PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1289, 18 November 1911, Page 10

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

irroui Our 6i>cclal OorrosDondcuU.l SHANNON. 'J'lin JJrui.ls - Hsill \ras nowdml tin Wcil-nc-diiy niulil. when 1 ho Shannon Amateur Driniiiilii.' f-oridy produrwl '"L'lio Bi\il»o!i," ;<. liiicic.il oonmily in tliree acts liy J. 11. J)i\rnloy mid G. Mnnvillo Fenu. Tho l'allowin<; was the rast: "Captain CnniiTon" (of tlio lialloon Corps), Mr. J. \V. HiitchcLir; "Mr. Aubrey li'ilzjohn," Mr. ,1. T. J3ovis; "Dr. Boyton," Mr. K. J. Kinp; "J'oliw. Constable Todil," -Mr. \V. White; "David, tlw Doctor's Bay," Mr. K. J'crry; "IJr. Glynn," Mr J. Tilling; "Jli.ss Von', , ' liliys 11. AVoodmnss; "'Ali.-3 Onico Wcntworth," Miss M. Montoith; "Mrs. Kippondalp," Mrs. W. Norman; "Mrs. Teresa Filzjohn," Mrs. E. White. 'J'lic eoi-icty's orchestra, under tho dirootiou of Miss Olive Laurvig, contributed the music and, tho performance was in every way a success, tho proceeds amounting to about ,£l3. Tho society will ropeat tho performance at Tokomaru ou A'ovenihor 29.

FEILDING, The Rev. Geo. Budd yesterday performed liis 120 th niarriiigc during his six years of naslorato in I'cilding. Mr. E. Short is to act as judge for Eovcral classes of cattle and Ilomney sheep at tho Taranaki Show and of Boniucys at the Invercargill Show. Thci'o was a little mild excitement butside tho Drill Hall thia week when the first muster of youths took place under the compulsory defence system. A small group of Socialists and anti-militarists sought, in vain, to stir up mischief. "It Booms to us" (says tho local paper), "that tho law should bo enforced in this direction. Any person who incitee another against the defence system should be proceeded against with tho utmost rigour of the law. The new system should not .bo allowed to be treated with contempt." The death of Miss Emma York took place yesterday at Devon House, Fcilding. bile was a native of Ncleon, and spent some years in the Mackenzie Country. About four years ago she canio to this district, and lived at Mount Stewart for three years.

OTAKI. Yesterday morning broke gloriously fine but al ten o'clock occasional peals of thunder were heard in the distance and, half an hour later, lightning and thunder predominated. This was accompanied 1)? very heavy rain, but tho downpour was of brief duration. Tho lightning was very vivid, and had tho effect of putting a number of telephones out of action. This month's weather is considered tliq worst for wind which has been experienced for many years past, lesterdays storm is considered-ono of the most violent yet experienced hero,