PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 211, 30 May 1908, Page 13

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

' (prom otm special correspondents.) : ■' 9 . '' PALMERSTON. ', A mooting will to held next week to consider what form-the Governor's reception flhall tako.- . .. i ' A woman was arrested by Detective Quirko yesterday'morning on four charges of theft in Wellington. Tho Anti-Asiatic League is extending its oporations here, and '.a campaign will. be commenced in the neighbouring towns. FEILDING. THE OROTJA SEAT. ■ ; Mr. Edwin Gallichan, the organising secrcrtary of the Liberal and Labour Federav/ •> tion, who was formerly a resident in the ' Ashhurst district,, and has brothers farm-, nig- in the Manawatu county, returned .to Wellington yesterday afternoon, after, sp rond- • :: : ing .tho week in'Foilding. Ho will return . next Monday to continue work in this disStrict in .the. interests, of the party,-which • seems to bo suffering from a plethora'of candidates. . Despite, rumours to the con- .. , .trary, Gallichan, says tho Liberal candi- . date for Oroua Ims not yet been chosen by the local supporters .of tho. party., Mr. Hockly will not be a. candidate tor the Qroua : seat., The names now being canvassed aro. .... thoso of Messrs. Pleasants, Crabb, Fitzher- ..* ,'bert,:' and " Hornblow (Government); Atkin- : son and Guthrie (Opposition); and t!io Mayor of: Feilding," Mr. . Trewin (Independent Opposition).. Mr. Fred Pirani is also.spoken of ,a3 a possible candidate.' \" , : iYeSter.day : , niorningi Mr. Ernest Short 'uny j'derwent an important operation' at Hastio's .'•.;.-- v ;Hqtd.Tho ;ppei;atioh.-.was for tho rbmoval of'threo,pellets from,the region of the spine, . i and .was 'performed by Dr. A.. A. . Martin, - of Palmerston North, who was assisted by Dr. Willis (Feilding) and Dr. Stowe (Palmerstbn).- It was entirely successful. CARTERTON". The Wairarapa Brick, Tile, and' Drain , Pipe Co. is in tho ninth year of its existence, and .'the directors tookthe opportunity of the opening of tho new drying shed (82. by f 42ft.) to \cntertain: the shareholders at aftpr- . noori tea on Thursday. Tho manager of.the works is Mr. J. M. Nicholls, who succeeded ! Mr. C. J. Smith..* The.works are. situated'in • Rutland Road, and-'consist of 15 acres of clay. ground, with sheds . covering over two' acres. The power .'is from a 25 horse-power ;■ steam engine, and tho. brick machine lias a capacity of 1400 bricks per hour.. A pipemaking machine is being imported fcom Eng- : land. . A ' staff of sixteen is employed, and , . controlled by. an elective board of of which Mr.. J. A. Dudson is chairman, and Mr. H. S. Moss, secretary. .> Thoro aro. throe kilns, two pipe and ono ' brick; After tho inspection of the machin- : • ery. in motion, tho-guests were entertained ,at afternoon tea- in the drying-room, tho . catering being .'carried..out by Mrs.',A. L. .v. Whyte. > Messrs.'Dudson, Baillie, Cormack, , ' ond Downward made sorao felicitous speeches. Mr. J. .C. Fowler,. provincial organiser ; of ■■ >. : .;thiS;PamersV'Unionj''is in tho-Carterton dis- ' trict just now. An important meeting is to bo held in Carterton on June 6, to merge ' 1 the. vicinity • jrito. a [district..branch, on similar lines tP. those so successfully adopted in Masterton,' 'and'other centres. . GREYTOWN. Tho Wairarapa P. and A. Society has boon ;i . . agitating for. a, considerable , time to get , a through communication between tho Wairarapa and. the Manawatu. Delegates from . ' tho various-public bodies have met and discussed tho question, bpen rebuffed, and still . . ..f'camo up- smiling.'' ,'. Their' persistency has • . now:beon rewarded. .-A meeting of the delegates. was.held in Greytown yesterday, when t Messrs H R. Bunny.,'.(chairman), W. C. Buchanan, W. Mooro,/ W. Gilpin, G. Stevens,; J. J. ICimpton, ;and: S.'Kent-Johnston worp present; After'a ilittlc-routine :busi-' ■. '-ness, Moore (Mayor- of Cartortoii) - 'announced. that lie had been -in communicai . . tion with Mr. Hornsby, M.P., who .had, assured him tho matter would be an, aceoni.phshed fact m ; October next. This came. . rather-as a surprise to'the'delegates, as tho chairman had just previously said .it'.would be- necessary to interview the Minister. .Tho . information; given by Mr. . Moore was received with much satisfaction. ■ Mr. .W. of Greytown, has been ap- ; ■ pointed custodian,' in lieu of Mr. "Sid." Nicholls, who retires-to tako chargo of tho Fetone-W;M.C. t SHANNON, ' : A nqw hall is likely to bo erected in ■. Shannon. ........ ■ On Friday night members ,of the Bowling and Lawn Tennis Club mot in the club's ' registered office to make arrangements for holding a • social. 1 Mr. G. Seifert has closed down botli his v .-•••-'I'millSj.at Tokomaru. Most.flaxmillers m this district are not scutching up, but aro ;Stacking thoir fibre. Tho members of the. local band held their usual fortnightly assembly in the Town Fall on Wednesday night: ' About thirty aouples' attended,'and a most ehjoyablo evening was spdnt. A party_ from Moutoa attentjad. v . The. local, whit-e. pine , sawmill is likely' to ...close' down in about three months. \ . . ' Mrs.;, Poison returned to Wellington oil ■ : Friday. '■' . , -■ TAIIIAPE. A .Press Association message states that tho sale of Marton'extension 1 sections, held ;it;Taihape on Thursday, resulted in a brisk .demand. Fifty-six sections, were 'knocked ; , Sown, realising in purchase' money £2615. • FEATHERSTON. - i The Ladies' Golf '.Club -played their first modal competition on Thursday, when the bast cards handed in were Miss Viles 85, Mrs.. Lucas. 93, 'Mrsf Toogood 97, Mrs. Saunders 97.. ', *; ■ The funeral of tho lato Mr. R. N: -Burt . took place on .Thursday afternoon, and. was very largely attended, • including brethren of the Oddfellows' Order. The servico at . tho graveside was conducted by the Rev. Jas. M'Caw, -assisted by tho Rev. J. T. ■ ,1- Pratley. -: Tho Oddfellows' service was conducted by : Bro. C. J. Kont-Johnston. .'While .playing in the Liberal v. Rover match at Carterton on Thursday, Mr. F Evcritt, iif this town, -had his right shouldor i bone'broken.-. .