PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 4 October 1909, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

K » Messrs V. E Horn Wow, A W. O'Dwyer, and W P. Shaw have "been." ndmlnated for the vacancy created on the Kiwitea County Council by the resignation of Mr Guthne, MP. The election will take place next Thursday. Close upon i3f was cleared by the Salvation Army corps with the self denial baiaar just held This sum is an advance of nearly £10 on that raised last year > ' The .mportant thing in tho railway time- , table for this district Is that the name of V Fetldtng 11 still being omitted from the list ot 1 stoppingplaces for*the Main Trunk express * fEhe grovno pat in by the Borough Counoil ' -" at the intake nas exactly served the purposo * aimed at The object of ithe groyne was to "> turn the flow across tho riverbed on to tho ' ' new intake, and that 13 just what it 18 doing A farmer, who lives about twenty miles from !. Mding, discoured that he had ■■ bought his ■p neighbour's sheep at the Peilding yards, and had travfUed over forty miles to do it . 'DurW'*H month Fmlding had seven frosts, lit wet W J? and just under six inohes of mm \ An e«wnsngo of pulpiti took place yesterchy by the R«\ Ceowe Bndd, of Foilding, and , the 1 Rev Donald M'lvor, of Waverley. I Tho anniversary of the Baptist Young People's Christian Endeavour wai celobratod yesterday ' By the series of socials whioh they have h6ld during tho year, tho congregation of St Andrew's Church at Colyton have netted about £% A contraot has been let f6r th 6 painting of the churoh building, and other improvements aro to be carried out I 1 LEVIN. On "Today morning, Messrs 6 Marriott, and W IMmer; two well-known local anglers, Yere early astir plying rod and line, with the result that before 9 o'clock they had each, landed the

», Uniit-20 hsh ■ Ttfo Tflurn draughts ind quoits contest beWofn Wereroi Boys' Training Parm, and the Bovi , Department of the YMCA, camo off m the rooms of tho latter on Friday night The Farm boys carried all before thea, winning the draughts contest by 20 games to 16, apd the quoits by 384 to 328 Mr Eggleton was in charge of the Farm boys, and Mr Gibson had tho oversight of tho YMCi. boy 6 1 The losers provided sdppor, aftor which tho team l ? gave three cheers for each other Court Pride of Levin, AO F, celebrated its 1 nineteenth anniversary on Friday evening by a social in the Town Hall There 1 was 11 large attendan6o, mdudina; so* oral member? of the Order from a distance, amongst whom iv»re Bro W Tts'son, District Sub Chief Rangoi, PGR Bro Pink, Cartorton, Bro Patton, PCR, Dnnediii, Bro Biowster, P Cft , Blenheim, >and Miss Palmer and Mrs Bignall, Court Lady Glasgow, Wolhnfcton, and many others Tbo other local friendly socic tie* wero represented by Bro H 'Gilmorc, AD, Druids, Bro Tames M'Taggart, Eechabitcs, and Bro P Tnohy, Oddf6ll«ms The , Mayor of Levin (Mr Gardener) gave a short on the value of friendly societies, and adyivd young ladies to refuse to marry any ohe'who'did 'nbt'bolonft to one l or' other of thew bodies During intervals, songs were contributed by Mrs llorris, Messrs L Nation, add Mottershead MnSie w&s supplied by Mr J KeaHey, with all his well-known ability, and v e\tras were played by Miss Noble (Ohli) and Mr J. Rose 'Ihe duties of MC. were efficiently ' disoharßtd by Bro P PotersMi, ably assisted bj Uro P. Jones llr H Dud ding catered Messrs Crabtree nnd Sons, Wellingt6n, are ' the successful tenderors at XIOO for tho ironwork for tho new suspension bridge at the > waterworks OTAKI. 1 Green peas and new potatoes—Otski-grown —Aro being bold locally by one of the resident Ghmnmcn This is another instance of Utah's salubrious climate Mr R- M'Donald has reigned the position of'starter to the Otaki Maori Racing Club owing to having hoisei engaged at tho coming meeting Mr O Connor has been appointed in hit stead \ The death is announced from Tauraaga, Aiickland, of Mr Thomas Wood, fathei of Mrs Wi Vaughan, of this t6wn Deceased, I who was 57 years of age, was a nati\o of TaurnnßOy-bul Epont a portion of his <lifo in Aiistriba i ,, -i »■ 1 -, , * f Whitebait is plentiful here, and finds ready 'The rainfall 'fo; , SepteffibCr 4Vsin? the maximum fall being SGin; on tho 20th Rain fell on 20-t.dayj - < - ~ - < 4t,;thojealo ofiJJacmg privileges on Saturdiiv/"' , ny6tt'i»ri , .Co-mrfr MHot the dnt--6!(lh cotes, Messrs Huginns and Maorhouse- £ol for tho publicns''booth's (2>, and Mr Middlot ton s lss for tho hor=e paddock MASTERTON. , The Masterton Bowling Clat will opon the season oniThnr'iday next 1 Owing to rain/ a»considnrablo area of country north o£ MaM'tton wa<) flooded yesterday, and \ on some road!) slips came dowa f I * ——————— ' Apf IDENTS AND FATALITIES. 1 «- i

;:^|i: 3;S^^?l]?^ D '?! T^:DEiW^ (By.: Teiograipli-r-l'resay AsibdiaiioW ; '';;.',■';■, 'i;Af.'S:^C , tS*- ; 4vv : j-/ ; ----phristch'urch|; Oct6berv3.v:. f );;■■/; ; 'vMf;vL2Thos;-P,aint6n; 72:years'.oi :age,.:em- ■; K;.l;' aloyed"by'-.Mr.vHeijfy'Niinweek; : fruitgrower.: at. .was vburnt 'to -;death ;.last ; : night.:; It s !}&■'■ ■'appears v-thatyKß;' lived I in "ra '■ tent',in^.Nnnweek's sKjo-. r: o'clock 'V; >: «on?;Satui;day:\niEht -yrhen-, Kβ»had,fc; tbttte .of sf^'r.wHiHry:*^ \:':?j\- edbor;;.> About-9.30 'o'clook^thißiniorning.'it.-was 1 v';?;, :V : discoyered':'that- the':tont •'■ had'jbeen f destrbyed'•' & 3 aridiOPaintbn's; : :charred' romains 'Jwero"' 'i bund ;wSyy anSbng:;the':disbris./Vltii3:;Stipposed -that' the : firo |.S'.y. v ;wiis caused ; by;a.candle ignitin'g;the tedclothes. , : ;j. <: It"-.jsibejieveU'.;that;;deceased'8-w !,;;»irfresidSVin^pun'e^inTj^iiSßi'v;.^;!:" r ;\;v v.i ~tf:. : :-i,\ :;::::>.?ttW,hile:making;the/steamer-Eeliance ■fast to' .■.^^H^-'-whaiffadjaeettt.'.to;itilpVs: M'ihe,-:-H.untly,'' •;;.:::. ■ ; ye'sterdayi , ;Win.y.Priestly,"; a-young'.man : about: ;'.:; >, : ',2o,;:years,-of ;age;; sustained; :a ;, ,compound-frdc: ..V..:.'/t^efof•;■ tho"leg.;i;A hawser■ foulcu:'round thq •;;;.;■; lliiribiibinding.at' tightly-to' the/.bollard on deck t\ , cv'.'- f ■^;;;;;'ittg--;a..cry , :'the; master ■■(Wm.-:Macfarlane);im-■:':l•;.:■■;■ mediately;rewrsed 'the engine,'-top Jate:to.save .:;.:: quickly -; enough .tb'.pre.: tprn'.'pff; ,; 7:: ; "' ~••/;. g'j;Sfppi^JT)l^E6M' V: ?v ■ : .the ; ;Hospitai:'yestcr-" V- -i;;daj.;v:attttnoo'o ::by;ilIr. : ;::W. G;-;Riddell,-S.M;;' ■V''' '.Margaret ;;Eyan,: a ■N':';:r«ngw,womah,'who:lived:by' herself;at 12-Bute ''■'■■ vV?!j^l'"£W : September 3,' Miss 'Kyan.fell' into ;;...;,.;;,;the,nre,7;and•,^yas ; severely ■ burned. -She suc■v, -^^Mbed ipb ..'^aturday/'at.the^Hospital;..-'The !Kγ-yeijdiri Vfrom"; blood ,"poisoning '!',:: >brpue:ht::;ab6utvby. burns,-Vaccidentally:- sus-r^ii-tained^i.^.J:.;,:\;V,-4.: :,j".:'; ;tt ;-,■'>;.•?.•■■•'■>-*;: .Wi-;-^^ l -';;/;^^^oRus.-pbis9NiNa;'-; : ';:'::;' : -

'/• aftetnodn,--MrJ.''W.. ';•:'■ ..G;-.EirtdcH,a.ll.;-coiiauctea an inquest as to '; vv.-v-thfij(leath.iof/an' infant named, Violet' Johnson i ; 4's^o;;years;and';three;months). , -;:The-child i-w.lwgli-.mtb,; its <, parents '■■■ at the '.-foot 'ot'iMakara ;;.; ; -.;;'?i!fi;'--Karori',;-;and: on, Sunday; '•■ a-:week ago, : X<& ffallowed; the .heads: of : :-some •' wax : matches i; ..-,-■ fehelwas.-brQught to tho -Hospital on Thursday .£ on/Iridfty 'evening.; A', post-mortem was held,'arid the verdict-roturned ly/r, at ithe /inquest' Tras :■;;,Death'.by phosphorus ii:.f;' J^:i;!. 'S.s :■:.■;■■■ ■■■,:■.'■■■'" ;■■ '■■ '. , ' yvJ : .^flatd;;Xins^tf,7.a ; ';eiti"(if. twelve,:tos "ad- ,; ■-.'.''v.tnittea.-.ta ;the.l-,qsjiita| yesterday for the treat'rvfiiment.jofiinjnricS'Eiistaiiicd/in, 'a fall. The ; :,;Birmparents : :liye-in':Austin;Stredt. :. : y'-:-:-