PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 689, 14 December 1909, Page 9

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

; : (From Our Special - GorrcspondonUj-'. OTAKI. Professor Kirk, Government biologist, : addressed a ; number, of ■ hero on .Friday on 'th 6; s«bject/of hmgiia. on .vegetable mSttor. The address was both.interesting and instruc.tivfe, and Miv Ki'rk was accorded, a hearty voto; of thanks.. . .'..Yesterday tho Rev. C, B. Jordan received word of tha death <)f his sister, at.Motueka. - Alter dayri of 'hot. and dusty, .weather, rain fell yesterday, afterniibn. ' ■' At tho;'Police Court yesterday James Regis, tor,, alias! C.7 Crawford, was charged, ! on tho information ;of Constable Shiiw, with, drunken-, 'nass, refusing- to quit licensed' promises, to wit, Telegraph Hotel, and also tho' theft of nine; bottles -of beer 1 ; from' tho .Family 'Hotel, Accused pleaded: guilty to each' charge. On tho first two he was convioted and discharged, while on the-'ahargo' of theft' he was sentenced to one ihimth's. imprisonment. Messrs. F. Jpr.es aid. Byron occupied tho Bench. Constablo Satherley, • who has been an inmate of the Wellington-Hospital for.some time, returned to his home at Otaki on Saturday night. He is still far from well, but expects to "make speedy recovery now. ■■ All cricket matches on Saturday were de. dared /'off," two ,'of. tho . opposing team's being unableto . 'muster : sufficient ; members. Tomatoes, locally grown,; are being, sold, hero at Cd. per lb. Lost week they were offered at - FEUDING.

.At ■ a meeting'of: the 'Holiday. Committee yesterday morning, Mr. David i'ryde was elected' Chairman- Other members present were:, Messrs.. D. Prydf>, . Cobbe, Spcnco, W. Bramwell, .Keaueuy,\ Larlord," and : Tipgey. For/the coining "holiday /season,- it was decided to keep open on the. Wednesday in Christmas •and ' &ow: -Yearweeks, 'whilst \Saturday and Monday will be ' holido.ys. Anniversary Day will ;be ,'bfiSyryed 6tt -its due date,- Saturday,iJannary and not on.'Monday,, as. was sug-, gested by other towns; '•■ ; The'v Peilding and District Ministers'. Association met at ' the. Primitive - Methodist-. Parsonage,' Fcildiug,,-yesterday -morning,'-eleven members'being: present.. It'was agreed that the. next: meeting ; be. held; at Ilalcombe, on January 10. ' The subject.. for was "The 'Fact of Christ," Chapter V,and an took place. Allusion : was "jade to the approaching departure of • the ■itov. '1,-. • (}.■ Evans, -.artd the probable' removal ot Adjutant: Powick, ; of; the Solvation Army. 'JP- vas resolved to express appreciation-- of the work ,of these brethren, to record, an expression of regret at their departure,; and' to wish; -them God-speed..The :■ meeting , also' recorded its senso. of thankfulness for the strong public. disapproval awakened by the phipbsal relating, to : : lirtuor r . canteens in tithe lleleneo .i 1 ! 1 ' ,S U 4; the probable withdrawal Vof ; the J objectionable clause. ; ' : ■:. ...: ■ i cuiti i■'

consisting of,the Mayor (Miv .iJ.-,K.'.Xjardoner), Councillors Cameron,'Lan-' caster.-.antl.. Prance,-nvaitsd ,'on:Horowhenua County Council on Saturday with Preference to •reclaiKing the areas affected, by/sand drift - on(he. coast.-.a'he; Mayor, suggested that a.jointcpmmittee be_set 'tip;, to., go vintd;the ; matter: ! rho County-Council agreed to tliis,-and after tno, January meeting the members .of■'■ both Borough and; t County: Councils aro.to be'driven' to._the.;. locality.to; inspect ; the spot,:; :< : , mM- c ? ■ £ '"embers- of'. tho -D'istricV. .iugh. School; cadets ..obtained .possession' of : a ■■K?H^ ;^; f'?^ Ili . ti . on ; V:l i>st'--Pridar.-afternobn'. , ' and set ; pnt'.to- dp-some unauthorised' shooting?. One of .themjvit seeme.'.topk■ aim at a 'bird, but mksed.and the bullet'travelled to within-, a ''few III: ° f ,l ■.Kan, working in.hie garden., Ho dug the; bullet-out,of the: .wall; of his hoW, arid feSff^tv "Emitted ]%^re^he^shot:-; '.This'kind of;thing ; is-' a ; joke-,: ;■.,-,-.: ; ■ ,',.. ■,■.-.'. ■' ■■■■::'. '

rrtm/U UA. : '• The • Snnday' schooi /anniversary .''se'rTicei 'iq^ were - well attended, the pulpit i w3v?li CUp 'nl by Gardner,; of Woodville. The soholars, assisted -■ by. members ,°f 'f> o ..onoiri,. rendered ,the anniversary hymns and isolo being .sung; by -a li ttlo - gii l !. o| "eiis. iHer :'siniT■v^''- S i v ®-?'3K^^ftiiQ9iiHfiS.3.tjpnii,rtLat i r.iri-by: special request,, her solo' was -repeated in the Mr.-; Clough,- who. officiated; at/ the • organ; dpsorvw, i, word; of .praise for tl,e .'mannor had trained the:,singers'.-This' °«^ng,>thp^niinual-tea:-meeting;and : '/social"V" 1 .- 6 P ftolu. and' prizes won bv the scholir'a fy'ring/tho. year will bo distributed. J v ,Chalmers Mill,-of !Stl Paul's thurch. oceupKd the pulpit at'the; Woodville •Presbyterian Church on Sunday last., , ; Tho.Pah}atua facing Club: meet/ this evening, when matters relative to the.-forth'comins' annua!; -Meeting •on Jimuary, H, aiid i 3 - will-- b! : discussed.,- ;./Urpresent . special; attention is being ..paid v to- the ' preparation 1 of the rape- I £tase, .and no. .stone ,is';being left" unturned fiL# , ® ora,nl^f '° . makethe ■ meeting: a fhoroughly ..successful one./;■/' fho funeral of .the -late;: Mrs/ M. Merry tookplace yesterday afternoon; - Deceased, who' was ft-respected resident: of this town, was 78 years of ;nge. . For/somo years past she-had 'been An invalid, r\\ v • •: * .■■ y^m«Uiitt.'4f<lltf/Ma^taiii'oK»'Library Hali Committee was held ; on Saturday eveninc./Mr, p- 9 ? SWV Presiding.' .The .sum, of iio was handed: in from the lades' Committee, -being the net, proceeds of the flspchV'-.- given : bv ;them on- - December'; 3, .and a: v hearty ■ vote /of thank.v.was.acconfed them. /.The annual.meeting: will,-be/, held, on January .8, .when officers for the ensuing year-will be elected and also one.-trustee. i . - ■/ :in ; connto; ; -Vi, * roh -vMangatainoha, was. held on .the Domain ground ,on Saturday .those'^rcsen C " , ° l ' irao ,ras b * Woii ®i- i 'poking 'exceptionally •/ P °-iv ' i an j the : roads :ar ® te w>rted to be «i excellent order. '' 1 M .meeting of the Maneatai- : .n?U : Athletic/.Society., was:; held "on: Saturday evening, Mr.A-. •/.Barrel! presiding.- . The ground Committee reported that they intended to. commence, preparing the track. on : the following, Monday, and; hoped: to/have it in the ' for • the 1 sports meeting otf : Becomber., 27, the mora, especially-' as there wore, a large nrimber of-entries for/the cycling oients. Mr. H.-Cnwan has presenter! a New Zealand ensign to, the society., for which he 1 wM vote /of . thanks. •. ' - r> c'lP'•'.Wilson, has..been .reelected chair, man of the .local/Hospital Trustees. V. WOODVILLE. A, meeting of the.Woodville Borough Counas he on - Friday evening. It was re- ■ '.W - fsf>i -on .the charge made. for water. rate; that applications be called for tho posi-tidn./of/^o|-tax/collector;: that) the voffice bo closed for. the holidays from December 22, until January 4.. Tho ens works account showed a prolit.on the. month s working of £2 Gs„ and . a profit in coal of iG 65.-Gil. A complaint iiaving i bfien_ road© ;us *to' the "behaviour of' certain--- pebplo /at.vthe baths, ".it /was resolVed that- they be .notified that similar proceedings in tho future will be followed by. prosecution.: aho.:tender«vreceived. .for to: be done-in Atkinson btitet were.considered-too highland it waS.resolved to have'the work-done by day -labour; - / Considerable /discussion / took ■ place :o,vor ,the appointment of the assistant at tho gas. works, .-some, councillors considering- that ■ the appointment had been made without the ;counbil being, consulted in - the matter. The Treasury notified that two amounts on loans tf6ro n6W available,/viz.,- .£l-iOO and <£1254.

: The! ; Carterfon Sohobl. breaks up for the ■ Christmas .h6li.daj-s:on'Thursday Best. y. ;r ... /pho \anniversary-services of the... Carterton • Xtcthodist'Siinday School were hold on Sunday. Theß«y. ...C..,Eaton; occupied the pulpit,: and • hymns appropriate , to the occasion wore Tendered! by..tho,children. ~'',■' ;..■:■' . :.The; .c?aminatiou of'.tlie. Clarevillo .Native . College comnionced,on-Monday. .. ■ ; . ■Mγ. T.: [Reid, -:fonncrljvof Greymouth.'.'topfe oter. the duties/of postinastqr.here on Monday/