PROVINCIAL CENTRES (From Our Special Correspondents.)

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES (From Our Special Correspondents.)

: ~ . OTAKI. ■■.'•• " A, 'young man, Arthur -James Durie, , Av who died at the local hospital here on lA Saturday night, aged.29 years, was onlyii ' admitted on -thei morning of that day, \\ Deceased, whose. parents reside "at "Wa. "if ' nganui," was for some fime'a bank, clerk — at Aasebj- and "Wellington/■:but 'on. ac- '''&■ count of>ill-heaUh, had' to-iresign.: ; He '■'$' was on a:visit to Kapiti Island,'when he became, seriously ill, and it wasi'deemed " ? necessary to; taKe; him to .the hospital.' ■' V' A start'vhas been made-at'"Tβ "Horrf-.-A with the erection , of • a.Eoman; Catholic'£"'■ Church, arid it is expected the , buildinzV ; , . will be finished soon;' . "-■•■■■ -. • '■■■• ■- ■■;'' '■■'--

,Mr w sherburd, who has been, clerk in. ;.---, the Eailway Department for nearly ai'v'" : ; years, was farewelled on Friday by 'his:! '< friends and entertained at a smoke con- v:' ' - cert Mr. Bust fills the vacancy, .■-;, .■■■, : : - ■?■ "■>. Tho farmers are. still' crying, - dut'.''f6'p- ; - ; *~ ! ''i rain, and consider upless it soon .comee : .> ■'■ :'*: tho feed will be p?.st all hope of recoT- '.:■'■ '; C PV ?■?? pastures are brown, and. cr.eeka' '.. and 'rivers are very low. :'•.-, ' . ■' <::' *.■./».',; -'..'■' Mr. Owens, postmaster of taihape! hasbeen on a brief visit to Otaki lately. :; V--r • The Waikahao sports, , " to be held on :i > Easter Saturday, promise to be highly successful and many ■' talcable -■ trophies - ; " ; • ; - nave Jyeau given for competition, while ' monetary donation's' have'; been r iiD°"raHV : ':' made. It •is probable-that SIT-achlai :; ■ and other prominent athletes will -be ''•■ al ?.°ng ttc competitors., S -The.Otaki sports..,l, will be' heH two Says later. :;'' ,-•;•;.;-" s '-«

~T lle anhnai "picnici Tri "connection/with " " the Otaki Convent will ba;held'oa nesday, and if tho .fine :we:ther. continues - .' should bo equally as successful- as last"? ■ : year. Substantial prizes will .Tie given';'V ' and sports of all'.descriptions indulged*'* in.' . '^'." '' : '■ \ : '- ■~ ' - ■ :. n ■;-/--■/ ' The bovrlins tournament, wJucll' takes- ■ place Wrß promises: to fce sucity cessful.; , JUr.; Churchward, of Wellington;' •' /•' who is' taking "a'keen" interest ia.<if,-'ia •: ; understood to ■ have - ..secured ■~ ■from-several clubs that they ViU tie^Te- ■'■*•a presented..- ;. . . ;■> -,- .;^jH : .. - :■ tenth, eompetition: for"the'"'*Eldcxt/-' i,Cup.;tpok^place on*the;Eeikiorangi'ranfes ••',. when Rifleman J. Monk tiut' on 97,>'H.':;« Stubbings \95, Bea-;, 90, G". Monk- 89 F ''>■'■ ' Monk 86, and A".. aifton 95. " iFor ithev i? Championship Belt, E. Monk leads with ■'-.■'-' 463, G. Home Eeit with 438, G.Monk 43' - .'■''. J. Stubbings 431, J.Jlonk 428, F. Monk • -V"- , - 423, and A. : Clifton 413. ■ Several of the'' : ; : riflemen named-vrill be competitors ai '<."''■■' Trcntham.'. ;;-■•, ■:>.;;-:■ ~; ■