PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our SDcdal CorrcSDomleDta.l 6 - ;'i FEILOI^G. The .Waituna' sports were held yesteiday in good weatner.; ; . The Waitohi School picnic will be Held ,on February 2S, on Mr. Henson's . property! . , v. ■■ - •' ■ : A garden party ..in 'connection with the, Rongotea We'sleyan Church was-.held yesr terday-at Mr. Benson's farm,.Waitohi. V Mr. ~G. E. . Bennett, of , Palmerston; North,' is. laid' up with' influenza and ; 'was unable to attend yesterday's meeting of' the Wanganui. Education Board. 1 The annual • picnic of: the Feilding 'Methodist! Sunday. School was. held, in cool' weather'on Mr.' Johii Cobbe's 'grounds in West Street yesterday afternoon.' . The Feilding Technical School has secured the services of Mr. 0. 31. Hawsou, A.C.A:, "London,, as instructor in bookkeeping and commercial work. Mr. Hawson' icoiues of a well-known banking stock, his father having been .chief inspector'of the London County Bank. : A party of Feilding Oddfellows yesterday paid a fraternal visit to' the Loyal Bunnythorpe Lodge, where they, received =a hearty'\welcqme. M . . ■' The Boy Scouts have'just gone into a pre-Kitchener camp on . the banks ,of tlie llakino. Stream,. under the- charge ■ of District Coramaiider- T; : . Watson and Scoutmasters J. B. Perry'and G. : Fitz- • patrick. '

;■ Before Mr. A. D.'Thomp'son S.M., yester-. day morning, Ah Loong,.'a local Chinese storekeeper,, was charged with keeping his shop open after.. 1 o'clock pit • Wednesday, the half-holiday. Loong pleaded. guilty. He was also charged .with employing an assistant after the; hour , of closing, on', the sanio day. To this charge he pleaded.not guilty, the. defence being that the assistant was- a-partner. On tho first charge he was fined. 405., with. 7s. costs 1 and £1 Is." solicitor's fee.' : . The . second, charge .was dismissed;-.;-. : '.-V; -.-.-;.- ■ . :

Last evening R.V. Bro. E. Fletcher, Deputy-Grand Master' of WellingtonVprovince,. presided" over-an. installation cere-, mdny in , the ■ Kinibolt'oh .Masonic XodgeV of which Brd. .1. -A." Mac Donald :is the W.M.-elcct. The ; other ; officers installed were::l.P.M.,.Wor. Bto. H. F..W. Hansea; S.AV.,".Brpi; J,-; X". Bailey j J."WV, Bro. J. .S.,'M'lntyre; treasurer, .Bro; A. :I: Pettigrow; secretary,; Bro. F;A."C. Baddeley;S;D., Bro. W. P. Pratt; J.D., Bro. W. Morton;Vl.G., Bro. A. E,. Bartlett; l-tyler, 8r0...E. Nix; chaplain, Brp. J.. F. (•Mayo; stewards, Bros..R.'M'Clymont and W.: Middleraiss."',■■•■ ■ • - : - ' '.., ; ■;

. : Mr. Alfred.Clement Morton/ who has been in business in Foilding as a: land and commissipn agent.-died , in Palmerstpn on Tuesday after an operation perforin«d for inflammation of; liver some weeks ago. ■ Ho , was a native:,of Invercargill, and ivas 43 ' years 'of age. , Mr;',- Morton was a-member of bneof the contingents which ..took.part in the' South African

war, .and acted, as v. correspondent for several: New '■ Zealand- papbrs. ' :Mr. Morton's father, and'mother are;living;- in Australia, and he has a'brother, who will j continue.in charge of ;the business, here. Mr. Morton leaves a widow and a family of three boys and three girls,' the eldest .being 16 years of age. The funeral'.took place at. , Palmerston, yesterday■■' ; ■■'. - ';-. ,:■'.-■•-■';• ■■'-'.. '~'OTAK'li>;./:;;.v^-V-V.- v . The State, School '.picnic,' held yesterday, on Messrs. Bright, Bros.' racecourse, was well , attended..- '-";'. ■ -.-"-, ■:..,■ .Mrs.: Herbert Freeman, -who has been, in indifferent- health for some - time, hoe left Otaki with' her. .daughter im a. trip .to ChristchuTch." -■■" ■ ..: . ': ,' ■',•'.", ;A sheep-stealiiig -is' , reported; to; have occurred on Mr.; May's . farm, near, .Paraparaumu; ;whereby.he' has lost ■ some' .175:; sheep,', said to', have becin stolan.'bo;<.ween';july. last and the present time.-': Detective-.Cassells and Constable Shair-havorbseu .investigating, but'so far. .rio-'cliie ,has : been -nbtaintd.. It" :is ! said that thesame- practice;has,been-, carried on-at Moiiakau. : ,'•.■...■',-, •;..:»:.,

y\ :.r7.'; v .;LEV(Ni-:: : .: :. : '" : ; Levin : .Terminating * .Building Society' : held,its-first .ballot .in Century Hall on Tuesday./ovenirig.'. :Mr.'Geo.'. Cameron, J.P., chairman of directors, presided, find 'th'ere;-was'.a.good attendance;::Jfcssrsi-TI. •AJB. Hudson and P. H. Harper acted as 'scrutineers/ and' Mrs.'P. ..W. VGoldsmith. ■j.yas': Tequestcd , to .draw 1 the marble, -the■nuinber"proving to■ bo■ No. 19, belonging, to Mr. A. J.'Crombie, N Bath.Street, Levin, who. is , the. holder of two shares,. a'Ad. this entitles .him: to ah , advance 0f.,£300. ; The various stock' auctioneers operating, at Lovin.are to meet.: oiv-Friday,, to -eh;.' deavour. to arrange some, means whereby the whole .'of. the district auction .sales of fat stockcan be,, held conjointly. At present there' , , is something;.like ■ chaos re-, ■garding the:various sales, and a move.in the-.directioh' of'uhiformiry would , , .be to the advantage of buyers and. sellers alike.

■,;" ,;:.. ; :•.■••-- 'CARTERTON. : :'v":-V ' : ' J ':;i:\ ■The:ReV^W;^J^EUipft;a : nd;Mr7 ; %, : '.A:! ■Faivbrother will -represent the South Wai- • rarapa'. Methodist;. circuit:.at.: the . annual 'conference in.Dunedin at the end'of/this' month.;: ■'■ ■■. -. : : ;-, '■■■','. .-. : .-~,;. .■'._':. .. .; There aro' at present nine in'matcs.'in. Carter's Aged Men's-Home. '. . . : ■■■ ,: : At the Magistrate's. Court on :Tuesdav; beforo ; Mr.; R. H; , .Turton;; S.M., an information, against'a motor mechanic for. .iuiibus; riding, while, testing,, cycles' .was dismissed.' ■■ •,, ;-.- ...\ ;.'■,. ; Mr. 'and Mrs. ;Hawker have' returned home after an enjoyable holiday visit' to', the"Auckland-ahd Rotorua.district. '.' ' .'.-■. ,: The;third event in .the fire brigade competition:: resulted in' Captain .'M'lienzie's team securing .first' place; >;time '51 l-ssec.; -.Foreman ' ' second,', time ,56 3-ssec,;""-Lieutenant r M*Kenzie's team'third,'time 56 4:ssec. ■)•:.: '• ; :

; .';. /WOODViLLE.: ; ;;:::': -V The '■ fire brigade were ; called' but yesterday ■ to:, a fire 'which occurred, in'-. the buildings ', where. •Mγ.' Turnouts '.bake-' house is situated in'Jl'Lean-Street;;. It. was.found that. : the promptness:'of somp civilians in-starting a-bucket service.pro- , 'vented'the firo from spreading; The brigade had ■ very littlo ; trouble in-putting the fire 6ut. .-. . ,\ ■'.'. '■■.;■■:■'

' Friends of ■Mγ. T. ! Woods,'late of.Wood--ville, \vill-regret to hear that. Jlrs.. Woods died at Takapau last: Monday. Deceased was ' a'daughter.) of Mr: C. Watts, and had only been married, twelve months. -