PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

' IFrom 'Our Special Correspondents.!

: : FEILDING. Mr. llaughan Barnett, ■of Wellington, who is to open the new pipe organ in the Feilding Methodist Church this evening, was received nnd. entertained at afternoon tea. on his arrival here. The Wahganui Presbytery is sitting at Marton tcnlay; Tho principal business, is the consideration of tho Rev. I. Jolly's call to St. Stephen's Church, Ponsonby, Auckland. , Mr. Jolly, it is generally understood, has accepted the cull north; The Rev. and Hon. J. Yardo Buller, ex-chaplain of the British Navy and representative of the. Chatham House (au institution for -blnejackets),., is..tb be invited by, the Feilding branch'-of tho Navy League to give; an':address .here. .'■; '■■ At tho Foildirig and District Ministers'. Association meeting, this week a hearty vote of congratulation was placed'-on record concerning, the appointment of tho Eev. P. J. Cossum to a cliargo in Wellington. Several of tho members'spoke in nappv terms, wishing Mr. Cossum success and blessing in his new sphero ' of work. ■ -'. ■■"'.': '■■'■ ' .■. -r.'■':■ ' - The Minister for Railways replied,yesterday afternoon to the invitation of the Chamber of Commerce, to visit Feiltling. In accepting the : invitation, Mr. Millar states that lie !hopes that tho first week in Match will 'prove .suitable tu the chamber as tho,-time for:his visit. .-,_■

Entries have closed 'for the championship carnival to be held in thoßorough Baths on \ Saturday - next, , i and splendid .nominations' haye-'.'beecv.received. There is, it seems! to'be-:keeh,-rivalry between several of .the West Coast, towns, especially in the-polo match.,and the, relay • • The Feilding' Choral> Society has decided to take up-the practice .of Mendelssohn's ' 'Elijah," and it is proposed to ask Mr. John Prouso .to take tho prin-cipal-vocalpart at the production of the oratorio. The following> are tho scarry's officers for the ensuing year:—Patron, Mr J E.,-Short;' president,. s Mr; ,T. !-Y..:'Lethbridgc; vice-presilents,.. Messrs. D. H. Guthrie, M.P..A. .-Richmond, ;T;,F. -Hag- , gitt, F. Pirani, J.Cobbe, and D.. ,M. Montgomery;'.conductor,; Mr: H.- Temple White; pianist,.-Mrs/'A-. Richmond; de : puty pianist;: Mrs. W. H. Redwood; librarian, Mrs. :Wilsonrsecretary, ; .fur. E. M; Swinerd; : .-treasurer,vMr.:.Da-ns; general committee, Mesdames T. L.'Mills, G; Short, and Montgomery, ■ Messrs.. Giflord, Pickering,'Roche, 'raid Buckeriage.- ■-,:.'