PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 231, 23 June 1908, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FttOM OtJn SFECIAL COP.nEBPONDENTS.) FEILDING. ,Tlio Kiwitca County Council has mado a grant of £15 towards the cost of building a room for technical education purposes at Kimbolton. The Government has offered £150 towards the cost (£250), if the local people raise'£so. - , Hie following applications for transfers made by the Kiwitca" Council :-W. , o Cheltenham, to W. Stretton, lots 4, 10, 10. and 17, Block 3; A. J. Pettigrew i(t i a U ? Sf ?> Apiti, lot 1, part Section 19,' lilock 1), Apiti, s.d.; It. B. and W. J..Viles, i i'r. cs > Apiti," ■ Sections 40 and 42, Block 4, Apiti S.D.: R. E. v"? Vilos to Mrs - R - E.' f Sections 41 and 43,. Block 4, Apiti S.D; Howell to G. F. England, part ucction 303, Block 3, Oroura S.D. • F S A Lane to C. London.. Kimbolton, Section 80, Block 14, Apiti, S.D.; E. Barrett to A. G. I'raiiVSoctas 50 and 52, Block 7, Apiti 0.D.; C. L. Bath to F..H. Usmar Cunningham, part Section 165, Block 3, Oroua S.D. • r l --, lia . th to 11- Usmar Cunningham,' part bection 163, Block 3, Orouo S.D.; W. w yl'A 51 ' 1 ™ 11 Bros -> part Section 30 ;., Block 3, Oroua S.D.: Prior and Gillespie, solicitors, to Annie Bourke, .Section 34 A, Block 4, Apiti S.D. . lesterday Mr. Jno. Cobba's employees opened a caso of material imported from tlia P j Country, and found that the broacher had been at work once. more. A'box of boot polish, right in the ccntre of the case, had been opened, and seven tins of polish taken away. The outside of the packing case had not the slightest mark of having been tampered with, the iron bands being quite taut and in proper position. PAHIATUA. V ."Wliat might have proved a serious accident occurred last Saturday evening, when Mr.; Scott, .schoolmaster at Hukanui, who was returning from 'Woodville in a . gig, collided with a milk float just outside Pahiatua. He was thrown out of the trap, and,, his leg becoming entangled in the. reins, dragged some distance by the affrighted horse boforc his companion was able to stop its career. Tho gig. was badly damaged, lint beyond some nasty bruises, and considerably damaged clothing Mr. White was fortunate enough to escape. At a sitting of the Police Court yesterday, morning a charge of sheen stealing was called on, and adjourned for a fortnight,, the accused being allowed bail. , 1 woodyille! A small bridge oh the Kuineroa Road was broken last week through Mr; Rapley's straker going through it. ' A number of settlers had to make tho trip via Mancatainok'a, in order to get in to Woodville., The Couilty Council have a number, of nlen now rebuilding the bridge. ' Thd local volunteer corps is having a course : of lectures after parade on' Friday nights" by the non-commissioned officers. Tho first 6f tho series was commenced by Col.-Sergeaiit Palmer giving an address on "How to trair a recruit." .

. SHANNON. Shannon is likely to have a letter-earner ' before long. > ' The weather for the has been cold, with heavy frost at nights. There is a good coating of snow on the Tararuas. Rain fell on Sunday night. . ' Flax that has been cut lately has suffered considerably, from tie front, , Mr. J. Liggins, of Tokomaru, is expected hack from the Pacific Islands shortly. One of Mr. H. Grieg's flaxmills at Toko-" raaru closcd down last week. 'Sir.-6. Seifert is likely to run three flaxstrippers next season at Tokomaru. Constablo Bree has . been appointed to Aramoho. Ho will leave Shannon about the beginning of month.-, , Tho road'botween Shannon and the Manawatu Bridge is in places in a shocking condition, and requires metalling badly.: : A petition, which has already been largely signed, is being got up to call the .attention of tho ITorowlienua County Council to tho necessity of ;haviug the road to Buckley-ex-tended to Kereru to connect with the LevinKereru road. , . ' The summons issued at the instance of the ferryman against a local resident, in that;ha committed trespass.by crossing the ShannonBridge instead of using the ferry, has teen withdrawn. 1 .. , The social in connection withHhc Bowling and, Dawn Tennis Club was a great success on Friday night. About fifty, couples were present, many of the guests coming from Levin, Foxton, and Tokomaru., 'Mr.. Dall, Chief Inspector of was in Shannon on Saturday. > ' - Tlie Government has granted a section, with ,30ft. frontago on Nathan Street, and 60ft. frontago on Stout Street; for the ereo. - tiqn of a public library and reading' room. The addition to the post office" will be carried out shortlv. ; , ,'\ : Levtn Wanderers B defeated Shannon Juniors at Shannon on Saturday by 12 points to nil. For the winners Nepia, Heta, ■Winiata, and -Bartholomew were conspicuous. , For the local backs Tremewan, Stowell, Smith, and George; and for the forwards 1 Mark, Astridge, Ward, and M'Donald played well. : ■ , - OTAKI. The death occurred here on Friday of a native child, the body being buried on Sunday. Several girls,-dressed in white,-, acted . as pall-bearers, ana the small procession.- as • it wended its -way through tbe streets to the ceremony, appeared most solemn. Tho Ivia Toa junior footballors travelled tc . Waikanae on Saturday, and wero met'by very. sturdy opponents, who appeared more'fit. to don the jersey as,seniors. However, a firia gatno resulted, with no score on either -side. Mr. Norrish was referee. - v.

: ' POXCxAIiOA. 1 . Tho quarterly summoned meeting of Court Pongaroa, No.- 8779 A.0.F., was held otf Saturday. Bro. C. Hodder, C.R., presided.-' It was decided to hold meetings of the Court, on Tuesday instead of Saturday evenings. ' The election and installation of officers took place, tho following boing elected-Bro. J. Petersen, Chief Ranger; Bro. J. M'KajySubChief Ranger; Bro. W. H. Gould, Senior Woodward; Bro. J.'Allen, Junior Woodwawi; Bro, R. Morris, Senior Beadle; Bro. G. T. Norman, Junior-Beadle; Bro. J. Asworth, Treasurer and Minuto Secretary; Bfo. P. R. Kent, Secretary. It was decided to present a suitably inscribed pendant to tho retiring'! Chief Ranger. .One new raamber was initiated, and tho meeting adjourned until July ' 28. _ Owing to the impassable state of the roads " the mail coaoh has stopped running. ' Mails will,in future be. carricd by pack horse until tho summer.' ; • " ' Oup' popular assistant postmistress,Miss O'Brien, has resumed her duties after enjoying a woll-aarned holiday. i : Notwithstanding tho fall in tho price of wool substantial improvements are noticeable throughout the district. Woolsheds and residences are being erected. Ono contrao. tor states that ho has work already to last ' Ijniil next February. Largo numbers' of men aro ' swaggutg through tliis district, and prices for work, owing to the abundanco of labour.available, aro on tho decline. ' .

Tho melancholy position of the tubea and underground railways in London shows the folly of tho insensate competition broupht about mainly by th'o' L.C.C. financing the trains out of tho rates. .Transportation has: boon too cheap, and unless tho authorities disregard tho wails of tho demagogues, tho . L.C.C. will be left to finance and control all tho' existing means of locomotion.— "Car." Science solves formidablo problems, and is powerless before apparently simple ones. Sho ■discovers steam-power and* eleotririty and-i bends the forces of natute to our'needs. Nevertheless, she cannot yet tell why the acorn becomes an oak, why a stone fails to the ground. Sho is full of "whys" that remain unanswered.—" Revue' Soientifique," ■' Paris.