DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2112, 1 April 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

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JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL f CENTRES. I EFroin Out Spatiol GoireSpofltfcMeJ | PALMERSTON. f Mr, Hiley, General Manager of Kail. ; 5 ways, has notified tlio Chamber of Coin- I uteres and the Borough Owner) that lie | will visit Palmetston tO'inorww after- | hoot. Both bodies will interview him ? ou matters which have lately Wn much, / wider public iraiico. ffiio chatube-i- and \ tlio council had a preparatory tails on : .| Moiuky afternoon, and arranged their I prnstMimms. Oi-io request-will lie far the I ftUKfeaimig of the morning train to Wei- B Iwgtwi. Counciller Xathan considers k that it coald do tho joaracy in fair V hours, reselling Wellington at 11 a.m. ; instead of at 12.15. Concerning the Auektmtd service, and the proba&i-lrty qf the second express being 'discoitthuicd, ■■ (. Mr, J. Johnston said that ho believed , that il-ik trail;), was losing £400, and it wcmld hi! Unwise to asli for its eontinu* aiici?.. If, however, it left Wellington ■at- 7 p.m. instead of at J) o'clocK, ft would bo beitec patronised as far as ■ Mill-ton, and wouid p'f&babjy- pay, The Men's Social Olub held its an* fc : fiual meeting on Monday. Mr. ]?. E'en- 5 srngton was elected a fife member for {J special services rendered. The l&fticultural Society has decided : Sot to- liofij a crysaiithemuin snow thiV year. The nost show will Ire a bulb sii-oW. The Australian ci'Jckei match resulted iu a .net profit to the Ma-na-wato AssoEiatioa of £3. WANQftNW. The St. John's Bill Batepayers'. Association, have bc«u lately giving a great deal o>f attention, to the qflastioa of rapid transit to that suburb, and .the rcsiieofcive merits of trams and motor buses have been thoroughly gone iirto. At a lar.2el,v*ii.ttend.ed meeting of St. John's Ratepayers' Association on JW' clay night it was resolved to ask. the Soroush Council k> es-taWish a motor bus service, the cost ef same to Ihs taken ant of the St. .Jolhrs special loan,; During tlio discussion, the president (Mr. 0. 0. Httttaji), whs |aS' hist returned from a trip id the CM Country, saitl,. in. answer . to", a .finery whether the lacftl roads wflro gaml ■eneuvrii for motor buses, that they were, ami that such vehicles could be run on thfejn with comfort and economy. MAST&RTOW. The Slastotai Borough Cottee.il has. not j-ob arranged its }pau of £26,000 fo.f ftflk'r extension and the ■erection of SsuiiMpaJ tiuildhigs. It is probable that t]jo sja.yw will proceed, to WeU Imsto.n vfco. interview the 'Public trustee ofl.tfoe, matter. fweiity-sk . ten ■-jJeattiSj SiiiJ niijo marriages were 'I'Cgist-ered ill Jlastertoii "during the- month a'i Match. ' Building- perniits- to.tiilling £jb67& IS?, K-ere issued fo Mastertoii tot ifoa month of Marel'u making a total of £15*60$ 3s. % the- -ye&e, wijih £.13,247 is. for the .previous .yoai - . >>. .. Messrs., A. Hatriefc and-' J. Blgiial], #' Waiisanui) were in Jlasterton yesterday en biisinoss SttJ>: ■ply ot ! liipes fop the ptopoWd: water us-; tefision. . ■■■ . . Mr. AY. B. Cheiiiießs,'' 4f this' town, with Sirs. ChenncHs and his son, leaves next week on a visit to the .Old Colrn> A conference is being Wrtpged -betjiHien. , tljo Mariiiiiboi-ougli Kailwav League and tlic Stftstortoli t'hajirber' 6f poiimierep on the SiiljjOct of' the Eimuta.fcn cloviatioH, ' . .' Jk. 5R f. lias been appointed to snepoed Mt-- J. S. Raivkiivas insppclor'if■ i ; »ib.Wtß ;aird : mis weeds in this ttisS-riet, ;' -'J .;'.' •:.';; ; ■ v ' ~ ";'.V;-':>: : ;:- ; ' ; f'| The death faiiia(pfe''c!ffi Wednesday of.Mrs: .fery- i&siliiile'fl' Bebaii, wifc of Mr, : J|ioijaSiiat the'; ■aRe of 42 ycit-fs-V; Ik:ceasecl' hp-4 bejon' a residettt ai 'i'siihaij.e.tpr rt|)p?it' thij-tcseu ■ .vetirs, ainj.. y>'i}S .'ljcW" in liigii esteem. She leaves' it fainily, of two Sons arid fmif <kuEhtei'S.i ' ..."'' .' : , Ti-aces #f cE-baying tioßii tliseoVetei.' oil the property.- 'of a. s&ttlcr in 'Wesfc. : '.Fauna Comity.;.α-ijrospejetfog party wij.i shortly be set at wore to test the pro-; perty. •■. . A teiiigiinadc in tlie #-eetion of forming .a .Settlers' Assoei&tiiMi at Ec/oke. ' ' •;■..■ ■ ; ' Four «els catigljt by a Sjgaftaka rflsittout averaged 9|lb. in weiglit, the biggest taming tlie' seal© at l&ilb, 'A Football Club,, to jjainpete-ia. tlic' , Ssnior competilioii'•'. this seasoii, wns: termed at : sfatarc!A 411 Satitrdajr ' wight . r ritQ ffiHoffing oißde-i'eivrers'iWW <fetwij—.fatfoh, Sfe! I. F. Jtuiihsme ; ; presjdentj Mf. f1:,., Col'ltef, se.ii:i\; presidents, ■ MieksM,'W,. Rispiii li. Af; Smith, T> W f 'WiffiafiiSi J; V/Gresemi,' !l\ Bradlej', M. Senlictt, and G. Bii-: leu; _scoretarj r aiuT treasureij Mr. 6. ; AHwrislit; aelegate to union.j ■ jiii , , H. t'oilier, jujir.. ■ . , GREVTOV/N* The Greytewn FoMsjters held a hjeet-W-X eft Jlonday lasit, sJre. ]3, Jiiiotties presidijfij;.. There ivas a fair atoatt'': a nee, and sundry acc;oU;u.t.s ivero .passed.' for payment. A veto : o:f ooncMance )Vas. Dassed ,te the foiijiiy -of the late orp. f . 1?. Kiiijx, who ii'.as dire of the Qlctesfc; Mi-embers of tta lodge 5 and assisted V.n ■ iis t'ortaatimu Mje ■■G.rc.ytotf.ii Dairy Co. will .hftld a \ spedal; mcfiti.ng o.u. Monday iie&t. t.oConsider the q,toiStfeii Of Wtjej , ing and buiter-mafcing. . FMTHERSTIQK. Prior to his (fepartwre tot Te Altar rautu. Uv..\Y. G. Mite, teller at the : local branch of"the Maivk o.t! few Zm/ '. Iliad, was teiiderfid .a fatewell .. spqiat aathcring iji the Jlasoiuj.' Hall en Jlfln;- . day .evening. .■'J.'li.e ■atten.dande ■. wits' larjsß, awl the Ilev. U. K. Stowejl i>rd>sided. l'i'psetttatioiis were maciis' to'. Mr, Milfcr by Mr. J. A\v m he- '■ half of th<; i) ; eliaplig f; iCMSty and th.a viirio-us athletic ciitbs, iif a. travelling- ', . ma, and by Sir, ■StawfeU,.'o4i behalf of. Hit) PresbyterJHft coiigregiitiol),, Bf a ' pair of Wnaculars and a sutt-csso." An entertaining pragraiiinio of nivisica.! and , vocal items was svrppliet} by Jlisscs Sf, ■ . Oui.idy., Hacdio. l" u '°> Homes, Jlcsdiimss '. AV'kkoii'S, Goo. Fejiwick, ¥\ ■ ' l\, Biaclen, tiiid A. H. Bull, J)r. Pal-. ; nror. Messrs, (.1. tVflwfck, .H'. fe-ahanii • J. CaJsoi.i, and J. M. Fieltilipuse. ... A special Meeting of flirt MarttnjßJi , - : o«sh Town Board Was hold on Fridrty '. cv-eniuß, when rules a.tt!d regivlatiqiis ". were drafted- to bo fAsoi-ved by [ sttmers silnl ckotrieal origineers in eba- ; iwotioii with the .supply of eketriesty* ■ "Plto nicotiiiK also adopted the folJowhig • by-law 1-cgi.iiat-mg the speed of motors I j« tlio town district': ! *ftat mo motol , . } lio driven or propellsl at a gr.ea'k-r pace : tliaii 10 miles an haur s as toweai wiltj ; Street on tfeo sonth s New Soi.-.lf street , im the HTO-th, Price's Street oil ttie w.esi, f i and Ko.ficat Stvcet ©n tfe <?q.st b and that. . it be sin affenca to ttrivu Of -jH'opcl,. a '. i motor Toiwvd or across any cei'iftr' w 1 ttiiV intcr-scetfoij. ef a street at a greater 5 , -tiac« tlmu 1? miles, an hour. 1 Tom applications Wore recgivcitl for tire | ! flnsition of elpetriaal ei.igineei' ftr. tlift ; Martintioi-«igli fowt ©rstvict, M;i?< -%■ [ i H. pric Cainoroii iVeing ttm siio'cessfii , ', , applicant. iiis tlnvyes eoiiuiv.ente oh F April 20. t . .

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