PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 645, 23 October 1909, Page 14

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

, (Prom Oar Special Correspondents.) OTAKI, The Otaki Bowling .Club, opene&its season-on Wednesday-.afternoon; but I .' the -weather ..left something :to ,bo. desired. .. :A. cold,wind, foK lowed later - on. by- light !raiu,.! interfered considerably with, the , enjoyment ;of the day.' - Sovoral ladies graced the green, but the number' of -bowlcirs 'present .Was' not large. The cricket season was ..'.opened, and .oyer, twenty, players ; participated.;' (-, * . . The farmers in' the Ifonnkau district, , at least'some of them, are awaiting the opening of the Dairy Union factory nest month, when it is anticipated that present prices will :be improved 'upon. • . - ";The female ward at' the local hospital, is full, but .only three patients occupy the male ward.. The sanatorium is fairly full. .... ' .-Mjv'jHori te Wara. and the ,R«v. Mr; Temuera, accompanied by.":a party of Natives, .left for .theSouth Islivnd yesterday, and will spend a brief holiday: among, the Natives there, A meeting of the Maori Racing Club was to have been held on 'Wednesday to make arrangements .regarding the new course. It was postponed, however, on account of the death of two Natives at Ohau..

'At a meeting of the.ladies.of the Manakan Mothodist Church on , Thursday, it. was decided; to; assist" at the entertainment'which'is to. be■'given in.lxonnection:'with the-Syrtod to be held-inf;. Levin., .. ■ 'i.r", ':':' Y'.' The niilk siipply'at'th'e Mari'akaucreamcrr is now MOO gallons daily or 200 gallons in excess of the supply ■ here. A meeting of the management committee of. the Rahiii Cricket, Club was held on Thursday night, when,it,was" decided to play.a'team from Wellington on-NoTeraber 9. Mr. Mark Ayre was appointed selector of the Wednesday teams, and jUr. Naughtoh: for ■ teams playing on. Saturday.. ~ ;\", -y. ,:'.',j' •, oFEILDIRGfyj . The borough council's balance-sheet, for the year ended March'3l has:.be«h.',retuTned'from the Audit Department without'tags.. ■On Thursday ; night. the '-.Salvation Army Band and Musical' Troupe-frara>:Fcilding gave a concert at,Halcombe, ari'd;.a- liberal sum. was added to the Army's Self-D.ehial Fund.' ■■ The borough' council's .consideration of .the Town Hall proposals has ;'advanced another Btage. Mr. Clere, of Wellington, is to provide drawings,' sufficient to-get. estimates of cost from builders..'; The head office of; the New Zealand. Loan arid' Mercantile Agency Company has given the; council a three months' option of the site on the corner of, Kimbolton Road arid Warwick i Street,' near the"', post office/" at .£ls per foot.YY; 1 -. .■;'■ ■'•.' \s'y ■'.'." •... '...., -..' " LEVIN.';'";; ''■"■■" -".. \' The Leviri' Benedicts' ball has been fixed for November'3;'.'and-will be held-in the Town Hall. - i- yy- >.' .-- -v,;-. ".-.. • . ••- Horowhenua. Boating .Club is arranging a public picnic, for the King's-Birthday. It will take place at Horowhenua Lake. '

A large .company . assembled -in the Levin Hotel!on Wednesday to- say farewell to Mr. H. M. Douglas, who has been managing clerk for Messrs. Harper and -Harper, solicitors, of Levin and Otakii and'.who.has just accepted'an appointment \on .the Thames ' goldfields.'. • Mr. Douglas, has'.heeU'<an ■■' enthusiastic.-'member of ithe'lLevin; Wanderers senior, footbalbteam, and has .'frequently' 'done; "Horoyfbenun.'. >: 'Tli'Bf i 'Mhy6r'' (Mr. Gardener) presided, and presented Mr.. Douglas with an illuminated | address,' referring in cordial terms to the | guest v Mr., J. "C. of-the'club, I also added .'a'few-words in praise 'of Mr." Dou- 9 glas,; who, he said, was, always :to be found | "playing the game;''Mr; Douglas-thanked the speakers for tneir-kind words, and hoped that, in his - new sphere,', he*'would meet, with as? true "sports", as vhe - had been * associated with" 'in Levin.' "Other" toasts were given; and a' very enjoyable,time was spent...'. , . ;/.-,.-,'!.': ■■'..'■• At;'Levin, ; .Police'S Court yesterday,'-before Messrs. W. C. Nation-and, F..C. Remington, J.P.'s, Patriona Cook'nnd John. Smith' (alios Cordelia), were' fined lOs.! each, and.'7s. costs (divided), in default, • 48" Hours' "imprisonment, for,.threatening behaviour at Wererpai,'Patrick M r Avenne'''w'aa i.finetf ' Is., and'-'7s. costs',' for furious driving;'at; Wereroa. ...The;case f 'against Wm. Jeffries"(a similar charge) 'was"adjourned till November,4.-1..■•.;-' •,•/.<'.:";"■-<'•.'■'' :,,;,,,,. "'" ';'" 'V The'managers, of the publio hnll, Tokomaru, have decidiid'to hold a bazaar early in March I wjth the object of reducing the debt.,on the building. '..- .'- V'v !', Messrs. Tbwnsend and Johnstone, contractors for the-local police station; gave a ' in Mr.. Stephenson's, Hall 611 Monday' night.-; ,Mr..J. E. 'Esson.-and Miss Comptonwcrel.success'^l'in winning prizes..,, ''i ~"'"' PAHIATUA. *'-'■'■ '■'■ Considerable interest; is being taken- in'• tho. . patrplvof' Boy. iScouts • recently •;• formed -at " Pahiatua,- and', another- patrol, is to be formed ,'/'.'\-:.' <" ';.-' . ■.'•'.' >.'v \S. '. ' ~ The^earbtaß6r'bi l "tW 'local recreation ground is mow engaged: in preparing a wicket' for tha opening .cricket,match on Wednesday afternoon next. ,-• ~.' ~■'.-:•,'■;.-•■«:/'■.: Miss '01ive\'Be6ves,;who has be«n : in' .the employ of Meesfsj-J. "W. Sturton and ' Co., of Pahiatua,- for, tho past, fourteen months,, was -.- presented -with > silver-mounted ebony .brush and.pomb'-jfrom, the' employe'esi of the-, firiii this week, prior to',;.her.,.leaving, for neKhome in' Vvhangatci'. ':,'.■'"' '~.■''• The Ngatnri Gim Club, recently formed, seems to be a, live body, and everytniiig is now in readinoss for the opening mutcb,- whichis to .tako'place shortly.; ;.,.'.. ~ . - , . At, the meeting of the Pahiatua-Akitio A.. ' and' ; ' P. '-■ Associations, oh. .Tuesday, evening next, the following notices 'of : alternntive pro-, pofials-; 'That the.industrial,;exhib'its, l bß''shp'i'm.on the 'racecoursej tf): that 'the'-" -above-mentioned., exhibits be shown in ■ the A keen discussion is an-' ■ .tieipated. .'■'■ The prize fund committee "report good progress..- '.' •■-." ■ -.- ■••• ■ ;.-.•• • The ..recently-erected cheese factory at Kai- ; tawa' ; is.,in good, going, order, and isinowireceiving a-steady, supply, of between "800 and 900 gallons of milk. The'first shipment of cheese has been stmt away.., Tho' quality of the -. milk ;received is. good, the. tests range 'from 3.3-:to-''it • -.- '--' ■ • ; V-T? I *'. daily' milk supply,at the Mangatainoka cheese'factory has. now. reached over. 2000' gallons. ■'■ '.