PROVINCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4317, 28 March 1901, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS

DANNEVIRKE. JIi 1 .Brooks, of the Railway ...Departincut here, has boon ■ transferred ■to Mastertou. ' ' ORMONDVILLE. A committee of ladies at; Oimoridyille has set to work to raise subscriptions for the School for Maori Girls, which is intended as a, memorial of the Into Queen Victoria. PALMERSTON NORTH Mr and Mrs Matthew Henry are -To leave this week on a visit to Scotland. A Sunday-school Union for the Palmerston district has been, established. All schools from Marton to Otaki, and from Dannevirke to Pahiatua, aro to be asked to'join. ■. ' ' According to a legal opinion supplied to the Palmerston Borough Council by Mr' Martin, solicitor of the Municipal Association, a person is entitled, to stand for the offices of both Mayor and Councillor. A Drapers’ Hockey Club, has been formed' here, with the following ■ offi- < cm :—Patron, Hon W. Johnston; president, Mr M. Cohenvice-presidents. Messrs L. Simmons, A, J. Mahon, and J. S. Wtcborn; captain, Mr J. A. Butler. FEILDINGA 'conference hotweejn the Borough Council and a committee of ratepayers in regard to the proposed water and sewerage scheme for Feilding, was held on Tuesday night. The Mayor proposed that the water supply scheme should be a gravitation one; but after considerable discussion, ho withdrew this motion, and committees were appointed to inspect the Kiwitea and Mangaone, and report at next meeting on the 11th April. It was also decided that information, should bo procured as to the cost of obtaining water -by pumping from the Oroua, and that the town clerk should bo asked to obtain information as to the water schemes in other towns.

HAWBRA. - The bowling match Feilding v. ITawera, played here, resulted—Feilding, ■18; Hawera, 47. Mr G. Symo, on the eve of his departure on a {rip to the Old Country,-was presented by the Hawora Bowling Club with a bowler’s measurer, set in silver, and a silvbr-inouhteci pipe. Mrs Syme was presented with a silver-mounted purse- _ Mr and Mrs Wilson 'Milne, of Hawcr», celebrated ; their golden weddng on Monday. They were married at Me.thlick, Aberdeenshire, bn March 25th, 1851. Tho nows of the death of Mrs Walter Symo has been received with deep regret. Mrs Symo, who died on Monday, had been married only about eleven months. Sho w r as a daughter of Mr Fraser, of New Plymouth. CARTERTON. Mr-G. W. Deller is to again become a candidate for tho Mayoralty. Court Marquis of Nonnanby, A.0.F.,

has decided to take a. ballot of the members on a proposal to increase the death benefits of the Court by the establishment of an accumulation fund, to which members'shall "contribute annually.

The monthly report of the Wairarapa. Baoon and Freezing Company states that during' tho past four weeks 270, pigs wore received af the factory. There is, ho adds, a good outlet for all small goods, and a satisfactory market has been found for all products. The total number of shares taken up is 400, amounting to £2OOO. Broken weather is being constantly experienced in the Wairarapa. Tlio few fine days of last week wore followed by a raging southerly of wind and rain. For two whole days there was scarcely any cessation in the heavy downpour; the biting wind and freezing nights were a.s of midwinter. On Tuesday forenoon the sun was 1 seen, and a sharp westerly blew from the icy peaks, which up to that time) had boon shrouded in impenetrable mist. ;

Ou Tuesday afternoon a cottage, owned and occupied by Mr Tkarics , Sayel - , (if Dalofickl, was destroyed by a fire, which '. : s .supposed ho have started through the ignition of some clothes hanging in front of the fireplace. A few chattels were'saved. The building and furniture were insured in tho National office for £l5O and £SO respectively. A fine piano which .Mr SayCr had just purchased from America was insured in tho Globe office for £75.