PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 397, 5 January 1909, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

GTKOU OUR BfECIAL CORI\E3?ONI>ENTB:) , ."| ■ '.-——-—*—- —■■', ;:t; ; ';,; PALMERSTON. .'—,., ■'■ The boisterous, weather prevailing during the. past day or. two: has- been, playing, havoc with crops/.all over, the ;district,; and/seripus loss is .apprebpndeii.'XTKe drenohirig.foin will; most likely/reWt./Snribadly-discplouretl 'grain,. ■ while crops still standing have been mercilessly thrashed by the north-west gales. The grain, of most of the standing, crops-;is ripe,.:and the. loss is sure, to -be'serious.-.-i.OVchar'dy' ists, tobi' are having a bad 'time.: Up- till , .now the season has been a. superb one.for frjiit■■ .pf/'.al!,, kinds,,, but tbo.|.,effect of tinuous*'gales, ■. even iif ■.dtoha'f'ds,.y:has-sbeeii\, : ■littered/with half-ripe 'fruit. In some cases :trees',.Kdye.'heen absolutely stripped.; .'VA' 'young' man named Arthur. Kitto, ..who :fell; off''a; milk' cart on Saturday, receiving, injuries'necessitating his removal -to.the hospital! /is making' satisfactory progress ■'■' to-.wai-ds: recovery.:•-''. ~'.., '.-, i §^:.■'"'■;MAST#WtiN:: " l [ -^ '.' - ; ■;• The'death-is-announced at, Christchurch : of/Mr ; /John.Telling, formerly/rif.'Mastertpn,' i'tit}. the age" of''44 s years. Mr. Pellirig's. illness ■wis"diagnosed 'as appendicitis, 1 arid he died jaftei' ai operation performed'' in', the".Christ- : .eh/urch/hospital./,-The; late Mri'Telling was , prominent' in fire brigade • matters, first in' /and/ latery-at! /the-, Addington /Workshops, where-he was employed. .He. ileaTOS-twq.-.ehMren;sV.--v.-;vf( / ;f:.j'iv,.'v.; ;'\v^;^ •-■.'•' ;-/" /;/ v An/unusually'; heavy wind blew; : in ' Feild:,ingv 'throughout/Saturday." and Sunday,', and ..was,; accompanied;'-'by'ii;pccasibnal ;j ; showers,. of : 'raih/,dn the' latter' day. 'At arT early-hour on.-Monday- morn'ingZZtho. Wind ''dropped arid was; succeeded by a"steady "downpour:of ,rairi.' : AllV'through;;th'e past /week the weather', has 'been severe/onorchards/arid ..flower 'garden's.: ,'»';-Mr. •' Of''. G./ H'alliday, ■ postmaster of:.the :Fe'ildirig';fdfScejiis:i;.at;-present:,ienioyang.Vfour. weeks'/leave of. absence from his' duties. ■,. Mr. ; arid/Mrs''. Halliday.'will /probably! spend' sbiie i'pa'rt. qf'th'eir. : W : .yj;.- -Ivtalsh I ''. of.-' the .'-r'eliev.ing/.'siaff//will' be ; - Mr.' Hal-absence-./■/".'l-V-j-'';?£.s'•>;:'>• •;?■."•,"■;•.'■'■.■•';'V" : .;;':Prospe'cts-fdr;the- buijdihg.'it.rado are'.any- " ;' thirig-.Buti; bright,' just :.'now»':|vifd' large' works are:'iri ; -yiew, ..and/there,.are ./'very' few,-'sighs, of,-'- pthe'; ; ;riumber-'of.-'dwelling-. ,houses'iri/the;borbughy'^.],'':)^;;- ;.<•;.■}, •;'/.;•; ///■Messrs'.'-'Ad'aniVJari'd'-.Grant, df-'Wellington, \ ,' ha!yo' Secnre'dJ/thb''o'cintrac'i-v'fdr-/'Vthop-'new-' Jfdrjth'e- 'workVliay.e' been: let/.'to Wellington •.contractors'-,;' so that* the'localv tradesmen' will get::ye'ry!;littie;. r of thecwdrk^'vOperation's' i are : to,commence/ within" a "weeki' c ,; > .y.wjjjfr//'.During ; year .1908'- there'.'were :regii£ :tefed: Post/.Office 19S birtHs] ;55' inar : nageß/'andi : s4;.deathsj-'' : ''v-.'.■'•..■.'«■ i-i-ifh . -"/Writes; ,a--;ldcal,-/reVpoiident high;•;winds v^/and-/*gusty: 'stoniis./df/ra ~cer.tain.:arflouht'/ s ' also., tp'j the'.hay crops;;,- r which are' npw- r b6mg'ciit'. -..'.'. =/;.:' ; ';-''W ; ':;:•;:;;.;';; ;,vMessrs..'Auburn Bros.,.who:.have' been, re-'' siding jit/the Beaconsfield' '-'afekWaituna: .West'. ;djstrict ; ■forj.theipast'..;four.; .years,";-haye .sold/ itheir',lease: Brps'.,--,0f.-VFeild-' : -ihg) whg .take.ipossessidri.on'^February■=" 10, It,is :i'aid.that : ,Messrs...;Aiiburri :; Brbs.'irite'rid: ■ going': tp-.'tlie-: A'rgeiitind -to :■ cdraniehce , farin•■lng^tbSrc^V.ip-'^':.-''^'.-'''.'■'■'"''.';•'.;"\-'.'.' '}'■': v-'.';-'.-' : ' . •;,The'.;past, week :has"been brig of..the .rpughr "esfe'experienced, 1 ,.(50 is -con- : ' .c'eraedlfor some. .'time>past. \ For., the best. : • part.,of.; the,.-week;i;' strong ~-westerly.,, arid, ' , Bputhrwesterlv • g&lesVha.vp' .been 'ithe order of/ :,the-, day,.;and;-triese^-'fiavo: b'ee'n-'accompaniVl . ;,by,torrential-Tains. Onemorriing at least, was .marked by:weather'very similar to>a tropical, : monsoon;;!-: The. gales, however,', abated'■'co'riv ; sidorablyjori; Thursday morning,' arid by the". .eVcnirig:, cleared''sufficiently 'to; induce the;; • ■ optimistic': to. look i forwaH : -'td'fa-; : fiiip < 'day'lfpr' '. the| -first.Jof the now -yeaft*■''They .wero riot' disappointed.:;:/,:'■'■■ : : ■ •■■ ' .wdre .held to. speed the: partirig /year,-.theionly;welcome;to;. I tKo J riew„.year'.bo-/ ■ ':"!S-' tte .vi'olerif."ririglrig pf ai cattlo bell, a ; "toll;: or two. from .'the ■'fir'ebell,-" and the. vocal. I hilarity-: of' soine: festive fanners . belated: in ■their.'returri.tb their homes.—Morning.broke : with -;a; ;ihreiiteriirif-iV/ftp^p»rancd;%:'but;/ soon ."cles'rod up; and '/large'■"■numbers'- of holiday ./Beekers-Z-journeyii/out!: to 1 ivlak'urij't: while -iri : ;,tbwri,-:the. .annual ■ Methodist : ; Sunday-schpol' 'P}o^w■'-w's•'heldi^the• l 'DriU : 'Hall ; beihg^tho , ■Tey•.'■ ae-svous:in/the,forendoni ~Here/a;largo:num-; ber;; of/,, children,,, with-' their//.parents \'i and' friends,/enjoye,di c yari6ris and 'the re:/reshments,that'/were provided.' Iri'the'after'riybn.ariadjourrimßnt was • itipri''gi'ourid,;.:where.. cricket, ,rounders,/- and ..races".,-yerfe/indulgedVih,;after:wliich^tho,pic- : i.mckers'-i Returned to /.the/ hall',"for; .teai'.'.'.The Idistributipri, of .'the; prizes' .to' the winners' was 5 ■ :inade, by,the Uev,/W:»H.) Speer. ; i-''i':■;■'.,■'." :■ ; '/;v y':^.'g6od•riumb^r;;of■^bowWs I patronisedHhe; : local j bowling"/; green/ ";.w'here;:av .-match ;•: was: ■E»y.™-'by.;:the/;feather.:holders--'againsi a,team ' °K. bh'a'}l.e"Jge'rs;.,.th.6. former '.winning'by "28, points: to'l?.' Another ,ririk;skipped by Mr.'T.'" :Bpyd)-P.lar«d/.ari;, exciting; arid /close; game; ■T'lj ; n; : ;.s , rf ; S»m'!''pi:"'wW"AV.'Mr:'?>Peih'en^ B .taPr:,defeatirig:/it..:by;/the /riafrdw/ma'rgin'.'or' 'two: ■;.■■:•■ :- ./.■.. ■■'■-.■..".. -./; v '° ■■:/■■:: 1-■ teri^ed[/social ?was • held^''aV' : Eonm- ; on : y : the; 16cal?p\iblic ; halli"' Which ■; Xiad .-.been'; prettily f 6"r ; the Pcca^on;-;'.^rs:/P, Misses' ; ;ilirst,;and Bisset-i-:aud'--Mr.::Vash'er"'supplyiho-' yocal/^f? 1 ??, /- Mry Burns; \i / focitatidir/:-'iri3 '■ ; ; Mrs...Quir]-j,.Miss,:Hirst,- and-MasterF. Kelly :W^ q e : '. ; nito :. as :,#-vi',i.and:'..dancing',"-w-Ssykept;up ■merrily- ■ ;unt"l[;2:a;m.;; v/:;/•'.;;,/:/. ■?<■*[ „', -■ .yi-S^fl^^'-F^ffisTim ~:;Miv.J.'Ayers,;the-weU-known"-hdrse trainer-, left-hereiori;- Monday;• to>"itake.'up: his■"■residfence/:at.Treritham'.':.-. 'Mr. ''0. '.Todd/'has : ;'pur- ; chased his ',property.':'at a; satisfactory--'figure. l '-ivThe'sheep/and .wpbl-'returns'ior.'.;the: looal' , '.station" /for, : the past week iwefe.-'-T^Wppl/"'745 . /bales jijaheep;':2o93;,// /thousand ;sheep;were;;dispatched. .';. ■>'- " .- ~, - : ss\? ■(///' OTAEL Z/ 1 •' ;V;''■ ■; ; ' : .;(3) /were.:throwh:out:.of ;.a,';vehicle; while'ariv-ing-dowri with: the , result;;:that;,all ; wereVinpr6'y.or/.less shaken. ;, Mr. .Hughes .sustained injuries to his'.arms. : 'biit idrtunately'-; escaped 'more- 'serious'" mis-: ■'■iiap;-i:,/.;,;. : -:. r .';;:•.:.,// ; ■>< ,-,-,:.■;-■: >;■:■■ . -, v ,A, .first offender,- charged: with: insobriety, > an'd-,wh;o/,cyideritly,:had.^"een : :!welcoming--the; - : .'N,ew:Year,' was 'the. only offender against'the , -proprieties, during; the .holiday season. The . .-Bench',-:'showed :leniency"- v by"only entering' a :, cpnvictiori./:. .•.-;. : ';-'■'/■ -■;.;■■: : ~ -Z'.iSeveral- members of; the '■ -who' have; hai: dji>leasa'nt ftimeiiri/Otaki, "left ■; ■fbr; ; , ,them'./a';few, days, ago. ; All/speak: highly-iof •j ■.the;, trebtment/received from.local residents,: i, especially"irriprcsse.d with:the" kind--i ter'taindd'them.'dri more.' than. :'b'ne .occasiori;::;, : /->A. 'copious 1 ; ddwnfall ; :of' : rain';was"the drder . 'of /the'.,-day: on Monday,,.;.arid.; while several' ', (farmers-.are/jubilant'Hhere' are' many-prbrifie-; : ■:tors".o"f; crops, etc., who dd'-<ri'ot' share': thit" I : cheerful- view -of things.' ;':.,-:—- ' y : /TheVMethodist;Sunday /'School hold: their. /,,- annual.--Picnic on Anniversary -rDay.,' The' ; : rteviri, children hold theirs .on. :the- same day.