PROVINCIAL. NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 178, 23 April 1908, Page 3

PROVINCIAL. NEWS.

(PROSI Otß EPKCIAL COUItESPOKDENW | PALHERSTON. Mr. W. T. Wood, M.P., has been indisposed for the last few days. An Art Society will probably bo formed hero. ' ' . Mrs. W. ; Johnson, of Awalniri, leaves 'for a trip to tho Old Country next week. A Press' message, states that at a meeting, presided ovor by Mr. E. D. Hoben, it was decided to form a' Savage Club in .Palmerston, to bo callcd the Manawatu Savage Club. •' FEILDING. IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS CARRIED. Polling took place yesterday on the Feeding Borough Council's proposals to 'raise a loan of £21,000 for, carrying out a scheme of improvement works. One-third of the ratepayers voted,, and all the four proposals were carricd as follows:— Municipal baths, cottage, and land: public urinals; and improvement to entrances to' town (£2250)—21(3 for, and 64 against. Extension of sewerage, concrete kerbing, and'channelling (£15,000)—235 for, and 45 against. Construction of a ferro-concrete "bridge across, the Makino -Stream in Manchester Street £1750) —216 for, and 65 against. Footpath; formation, metalling, tarring, and sanding (£2000)—242 for, and 35 against. The Feilding Chamber of Commerce has decided that Monday, May 25 (Empire Day), is to lit observed as a holiday, and that no holiday be observed on June 3 (Prince of Wales's Birthday). The Chamber has also resolved to approach the Borough Council to have a poll taken to ■ have the factories' weekly hair-holiday altered to Wednesday from, Saturday, to make it uniform with tho statutory half-holiday of shop assistants whero shops and factories are combined. j GREYTOW. . Mr. Wm. Bcnge, sen., an old Groytown resident, died on Monday at the ripe old age of 89 years.' He came from Kent, England, in 1874/ having been born', there in 1819. - Deceased had resided in Greytown ever since his arrival in the Dominion. He leaves two sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren, and one'great-grandchild. He. was one of the hardy backblock settlers' of years gone by; The weather is now very unsettled, and bids fair to give us'too much wet now as we had dryness before.' LEVIN. . Mr. Climie, C.E., intends to visit. Levin next week, whon operations in connection with the high pressure waterworks will be commenced. ' ; . ' ' ■ Tho .local football fixtures for next Saturday "are:—Senior—Levin-Wanderers play Hui Mai (Manakau) at. Levin. Junior . — LevinAYanderers A; play Shannon at Weraroa, arid 'Levin-Wanderers B play Hui Mai at Manakau. ' Mr. A. M. Thomson, teller at tho local branch of the Bank of New Zealand .for about eighteen months past, who leaves for' Wellington shortly to take up his duties as secretary to a company, was entertained by his friends last night at a farewell dance. Mr. Thomson, during his stay in Levin, has always bean closely associated with sport, especially with tho local football club, of which he has been a keen member.' A meeting of the Management Committee' of tho Horowhenua Rugby Union was held on Tuesday evening at Manakau. A letter was received from Mr. Woods, of Otaki, offering a cup for senior competition. A letter was also read from Mr. C. Williams stating that ho would allow the Union tho use of tho Weraroa Park for the football season at £3 3s. Tho/offer was accepted. ; Mr. J.. G.vHankins was appointed delegato' to tho annual meeting of tlie N.Z.R.U. Tho Levin-Wan-derers Club «yas i "admitted ;into v tho. Union;. The disqualification x of Sylvester, of Waikanae, was removed. It was decided to play three rounds instead of two for the senior championship. Tho-meeting also resolved: "That, any person caught in the act ,of climbing through or over fences, or in any other way trying tho gatekeeper at any match, be warned off all grounds under the control of tho Union for. the remainder of the season." ■ FEATHERSTON. Thirty new books, by authors, have just been added to tho. local library. A memorial sorvice, 'as,ft mark ,ofirespect to the late Mr. Anders Andersen, is to . bo' held in the Methodist Church on Sunday; HOSPITAL TRUSTEES. ———$—■ — . The fortnightly meeting of the Hospital Trustees was held at the Town Hall yesterday, when there were present—tho Hon. C. M. Luko (in the chair), -and Messrs. J. Danks, G. Nash, W. H. flales,.G. London, J. W. M'Ewan,, au& R. C.-Kirk. ( . • SCARLET FEVER CASES. Dr. Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals, acknowledged receipt of Dr. Ewart's report concerning "return." cases of scarlet fever. ; He thoroughly endorsed everything that Dr. Ewart had said, especially in regard to the impossibility of preventing a certain percentage of return cases. It said much ror tho management of.the Hospital,, despite the exceedingly unsatisfactory circumstances in which scarlet fever patients wero at present accommodated, that thero .had been so few complaints •on this subject, and that scarlet if over _ had not spread among, tho nurses or patients of the main building. He absolutely failed to' any blame oould bo attachod to the resident staff for the occurrence of return cases—in fact, Dr. Gilray seemed to have acted with extremo caution. Dr. Valintine quite appreciated tho fact that the Trustees shared the opinion with him that bettor accommodation.' was - urgently, needed for such cases. ;' '' was received. . GENERAL. ' Tbe following is a return of patients in the hospitals on April 21, 1908: — Newtown— Males, 122; females, 80; total, 202; total, 1907, 206. Victoria—Males, 20; females 17. Seddon—Males, 15; females, 8. Grand total, 1908, 262; 1907,' 262. . The House Committee reported as follows: —That estimates of the 1 cost of a band rotunda be procured; that Messrs. J. Duthie and Co.'s tender for. hoso be accepted; that one dozen, chairs be procured for tlie Nurses' Home; that 385 ft. of fencing, at Is.*4d. per foot, be procured; that accounts amounting to £1009 19s. 4d. be passed for payment; that wages account, £152 9s. for the fortnight, be passed for' payment; that an,offer of 10s. in the £ be accepted in settlement of a maintenance account; that a maintenance account amounting to £1 ss. bo written off. Tho report was adopted. The following statement of receipts and expenditure was read: — Receipts—Balance forward,' • £11.29 4s. 10d;; rents, £66 195.; out patients, £12 10s.; in patients, £IG6 2s. 8(1; contributions, £3 . Bs.; . District Board, £1541 13s. 4d.j sundries, £1 10s. ; total, £2921 7s. 10d. 'Expenditure — Accounts (March), £1009 19s. 4d; wages £152 95.; balance forward, £1758 19s. Gd; total, £2921 7s. lOd. HOCKEY. —4 ' Tho entries for tho Wellington Wednesday I-lockoy Association's competition closed with' tho secretary (Mr. C. J. Pfaff) last night. The following teams have entered: —Pakeha, three teams; Federal, two; Y.MiCJ.A., two; Artillery, two. The games, will bo played at Miramar, Karori, and the Basin Reserve, the first game starting on Anril 29. - "As other clubs have agreed to come in, it has been decided to hold over the junior competition until arrangements are completed. A mooting will bo called shortly to form JLa Wednesday. Referees' Aasofiiatiwu •>