PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(from Our Special OorroSDonaentJj : 1 v FEILDINC. , Mr. A. M. Onglcy, tho well-known : : ■representative footballer - and; cricketer,'". has been elected, unopposed 'to/; the . Borough. Council, vico Mr; Fred Piram,-/ ■ J resigned. ' ... ■' ;;/ 1: ;'///. //^ Mr. Howard. W.- Watkin, who occu- - pies tho triple positipii of - Treasurer, ; " // Collector, of Customs, and Postmaster-. . ; .General ..of;^hga;''is; : atVpresciit;pn a;-^'?//? holiday . visit to New Zealand, : and ia staymg with his brether; :Mr." L. J- ",■■■■■ t Watkiiij'.Director-of .the Feilding. Tech- v/ : :■;,)' meal School. . There ■■ was. a largo crowd of settlers , :? in > t6Tte;ycsterdayy-vand:; , igqod- : i was done in the s.aleyards. .• ... :!

CARTERTON.

Adjutaht;..Cob.k,:.officer' in/charge,;' tho Canerton corps of- • the .Salvation ; Army, is at present, undertaking ; the . . ' self : deinial .collection 'work; ./Tho / backi^'■ /'< 'country us . being/worked, first, and tha • ;yj township is reserved, Until last;. •: • ■ , 4 There was a' fair attendance at .a- . ! dance,; fold'; last, Thursday aid of;,the;funds.of.:the Carterixsn! Brigade. The floor, aiid music .. wero '. j good,,;Mr.VFawoett .presiding' ,' at.;'the/;. ;i, piano..The;mdsters.:,of .oeremonies',were Messrs. N;;. 1 and H; M'lCciizie, and ■ M'Guinness. v! 5--! Miss K. Booth, of Hawarden, haa ' entered the Greytown Hospital as ■ a - ' . probationer nurse. ■■"/■.■.;.' :v/ !/'/ : '' ; ' 'i :• Tho, numerous fnends - of Mr. -W. ; Parker,:a very old pioneer of Carterton, . . :/] will, regret tdihear that-he' is at present;..'-.//I seriously ill. . /,/;:,:/!///,' ,At a meeting of the Wairarapa Rugbyi n ; Union 011 Thurslav• evening, a vote of, 1 ;, thanks was accorded: Mr.> Brough, care- ':■ ; taker, of "the Wairarapa" racecourse,l : show-y ing the team: from'. Canterbury . over- -" : ] the course on Wednesday. - , The Mana-"t ~ y , \ Ayatu Uhiori : notified-;its ;/iriabilitjr/;;to'/:xi/vJ ; . season.' ',Owing ; to. the being un-,; : : "j , able; to 'obtain; the -necessary/-leave,^■/! ; was, decided not; to send a .team • to/.; 1 . Wellington, this -season. ; '/!

OTAKI. - , ;

. Mr.Bisa, who has ' been an v ; inmato, • ••■•( : of ffieAsOtaki months, has left for. his home, m Wei- 1 .aw J > lingtou, much benefited by tho-treats :■«; ' nient receiv^^. :> /^^^ : >; -\-;>.-' , i Mr. Cummoch, rccontlv tablet porter' ' ■ '. ■ presented during the week with a-purso- { •; .of • sovereigns-by \his :!many : -Manakan ." w:"'3 friends, who wished!: him God-speed .ins~ . « his ne>y : quarters. V ; ti'iVs • :The •- Society,'is 'making'rapid ;progr^'sj : . atVits last; !debate; : f ! >Heldi'oii : ;tb©3".question.:, the: supporters'. of . the; affirmative vwin-' v mng bj 16 rotes to 12. ' , • There ,is talk; of .a gunr club -'being - j formed --at Paraparaumu, . the,' movers - being' fairly sanguine' of .sumcss... ■ ••• The Methodist carnival,, which opened': • •- • ! on "Wednesday and continued till ~ to-: - ! ! day; proved successful," and-the many J '• willing for their efforts.' ;]Tor.weeks past many .«i worked: untiringly, \i the •■■Rev:- Rands ;in4 particular being- prominent. •.Mr.- Fieldi-rv: vj ir;p., officiated. , st. ..i'tho ' opening.' - '-j ' 'ceremony.'^- Vtv ~

WOODVILLE. ' - - i

A special meeting of. tho Borough." - , Cduiiqil '.wis: heldvon 'Wednesday; • .it was decided "to wiro Mr..'. Metcalfe,' ..; " 'engineer^asking; : the drainkge;schgtftfMii S; hand. : The. ; ? : . electors'. roll. Was; revised and'adoptedl'* : .for-tho ' forthcoming election' "of; coun-. •: ; . i cillors;tOpjwrtunityiTv^Ztaken^ presents to Sirs. W.,G. Craw-.' j ; ford;.;^o.^vrecently,^ . goldenwedding.-.: Mr. .' .Crawford, ' had ■■ :. : .been a long and3aif^ul-\bfficersof^ . council;; thej members .and staff of s| ;. wished to congratulate'him and '.Mrs. ; ;Crawfordiand&,sh9w">;j : th6;^ which tho aged couple are held. i '" ;c ■ -v\;"'F.' 'ii->'Vv ' rTv / : ; - v :"v^V y■ ■■