PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 9

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

'.(From Our fiDtcial OorresDondenti.)

CARTERTON. There was a good attendance at tho annual meeting of the Dalefield Football Club,' Mr. Jas. Hodder being in the chair/The-.report and balance-shoot showed that the receipts for the year had been £22 125.. 9d., and expenditure £17' 13s. lid. Tho election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron,. Mr. A. Gallon, sen.; president, Mr. J. Hodder; vice-presidents, Messrs. J. " Udy, . J. August, F: Playle, W.Gallon, C. Fairbrother, M. T. West, J. Standen, N. Noilson,- R: G. Welch, G. Waterson, sen., W.G. Waterson, W. Saywell, W. Knowles, W. Ordish, W. Ticeliurst, and R. Bassett; captain, Mr. W. A. Hart; vice-captain, Mr. A. Welch; secretary and treasurer, Mr. W.. A. Hart; management and match committee, Messrs. H., Knowles, W. G. Waterson, and the captain; delegates to W.R.P.. Messrs. A.. Playle . and W. A. Hart; auditor, Mr. A. 0. Abbott. It was resolved to nominatb'a: junior; and third-class'team for the■: championship. . Messrs; D.Smith, F.' Waterson, T. Saunders, S. Gaskin, H. /Crawley, and C. Hewsbri were accepted as now-members.- It:was decided to open the season on' April.9. It was.decided to carry on the'winter dances,, the first of which is to bo held on' Aprjl.6, the committee.appointed to' carry out same being Messrs. : C, Gal-; Ion,: A. Playlo, -G.-Nielson,. I/... Taylor;-' and .C. August., A vote.ofihanfcs was accorded, last year's., officers ■• for theirsupport, and to Mr. W. .Gallon, who provided the ground. -•Mr.'.G.'W. Pittendreigh, Methodist Home, missionary, who is being .transferred from the South .;■ Wairarapa Methodist .Circuit, conducted his fare-., .well service; at Dalefield on Sunday afternoon; \ .., . : ;:' : SHANNON?; ;;./'. "'; On Thursday night, m' ; ,the" .'. Druids' Hall, : . the Shannon Rifle Club held a successful-euchre . party, and dance, .when the trophies won by the club during the' I 'season were presentfed by Mr. 'W. H. Field, M.P.. A number.of visitors, including Mrs. W. H. Field, were, present. Euchre was' indulged in till 10 ' o'clock, the. successful players being Mrs. Langelan and Mr.-H. Law. The captajh. (Mr. G- .' N. . Stephenson) then called oil Mr. Field to.present the Field Shield, which .had , been - donated for competition by. members, of. the Horowhenua Rifle Clubs, arid which'the local club was successful in winning at, Palnierston North in January. . In presenting the trophy, Mr. Field expressed his pleasure in boing.able.to.attend on nuch: aii occasion.. It was not as yet' known, he said, how, the new Defenco Act would affeot rifle clubs, but "ho was very much-of the opinion that riflemen were - entitled to .better grants -as regards' ammunition, etc. .'•;' He expressed himself in favour of compulsory military training; as it, was.' likely to. instil "discipline into ithe' young men of Now Zealand. Before coming to Shannon he had' wired iSir Joseph! Ward to find out something. definite.:abbut: the' post office,''and was'able to. state that 'the matter.was considered'urgent, and that the grant did not expire till March 31, so no doubt something would be heard before', long.;', Mr. Field then presented •cedals.'to the .members of the-.-.team that competed for the shield:—Riflemen-. B.' Spencer; E. Law, VW. Shearman,', 'Sutton,""J. ■'-.Hallani,,.6, Woodmass,Richards,-. 8.-' Spencer, _" and.. Couper, •Captain. Stephenson - suitably .:.replied-. Jn.the-' looal..competitions, :,Riflemani Shearman was : presented .with a .hand-' . some.pair of field glasses for the highest, aggregate; E. Spencer received a.lcather .rifle"case; J-..-Hallum,,a. J rj(fleman. , s , : carry r '. tall • and B. Spencer.Vajri'ealdingt.glass.; At ,'the dance which followed Mr;. B. Spencer-' presided at,-. the: .piano,' and Captain-Stephenson , acted > asr/,:M.C. Mrs.i'G. .N; Stoplienson:provided 'supper. Mr. G:N; Engles'ha's left on a twelve months' visit to the Old' Country.' Most of the flaxmills in this: district . closed down from Thursday night last till Tuesday morning.