PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 712, 11 January 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

'.'•.■ ..(From- Our- SDectal ; :Corresppn'deutß.).: i.y' : ".V V""b'V\ ; .'-. Mr; -/-Wi B.'.Trewiny returned. .V '. to. loilding;on Friday, after a foHnighVa :.:,.,/ holiday spent in Wellington..-• ■•'. . ; . .The.Rev. Geo. Budd, of ,' the,; Presby-; '■■■ ,': torian'Church; who'; was taken seriously - and Suddenly ill at' an early ■- hour,' on "'■■ Sunday morning, 'is suffering, from-ap-'."; pcndicitis.;: Ho: was reported 1 to bo much >."'• bettor'yesterday evening.:. •'■:-.; ■'■'- .-,':, c In: the Cheltenham district'tho V.'.V at.tho present time,-;is .looking rather.'.-"•: '•' dry. Advantage:is, 1 however,-being-taken-;;-:- ■'.:■;■'. by, the farmers to "mako,hay. -while, the ' sun .shines," and some:fine-stacks-are oh' .'■'■'- view. Mr. Hugh • Burrcll. has a-field: of ■; : / oaten, hay in,;tbe stbok which ''-makes* a ~ : perfect picture;,' The.-Bunply;6f : 'milk,:'as ■ • is,to. be -expected; at this :time of; the'"'- '..'■ year, is showing .a' slight falling-off, -'V>tit ■'-,-.'• a ,, da ys,'6teady,:. soaking rain .'.would give. -;: tho grass- d' fresh growth; .-with- relative r '.','. advantage to tho milk' ; yield;:': ,;'.-. ; S V-!-. ■>- <l - 'J-'".':' !'':■:" : : ;S '•' ;;; :..;; OTAKI., & -: ; -H % - £fe'r ' \ :-ki a meeting of the OtakiLam Tennis;-' Club on Saturday.afternoon; :'it.was d*. : '■'■■ !.•"•■ cided-.to arrange the annual match with ■'"•' Victoria; College,' for. January:22,' and to : ''' - ; -'; suggest; playing \ a', combined match; Otain' r ' and Levin against .'a .Wellington," club. . v ■ Some.of:the rules of the-club.were critic; - ised, and. various, members, requested, in-:., terpretations"of ''some: of :■'them.'-. '■', The'-. /.' : .•■..•. ladder' competition rules:-were specially ';,„',: mentioned..:;:.-5!X. : : A'i '■■'■'■■'■■■■ ':"Mr'..J.C.Joiies, who has.been', on -,a-';•? •■■■.':■'■ visit .to:.'Waikato,-.returned.to Otelri'on'''■;'■'• Saturday.'- i.'~'■;'";'':. ■;:,'; -;/.';y v b;•'■:'?';.'• '■';>■;•':;■"-,' ;; : ; The medals of thoHumane,S6oietyjwhicn : v'f'' : . be .presented tb'Mesdaines'Knooks $) v;''';'. ■ hive "reached, Qtaki, and;the: presentation ' 'will probably.'.take , -;,.The funeral.'of-';Mr..',John Qoidpni:who?.;. , . : l-:' met his death. here-.while .batbMg,.\tooV';:.'" >::,.' ;place.; on Sunday, ahd,.,"was' largely v at-:' ; '"V' ■ tended..;. The"; Rev.' Tatheri.Cognet.;offlefc'-i':;',; . .ated-.at.:the- graveside...:A.,noticeable-:feai;;.';-,'." tnreiwas; the ■-: large; number;of; floral --eai;."-.''i'-j : .. ok tbe-coffinVvS'/riS'■'.i;i- ! .>!...;-j^- ; ~;!;., ;?Ji)C?MP AHIAiIA;^;^?^:^: •■.':'' A.; pleasant.';■' trip:'■„■ to ;:life,' HoldswbrtH'-£ : ■ :; , has just .been; completed ;by ;.a: varty^of 1 ..';; fourteen from' this district, and' elsewhere;:-:'.' {' •; : TheyVarrive'd L at;:the',MdimtaincHouse.'oa-;..;- :.'. , Satarda'y. : ',,;afternooh",^;and;: : ;reaohed;'-:tJi)B/,.'- ; summit"at : s.2o.a.m.;.'on';Sunday - , but. did "not. get;a ;l good? yieW;'owinK..;to:v--:;;'. ; tho: ; heavy.<mist.an"d;fowling ; wind ;; which':. '■"-' ■ then prevailed.,:i A great'number of pebpls '■'■':'■'■/.: !hre the trip;.at".the-present time,. :>;.;' ;■*. : ! pv.cr',forty;being:.on;;the,tr l aok:oh'.Satu , r. v -; :tlay;..,-Thp; 'trdck.'is, ingbod. order,uwith ;:;.,;'"' : 'pho/.iapep^on:t6f,Vfour,.-';6r. : . :|)laces^:wUch'cbnld:;easily:be: ; i'repaired;;.'■;'-' jrhe ■ party'; consisted' ',of: :■'." Sfrs.';; J.'-.. ; W.'' •"''';'. .- eompton,•-,■:'".(Clarßville),';-:Misses ; ; Fifield;;;''•;' ' ,lWoodbury)j:.,-K.;',:Briaxly.'''(Masterton)il:. ';; ' '15;;;Harvey'.. (Carterton),;., E:; .Thompsoa',;-'; '' . (Hastangs),.andN.,Ahder'son'(Napier),and ' ; ;-;'. : :' Messrs; :'J;' W.' Compton '(Clareville), 'Li-;;'';-;. . and.E. Wilton.:(Eangitnmau),;D.'.;Wilton'.'"". .'■'• (Pahiatua),*: R.- Hatßh ! . (Mast'ertbh),."-;.0.',;.,:''; Harveyand J.: MThce', (Carterton),.and';' ■ f •.,. ;;Ji{aster:E..'Briarly; : (NewtpTO).v.;;::.:;Mt;;^;\'^^^^^ ■. i.jlOn.Saturday.oveningr.the' Carterton;vbi-;': ■;';';. rintoers,''accompanied by'a. '- .scouts,-went:iiitb-camp, on"Mr.-E.-Eagle's.;:':;;'-. ■'■ -property.'-at Belvedere;.'On,Sunday mo'rhf■,;;;.'..' '. iiig; an.early:starts ; , ciimp was. made,, 'reveille: 60uuding~at- i■:> •;<;>..; ; a;m.i' -the;vbteran';6f''the•;cainp,' 1 Corporal "'--. »'■' ', "-. .Salmon, having previously: tufhed;but .and :'■ .■;:■■;' pirepai'ed :cb£fee.;:'' l ;Th6.;''fall-iii'' ; 'spunaed ? '>/;:; ■. .at : ; 4.3o,':,blank; : ammuhitipn'i : : was;;' served i : ' ; ■:' •. put, 'and. Sergeant jMorgan.iwas :'sent'but"''.'y.v, ■ .w-ith;ori6 ; sbc6oh:..tp;take-:'up'a;'cbn(^ :■ defensive position';bn ? ;the';.hills:::".Subse-;;?.'; ■; !■ qiiently> rem'ain'der';"bf,t.the \.men,:'v; ; marched, outfyto-.-'.'the'rattackV-'-and^V'jß-;'--'" : ' teresting.eitercisb.followed. ,The:sergeants'v- ,: !• • -wore 'afterwards: placed-.' in';:'temporary;;:. ; . .. -coinmand of the-company,; r with ; . instruc- : ..' •'. tidiis to take up; an;bfttpostpo3itiph'along ..,;•;; [. ai.neighbonrihg ■ ridge,.- their: work 1 being; V;':; [ ;subsequently, 'examined; 'by 'the...officers.••'■•'■ ,- After breaWast'the; work; was .;;'■;;' i : . ;'. ,lar' opbrationiwas performed:bver entirely;;-.::•-•■ 1: I: of the Wairarapa^attalibntwilUproceed.;-.;;. I '■ to ; Eketahuha,--':;aiid': : t'a:'.-general-.fieldsday/iii:,: : -;will{take place,*;'the.troops:-,beingVunder;>,:,' ■ the; command of.Colonel .Tate and' Major ■~■;? ■ [: Charters:/;:.v; i?..-": : -0- : ii-'M :-:■*:■; <'.'■-}t!,:^-\ [ > i ';iDr.'Johnston,'together;withihiß : mbtbr-;■•';■', , , ; car .'attendant;, had ah unpleasant misad--' :•: )'; Tonture; whbn;returning- frpm!;6ladstone;a{, i; s- ;bn;-.SundnyV:aftorhoon.'-.:lt ':ttppears\ ; .that- T a; -the groom;! in; taking the. wheelfromithe :>'.;'-." ':. :doctor,-unfortunately'.(twisted '-. r and: the'car-'crashed- 1 -into., the : . fence:-,at .'S'i;. '■' the^rbadside,% r sevbroly;:bbndin'g.the''.frontv.'. ; :!: '•': "; .the'jourhey.had;.to;be'cbntinnedin-agig,-'; ;. :