PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 168, 9 April 1908, Page 5

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

; ; .(ntOM' oun . SPECIAL COHUKSrONDENM ) V V PAL3IEBSTON It is probable* that -tho Manawatu Cade! Corps will bo. resuscitated shortly - aftoi ... Easter, ! ferty-fivb members , having signified' their willingness to join.A largo number of parents appeared at tin ;. Magistrate's J}ourt < yesterday. morning.. t< answer to chargcs of failing to. send theii childrert..ito .school. Various excuses weri tendered,. and thirty-seven convictions; re suited, tho fines being from 2s. to 14s. . Tho building./trade is dull hero at present- ■ The Young Men's, Methodist ana Bibli Class .Union mil camp in tho Manawatu A and -P.-'grounds during Easter. ■ ,' . FEILDING. / ; ; Tradesmen-of all kinds are busy just nov in Feilding, and builders and tho allied trade find their hands kept full.' General labourer . aro . exceedingly,' scarce!. Storekeepers . repor . busiiiMs 't'o bb quiot, but steady. . Tho Horowheriua . County Council ha agi'ecd to. tho issue of a warrant giving th Manawatu,. Council,. tho sole control of tin ,• The; Horowheniia Counci will pay- its third share of the contemplate< repairs..'.:;;'' \ : t Tho -harvest' thanksgiving services of thi Salvation' Army concluded on Tuesday night Good attendances characterised tho meetings and the ; results-wero satisfactory in ever; , way, ; ... /; v , ': -' The result of the op&rations of tho Sandon Fuxtoh tramway for tho year has been ver; Er.tisfact.6ry. Although there is an actua . debit of £4-5 on tho year's transactions, £30( ■has teivv spoilt ou new rails, and £400 01 labour for relaying work; which hardly comei within ordinary maintenance expenditure Tho engine " Fox," which,was recently re , paired'at Feilding,'' is running- exceptionally woll. The' Rev. E.: Walker,-', of Halconibe, tin well-known temperance leader, was grantee leave of absence for .two months' yesterda; ; -by the >Wanganui Presbytery. Sir. .Walke: has been-asked by : the Rev. F. Spencer, sec retary. for;:- the | -British and.- Foreign' '-Bibl< Society, if-ho will undertake special work fo: the society for a couple of months. If. Mr Walker can'obtain'suitable supply, he-wil probably, be away during May and June. ' - "(The.bottom has gone out of Foxtonj' said a ■ speaker at: the Wangariui Presbyterj reeoting ' 011 Tuesday. • " The flaxniills hav< ,closed down. The. men think' that they wil resume 1 work : at any ■ time", but the' mill owners tell me that they do not expect to d< anything much for twelve months." PAHIATUA. . On, Tuesday- a -serial, arranged "by several radios, was hold 111 the. Olympic Theatre, tc bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. 'J. D. C. Crewe, 1 whojiare leaving .on'; tour to England;' The hall was decorated-' tastefully with . ever: greens, flags,.-and flowers, about thirty couplesj-taking, tho floor., ■ Dancing was kepi tip ft ■ on-early; hour yesterday* morning.' , _ The Municipal Fire Brigade hold a meet- . ; ing on Tuesday night, when an amusement ''.•committee was. "elected, aiid it was decided - to givo 10-per cent. of;the capitation towards an amusement fund. .' ■ Occasional showers fell yesterday; The " weather is cold,' but otherwise'fine. CARTEItTON. - . MAGISTRATE'S COURT. : , ! ■A-' sitting of', the Carterton -Magistrate's Court was held, yesterday, Mr. W. P. ; James, • S.M., presiding. ■■', y_. Tho Mutual- Trading Co. obtained judgement- against; C. Stevens for £31 2s. 7d. and costs. ; £3- 6s. -In - the judgment , summons ease,-. Hi .S. -Inda v.'K. Abbott, a clebt of £12 los. 6d.y payment forthwith was ordered; tho' warrant;to-be suspended for olie month. In the .case,; W.F.C.A. v. J. Knight, l a debt of . £16 , an order was made for payment ai ' . the'ratb, of -los. ner -month, r' , ::. A-. M'Lellau, charged with-having procured tiquorwhile a prohibition l was in force against/him, .was fined 10s. and costs. For a breach;, of; the, County Council - by-laws in re spict • to:- water-races; ,-A: Bishop was • fined 10s;, and costs. 7s:/ with't'oiihscl s feo ili'ls.' Frederick White, charged with; being'drunk while in' charge of a horse in ,a- public place, was fined 203., aiid costs 125., in default soven days' imprisonment. ' May Williams ■ proceeded against' Thomas G.: Bean-for' the recovery of . chattels, consisting of false teeth, -a blacks shirt,' umbrella, bird, cage, tin box, and iphoto.Judgment was given for defendant,; without.costs. . v-'-- - • Tho' weathdr - has ' been--very- .cold since Sunday, but yesterday a pleasant gleam of sunshine warmed- tho air. - Heavy coats of ' srioiv clothe tho Tararuas, and farmers'aro fearing tho effects of 'early frosts 011 tho . young grass. • 1 LEVIN. ' Tho weather during tho last day or two -has been. cold ;iii this district, 5 arid the usual winter snow is beginning to make its appearance upon tho mountain tops in the neighbourhood. .. . . r ,At ,the'.'meeting "of the Borough .Council, held on Monday evening; accounts amounting to; £98 13s. 4d. wero passed for paymont; - At the/last meeting of. the ;Borough Council tho Town Clerk pointed out ,that the total roveirj-e for; ibis year, from all. sourccis' is £2441" 19s:j- as against' £1400 14s. for last '--'year;' ;■ •. ■ Tho Hui'Mai'Ladies' Hookey Ciub gave a 1 dance at Manakau' last Thursday, evening. The function was an undoubted success, one and . all present enjoying .-themselves immensely.- . . . , : - . j '■:■/■ ~ ;During,,tho month of March in Levin thrde marriages, nine bnths,.,and no deaths were registered. . v - OTAKI. ' ' ; the adjourned' annual; meeting' of tho Ladies' -Hcckey' Club, tho -following' officers ' were' elected—President, Mrs. J. G.' Stevens • vice-presidents, Madamcs Huthwaite, Byrim ;Brown, and; St. .George; • hon.'. sec.', "Aliss' Hurley; treasurer, Miss Breen; captain, Miss, M'Clcland; 'Tho'credit balance .'was:repbrtetl at 13s; sd. It was decided-' to "open ' tho season on April 29. The colours of the club are to bo and white.', ' v ■At-.a moetilig •of -the comniitteo of the Lawri'Tonnis Club on Tuesday night, strong exception was taken to a member of' tho - nowly-formed -bowling club giving permission, to tho contractor, to cut down-several-large trees 'on the tennis • ground,. and the secretary was instructed to write-pointing but this act of vandalism;' and ask the bowlers to erect a .high fence in place of tho't-reos destroyed. Tho committoo also decided to have' their newly-acquired pieco of ground fenced • and plantwl with shelter trees; ' 1 Some '500.. Maoris -are at present visiting' Otaki,; among tho number 'being representatives , from.-.Waitotara, 'Wanganiii, ' and : Hawke's'.Bay; All; aro participating in the tangi ,ovor;,the remains .of; the late'- Mr' Hakaraia to Whena. - The. funeral has' beeir arranged to take place to-morrow afternoon. \ Speechmaking; r haka dancing, -, etc.; is indulged in:from daylight to dark,' arid is likely! to- bo'continued-for a'week.v' - WOODVILLE. At^t-he,-annual,meeting' of the.football "club it' was' ' reported that -tho * three ..teams had Bocured; /championships. ' The balance-sheet ''showed'a;credit-balance of £85. ; Only three men of the Volunteer Corps agreed to attend the Easter encampment., FEATHEESTON. At a'meeting of tho Feathorston Gun Club on Tuesday'night, it was reported that, tho clay pigeons ordered from Dunedin had arrived. Final arrangements wcro made; for tho Easter shoot, and tho secretary reported a credit balanco of £19 9s. hand. Accounts totalling £4 2s. 7d. wero passed for'payment.' The annual meeting of tho Saturday Football, Club, to liavo been held on Tuesday night, lapsed for want of a quorum.