PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 9

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

!:■: (From.Our. Special'" Corr'bspomlcnW.ii" .-;' ; ; :;'-. - ; v;y : -^'>;-;;'^^yW ; ; ;•. v ; \MASTE'RTON/^;'y^>;V; ; V ■ / The.: monthly meeting', of; i% - Mtvsteijtqij. Hospital Trustees Was held. on Wednesday, Mr.: J. B. Keith presiding, ; The' InspeetbrGe'neral of; Hospitals wroto''in •> regard' to tho .proposed alterations': to': :tho septic tank.-statiug that suoh an.eitensiTO.nl-. toration as, proposed, by; tho trustees was noti-nec'ossary, and no: subsidy 'would bo given ;thereon, 7br: only.: on suoh s'sum as thoiJlinistor.f.thinks.'sufficient. -On tho motion "of -Mr. J. B. Keith,- seconded by Mr. W. Fishor, it' was deoided to' 1 forwarfl tho• following, reply ; to•',tho s. Inspector;' General's-letter:-f-"(l) That tho' original, installation'! was in .accordance with * the . plans approved . by. tho Dopartmont,'' and. that t tho trustees';'- are 'not responsible for its- inadequacy ; (2), that the" trustees arc advised by ■ thoir; ouginoer. that tho modi-, (icatibh, of : his, scheme• ■ proposed by,'tho Department would bo'ineffective, in which case tho .adoption ; of tho" suggestions : of tho Department would'result in a-further wasto .of money; (3)' that if fsnch suggestions wore to ba-'cnrriod:out;:'it;wou,ld!be. necessary for the Department to appoint !.an."engineer .to'■preriaro plans and specifications,!arid sSuperyiso'thoTwbrk; (4)- that, tho .trustebs' do.'.not - understand : tho" In.' spobtor-Getiornl's "referenco to. withholding: tho subsidy Ton's tho! amount of expenditure: in; ;nuestioh;; or of: any ; 'part' of it, 'and' would.asKjhim.to: be good onoughitd' up, plain, for-.their- information;- in.' what circumstances, and undor -what ''a'uthbr'iv ;,tie3,'ssubsidics ;;may:''bo ; withhel4;'':sV ; 'A' jcoinmitteo was, appointed: to.' inquiro Jnto 'tho.''lighting:pf',;tho ■ hospital,; and .report s.thereoh. ; ' Ef , connection" with' tho ; Eans;.downo ■ .water-supply, 'tho :-secretary..,. re-: ported- that' the"committee had'practically .agi'cedTtoTsupply.;.water freo of .cost. A committeo .was .empowered to ihstal'tho servico". -Tho)treasurer.sroribrted .that tho ■receipts siihco .last'-.meeting were> >£61 35.; disbursements,: .£268 -14s. Od.;'. bajanco on December'ls, *639i'.155. Od. \ balance at : date,; '£190 ,';4s.. Bd. . Mr. Keith was , reelected ;chairnian. ! .There 'are 10 patients sin the''hospital at 'present. ':• •..-■:-,'; • ''■■■; The committee ;, appointed • by 1 the Mas-, :tortoh A.,.and ;P.'; Association to.'"'organise ithe-' Solway' Stook-Fair Schmee! met ion •sWedhesday afternoons/Present: Messrs. G. rC.fSummerell (chairirian),: : W. Perry,. D, -M'Gregor.i'jun./.'.andTH. Mbrrisbn. .The 'details : of , the ! -fair;- wore 'disGussed'.at 'length, .and; the following '.were'.appointed a', canvassing!: .committee for .the.' various districts' '-mehtibriedi-^Mcssrs.' ; -A.': D; :M!Mhstcr, : rKahautarai ■'■.' JV G. Elliott, .Martinbbrongh;'Q. ■■■ Dbhnld,'. Fcatherstoh j' :H.' M'l'hoe; ; W.B, Allen, Tara-tahij-J;-Strang',' Gladstone"; J.-.MrKeiizie; To ; \Vhitiahd Hoihebush; E.'Barrer, Te !\Vhara'u;sJ. : :H.' Tiitham; Homcwob'd and •East ,Coast| K. J. Dogg,' Upper .Plain'-jlW,' •Cooper;! To Ore ; Ore; ; , 'James M'Gregor,- : Wangaphi,!i fk.i'l.. Percy, .Bideford; T. P. Lett,!<Taucru;•• J.TM'Killop, ,Brance-' -pctb.sarid Stronvnr; H.< Morrison, Brance.peth/niM ■ Langdalq ;'■ A:: J.:.Specdyi sTemii i /Wv ; Dnlzioll, ..sAnnedalbjCTenuiiiAV. : H; sßuiok; >• Opaki ;:>vD^y-Fbreman;tf sMouht ,'JBriico; .GbrdbhVStewart.'iKbpiiiiranga' and sKangitiimau;'.iF;-.'!W<; -Kuinmor; : Maurice-' ;ville; H.-. J.-Daggi' Ihau'ra; J.:F.Heckler,' .Mangamahob y ■'.J';/■ Cross;.." ■. Alfr'edto'n; ; T rM'lvenzie,. ;niid,;W;' M'Keuzib,:' Mastorton district .;■ ;At;.a".' laterT.datb sarrangembnts will .bo,.inadi;,fpr...thc:.'ieception ; and ac--I ..eommodatidh ; ,of. the 1 , stock fins the' various districts.: ;!Mr..;.W.:;Perry: announced'-at lithe moebng'.,th»t:he wouldsdonatb 20stiid i , M n , o 0^1 ? 3 ■ tie:i?tdofcvfßivi' Vlt .war re- ' F / 9^v?W t5: -P ro ™ 1^3,^;0^i -'feeh- : , support iT l ax -: "11 Toyer..:tho! district'Shads'bebn- rbce;ved,::.nnd ;it sis .'.anticipated that- the fair -wills he fB , s-hiigossuecbss.'ss;!:,; ;^T"s'v/'; s-!'':^AHlAtUA;.'3'^ U '!Tr;^

;a'ahiahia coinpotitors" were'very successful at the Kumeroa-Hopclands sports oft,.Wednesday.last.- : J.jD.■'Galvii./who is a youth, annexed , the 150 yards maiden,,. loo. ytirtls.iand- 220 yards' eveiits, 5??,'.™" second; in' the-' 410 yards''race., also, won the points prize of -10s. for 'Ovehts, having ;at-the;.cofi-clusioii of the meeting 18 points to his ■credit,'the ; next ; highest* being .10 points boloy, this • number.- Other local athletes ;to .soeVre prize money ,wera. IV. Wilson, E; Harvey, h toy, W. Avery, (x md E > while W.J; Maddever and <R. • successful ; in the • horse ovents.;. )lhe meeting was the .first held ;by. ; ;.the;Kumeroa .and.:Hppaands'Athletio .boaeties since,;their amalgamation,- and wast in; every;. wayXsuccessiul. The' com- : ; mittee. are ; ; ■ fortunate;,'.:in v Moving; ■ Mr. _W.' Dobson as, secretary.: He is . a genial man who- understands; his work.. ■ To-day tho annual -school . picnic in connection..with' the.'Kaitawa 'School,, is bei : ing hold.v The day's amusement will wind up.! J«th: .a', .dance ; ;in.-jthe :Kaitawa' ■ Hall •tins evening,,:'--.vV ; 'V^ he j secretary> of . tho • Pahiatua-Akitio 1 A.aand E;'-"Association istates'.that - good; entries.: are; being .received -f6r : the various events , at the " forthcoming-show on February 9,_! the horse ; events and tho Jersey :oattle-. elfiss ; being, especially to: the' fore.' It."is. pleasing, to note that the horse evepts are - attracting competitors; l as '.the general " public? take -.-a 'keen; 1 interest'-' in anything yepnnqcted : with;' horses."- at, .an agricultural/show. Intending-.exhibitors are reminded,'that'.entries -close with' tho secretary, ;Mr.-J. ;A. "Walsh; .on-Saturday, January. 22, at 8 p.m.-;" : ';:-:.; - Tho'. annual Presbyterian. Snnday'School P*cmo ; ->iir-.b6'.held;;oil: Monday; next' in ;Mr. J'.-Robertson's grounds-at Konini., ' ■ :.The.milk;supply at the.Ballahce Company's creamery at Haihua is. stiU ; keeping up well,. somewhere about 2400 gallons'being received daily..• ' v ,-,.-. >. ; ! :

WOODVILLE. Tho Kumoroa-flopclantls sports were held on vyednesday (Bays our Pahiatua corres-, pondent), the weather 'being line, but-dull.' •i'ho attendance, was better than, was the case in former years, and'the officials all .worked hard f! to make' the event a sue-. cess:,.'. Visitors were present, from- Danue- • virke, \Voodyille, Pahiatua,. and v the l6urrounding, districts," and v a 'dance .was; held in tho. Kumeroa. Hall ■ in-. the 'evening. ■ Sports results:—lsoyds.Maiden—J. D. Galvin," 1; M. Robinson,, 2. 100 yds. event for Ti'oys under 16-H.;Murray; .1 j A. Mexted, 2. ' 100 yds.. event for boys under 14;— H. Pattison, 1 1 j; A..- Slattery, >2. r. 100 yds. Handicap, final-heat.—Qalvid, 9ydk., i;\V. D. Shields, ,2; H.; T., ' Time, llsec. A 220 yds. 1; T; Wilson, 2; C.- A.-.'Joncs, 3. ; Time,-25sec. • 120 yds.' Hurdles.—'YW H.':. Monteith, 1; E. Harvey,'-2 ;.JW. Pilkintori; .3., 120 yds. Hurdles (for 1 boys Minder 16)i—0." ilexted, . .1; C. Baileys 2., . Stepping Chain.—Both:amley (CGft.), l>.Oulsnam: (60ft; Jin.), 2; CO'entries. .Iligh Allar-. djee', 2.' i 440 yds.: Handicap.—Shields, -1; Galvin,:,2j Jones, 3.,', Time, 56 l-sseo.' BSJ yds;;■■ Handicap!—A'. Campbell,' l;'Eosen.feldt,' 2;, Terry, 3. Time, • 2min: : fceo;; One ;Milo : Bun.—Mullins, 1 1; ' A;:- Campbell; 2; .Terry,, : -3., Time, 4min. -Usee. : Horse events:—Tilting in;the Eing.—E.' Stowart,: 1; A. Arrow; 2 s -17 '< Flag Eaoe.—G. Bnohanan, 1; A: Harmor, 2 Stockmen's Eace.—J. 'Maddaver, ; 1; A. Harmer,; 2. Maiden Chop (standing).—; Mullins," 1; Hutchiijs, 2 V ' , . " EKETAHUNA. I The Education Board, is. calling alter-, •nate tenders (1) for the removal of the Eketahuna. £ohool.,from .tho old. site and re-erection on :the,new site; (2) .tho pur-' chase :of subdivisions -buildings; and (S); the.pu'rchaso of .'subdivisions with buildings. . A- ! suggestion : has been made that, the Borough Council should purchase the, sohool and ,site. for ' municipal yards - arid '• buildings.:' If . this, were, dono the ratepayers -would have a valuable n6'set, and,. at the same time,, it would assist. the erection, of . an iip : to-date school on tho new site.

Tho Eketahuna district was represented ,ontho-passed list.in connection with the Civil :Sertibe for senior free places by .Cecil Parsons, son of Mr. Thos. Parsons, orKongokoknko. : . ■ At tho -annual'meeting of tho FortyMile Bush Athletio Society, held at; Ha : mua, tho balance-sheet disclosed a credit .inbarik.of £26 12s.•■■fid. ,The Very Kev. ■Dean M'Kenna was elected, patron, and Mr. M. Galvin' presidents ; lir. J. D. Galvin was. re-elected secretary. It was resolved'to hold. the. sports on Thursday, March 17, (St. Patrick's- Day), and u strong committeo was .appointed to carry oat nrrangoments.: Tho Forty-Milo Bush Athletio Society, at tho annual meeting, olected no fewer ■than'4B vice-presidents: -Good work, is being done by.the Eke-, tahuna Mounted Eifles at' the annual, encampment, whioh is to last for ten (lays. Tho highest muster so far at any parade ■.whs. OS. A lengthy ; programme of sports events aro : to bo got off on Thursday, and nn enjoyaljlo day is anticipated. The Boy Scouts are also in camp, and at reocnt manoeuvres they wero asked to en-

d-eavour to penetrate a lino of cossack posts 'set up by the mounted squadron. Tho task cntailed 'moro off ort'than might be supposod (even by but three of them succeeded in their object. V ' i Tho; Mayor has asked tradespeople to observe Thursday, January'2o; as a public holiday in lieu of January 22, Anniversary' Day.'--

. CARTERTON. . ; A considerablo number /of unoccupied houses aro in evidcnco in. Cartorton at present! 1 "■ : Monday next is tobo observed as-tha Anniversary holiday lier?. Tho Borough Counoil ■ has , appointed the Mayor (Air. ,A. Armstrong); to act .as its representative at the election' of a : of; the' v .Wellington ..IlarbQul 1 .Board.'.' ' 'A. consignment\of bacon has been forwarded to the Homo markot'by Mr. Htigh >\Yilsori,.'-proprietor- of; the/..10ca1; bacon .factory.. : v ■ . ■ At the annual- meeting pf the -Ahiaruhe Sports' .Clubi the report and balancesheet disclosed a successful year. After racing;. the' prize-money ; by ,£l2, the club had come' out with a balance of: - It ivas depided to hold tho annual gathering on March 3; and to charge adults Is. for admission to ' tho grounds, .tliis "nu& ' including' paddocking;;for ' horses. : School children will bo admitted',':free.'' Officers have been elected for' the - ensuing year as follow:—Patron; Mr. H. R.« Bunpyj president, Mr. C. J. Jury; vice-presidents, Messrs.- R. Tilson, F..'Wall,- H. and .J. Blundell, J., J. 8., and W. M.' Jury-; J. G. Oates, A, and H, Booth, F. Gray, L, Nix, Vf, C. Buchanan, M.P., ,J. - and P. Oates, J; aud I. Snqll; W,-and J.. Strang, H. Hodge, E. Buckcridge, P. C. Bunny, W. Tilson, H. -Ranish, W: • R-enall, ' G. Eaton, and It. Gray i ; -handicapper, ,Hr. ; U1 Shannon; timekeepers, -'Messrs. "\y. Buckoridge,lf. Hodge, and W. 'Strang ; starters' (horse-, events), Mr.-'-'.Hi ■ Burch; foot events, Messrs. J. Snell, and T. Tilson; judges (horse oyents), Messrs; J. B; Jury,vC. J, Jury,; and l R." Tilson; foot events, iMessrs.' R. Kemble, J.- Oates,. and .1. Strang; secretary, Mr. H. Archer Bunny; assistant' secretary, Mr. ■T. .'Jury ; general, committee,' Messrs. J." :W. Snell," W. Buckeridge, T, Jury, Herbert , and >H. Burch;. J. Herriclc, J.~, T. and Pi Til-son,-and..S. and -E.-Mason,-R. George,-JF. Foreman, A. Hodge; :& IV; and W. JenJ™. !•. Fox, D. • and T. Herrick, A. olatchfordj N,- Douglas, 0." Anderson; G. and ;J. Warrington, .R. KcmblO, J. "G; Oates, A. Maun Sell; E,; ,H> 'MaunseU,: H, B; and J,; Rayner, F. White, J., 8., ■ aud «•' Strang, D. Thompson. . ; A. twenty-one bjrd match, was fired this 1 afternoon •. at', Carterton, for a Gun Club trophy; J. G.: Oates (7yds.), 51, wos'the winner..-T. W.'Hughes (7yds.), 17,-wns second. .. • • ■■

FEIUDING. of Mr. Ernest Short, of vvmtnna, had a narrow escapo. f romsori-, °" s injury .at Eewa. It appears .that onfc °I Mr,/ Short's i; employees, was' carting .poste,; and .allowed' tho_ little girls, to ride on :top of the' load. As the' I'csult cf (i capsize, y:.theV:posts .and children cauio down together, and • the latter: wewoonsiderably; bruised.' V One of- them:. also' .had the small ■ hone in : horarrn ' broken; while:: the 'other.>was. rather ■ badly • out' about the.head. • ■ A four-roomed .'liouso at Apiti, owned i by. Mr. Curamorfield, and i'ocently I oupicd by Mr. •G.vWoodhou&, was 'totally-' j -destroyed by firo ; on, Mbndoy. afternoon.- | ,outbrealc / was at once detected, bill ' to extinguish l the blaze -\vev6 I. unavailing. - The insurance on * tlie. build.' V, 1 ?! tho .Soutli British-office V • following -oh a'long and trjdhg iilnesti r '^°i n .t?Vgli. Murray;. .of '-.gildingdied.-; on evenijig..at hi 6: residence," at. the\'age- of* Cb had been : a resident - ot this district if or. something" over' thirtv years.; Originally -d. storekeeper,- in,. Mar.'., ton, lie left that occupation, to take up; ■land, in the AVaituna 'district,■ whenthcro was .nothing vbut'.dense bush ; there*>and;. ■'■■twjintyi.. .'.years,- he -braved' tho discouragements: of\the backblocks' : settier.; .. About .five .-years: ago Mr; .and -.Mrs Murray, .came- to gilding,; and, , subsequently . started von a tripto the\Old: Country. ;On the' voyage -Mrs;-Murraj'i ' WM ' buried i at Colombo,- and : -&i r , , ret «™ed. i, Miss! Goldsbury, .assistant at '■ Taonui hchopl,-has resigned.that -positionl, --' '.. , Allo Joltowing teachers' transfers, have been; authorisedFeilding' District, High School^ Mr. ;MOTgan;%frbm' Ashhurst: Eltham District-HigE'School, Miss Knight, V°m .flunterville;; Halcombe,. : MisS Henderson.; .Miss;May, r now., at.-. Hunterville" school,-is to bo transferred to Taikorea as' assistant: . Heavy ram fell in-the Feilding. district just before 1 o'clock-'-.;-"yesterday;." afternoon, ; something.; like ; a couple.' of inches' ! of ■ rainv.coming down- in' half . r an ; hour. A number - of .business places-'woi-o de- 1 iuged with'.wator,; and' the: .'stook- wadamaged, .through, tho '.ro'ofß - leaking'' and. the gutters being choked;;■.; Tho Key; Geo. Buddi- who has been laid aside -with an illness for*- severalweeks'.' 13 now ablo. to get about, but he has' Uoi yet;- rpco'vered;. his wonted 6trength;i-'Mr. 13udd intends shortly tpv;.take a v,-oll-deserved health-recruiting, vacation - before'' resumingi work; in i."the.,pulpit. . Chas. Palmer, who has .the-choice.'of a senior scholarship for threo yeaTs or oi a.'probaHoner's.;: position' in- a;' Wangahui school,, is . a., : son.'.of . Guard Paimerr-ouc of ;thoi most';. : pbpular-: .officers - ,on -the Wanganui section of,, the railway.-; • : . ■

OTAKI. , r Three-rinks , from- the Otaki-Bowling p Club journeyed to Shannon, on Wednes- n day, /but'a downpour' of rain prevented I' ilie games being finished. 1 The .green'wa'ii V practically under;.water early ./in' , the ' f afternoon. ! iSj ~: The'local/ racing ..'club have-. approved l . §) plans for; tho' proposed'..buildingl;,oil the | new course, and tenders are to be callci! In about .two' weeks'; time. for, their erec-, \* tion.. : ' 7' ; jv:j f / heaTy . rain fell here on-AVednoß.; daynight \ and yesterday morning. '_' Mr. J. Woods, of this district, who. rt;' 'i cently sustained-a fractured.leg,-is'mik •.[' ing good progress, towards'rKovery. .- : ;.L'

LEVIN. The boys' department oithe Y.M.0.A., under' the guidance of Messrs! J.-'AVi Gibson and 0. ' Ransom, .contemplate ail outing 1 on: : the .l'araruas : on Anniversary Da j. Mr. E. 0. Lower; of Koputaroa," hati his' orchard entered oil' Tuesday night-b.v thieves,who stripped. his ; pluin trees oi the . fruit ready ' for . marketing, some of which, had already, ;besen 60la v -.i-,>The-' 1:0b■ bers .'. also '.plundered- several apple'., trees, breaking; down -the^brafaches.and-..other-wiso: destroying property.' : A reward liii beeh' offered for. tho discovery of the perpetrators. '; r . ' ' A' of ■ tlio : committee of the Horowhenua A. and I'. Association-, wds held on Tuesday, Jlr.. John Kebbell'presiding. • Mr. Franklin Webb wrote, offering; to exhibit a. pedigree . Jersey' bull" at the forthcoming, show'on February 9, and the offer was accepted.. Mr. It. Hook offered' prizes of;. £225. and ;£1 Is. for foals by hie stallion,' Lord Brassey, and undertook .to collect entries.The 'offer was accepted with -thanks, j The..meeting, also accepted the. offer of a -bulldck from' the president (Mr. i Kebbell); to .'be disposed of as the judges thought Stewards ; and other: officers for the>show were appointed; - The -- secretary.- ; stated that, judging by the .entries already' re-ceived,-this year's show would.be a/verysuccessful event. f.,; -■ Fifteen entries have' been received for the motor-Cycle race, to be hold on , th<:' raceoourse at the A. and P. show, 011 February 9, ' and .handicaps have boeu declared' by Mr. J." Phillips, thesfi ranging, from 'scratch l up to, 3min. The distance, is 'sonie-.'five miles. '

, Several roots of 'that very, noxious lvccd. ragwort, are now to be seen in full bloom on a vacant Lovin section near the railway linei ;■■ -jv; ' Thq Fire; Bfigacle' Cohimittea I '' has recommended .that . the ■-borough • council ereot a. fire} station,' with .'reel,-, hose, ;;and appHancts. - ntra .cost not !exceeding ; 'jl6o. at tho .W«rbroa ! :end>.of v'thei town,', and that a rate be struck'next year' to cover tho outlay on same. 1 . The '/ funeral of Mrs. ■ Cumberland ■M'Donnell, of Fordoll; sister of Mr. J. R. M'Donald and Mr. Rr A.; M'Donald, well.known in racing oirbles, took place at the family burjol; ground on the west side of Horowhonua Lako on Monday afternoon. .''A'service was hold in the Roman Catholic .Churoh, nnd a very largo number of mourners followed to the graveside, where Father "Cognet read tho burial servico. 1 .