DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2016, 25 March 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTJNGS FROM PROVI3SfCIAi, CENTRES. (Froto Our Special Corrcsptonde-nts j PAHIATUAt . The Mik-tua tennis players, the Misses K. and L-, I). Hu'ghes, wero very successful at tiie Pii-lmereton/North tennis tournaincnt. H.iss 'It. -UagUes won the ladies' championship- and, partnered with JVddisan, won the cwmbinetl chanipMnsliip -do-üblei. The Jlisse-s K. and L. J.X H'ughes anuoxetl tJto honoiirs in the kdies' clnpnpkmsißp' doubles and the ladies ,, Jiaudrtxip doubles, Vliile Miss L. l>. Hugllcs won tlio 'ladies' haiJ&eap singles. 31r. H. Bfoeiii of the Pah-iatua railway staff, has been transferred tti Levin. On Monday evening members of the local railway Vt-ai and representatives of the. Pahiatu-j carriers and cabinon tendored Jlr. 13-rcen a, sockl evening, and presented tli.o gn.?efc with . a clock. The presentation was made lay Jlr. J. T. Quia, statioiiKiaster. Sir, J. Knoflies succeeds Mr. Breen at- Pahja•tiui. tho bawling match' bet.ffcen EftStahuuci ami I'al-iiatuft,' pla.vpd st- Eketalinna last Ststiirda.y, '■ rosuited ill a win «i the aggregate, for the visitors, the scores being;—l'ahiatua, 74 points; Ek«!tahuiia-,l>2.,points. The Efce-tahuna menibers intern] }>bying a return uiateh at I'abiatua at- an eaviy, date. Senior Ciidots'f-renl this district were s-ery swcces-sful at t : he area group rifle meet-ing at Dannevirke. The silver «ii)> for tiie cadet aggregate was' wtoi by Corporal J. Sargent, of No._ 79 Company (Rihiatua). A iHnaber of kc»l 'rerritorials als-o won prizes at. the rnoct- , i 132. The Her. Fatli.er:T...M. ! Kcn.na, .who lias been on an , ftSten-.ded visit to England and treUuitl, will return te Pallia* tua to-nionww, ■ and wilt -be tendered a rocejjtw-n by lijs parisJ-iiotei's in tlie-Co-n----veiii grounds -in tto afternoon. Captain H. A. Edwards, N.Z.E., Js to pay an' o-ffirinl visit to Pabiatua to-day td'iiispect tho Moußted Brigade- Sigftal-i----iHft Tiwp. .Harvest' thaiijjsgiving services were ewitfucted in the >lethorfot CJ-tureh on Swwlay, wheii appropriate addresses were given by Mr. $. Harris in th-fe morning, and Wio Kev-. E. R-idiards in tlifr evening. Hymns and anthems suit* ■»bie to tiie occasimi were rendeired by the choir, -under tho cTO-ductOßli-ip of M.f. J. J. Boijgcy. • ... ■ CARTERfON. ~lt is ospcted / tlmt the Glad'steno Football Club wi'fl )rtit a vctfy stroii-g combination in thfi field fhj's'sß'asoiu On Sunday harvest festival services ■ were conducted lit St. Mark's Ciiurc-li, Caftert-on, the. Kev. Mr. S.vfces, of U-ff-per Htttt,; bei-UK the minister.. The? jnterJo'r. vjf the ehureli ivas very ta'stchilly; dgcai-htpd ;far ./thfe oecasiflii; ixiid ds'finu tJic eveniiifj service- Jli'.T. V. Wilson',' -of Faajtestoii, sang "The Pilgrim's Sens,". SKs'S ilona Moore playii)g the accQ-ttipaiiiuieiit. 'Jlessfs. iFo'lm Hessfey ai)d t>, J. Cnmeroß, tff Slasterton, have donated geld l-iiiggots to -the. Wai-i-arapa -ftileteiiau Society to 1)0 disposed &f in ■«on-n-eutio-n with the 'Pi-jiß- Band , Bazaxt-n "" IyiASTEfiTON, A very eevern earthqiiatej was- experienced hefe- at p>l.s o'clauk yesterday morning. Windows and doors rattled, but no da-nuign is reported. The Y<!ry Hoy. Dcivii M'Kenna is to ho «ntortniucd at'a social gathering on Thursday ■"β-veiifeg. otAici. ~..;,.-' / ■•'• Oft Saturday afteciWm Gtirki'-. and,Paliautsnui Tc-H-ivis Clubs glayed a fri-EU-dly matdj on the , : ()fcaK., equ-r-tiw- , l'ao visitors bj-wght only -ftve-m-fen, and throe laqties, co-i-isequeiiitTy Miss Staee pkyed twice, to equalise- tiie games..Unfortunately, 'Pahawtanui were witli■out t.fi-6 services of some o.f their best players, while -' Otakj was fully ■ Represented, with the'exception , of F, S.-Sim-eos and MfesjU-odgiiS. -Tbatteias teain : proved sti-iioriar iti ii)ost cTepartinents, winning the match by M sets (89 gaihes) to one.set (ofj. games). Tile only sot won by Palisut-au-ui ftas. the one in which C. Blae-Wey'-defeatefl:C-lia'DibfJi'-lain, 9—-8, after a good cofttest. The Ot-aki ladies pro-viided atornqon- tea, a : (icl tli-fi visitors ft-pre- Well plpaSeti tfith their > outing. '■.'. '•.. . '.' A prolonged shock of fea'rtlittUake was felt in O'taki and 'district about .12.15 o'clock on Tuesday tooßiing, .. C.RS:YT6WN. Tlw Sreytowii BtaiWgh CBiiiicil lipid :v special meeting in tho Council , Chambers β-n Monday evening for the. purpose of striking rates and to -consider tho question -of a.liigh-'jffesstHre Water syc> tern, 'flic latter question wsis l-efcrred-to the Works CororaJttee :te, ma£o a social report. Hie following rates wore struck F-r-G-oiierii i-ate, Iβ. -3d,j-libraryj-Id.; two separate ws-teir raco rates, 2d. and fd.; Town H.aß, 2i; Hospital and Charitabfo Aid, 3d.. • • . .: