PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 6

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

• (From-Our Soccial CorresDDDdentß) . ■ ——-—6 — ' LEVIN. ■ Tii# Levin Kiflo . Clnb ■ team'' which visited Shannon on Saturday 6cored a very .meritorious'- win. over. the club- of that ; Lewer ■ and C. ■ Ingram, :of Levin, unfortunatein: just" missing the "possible"■ 'at ;500 .'yard's.. ..by one : point.The performance of the, former, however, in scoring 67 : .out' of a possible 70 .was very creditable^'.while C. Ingram also did'excecdingly ■ well.foivai. first yearls. rifleman.. .'.The" distances flre^ l : at, on' Saturday were .500'.and:'600 ya'tds,- seven shots at each, with on©'.optional;siehter. Levin won- by 31 ; pbihts'.. : Scorer-Levin: E;o.;Lewer,'. C. Ingram 34—■ -■~ 29 t5 1: L - 33^-23-^-56; J; Derl ne V 2S r 28 j - Rutherford, Jones,' 33—20—53; H. Ward; 26—26—52;, JVJluir 26-20-46. . Total,". 620.' ■ Shannon: E. Spencer,' 32-29^-61; J.Hallam,■ 31-29-■>0; Shearman; 29—27—56; Woodroas, 28- ~ A s .f?' , 24 —30—54; Cullen; 27—26 5S£!Sr 28-25-53; JTKac, .So^-SBs:H. B: Spencer, 29^18—47;; Gouper,' Total,

_ Levin"bowlers -were..very,: pleased with tne good sportsmanship' shown on Saturday.: by Mr. Byron A Uvin rmfc . had challenged , the holders of Kinniburgh Feathers, : and ' the match was fixed -for Saturday,' at '.Otaki,but,,owing.to;.the first'/train/ofter nine m n o t reaching Otaki until after three in the afternoon, there * remained .just isome two hours in-which to get. good light.for playing. , Mr. Brown thereupon drove his motor to Levin ; about noon, picked up; the . challengers, and .drove them, to Otaki. :in good timefor a long afternoon's play; .The Levin players, returned by: the; evening train, beatenby. threepoints,'/ but- highly • p ase i accorded to. • "m by the. Otalri Club. : general store, : Ohau,; .which was , destroyed by fii*e, is to „ , The', contract.'has been let to -Ur. L. ■ Arcus,.; Ohail.; . SHANNON. ' £®]?Ph®ne;, instruments', have, arfokomaru and the exchango'is ml y - OW. operating- before; long. ... "managers... ofthe ' .Presbyterian Church asked • the Ladies' .Guild to reconsider, their . decision with . regard to pwtponiagfthevhorticultural show,'.;.and r which was successful last year,-, will take place on March 4 and\s. Makerua and Moutou Swamps are ' inv arvery-diy condition, and' there, have been , several; fires—not of , any' great<ex-tent-durfng, the last- week' or - two.; There are a nuihber- of bush fires in the ranges at-present. . • ... ; T. XSowman left Shan- • . non : , for . Wellington on - Monday.' Mr. Sowrnan is likely to take a holiday trip to. Sydney, v. ._ " . :■■;.- .Wj* M., AToynihan was again very successful' .in.'■■the pony competition- at. .tho rlorowhenua .Show last week. - - His -ponies Duchess- and Barney' carried off first prize in five , events.. • :- .;■ '- ; . ■: „,In a contest,on; Saturday,-:the. local Eifle Club :was ; defeated; at: Shannon• by' the Levins riflemen by -34 - points.'■ WAIHOANGA. : r Since .his'' return'- frdmV.the'- ascent ■of Mount. Dennan with Mr. ..Wr-HelffsW ploring pMty,^lr.VD.:'E::'Jlills has!been seriously,indisposed. So grave;,we re. the symptoms,.at one' time that it was 1 considered necessary "to call',-in''medical -ad-' , vice.; However; . a., change;, fori the': better,' has now: set .in, arid it is,hoped that, in a few days'-time;-Mr.'Mills-will be about.'again...-; -- • ~ ; : Waiotauru. residents who have b<een holiday-making:. have * now, 1 , returned '■ to their "back-block" . homos, and .'are ap-. patently , preparing'for the coming cam-paigns-grass seed/sowing,' etc. ..To use -a nautical, term - they " are engaged' at' pre- 1 sent "whistling for'' a wind"- ■ preparato'rv to firing, the. ;felled bush: /With-a go«l ; breeze' a'satisfactory burn may l W'anti4i-i pated. ..There. is-iovery ;i prospSct.'-"of a'-big fight for. tbe . Otaki /scat ; nextelection,':-' 1 Sev-eral'-new 'candidates' 'are mentioned,-tho-latest. being. ; 'Mr. : :'ißra'driey Bockoit, of ; Gorge ; Mount, ; intends' .corning 'for- I ward in the Opposition. interests. :•: Fineibrops of 'potatoes here -have ''-'bearl stricken with the: blight and -.utterlvspoiled, lthis;- 'of "course,- ' being a,- great loss ;to \ growers, i who have' to pack i all ' their requirements to-their homes through-. a. dangerous track. ■ : ;.' FEILDING. -On Wednesday next the -'annual' picnic '| 0 ' Wesley'..Sunday: School will bo . held in Mr. John "Cobbe's pad- j dock,. .Wesf'Strcet.. ; • Mr. has -just, disposed- of-i his sheep-run (recently purchased- from JJK-. ' 'near Shannon, :. to | Messrs. -.Smith Bros.,' of Feilding, - who takepossession about' April; ' -.-:■,' • , A railway passenger fell ;off. the train ; between ..here and - Halcombe yesterday morning. The train: was speedily stopped,' ind-the;man picked -up. ■It ■ was: found that the ,:only. .injury ■ which.'-he had : sus.nned' was a'scratch, on' tho' face.-: ' FEATHERSTON. „ A X s J a JP. : al wai ' soiifided"-'- on', the nrebell. here, on • Saturday,. the ■cause belng.an outbreak in a shed.at the back'of ' house,.;-in'-..Waitte otreet. 1-he, shed contained a gig; s'ome : j.tow, and-'hay, and some, furnitee. The were; quickly,; on'; the scene, but although there was- a good pressure of water , they were unable to extinguish the flames, the nro having too good a-h'old Tbe''building .was insured: in. United Office. The contents were* not covered:. ,The furniture belonged to. Mrs. Sutherland,. a • sister-in-law of Mr.: M'Donald.-.'■:;' ' •/.' ■■ <; ■:' ■ ; Tie: rMartinliorough Tennis'; Club journeyed'to FeatnerstonVon' Saturday, and played .a match; against' the-local club. The visitors proved superior iri their play, and the match 1 ended in their'favour-by 16 games .tp;.4,;.0r GBl points to W9. ...'' V CARTERTON. •"'A painful accident happened to Mr. P. Ofsoski when cycling,into' Carterton from Longbush.. As he was descending, a hill at ..a; fair, paoe he > noticed' - some .briar bushes on the road, and -. endeavoured- to steer between them, with the result that the machine skidded, throwing him with great violence on the.-road." His arm was seriously cut, and his leg, wrist, and fingers much ''bruised. The fall stunned the rider, and for about; two hours he lay on the roadside, but ultimately . recovered, and on . reaching Carterton, the -injuries were attended to by Dr. Johnston. , Wednesday is to ljo observed as a close holidav from .noon, the occasion being "People's Day* 'at the Masterton A. and P. Show. ■ ~ ■■■ The -main road. metalling through Carrington settlement; from Cobdeh Moad to Cemetery Line, has been commenced. ■ The rural instruction course,' instituted by the Education Department, commences in tho local 'school- this week. / Tuesdays and Thursdays are. the days set apart for tho- purpose, and : the '■ pupils " will ; be jaugnt the; art- of poultry and bee farming,-. etc.; and>general agriculture.;.: - -'i The sccond. event, for, the Firo Brigade Shield—the manual—has > been decided, tho results being as. follow':—Ifo. 1 .'team (Captain M'Kenzie's), and No. 2 team (Lieut. N. M'Kenzie's) ) with . isoc; penalty, dead "heat; first,- time;. 34 3-ssec. -No.. .1 team (Foreman H. M'Kenzie's), third; time, 39,3-ssec. (lsec. penalty). No. 4 . team (Lieut. Jackson's) was disqualified. . . ' : Mr.' Okey, the newly-appointed engineer to .tho Wairarapa South County Council, has arrived here. , PONGAROA. The'members of the Pongaroa Eifle Club competed on February 9 at 200; 500, and GOO yards for the club cup, p. Herbert securing a;leg-in. The weather was favourable, but the direction of the sun at' 000 yards made shooting at that distance very difficult. Following arc — I l '. Herbert. 30-^3l—24— .E: . Reed 33—31—26-70—90; T.', Boardman, 32—33— 207-I—B7;' F. Y Brenton,: : • H.' Hunt; 30—25—28—2—85;' A.! Herbert* 28—27—27—0—82; H. Eobinson, • 30—24—^l!)' -r8—81; H.. Coe, 30—27—21—0—78;'H G Coe,. 32—21—C^9Hi8;: *E. Jl-Intyre; 27-20 •f0—20—67;: E. Davies) . 28—25—11—3—67 • *H; It. Poole,' 28—19—0—22—04.'. - at .600:.vards. The next" match will be held nn Wedneaday, Pebraor? 22.