PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 904, 25 August 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Oar Special OorroSDonflents.) CARTERTON. ' '. The Cnrtc-rton branch of tho W.F.CA.! havo presented a set of ciirvc&and' safer to the local Guu Club for competition. ; A "social" ami dance is to be held at Ciareville -on Thursday evening! in aid; of the Hinemoa Ladies' Hockey Club. '" Mrs. M'Jlillaii, who recently disposed of her interest iu the farm nt Belvedere, left on Monday, for Taihape,. where the ... family purpose residing in future. * At tho annual meeting of tb«s Daleiield Dairy Company on Saturday, tho report, and balance-sheet was adopted. Mr. E. liassett was re-elected a director, and . •Mr. H. luiowles to tlio vacancy in tho directorate caused by the 'resignation of Mr. W. C. Ordish. .The manager (Mr. fi.. T. West) and the secretary (Mr. J. [oiwriclf) were each grauted' a .bonus o? .Siteen guineas. ■ . ; B * stated that already £570 has been' promised in the way of shares towards establishing a boot factory in Carterton. WOODVILLE, "■"-.- ; Mr. P. Davey was successful in the. bass solo competition at Napier on Monday evening, winning the event.'. Delegates of the local Cluk", attended a nineting of the sub-union ■ held.at Daimevirke this week, at\which officials from the Hawke's Bay Union were . also present, when! the case c 8 H. Monteith was reopened. The evidence will be forwarded to /Napier, -when the Hawke's Bay I'nion's decision will finally settle thn matter. ■ ■ • ' ■■ ■ The "social" promoted by Mrs. J. Nelson, of" I'upatawa, iu aid of the Ladies' •Benevolent Societies' funds, was very largely patronised. Tho programme was an enjoyable one, and the visitors expressed their i>leasure at the. evening , !* entertainment. . . ... OTAKI. At last tho Parparaumu school is to be enlarged, it having been decided to erect a room- 2Jft. by 22ft., while between that and the old room will be a corridor SJft. i wido by !!4ft. long. : The porch- will also bo remodelled. ■~'.-• Mv. Meredith, who has been manager of the local butter factory for the past two years, .has received an;op-, pointmen!" at Helensville. He ■ leaves at the beginning of the inonth to take up - duty. .; . . Mr. Friink' Bell, who has been managing Mr.. J. L. Warrant's hairdressing and stationery shop,. leaves shortly for Shannon. Daring his' sojourn here he. has proved one of, our leading hockey play- ■ ers. Ho was a member of the representative team that played against Wellington for the .shield. FEILDING. : ' The celebration of the 34th anniversary of. the' Fcilding Primitive MethodistChurch proved very successful, and the report shows tho Church , to be 'in'. a " healthy condition. There are now 240 students in - attendance aUtlio Technical School, made up as follows:—Bookkeeping, 22; typewriting, 11; shorthand, 16; dress,making, 1C; millinery, 9; art needlework, 10; art classes, 33; plumbing, 8; trade drawing, 5; commercial law, 10; woodwork, 10; carving and metal work', 12; continuation classes, 22; wool-classing, 15; teachers' singing.and art classes, 41. ~ A class for Msperants is to be. started next term at the Feilding Technical School. Tho director, of the school is ■ also asking the Agricultural Department if it will send one of its experts up to. give a lecture on bee-keeping.