PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 863, 8 July 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(l'roui Our Special Correspondent.) 4 feilding. Councillor Theo West is leaving Feild* ing next montli with his family io settle in Auckland. The dairy farmers at Tutunui, Marton, are about to take over the cheese factory faere, and J'un it as a co-operative coupern. This iaetory has formerly been run by the Hawkes Bay Dairy Company, '.mil was erected five years ago. The parties not being able to agree upon values, .Mr. J. Murray, of Cheltenham, has been appointed arbitrator for tlio farmers, and -Mr. A. T. Dcnsham, of Messrs. Mason and Struthers, I'almerston Xorth, for the dairy company. Mr. Duncan Keid, late of Bunnytliorpe, who lias taken a farm of 155 acres on Kind's line, lias a eow which gave a test of 8.2 during the season, at the same tima producing aboul iivt gallons of milk daily. Mr. F. Pirani lias been elected chairman of the committee which controls the public library, and Mr. ]?. F. Haggitt hou. secretary. Owing to the promptitude with which the rate notices were got out and the rates got in, the council's overdraft at the bank has been reduced as compared with that of last year by XSOOU. Sergeant Bowden has been granted pis Qf absence, and proceeds on 'Friday to Sydney on a health-recruiting trip. In liis" thirty-three years of service in the 'police force Sergeant Bowden has seen some stirring times, especially on the AVest Coast goldfields. In.his absence Sergeant Jackson, of the Thames, will be in charge of the Feilding force.

OTAKI. At a meeting of the committee of the Horowhenua Horticultural and Industrial Society, the schedules for the next spring and autumn shows were revised. In the plants sections some discusvsion ensued as to the advisability of excising tho section for plants grown under glass, owing to th; fact that so very few entries are received. It was urged by some, howeve-r, 'that the growing of plants in greenhouses should bo encouraged, and it being mentioned that several girauliousoH would shorHv to es-tabhshed in Otaki it was decided to retain tho section as in the old schedules. In the cut blooms section a few items wer? struck out. Additions in this class were made as under:—Three rhodovarieties, collection of annuals, six distinct varieties. It being pointed out that sevci'al varieties of vegetables appeared on the schedules for the spring show, which could not 1m shown to anything like perfection, a number of these were cxcipd, including runner beans, dwarf beans, leeks, and parsnips. Aa important alteration to the vegetable section was tho fixing of a definite number of varieties to be shown ill tho collections. It was pointed out that, incollections, it was frequently seen that exhibitors tried to show as many varieties as possible, with the result that tho quality often suffered. Various fudges had asked that this be altered, as the object should be to show- vegetables of the best quality. The committee decided that for the spring show collections of vegetables bo restricted to ten varieties; and in autumn to fifteen. A class for five potatoes, Dalmeny Beauty, was added to the autumn show list. In the needlework section, with the exception of excising hairpin work and Teneriffe work, the introduction of a new class for chet work, in wool, and one or two minor amendments, last year's schedule was appro veil. Several new classes are to appear in the next autnmn show schedules in the fruit section. Classes havo beon added for Jonathan, AYashingtou, and Hawthornden apples. A few amendments were made with respect to certain other sections. The society has now completed its revision of tho prir,; list, and the schedules will lie put into tho printer's hands in a few days' time. The hockey match, North v. South, played at Levin on Wednesday, resulted in favour of North by 2 goals to nil, after a patchy game, consisting of short spells. After the contest the Selection Committee—Messrs: Wilson and Nicolson— picked the team to represent Horowhenua against "Wellington on Saturday. Their names appear elsewhere. The team coil-' rusts of six Northerners and five from the South, and on the whole has given satisfaction. Hahui, however, are unrepresented, and Griffith and Judd, who attended Wednesday's practice, are first emergencies, back and forward respectively. These were this club's only representatives at the trial match. In. tho writer's opinion the weak points of tiie team are M'Keirae, in goal, and Thorne, outside forward. The former is out of form.

SHANNON. With the disappearance of the siio\r. on the Taruruas, the Manawatu Diverrose in tlio beginning of the we*?k, and. i;h3 I'oxton Ifoad, which was in placca two or three feet under water, was praotically impassable. At time of writing tin; iinod waters arc rc-eedintf, and backing into the low-lying country round linker int. There was a seed attendance of the public, as well as of the members of' tin- Literary anil Debating Society, in the Druids' Hall on Tuesday night, when a team irom the levin Y.M.C.A. moved: "That Ireland should lx> granted Homo Rule." The motion was opposed by Messrs. Gibb, Gunning, and Judd, of the local society. Mr. Granville Hunt, who made an excellent judge, in awarding the palm to Shannon by ISS points. In' ISli, criticised the style and matter adduced by the various speakers in a most instructive and interesting manner, ne placed the debaters ill the following order:—Messrs. Gibb, Parker (Levin), Vincent (Levin), Judd, Gunning, and Jlarvey (Levin).

VVOODVILLE. At the quarterly meeting of tlio stewards of the Methodist Church thia week, two special votes of apiisx-iation wcro passed. One related to tlio satisfactory state of things m the No-License district of Masterton. and the splendid testimony of the advantages which tho district has received under No-License. The other vote referred to the remark passed by Judge Chapman 011 gambling. A petition was also signed, and is to ba forwarded on to the member for the- district, asking for his support in having a referendum taken on the question of tho introduction of the Bible in State schools. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening, tho purpose of the meeting being b appoint a manager for tho gasworks. It was decided to appoint Mr. MT'urmack, who has been in charge of the works for somo weeks past.

CARTERTON, Councillor J. .A. Dudson lias been ap« potnbd Mayor of the council, the vacancy having bten canted by the death of Mr. Adam Armstrong. The appointment of Mr. F. J. Morgan as assistant master nt the District -Uijjli School, in place of Mr. Miller, transferred to Masterton, has been confirmed by the committee. The old bridge acro?s the Muungatarere Eiv«r, near the lilack Bridge pah, is bi.'Hij; replaced with a new structure. Mr. AY. Moore presided at the first quarterly meeting of the local Tradesmoil's A'.-ociat.km, when the executive's report was lead and considered satisfactory. Members also expressed satisfaction with the way in which the holiday list bad been arranged by the association. Some discussion ensued on tlio telephone bureau debit system, which was ceasidereil unsatisfactory, and the subject was referred to the executive for a report. Several other matters affecting tradesmen generally were dealt with. An exciting adventure befell Mrs. R. M'Laren, of Clareville, and child at the local railway station ou Wednesday. They had driven in to meet a friend, and, when the train arrived, the her.-e dashed off the read on to the yrass. The driver, piilliiii! on the veins, turned the horse right-about-face, and the animal galloped across the road again, and dashed between the two cabs standing at the kcrbing. The drivers of these vehicle; went promptly lo Jlis., .M'Laren'-s assistance, ami succeeded in "subduing llic fractious animal. lu tlio excitement the occupants of the vehicle wen? thrown out, but fortunately escaped with nothing more serious Hum bruises and a shakiiii:.