PROVINCIAL NEWS;

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS;

•' (FBOM' 088 SPECIAL' COHHEBPONDENM.( J * [ 1 PALMERSTON. : . ■ Mr. G. :Green.' the victim of the motor *>»:•;■ • : accident- on r Sunday,: "hopes "to resume ;his . duties m »: few (lays ; . ■ • ..--Nine, hockeys teams will.compete* ,u}» the five-a-side tourpev on Wednesday j A tangi is now boins'held at Aorangi pq. M /. • . The farmers express -regret at 'the JKimbol- . i i l .ton Rabbit Coinmittcelbecomina cxtinct." The. : ii. : <-i-geiierai opinion 'is that ;thore is roonffor ■■ K—fi quite a number of new committees m. ordor „ ~ y that the postimav be effectually checked.! . < .Mother Mary Bernard, of the local Con- . . . vent, .has been recalled-to-Wellington:- D,ur- - r ing her sojourn here she was exceedingly .„ popular. 1 -11 1 ! ■ --~..1 .I . ' . : ~ . I LEVIN. ■ '[ ■ ■ • / . v >r Mr. E.-Rowo, who recently' sold bis farm • \v. ■ noar Levin, loaves for-Stratford on Thursday./ ,i next whore ho intends to.tako.up.anot-hor . property. ' "" : " 1 ' v About a dozen strong looking young; i|ion : ■ arrived m Lcvm on Saturday, and their , essentially .-English.'' appwrance-r:; and voices , .: aroused*the curiosity, ■ot several passers-by. / Thoy turned out to* be a Jiatch '■ of lately , .:...- - arrived immigrants- who woro goi tho. - Btato farm at Weraroa ' ' s- The first of the championship' football matches,was .ployed ■. on .-Saturday "afternoon • • wfine weather.! -The-senior'match-that took ,'Ji'place in Levm. was- .botween:-. they hHun Mai i . vK(Manakau). team- and; the Levin.: Wanderers, ,i :.7 !:. . ;-...th0" former team-'winning by"9: points -to nil. n •• ■ oh the season,- and the' players nptijn good ] form yet, the match, ,w as a >eiy,spirited one I "As usual Martyn \Ymiata played Qft? v o£ the , ./ - best back, -games - -for. ithorvWandar.ers, ihis-:r : /brother^'N: "-Winiata-,and 7Williains.-also:«playr ■f i ■ ing' good games:-v - - Go<j<l forward games :w,ere «• ! .• played by Davo Tatana, J-. 'Saxon',''juir.,tancl Frasor. . The mo?t conspicuous the-' Hui Mai team.~Tvor&— and Ej ' . : Bevan. jun;, backs, and:Eorp, Gobo,jWhareo. ', :i " •. ■ ' >and forwards. I Mr>i'.2fcG-.-.itlanlcinß --. ■v was'tho referee: The two raiuopOTatclieSj in • •• ' ./whiclrtho Levin-Wanderers.A and-15 played,- i resulted in a win for Shannon,- -at Shannon, u .-by 38 points.to nil i'W-' ■'. and a ■ draw., with the 1 .1-lui Mai's; at - ManakaV ij ■ - ' for tho "B'-s" the* score'boing 9 a 11..: •> - .•: ;•)' < ' There'.was a meeting of the; Management 1 -i < Committee of - the. Horowhenua-. Jlugbyj.TJnjon i ora letter' ,i i .' from. the.'Manawatu.i'Uniqn.'as. tij arranging \a '.i --match- between: Horowhenua .aijd -Manasyatu V ■ i■ (j- to soloet a y team; to play .against.- the -British' > -•-team,"• ifc- was; 'decided - , f j • j £,: - gestmatch at Palmer Stop onMun(fi2ft,' and - a return match' .to bo plriyed -m (srf the.. „ 'following Saturday.-; With refprence jTti: the i.-'Blatter of. loimrig cha T Horowhenua Union, it was decided that .Fox- • ton bo asked to., send: .(telegatos vtov.dijcusa „

. tho matter with thi3':Umon.. > ,/ ; Tho mooting - 1 also decided to-fenco:;. the: Manakau; . cv-^;/ , ,w.vgr(mndf 1 --'TheffollowiJir.-rpforceß<wefs chosen ; i • i for ; next Saturday :r—Levm,- Mr.t J. G. Han- a :■ '; ■ kinsShannon,-:Mr.' Merson-;.'Manakau,; Mm, .v.,- <Burns; Otaki,Mr,,Norjisk;. .-Waikanae, Mri> >. Kingi Tahiwj . . 1 ;yi>, | f- f Maoris, aro.arriving.by.; every. Win ,ioftako •. ; ,-, -;- .. part m. .tho tangi.over .the-.remalns-iomtliG. >. ' • '.. lato.llopata TevAo, and-it.iS' estimated thdt: , - the number will eventually,-reach, 1000. Tho 1 I/ -; . . .: / . quantity -of. food that: is likely,i to "bo conr- vjiij: snracd '-.will /be . and -shopkeepers. , aro having ?a busv time. : A largo numbef of the visitors havo brought, food-stuffs,' 1 i which will be tho j means ofihejpmg the ( localr.Natives,considerably,: as"sthe tangij of' ■ - i.v only ,>■ week previous v almost-, .cleared the; v:''.,,' , '-vA.Otab-sand.,.distrjcJ->NatiTes- v of'i'th^rv'l,wmte^,. provisions It is 1 expected that Thuisday : ■ • . will be (the: day apnoinlcd- for tlra, , \ Sunday the MWiS'held the.- x tjjliTunanga » »* v . i»i :., Mr. Pike, of, tho Eetono Peat Jias. A•: boen appointecUbere to tako the placfcof" Mb : C- Venimore, t&nsferrM-to PaliiSwfa. j **{• -i ■:. .■ • only-. here on - Saturday. , • , was for : tho . Junior Championship between 1 • Kia ;Toas ' and former . winning, after a very uninteresting game, by throe points to "nil.' > \ \ , , Tho anniversary. services 1 m connection? with tho- Methodist.Church will be ;hold on; May 10 1 ' , v. : Since ' tho visit of the Wellington ■ ; : ; of; tho ■•Y.M.G.A.-,,the local.'.bqys havo btMfti, < ;i : - . inspired,■ , ,'and : it'. is probablo "a branch pllbe formed 'in Otaki.; It " only.. requires ■ responsible' person .to.-take,t]iorfimtiatjve.--j f ft,. t , •h ■- -Owing-fco -,the-number , , , ofKVisitors ;l at'.. ; th6; : ■" ,;'i'tangicxtra''"!polico:-^proteotion'-s'has'Jr' , been l 'is, ■: ::-'.'at - present.»assisting' our,; local^'officer: - ;-5- Jj,,': . t , Mr Martin Simcoxi p, v: ; -holiday trip-.to-. Sydney, and 'expects to leavo* ( during the week i , cJ-S' l j ' ' ' j. : : v ;i, Mr:, ono of- settlers : .• ,in this district,'has-left :to-residG!;in Palmers---ton 1 ■" >' / » i ■ " / *-.( !:■ Mr. J. • flaxmill. at' Tokompu ■ is. closing dswn this week > ( >' ( +v:.v ■i: -MrPiggolt,''forrjTnan across . tho.. Mana- : S j River, / has/seiit; .in: jimtjEqjii;'M the- Horowhcnuai Coun.iy Council,, /hi aco.ipt, ''iof traveHors bomg allowed. tq-crops which is still in ?n unfnuahpd Coijrlition j Tho bridge across the Maninuitu River between Shannon and f lfoxtou l ;s practically ■ completed, with the cxceDtion. of • tho iloor- ,■ / ing and: certain.additions-to :tho;uoperstructure. Tlie opening of this bridso slioujd be" a boon to Shannon,- as,-n:large neroentage of { ' . the traffic which goes to Foxton-via L^vin. > "should bs diveried,via Shannon;.; The' telephone' the towiHi t <:.js now: es'tablishedj and/ thp ■■■jvill I bo formally opont'd on 1 A. number o f ■ . ' , tho oriijinal subscribers have; withdrawn, j i/'J- ■ : . , In t'lo first round for, tho :Horowhe'nua: i i Rugby Union' Cupj-j Shannon ■v--''Vp : at' Shannon 1 on Saturday by tjio Moonshine :■ Club by two- tries- to ftiih, scored ■ \" towards theiclosciof/.tho first.hr.lt,-and.again : , 't: -1 just befote-- the;-wliiatlq-nblew.- -?pr':iShan- : .:non;-J. Timms/ showed good fon 1 "■ " " ..1 I •( ■■'. 'av With, reference • -to*.-a-stetcmisnt-|Dado re- ■. cehtly^to . the • effect th°.t..tho,: present post. , ,■' i : office and postmaster's residence aro m.sani- ' vtary, voui- correspondent made inquiry astlthw : : 1 post office, and,- at the request of t.hc post- ' master, inspected fh(i 'drams and. other parts of th& buifdiflg, l and found tha stato- ,•. moptnvc.S' 'dnwfTranted;;:: Thero.is-,ngt 11 a.particloiof - njotildlor' ddtn&ncss ui anj- of v ; rpoas/f?)id|'^Jf^^j3' ; iip^^btt(^ house Ji] S v ">nnoq. ! ; • / ■ • J , :' • Tho Methodist Church-,'was cronyded on Sun* ' • day evenuigj 'Wbon a menional servico to the : memory - or tho late - Mr.t. Antlers Andorsen ' 1 -was held. ■ . Tho interior .of, tho building was - - 'draped -m . black, 1 and- a couple of .wreath? ■: woro suspended; ln a proniinent: position.jTho pulpit was occupied : by <the; Rev. W. J. ■ ; Elliott, who-:preached an eloquent sermon, h ' ■ "taking his Vemarks from tho Wxt:-f"Blessed are the dead that die in, the Lord; for they ' -rest from their labour : aji<r ,their -works to follow Him."' The choir sang tho anthem "Sleep on Beloved," and Miss O'Dpnovan ■< - • sang "Abide With Me." i. :,. .> ; : : Tho Golf Club hold a practice on-i&aturday : v aft-ernoon; .' "7 r ~ I The a\-le of a tractioil engine bciongmg to • Mr Orbell, of Martmborough, broke on J?ri- ' dav, and will causo some Inconvenience, until -. ArraDgemcnts aro-being mado for Mr. P. ' J : O'Regan' to deliver an address on . tho ■ ' ■ benefits' of-rating on-iimmproyed.-valuo. r . - A long-night 3anco undor ,the auspices oi , . tho firo brigade is, t0,.b0 held to-morrow ' football- matches , . j commenco on- Thursdfiy.' The Liberal 'Jutiiors play Albions at Greytown, ; and; the soniors wiU.meot the,Albions, '••••• ' " On Saturday the Tawaha.Dairy Comjpany sent away 77 cases of. choese for, sbipmont Home in tho Surrey. . _ , - i '■'i " ■ " " | : -