PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 733, 4 February 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

(From Our Spccial."Correspondents.) -■ - .;, MASTERTON. . ■ - A new industry is being started in connection with the Masterton • Borough abattoirs (says a local paper). Sir. Eobert Darling is erecting a moat- extract plant and digester', arid has been given permission';to,er'cct a suitablobuilding for his purposo adjoining the abattoir. Ho is* to bo;permitted to take.steam from the abattoir boiler ,and cattle and sheep arc, to bo Killed for. him at reduced rates. Subject to Mr. Darling giving an undertaking • . to hill for...seven,, consecutive months, and further subject to the 'condition-. that all the meat, so slaughtered or its' extracts be exported,- f and' 'in : the event of these recommendations being I given ; effect to, the manager be empowered to erect-.the necessary .rails and provide the' rieceisary trollys; and gambles [for an additional'lso 'carcasses.-•

WOODVILLE. A company- known as the Wopdvillo Bacon Co. has purchased a local'bacon business from . the Christchurch Meat : Co. At yesterday's meeting of the County Council; a transfer -of the slaughtering license .Was granted.' \ Private Givenlock won the' Hawked Bay Belt at the recent shooting competition held at pannevirke. : He also won several money .prizes.' ■The annual;.picnic "of '.the Papafowa: School children was held ;oii Mr. Coward's property] 'this The day was' a 1 beautiful ;«&!' an(iS;the.': event'- drew v a j §rood, number.'o£ '.tqwrispepple:.\,-The committee had supplied; the; necessary' prizes for the children formed' one" of the features.Vof '.the day s .programme.-/' , Bishop ." Averilli 1 is.' to, conduct .the 'services -at; :Holy Sunday..l;, fj> . ; '".J:. ,

*•- CARTERTON. • It is understood that a movement is to be made; among, the shopkeepers of CaTterton lxavevthe closing liour for Satur-; day' nights-altered from 9 o'clock to". 9.30. The alteration, if effected,- will apply to the summer months oiily. ~

• To-day! the !AVorks .Committee-: of J .the Borough Council, accompanied by Mr; 0. H. Herbert, engineer, are ,to r visit all. •likely bath sites. • The. inspection is. being made ; the proposal .to establish., public, swimming • baths here. ' Sir. G. Arcus;has lately,. erected ; an up- : to-date ; dwelling near:.-tho railway, station. i, >y:y;" ..V":/ A The recent rains did considerable damage to .fruit m' tliis'; district. .One) plum grower- iespecinlly,; lost, ..very t. heavily;: '.•»< The :baznaiv« organised by:m"embers,;].of. the local;: Catholic Chnrchv .was, opened: on, Wednesday ..afternoon by; Mr. ; WlfC. Buchanan, M.P. i The : attendance was s enoouragrng, and the : attractions well-'pat-ronised.: •• .; s FEATHERSTON. horse-buyers:have -been operating in tho 'Featherston district.: Their object is To secure good solidcolts for the . breeding - of' horses- for the "Indian Army. Messrs. - Donald.Bros. t \oi,Feather-' ston, disposed; of : two first-class "'colts,' which have'been;,fient away. 1 Tliey are a splendid, stanip';of horse,. and'are, it is understood," the/first that have been sent to Australia .from this '.district;- /. ' * During the/recent'' heavy rains motorists. liad a few unpleasant experiences' about here.' .One car ;got ; stuck ' in . Abbott's• Creek, at-the foot of the Rimutaka, and one stream ' that' funs across tlie -.Western ;',Lake :Iload, near Mr."- Tocker's property 1 at. Pige.oil' Bush'. • These are two" bad ; foms,' and,'* after \lieavy' rain, are' .-very -for/motors:- V'!: ; Miss '^kblley, 1 who has" just' completed' a coiirso'.'at '.the. Training /College; • is'" atpresent ; 'a§ relieving teacher' at' I'eatherston.' ; :

Dr.:/:Deamqr^-; v^o:': amntiy- -returned' from?Australia,'on account of ill-health, is .at. present visiting ;Featherst6nr • : : Mr/H. K6ndall. lias left Featherston to take up; apposition with Messrs.' Veitclr and Aflatf/' of I Wellington/- Mr. • Kendall was with that; firm jfor some tinie ; before' he v earaefto Fc-atherston/ •.-iV < .. • Jvaitfaitt&i 'Jo-an 1 assistant. The attendance,, liad not warranted an assistant " for - the " last nine years.. : , .. r . . ••

: • . . OTAKI. , match which had been arranged,between the Otati Lawn . Tennis : Club aud Levin .for Saturday -has'been abandoned, ; owing to" the Otaki players being unable ff.n'fluster a:team..ln the.event of Levin seconds playing oil'that day, , the fol.lbwjng Otaki players will make the trip ree ! n . an .:. Bacchus, 1 Penn, ' , A:.' I >l ' £e > Ferguson,, Mesdaines Bac- ;■ <#js,-and: A..; Bright,.. Misses;, O'Eourko ' n r 3- ' ® !n<!r sency.: Goldsmith. After .a-' 'holiday,.sMnt;' -in' OtaKi, Mr. Basnett-has'resumed-his: duties !«! engineer, etc'.; at', the local hospital andi ''s'anatorium. .'V-!; fv' V j

': f ;Tho X-ftys appartiis at the'Otaki Hospital. seems 'to be .'.doing- good Vork,'•. Its' :last achiovement' was : the successful 'locartion of embedded iu: the' hand of a lady: patient from..Levin. iM}'- 'Bj-ron; .'Browni:. president" of " the' Linton -/Athletic Club,: olficiated as . judge atj.the sports held there on Wednesday. -' ;jfi • ~ .. . v- . ; FEILDING. '' ' ■ - Pastor. Swinerd left Feilding .yesterday for Christchiircli, where he is to spend a,-:fortnight on holiday ■ leave. for.the benefit of his health. /' .Tho Kiwitea. county'-councillors.and Jir.: D.: 11. Guthrie,}' Mil'., propose making a ','royal" tour "on Monday. Starting from. Ivi.mbolton, at.,' 7, a.m., . they intend going', '.first to the new/bridgeiover the! Orona at! London's Ford, and, ; from.' thence, on .to ■ Kangiwahia,, where the. residents; will ehto'rfain .them',in the.evening.,'": aild :Mrs. Powick,' of, tho,.Salvation' Arniy; left Feildiiig foiv.Wellingt'on'. yesterday, to attend tlio conference in,-con':' . llection with tho . visit of Commissioner' ,Hay.; After the conference'they will havo a.:'.month's- furlough,;and, will s then, take chifrgc -at Captain, and, Mrs., Ayenell. have already■: taken of the. Army's"work iii Teilding. ' : ! :Mr.. G. 'D. Braik, chief inspector for'.the . WangariurKducatiqn. Board;/ was . busily ongaged-'i'ii Feildihg yesterday, examining : candidates for position? as pupil-teachers and' probationers. l ■' ./ . ' ' r'. lluch sympathy lias, been expressed for. Mr. and jlrs., J. Waughj'.'.ivhoso .residence .near Bunnythorpe was destroyed by '"fire oii ii'uesday last;'. Mrs.-Waiigli'is at pre- 1 , sent, laid up-in Feilding, and Mr. Waugh :ivas absent at the Feilding. show'at'the'' time of the fire! Absolutely nothing was saved.'