PROVINCIAL centres.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1132, 20 May 1911, Page 3

PROVINCIAL centres.

(From Our Special Correspondents.! e> FEILDINC. Superintendent Lepper, of thcPetonoFire Brigade, paid a visit to Foilding this week for tlio purpose of inspecting the new fire station. As the result of the meeting addressed by Messrs. Redmond and Donovan, the sum of £80 is expected from Foild- 1 ing'for the Homo llulc funds. - A number of Halcombc parents wero recently brought before a J.P. at Halctmbo by Mr. C. J. D. Skinner, truant inspector. The first-annual report of the Foilding. branch of the Navy League states, inter alia:—"lt is pleasing to mentionthat tlio sympathies of tho local schoolmasters and teachers are with the, league, and they have helped tho move*, uicnt m various ways." _ _ I . Rain, which began in this district on Wednesday, cleared off this afternoon.

LEVIN. The Manaw.ilu hounds meet'at Mr, i ' J. R. M'Donald's homestead, Heatherlea, on Saturday, Slay 20. This is olio of tho.most popular "meets" in the. south end of the. Hunt... Mr. W. 11. Homes, M.P., who is to address n, meeting in Palmorston .North ; t ,*bn: Tuesday, Mav 23,' lias been'invited ■-..-< (together with Mr. D. Buick, M.P.) : to ho present at Mr. A. L. Hcrdman's meeting, which will he holt] here short- . l.y. Much enthusiasm is being shown In this meeting, parties intending to.moldr from Foxtoii, Shannon, and Otaki. Messrs. Redmond aiid Donovan, Irish Homo Rule delegates, will address'a. public meeting in the Century Hall on Saturday, May 20, at 8 o'clock." After the meeting tlioy will ha entertained' at supper, at which Mr J. Malcolm will tako the chair. ; CREYTOWN. A meeting of the Boy Scouts 'District . Committee was held in the vicarago on. Thursday afternoon,' the district commander "(Mr. M. Moore) being in the chair. .There were also present the Revs. Messrs. Page, M'Clavorty, and Stowell, and Messrs. Maxton, Turne. 1 , and Roydhouso, and Scoutmaster Fai----brother. 'Resignations were received from Scoutmasters Hathcrley and'Daglev. Nominations wore maclo in favour .of the Rev. Mr. M'Claveriy, as scout-, 'master, and of H. L. Roberts as assistant for the Marlinborough Scouts, and for Mr. Frank Roydhouse as' ' scout- . master, ami Mr. J. Hogan as assistant, in the Carterton Scouts Mr. Woodloy' was nominated as band instructor for the latter troop. A church parade is to be held on Sunday next, when a wreath, will lie laid on the grave of Into Corporal 'Rogers. A genera,] discussion; look place regarding 'the new regulations under the Defence Act. and it was. decided to carry en as hitherto till experience had showed how the new system of scout-cadets would work. The question of examination of scouts for badges was left with tlio_ district Coolt niander and the district inspector. CARTERTON. Mr. and Mrs R. Maediual, of Waihakokc, returned home from a pleasant trip to Sydney on Thursday. Mr. J. -Jkidges, organiser _ for the MRstertoii-Wairarapa. Xo-Liccnso League, is at present busily engaged addressing meetings in various parts of the electorate oil the subject. It is understood that the AVairarapa Caledonian Society have made arrangements with Mr. TI. Pearson, of Carterton, to take charge of the Society's Pipe Rand, as pipe-major. Mr. P«arsmi was formerly pipe-major fa the Ashburton Pipe Band. On Thursday evening _ a "nftlsio.il Niagara." under the auspices of tho Salvation Army was held, and a pleasant programme was given. A lad named Ryan, belonging to Car- , rington, had the top of all the fingers on iu's left hand blown off on Wednesday through putting a match, on a dynamite cap. Dr. Smyth dressed tho nonnds, and the lad has been rent ;o the South Wairarapa Hospital for treatment.'