PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 542, 24 June 1909, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

■!' ;' (From' Our Ssccial Correspondent.) %Z:f- X. - ■:■ :vv■ ' v MASTERTON. As a result of the discussion at the last mooting of the ' Masterton. District- High SchobJ Committee,' witUregard to the question of. procuring a miniaturo riflo rango for tho'school '.Cadets,' .-Mr. East-hope, secretary, has: written to. the Education -and Defence Departments asking -for information.:/ Majo r: M'Donald has replied to tho effect that the matter appears to iio. .ohofei*. the officor commanding tno school cadet forces to deal withHo understands, however, that- tho .quostioii 'ofi constructing.. miniature:;' riflo ranges for school, cadets ;is receiving the .consideration of;the Department. Meantime 110 grant could .be-, made. Tho . Education Department - has j also- written • stating ;.that, ; - hitherto/ they, had |. not; contributed ,/niiniatnroY . rifle ran^esi'''>srthey. ; ;were.regMdod..as;.;.chargeable: [ against j'tho; cadet-. funds, but'/ a suggestion I'had ibeeh' made ,sonie time 'ago' that, in the ooptresj/ai subsidy. niight be;granted,for.'such purpose. They asked for: information - with l 'regard ; 7to rthe- .situation.'[of :,the"rifle butts; and - their ■ distance, ■ fiom -.Masterton. ' Also •whether,; any -| other ■' schools < thanMa'stertbrf would"nsa -the ' range •if formed,-: and "what would be tho estimated' cost. The. information required has bren supplied. ' Letters of naturalisation have been'.issued in-favour of George Phillips, settler, of Mastorton, ■ and: Frank Max, labourer, of Carterton.. ; : V' ; l .Bros. D. Threadwell and L. Jones, of tho Masterton • Rechabito Lodgo, left for* Pal--] mer'ston' Uorth' yesterday' to '.attend tho district; conference of! ltechabites, which is be-" ing held there. .With regard'to'tho-appeal by-the Masterton. County Council ; against the assossment made , by. the .-Victoria .Hospital authorities, Wellington, the Mayor, atatod,"at :Tuesdav night's meeting-of. tho Masterton Borough Council, : that a . conference of local bodies had boon arranged to discuss the-matter on July 7. >

PAHIiTUA.

■;*' The monthly .meeting '• of: the Pahiatuat School-.Committee waß;hold]on' Monday -night, .when: some/discussion took '•ptacd'.as : to • the : public-'opening of; 4h6 Arbor Day was; decided . on. as tho ; date, and sevoral suggestions ATore .th'rown out in connection with.tho ceremony, tho chief of which related. to tree, plaiitiiig in tho grounds, arid a social- iii: tKe ;• qyebihg'.After hearing ,the. Rev. J. Chalmers Mills, who jvas introduced as''a from .clturchcs,' the chairman ; intimated r. that-tho ".committee .would givo 1 carefiiKconsideration', to >.lie~depu-:' tation's proposal to allow Bible: lessons to •be 1 , given, . once- ft ' week/during ' school .houra'. Tho -number of'. children- on tlio' roll-was" re-ported-'at29o,;' tile .average attendance' bfr " mg 210. 1

LEVIN

; A meeting of tli6 La'dids' Auxiliary; of .'tlie Y.M.C.A. was hold on Tuesday afternoon m .the Association' Booms,' Queen Street, when . fourteen'' members; were present. A comavjttee, /consisting; of'Mesdamoa Palk,;\Viriche3-' .tor, Stewart, . and Hall, was : appointed to .'supervise the .distribution' of clotnmg-and; to relieve any. ca^ : -of distress which '.may to ';to, the'auxiliary;.VParcels;:of.;.clolh-, •mg< hayo already been received from Mes-> dames Palmerjvliiddle, ,Denton, and Palk. ; • : 'The Hon. ®. Mackensio, Minister for Agriotilturo;: accompanied by Mr. Clifton, Chief Stock. Inspector, were of- Mr. J. Diysdale,' jnariagorof Wercrca '.Experiment Farm/' yesterday, . .when , they .wero shown • over' tho;;f arm They?'afterwards f left\ for. Palmorston North. .. '" • " , l :The Otaki No-Licccso Leaguo held meetings here yesterday. * A ■ moating of •worker's in tho s cause .was. held in the afternoon, an<L afterwards;, tho .delegates '.were. entertained at tea by'tho. local branch of tho 'Womon'si Christian Temperance Union. A public ■ meeting was held in -the evening. : ' .v . ':V following; havo' been elected of, the. Levin .Volunteer Fire'.!Brigade for tho ■ensuing yoar:—Captain, R. J. Jones (reelected);'; - lieuteninij,, ; B. / Johnston } '; (reelected); first'foreman, ,T. J. Johnston; second foreman, J. Follas; secretary, Jamea MTaggart (re-elected).

GBEYTOWN.

:*:!Aji ; ;enjoyable Social was/iheld by-'members' and adherents of tho Preebyterian Church on! Tuesday -evening.- ... The following resolution was passed at the meeting of ■ gun sportsmen .held 'here on- Tuesday evening matches Jbo held under tlio;; : auspices;'..(jf \ thei - Carterton;; Greyiown, and I'eatherston Clubs every two months at Greytown, samo to bo.open to all members of affiliated cliibs j thoVmanagemenV: of tliese events-to. bfe in-tho/hands;of two' delegates from each club. ■.■■■■/ ' Mr. S. Fuller,;'of: the local post office staff, is at present on annual leave.; ■Tho - young' man .Phelps, ,who: mot with. a giin: aicidont recently,land ivho is. at'present, in the toc4l.'vhoßpital;-.M-:-imsrovine.-w(a»fac-. torily.-ftMr.JE. -;Phelpsi"his'-brother. - was rathor- seriously hurt playing football last., Saturday.

, OTAKI

An indignation', meeting, . concerning ; ;Mr.; Byron Brown's recent speech at Christchurch fo drunkenness in Otalci, will be held this' evening. . -iInspector; Ellison, visited. Otaki ..on official business yesterday.- r -/'■ "> ''. '.■.' - Miss M'Lean, Inspector ot Hospitajs, was on a ! visifc-'to Ot'a'ki jjesterday, and Expressed herself as pleased with the general. conduct of tho local 'institution. : -i : -'-V. Mrs.'BasSott, wife of tho engineer at tho ■Otaki Hospital, fell from-- her bicycle on .Monday,,":iynd severely'sprained her ankle. ■ ; The ■ excavation > work preparatory to the' erection of a nurses' cottage at tho local hospital, - was commenced on Tuesday.' Concrete -foundations arc-to. be put, in, after which tenders will be called for tho erection. .; "A - meeting . of the. Horowheriua Hockey Association . was'held' on ,Tuesday night at Manakau, Mr. A'.. M'Bajn presiding. A. protest was received from .'tho Te Horo Ladies' Club,;;protesting acainst the Otaki:'Ladies' Club'S win on Wednesday. - on tho following grounds':—r(l). That the. referco was. an Otaki man. (2). That, after- one of their players scored , a coal, she''-was ruled off-side. (3) That' the time agreed on was. two 30-'minnto snells, but.'the first half was 35 minutes. the: 1 second - less than 30 minutes, , It was decided to take nn action. Olmit ladies also protested against.Otaki's win of the previous week, on .'the grounds of - alleged cpaohingi' The protest was not nnheld. but rnlinw asked for worn givon. '.'.The matter of, barll.rmark»d nrounds n - as brought under notico, ; the; Levin ground esnocinlly: being referred to. It, Was-deeided , that this matter, be attended: to., The following Cwith Mr. fl; Wilson as secretary) wero elected a..Mnnhg'cCommittee' Messrs. . '.T. 'H. . Andrew - , T.'Viiieont, H.-Nicolson; F. Sims, and Horo Karauti. ,