PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 779, 31 March 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

■y . .-■".■''.; .(From Our Saccinl, Corrciipondcnti.l' ■■:■'- •■•'•:.i!'---';.'-'-"T^ : —"^ TT ?.. .. —;... ':. .'..'■. ... '!;;.^\i;':S:.;;'.■;;.; .'vjFElLding::..' '■ v \v ; ;; .; ■'■■;■[:■_ ; .is. to ' resume; ■ his w001,.:r ~: r . at;, the. Technical /:::'.School ■next-'Monday. /.,; '.;., < ... [ '■■' .-.'The'wedding has -taken St. •••.■■■ \ John's Church, Feilding, of Jfr.-W. .W. .V ; ■■ iljfg'erley,. .of 'Auckland,'and-Miss .-Maude v '-. daughter of Mr. , and.Mrs.. ,V,. Death/ ; of Sandpn. .Mr. ,W; .J.:T6ung,-.of. ';;.; Mount, Stewart, was married .in ihe Pr.imiI".."; . tiyo-Methodist Church, to.'. Miss Mary j Thompson,;. formerly; of. Sa'ndbn.'; ' v ■~■ {~.- ■ :' 'V-'- y -y : :- LtV,IN. \'..i.; ,■■ ■■..-.. ;. .Qh -.'Sunday, the anniversary of :the Sabbath School, was held, >K: >Ait!tenV ?of-. riFoxton; , :/, . pr«i>ched:ifd;; large -.congregations".Vmorn-j'--V>;'- -; ing "and: evening, - and - also. ■■ conducted..- uj;,': ■'■•■ children's-service : in the■ aft.ernbon,'-when j, ?■'■> thy;;prizes jgiined.?%■■ the 'scholars were !;.-,-■ distributedif'the fortunate;-.ones' being ; :;• ■;; Lily; Jiihes, 'Myrtlo. M'Ta'ggart, , - Queenie r : Muir; 'Kuby. Jone?,. Violet- : Ryder,- Jessie \: i, v- Cainßbai, -Mary Campbell, '-Kate , \Wil-, j,.:, li'amsonj' Eileen.: Shaw';'. .-Aaihio Collier, js ' \ tiszie;",': Eobertsoh, " 'Marion'-"' M'Taggart, |V;V : f Mai:VMnir,v'£ll*ir;'lClCie;: , .Kiiby - 'irTag--s^-v- : :;.saitj-i..'Bbbina' ; -'Gibsprj;.' Ivy'-'Middlemiss,. [.'■ ■■"•';. Jeannie\ Gray, — iNellie Conriell, '■: Egbert "': ! Jones",: Jack Uempster'i ■ Jack Ryder;"•'Win-' i.-;--."■■..' Btoir rFfy, ; Donald' Fry; 'Wilfred Poad, ;':.; ■-.' Sidney Hall;' and-.Cyril j: '.."■■'■■■.,: Janis.;' The. singing -of the, children-was J"-- '. ■''■■-.'miich -enjoyed,;, particularly 'the Easter f ■;' ;■ hyrati-; "Ho , Dies, ■'Hβ;?pies;" -The 'col- |:■■:',■'■/ .lections during 7 the day- were'.devoted-en-. '': '.;,.....- titjelj-'-to .th'e'Sun'lay : School ;'fnnds."-: On , '''.-';; ■■■-"■■■: Monday the annual picnic' was' held' at-■:.,-.,';Mr.:-;H, : Y.-. •..paddpek in '. the :. .; -.Eawh'i(i-"Eijad, ■: and-was -wll attended.— ■•■ '-\ The;children, weriß-v"rconVeJ«d to :tha , ground by coach, and wererisupplied with ; ' .-'.■ •■■;. liinxih'iariditeaiduring Keys, >;. y-.>th.e 'Siiindaj" School-' j.Superintend6'ht,:; -de? ■■V. ;.;/'-Berves.' : i t f6r'h'is' : ei!ori;s''.to.' . ; .■':■';.■-make:;^lj;!ehj i 9r';'theta'seive&iVAyitK/races;. : .- ■ . ek'ippingVj.etc, ;ths" ; r:«.'' >.;s v V-'/..'o!fei >/:' ,\ '-".-.'.•':■' ■■.'A^bazaar/is.being-.organ'ised -.br-.'a.fiium-'- '.•.-"'.. b'etiof- ; la'dies : on. ; l)eharf : ,df the._funds ,; of -, . .the. : Levin'./yoluntceri Fire/-Brigade, and I ;'.-'V-: -will,' .bo opened,-by ..the'. Mayor, {Mr. ■ Gar- ..';,'/,_"\ dyner) on -April; 20' and- 21;.., ■■,-'•. ~'"; .i ■■'.{■ :'•:? .--rfThY,Levin- o'p.v.i-. who-'.risited- the.'.Qtaki' ;'■;;■-.■;■■. "■■yVellmgtc : n i YM.Q'A/<. on ;•;■ V; Moiiflay; arfl...deligh'te.d-,with'ihe..hcspitaj- ';■•;■• .ii-y':.shown them and also with the.vari- ;■■'■■.'.■■.-,'. ous'spprts-indulged.,.in>>■ ■".'..;, ":'.'.':'C : -.;'. ..' '■■':■' -.On - Saturday the 'jnembers'.'of the Levin. ;• '■-.-:, Eifle;,CJub;.:Jicld : &e : . first;,^£;.a> Feries ; of •■■'■■ CQippeJitibiis : ; for,^trophie. , ?' 'presented'!by' :'■ \ :M^rs/-.'A..'T.;.Teuton,and Co;, , \%y Jen-'' i.;-',,raan. -and-'W:.;-M.-Clark." -The day ..was. ". : :-i n'ot;fayoiirable\f6r good. scorin!».Uhe,ligh't; :-, .being' :.bad\.-and ifhe ••:':>\-md ''shifty .'-; :Coii3', ... .\dinonVwere i sovcn.'shots','at',Boo :a'nd 700 ;:.'■.:•' yardii ;each. Scores:—. ■' ■■'U . ■'- '■■'•:...'.■' i...'.;v ; " ; ;/•:■•:■ ;.;■;;■::'';- 'soo -, 'v:V;. 1 :■

■ about a year,'ago Sir Joseph Wardpromised'.to:.visit Levinat an early, ..■■dateto;.open-, the. new Post Office .-at-. : -'Wjeraroa. 'It was staled,: as the "early, date". • drew -near, vthat .he^ivdsjr'equired/iu,toji-; don, '-so. the'- post- office -was -opened. with-', . oil t ceremony,,and ' liasbeen . opeti-prac-tically 'ever j since,; for business.., Some people Jiere, .however, •;have : an idea . that: the'-, place '.will : not:be"- 1 properly" 01;. effectually- opened- until'iSir Joseph 'does the: trick : Himself, so we are again informed thathe is .to visit .the town on another, "early date'.' YTe hope he won't disappoint us -this; time,: as.-deputations are- being organised ' to May . 'their .'grievances- before hihi oil almost every ques--tion.thatacan'.be- thoiight'/of.- It is nbt every day-..that .we.:have 'a'Cabinet Minlet. alone a Prime Minister, in-our midst,:so.we are going to lethimknow , that we are; alive,-and want, attention.\ ; ' OTAKI. Mr.-F. Sims, on tho eve of his. departure for England; was .presented by members of the local Hockey Club with - a brief bag.- Mr. Sims has .been connected with hockey for some time past,'.and:his' services to; the:-local-.club .'will':bo 'greatly'-, •ft I ®ed;.;;He was also a-member'of the Methodist Church choir. ' .': The,:fin3ls, for ■ the- OtakiVTennis - Club's trophies ,„were, 'completed-- on- Saturday when'.,;Bacchus'; easily,: defeated ; Freeman in. the, singles, ..while : W. M. Simcoi'and Mlson ; ;won- :; .easily'froin -v Penn -' 'and Podevm. fyiry,-:'--- 1 ' A I . , SHANNON. w A/team, of. [local ' 'DruidsVidefAted a scratch'eleven of .the Cricket Club on' ; - : . Easter .Monday was • ..windy; and heavv rain , began to -fall -on:' Tuesday night, culminating .in a.violent'-gale' on Wednesaay.; raormng. : - ' !. . visited ..Shannon on -,£as- ■ r ii ar ' ,^ G local ,'Slayers • winning intho.aggregate,by.73: to 39; points. • The' lollqwing. -were,; the , : riiiks -'... and '. the' Rose, .Clayton, . Liud, and. Gunning ($.), 33.' Ijevin' : :. GlacklnV ■Beading, Heasman; and Patterson: (s.), 'B.' Shannon-:-,'. Dunckley, Stansell; /Oleson; ?.?s snowies (s.), 12.,>-levin: Hall, Gallichaii,. ,Majriott, ; and .Kibblewhite . (s.), /?»•- Shannon:;Mitchell',. Bntti-' and Esson (s.),.levin; North- Cameron, and Palmer (s,), . 11. Messrs.; J.. Mitchell and J. K.-Esson. won "the/Easter.Pairs'- Ton*, narnent. ' • •• ' :> Rifleman ,E.: Sjpencar " wqii.-. the Vile < Cup on ; the.- local, range;: cin :4Easter - Monday, ; W s ;it,,G,. ,2sStephenson -.bring - second: Ihis -otiginally 'presented. by the late Mr. , Job; J lie, M:P., for .competition, among, the rifle-clflbs in,: the old Mariawatu: About six- years ago the ©hannon< Kifle Club was successful 1 'in waning , th*. trophy at:: Bulls- tte ,Sanson' Uub being runners-up.. Since- then" thd cup has Wen 'competed for annually by the members' of the Shannon Clubh and it, is rather a coincidence that since the cup was- first • secured ' by; the. Shannon' Club 'tfte. names, of tho winners, have.': allbegun with, the letter "S," the-members •who have ; .ivon. the trophy-,to. date beingE. .Spencer (twice),- Stephenson; -Shearman,, and ,B. Spencer.. furthermore, the names, of the • ruuners-up—beginning with oandon—have had- tho same .letter for the initials of their surnames.. -The- ultimate . winner, of the .trophy must .-have three wins -to his credit;or., take' first position in two successive years. '' . ,

The .Pioneer Lodge ;Ivo;-ill, lO.GT held its weekly session." in the Rechabito Hall,, Manners Street; on Monday evening: ;8r0... Hi J. Sfillan, presided over a. , very good attendance of meriihers and friends. -Pour candidates were pro-posed-forl membership. The Grand Lod«o offic-srsand Advisory Board were- present,,.the G.C.T.; Bro.: D. C. Cameron, in- the' chair. Greetings ■ from various lodges,; both, near and far, were; received end. fheartily. reciprocated./ After > routine business, had been disposed of, very.interesting; and instructive addresses were given: by Bro.; D." ,C. Gamcroii. G.C T Bro; Al'B. Thomson, G.C.j and Bro. Boxhall, Vho all spoke.of,'the good work which has been and is'being done'by the International'.Order of-Good- 'Templars throughout the'- wbrld; • A' ..musical programme'.was- provided, by\tlio- harmony committee, items'being..contributed- bv members •■■■as follow:—Song,. Bro. - Newton (encored).;'duet; Sis.-' Barrett .and-'.'lt. Petherick;- song; Bro. >.G. Lambert; recitation, Bro., Townser.d,'. GsE.S.'j'• song, Bro.!Robinson (encored); son?. Bro. Neivton,'.Sis. Allan .(who iyas the winner,, of a sentence-building competition) wo's-pre-iscnted with a prize by Cameron,' \G,C;T. DuringMthe.ievening refreshments, wero handed round by the harmony committee. A hearty vote, of thank? to Bro. Cameron, G.C.T.,.the"G.lj. officers, the G.L;' Advisory ,BoMd, those who,contributed to the programme, and the visitors was carried by acclamation. Bro;,.Cameron,' G.C.T.,. Br.o. Kcid, and .others. Tosponded. ; ;...,_., ...; : . ''In'"our '.advortisinß 'colnmns : . the ••"•New .Zealand LoaB 1 . and-. .Mercantile) Aronry notify> the--sa!o by.- tender .of t'no wolllcnown • ."Buawai" Estate,', >ncar Itancamaioe: , Tho estate haj been subdivided into :allotmonts,«hich aro , offered on exception-. ally easy t«rms. Tenders clorc to-day. ■'■- The- sixty-first . annual - raec'llng ;of the members of the Australian Mutual Provident .Societv" will be held at Sydney on :['■' ■.■'■'- y ,■■ -' : -' .'"'

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