PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 641, 19 October 1909, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

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MASTERTON.

»Z h fL n Tu aori " h ? roh ' wllioh has ]'<><* been erected at Homowood, on-tho East Coast, will be opened next month. The Hon. 3. Carroll ° Pres ° nt at the Mr. S. R .Lancaster, of Palmerston/' haa presented a-Romney. rani, valued iit.lo guineas, «iJ< Hf 1 *' 0 "/' and p - Association, to be sold at the grand stock, fair; which is beine find mMd of the Solway •■"iHweround The following handicappers fo the WairarapiCj.Wonjan Society , , wio sports have boon appointed :-Runmng events; ' Mr. V. Shannon; sawing and chopping, Mr. H. Wolfe; quoits, Messrs. J. H. Pauling and T. Wyeth. The arrangoments for tho concert, which is to be held on the night of the society's sports, are in the hands of the following commilteo r-Mcsars. B. E. Chamberlain, .Tas. JfTvenzio, Dr. Cowie, R. S?7' . A ' JH'WW. G. M'ffattie. J. 3, M Kenzie, D MUchlan, J. H. Pauling, W. Sollar, and B. H. Waddington. " '

OTAKI GORGE. Waiotauro's Valley is eilont, and the rin S of; the axo or the sound of falling timber will no more be beard until next year. Messrs. IVazer a 5? • s bushfellers, having completed their contracts, havo left this lonely P at B P ot {oT . the more lively shea/: ling sheas; l hose remaining now look forward ou kum grass-seeding. Shearing has commenced, and at "Glenreich," Mr.'Murray s run, the sheds are in full swing, ine machine, has not been installed here yet. • rm w Bee this change made.. ... The Hautenv Rifle Club journeyed to Poraparaumu on Saturday to shoot ,a friendly match with their old rivals, but were beaten. It niay be said, however, that a more unpropitious day .could not have been chosen, as .it was blowing, hard from the south, the wind being accompanied with cold showers. The scoring on both sides was far below the usual'order of but Paraparaumu upheld its superiority. After nine months of weary waiting, the tcl'c. phone has been at last completed to Mr. Besu-' champ s> at the Gorge, but, although ready, it seems that owing to more red-tapo it will not 09 available to the public until officially opened. ' ' ■ . •. ?' a k'. P ai ry Company intend giving a medal to each member of the team winning the Iresh Food Co :ipany's cup,-which is being competed for by the rifle clubs in the Otuki district. " :

■ ' GREYTOWN., .... On Sunday: church, parade was held by, the - local Boy Scouts, in conjunction with tho Carterton contingent. The majority of the- lads attended the Church of England! where the" Rev. A T. B. Pago officiated. A'few: weeks ago Dr. .Bey. had his dog poisoned, an»J on Tuesday last Dr. McCarthy Tost a valuable peacock in the same way. The police have taken-tho,matter up. The Hugh' Ward Comedy Company was welcomed at tho station yesterday morning by the Mayor and Councillor Webster and several citizens. Mr. Loasby (Mayor) stated in the course of a short speech that the visitors were the most important l company that had ever come to Greytewn. ' . / WOODVILLE. About 160 cases of cheese were < dispatched ■from the local railway station on Saturday by tho Greytown Dairy Company. -• *♦ >.| - The Woodville volunteer- Corps is now, re- 1 cruited' almost to full strength. Good officers make good companies, and, under s the • supervision of Captain Cronin, greater.interest is being shown in' the: corps than has, been the caso for some years past.. The- number, on P&rado on Friday, night was 42. ' .Both the Presbyterian l and"-: Methodist Churches l held v special services ' on Sunday in connection with 'Toung People's Say." . A special meeting of . local,: shopkeepers is to be \ held to consider the advisability, or otherwiso, of continuing > the > presont hours. of closing. • . . * FEUDING. ; _ The monthly meeting of the Feilding and District Ministers . Association ■ was held y®&» terday at the Methodist parsonage.' There ..were present:—ltovs. C. E. fieecroft (president), _Cossum, • Clovers Evans, White,; Walker; P. W. Jones, ind Budd. 'Chapters II 111 of-Mr.; Carnegie Simpson's "The Fact' of Onnst _were discussed,';-and were\ read by the Revs. P. J. Cossum and J. H. White Members: were -subsequently entertained. at lunch, by Mr. Beecroft. All >arrangem«ntß< are- now oompleted' for tho reception' of 'the-, commerce . .delegates , to-day. ihey mil be met at the railway station by the Mayor (Mr. AV. J.'B. Trewin) and the president and mombere of the local Chamber of Commerce. After the Mayor's-address of welwme, t they will bo entertained at luncheon at Hooks Hotel; where Mr. W. P. Bramwell (president ■ of tho chamber) will' occupy, the chair. It is also arranged that the trip by °J;" ei i r through the district,,will. commence shortly before 1 pm. ,Five. cars frill bo placed at the disposal of the -visitors,' and each car will also carry a local resident to describe the LnV P'7's" P&sms through it. The route wi l bo as follows :-From Feilding the party will be taken .through Makino and Stanway to Williamsons corner, where'■ ther will run Waitnna Road to Cunningham's ""■..f. 11 '/ «•'" then descend to' the' BeaConsneld Valley, cross the Kiwitea Stream, and ■ <rk ß i Tlla . I J ne ?, Lino to the Kimbolton presidents car will then> lead ■ the way to Kimbolton, and, if time permits, to Riohardson's Flat, A straight run home through Cheltenham will conclude the trip. The visiters will catch the Main Trunk-train lor Taumarunui at 3.50 p.m.

' ■■■■•■ OTAKI. ■ .' ;l I f"V?V# ourn ?' of the Bahui 'Cricket Club it was. decided that the.club's'colours be bmo and whito. The.purchase- of cricketing material was lett to the Management Commit J e fp e, -J t v w^r reil a rted - thil ( ; - tro PW« had been offered by. Mr. Parrant (gold medal for -best Wt ?l rnge ' (bat forthe best Th« «£ avera si Ml - P»< and Mr.' Siincox. Ihe season will bo opened on Wednesday. Tsi p,JT ag ii yOUnE hor *, at .•M"nakan, Mr. L\?°yerbecaine entangled in the- rope. arrive at finality regarding a croquet lawn. *

.■ ' • LEVIN. wSI! > s rn. eop ¥ 8 Day " was h(, W at the Pres. bjterian Church on Sunday, large contrreM tions being present at all sefricos. 5 S ° V and P E , . Com mittcc of Horowhenua A. / - i R 1 ? e ' : on Saturday, Jtr. John hebbell (president) m the chair. "Various nl. T'f m f, do to the rules and also to the schedule for tho next show. Three classes for purebred rams were added. . On Sunday afternoon: at the Wereroa Boys' £ r ? ,n "P Farm bunday School, the certificates gained b- the boys at the recent examination w»rf r J (VW J ln £ n , Sl,nda J' School Union wh MaJor U " M - Buriinson, ?o ? word of praise and encouragement to each recipient. The certificates were gained by S. Clark, J. Fletckcr, S. ICiwi, J. West J S fpTl Hosenburg, R. Herbert; and T. P. Davis. Prizes wero also, distributed for religious knowledge as followChas H Tr^ dlc J' Jo ,°„ Wost ' Norman Clark, and W. Richardson (all equal); Jos 01sen, ffm. Taylor, J, S.'Moffett, and'W. Ernest Smai ( . Cq ' ''' A : Wcir > S ' CI " k ' "Dd Vktor ,i'" ' SHANNON. ® n ß e ' s leaves on his biennial trio to tlw Old Corntir at the banning of tho year. lha locat Co-operatwe Dairy Company are consigning half their output, and hare eofd the otlwr hah to Messrs. Pear«on and Rutterat IS On Friday nirht the w«atW turned rurt cold, and snow fell on the Tararuas. Far tk« last da.,- or two the weathor has been fluito wintry, a cold wind blowing from tho ran™. tho ' Jltlltor « a Drainage Board was hold at Tokomarn on JYiday. Tho follow, rag wero present :-Messrs. H. Grcic (chair, man), E. Law. G. Seifcrtv J. Liggins, and E. J. Armstrong, C.E, (secretary). • Mr. James Muir, of Wcrcroa, who i<! k»o™ tary.to the W&ikanao Racing Clnb, has Si C?nb sCCretary to tlw local Hack Eaciag _Mr.. .htia entered his panies; Duke of Maieppa, Duchess, and BarnCT, . for' the Palmerston Show. He U also entered a and's artibitag an Austra-