PROVINCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4309, 19 March 1901, Page 5

PROVINCIAL NEWS

WAuSTGANUI. . . ■ The" Wadrere,- ono -of -the-Wanganui river' boats, made a record on Saturday ap& .gjmdfJh making two trips ‘to Pipiriki and hack in twbaay r S',''6qual to a mileage of, 240. Julies. The,; Wanganui Gariison - Band, <;winn.er§ wf :thb championship ; contest, entertained , a number of visiting bandsmen, the contest committee and ■Mr Code (the judge) at a trip; to Pipiriki on Sunday. Two br three rinks fromt Ho‘ Wanghnui Bowling Club are to leave to-day to play mter-dub matches at Haw era, Waverley and New Plymouth.,. ... 1 The death, of one of the congregation, John €ratim/ in* Stv Mary's Chnrch, on Sunday ‘morning, was painfully sudden-. 1 He was seen; to fall from Ms feat, apparently, in a fainting fit,’ and was carried to the porch of the church. The symptoms were ■ theii seen to _be: alarm* ing, and Dean Kirk, at once- left the altar , and had just sufficient time to administer the last solemn riieh> of the. church before Mr Cronin passed away. The deceased was a respected and very old citizen, of Wanganui., ■ i j; l Mrs O. G. A. Harvey, wife of a wellknown Wanganui resident, died on- Saturday, Mr and Mrs Harvey have been . for many years prominent members of the local Wesleyan, Church. , ... Cuthbert B. S. Pownall, one. of the best known members of tbo Old* Boys’ Football Club,' 'V representative crifcketer, and a fine swimmer, who hold local records for long diving, died in the Wanganui Hospital on Sunday evening.

« HAWKE’S BAY. Mr Patou, who has occupied the position of railway statiohraaster at Lawrence for three and a half years. is .-under orders, for transfer to Dahnevirkqj The men employed in the Napier railway workshops presented one bfrthoic number, Mr John Macnamara, with a travelling hag on Saturday, prior to, his departure for Petcno, to which pkee he has been transferred. . 5 ;■ The Hon W. C. Smith has been confined to his house at Waipawa for some days, suffering from, pleurisy. Ho is now recovering his wonted- health. ', A cadet corps, to he worked in injunction with the volunteer companies, has been formed in Napier. A poll has' been carried enabling the Weber settlers to .borrow, £3OOO, which will secure, a' ,-Gl for £1 subsidy, thus providing £6OOO to . improve the maln,road. The voting .wajs; For 123, against;

1, informal 2. *7/ «. A• novel game, of bowls was played at' Napier green on Saturday afternoon, sixteen Presbyterian members of the club-

having challenged an equal number of" members of the Church of England! to play a friendly ' - match of > twenty-one head's. The Church of England representatives won by eighteen point’s.’^ .A meeting to discuss the -ereotjon of; a ■memorial to the .latotQtt'een was held 1 at the Borough- Chambers, Da.nneyirke.du Friday night, but no action was taken, it being arranged tp hold a public meeting at a future date. PALMBRSTOTTNORTH. The annual balance-sheet of the Palmerston North Sash, Door and ,Tim-ber-Company -shows a profit at the rate of ,10i per cent, on the capital. "It has been resolved to pay a dividend of ,8 par cent., and carry the balance forward. Messrs G. Howe and ■&, Leary were'rdelectecf’!directors, and" Mr G. J. Scott® was re-elected auditor. . The Rev William Thomson has visited - Feilding. ' Nikau; Colyton, Kimbolton. Apiti, Halcombe.and other places, in connection with the .new Scots’ Church in Wellington, .and. has received many liberal subscriptions. into the Horowhenua County the members.of the Board, at their meet-, ing on Saturday, were of opinion that matters should remain as thev are until the new Local Government Bill had passed through Parliament; It was resolved to call a meeting of ratepayers on_ 27;th instant, oh Levin, to thoroughly discuss i the question. RANGITTKEI. , ■■■■"’> The Bulls Town Board has decided to ask tlie Minister for. Public ‘Works to extend the Sandon tramline across the Rangitikci river to Bulls. FEILDING. . ' , Some of the residents in the northern part)of Feilding borough.-w.ho: expect that the rates may bo increased as the result of the adoption of a water and drainage scheme and the system of rat-, ing on the unimproved valuesare talking of trying.to get their portion of the ; borough included in the Manchester district. r CARTERTON. The Carterton seniors, who are leading for the cricket championship, started their last match on Saturday, Featherston being the opponents. Wlien stumps were drawn, Foatherston had been disposed of for 105, and the local team had two wickets down for 13. Mas-

terton seniors forfeited to Grey town. Easter will see the end of the! season, when the local club, besides sending a team to the East Coast, will play a scratch eleven from Wellington. The Wairarapa Rugby Union did not call a meeting of its Management Committee to consider tho Wellington Union’s proposal of amalgamation, because, it being summer, some of the members were working on sheep-stations, and the Wellington Union’expressly stated that any measures passed' would require confirmation at the annual meetings of delegates.. Under the circumstances, the country union thought it wisest to submit the question when the annual meeting takes place. The feeling in the_ Wairarapa is wholly against amalgamation, as it is 'considered that the “pooling” of football in a large) centre is not conducive to the vitality of the sport generally- All the Wairarapa clubs will have held their annual meetings by the end of the present month. Masterton loses a Paladin in Wrigley, but tho other clubs retain their last year’s The report that Armstrong, the Wairarapa wingforward, is going to Wellington, is mcorrect. .