PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 543, 25 June 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(From Oar Special Correspondent.)

LEVIN. N ■ Levin Rovers Hookey Club drew with Otaki at Lovin ou Wednesday—s goals each. The scorers for the homo team were: Thorno (2), Cyril Wilson (2), and Laurie. Levin beat Manukau by 8 goals to nil. Levin ladies drew with Otaki ladies—ono goal each. Miss Francis scored for Levin, aiid Miss Kilminster . for Otaki. All the : above fixtures were played under tho Horowhenua Hockey Association., ■■. • Tho No-Licenso meeting in the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening was well atterided. . Mr., Byron Brown presided, and addresses were delivered by tho Rev. A. Doull, of Onehunga, and tho Rev. G. Budd, Feilding. .•.'..•.. .The boxing tournament on Wednesday evening :was well attended, and the arrangements were- carried through without a hitch. Tho Griffin brothers gave an exhibition of ■ sparring;-- which was well received. ' ■ <

OTAKI.

At tho request of ratepayers of tbeWhareroa riding, ilir. ;M. Lynch convened a meet-, ing: at Paraparaumu on Wednesday night for tho purpose of considering the advisability of severing: from Hutt County. , Ahout j seventy people were present, including some from Otaki and other adjacent 'districts. Mr.-.C.E. Brandon was voted to chair. The : proceedings.were of a rather lively nai>. ure, numerous questions being put, and a running fire of interjections kept up throughout. A motion was submitted that j a conimittee be appointed to confer with the Otaki and Tβ Horo committees with a view to., obtaining information to place 'before a public meeting to bo held within a mouth. This, was seconded, but the chairman, 'for sonw considerable time, refused to put it, stating that, if he did so, no discussion could take place. ,-■ This 'ruling was -, dissented from, but tho chairman remained.firm. Eventually Mr. Howell suggested all the brains were in tho chair, a remark that caused Mr. Brandon 'to stand up and exclaim (with a look at tho chair), "Perhaps sol" Mr. Howell then suggested, that Mr. Brandon should rclin-, quish tho chair';; as his actions.were bordering., on ridiculous, and- that someone else bo appointed-so as to allow the business to proceed. Finally, aftor nearly two hours, the: motion was : ' put, ■ and carried by 34 votes ■to.l.■'_ .The. matter of. electing, a committee was discussed, , but, as this was .not on the order paper, the chairman took exception, and,.ipr a , , time,, stood firm. At last, he Rave way, with tho result -.-'that .Messrs. Smith,'Mackay, Munro, C. Whiting, and M.Lean. were to confer with the Otaki and To Horo committees. 'During, the evening a letter ,was read froni 'the -chairmarrof. tho Makara- Council '(Mr. 1 Bryant) stating, that the : severance of ;his ■:. council ; from, Hutt baS proved beneficial. Mr. Galloway, of the. Hutt Council, denied this, and Mr. Welsh, (chairman of the Hutt County) ridiculed it. " ■;. . .:. .-. .On : Wednesday the Otaki ladies defeated Tβ Horo at hockey; Rahui (men) defeated Te Horo, and Levin (men) and Otaki /played a<draw ■■ - -.-. ■.■ '■;• ■■■;■ ■ ■...; .■•'., ■■„.,■..■■ '■.

FMTHEiISTON

' Tho hockey match Married v. Single, which .wasto played on, Wednesday, l had to-'b'o put .ofi^on 'account of the weattien .'."■ ■■ Tbereought to be' agood game of football on' tho ■ reserve on, Saturday,- when Married Menv. 'Liberals will play. 'Phis annual, fixture : is. always- looked forward to with'' interest.': i■.-..- :' ■ ■ .';. - ; .!/;"; ■~.'." ,%■:.:.'.•■ -' Air. .Bruff, oi Palmerston North, was the successful applicaut for.tho position.of caretaker .to the Wairarapa Racing Cliib's prb-pei-ty. at Tauherinikau. Sixty-one tions i\jere sont in. - ;■• ' : ?■■':',''■:<:':, .-,». "It is stated that a number of Wairarapa people are working hard in tho endeavour to .start a : co-oporative farmers' ; freezing' works in their o\ni district. Mr. v J. ,T. ttickncll* one of'the provisional directors-electediby the recent large meeting of farmers at JlartinboFough, has writtenito 1 Mr. J. -"0; Cooper,' of Pahiatua, and Mr...Corrigah:>asking them to , 'address, meetings on''tho subject. as" is known at present, the , m'eeiings' will'be heldl at Featherston on Juno 30, Greytown July I, and Carterton July 2.- ■ /The signalling squad recently formedin the Feathorston volunteers, under Mr. I. V. Wil; son, late of Ihvorcargill, is makiug very satisfactory progress. -The mo.n- arp showing interest in thowbrkj. and he of use iii the field.' At the recent inspection parade held in Cartertori the Carterton company had to furnjsh all the and were complimentod by tho commanding officer on-.the fact that they were ;.the only corps in the baV talibn that had a-sauad of signallers. , :.';■ I ;