEKM.); ■ : O . PALMERSTOIS 1 . - Dr. Makgill, Health • Officer, returned to Wellington by ■ the express yesterday. • ~Councillor,Nash has decided to contest tho mayoral- election. A strong canvass is being mado in favour of tho present Mayor. . • Tenders.have'been accepted for 4000 tional square feet of building accoinmodaiioa for tho dairy show.- f. ; :: ; " Dr.; Frengleyiis at present, visiting I'almcrStoil. • v . > :■■■> : .; . , . MASTERTON. .... Mr.- J?. L. Hollings, solicitor, has definitely announced .himself as a candidate for tho ■.• .... ~*■* ... 1.. ..William Ciinipbell, alias Harward,' was oora.mjtted fori trial .on a charge of burglary, and jtheft at the premises of. James Scott, jewel.'ler,.Mastorfc(?ri;;pii;March 3.; The value, oftho 'goods .taken.ri's Estimated, at £50. -Some, of '.the, .missing, articles w;erc found "in accused's ; Jposscssibri••■bylthe'Napier polipe.when lie was .arrested tliero.ioii a.cljiarge.'of'v.drunkeniiess. FEILDING-. -. Rain .continued until,- , n<»n . then warm sunshirio ' prevailed. A • largo '' number ,of farmers ;• came- iiiV for; the' weekly - market'day. V.' ■ ' sit is to*'know from, an'inspection -'of-::thb-flviwitea'."County,- made by "Mr. Bourne.,:,the .County- Engineer,', that ..ife' re.cent fire's ,-.have : riot dond.l any thing like.'-'so much;damage as tho fires'-'of- ten'years ago in tho Waituiia'.district! and.that, .taken altogether; an ; ;imme'nso' amount' ofgood' haa resulted.; ; t':. CARTEIITQN. 5 ■ Wakelm . Street .presents the l ) appearance of a mining township. Mr.-Jortes, contractor fori tho High Street -improvement,; arrived at 10 o'clock on ThoisdaJ night. -ivitii-his pent-, ;of;. ,a .'blacksmith s shop,/..'eleven drays,.,two'..wagons,;," a road grader,' and a spring trap; th<j whole being' pulled, oyer from. Island' Bay td CArtertbri-m four, days,,.by mcaris.'of : t\yenty-iiiiie horses; attended: by eleven men. uTlie'men had an' awkward time going down the Wairiirapa sido of the Rimutakas. v. First of all;-' thq small . bridges;wero found to be ■ iii'capabla- of, ,'cari-y-\ ing 'the load; and as each .was reached'jlho loads ; we're lightened* and, agftinf;: at ■ awk- ' ward'corners the second dray-^-the''drays "were coupled .together ' to form a,'- to bo. jacked.'round. -It, rairicd'throughout". . . ; After nirie'days' wet weather it has.cleared, . yesterday being "cloudy^ : but fiueK Tbe : rain has falleiK steadily, ' fmd ; tho' rivers:are-very; high•• v. Grass and ,pastures ■' show. remarkable growtli, : owing' to'; the';, warm - rain? 'and ' mild weather:', .Farmers', now/, forecast ail abundance of feed;-providing-there;is no : frost for a week or two. , .. \ .Tho Dalefield Dairy.Factory.was yesterday paying., out- £820 for/the four-,weQks, ending March-16. .„,. .-•... ~.••• . y- Th'e- cbritractor '-for /street :, improvement 1 :, to ■ trie extonti'of £4500. commeinced -work yesfcer- '• ,llay.- : \

! FEATHERSTON v /The Rev. I .' Jas. fA. Brown, ;of- the Ifresbyton an Church, was tendered a farewell, social on Thursday night,'.by tho Featherston'congregation, on the 'occasion of his .departure for Flomingtoh.' : . : Mr.'yM.; Br'Tait, on : behalf; . • of .'the. congregation,r presented .tlio' guest. of . the; evening' l >vitli\ '«!•''purse'of ?Sovereigns,''.and Mr. >1. Anderson also added a fern complimentary remarks, v Tho . Rev. Mr. ! Brown suitably responded. During the proceedings, songs wero rendered by.Miss O'Donovan ancr Messrs. W. Tinney; 'A. W. 'Gray, and Rev. Brown, and 'Miss' N. Cundy. contributed a pianoforte solo. • . jf,' .v .V; -''V". The annual meeting of the Liberal Footbill . Club-frits held'on'Thursday riightj.,Mrl''J'.'W. , Hcnderson'iu, tho.chair.' The Snd bal- ;■ ance-shoot wero/ adopted, and seven ' bers' elected. • ■ Officers were,appointed 'as.'fdl- ; low:—Patron,; Mr. '■ W:;'Barfon; < President, Mr.J..M'Garty;Yice-Presi<fcnts, 'Messrs. Jas: Crawford,; A.'J. Toogood,; Ei; G.' Robertson, 'J; W. Card,'- P;i Ji ,Ba'nriin;''Ei !H. .Saun- ' ders,- A'! Donald, ,'Ci';and;H;: A.. Matthows, M. : B. Tait, H. Wickens, and tary - and Treasurer,- Mr. W. (Tucker { Committee,' Messrs. A. ,Tait, , \Y. Crawford, H... 'J'utbury, J. Henderson, G. Walkor, E. Fugo, R.i Parker, , and D. ,-Tidswell; Match Committee,- Messrs! Henderson.'' Tutbury.. and the! captain, (yet .to be elected); Delegates to 'fcho Union,' v Messrs; Tucker,' and Henderson:- A senior and /junior team are 'to.be entereil -m': the championship, and-tho subscription was' fixed; at.'ss. ; , for bothi senior and,, junior Tho is ito 'be •• opened,,ou^Thursdayl