PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 9

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

.'.'.-•. (From pur Special Correspondents.) —— «'".', ■ ■'- PAHIATUA. Mr. F. W. Wilson, of Mangamutu, has presented " n collection of moa bones and New Zealand, insects, to tho Pahiatua School. At the, meeting of the Pahiatua Chamber of Commerce it was pointed out that in Ekotahuna, "which is about seventeen miles distant ' from' hero, the charge' for riuging up Wellington' was 6d; for threo minutes, while hero wo : pay Is. Cd. for a similar period. This scorns very unfair to Pahiatua residents, and it is to bo hoped that tho charge from Pahiatua will • be reduced. :,• , ; - : The Hamua district is at present looking first-class, and grass is plontiJul. Tho. milk. . supply at tho,creamery snows a large increase : on the supply for .tho same period in fornior; years. ■ ~ •'• I ;■'''■ V. CABTEBTON. : ,j The Wairarapa Terminating Building { ; Socioty's ballot for .£3OO on Thursday was won < by Mr. L. Armstrong. ..-.'"< ( '■■ • ■ ■< . Tho local bowling 'green was officially opened ! for tho season' on Thursday afternoon,'in tho 'presence of a large gatheringof visitors. The N green was in capital'order, and somo pleasant ; games were played. '. ' "■. : •.. '1 . On Saturday evening the staff of the Central Store presented Miss Underbill with a leather- .1 bound copy; of "Whittier's Poems" and a silver \, .serviette ring. Miss TJnderhill is leaving/to •. 'tako a position in the Children's Home at | Karori, Wellington. ' Mr. James 'Lawrence < made tno ; presentation, and the recipient 1 acknowledged'the same.. . ( '"!'■':'.'.. •,'le'vin., '■:"..' V ;' . •-••: ■' A handsome monumental stone has been ; erected: in Levin Cemetery by tho School Com- : ] .mitteo and' friends in memory of the lata Mr. •] Oliver Walton, who for somo seventeen years : was intimately connected-with tho work of the : School Committee, and held at various times ■ .tho posts of chairman.and secretary. .' ' / ji . Tho Levin Oddfellows' Hall, lirying' been found 100 small for its roquiremo.©;, has just .' been considerably enlarged. • - . j • The Rev. J.'White,: Levin, Moderator, of. the ■ iWanganui Presbytery, leaves ;Lovin" to-day '] j (Monday) for Christchurch to attend tho > ■Presbyterian. General. Assembly. . . '< The Levin School: Committee mot on Friday, J ovening, when'there were present: Messrs. C. : j Palmer (acting-chairman), J. Davison, 'J. ■ Hooper, S. Hall, G. Cameron, and J. Robert- : son (secretaty). 'A lettor. was read from the i Education Board stating that it would be some- : time ore tho .<£ for £ subsidy on the' balance' ;: •of liaiaar proceeds, could, be forwarded.' The : infant: playgrouhd has been 'in: a. very' bail' i stato lately, and ..tho committee decided to lay ■ down a .few loads' of gravel. It was agreed to : 1 organise a' concert for the, breaking-up of the , school for holidays in-December, and the secre- i' tary was .'instructed to'make the preliminary .arrangements/ .:'.,,. : .■"., - ; . '■',:. '] ? '■' ".:'' 'h: ; PREVTOWN. " : ''. : .''!i •An . address :fl-ill .'be givon ''hero this 'l evening by Mr.;j. C. Cooper in regard to the new freezing works:■ , ■■■•'■; -,•„■.: - ■ ... .Tho bowling clubs in tho Wairarapa have. ";i decided to form, a Wairarapa Bowling' Club' ■ .Centre!, -~.-'' - ,■-.■'._ ,'•■."■-, ; '..;'.-':... "'■ V. ■ ; , i Tho consideration' bf.the! gas. schomb comes'; up for . discussion-at 1 ' a public ' meeting on' ' October 27.1'.•: .;..' " ,:■:"- ,": ■; -: '■, :i !: ;'■ ' ''':.:" '.i-yFEATHERSTON., :-.,C: '] !. The first match in'' local''bowling- games was"'] played: last' week,'.:, when. Messrs. 'Soronson, 'A Aitchison, .M'Kenr.ie,'. and' Bungay '(5.).-.' beat '■ tho holders of;the badges by 13: to . 13. :-The ] . holders were:.Messrs.. J. Crawford, D; C. Tulo, '] ' A. P.: Knowles, and .W.'Benton '(s,). -':':," •. ■! ii-The. bridgo: over: the Rimutaka has beon' re- ■:' paired, and tho. road is again 'open'for traffic'.' 1 ] ThO::Methodist;ChurchsLadies ! . Guild- held ii another-successful/"social',' on Thursday even- ■' .mg, when -tho. Oddfellows'. Hall was well .filled, [i iDunng -tho evening;sbiigs,' : music,: and- rccita'-' 'l tions; wore given. ! A feature of the proceedings i wos i a' competition' arranged by 'MrY H. 'A.' : ' Bagloy. Ho'supplied a number of common chemicals, and the competitor who guessed the greatest number was.tho.winner. The success- ] ful-competitor was Miss Eva Aitchison. '. , : .( ; :,.-;: v;'.' :^; '. v ., PON6AROA, ; , ; ; 'j 'A. very. successful public school, concert was ! hold at Pongaroa.on Wedneedny. The ohildren ~ .were under • tM^cliargb;;of..Miss Magill,..tho ■- assistant, mistress,-and-Mrs.' Clark' trained . them for.tho dancing and sineing. The pro- . gramme done ,credit,..to any.'toiyn school,',and'the large audience was enthusiastic.' The porfprmanco. waS ; of n varied bharac- : ter, and included ii--Maypole danced a fan drill; by tho. children, - iri ' pretty '- Jnpaneso frocfes', several ; recitations' (Emily, Rattray,- Arthur ' Godfrey, and Douglas' M'Doiiald), sohirs .in ' which most of the ohildren look part ("Sweet ' Chiming', Bells" and ','Home, Sweet Home"), song and tableau ",•; ("Redwing"), a humorous . dialogue by four of the older girls, a: very '' creditable nigger minstrel 'interlude .by' thV boys, a Highland Fling by two.of the little ones (Ifis and Molly Lillas), and, to conclude; ' a short faroo, 'and' tho : New; Zealand National Anthem, and "God Save tho King." v.During the evening,,Mr.'Murray, tho head-' master, thanked the parents for' their attendance and co-operation, ' and; presented Mrs. ' Clark with a token to mark the. children's '! appreciation, of. her: help. :• \ ■