SHANNON.

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

SHANNON.

The Riflo; Club's team to-compete- at ; Trentham will consist of Captain G. AV. Stephenson; Rifleman W;. Shearman, J. Hallam, and E: Sutton. .'... ' ■ , 'Two rinks'from the OtaKClub visited the bowling green last Saturday, and ' played friendly: games. ,- .The following were; the results r-Shannon: :Jles;,rs.' H. Butt, J. Galland, J. Mitchell,'and J. B: Essoiv (s.), '.18.-. , Otaki: , Messrs. Gooding, Bright,• Thompson,*: and' Furgwson (s.), 20. Shannon: Messrs.. Oleson,. Lind, J. Roach, and AV. H- Gunning '(s.). 21. ,Otaki: MessrsVSatherly, Farmer, and Smith (s.), 19. '.--'. / iThe following. ladies ' and . gentlemen have consented.io judge the,exhibits at ' the local Horticultural Society's, show on March 3 and 4:—Mr. A. J.-Shailer (Fal-■merston-North), cut. blooms,--..fruit, and produce; Mrs. J. A.'-Nash , (Paliherston ■North), •; cookery and home industries; Mrs. H. Greig(Foxton), fancy, work; Mrs. Bc-yes (Foxton). decorative; and Mr. Eliott (Palinerston North), school work. Tho Rev. Dr. Gibb, of • Wellington,. will open tho show,' and, Mr. Cocper, of the Kingston Boat 1 ., has donated a sheep for the weight-guessing competition.

:.. . ..- ; \ I wooDviLLE.;,.-;;.. ■ The High Chief Ruler; of the Rechabite Tent of .England is on a sis months' tour of the colonies. AA'ord has been received that he will shortly visit Woodville. :• ' ■';' .•'•'■,-. . T , •.,': -,-".; =*- Mr. Veale and family have been trans- ' •• ferred here from Ashhurst. Mr. Veale takes up the position formerly occupied .. . by Mr. Stubbs. . .: : ■The Woodlands Road School Committee were; enabled to give every. scholar attending' the school: a present. These were distributed iat their picnic and a most enjoyable .day was spent by the parents and.scholars. The settlers are to . be , congratulated' upon the hearty support given "the committee, which enabled them to treat the children so well. .'.■■_ % ■ The', local "volunteers went into camp at Nelson's' paddoe'k last evening. Thero all told. -Colonel Chaytfir is to visit the camp'.during the,t\, '