PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 286, 27 August 1908, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

MASTERTON. !• .The •■Weilington-Mastej-ton evening passen--gor train on Monday night ran over a cow near Booth's Siding, on the way to Clarevillb; Somo'of the ipassengers were startled iby a sudden,,,ja r ajid then a stop, and clambering, from thoir cars, saw the poor beast of a ; cow- dragging:itself ;off tho line on tlireo legs.' The hind , leg appeared to bo broken. The iengine-.had/a.narrow escape from being derailed,,,as,,tho leg, of;,the cow got beneath tho cowcatcher, ,and the animal was pushed along the • line a'distance of about fifteen yards, till the train was pulled up. Tho engine-driver showed great command over the locomotive, and only a few curious passengers were'vawarCtlttt there had been an accident.

The Young Now Zealand party, which,has just; gained the'' Treasury benches of the Y.MIC.A. Parliament; opened its first session the other night,; nvhon thero was a largo attendance of tho public. 'Tho Governor's speech, was-i'ead by*commission. The policy of thc. Govornment- included the Married Workers' Relief , Bill, .Young Age Pension Scheme for Maoris, Amendments for Land for Settlement Bill,: Compulsory Drainage Act, Compulsory, City. Drainage Act, Compulsory City Recreation Act,; and Bill for subsidising Y.M.C.A's 'to the'samo extent as hospitals. The following is ; the-Ministry which is undertaking, this large and extensive programme:— Prime. Minister and .Postmaster-General, Mr. Di : Hebent.oii; Native Alfairs, Wi.Te Tan; Justice, Mr. D.' E.' Pafton; Lands, Mr. W. Kemp; .Education,. and,, Public Health, Mr. E: 1 R., Wilson;., Labour and Marine, Mr. E. Flangari ; Railways and Public Works, Mr. A. jHollmgs.,.'Mr! P. L. Hollings is GovernorGeneral; while Mr. R. Brown is Speaker. It is expected that the, session will be lively. A Press Association menage states that ■the Seddon Memorial Technical School, a very handsome" and well-appointed building, ;is practicaUy completed, ;and will be out of ■the builders' hands'in; a few days: The offi'piftl' oponihg will probably take place in October, -wheii a memorial stone ,to tho lata. Mr. Seddon will be laid. Ministers and the late Premier's'family are expected to attend bn/the occasion. l , "

•■A_;meoting of creditors in the estate of 'James M'Kee, contractor,, was held before Mr. W. Bi : 'Chehiiells,' District Official Assignee, Masterton/'yeSterday morning.- The bankrupt; admitted''having been convicted .four . times-'-for-! drunkenness within hine : •months.- He- said - on" oath that a loss of £150 had been incurred by him on a borough council contract. The Assignee intimated that ■he'j wouldi.lay;before ; tho Crown prosecutor ithe.'admission of 'bankrupt 'regarding drunk;enness. s • .'-The:'meeting!'was' adjourned for a fortnight" toy give tho bankrupt an opportunity of; making an'off or to the creditors.

EEILDING. . ■ Mr. W.- G. Carruthers, of Kimbolton, has. disposed-"of-his" general store, to Mr.-L. Sut.ten, andj'it will take up fariaJ ing pursuits, irt' ;Mr. Car-: 'nitfiers'-'is'-orie of'-tho oldest residents in Kimbolton\ f ' "■ 4 " : ' . . / It has been; frequently'stated tlmt it would pay'the'Manawatu; Rugby Union just as well to play. ; 'its - representative matches at.Feild-' ing as at Palmer'ston, and proof of this has '.been ! given lately'. J' Only three days' notice Was' given l " that' ''th'o'Y match was''to bd ' pkycdiat' Feilding, yet the'net takings were aliiibst exactly the same as at the Manawatu-Sofithland match played at Palmer'ston. • i The Presbytery-of Waneanui held an extra: meeting on Monday ' r Marton. A .great deal of routine business'was transacted. Mr. Jolly reported. .that Levin was . anxious .to ahd M it.\was|''iigrced to . set up . a commission;'/consisting''of the Rev. Messrs. M'Cull, Hutson, Jolly, and Budd (convener), to visit the district: and report. The Fordell. charge; which,,is under the careful and "arduous labours'of 'Mr."Hutson, has decided to s 'pay its minister_£2oo per annum independent of help frOm'the church extension fund.! ,4., .session ' had, been formed there, and; everything was developing steadily. The presbytery congratulated the • Fordell people aii'd'Mr..Hutson,upon.the progress made.

.'''At;the .meeting of;.the Presbytery yesterday 'a letter was received from the convener', offthe.- General Assembly's Temperance. Committee suggesting that the Presbytery. should' take :special steps in view of. the approaching local:-option poll. The 'Presbytery,.could: not>see -fts'-way -to arrange the particular .kind' of programme suggested, but .'passed-the;, following motion: —'" The Presbytery/ .in' commdn-with the judgment of the General Assembly, and the great bulk of 'our .Clnir.ch members,; warmly approves of the 1 growing No-LicensQ movement, notices with gratification the success of No-License in several electorates, and urges on its mini.sters • and sessions 'to''take whatever steps they may. deem expedient to keep the duty of' our jpoople,,in, connection with the temperance movement prominently before them," EEATHERSTON. " ;Tho management of the Featherston Gun Club met on Tuesday night, Mr. C. Burt being in tho chair. Tho-bank balanco was recredit to the ; amount of £8 15s. Id., and, account's' amounting to £318s: 7d. wero passed for payment. The statement of tho August sweepstake showed receipts £3 lis. Bd.,and expenses £2. Bs., leaving a credit balance of £1 3s'."B'd.'' Mr. W. C. Buchanan was accorded a hearty, vote of thanks for his donation, of .a two guinea trophy. Tho matter of fixing a date.for shooting for tho trophy was held over until next meeting. It was .resolved to hold a, sweepstake match on Thursday.,' September : 3, and also 'on. Saturday, September 12. jA; vote of condolenco was ordered, to bo forwarded, to Mr. J. Reid, of Carterton, in the death of.his son. A meeting,oflbachelors was held in.Featherston on .Tuesday, night to consider the question of holding a ball.v After_ consideration 'it was decided to abandon the idea in favour of the Firo Brigade, .who are to hold an invitation, social, on September 17. SHANNON.' All tho Foxton flaxmills, which obtain their green 'leaf from the Moutoa Estate, are expected to start stripping this week. Master ■ Willio Gardner, who was miraculously saved'from what' might have been a 'fatal accident .while alighting from tho B.IS train on Monday night, is progressing as well as can l bo expected.' Dr. Kennedy, of Levin, visited him ■on Tuesday, and though his legs' are severely)bruised, lie is likely to be about before long. - Great credit is'dno Mr. O'Sullivan, the guard of tho train, for his promptitude in applying the Westinghouso brako, and also to'Mr. 1 G. .TV. Phipps, Constablo Esson, and Mr. Cording; for 1 tho assistance they rendered; ■

..;LEVIN. Owing to proper length of notice not being given in.connection with the last poll taken for the, gasworks loan, it was declared void. A' fresh poll was taken on Tuesday, which resulted; jn 148, votes being recorded for tho scheme and 23 against. Frank ."Whito was, on Tuesday, charged at the Levin Polico Court, before Messrs. Gardener and Nation, J.P.'s, with drunkenness, using obsceno language, and indecency. Oil , charge; be was convicted and discharged, ;and on tho others ho was sentenced to two months' imprisonment on each chargo. ' ■ Mr. S. Hooper, a local dairy farmer, is at present laid up in. bed, and is seriously ill: ' : ' ■At-ja meeting held in Manakau a day or so ago,: it fwas , decided to have an official opening of the new post,office there, as soon as a'Minister can..find..time to attend tho ceremony. J •■'■. ,i». Clarevillo Hall was-orowded on Tuesday night, for a progressive;.euchre tournament, arranged by Mcsdames„.Colo and Gooden in aid of the funds of the lollie stall at tho forthcoming Firo Brigado Bazaar. Miss Meenken and Mr. Eagle won tho principal prizes, and. Mrs. Edwards and Mr. E. Hamor tho other ones. Dancing concluded the evening, Mr." Heap being ;at the piano, and Messrs. Allen and C. Reid acting as M.C.'s. Only five, councillors, with his Worship tho Mayor, attended the council' meeting on Tuesday, evening, When the ordinary reports of committees')vure received Bndj«lQ£tea.