PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 175, 18 April 1908, Page 14

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

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PALMEBSTON. t About 200 young men and ISO. young ■ ladies are at prceont in Palmereton. from all- parts of' tho Dominion " taking part in " the convention in connection with ; the Motbodisfc movement. The men are camped in tho Manawatu A. and P. grounds. . A ■' welcomo tea was held-yesterday afternoon in ; . tho Municipal Hall, which was largely at- ■ tended: Services were held throughout theday. To-day sports will be held, when valuable trophies will bo competed for. ■ The town was alive to-day with holiday- ■ . makers arriving and departing, the railway traffic.being exceptionally heavy . ;District Health Inspector,O'Brien has-gone -'to Nelsonon. holiday' leave.: :\- ' : (it- TELEOEAPH.—rEESfI ASaOCUTION.) , ' -'There is beautiful weather, here for tho, holidays.. I ... . Tho Bowling Club's \Kaster tournament was commenced ; yesterday, visiting teams ■ being present from Karori, Thorndon, Dannevirke, Shannon, Petono, and Green Meadows. -In the first round Green ■ Meadows (16) ; beat Petone '(9), .Dannevirke (19) beat ■ Palmeiston. (11), Thorndon (18) beat Palmerston (9), Palmerstori (27)' beat Shannon. ■ - (16)y Shannon"(l7);beat'.Karorii' (16). .In the second ground Palmerstori (24\ beat Karori (14), Thorndon/ (17) beat ; Shannon (11),' Petono (20) beat: ■ Palmerston (10), Green Meadows; (20); heat;:Dannevirko (11), j 1 Falmerston (27) beat.; Shannon (4). In the j ■ third round Petone ;/19) beat Dannevirke v (14), Thorndon (17) beat' Shannon (14), Palmerstori (16)' beat ,Green. Meadows (11), Pal- ■ merston (32) beat Karori (3). MASTERTON. The Y.M.C.A. campaign initiated on Thursday by Messrs. W. Gilhnders, orga- . N.- H. Holmes,- secretary of the Wellington Branch, towards Taising £750 in yearly amounts of £250, resulted in half the amount required ' being obtained ,up to last night.- It is anticipated that the full V amount will be promised by the end of next i week.' ■ • At a special meeting of tho Tennis Club, 1 Mr. 'N. D., Bunting; secretary, recoivcd a handsome presentation in. recognition of ser-vices-rendered. The Club made several alterations to tho rules, tho chief being an.

alteration ;in the date of the'annual meeting. A motion was carried to allow, an unlimited; number of members, it having been suggested to restrict tho membership to 120.

-PAHIATUA. ' 'The Pahiatua Gun Club 'held another of I its series f of competitions -for .a gold medal on Mr.'George-Oxloy's'grounds, on l'Wednesday afternoon. ■ To some tho shooting wa6 a surprise, as' many of . tho. new members ... showed remarkably good form. ' Additional '• interest''.was, taken.* in; the match from'the fact thatj'beside the points for tho medal; a handsome sot of military brushes presontod i by-Mr.'M. Quirk for tho highest "score was' w also to be competed for. Mr. Gleeson proved the winner, gaining the brushes and a second 7 leg in for the medal with seventeen lolls out of twenty-one birds.' ,'G. Oxley and L. Feist tied for second place with fourteen each, and Cooper was third with thirteen. ; During the ■ afternoon Mr. T. E. Irving, an energotic . member, was presented with a handsome- - - silver" egg-frame as a wedding- present, in viefa of his- approaching marriage. . . • CAKTERTOJf. ■ The proposal for the amalgamation of the . two Wairarapa Poultry Associations was considered in committee on Thursday, and it was ' , ,decided not to entertain the proposals at' .' .present. ■: ■ ' . Strenuous, efforts'are being made to take away the full. strength of . Carte rtori Rifles ito the Easter manoeuvres," but countorTat-' ;tractions and, heavy', demands of the labour market are militating against success. The labour inarket.is bare at-present, but thero is no demand for. other than navvies, drivers, and camp cooks. ■ GKEYTOWNi The Mayoral campaign has commenced be- . -tween Messrs. D. P. Loasby and J. D. Hoagerty. The former was elected last year unopposed. ■ ... ... The snow that capped tho Tararnas during /the' recent cold .spell has disappeared owing to the mild weather that ' Has supervened.

. OTAKI. ■ 'A' painful accident occurred to a lad named Skipper, 'a half-caste, on : Tliursday afternoon, owing' to a bottle of lemonaide exploding; Ho received a nasty gash on the back of his 'hand,- and medical aidhad to. beVcalled in. So'far football has'not commenced here, ' notV'a single' match having al.though'the championship matches 'start on Saturday week. The Rev. Mr. Roberts, who takes the Rev. Mr. Paris's. place here in the Methodist circuity arrived oil Thursday. Ho was met by friends,, and' later' on' will be accorded a • welcome social. .. ..