PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 532, 12 June 1909, Page 10

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

, , Of ROM ODB BPKCMIi COIir.KSI'ONaE«TS.) " 9- -~. ■* • - ~ tfTAKI. Mrs. Price, an Otaki resident'of ninoteon years' stuuding, loft hero on Wednesday, to take up., nor residenco at Awapuni. ' Complaints "are 1 continuously ooing made in hockey circles of.the go-as-you-please manner in which the Lovin representatives attend to thoir fields of play, It is said that ono toatoh was'even played without' striking circles, while, on another field, the cirelp was so out-of-bounds flag, that a player, %cn" sinking,'" was standing'almost on the 'Side lino. Touch lines were non est also. • A young-men's club (Anglican) has hoon formed at Manakau, and already considerable interest in being evinced in its proceedings'. Tho local club, which has been in voguo for a obtiplo of years,, is'steadily increasing, and the membership roll now displays over thirty name's.' ' . — A-Maori named: Puko''arrived hero last .week Ao : attend v ,tlio v hui . now being held ! under the'axispicesof tho Roman Catholic Church. nfter •arrival'■ ho was ! obliged to go into the local hospital, and ibroo days. afterwards, he succumbed, death bang duo to pneumonia.. Deceased was 26 /cart of.xtgo, and came from Napier. . . . Tho strengthening aid renovating of tho Maori Church arc now being carried out at a cost of.soirio £500. . : ■• The nralo and female wards at tho hospital are/fairly and consctjuontly tho staff are very .busy. Tho sanatorium also has a large number of patients, ... Tho'hockey, match, Otaki v. Manakau, played here oti 'Wcdnesdya, disclosed some good form, and, after a hard tussle, ended in favour of tho former by three goals to one. •■■ The' ladies' match between the local eleven and.Qhau was won by tihe former by 2 goals fo .1; ;.../•;.■"".--.":;. :<■ ■■*~••■-.■ ■

.''Buildings coritiriuo'to spring up in various •dirtctiQn3.;about QtAkii the latest under way beiiig a two-storied, building for. Mr, Percy Simcox and a house for Mr. Arthur Freeman. ?i ';-V- ; "' : ; ■ ;'.LEVIN. ■; • •'. .• ' . fortnightly meeting of the Levin Y.M.C.A.'Literary and Debating Society was. held "in , the Century Hal] on Thursday evening,' when there- was a good attendance. Mr. James >Prouso, president of, the Y.M.C.A., presided. The programme consisted of essays by.' ladifes on "An Ideal Husband," and 'by male members on "An Ideal Wife." Tho ■writers'vised, a nom de plume in each case, and which were, with ono exception, read ■by' Substitutes.- Tho •various papers' wore:— "Rculity". (Mrs. C. C. Nation), read by Mrs. P. LvvArcus; "A Soeker.for tho'-Above" Sussex';,: read'by. Mrs- L. A." Boweri;(Mrs., T. F'.Jones), : read' by ..Miss Susses;. "JTiim Yum" (Mrs. .P.-. L. 'Arous), road by, Mrs. Walkor: "Ciii Bono" :.p\lr;.-;O. : ."Palk)-i ,-read by . Mr. L. AdMn;. ' ; (Sindy ; ,,M'yEteriteh\! (Mr. F. E.' Parker), •r;ead by Mr; 'J-.\Edbertsqu; "Tho-. Philor "s'opher'V<Mr.,T(';.G: J ' , Vincent). read by Mr. S. Goldsmithl ;"MasDn''f (Mr. J,: G: Jamiesou), read by-tho; avtthpri*..'- The papers-showed a considerable.anioiinTof talent in the authors, and . several. humorous sallies . wero. quickly! noticed and appreciated'by. tho audience. Tho Voting was on tho merits of each paper, and. the.audiftnoo, , when-voting, wero , not aware' \ofj.ibe:id«ntitj-:,.0f the,various .writers. Tho osßay'by.'.'Reality" • was placed firet among tb.6 ladies, and that by "Mason" first amongst ,th6:-gontleineni Becitatione were given durr ing'.the, ertniiig;: by . Miss' Sussex, Messrs. Parker, and.Eobertson. At the next meoting. papers will be read by Mr. :H),'Garvdsso 6n",W., E, Gladstone," and by tho Rev. T." on "Abraham Lin- ,'; -..,. .. ■'-■:"',:■ . ■•-•■ : ' '-" '"■'. ■ ■'■' ■ -y At ,tho- eohclnsion-'Of. tho Y.M.O.A. debate •a nunlter ..of'ybung-'-menjmet'and decided te .form aVdebating:'pTub r .to_meet in.tho rooms : 'on-!'ihe' : Thui : sdays between the meetings of' tho!-literary'vs : bci6tyifvMi': Ashforth was apeoinnlitteo isoiisisfc-' lhg^of. Pole; and Jamieson 'was,' - 'also;iet:.up.:::The';id_ea is te encourage, the younger nioii .to practise public speaking, and-tho club just formed should be an admirable training ground. , '■'■■ •■'■-;■■'■ ■■'.:, ■'•■ Levin Jejiior football tea?n meet, Htfi-Mai _(Ma«akau)- to-day: : while Levin Wanderers" juniors meet'Waikanao, arid Ko.putaroa ;'. meet Hni Mai .juniors—all tho 'matches, being under the -.auspices -of the Hfttpffhenua Rugby Union. . . ■■ .' of: Wellington, has intimated inability toattendthe boxing tour-' nameilt'at'Levinon June 23 as referee, and the association has asked Mr.,T. Tracey, of Wellington,'to act in.his stead.. : .

'[j;;P : S.'iy. " enjoyabj^. concert and re-union, of memhffti of tho local>Ch,urch of Christ, was. held tin Wednesday night;* , , The' pfogramnio, which',vvas.longthy, was-.well carried out by tho various'-.■'performers, and, judging .by the. numtitoiis encores, , was highly appre-. ciatod by,; the -audience, that paoked tho building';/,-.l'ianoforto duets wero •■ played by. tho Misies-'Bdyd and Manifold, the Misses

and -'Manifold,' and tho Misses Check-. ley. ! Songs wore given,by. Mrs. Burgess; and Ajliss Liittlo'and;Messrs. Green, TV. H. Haw? ,kihs, : ;-G, A." •Burgosa,. and T. ■W. 'Manifold, vfho alsoisitng'a duet witlv Mr. W. H. Haw-. ltitis. Mi«3.sAllen.played a violin solo and ah organ-aolo, as" also α-nuiaber'.of. obligate accompa'hraehts to various singers. ■ Recitations we're given- by/Miss Stormont, Messrs. D'allaetorij J.' P'ryde', and iW.- fl. Hawkins. Several glees also given by Mrs. Burgess,-, Misses Burgess. (2)i and Allori, and .Messrs. Burgess and Manifold. In the interval botweon tho first and second parts, re? frcshments. were supplied by tho- ladies, of the congregation. At tho close of the evening, .'Mr. .1. \V.-,-Manifold expressed thanks to; both tho andienes'and the performers "for'the interest which ■ they had taken in making the-event;such α-succoss. ■Football' teams,- Topresentiug-'niembors of the'! Druidi , ., -and -Foresters' Jjodges, tried friendly conclusions on'the Recreation Ground on Wednesday afternoon and, '.after a good even game, "'Druids proved victors, having scored 'four, tries (two converted) , to three tries, (air converted) : by. .thoir opponents. : ; t^ii-v^KETTGWN. -y . ' .V.:."A'h'address on'Tho Defence of Now Zealand" .-..was ...givonlon. Thursday evoiiiug, in connection >vith the Grcytown Debating Society. '-■The.speaker was jtlrv A:- B. Charters, iM.i:.V.*iind r 'iu-tho eourso of his remarks, ho pointed out the weaknesses, of tho .voluntary system,' : asf:hgainst. compulsory, training. Comparisons;.wore , - made botween England, Geimany,, tlapan, "Ilussitt, etc., as to the and these, wero mentioned showing a compulsory sys,t^in.' was desirable for tho welfare, not only of '.'Now Zealand, but of: the- British Empire A., hearty voto of. thanks was' accorded the speaker, ..'on:'tho motion of Mr. M. Maxton, .vice-president,' : '■■'-.■ ... ■Thei-Eia'.-Toa Hockey Club again proved their-superiority in/dofoating tho Carterton Tho. olub, who rcjoice-. in, the: soubriquet of "Dreadnoughts, ,, aro •undoubtedly"-a*>aplendid ■ ladies' team. Ever since'tKeir'iSceptiou they havo proved thetns.olveß h'ai'd'to"boat; .At" a", mooting of.,tho Town Lands Trust on Thursday, it was decided that it was ilhjrtacticable at present to allot any of their .furidsT-in 'a'iS'pf- the Agricultural Sohool. At tho annual meeting of tho Manawata liicoiising Bench, Jjfljd _ recontly at Marton, tho reports of th&yiolico and health officer -j regarding Foxtoii''Ji'otels was satisfactory, aud all th«^:applications wero granted. In;.s6iiiO)Y'hat- contrast to tho abayo it "is; bpirrs; stated that a good deal of dninkdh'nOßS'')S: prbvalorit in tho town. Several gross.oases of tliia kind have been apparont 'qf.-latdp.'anfl ..tho .local nowepaper also draws ; to "cases : of drunkenness in the ■public streets" last" Sunday. ' I'ho month/.of. May again shows a material iifldfeifftriir'tho quiintity of honip graded as .compared with'*tl)d' ; corresponding month in ■'■■Tho total'liumbor-of bales graded at the sheds'in-Foxton last mo-nth was 1318, 'boiiig an'iiicrcaso of 406 over May, 1908. Taking; into-consideration tho falling-oflf in production j6f -hempthroughout the pommian, ifc..snya..a;good ,deal.'ior the onterpriso of tho local :'mon~ that-they are not only keeping going, but increasing their output to such,a subatontuJ extoct.

The Magistrate's Court! at its recent sitting, had before it an action brought by Vf. J. Culver, Inspector of. Awards, against Georgo Green, Jkixmiller. Tho ground of tho action was stated to bo that accused employed a paddocker on Good Friday and Easter Monday at the ordinary rates, instead of tho overtime rates required by the award. There was a further charge against the samo for employing a rouseabqut at 15s. por week, instead of tho award rato., Tho accused wrote admitting the breaches, and the Magistrate imposed a fine of £2, on each charge, with ss. costs.

At tlio same sittings of tho Court, two of our local fishermen obtained a verdict against A, Almond, of Wellington, for £16 15s. 6J. and costs amounting to £7 195., for Ash supplied, which defendant alleged arrived in bad condition. As it was shown on hi& own evidence that defendant had not tnken prompt delivery of tho fish on arrival, the Magistrate gave judgment for claimants. At a mooting of tho Manawatu No-Liconso Council, held at Rongotea on Wednesday last,' it was decided to appoint an organiser fov the electorate. It was thought by somo of the delegates that the interests of tho Noliicetiso movement would bo better served by leaving the appointment.over till thc.kwt iiino or six months previous to the'poll. On tho other hand it was contended , that, owinf» jto tho size .' and • peculiarities ot I the constituency, a nioro comprohensire eohemo of organisation wae necessary than could bo accomplished. within the tinio stated. The latter opinion being supported by a majority present, Mr. \V.. Ritohio, M.A.—tho former organiser—waa appointed, and a committeo was set up to bring forward a schomo of operations to bo presonted at the meeting to bo held in tho beginning of July.

The Wanganui Education Board has decided to furnish tho local school with an up-to-date cooking plant. The School Committee some time ago wrote asking that something of the kind Ehoald bo established at Foxton, and the board have granted tho request. This will prove a great advantage to T>he girls attending the. school, and, an a comp*.tenfc special instructrtss will be appointed, great'good is likely to result. Spoaking of school jnatters reminds one of tho fact tliat the ground in which tho fino school stands are the least artistic or picturesque in the Dominion. Thoro has been no attempt to make the ground attractive, and its baro state is not oreditablo te anyono connected with the school. With a littlo direction tlio scholars could convert the whole plnce into a "thing of beauty aiid a joy for over." A deal of comment has been made hero concerning tbo.appearance of- thb gTonnd, but nothing has been done. . i .

" Palinerston people possessing residences nt the Manawatu .Heads aro much exercised ovef tho proposed sale.of.'the laud on which their houses aro built, by'.the Harbour Board. According Id legal , opinion, .tho bba'rd has no option but to'submit the properties for ! saloj either by auction or tender) and tho Palmerstonians "who havo ooino dotfh ae visitors' to the beach, and havo put up quite a'-Vtlimber ■of buildings without having any'proper title to the :land, are 'disturbed over the'' prospect of having to , purcliaso tho sites in tho open market. If there is anyone at fault it is. themselves' in building "on the (cheap," and now they must by tho consequences. A meeting is being called in. Palmereton today of the owners of houses, to consider irhat: steps should be taken, to maintain -their preferential rights, ''■ > • ■' • .A football match was played here last Saturday by tho Awahou (Foxton). and i Boflgotea teams, resulting in a victory: by the ; former'-of 14' points to nil.- : -<..■'■■■■■■