PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 765, 14 March 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

. (From' Our Soociij CoiTonDondcntsJ •"■'■:■■■ ■:'■ ■"■■ - ' ' :.■■»■ ■'•, ■'■'■■' -,' '■■' - . '"'-] ■; ■ '..-. ' .■levin. ,, ,. •.-•■• "^.:.\ ...'The annual shooting match between ■•■-'/ levin Rifle Club aiid'a team of civilians • captain'by Mr. J. Robertson was fired on Saturday, the club winning by 70 points, : \,There were eight ■men .a-sirte and the ;'-■distances, irero. 200 > and 500 yards, seven '•■. . shots. at each. ■ The weather was ■ very good and some very consistent shooting 'on" the part of the chib men. was wit-■seised."''Some,-of the civilians did verj : :.well considering ,thnt. they have littlt ■'.' 'opportunity, for practice'. Scores:—Eiflt ." club: R-Jones; 30—30—60; H. C. Ingram, L. Ingram, •; 30-29-59; . G ■■'; - Jones, 31—28-59;' H.^Ward.-aO-'^SS' J. .'Rutherford; - 30-28-58;'' W. Francis, .eon.,- 30^27-57.;'. AV. Loveioy, 25—26—51. -■• V.Tqtiil, 461. Civilians:' ."Parker,"■ 31-28- ■ 59;: J. Roberkon, 31—28—59; C. Prouse, ;P. -C. VPrice,' R. V'':-.Burge, 26-23—19; I. Hook, .30—16—46; J: Parsons, 2M9-iO; C. Palmer, 23—6—29 ; .Total, ;391...'.; . •. ,' , , .'; Th<?' autumn show of the Levin Hortt / . "enltural; Society, is to be held in the Century Hall'on.: April 6 and 7. 'i.-.splendid ,'■' display.: of.■fruit is expected. ■' . . : "Avmeeting, was held, in the' Wereroa Hallvon Thursday . evening to cdßsides ■:'■■ ways and means for building an Anglican ■ : Chnroh:for that end of the town. :Some forty people attended, and the vicar of ■ Levin,. tho.-Rev.: S. G. Compton,, M.A., presided. -.It. is hoped that a site will be ■presented for -the building. The sum of ; 10-guineas was subscribed in the room'; v and, there is also, a sum of.'.jE6 10s. in •the-Savings Bank. Two.committees -were '~. ' set ..up—one composed of .ladies, and i\ii other of men l —and these .committees aw ..to canvass for subscriptions and report ■i.'Vto.-'a later meeting.".' :'■'.•'.• •:, : ' ■The sub-committee: , appointed by th< .; Levm:School Committee to make arrangeflients ;for the school picnic met on.Fri- .,'■. day evening. It was reported that sut .:- ecriptions had_come in very satisfactorily, : expected that-close on a thousand . children: and'their parents and frien'df ,tnll; attend at the .-.Lake, on 'Wednesdaj next. . Good weather is all that is now re". quired':to:make the .outing a-memorable •Dne. -A large number of prizes'"are : fbrth : coming, for.rac«c, etc. ."•: ■ .-."■ ■ The',Xadief , Auxiliary ,of the,-T.^t.C.A, . met'on Thursday;', when it was reportet' ■ that, a credit: balance had resulted frori .: ; the, -recent, banquet. ' Mrs.:' Palk, •:lasl •fear's president, is .leaving ! the districl r. 'shortly. - .■■•;•■-■.•.- •' ;'; ; .. ,' -.'- : . " '.'■• ■

FEILUING.

;■ : East, year 118 teachers attended ■ the ' Education Board's' training ..classes-'' at [: i'eilding. , ''-.- '■■ X ■'i^'j^^Jii.^CV! . Notice of motion has-been".igiven'.' for J«xt' meeting..of. the Feildins- Borough wmncirto rescind .the resolution wliich, « last meeting,- threw out the'inuhicipal . Opera' House .:; .>';-..; ;■'/.: '■■-. '1 ■.'-■■• -. . r— ..' ..'• '".".' ■:-:' ':■ .

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.: At. the of: the -Woodville 80r- ,.■ ingh .CouikJ , . ou, .Thnrsdnj-'cveniugi 'the ■'■■• Athletic .Society .werc/gnmted" the use'Vof : "the. Recreation Ground for a' fee of' £i. ■■'■•...STherpreyions. terms were onc-thfrd of the ■',/. gate money; .'■■■•'; •-•.'•,■".■. .-.:.• ; ".■'•.. ; The ; local Bacon Company made an dfvfer. to the council to take all the coke : .-that: the gasworks, conld produce,'.- pro- . ;.wided'that a-ten ycars".'agreement'could ytbe niado at a satisfactory figure..;.: • /,V'ii ..' .The 'Mayor has,• .teen., granted .. one ■■■■■' enonth's leave : of Eibsrice, > Couiicillor-Bur-,.;ißett. to be acting-Mayor"'during his'ab.'''eence.', - , ~'- V.V'-': '.-':"• ; '.:' : :;P".,v;.'-> ; 'v,, ■-..., •'■The i , waterworks and , -; extensions ■; Joans: showed' a surplus.'of-, after . the work had ''beeh'completed,'; -A- saving of ;'2s..- 6d.! perSchain; was : the ''report of ,; v the, overseer., oil.; the' laying of-the ;Bakers- .: :.town' : raaihs.'br," , day- labour.jas.compared .;■:■ with .contract, price. , "It ■■•wis' :, decided" to .-;, metal :-.' : V6gel:-;-Streef. last;'•■a'ad-''t'b-- , elear ... 'out' the.Tay: Street .creek'. , ""■'■"'""". : ' '

I CARTERTON.'

..■- The demand for /domestic: assistants in- , ; Carfcertori' at ■ the "present-' time exceeds • ■'■'itHs : .humbei; ofjfeapplicatioris ' ■■■for- '."non:'.tibns,; •■'.. '-V. ±;,;$, ■■■■■ ;■;• . ; ■:.■;■-..:.■ !; /;>;: The nianjr' friends, of Jtrs.-,P. Cole • will •tie..pleased., to-hear that: she is: luaKßs : 'good recovery: from her recent .severe ill-.'v-fflesiS.'' :-:":■■;":■ ■•..'."■■■'■ 1 ..;" :'V•:•'-■.-■:'•"'-.'.■r-V'.-'-'i'";'••; y,: The ■daily, supply of milk '■ at'the Kai-'■■•■:tuna.'-DairyEactory this season.has been s' greater' than that of any previous sea- ■ 6pn, about a thousand pounds more milk - ieing delivered; at present than:for the . cprresponding;period',Jast,{seiisqn;;Already ..the' quantity," of. : oheese, DVan'ufactur*d'.exceedsithat of the : whole "season's'output of iformer years, vln-'the 190&09 season, ...twelve tons more cheese was; made, than in ,'the'l9o7-08 season, and 'the output this ,■ .year'-will show- ..further ! improyeinenf: :.- 'Tlje average ite'st at' the-factoryis 3.9, the . iowest. being.:3'.T and the highest Li. .-