PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 293, 4 September 1908, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

. (rEOM OCR SVECIAL ,COPJIES?ONDENTB.) PALMERSTON. Tho entry at tho Palmerston salo yesterday was small, and sheep were dull. Bullocks, even thoso not in tho best of condition, appear to bo in great demand. At the quartorly meeting on Saturday the Farmers'. Union will ..discuss tho Shearers Accommodation Bill. •Yesterday morning his Excellency the Governor, accompanicd by Captain Gathorno Hardy arid tho Mayor, paid a visit to the Campbell Street School. His Excellency was very much interested in the work of the children, : and 'addressed thorn at somo length. In honour, of tho visit the scholars wero given a holiday, and tho cadets under Captains Warden, Gabites, and Whalley wore put through various evolutions, the boys acquitting themselves in a very creditable manner. His Excellency spoke in complimentary terms of the" efficiency shown. ' An'oxhibition of various'exercises was also given by the girls.' . , Rollo will start: training to-day for the forthcoming fight with Tracey. The usual topic amongst Palmerston- business people during the past few 'months was that, cash was hard to get. Evidently a decided change has recently taken place, because early yesterday mornihg there. ( was a general rush, for tickets for the "Humpty Dumpty" performances on Monday . and Tuesday,' and also the local orchestral concert, on Thursday. It is .estimated that tho booking-will be.almost a -record.. '. A strong committee is energetically working to secure the success of tho art exhibition to be held in'the large hall at the show grounds; 'Judging by current conversation, the. project will be accorded liberal support. MASTERTON. .-. ... MAGISTRATE'S COURT. A sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held at Masterton yesterday boforo Mr. W. P. James, S.M. A charge of theft was preferred against a woman na,med -Rhoda Robertsoil. .' The - evidence given by informant,' Mrs-. Ethel Pikett,. showed that accused had worke'd' for her, and on several articles being missed, -including two diamond rings, a search warrant had..resulted in the 1 articles, oxcept'tho rings, .being found in accused's house.- Mr. Pownall, for accused, altered the first plea of not guilty to one of guilty after the'; evidence' had been given. His Worship granted'a remand un'tjl . September 7to . give accused an.opportunity to. restore the rings. Baili'.fraS. allowed' in' 'two sureties- of £10 each.' . . - Tile following civil cases wero decided fcr plaintiffs by default:—Hugh Rea v. Porcy Kirkby, claim lis., costs 55.; M. A. Andrews r.' P. 'Kirkby,' claim £1.125.; J. O'Meara v. Dr lCarmichael' .'.''arid' Son, cla.im £3, costs 13s.same v. same; ; claim £3, costs 125.. In "a" claim- made by Andrews and R''sh'worth (Mr.'-Hollirigs).v. H. Hounslow, plaintiff was nonsuited, a counter claim being disallowed with 10s.- 6d. costs to plaintiff. James Kennedy was ordered to pay ss. per week off a judgmcnt'debt of £3 duo to James Reed. Percy' Kirkby was also ordered to pay forthwith £2 15s. lid. on a judgment summons to Wm. Cragg, in default stven days? imprisonment,, the order to be suspended for a month. LICENSING BENCH. .V'The Licensing Bench sat at midday, Mr. W. P. Jiimes, 5.M.,: presiding, and Messrs. J. 'Hessey; J. Hi: Pauling, and .E. M'Ewon being-' also' present;, . The application of W. S. Barr, ! licensee of the Ten'ui Hotel,'which: was deferred for three months by tho committee, was granted, Mr. Pownall stating that the wish of tlio committee that tho licensee should dispose of his interest had"been .blocked by the refusal of the owner to consent to a (transfer, and tho .hotel had. been well conducted.

A' permit was granted to Edith Wood (Mr. Pownall) „ to conduct the AVliakatuki Hotel, the licensee, Wm. ltoigard, having deserted the' premises. Roigard was also the, committee at the annual meeting, to dispose, of. his interest.

Hares aresaid to be very prevalent here. ,THey. .are .proving themselves an especial nuisance in'flower gardfens, a number of which they''have devastated. Amongst the horticulturists who have suffered by the invasion of the rodents is Mr. W. P. James, who has lost":his. fine garden of carnations. The .Masterton -Borough Council has deto call' tenders for the much-needed work of;, widening ;K.uripuni Street, a thin streak of. road. carrying much traffic to tho flag railway. Btation., The Council has wisely decided-,to make tfio • road a full 'chain in •width, ;aiid.. with .this : object a- number of dwelling houses will require .to be shifted. It is 1 .a sign of the progressive and enlightened spirit, when" it is recorded that the property-owners .interested generally approve the scheme,'.which must ;in tho end greatly- benefit their sections. Parenthetically it" may bo mentioned that tho narrow .half-chain roads are.a,,nuisance and an eyosoro in:,nearly, all,.our country tow;ns. _ Sir. Aitken,-a farmer from Eongomai, was, brought" into the- Mastorton Public Hospital with a dislocated collar-bone, caused through falling from a vehicle. Tho sneak'thief -is at present paying a large amount of. attention to the gardens of amateur horticulturists. Residents aro ' expressing great ' indignation at the outrages which have taken place, and measures are now • being taken to deal severely with the i midnight marauders. ■ PAHIATUA. A Press Association message from Pahiatua states that Mr.. Short, : the commissioner appointed by the Government to inquire and •report; as'to the proportionate amounts to bo paid by the Woodville Borough Council, Woodvillo County Council, and tho Pahiatua County Council/towards the cost of re-con-structmg the bridge on the Ballance-Gorge Eoad and the maintenance thereof, sat hero throughout the whole of "Wednesday taking evidence. At the close of the evidence tho commissioner, who had previously expressed the. opinion' that tho claim against Woodvillo' County was exceedingly weak, said he would report soon and tho result would bo known before many weeks were over. . LEVIN". •At a recent meeting 'of the Boating Club it was decided! to open'this season on Wednesday, September 16. A' meeting of the Boxing Association was held on Wednesday evening, when final arrangements were made for the contest that takos placo -oh September 9. Tho entries were shown to -be very-large, namely, thirty in tho four classes, which should make the contest an assured success, as the putilic is sure to-twin up in great numbers. At Tuesday evening's meeting of the Levin Defence lliflo Club tho prizes for the year were presented. The Buller Cup (for the test shot of the year) was won by Mr. Francis. Tho other prize winners were:— Messrs. G. Jones, Hugh Hall; G.' Jones, Francis,. Ingram, Exsthopc, W. Ingram, Jamieson,.J. Woods, W. Ingram, Smith, and J. Devine. Mr. Winiata Pataka has written to those interested in. tho formation of a Levin golf club, and informed them that lie will bo, only too pleased to lot the club have tho uso of his -piece of land • that., they selected a few days ■ ago. Now that tho : links aro prac-tically-arranged for, the club should soon bo strongly, established.