PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (From Our Special Correspondents.)

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 851, 24 June 1910, Page 6

PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (From Our Special Correspondents.)

FEILDING. The plumbing class at the Feilding Teclmical School is now in full swing, and is being,well supported. The Government havo made a grant of .£2OO for additions to tho school residence at Mangarimu, near 'Rangiwahia. On Wednesday the Boy Scouts organised a ten-mile paper chase over the hills towards Sandon. - Interest in the Hugh Paton mission at the Presbyterian Church continues, in spite of rough weather. Before Mr. A. D. Thomson, S.JI., at the Cpnrt yesterday morning, David Herlihy proceeded against Andrew Robinson to have tho latter, bound over to keep tho peace, as complainant feared thai hi. would receive bodily harm from ltobinson. Complainant gave evidence to the effect that on June 17 Robinson met him on the Aorangi Road and said: "Now I have you, I intend to settle accounts with you." Robinson, who was 011 horseback, then chased him about a mile. Horlihy produced a diary in which he had made entries of several occurrences in which he had been assaulted and ' molested by Robinson. Crossexamined, Herlihy stated that ho hail had disagreements with several of his neighbours. There was some quarrel with Robinson about tho latter's horses having been impounded iu Octolwr last. On the day of the. chase on the Aorangi Road both were oil horseback, and when complainant saw what Robinson's intentions were ho put his horse to the gallop. He (Herlihy) was mounted ou a good hack, and to that lie owed tho fact that he escaped. After hearing botli sides, tho magistrate stated that ho was satisfied that there was no real danger to Herlihy when Robinson met him on tho occasion referred to, though no. doubt Robinson had pursued him meaning to give him. a fright. His Worship thought that there was no danger to complainant now. The case would be dismissed, each side to pay its own costs. SHANNON. The motion "that party government is not conducive to effective administration" was the Literary and Debating Society's topic of discussion on Tuesday night in the Druids' Hall, when there was a good muster of members. Messrs. Murdoch, Tilling, and Exall spoke in support of the motion, which was opposed by Messrs. Galland, Gibb, Gunuing, Barclay, Clayton, and Selby. On a vote being' taken the motion was negatived by 29 votes to 10. Throe representatives of the Levin Y.M.C.A. and three members of the local society will discuss the question, "Should Home Rule be Granted to Ireland?" on July 5. Mr. Byron Brown's address on July 26 will have for its subject,' "Tho Financial Aspect of the No-License Question." At the Wellington Pigeon Show, Mr. Claude Sowman entered 10 birds, and was successful in scouring seven first awards and two seconds. Members of :ho Wellington Commercial •Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association and Club Company, Ltd., are notiiioil by an advertisement' in this issue of a Htnoke concert which is to be held this evening. Messrs. Cribhtyn nnd M'Kav, architects, Lambton Quay, invite tenders for making large additions and alt-rations to the Shepherd's Anns Hotel, Tmakori itoad. Messrs. Campbeli, Thompson, nnd Co., Dannevirkc, advertise in this issue a •number of up-to-date farms for sale. •A stock salo will be held at Oluki. on Tuesday, June 28,