PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1076, 15 March 1911, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our. Special Correspondents.] FEILDINC. ' Ro »gotca is desirous of havinc on up.to.aato Ch.«ber of Commo at the invitation of residents, Mr. Hik* M Xiityrc (president of the YeWdina Chamber) and Mr. John Cobbe paye ad? Jesses on the subject there last evei Mr. Chas. Green who for many yearn held the position of foreman of the gilding Borough, and who recently retired from service, left Feilding yosterday for a trip to the Old Country. An evening class for students in amateur woodwork has been started hv he leemieal School, Mr. R. Anker, late of Wellington, being the instructor. Mr. Malcolm, M.P. for Clutha, has accepted tho invitation of the Feildina branch of tlw Navy League to give hi* lecture on "Imperial Federation" here on March 22. Tho annual meeting of householders n mi elcctm " of representatives to the Jechincal School Committee will be held on Monday next. After tho meetil'B. a n inference of members of tha High School, Lytton Street School, and technical School Committees will be held when Mr. G. D. Braik (chief in. Epeetor ror the Wanganui Education tfoard) will speak on the proposed compulsory continuation classes. A. walking contest is to take plaoo w » e il I ) lcsSrs ' S - Beaumont and A. Woollatt (vegetarian). Both contestants Have been training for some weeks, and . the contest is likely to prove a keen one. Mr Woollatt wilt leave tho Square, Feilding, at 6 aim., and Mr. Beaumont at 7 o'clock, and it is expected that they will reach Feildins irom Marten between 7.30 and 2.30 p.m. Mr. Beaumont boat Mr. Woollatt in a . shorter walk last .year. Fairly brisk business is being done in the timber trade, in Feilding. Just now , several buildings are in course of con-' • structwn and tho erection of other sub- ■ stantial premises (including two picture , halls) are looming in tho distance. To-day the Horticultural Society's , show and feto are to bo held on the racecourse. . ...