PROVINCIAL GENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL GENTRES.

(From Our Spoclal OoiroaDondeaMJ ~": • *— i - ' WOODVH.LE. ,Mr. C. Stevens' has, been selected out of; nine applicants for the position of day' labourer-for the Wooavillo Borough Council. .. i ■Mr. and Airs. -Warehani, of Kumcroa, returned from a. visit, to tho Old .Country on I'riday ■': Mr; Eirfnett has been appointed by the. Bishop of 'Waiapu to be the church' adVocato of tho, Bishop's Court, .vice the. late Air. J. C. : Westall. ; The caretaker of the bowling. grebn is..-'.making. capital progress.. with Ellis' work.-The council have left the matter'of supervision in. the 'hands .of Councillor Nicholas, and bowleiß can rely upon him .having things ; in good brder.soon. ••'..- ■ , ~ Dospito tho fact that' statements are current as 'to, the; scarcity of labour, quite; a number .of men are to be seen passing through hjure in search .of work,;and,'judging from their appearance, they are earnest seekers for employment. :S'-'"'-''''' : , , OTAKI. ; The monthly sitting: of the -/-S.M. Court was. held: Saturday. For polluting- a stream with- sawdust-Robert Isbeste.r : was fined 40s..and costs '245.;. for unlairfully\proc'uring liquor,- Thomas Giaudsley was "lined 20s. and costs, ,17s;; ior,."damage to:a'itrap Archie Smith re!covered!.tli.e sum 0f..,£10 from ' John Higgin's, •' while ■' 'for.:, excessive ; , motor': driving .Frederick -Suitor,- of \ ' Wellington,: .'was '.fined,' £1; and:, costs 325. Sev--;eral: imihor \ civil cases: went ,by 'default: .-.{The death occurred; on Sunday '.morning' 0f. ; ,: Mrs;: John; ,;Rey-; :nblds;:. • Deceased. ; .was-: : found'■'. dead '.'in ":':■:.':":/" ' :^- Ps--?-^'- ':.: ; ' :• v A:' Special 'meeting■ of, thle'. Wairar'apa \ ;Egg";.Circle".'takes'; place ■ at Masterton; dn Wednesday'' evening .next.'"The-purpose of :'the" meeting is- to -meet -and confer, with; a,deputation, from Carterton;:'V..- .' ;/-:So..'far. about. £80 has been promised "towards, ;thG.': prd'pdse'd -public, .swimming ■baths; in:.C,arterton, and,'- in addition, a "largo 'amount;,''of,'kbour' ! rias'b'een-' pro-' .mised.r'; It'is:expected ; that: the-scheme,' -as;-at-',first;; proposed,, wiliVnow,: be, v euiargod;'.upon. '.'.'• i.;-:.',:'' ;. 'v'- '.v-'-'-'' ,-'■'' :■•;■ The Tararua.; tennis;• courts/ : weTp, offlcially:;opened';;on',.SaturdayWafternbdn.. , - !- ; . ■'■'• !■: ■ The, Peildihg; and ■,District; Acclimatisajtion','Society, .'has', received■",',4ooo : rainbow; ;troui,-fof liberation, in. their;.ponds.. Tihis .isVthe ;bes't eonsigninent'. thai;'has -reaohed Feilduig. dunng,-the,.time the society has /: ::,;:,■!:;'-; ■:'',:'''.."\i ',■ a. ' V; At ■ , ;the : .' ; Manehoster i ..Biile '-Eange 0 ; : to-day r aVmatclr-'.will be;;.fir'ed^;betwccn: teams ■representihg'■-the-'-.'-Mahchester.. Eifles.' and the lvimbolton; .Cheltenham,' and Feilding 1 - 'Eiile;,.-Cluhs..'».- }■:),'f :;■'■?,' : ; ';-^> : -.''■: ■ ■;'■■':■ .■:■:' The 'opening :df, the'Orpua Tennis Club's seasbi-;will,tako placo to-day;.. There, lias •been 'a''; considerable ', to the .membership,''' aridi. ; a : -.successful".season' '.is .anticipated/ . : : '"■."•'■'•'... ■ : : -AVhilst' riding home, from Feilding on Saturday,'Miss',Ritclvie,,;.who.-is.in charge, of ;the i'luw'itca.Sclidil,. v^as' 'thrown 'from; her ..-horse .near '; the .'.'reservoir, and, sus;tdined.aifactnre.at.tho.base;of the skull.";, :Sh'e' ; :was. removed. -, to'";',-'.Palnierston',; for . : trcatment.;,-Mr.. A'.' Palmer, or, ICimbol-' ■ton, ,at\present, on'4eave of absence'from ;the i'Eew'a I ',School,: will, take charge . of: ;thdVKiwitea;>Scho'ol in''the meantime;.; -, - '[■ In''response irpfn-''Feilding,, the .-Minister •' for: Railways-

informed Mr. D. H. Guthrie, M.P., that he;.has made arrangements to provide sheep trucks this season in greater numbers, and more promptly than last year, providing that quiclrdispatch is given to. them after their arrival in Feilding. 'An assurance has been given by the prncipal shippers from l''cilding that there will be no delay as far .as they are concerned. TAIHAPE. : . At St..Margaret's' Church, Taihape,last week, a, very fine pipe organ/ built by Mr. "A.-Hobday, of i Wellington, ■ was opened •with a recital by Mr. T. C. Webb, of Wanganui.. The organ was .presented to the parish by. Mr. and Mrs. J. Studholme, of Ruanui, - near ■ Taihape. The .church, was.;'crowded for the'■'. occasion,: and tho vicar-(the Rev..-P.' W: Clarkson); moved, a hearty; vote, of thanks to: the generous donors, : who have done so .much for ■ the ■.parish'..-'.. The., parishioners .had most willingly and kindly subscribed, towards:, a new organ, but,. at the.donors' request, .had generously .diverted: the' money to the, vicarage": . debt reduction fund, while the .vicar, his:, wife,... and mother: had.paid off ..the church debt ; as.a thahkoff ering..:. Great; enthusiasm ;. was evinced,in. theWholo'affair.-; ; ',',