PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 880, 28 July 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Spccial Correspondentf.)' FEILDING. The Oddfellows of Beilding were again successful in the card tourney, beating* tho ioresters by 2\ games Vo 16. Out of'twenty-five applicants, Mr. J. i ft 1 ' 0 e *Wing, lias been appointed by tho committee of the Feilding Jockej Club to the position of caretaker of the racecourse, vice Mr. Jackman.

It is my opinion," says, an Aorauei dairyman, "that if you get a Jersey-Ayr-shire cross cow, hvit.h good , milkers on both sides, you Jinvo the: perfect cow. lou cant beat the little.Jersey for gi?. ing the best return, while being easy oa the land. I don't believe in these Hoisteins. I am afraid, seeing that the Hol-' stein is such a large beast, . that she would be severe on the feed, and would not show any better return than the Jersey. In connection with the Wanga'uui Education Board's proposed new scholarships' for agricultural subjects in the district high schools, Mr. J. G. Wilson has just intimated to the board his intention of contributing -£ ; 5. per annum for three years to the fund:

SHANNON. ' Mr. Gibson, -a-.former."..resident of Shannon, has purchased .Mr.'* F. E. Lang-clan's-grocery-business .•; . ■' - •*_

Mr. Yagg, of Buckley; has • sold life farm to Mr. Tucker,-of Bulls.

Considering the - slack .season of fclis year, thewinter fete organised 'by' tha~ local Methodist Church—for. the purpose of raising funds to improve the church building-and grounds must "be-pronounced a success. Mr.-P. Hairs,; in the un-a.void-able absence of Mr. Stiles, the Mayor of. Foxton, declared . the fete open. .The Druids' Hall was tastefully decorated, and presented .a bright and animated scene ou Friday _and . Saturday evenings. Tha. Misses Kewth presided at the lolly stall, , and the stage was transformed into a teaToom. A glee party, whose members bad been practising assiduously of late, contributed- glees :and part songs. -Mrs. Boyes and Miss Signal sang solos, and duets were sung by Miss Signal and Mr.* liimmer, Foxton, and by ISTiss Laurvig and Mr. Saunders. The principal feature of Saturday night's entertainment was a camp-fire scene, in which members of. the Literary and Debating Society, took part. Mr. G. H. Gibb, J. E. Langclan, and others contributed items, ;.although it was reserved for Mr.- W. Clayton to make the "hit" of the evening by. his humorous recitations. Miss E. Smith and Miss Laurrig contributed solos in, a very acpepfcable manner. To Mr. E,'J. Judd and Mr. A. Saunders was largely due the success of the fete.- About .£33 was cleared.

Mr. Byron Brown lectured .under tha auspices, of the Literary and Debating Society in the Druids- Hall on Tuesdaynight, "whoa tli-er-e :v;ere about eighty of the public present.. His subject was: "The Financial Aspect of Prohibition," and on the conclusion of liis address a desultory discussion took place. Subsequently Mr. Brown, by request, gave.a recitation. Mr. G. H. Gibb presided.

WOODVILLE. ' Members of. tho local. Masonic Lodge purpose holding a "social" evening early. •. next month. ' Considerable interest prevails -amongst ; . football- patrons concerning tho action of '' ' the Dannevirke Sub-Union in, the case of H. Monteith. He is . accused of insulting a referee at p. match at.which .he - ... (&lorileith). - .was a .spectator. According to the union's rule, No. 19, they had n0...".'.' jurisdiction in the matter, .and conso. : .," quently, at the. last meeting, the matter ... was allowed to drop. There appeals to.. r be someone . 'not-satisfied, and the sub-. .- union are. now Agoing to appeal to tha ' controlling .body for a definition of..the position. . .. .. In fairness to Mr. Watson, of this town, ; your correspondent desires to amend the - paragraph inserted last Saturday regard- - ing the purchase of Mr. E. Harding's bicycle business. The negotiations with . the Pahiatua firm, as stated, had fallen through;- arid Mr.-Watson-has purchased- -y. the whole.of the stock carried by Mr, ' ' Harding. . : An application - for a slaughtering ■ license for a section on the Pinfold Eoaa is to be opposed. . Settlers in the vicinity take exception,-to having a-killing-yard .' in their midst, and will petition council accordingly. - . REIKORANGI. One of the. most successful school. con< . certs ever held in the district took placo last Friday evening. In spite of the unfavourable weather the school was packed,all seating accommodation being taken,, lip, and a number had to be content with , standing room.-. ; Visitors came from Otaki,'. I Paraparaumu, Waikanae, and Marton. , ; Mr.-.-W. D. Bennett (head teacher) and- ' Miss K. Jamisoii (assistant teacher) do-: ' serve special mention for. the manner in which they had trained the children, ind". overy item was gone through without a'.'. hitch. The local orchestra (Miss M, Stubbings, Messrs. G. Stubbings; ' G. \ Kemsley, and R. Stubbings) also con- • tributed an effective part of the pro. - gramme. At the conclusion, Mr. A. Neilson (on behalf of tho committee) " thanked those coming from a long distance on such a rough night. After the . concert the room was cleared for dancing, ■ for which the music was supplied by the . Reikorangi Orchestra, Misses Corrior, Baker, and Mr. Baker playing extras. Tho concert programme was as follows - .— . Overture, orchestra; recitation,. Misa ' Monk; "A Tea Party," school girls; song, '. Mr. Penn .(Otaki); songs, "Echo" and "Jingle ■ the. Bell," children; song,-'.-"Pickles,".children; song, Mr. Geo. Stub- ■' bings; recitation, "A Kainy Day," girls; , song, Mrs. I'reeman; song, "Good Advice;" children; selection, orchestra; recitation, "Applo Pie," boys; song,' "Hen Convention," children; song, Mr. Penn; recita- ; tion, 'A New Game," J. Clifton and H. ' Larsen; song, Mrs. Freeman; song, "Woodland Stream" and "Flow Ye Streams," children; debate, "Are We Over-Educating Out Girls?"