PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 987, 30 November 1910, Page 5

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

IFrcm Our Bboclnl OorrosDonatmnJ FEATHERSTON. Dispatches from I'eatherston for the iveek ending November 26 included 475 bales of wool mid'SO .cases of cheese. This season promises to bo a record one for cheese, and the local factories are daily increasing their'supply'of milk. Our local postmaster's daughter had a nasty fall from her pony' last week. Somewhat sevcro injuries were at first loared, but, fortunately, the cnso has proved less serious than was anticipated. . HASTINGS. . . A very useful rain fell on Sunday, the soil receiving its first soaking, since July last. The fall will brighten up the' pastures, but has come too late for the oat crops. Mr. F. Cook has been appointed managing director of the Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Company, vice Mr. W. H. Smith, resigned. Hastings bowlers have gained dstinction by winning the District Challenge Shield, the final game having been played on Saturday between teams representing Bluff Hill and Hastings Clubs. Hastings won in two rinks out of three. The following are; the ecores and rinks, Hastings being named first:—Gillespie, Monteith, Land, Murley, 19; Brodie, Russell, Laing, M'Carthy, 21. Hall, Knight, Leonard, White, 21; Sproule, Poison, Snodgrass, Tabuteau, 20. In.this rink the score was a tin on the last head. Hall, Smith, Beatson, Holt, 23; Chapman, Wright, Bilton, Newton, .14. The following are the final points in the six games for each club for the shield this season:—Hastings, 12 points; Greenmeadows, 10; Napier, 9; Now that the season has further advanced, it has been found that the fruit crop in this district will not be nearly so poor as was feared at the time of the disastrous frost last month. Tho effects of that untimely visitation appear to have been limited,to the flats ■on which the town is situated. In the suburbs and- outlying districts there is every promise of a good yield. CARTERTON. At.a meeting of the Druids' Lodge on- Monday evening the following nominations were received for tho various offices for the ensuing year:—A.D., Bro. F. Roydhouse; V.A., Bros. R. Canton, R. Smith, and W. Abbott'; secretary, Bro. H. Hart; treasurer, Bro. W. H. Baillio; 1.6., Bros. Canton and Abbott; O.G;, Bro. P. Ashton; A.D.B.'s, Bros. Thomas and Hannah; v.A.B.'s, Bros: P. Reid, and Abbott; musician, Bro. V.,Fairbrotlier; auditor, Bro. W. W. Mansfield. Bro. C. Reid was appointed delegate to tho Grand Lodgo meeting. at Auckland, in February. It was decided to join in the guarantee for a special train for ttie combined picnic on. Boxing Day at Pigeon Bush. Nearly two hundred dozen eggs wero sent to Wellington by the local branch of the Wairarapa Egg Circle on Tuesday. . . . ■ • ■ •At.a meeting of the Rechabite Lodge. l on Monday evening, Bro. W. H.- Partridge was appointed delegate to the district meeting at Napier in February. The price of bread in Carterton comes down to 7d. per 41b.-loaf oh Thursday •next. . FEILDINC. The Mission of Help, conducted by ! the Rev. Mr. Kinloch,. at Kimboltoii' and Clieltenham, and which conoludes to-day, has proved a success. A large contingent, of visitors came up from Wellington this week' for the TFeilding races. Mr. D. Pater-son is the successful ten-der-jr far the Technical School building at Apiti. Thero were two senior and four junior candidates for the first of the special , hpotkeepjug examinations, held ,'at 'Feil'ding' "Technical;. School" this' week under the auspices of the Wariganui Education Board.

. The matriculation examinations opened in Feildihg yesterday. Ten candidates are sitting. .t With, regard, to the Boy Scouts' field day on December 7 all arrangements are well forward for receiving and entertaining his Excellency. He-will be met at the town boundary.by a guard of honour from the Feilding Mounted Rifles, and escorted to tho racecourse and there welcomed by the Mayor. (Mr. Goodbehero) and councillors and citizens. He will then review the Boy Scouts arid witness their competition's. Afternoon tea, presided over by the Mayoress. (Mrs. Goodbehere) will be followed by a motor drive in the country. ; ■ '