PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondents) 0 PAHIATUA. * Tho local corps of Boy Scouts went into camp for a fortnight jesterday, tho camping ground being a very suitable spot on Mr John Hughes's ground. Mr Frank White, of TanC, has returned home from an extended holiday tup to the Old Country. ' Neaily thiee thousand bales of wool ha\o bo far this season been railed away from the Pahiatua railway station, and the wool wagons are still busy carting wool from tho back-blocks Tho Pahiatua racecourse is at present in th 6 acnio ot condition, and the committee aie working hard to make the annual mooting, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday no\t weekj a successful one Special trams are to be run from Palmerston and Hawke's Bay, connecting at Woodulle, and arriving at Pahiatua about 11 a m , while tho present train irom the Wairarapa arrives in Pahiatua about tho same time. The llains back in the evening will allow visitors ample time to obtain refreshments in town before their departure* the acceptances aro duo on Pnday next, as ako tire thu entries for the Trial Hack Plato, and the Alaiden Hack Scurrj, r The rainfall in Pahiatua (as taken by Mr \V Team ill) for the twelve months ending December 31 Was slightly o\er 51 inches Sit bankruptcies wero recorded in, Pahiatua last year ■~ ]?nor to leaving the South Island to take up duty here, as engineer to the Pahiatua County Council, Mr. B. J.iDdlon ttns entertained by the workmen of tho Colhngwood County Council, and presented with a dressmg-tase-.The connculors and ex-councillors also tendered A'r Dillon a smoke concert Trom January 1 the residents of Hingomai, Tane, TCaitawa, and Mangaw. inarama, are receiving a daily mail, m place of one e\ory other day, as Has been tho case heretofore The residents of ' the Pongaroa district are also Similarly treated, whilo the Konini and Hamua * people are now 1 only getting one mail in the morning instead of a morning and afternoon mail In respect to the latter, x Konini resments are rather irate> ha 1 the Wellington mail, which oven in the old coachini' days arrived on the same daj, about 3 30, is now not received until tho follow iug morning v Schedules for the first annual show of tho Palnatua-Akitio A* nnd Pi Association are now being issued, and, from this, it appears that good money w being given for a number of the events. The agricultural portion of the sKow is to bo i held on the Pahiatua racecourse on Feb-"' . i ruarj 9, and the horticultural and industrial exhibits are to be shown in the local drill hall on February 8 and 9. During the past few days tho local bowling green has witnessed a large number' of games On New Tear's Day t'y Feather holders, Messrs John Hughes, Osburno-Lilly, W H Hawkins, and' t. > > Hew at (s), successfully defended their > trophy, and did likewise on Monday afternoon Mr J. A. Walsh played as substitute for Mr Osbnrne-Lilly on both " days, as the latter, who Is secretarv df the tennis club, had quite a busy time ■it the tennis tournament A pairs match ' on Monday afternoon brought forth a surprise, when Messrs C J Norton and J A Walsh (s,), were decisively defeated by Messrs J W Mills and H. , Pearcpy (s) The two rinks to take par! in the bowling' tournament in Wellington, commencing on Monday nejft, leave for tho city on Saturday Quito <i number of local farmers at* tended the recent wool sale held in Wellington, manj of them being well satislied with the price obtained for. their wool » ' ( At tho adjourned summoned meeting of Lodija Jlanqatamoka. 10 OF, M.TL, ■" held in tho Pahiatua lodgo room on Monday c\omnj? last, PG Bro Boyens assisted by PG Bro Godfrey, installed Bro W Palmer as KG, and Bro V W. ■ Taj lor as Permanent Secretary. Other' routine business was transacted. CARTERTON. A fire, which occurred here at an early hour on Wednesday morning, destroyed a two-stoned building in High Street, ' belonging to Mr?'Tred "WadKatri. 'When- * discovered the flames"had a strong hold, and the brigade did lemarkablo good work in coping with the outbreak before the whole structure was consumed." The building Was formerly utilised as a boardmghonse, but, at the time'of the fire, nas unoccupied. The Northern Union lnsuraii.ee Co. held a risk of .£2OO over it. On Wednesday a commencement was mado with the work of scouring out the high-prtssure water mains Tho annual meeting of the Carterten > Methodi't Sunday School was held on Tuesday evening, tho Rev. W. J Elliott , presiding The various reports were read and considered sahsfacforj. Officers were elected as follow —Superintendent, Mr. D T King, vice-supenntendent, Mr. T W Foster, secretary, Miss Ivy Eng: organist, Miss Andrews, cradle roll Miss Pensham. LEVIN. . The Kuku Christmas Carnival, post- v poned from Christmas Day on account of the boisterous weather, was held on Now Tear's Daj, when the attendance waa i pood The principal event—the Kuku Handicap Bicycle Eace, for the Frascr ( Cup—was won bj H. Jones, who ak> won\it last year, tho trophy, now becom- - ins; 1 his own proporty.i On "being presented with tho cup, Mr Jones generously handed it over to tho Sports Committee for future '•competition The other events were keenl) contested P Whitehouse, the jockcj who died at Palmerston North on Tuesday from 'in]unes recened while riding at' Bulls on Mondaj, was well kuown in Levin, hie father being a resident of Cimbndgo Street Much sympathy has "been expressed for tho familj, who are much respected here '