DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2217, 1 August 1914, Page 8

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (From, Our Special Correspondents.) ' ','. NAPIER.. Two petitions-.in bankruptcy were recorded m Napier Jast month The vital statistics for Napier, for July were: Births, 41;; deaths.^marlfigrWl ' SS ? 0 ™P ared births, 18 deaths, and H marriages, for the corresponding month of last year The Napier Borough Council have' ac- *?& °W«™- Smith and Smith, £1450, for the extension' of the tram-car shed. . Afc , H ? st l ngs a def au'iing Territorial named .A. J. Moroney was fined £5 and deprived, of Ms civil , rights for . fivSBuiJding | perm its authorising tho erection of buildings.to the value of £11 000 were issued in Napier' during July. • PALMERSTON~NORTrI. t The annual meeting'of- St. Andrew'sIresbytonaii Church on Wednesday evening elected the following as deacons i-Messrs. J. B. M. (Jrand, R. Oaijdmer, J. Murray,. J, S. Watson, Al ™en, Anderson, Emmett, and Mitolne A ; feature of the coming year's work will bo , a. big effort to extinguish fhe.church debt. ' , ■? •A , musical club has been lately formed with the object of bringing together tliose_ who are musically inclined, .more especially those who , can play any instrument or "sing a bit," to encourage members to practise (by providing accompanists for them), and in other ways develop their musical' abilitiesgive concerts, socials, etc., from timo to .tune; and to act as a club where musical folk can meet together and discuss matters musical.' Mr. A. Bull is -secretary, and Mr. R. R-. Oaklev. treasurer (pro tern.). , .'■■•■■■ PAHIATUA. ■'.•;■. presented, to the Tane Morns-tube Club by Mrs. Kelsoy was ■won.by P. Bland, who scored 137 rjoints out of 140. In the- adjoining district, Kaitawa, the. final shoot for Mr. G. Burgess's, trophy took place this week the .winner being, J. Guerin, , ,who score< 136 points out of. 140. A match between the Tane and Kaitawa Clubs will be. held week. , - . '■ . Miss'M. Burgess, who has been a member of the Pahiatua District High School teaching staff'for'a number of years,, and -who lias resigned to take up a similar position in the Taranaii district, was entertained on Thursday afternoon to afternoon tea in.the' cookery room of. the local school., The headmaster, ■Mγ. ,J. Thomae, on behalf •of the teaching staff, presented Miss Burgess ..with an album containing views of -the- Pahiatua school and photographs of .the staff... . The scholars, under-the' tuition, of Miss; Burgess' 'also, presented her. with ■a silver-backed' brush, > conib, and mirror.. ■ -..' ■ 1 ■;• ■ : •. ■; MASTHRtON. ■• Owing: to unforseen '. circumstances, the visit of ■ the Wellington Savages to Masterton. has been. postponed for a week.. ' '•■■■; ..;•/ ,; ; /' . ■ .• '; ;.■ ■ The vital statistics for Masterton for the , 'month of.'July are as .follow :— Bir.ths, 21; dea'tlis,.4; 'marriages','nil.* At the annual, smoke concert of the Masterton Fire Brigade on. Thursdfty evening service .bars, medals, and certificates . were presented as follow:—Foreman Jenkins, 15 years' eer^ice bar; A. K. Johnston, 9 years' service barj.H. Selby, 7 years',service bar; Branchmaiy AV. .BlinkliornejV.S years' service medal; ForemaiijCple'; ,6 "service.medajy ; Brahchman Sid. Dixori, ,5 years' sorvice medal; Firemen Kite, W. Richards, and ; Braggins, 3 years' certificates.'.' . ..' .■

- Mr. T. Mosei ;, Wellington Provincial President of the Farmers' Union,- will visit'the various:branches in the Wairarapa during the coming season. ■•/'.. One bankruptcy has been recorded in the Wairarapa duriug tho month of July., . . : ■'";. '. '■ , ; .: i '

, Some commotion' has been . .created among the farmers of this district, by the announcement that the Meat Trust's are operating largely in New: Zealand.' It_ is understood that overtures aro being made by 'the :.representatives 'of an American Trust to a;,cjrtain meat company for the whole of the output for the coming season. " ■ . ',; .',-

The grass grub is reported to.be doing some damage to. the pastures in this district.' ■ ' ' ■ ■ .•. .