PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 10

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

'.-"(From Our Special Correspondents.) | '/ / ,;/■';:' '- : ——-♦— ——,-•■'■ .V / ' :/: ; : ; .v//'.'.'otaki..■;:'■:■ '. For tho sixth, time in succession,,; the, Otaki bowlers havoljcen' successful in'defending the, Kinhiburgh Feathers, their latest success being against a Shannon rink, comprising: Messrs.. Yule,'•. Clayton, Roach,, and;. Gunning !(s.). .The Otaki ica'm •, was . as. - follows:—Messrs. • Byron 'brown,-. M. O'Reilly (substitute, for Mr. Stovens), T. O'Rourke.aud W/B.! Smith (5.)./.At. the beginning; tho local men established a lead/wliicn. they' maintained .throughout,/eventually. ..winning- by 24 poiuts . to. 12.' The'game, although onesided, .was an enjoyable one." ■ ■•/ : On Wednesday next the Otaki' : lady bowlers will mako: < their 'debut at Shannon, ".when; a rink 'will'journey', there to meet, a Quartet from the northern team. Two rmks of men will- also accompany : tho' ladies//; /://,,,. / ,/\\'hilo the Misses, Thompson (2) were bathing in the: Waikanao■' River on' Mon-. day; r ono."of thorn got into a deep liolo. Cries for help ;wore: heard, and Mr. Tom Paratd, who happened. to be within; hearing, lost no" time ih: going to .the rescue, and, as far as ; can bb ascertained, seems to.have prevented:.a,fatality, one of tho ■bathers'-,having' 'gond ; under for tho second time;;;' ~:;:/'.'/ : ./ .;"■'•".

. On January 29. a large : party—chiefly residents of; tho .Otalii. Gorge,:,and. Mr. Field, scale. the' 'i'araruas, visiting Mount /Dennarii.en .route Wairarapa, where, it is expected that tliey:'will meet a party 'from 'that - side;' The /climb; will' doubtless prove, an "en- 1 , joyablo /one, and \ as' successful, if not more so,' than a.preceding ono-.. .>;-' f .. :: . Tho . annual' general • meeting of the' Druids'/Athletic' Club was held on Wednesday ■. evening,': when there was a good attendance ..of/ members. -Sir. E./Lanchestor presided. ■ The balance-sheet, as submitted,: was :considered ■■ satisfactory, and' it. was decided ,to hold tho annual sports gathering on v. Easter.., Monday- on Messrs/Lee aod'.M'Bea'tlr's grounds, and to "wind-up", by' holding an'-, entertaiu--mentln'the.ovening in the Town Ha 11..1 The following'.woro elected officers:—Pat-1 ron,--Mr.; J. ;Nbblo, son.;' president, Mr; Eli /Allen;.'. Ivice-presidents/ Messrs. '' -G;' :Noble, .W.;M r Kegg,,A.': M'Clelahd, .H. 'Howell,i\":BUlv;J.: Johnson, R, .'.Webby; !W. ;Hartill, J.iiC. Retter/ George Gordon, P;vW,.Cornish, H.':Wilde, 1). Jones,. W. Keegan,' ;S.: Morgan,; T.' Morgan,: and J. : 1 Morgan/.trustee, Mr.. W./Wilson; -hea-! surer,;Mr.:W.iM r Kegg;Vstartor,'Mr. G. Gordon;. Judges,-; : Messrs;-'Eli Allen,' K. .Webloy, and;H. Howell; assistant: starter,. Ml'; ;! .J//R: '. Bills; vjun.;" gate-keepers, Mess "- ;Stoiie'/ and; J,. ;'Noble,\ secretary,' • Mr. 'Mark 'AyrO; assistant secretary, Mr. li. i Lanchester;., committee, 'Messrs. H -Howell, F.-Dorset,! G; Gordon, J. R; Bills, H. Wilde, .W'.Bevnn,'andiT. Bills. It was "decidedj.to/affiliate/with: the' bead ,'bqdy.- '■ , ; .//; v-;:fe ", FEi L6\ NG; vA , : ;' : '; ;■/,; :'.,'At a meeting of delegates-to the'Kiwi-' tea' Rifle'. Association : it,-was'.' decided ,to .hold: the annual: meeting at Cheltenham on Satur4a'y,'l''ebrua'i'y,l2. /i'he alteration. in : .:tJie date.has been' rendered r necessary ' by'Vthe faot' that; the 'Manawatu Association isholdingits meeting 'on January 22.' /Tho.Venv. Archdeacon Harper -has been :oh ; :a; flying: visit; here to: address tho' con-■ 'gregatioh ~of at;'. John's/regarding /the iortnpoming: mission of help. -In:answer to a• question.: Archdeacon Harper .stated .that,the';mission, had nothing to do with questions.:!, of.; .High;' Church.!' or.,:> Low missiohers'iselectedu.w'ere meh.bf .intellecty'spiritual.'enli'ghtehment, and,.breadth ;pf,<View; •!■;.//:/■:/■;/ //-! ;1 In the: sheep pens' at' the' Feildihg sales yesterday, the yarding was mostly lambs.' Prices:.aragged; a little, and alio lots were, not easy ,to ..quit. One Vfat, lamb -raiser remarked -that' buyers ..could -not :bo expected. ;to.; run.Tip :the prices whilst .the slaughtermenv-were: "/contemplating. '•' a strike;;; There, was :a; medium yarding .of cattle. ! /;//;'-//://':.';'/.''.;.■'■ ■/■'/../'

PAHIATUA. i;' 1 ;-.:'

.-..'Owing.';tby.the '.very...wot; morning'cx:perienced,,pn,Wednesday; last—tho' first' uayvof'.the races—uiauy .visitors: who'-'ah'-'-nually ; ..coino, in.to'Pahiatua for the meeting did hbt'put/.in.an appearance. -Ow-' ing toythe late arrival of the train's, - roi' ireshnient: rooms"; did '-.not J.;do /the busi-. ness vvluchthey expeoied to; do,'.as':spbrtsruenv.found; had: to-. go. direct, to .'the" ,to -be in-, time for ,the ; first ' race..;-P/eWcct-,order 'reigned, in' the town oh .bothiiace'. nights.'.-'-' .-. ' ;-*.'- ... ,r. •..'., .:■■. Mr, D.'O'Hburke,, the olerkiof, the;local :.Court,-,,is';now.,well enough tbagain.irc--.sume <lutj r ....'During:his illness Air.:Mof--ris'.ipted ;as clerk' of th'eiCo'uft. ■;;.'./».',./; .Considerable enthusiasm l is:,being r dig- j splayed: by. 1 local'' liorse-owhers in' conueb--tion;' with,the horse events at- tho'.-open-irig'show'bf: the.'Pahiatua-Akitio Associa- i tion; arid the secretary states-that: already•.'' quite a; number of entries have been re-': ceived for, the .'various' eventii; 'It is 1 -uridorstooh.- that/ Mr. .AV,' Hpvard/'Booth, of -the Wairarapa, will. bo' aV large ;,exhibi-(tbriat-the-jshow.:/,,';-.-.-;'.'iV.-l-'-1.,."!'.."'..-.-.•■/'' .--.V I '.'- .': Amongst, the handicaps" for', the Kuinei. '■ roa-Hbpalands. r. sports, 'which ■■!.■ are '■, to '•-: bo' hold on-January ,19, .the names' of tte fol- ; lowing local ! athletes, appear Harvey,, iT.'V' Wilson,-.vß.'v Harvey, 7H. !Co\tan, U. .Yule;:H., Terry,i'W.-Pilkingtbn,■ and : .E., ;BarrelLv:':i^-v:; ; '.';-,^,-. ; -':;.'' ; - ; -/»r ; '.;.v.A.'.:;.'-!

CARTERTON. '

.■':''' The' annual meeting,,of. 'the-South'Wai-' rarapa. Poultry \ Association ;was hold yes? terday - -afternoon:i : . '.The '■ balance-sheet /showed.'a 'credit.-of i 6d. /-Officers; elected.Avere, as'ifbllow:—Patroni 1 - Mr.' H; E. "Bunny ;'• president,/ Mr. D. Beid j yice-. presidents, /Messrs..'J.;M. 1 :. Nichols,"; ■ G.' : Donald;" J. It. "Lightfobt,- R. J. Chapman, ; H';:Deller,'/W.'' : C.- Buchanan,', M. ; :l'.,'.'H.. M'Phee, - and' J.'; M'C'aiisland; "treasurer, Mr.; E.'' Eagle, -. juni ,-i secretary, : Mr. ,:.W." Tucker;"/.'auditor',. Mr. R. J; Chapman; :committee,/Messrs..'£';Roid,"' J.- Standeri,; :H.^'M'Phee, ( W,:B. : ;All(m,; A: J. -Fisher, I'H.! S.' Moss, -H.- Deller., H.. J. -E. Meyi'ick, ■■ ; C.';iE:';;P:,- 'Armstrong;-. E.'Qbbdin,;"-:-J.-:-'.'-A;:' j.DayshV: and-T.-W.. Barnes.' It--;was,.de-, 'ftided.to lapproaeh' tlie -Pastoral;: Society regarding a winter, show, vote.. /./-'' -..;

GREYTOWN

/ A son of Mr.W.'R. Thompson, of .Greytown,/ 'Mr.; E.' N.-..Thonipsoni; of Grpy-; mouth, .who has/been... in, the; eriiploy pi' the .New Zealand;. Clothing .Company:for somd.yoars, has accepted,a;position :with a. Christchui ch firm as'traveller for, the. North .Island. Mr.' Thompson will-pay. a, visit.:to. Grcytbwn. before ;he/takes, oyer his new duties. : ';.•'-.•'-■ /".''/..-.■'■'•-..'.' .-:•:-.■■■/ ■ : A parado of the local Boy Scouts, was held on ..Thursday evening last. "After-, wards ; a "Court of Honour", was• held/ to: consider the conduct' of; two, of the. scouts; Giving ;;to;,ono: being, out:of the ; district his case was' adjourned' for - a week, ;but; the other scout/was ordered to apologise. for his misbehaviour,; or resign from - the. 'troop.'-;/-/ '.;:/::■'/-'-;■ ,■■■' ~;•;.;: ■// /..-'./- , A visit is. expected; from Mr.'H. N.; M'Leod, secretary of tho.BbyScoutinovemont,' in'.the North Island, ;on, ior 1 about January, 28.; The 'object: of;-, tlid; visit, is to ;put the troops, iiu/tho district:ori/a; .proper footing;- ,It is: proppsed invito thosd interested /in ~ the : movement in '-. Eeathcrston and Mnrtinborbugh to .00'.pre-,-sent. Dr./Mnlcgill-is also ;to, bd. invited, to attend. Aftor the,meeting, a -"sbcial" will, be .held.:.;/ .'-.;,/;-:/." .-.'/ V