PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 547, 30 June 1909, Page 10

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(ntOll OUIt EPKCIAL COIIHB3rONSE<TS.) ' 1 PALMERSTON. John Henderson, brother of Robert Henderson, already committed'for trial ; for tho alleged burglary at' Messrs. Mellsop, Eliott a ndCo.'s warehouse on Juno 16, was arrested, yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Stagpoolo and Det-cctivo Quirko for alleged complicity., Hondorson gavo evidence against his brother in Monday's- Court proceedings, and the chargo agdinst him is based on evidence . gathered by the police sirico Monday. Tho fire brigade received a call at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoonj for an-outbreak of firo in a small cottago in Amesbury Street, owned by Mr. C. Rush and occupiod by Mr.' Keay. Vory little damage was done. Tlie'fire, it seems,. originated in tho front - room, and the. paper on tho walls was burnt off. A< few buckets of water had practically settled matters before the brigade arrived. Tho house was insured for £200. John Sassi a prohibited young man,'was before Mr. A, D. Thomson, S.JL, yesterday morning.on a charge of drunkenness.'.. Constablo Fiulaysori, in evidence, stated that ho was called to Campbell Street at a late hour on Monday night, because of accused's violent behaviour in his liome. When the constable arrived, ho found Sass breaking the furniture and windows, -and using violent language. Constable Connor also gavo evidence to. the effect l that ho had been called to the scene by a telephone message stating that a man was smashing up his' home. In reply to accused, Constable Finlayson ■ admitted that he had knocked him' down, but had done so in self-defence. Sass admitted, that he was knocking things about and had smashed ® window, and some furniture, but declared that he was not drunk, although he had been drinking. .His Worship said that 'ho considered that tho police had been very lenient in only charging accusod with, drunkenness, as ho might easily have' been charged with more'serious offences.He was fined 205., in default seven days' imprisonment/ ~ . ... OTAKI. . Tho following ' - fixtures'- and - ri>fetees ; for matches to -be -played under- the auspices of the Horowhenua Hockey , Association wero drawn up'onlTuesday evening:—Men's: June 30—Otaki v. Levin, at Otaki (Mr. Brougliton); Manakau v. Bahui,. at Manakau (Mrl' M'Bain); Hovers, a. bye: July 7—Levin v. Rahui, at- Levin (Mr. Karanti) ;, Otaki i.' Rovers, at, Otaki (Mr. Nicolson); Manakau,' a byo. July M—Manakau v'.-,Ot'aki,;at'Mana-kau (Mr. M'Bain); Levin,' v. Rqvers, at Levin (Mr. Shankland); Rahui, a bye; July 21—Otaki: v. Rahui, at Otat-i (Mr.- Nicolson); Rovers v. Manakau, at Levin j (Mr; Burns) Levin, a bye. July .28—Rahui v. . Hovers, at Otaki (Mr. Nicolson) j Levin ,v'. Manakau, at Lovin (Mr. Shankland); Otaki, •a bye. ...

Ladies—Third round: July 7— Otaki r. To Horo, afc Otaki (Mr. Bcvan); Ohau v. Levin, at Ohau (Mr. Andrews). July 14—Te Horo v-Ohau, nfc To Horo (Mr. Freeman);; Levin v. Otaki, at Levin (Mr. Broughton). July 21—Ohau v., Otaki, at Ohau CMr.. Shankland); To Horo y. Levin, at To Horo= (Sir.. Cockroll). Fourth Round: July 28—Ohau v. To , Horo, . at; Ohau (Mr. Penn); Olaki: v. Levin, at . Otaki (Mr. Sims). August 4 —To, Horo v. Otaki, at To Horo (Mr. Sims); Levin v. Oil an, at Levin : (Mr. Sliankland),. August Otaki ,v. Ohau, at Otaki (Mr. Nicolson): Levin y. Te Horo, at Levin (Mr.-Shankland)/ ;v , MASTERTON. 1 _ Sir. and Mrs'. E. Barclay, of tho Prince of Wales-: Hotel,. were ' farewelled '.'on"...TuesdayDight by t a. largo gathering, representative of 'tho farming and commercial community,'; and presented ; with • a largo- handsomely-framed address. chair was occupied by Mr. J, H. Pauling, manager of, tho' Master ton Implement Company, while tlio toast of tho host and hostess was proposed by Mr. G/'C. Summerell, local manager . for , Levin and; Co. Amongst other speakers Wero Messrs. J. B. -Moodio, J. M'Killop, R. : Cameron, Groves; and;lnness. '"''Mr. "and Mrs; Barclay, are "to leave .New Zealand shortly for Australia;' but they intend to come back again and settle, if possible, in-some portion of-the Wellington province. . - ■. . r ■-■; r ,. GREYTOWN. , - The'monthly meeting of the'' Greytowii •Fire Brigado was held on Monday evening.. After routino business, a special' meeting w ; as: held to .consider tho ; resignation' of- thd 'capr tain, (A. L., Webster).. After consideration tho resignhtion .was accepted.' , .. Captain,Av'B. Charters lias resigned from' the Greytown Itfflcs,. . " The weather ]|as suddenly turned very cold, and'tho Tararuris are now covered with snow.. Previous to this-.cold snap .the , weather was rather too mild to be beneficial from a farming point of; view.' - At tho presentation of prizes at the Kaitara School (Morison's Bush), a : lad' named Sydney Knapp. was specially mentioned ■as having attended tlio. school, for ,a period of seven years without being once absent. This is nil .the more creditable whon. it is stated that ho had )to walk 3J-miles each way. Seven miles a day means a lot of walking in' seven years. .. ' ■ Mr.' 0. Kempton, of this district, was so severely bitten, in the musclcs of one of his arms by a pig recently that the 1 doctor had to stitch the wound. This.is'the second case of' l the"'kind reported here lately'!.; Mr. C. Bicknell had one of his fingers severely ( bitten not long ago. ' , , - • ' . ' , . -Mr. D. P. Loasby, Mayor |of Greytowii; is recovering , from his recent accident. , ; v : 'vK ".'Mr.- W..Mv. Clark, draper, lately! instituted a guessing competition for the benefit of Levin .Fire Brigado. "He invited .tho'"public; to guess how liiany haiidkerchiefs-Tyere:in one of; his .windows,' at.'one penny a guess; and; Master Arthur King' wou tho prize. ;- The pennies, amounting to. £1 Is. ■ 6d.- - were handed over to the Levin Fire; Brigade. . The 'Itev.- B. L. Gwynne, of Tunbridgo Wells, Kent, England,; who has for ; many years past done a great deal of work amongst • ■young people, is now travelling in New Zealand with a view to seeing what prospects : there arc for placing out "tlio sons of yeomen and others in such places as will enab'.o them to start _with a practical knowledge of colonial farming. Among other places, he has just, visited the Boys' Training Farm, AVereroa, and "was impressed with the work'.donoi there..-' : \ Tho programme for the "Evening with Sir Walter Soott" 1 under tho auspicos of the Y.M.C.A. Literary and; Debating Society, in tlio Century Hall, on Thursday evening, is almost completed, and a good' evening's entertainment is likely. Tho Rev. J. WLito is the essayist. .'