PROVINCIAL NEWS,

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 197, 14 May 1908, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS,

(raoit ouu bpf.cw/ — /. PALMIiRSTON. The Palmerstcn Acclimatisation Society ha 9 decided to appoint active rangero, as si result of recent complaints of poaching. The College Street School will hold a bazaar on May 20, in aid of tllo sciictol fuilds. M strong band of workers has the arrailgementa well in hand. Private advices were received in town yesterday that (lour has advanced £1 per ton, making it £12 15s. in Palmerston, and bran and pollard each 10s. per ton. Tho local price for bran will now be £7 55., arid for pollard Gs. / In consequence of several frosty nights and oolder weather the milk supply has fallen, considerably. Several farmers are now. beginning to use their hay.

MASTERTON

Sportsmen who havo been down. to the Wairarapa Lake state : that ducks are. very, scarce, but that there are-swans in large numbers. Mr. H. N. Holmes, secretary of the Wellington Y.M.C.A., ,who • tame, up here, to raise £400 in .one day, the balance required , to provide £750 for the three years' salary of a local Organising secretary, who was to come from America, succeeded in obtaining only £110. ~ John George Hayes,- labourer, Mastertoa, has been adjudged a bankrupt! ■ The cash on delivery system inaugurated by the Masterton bakers a few days ago .is ; said to ho meeting with . success. The ctis- ; tomers have taken kindly to the measure, and the employers express satisfaction at : the discontinuance of booking. - The Masterton Borough Council.- intends • to hold a special meeting on Wednesday, nest to consider the offer of tho Masterton A", and P. Association; regarding the sale of the present old show grounds to/the town. It-is almost certain that the ques- . tion will be submitted to a poll of the ratepayers. ... ; In the course of its street improvement scheme tile Mastertoti Borough-Council has lowered the levels of several frontages. ..In ' one case this has resulted in the Council being sued for £100 for depreciation alleged to have been caused to the" property bf Mr. B. Brodie. It was stated that the'late 'Mayor,- Mr. J. M. Ceradine, had extravagant ideas'when ' he suggested new municipal buildijlgs; fbr ' this towiij hut it is, very probable that; something will have to be done in this line, and that very soon. At the present time, a portion of the building is reserved for tho municipal gas store and; filling emporium, and under, an, enterprising manager, who is- returning: the . borough £2000 a. year on its outlay, this .business is going ahead.fast. , It appears as if moro space for the showroom will be required if enterprise, is to.te allowed its due reward! There is no' doubt that the municipal chamber, where the councillors and' Mayor meet to transact business, is too small for the requirements. Witli the exception of tho well-cushioned chairs,* the whole room has a dingy appearance, unrelieved by the' pale blue Wall paper, mottled with age, and falling, into decay after thirty strenuous years Of municipal life. Clearly Masterton should have new municipal building 6.

CARTERTON

! Messrs. W. Moore and James Brown, J.P.'s, presided over the Magistrate's Court yesterday, judgment for plaintiff being given ' ill the following civil cases:—H. M'Manaway v. John Crawley, £2.105,; A. .E. Edwards v. W. Carpenter, £3,. and lis. costs; A. C. Feast v. F. H. Bunny, 14s; 3d.,, and ss. costs; W.F.C.A. v., John Daley,. 3s. 6d., and costs 8s.; : J.- J. Hebley v. A.-C. , Bicknell (elaini for wages), £6.143., .and costs, £I'3s> 6d.; H. S. Jtidd-v. Kow Kee, £10s. 6d., and : costs 6s. The remainder of the cases were held over until Mr,.; Vf. P, James's arrival from an. inquest being held at Mauriceville West. ". • '... .

GEEYTOWN

: The local Golf Club has decided to open the licw links, oil Saturday next at 2.30 p.m. Mr. Loasby, one of the vice-presidents, will make the opening speech, aild Mr. Cotter, the pte» sident, "wilh make, tlie hit-off. ■ i Tho weather for the last two days lias been beautiful, in fact it could not be better, for this time of the year. '.

OTAKI

-■A men's hockey club hfts been formed at Manakau; with W. Bevan, sen., as.captain; ,W. Bevan, juil., as vice-captain; ana Howard Andrew as secretary. , ■ - At. a meeting of the Management. Committee : of the Herewhenua Rugby. .Football Union last ilight Oiie member was sevefety cautioned for rough pla}', while dii action against another was dismissed. Mr. M'Bain was appointed to coilfer with the Manawatn Unieii relative to the visit of. the Britishers. • A child of Mr. Whata Hakaraia'sdied On .Tuesday "-night, thus'adding to the " grief caused by the recent deaths of Mr. Hakardia's father, sisterj arid brother. '

SHANNON

The Minister for Public Works is likely to open the Foxton-Shanilon Bridge. ; Til 6 Horowhenua County Council is at last taking steps to intrOduco a larger culvert At tiio Post office. ■ ■ ■ / Thero was a meeting of the Library Coinmi ttee on Wednesday night, to consider tho purchase of now books, and other matters of interest. . •. ■ > 1 ■ t Owing to tho Kia Tea Football Club's seniors not playing in tho first round of tho competition, fixtures fife upset, and tho Shannon seniors have no match oft Saturday. ' : Olving 16 tho dfop in hemp Advised this week, and to tho continued tret weather, ntany mills will close at the eiid of the month.

FBAI'HISRSTOiN T

■Mr. James Bye, an old resident Of'this tflwn, waS overtaken with a paralytic seizure while rotliriliilig homo On Tuesday night, lie •'was discovered by a yOitilg. niSii named E. Noil. WHO peroeired him lynig .inside 4 fei\Ce on Carkwii's Lino,, whei'o Abbott's Cvecfe Crosses tlie road. He was taken to his SOrt-in-law's residence, where- Dr. DeiMSotv attended him, and latest inouiry shoVs that the suffetef. is doing us well' as might be <si-pect-cd. ' ..." . .Tho Dairy Factory i& now 6lily working '6Very oth6F day, Arid will probably cldso d«wA ; at the ehd of tho liiOilth. Tho factory 6f the' Fresh Milk AsSOciatioh has teli suppliers, 4Hd is treating (5?5 gallOiiS Of tllilk daily.