PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 425, 6 February 1909, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

- > 1 (fkom otm special'COitßEsr indents.) PALHEItSTON. The-secretary of the Manawatu Cricket Association (Mr. F. Oakley) haß received a letter from the Wellington Association stating -that the Empire City .will send a team to ;.Palmorston - on February 27:.' or. March,-.13.. • The letter is ambiguous on_the quostion of-the lerigth.of the.match,, but-it is to be hoped'that it will'be," at least,/a two days'.-, game - The letter will' bo'considered: at.the,noxt meeting of the.association.;-. ■■■/: .Inquiry ' at: the; hospital.yesterday morning elicited the fact that the man M'Mahon,' who attempted suicide at the. Feildiiig: show on: Wednesday, was progress-, ing. as- well as could, bb expected,";, aha'.:.ho danger.: ,waS .anticipated.,:lt appears; .-..that thp unfortunate' fellow, •:who , only: arrived, iu- New. Zealand about six. weeks ago;' had been ;drinking heavily almost all the time, since his arrival,: although, ho. says jhe had not touched any: drink for three days before the; . occurrence.The- cornet, player ■; of' the ,troups; had been in the habit of keeping his ' razor ill his cornet- box, and," while packing. .up the circus belongings at the conclusion, of : .the- show,. M'Mahon canie-across the open bfix vith.' the razor showing; prominently. Tho result, was tho occurrence of - Wednesday. - .v. ■ - •< ../The 'secretary of the Manawatu Fruitgrowr , ers' ,Associationhas received, a telegram , ..from, : Mr.:; Clifton,'\ of the.: Department ■ of Agriculture, inviting -the members -of-- the association to .pay a/Msit to the Weraroa Statb 'Fafm. about .theyendpf,;.the month.. Messrs. Kirk and Boucher, Government pomologists, ; will also .be; presentj and mat- , ters of interest to oreliardists in general will bo discussed. ,Tho -biennial meeting of tho North Island . Grand . Lodge of Druids commences in Palmerston on Monday evening. About 80 dele- : gates are expected, some or whom arrive today ■ aid.' the .remainder, "on!'Mohday.' : '• lie delegates:- arriving . to-day . are 'to- be taken . for-a drivo! to Feilding on Sunday,', where 'they, will be' entertained at afternoon tea by. : the. members of the ;Feilding lodge. ,v : .Mr.\.W V T. .Wood's election . 'expenses were ' ; as follow:—First ballot/, £106 65.4 d.:. sec-i ond ballot, £<19 183. 9d. MASTERTON • It was reported- at the. meeting of the com-' mittoe which -managed tho ■' recent -aquatic carnival- on Park Lake- that the net profit amounted to £40.- while expenses £90. ■Mr.'..jA. ■ B..;.Williams>' i.tobacconist ) ' whoso place of-business was .partially destroyed : by fire on Now Year's Day, has filed a petition ill bankruptcy.- .■ ■ ■■ ■>■; ■■ , About 1 £40 was taken at a. garden party held, at Mrs. H. T. . Woods's residence on Thursday in. aid .of -funds for tho. new pipe organ,.' which has .just. . been 'installed ■in Knox Church. Tho organ was opened on ' Thursday, evening by. ■ Mr. Maughan Barnett, who , gave a very \ enjoyable. recital:., before an audience which 'filled .the ..building;. The 7 .instrument, ;which is,a two-manual one' with-15 stops, wasbuilt by Wadsworth Bros., of Manchester, England. _ It is hoped to have frequent recitals, and, in ..this way, the organ is a decided , acquisition to the town as well as to Knox Church. . FEILDING. ' • Sir Joseph Ward, being Minister for Lands, was 1 invited to be ■ present at the • Foilding ■show;He sentvai 'telegr'a'm ;'tp:the, secretary: on-.Wednes'day " regretting inability 'to.be .pre'-/ . sent at bo important a function, and wishing the a'ssbciation .every success:'-,V : ■'■/■! , -r. f _ Mr.' G1 ;D. ; Braik,; chief : inspector for the': ,: Waiiganui education district',; was' in • Feeding on Thursday'to meet candidates;, for pupil- teacherships and' probationerships in; the'• State' - schools.:: yy.y,:' -. Messrs. Ongley and Kelly have lodged potices of appeal in the cases'oft he Feilding Borough Council .v. Redwood- and O.'Meara in..vplving.the payment of:rates on.convent pro- : iperty.; ..'ltwill bo remembered that ju'dgme'nt- ;. was, given . for. the council :invtl}ese, cases' bv ; ;Mr. A. D. Thomson, ~S.M.,'.at the sitting of; 1 :the Feilding: Court- last;. Thursday. :y, A.',lead-: ing K'.C. of .Wellington has.been, retained to : prosecute the appeal. . . ;. : Very successful work has been dono diiryear .at, tho Feilding District : Amongst "the' honours soured: ; by, the; pupils of the. secondary' department,'at : theV-public .-.examinations;.in ;D6cember.;.iwere. the fqnowing :-|— ScholarshipSj.'S j . junica- free .places, 4j junior Civil Service examination,■ 1; :New;:.' Zealand'; 'Dhivefsity:':-matriculation: : examination;' 6. : The fact' thkt 'two-thirds of . i thoso who; have'' remained !at ' the' School .for : the..full .course (three yeans) • were successfiil;at. the! recent -. matriculationr .examination' of the New Zealand University.'shows the sound character; of; the work- that" this school-'is. carrying on. . Twenty-seven: new:. pupils have i been received at .the secondary department ;thiß year., ; 'i : OTAKI. The Otaki S.M. Court was occupied all day ' Thursday; the : more - lengthy, cases being.' Ernest Hopkins v. : Ouong' Lee, claim '£24 ■ iforKalleged - dainages::tiS a vehicle through a collision, and George Bevan v.. Wallace .Mitchell, .claim £40,: or return' of "a mare and £10.—.1n both .cases plaintiffs ! .were :non- ; suited;, Joseph Keogh, for theft of: a bicycle,' - was : ; sentenced to., six 'months': imprisonment,and.folir Chinese market-gardeners were sach . fined:.ss...and,;costs-7s. Frank.Rumsoy and .: John Brennan; for pro'curihg ''liquor during - '..%«.:oui:'ren(Sy ;of an-order; were fined 40s. and' 30s;:..'r&pectiyely,' ■with..th'o:'alternative 0f'.14 ; and 7 days!, yimprisonment.''Soveral un- • :defended civil cases -.were settled. ■ - ■ .The, Waikiinae Athletic Club havo decided .to' hold .'their'ifirst sports .gathering on Easter'. iSaturday, arid not St./ Patrick's Day, "as : at' . first intended. • ; -' :y i ,; r Sevefal...Otaki.' residents, : .with a. .bias; forfishing,: madea • short; excursion.;froln '.the; ■ :bpach;ion^-''Thursday: ;^^night, -' : but,"';being''.. in-i • ..j^M^yiny.'gdo^pprt/^rgdt: tha'..tide,i andi .pefforce • had to remain! oil. the iopeny sea : it,ill'. ;yesterday^'^mbraing.;. wading : or swimming' to terra;-firma, : .'but'- sharks .'are. : 'known VtbCbe' plentiful.:'near.;, landv just- now,'- . ai\d the idea was abandoned.t