PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1271, 28 October 1911, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

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-4 . , SHANNON. The building trade lias never been busier tban it is at present. Quito a number of now residences and business premises havo been erected, or are int courso of erection. Mr. Powles has disposed of tho balanoe of his lease of tho farm which ho occupied on tho Levin Road to Messrs. Ingo and Bovkcr. He,lias purchased a properly belonging to Mr. G. Gowcr, at Ohau. The Ladies' Guild of the Anglican l/hurcli is holding a bazaar and flower show in the Druids' Hall on November 24 and 25. N A tennis tournament between ropresen- • tativcs of Foxton and Shannon Clubs took place on the local courts this week, tho visitors scoring 05 to Shannon's CO. Tho iollowmjr arc (he scores, tho FcwAon players being mentioned first in each instance Men s singles.—Clement, 2, v. Mowbray 3; Phillips, 0, v. Murray, 0; Staples, 9.: v. Kingston, 3; Kollow, 9, v. Gardiner. 8; I'urrey, 2, v. Murray, 0. Men's' doubles.—Phillips and Staples, 9, v. Kingston and Murray, 5; Kcllow and Furrey, 0, v. Kingston and Gardiner, 5. Ladies doubles.—Misses Edwards, 9, v. Miss Laurvig and Miss Atkinson, 8; Misses Cook and Barker, 0, v. Mrs. Laurvig and Miss I. Dunckley, 7. Combined doubles. ' -Mr. Stevens and Miss F. Edwards, 7. v i Mr. Mowbray and Miss Atkinson, 9; Mr. Clcmett and Miss Edwards,. 9, v. ,r ' £,"!fi? ton aDd Miss p - Duncßcv, i; ' Mr. Phillips and Mrs. Cook, 9, v. Mr. . Murray and Mrs. Laurvig, 0; Mr. Staples and Mrs. Barber, 6, v. Mr. Kingston and Miss Laurvig, 2. t FEILDING. Councillors W. G. Pearco and J. H. ' Vincent, of the Oroua County Council, have been nsiuinated by the ratepayers as representatives on tho Paimcrston ' Hospital Board. Great success attended the efforts of tho local corps of tho Salvation Army for V the self-denial fund. Tho total, with a ) few promised subscriptions still to oomo \ in, is JJIGO, which is a record. Lastyearf the total was ,£156. \ Mr. George Pye, a resident of Feilding for the past 15 years, died at tho Pal- \ merston Hospital tliis week. Deceased was 4G yours of ) Good progress is being made with the I sewerage extension along Makino Road to f the Makino railway station. Tho work, \ which is being done by dav labour, is , under tho control of Mr. F. Homplcinon, ' the new borough foreman (lato of Wellington), and it is expected that it will v bo finished in four week's. _ Alretidy wool is coming into tho Fcild- I ing railway station, and this week 100 bales havo been dispatched to Wellington, ilio "golden fleece" generally ooinmcncea to arrive about this time of (ho year, but it is not until after the Manawatu spring show that tho fanners get to work . in earnest, and tho rush starts. Butter is also coming forward in - fairly largo quantities. A strange position arises ovct the retirement of Captain Barltrop fiom tho Manchester Rifles, concerning which that ollicer has lad no advice. With Major Barltrop on the retired list, tho local corps has only one commissioned officer, . and ho, )»ing in Ilio Post and Telegraph ■' Service, may also be lost to the Manches- ' tor Killes, who are wondering why they aro being put in such an ofliccrkss position.