PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 548, 1 July 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

; .» (FROU-.'OUK SPECIAL CORttSSPON9S-fTB,) f , ' PALMEESTON. I::- 1 / ,:■: A meeting, of the Opera.Hotiso Committc will bo hold, to-day to orrango for calling fc {' tenders for t|jo . lighting of tho Opera Hons j with olectno light. iV v ; - Clmrlos Riley, an old man, who gavo hire pi.\:Belt lip to tho police on Monday- night, an [;• ' : • askod to bo locked up, was yesterday mornini ;• • convicted on s. ohajgo of having' no lawfu jv-.rt .visible moans of support, 'and 'discharged. : K; : With tho'closo of rifle shooting for th!s - winter, the; Palmorston North Rifles will in !.- •. • strtutc a series/of; Morns-tnbo matches.;- Th< p first corapotitwn will take place on July 12 : for rtrophies -presented by Captain Hounso; ! and Lieutenarat Perston. , ' ( John Hcndorson, who was .arrested 01 te; r V Tuesday by. Sergeant. Stagpoole and Dotoctiv< L. . . • . Qmrko on a charge of comphcrty in the recon; 1 burglary m Mellsop, Ehott and Co.'s ware -house,. was;-bronght:before;Messrs.' S. Abra )>: • v:. ■ fauns and F. > Aishor, J.P.s, yesterday morn jing,- and remanded till Monday si Tho next lccturo under tho auspices of th< local military club will, be given bj Liou-tenant-Colonel Bauchop,vand will beeni titled: "Lessons • Learnt, at: the , Eastei f. -..- '. 'Mrmoeuvres. 1 ' - Instead of being delivered or E-; : ;tho; ordinary idat-o, tho lecture will,bo rcsorvec [ !> itill the regiment is m camp on tho show f grounds 1 ; Councillors Voss (chairman), O'Lough • I'luij: and Colhs, of ? . the "Kairanga County fy.*',..Council,,met; a deputation yesterday -morning t'*; consisting of .Messrs.- J. Nairn, Outram, and p. 'k-'v'.;;: J. Goring Johnston (ratepayers), and Mr. J. i f-,:. ..vM. Johnston (Manawatu Kaclng Club), with reI gard to the continuance of the College Street p■ ; v extension; through, to Maxwell's lino, thus £. waking., a. second road to Awapuni. The t, , route was inspected, and tho wholo matter s, fully, discussed yesterday.-, moaning, and will |,f .; ho firrther dealt with at the next meeting of f tho Kairanga County Conncil. 'It is prot .''j - posed to ;tako the necessary land' undor' tho E , Public Works Act i " L ' „ ■ Tho opening 'of tho Main Trunk line has ;-• . piveii an : unexpected spur to.representative l?i i:' r: • !•'. football i.in; the rManawatu- district, and --tho [ Rugby Union is being besieged with reqnests 1 i for dates from northerners anxious to tour tho southern end of tho'island; Already i negotiations are proceeding for matches with four unions, who will travel via the J Mam ~ JYunk line. They aro:—Awarua (Taihape). Rptorua, Franklin, and South ) 'Auckland. Matches wiJI-. bo, plentiful ' this season hero, - J- 8 ,• rana J !I 1 Poverty Bay are also nego- . • tiating, while two or..three ethernnions owe /.Visit.'-; \ ■ 1 CARTERTON. ' In the Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, be- '.. foro, Justices of;tho Peaoo,\a.fine of'ss. and costs 7s. was imposed upon a resident for 1 ' ' • allowing his chimney to take firo. Another . , person, for a]Wing his horse to wander on hi the public highway, was cenvicted and or- . , dcredto pay Court costs, A similar penalty imposed upon threo' porsons, who api ; pea ted .jn -answer, to chtirgoa of discharging . - i iv; hrearms i within; the, borough, 1 contrary to bylaws. J, 1 ; The headmaster' of the Belvedere School (Mr. H. Macfarlane) retires shortly on supor- . . a-mmation, but, prior ; to ;hls retirement,', will- . ■■ L . - ■ rocoive six montns 1 . leave of absence,--whicn Will' probably commenco on Fnday. , At a meeting of Totara Lodge of Druids, C, at was deoidod to saraiort the proposal of thd \ i riendly Societies' Council to expend £2 on ,* trophy for card tournaments, and 10a. was voted to incrcdso the \alue of same. Ono - " membor was propped, and two initiated.- , Bro. P. Ashton was .installed Y.A. for-tho' ensuing term. ■. It was reported that one ' member had boen sent to tho Rotorua Sanatorium ' \vr> • i'j ! ,n.rvThe; local•- lodge of .the Independent Order of Bechabitcs has decided that it cannot sinction the proposal of the Friendly Soj - •:;•;?! cioties', Gouncil^to expend portion of its funds t in providing for a card tournament trophv, as,.it; is its .opinion, that- such-'a proposal ' is' . beyond th 9 council's power. The council (it '', ' notes) is provided with funds solely for tho ; . purposo of; friendly society: business, 1 and' not' .. . ; "for .promoting; amusement. -'This ' Opinion -is; also held by a number of local citizens, who /. are also friendly society njembers -..-Tho lirronros,a'band of' Salvation' Army are -to. givo, an entertain-: mcnt here ( on Fntlay week \ A wandering hors'o in Hkh".Street on TuesV; : V-v..uday,' mortting' frightened^tho: horse attached to a butcher's cart, belonging to Mr G W. -; - Dollcr. .Tho•; animal; set-, off valonp - the. foot* path,,,but; was stopped through:colliding;with . , a verandah 'post A broken picco of frotwork was tho only dimage ; . 'Tho third; annual , show of - tho South - WairaTapa Poultry Association was opened josterday. i Tho North Island' championship in 1 buff orpingtons was awarded to Mr Bert ,i Edgle, Bolvedore. Mr H J E Afejriek j-«t..V-mi!.wou-, tho.-.ohampionshipvni Pekin : ducks; Mr- , C P. P of Carterton, ivon in i tho heavy-breed utility class, and Mr. G H ' I/esliOj/Eketahuna) : in light breeds. '\U LUYIN. ■'.-v.Theyannual meeting- of the Levin Hoi-ti- : fultural Society was held on Tuesday evening! ra. : ' fair, attendance.: being'- -present- ■ Mr-' ..James Prouso, president, occupied the chair--The report andi balance-sheet were read, and _ a long discussion ensued over the latter. It was .-.pointed., out, that though : two very ...:/:! successful; shows-had. been hold - during -the v -i ;vvj.">ear, the, balanco was on; tho - wrong,- side (in-:v,-v - connection, with■ tho • autumn show.- One reav son given was that* several of the special' -;. prizes.-which. had . promised' were - not : forthcoming. Mr. W, H Field, MP , was Te-electcd patron, and Mr James Prouse " y , president. Mi 15. J Judd, pho 'has acted j.'"■>>i~:' 'as secretary' for several years,'.having ro-. : f VK-uibvedj.-. to _, Shainoh ■ :.-contiriue .-officojv arid-. v.'. ".-'meeting., re- . ; •': ( '. corded its sonso of . tho : work' which' hi had sbciety. ; 'Anottier goneral 'meetSrym' mg'.is. to be held: next .week, . 'when his suc^' cessor will be appbinted A now committee I was. elected t'd carry on tho .worlr'.for the ' ensuing year Dr. BoranofF, the ltussian - lecturer, addressed the boys tho/\\ crcrna Boys Tram--ing Farm on 1 uesday evening, Dr Mackenzie presiding )He paid a compliment to the ■. ~ , - ® an ager..of. tho . farm,; Major. Burlinson;'and -^S%S : v^Pt^^ : ;;l l i^;.-; a 3niiration;"-.fori;Jth^ ' no' inslit-jitibn. is. conducted. Tho -boys'' band also came in fot a share of the praise 'that tho punishment, which' ho had -v-i.-:. ■ , -.-sufferpd - in- Russia-, had; been endnred :-in,;endeavouring to establish institutions like the Bovs' Tiaming Farm Mayor .and .councillors of Levih paid a visit of in3ppction to the head works of tho high-pressure water supply on Wednesf day. As Cabinet has decided to have 200 acres land at .tho,; -Wereroa Experiment' Farm -/ 'stumped, it is-anticipated t-lmt'a consider- - able nnraberrof/. men- will find'employment thero shortly The new buildings in course of erection at the farm aro making good progress fa