PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1266, 23 October 1911, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondents.! FEILDING. 1 _ The death occurred on Saturday iiiorui ing, at her residence in IVilding, of Isai bella, wifo of 311 - . Pot or Jnnes, in her \ fiSth year. Mr. and .Mrs. limes vera on s the verge of their golden wrdiliaig. Afler e fanning in Canterbury and Taranaki, - they retired koiiio eight years ago, taking 0 up their residence in Feildiiig. Mrs. a limes is survived by her husband and j the followim; sons and daughters. 31 r. rs Alec Innos (Umnilton), Mr. .1. limes (Tc h'uiti), Mr. T. limes (Okaiawa, Tara- - nald), J[os«rs. W. and Ci. Innes (Napier), , Jfrs. \Y. Williamson (IValnicrstou), and Mesdames A. Williamson and A. 11. . HacLeaa (FoiWing). ■ A general meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club di?cu.s;od a proposal that Sir. .1. ! .1. ITainniond, who is bringing out a fly- > ing machine, should make his first flight in New Zealand at Hlo next Easter mret- - ing of llio club. It is agreed that this • would attract a large crowd of visitors to the t'eilding meeting from all parts of 1 New Zealand. Mr. Hammond, who lias • been spending some months with his people in Feilding, is to be asked to meet tlio club to discuss the matter. : Mrs. Bloomlield, wife of the Prcsby- ! terian home missionary at Apiti, wlio re- , cently underwent an operation in Wel- ! lington, lias sufficiently recovered to bo 1 ablo to return home to Apiti ou Salur- ' day. > OTAKI. The death occurred here on Thursday evening of Mrs. August. Deceased wa's [ 23 years of age, and was married only a ■ few months ago. She was a daughter of Mr. liori to N'aru. i Hiss Campion, who has been assistant ; at the Manakau Post Office for some years, I has been transferred to the Auckland district. SHANNON. I The new post office was opened for busi- : ness on Saturday. I The liev. Mr. .T. A. M'Kenzio presided 1 at the gift social held by the Ladies' ' Guild of the Presbyterian Church in tlio 1 Druids' Hall on Friday evening. There was a largo attendance" of adherents and members of other denominations. Amongst tiioso who took part in the musical proRTamme wero Mrs. Gibson, Misses Aitken, M'Donald, Butt, Smith. Messrs. Yates, Galland, and tlio Eev. Mr. Aitken (Foxton), and the Eev. Mr. M'Kenzie. Numerous competitions and games were indulged in, and many valuable donations were received for the bazaar and flower show to be held in March. At the conclusion of tho entertainment refreshments were partaken of by those present. Mossrs. M'F/ldowuey, Kennedy, and Smith, students of Victoria College, delivered addresses on Prohibition in front of the post office on Saturday night. CARTERTOM. There are now 90 subscribers on tlio Carterton Telephone Exchange, and four more would entitle an extension of hours to ten o'clock. A bicycle road raoo is to be held in the district at the end of next month. At a meeting of the Carterton Bowling Clnb on Thursday afternoon fifteen new members were elected. Mr. George Armstrong, formerly proprietor and editor of the Opu.nake "Times," who Las recently returned from an extended trip to England, tho Continent, and America, is paying a risit to his people in Carterton. GREYTOVVN. The Anglican Church held a festival this week in observance of St. Luke's Day, and ministers from seven churches, from Eketchuna to KH'oirnie, attended, as did choirs from the Valley churches. Two troops of boy seoutn from Martinboroujh formed part of the congregations. District officers of the M.TJ.1.0.0.F. visited the local lodge this week, and, after the formal business, a pleasant "social" was held. A political address was given hero en Thursday night by Mr. C. W Tanner but owing to the weather the attendance sunered. Mr. Taiuicr gave an address on lines similar to previous addresses, and canned supi.wt as a New Zealandcr. He supported lease with right of pujchnsajid a State note issue. A vote of thanks was accorded. The Greytown District High School Committee, met on Friday night. Mr V Nicholson was elected to fill tho vacancy caused by Mr. W. I. Shaaly resigning Accounts amounting to X'lS ivero parsed for payment.