PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 578, 5 August 1909, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(»no« wm srKciiL connesrorcsirrß.) 0 j MASTERTON. Masterton Borough Council met on Tues to day, when Mr. P. L. Hollings presided ove >'ut a full council: The Hospital Trustees wroto ins the council to removo a number o [s : Park trees which were- overhanging into th< [,'" cemetery, and the matter was left in .tin he °f' H?e Park Committee, with power t< \ e act. Councillor Morris drew the council'! Al 'attention to Pownall Street, which ho de , Gcribed as a disgraco to tliii borough.' Th< I?,' road had never been properly formed, am na stock had so cut up the road that it was a * now almost impassable. He moved that the IU J Borough Engineer bo instnicted to prepare a ! st report on the road. This was carried. . Th< manager of the borough abattoir submitted °* his report for the past month as follows:— a J Stock slaughtered: Cattle, 139; calves, 15; »"• sheep and lambs, CB9; pigs, 83. The stated ol f ment of receipts for the month showed the at balance from last month to be £95 ss. 3d. j ns aggregate charges for month, £97 Is. 6d.; t>e receipts, £120 13s. 6d.: balance at end of sk July, £71 13a;- 3d.- ' be The recent banquet held under the aus- -- pice 6of the' local branch of the Navy 3 'l League, which was attended by Captain es Colomb, of H.M.S. Encounter, and several ofm fleers, and' the Acting-Prime Minister,- has as had the effect of infusing renewed 'interad est in the branch. The treasurer (Mr. W. T. at Mansfield) states that he has secured 30 adly ditional members. "They wero obtained," n- said the. treasurer, "in a very short space of d, timo, and I. was not met with a single rest fusal to join." n- The local Y.M.C.A. : Debating Club will as shortly meet the members of the Wellington Id Association. The subject for, debate will be: >1- "Is tho financial, legislative, and administra:h tive policy of the past 19 years worthy of io support?" '■.-.. in Tho quarterly conference of the' Wairarapa a- Anglican.clergy was held here on Tuesday. There were present: Revs. H. Watson (Masle terton), V.' H. lutcat (Eketahuna), A. •T. ir Page (Greytown), J. Phillips (Tenui), and W. > Raine (Master-ton). After the celebration of ie Holy Communion in the morning, the clergy in adjourned to the- vicarage, where an interin esting discussion on "The revision of the 3- Prayer Book" took place, ie . ' ' ' , ' ' 'y :.V GKETTOWN: : ° Mr. R. L. Jellicoe, one of Greytown's ltr post office officials, has been notified of. his n transfer to Wellington. He has made him--0 self very popular here, and his removal' is a much regretted. 8 nAt the S.M. Court yesterday, Mr. C. C. Graham, S.M., occupied tho bench. A. •• B. Balfour, and W. Kidd, were each fined * 55., and 7s. costs,, for riding bicycles on the '> footpath. Mr. J. Brown, horse-trainer, sued e Houri Kingi for £9 10s., but was nbn- . suited, with £1 ,10s. costs. . In the case ■' J. T. Fuller v. A. C. Nitz 'judgment for ' £34 10s. 6d. was given in favour of the * plaintiff, with £3 10s. costs. •'• . s B ' Th ? Usurer :of the Waiohine River Board reported at last mooting that the ' credit at .bank was £92 ss. 3d., and assets, ' including rents, rates, and goods accounts amounted to £385 13s; ,9d. The overseer was .instructed to; make vnecessary repairs *: to the groynes. r ''■" - —T~——. .■'.' * V : feildwg.: . ; ; The Oroua River, which was very high on Monday and had considerably lessened in ; volume on Tuesday, coming down almost to ; normal winter level, went up again yesterr day afternoon, in consequence of a return of ' heavy rain. : Although no! damage has been j reported, so far, a quantity of.wiro ontanglei ment and other pieces of protective works have i been;seen floating down the river pastFeild- ■ mg. * ■ In the Foresters' Hall on Tuesday night i Druids and Foresters met for the ; fourth i round of. the Friendly Societies' card touma-. ■ ment. The Druids wero the victors, win- . ningby 22 games to 18. ;.». .Folding-■-is' to have' its share'of the' i "scare ship" oraze. Last night a couple of i: our respected citizens saw a bright ■:■ light' i floating in the eastern sky, and they arc con- . fident that it was not a fire ballon or .< a heavenly body. The light was seen" about ■9:30, and whilst it was being watched it gradually disappeared in. the haze. .The planet Mars has been very brilliant as it rises lately, and those who did not see the light . are confident that the alleged "ship" ' was' merely the planet. The "boy preacher" concluded his three weeks visit to Feilding by giving a lecture : on Robert Bums in the Drill Hall on Tuesday night. Tho visitors (Messrs.' Ch'arteris, father and son) left for Auckland yesterday afternoon, and after-a fortnight's relaxation the boy preacher will open' a mission in Christchurch'. LEVIN. . ' The Presbyterian Social ■ and Literary Society, held a successful social gathering on Tuesday evening in the church. The Rev. J. .White presided. A very good programmo opened with an organ solo by Mr. J. P. White,, and songs were sung by Miss M'Lityre, "Mesdames T. Devin'e and Birss, and Messrs. •Morticehead, Shaw, and 1 Hammond. Recitations were contributed by Mesfsrs. Fry and Polo, readings by Mrs. Milne, Messrs.' Prmgle and Rutherford,: while' Miss Shaw gave a pianoforte solo. The accompaniments to tho songs were played by Miss Shaw and Mr. J. P. White.. A hearty'vote i of thanks was accorded the various perform-' j ers, after which refreshments were handed I round. ' An enjoyablo dance was held on' Tuesday ■ evening, in the' Druids' Hall, under trio auspices' of the '.'Scarlet Pimpernel" committee. Mr. : J. Kearsley provided the' music,' and' extras, were, played :by Mrs. .Wallace and Miss Smith., Mr.R. Burgewas M.C. - ] _'Mr./Shuttleworth, of the Cambrian' Fruit Farm, Beach Road,.has taken over the farm ; in Kawhiii Road lately occupied; by Mr. i August. He is planting, a large number' of , fruit, trees, and intends to establish a very up-to-date fruit farm. ; ;'■'■——— ——— '/':■■■ ■'' ~•■ t .;:■.:.'-qtaki..;';:".;...'"'; . ... \ Miss Nellie M'Clelahd, an enthusiastic j member of the local Methodist Church; was ' on - Monday night presented with a writing- ° case prior to her departure for Napier. Mr. ° Frank Pcnn (choirmaster) made the presen- T tatioii. ■ • 1 ■Heavy rain fell again yesterday,'and'in ' consequence all hockey fixtures were' postponed.' -.:. ■-■■■.• ~-: , • _ A concert was given on Tuesday night at Manakau in aid of funds for additional repairs to the Maori Church. There was a fair ■ attendance; and the. programme; submitted ' was a good one.