PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 935, 30 September 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

(From Oar Speoial. ■ ——» FEILDING. Mr. and Mrs. Bull have returned from their visit to Australia. It is their intention to return again to their property at Aoraugi. The Anglican Mission of Help begins in Feilding on Saturday nest with the reception of tho missioner, the Rev. A. H. Colvile. The mission will conclude on October 7. At the annual' meoting of the Feilding Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club the following officers were elected President, Mr. A. Richmond; vice-president, Mr. E. A. Barton; treasurer, Mr. F. B. Glasgow; committee, Messrs. Montgomery, Spain, J. Graham, G. Lawson, Mesdames Richmond, Glasgow, and . Montgomery ; croquet committee, Mesdames Richmond, Walker, Cotterill, J. C. Hill, and Barton; ground committee, Messrs. Spain, Montgomery, and Glasgow. ■ The residents of the, Waituna West District gave a send off to Mr. and Mrs." Humphrey who are settling in the Wair ■marino district. SHANNON. The Shannon Literary and Debating Society -gave 4 their final'entertainment for the' season on Tuesday' night, when an audience of about _. 150 . .members and friends assembled in the Druids' Hall. The following was the programme: Duet, Mrs. Gibson and Miss Asquith! 6ong, Mrs. Gibson; ■ duet, Misses Asquith and Lauryig; song, Mrs. Galland; recitation, Mr. Gibb. Misses Asquith, Gardner, Linsell, .Wickliffe, Gunning , (2), 'Mrs. La'urvig, anj. Mr.: Barclay took'part in a sketch entitled "Mind . Your' Own Business." ; Miss Asquith 4 and Miss .Laurvig tied-in ■ a silhouette' drawing' guessing competition. Mr. Clayton's team won the Fire Brigade competition. The "star" item,on the programme was undoubtedly •the appearance .of-; the -local. . "Savages," Messrs; Clayton, Malcolm, Tilling, ' and Law (2), under the leadership of' Toa, Gibb. > They wore - recalled four times, and Mr. Clayton's "make up" and general performance brought down the "house." At the conclusion of, the entertainment, Mr. G. H. Gibb renewed the session jiist concluded, and dealt with the'question of forming: a debating union on this coast;: 'He also that'next winter :' a prize should be offered to encourage the younger members of the-society' to take part in debates. A'hearty vote, of 1 thanks • was.';passed. to the president, Mr. GibJj; The ladies provided 'refresh-, incuts. 4 . , /: ; ' 4 -\'

.. . ; WOODVILLE. ' A • special meeting of the" Woodville, Borough Council, to consider tie main..tenance, contract,, ~was r ,.unable to decide the matter, and referred ..tlio .contract back, to the Works- Committee. Mr. , fills has been; appointed caretaker of the jbowKhit'-'greeW- Applications ' for" taker of the swimming. baths are to. becalled for as a separate position. Origin-, ally the; council thought of combining, the duties;'attached to'bowling green and 'bath's under one'caretaker. 5 Miss I. Martin, third daughter ,of Mr} and Mrs'.;W. Martin; of Woodville, was. •married' to Mr.' J.. Kelly, of Brooklyn,Wellington, at. the Methodist Church cr Wednesday last. Rumour -states . that., there is" .to. be ,an! increase in the railway staff here, a number of men being in course, of transferfrom Cross Creek. Messrs. ; Cosgrove and l Sops take over, the : business, of -Messrs. Stace Bros, here, as from October 1. ; Mr. H. Monteith, who lias captained the ••Woodville. senior, football team lot.--some! .'years, past;-,will i.bc missed by his. fellow players, i he' being one of the chief scorers of the /team. Mr. Monteith has received an appointment which wil lcauso' ;liis.removal to Waipawa.- t;,