PROVINCIAL CENTERS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 5

PROVINCIAL CENTERS.

(From' Our Sucoial Correspondents.! ' — ..♦ ■' .'■ .' FEUDING.. Visitors to the Feilding races yestcrdny included Sir George Clifford, Mr. D. Buick, M.P., Mr. M'Donald (H'orowheuua),Mr. Lowry (llawkc's Bay), and a large parly of'sportsmen from Wellington. .... Yesterday the twelve University matriculation candidates for the Fcildisg district sat for examination in the Grey Street Hall. . < ~ ■>. Charteris, "the'boy'preacher," is conducting another mission in'building, this time in tho Primitive Methodist Church. A special meeting of the Borough Council has been held for the purpose of making arrangements for carrying on certain engineerwgand similar works from December 1, upon .which date the engineer (Mr. W. .T. Roche) severs his connection with the council. The Staff Committee's report, which was adopted, recommended that tho outside works of the borough be placed under the control 6f the .town clerk (Mr. Rankin). ■In opening the Roman Catholic Church, bazaar,.which is to rnn throughout this Wk, and is in aid of the convent, Mr. FTed. Pimni stated that there-was no body of. vromexu-xnore' self-sacrificing; industrious, talented,' r public spirited, and Vcharitable than the Sisters of Mercy, who belonged to the Roman Catholic Church... They had also won the esteem and goodwill of a large section of the community who did not belong to their Church. , The Feilding branch of the Church of England Men's Society has elected the Kev. A. S. Innes Jones as'president. Other officers are:— Secretary, Mr. D. O'Halloran; committee, Messrs. A. E. Schwartz, C. J. Little, J. W. Buckeridge, A. G. Horon, and G. Fitzpatrick. '■:'■•'•' : : \ OTAKI. ': '/■"■ ';'.■ «..'■ ,- The Otaki banks were closed yesterday, it being St. Andrew's. Day. The manager of the local branch of tho Bank- of New Zealand' is at present, on a threo weeks', furlough. Venus, which ; appeared in tho western sky. yesterday afternoon, was /the cause of a little excitement in- the township. Quite a crowd of onlookers strained their necks for a glimpse, while others, considering that an airslip was hovering about, imagined many wild things until.the matter was explained. -.;;■ Despite the fact, that Otaki potato crops are much affected-by blight, crops "at Manakau and Waikawa seem to be doingfairly veil; Owing to a. mishap to iMr. Pinnoeks motorcarbon the Paekakariki Hill on Monday,' the Living Motorscope Company were unable to show here. : . •.' Quite a number of horticulturists are ex.hibiting at the Levin flower show this week, and'have hopes of carrying off not a few of the prizes. Sweet peas are now blooming splendidly, but roses have fallen )ff on account of the continued hot weather. '. ....; FEATHERSTON. The monthly meeting of the Featherston Fire Brigade nas held in'the Town Board room on Monday night, Captain Retter presiding over a full attendance. :Letters were received from Mr. A. J. Toogood, accepting the position of president, and from Messrs. J. Crawford, J. H. Tuily, and H. A.' Matthews, accepting'the positiqns of■ vice-presidents, and enclosing cheques for,the brigade's funds. A'hearty vote of thanks .was accorded the. officers for their interest-in fee brigade, and the; secretary was instructed to write and 1 thank the donors of the cheques. -A committee, consisting of the captain, the ; lieutenant, and the foreman were elected "to go fully into the matter, of what necessary appliances were needed. They will report at'the'next .meeting. A discussion on the poor pressure,'in the pipes during the recent fire resulted in a resolution being' passed asking the Town Board for information why it-, was. so....'Several; members .referred to tho action of: two'men \?ho had driven, a, gig over a, length -of hose while., it was 'playing, on the fire, and it was mentioned that .'a similar of.fence iniChristchuroh had ! been punished by a .fine of .£lO. _ ■' '. '■ '/SHANNON./ The.quarterly meeting of 'the Shannon Lodge,. 29, U.A.0.D., was held in the Druids' Hall' on Thursday night. A.D. Bro. A. Smith presided, and nominations were received for officers for the coming season.Last week,' before Mr;-G. ,N. Wood, J.P., a woman named Kathleen Dunn was charged with' boing drunk and disorderly, and was bound over to keep tho peace. . - "The Rev., J., A. MTCenzie and Bro. C.F. Exall will give readings, from "Lamb's Essays" and "Macaulay's Essays" respectively, at meetings, of the Hope of-Shannon Lodge,, 1.0. G.T. . .Mrs,.,S. W. Coates gave a euchre party nnd .dance on -Friday night, at which about forty .'guests/attended. '-■ ■•■;. -.-■ ; ■.■-'■■ ':•■■'■ LEyiN, .:■'.;.; , :.- A daughter of ; Mr., A: J. Arnold,' of Heatherlea, aged 31 years, was riding a pony through a. gateway on Monday afternoon, when 1 a projecting piece of wire caught her foot infiicting a..rather,severe wound.. .... ,y ... , '~.-. Mr. C. Kellehor,-.whd had cue of his ribs broken .at. the railway station while stacking .sleepers a fortnight ago; is making satisfactory progress .towards recovery'.- . V ", . The 'first, heat .in ,the';saUing.race 'for the ..Macintosh Cup-takes place • J n"Horowhenua Lake to-day. There are six entries. , Great preparations have been made for ths opening. -oi the. spring show of- the- Levin Horticultural ■ Society, to-day.- Ladv. Plunket .will declare the 'showJopch.vSho'is.expected by motor about 2 o'clock,' and the members' of the ;fire brigade and the cadets will form a guard 'of honour at; the hall, door'.- The Mayor and Mayoress (Mr.'and Mrs.: Gardener), Mr. W.H. :Field, M.P., and. Mrs: Field, Mr. G Watson ;(chairman of Horowhenua County. Council)', and Mr. Jas; Prousc (president if the Horticultural Society) and Mrs/Pronse. will receive her Excellency. Dnrhig the' aftcnoon:' the band of the ■ Boys' Training Farm will play selections.: ••'• . •-'. .. PAHIATUA.: ';' ■ The rainfall for November, as reported by Mr W. Tosswill,. was 3.36 inches, making a total of 49.63 inches since January 1. , Qifite an ornament to the south end of Main Street is the. fine house just, erected by 1 Mr. W. Savers. • '.... . --r The Pahiatua Licensing Committee meet at Woodvillethis morning. '■ ■. - -.-■.'. •Mr. W. Tosswill has.been re-elected ohairman of the Pahiatna Chamber of Commerce.

The. secretary of the Mangatainoka Athletic Society , is 1 receiving inquiries for entry forms for. nominations, for the annual sports meeting on Boxing.Day, from varioue parte of the North Island. -. -'■■ • - .-■ ': v : v- ; ; , Up ,to noon ■ yesterday 33 entries had been received for the dairy cow competition, which is to be held under the.auspices of the Pahia-tua-Alutio Agricultural 'and Pastoral Association. .This number, it is understood, exceeds the entries received, by the Wairarapa and East Coast Society.. Should the. other events 'of the show receive as much attention in comparison as the above., the 'opening show should be a success.; Inquiries'are being made by both outsiders and - local farmers, regarding the' Jersey cattle class. :.,..-., GREYTOWN. ' ; ■.■:'•: Much interest has been aroused ..regarding Norfolk Island i and Melahesian. mission' work generally by the visit of the Kev; G. W. Ivens, Church of England missioner. On Sunday Mr. Ivens delivered an address in the Churcfi and on Monday evening he gave a lecture illustrated with limelight pictures in the Greytoirn Museum Hall. ' . ''*~' : • • WOODVIUE. , Y The ' anniversary .services of the. Methodist Sunday School, oonducted by Jlrs. Eicbards, of Norsewood,'were the most; successful, which have been held here for some yeare past, both in attendance and financial results. On the Monday eyening a tea and public meeting were heJd, when, the reports submitted showed the school to he in a good position; The speakers for th« evening were:—Mrs. RrebanJs, Revs. Canou Ecoles, Gardiner, and Ginger, and 1 Ensign Brotheras. The children gave a programme of concerted Heme, and rendered them ■in a ' very pleasing manner. To celebrate the fact that the, local Volunteer Company, is now recruited. : np to full strength, thb officers are arranging a smoke concert, to which: nil old volunteers, together with:the present company, are invited. UNTON. ; . The Idntop School coacort, hdd on Friday night last, was pronounced by everyone present to bo a complete success. After tlio overture, which was contributed by Messrs. Shaqie (violin), Adams':(cornet), and.Shallard (piano), Master Gco." "Wilson, in tho character of a butcher's boy,'made an introductory.speech, bespeaking for his schoolmates a; kindly: hearing, aud adding inter .alia: : : ; t , : ;.; ■;. These folks bohmd have gone quite pale with fright, ■"'■'■ : ■•■'■' v . . ; . '.'.■ They're all a-trembling lest they shouldn't please you.. .' .'.••■' '.'• •> . .■'.-' :■ • Please don't be very critical. to-night' ■■■''"■ '

When the atrtain-rose, the . scholars ' irofe Keen nicely grouped upon the stage, and thor sang the iiatriotic song, "Before All Hands.' , Eleven little boys foHowpd, each with a vorse of "When • I'm a Jlaiw" and illnstrntcd theic prospective callings. 1 .with; suitable ,■ actions. Boairts-of Edncatloa should keejKin-cfe-on, ti^

rise ami progress of young Harold Moody, who bids fair to solve all the difficulties of tho education question, for (as he stated): "Boys and girls must all bo taught 'when I'm, a man. Edith Franklin showed a natural gift in her recitation "The Two Blacksmiths,""and m tiio next item the fairy wand of Iris Priest brought a string of little foreigners, ono by ono, upon the stages-Japanese, Eskimo, Dutch, Red' Indiou, and French—each attired in national costume and .playing his or her part in a very pleasing manner. Murray llix recited "I'm a Boy, and eight little.b&ys, furnished with, as many nibs, hammers, aprons, and paper-caps, heartily sang "The' Song of the Conpcr." Perhaps the.gem of the evening was the "Flower, Song" by six of the elder girls. Here each' was dressed to represent some well-known flower, and Maggie Terry (the "Queen) and Clara Holgerson (the Buttercup) rendered their soloa ,n a pry pleasing manner. the second part of the programme, two songs were sung ui.iinison—"Sly Native land" and 'TToine, Sweet Home." Masters Holgerson and Wilson impersonated two coster boys, and gave' an amusing dialogue in very creditable" 1 style. Eight giils went ; through a scries of drill exercises to music, holding silver stars in their hands, and eight; little girls, prettily dressed and adorned with crowns of red and white roses, appeared on a ree-saw, whilst AUan Terry preserved the right balance, and the elder girls sang around them. Mabel Ward's recitation, "The Angel's Visit," added the variety, and Edith Franklin as Dulciana won the approbation of the Qußen of Fairies', (Elsie Youriq) for her kindly deeds, and , the applause-of tiio audience for her story.,, Mr. Moody; acted as' chairman, and in the course of some remarks congratulated the teachers upon their successful, effort.':. Misses Sharpe, Adams, and ..Stallard supplied the music for the dance that followed the concert. .-. . /■;', RANGATAUA. " ';' l,r; _A very enjoyable "social" was.held m the Hallway, Hall at Rangataua last Friday.night, visitors froni all parts, of .the, district beingpresent. The proceeds, which amounted to,-'.£l2 were in aid of the piano fundi', The.hall was f tastefully decorated with flags and ferns, and peeping out from amongst the greenery could be seen all the different signals ae , .used , on' the Silway. Music for the dancing was supplied by r. Powell, and the duty of M.C.Avae discharged by Mr. T. Cameron, who spared no , pains to make,the evening a success. A.word of praise is also due to the committee, who I'all worked .hard.. After supper dancing was 'resumed, , and kept up until earlj'i morning.' Sonss and instrumental items were contributed between' the dances.-. . : ■ ...,.,,....■.,:,.;. .:.,,,' : : ; CARTERTON. : " ;V .: , ; ;'• Messrs.,. J, Meyers and Co., of Wellington,' have promised the local gun club a trophy for. competition. .-'.. .. ,' ' :■ ..' ;. ; . llr. .'W. J. Berrill is erecting.a sawmill at "Whakaroa, near Martinborouglj. It is.expected' to ,be in working order by Christmas. '-.'.■• On Monday evening, the • Small Birds Nuisance Association decided to apply to the Wairarapa South County • Council and tho Carterton Borough Council for assistance to carry on the work of decreasing the pest.'. - '•'./ •':"•■' ; The ' half-yearly summoned.-. meeting of. Totara Lodge, U.A;O.D., was held on Monday evening, ' Bro. E. Wallis, A.D., presiding. Two brothers were , declared upon the funds of the lodge and two off. One new member joined , the lodge by clearance from the Blthani Lodge. '■A',vote, of condolence was accorded Bro. E..E. Dorset in connection with. his recent bereavement. Nominations for the. various offices for the. onsuing year were received as under:— A.D., Bro. P. A'shtonj V.A., Bros. F. Eoydhouse,' J. Gnyfer, and W. H, Baillie; secrc- , tary; 11. Halt; treasurer,:Bro. E.' Martini 1.G., Bros.'N. M'Kenzie, , A' Tnomas.-and \'.' L. Fairbrothe'r; A.D.B.'s,Bro6.C.Whyte;B. Smith; and N. Hannah; V.A.B.'s.'Bros Abbott, B. Canton, and C. Henson; 0.G., Bro. G. Hart;' musician, Bro F; Eoydhouse; auditor, Bro W. W. Mansfield; district president, Bro.rW. ; Erickson. A'socialis to be held at the conclusion of the'business'at next meeting;' Receipts for the evening. amounted, to £76'35. lOd., and disbursements to JE29 19s. lid: ■'■■■ :