PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1297, 28 November 1911, Page 5

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Corrcscondcnt.3.! FEILDING. 11l spile of tli.- r.jii!!li weather, dairy-inj-'inthiMliMriet.-jonis t!i b: :>. pru.-jioious biiM'noss ,iii;t now. The milking herds am giving very {rood returns, mid tho l'licos for butler-f-.it arc lii«h ciimitrli to innki> ulail tho heavl of uiiy clnirvinnii. Iml is abundant, find those men who now jjijvide for• tli« Inter dry months nre bound to have a ivaJly good ywir. • The price of bucaiipig? is np to'jd. ■ The .-eeond team of the Uruua Tennis '-■lub arc to engairo the Awalniri Tennis Club at Feilding' to-day. Messrs. \Y. ,1. .13. Trewin and H. M'lnt> rp, the adjudicators in regard to Ihe statement made by the liev. ]{. Jl. S. Hammond and challenged l.y .Mr. H. M'Munaway that the Masterton pictorial advertisement, was false and misleading left this morning lor Mattel-ton, lo thoroughly investigate tlio subject. A good •ileul of interest will he taken in the report, a.s llr. .Al'Manaway offered to give Jji) to the Hospital, if tho matter for the advertisement was shown to contain false statements. The Senior. Cadets paraded for their first drill last evening, and mustered lill strong. Captain Kobinson, organiser'of the Senior Cadets, was pre.-ent, and addressed the lads on their duties. He announced that Mr. il. 11. Fi.-her. at present serving- as sergeant in the Manche.-ter Hides, had been appointed captain of tho Feilding company. Captain' Fisher has some 18 years' volunteer service to his credit, the greater part of -which has been spent m the ■Manchester Kifles. t In spile of the wet weather, the Flower Show m; held on Saturday evening in the Skating Kink, and made a very fine display of flower decorations and 'vegetable;. The large rink enabled the stewards to set out the exhibits without crowding, and this made all the difference to the appearance. The champion rose was grown by Sirs. A. F. i'lisherbert, of Aorangi. The commission appointed to discover what proportion, if ony, the Pohiinginn. County (,'ouucil should pay towards tho cost of the construction of a bridge over the Oroua fliver at Menzies , Ford, commenced its sitting at the Feilding courthouse on Saturday, with Mr. W. S. Short as commissioner. The' Oroua County Council was represented by Mr. L. A". Nlliott, and the Pohangini* Council by Air. J. P. lnnes. SHANNON. Sir Joseph Ward will pay a visit to Shaimon on 'Wednesday, when ho will open tho new post office. The Premier is expected lo arrive by motor-car shortly after twelve midday, and will leave by the Auckland express for Wellington about 1.30' p.m. The question of converting the old post office into o public library and reading-room will bo brought under the Premier's notice, uml the necessity for having this portion of the Horowhenua County transferred from tho Wellington to the Palmerston North Hospital district will be urged. Messrs. 1). and S. Mitchell have purchased the lease of Messrs. Ilyrie Bros/ farm on the Levin Road. Mr. .T. A. M'Phersoa is returning to reside in.Shannon after the New Year. Mr. P. O'Connor, manager of the Shannon' Meat Company, has purchased a business in Marton. A man named — Collins, residing in a tent at Miranui was attacked by an unknown individual in the small hours of Sunday morning. He received several severe.blows. The motive is said to have, been robbery. OTAKI, A painful accident occurred here on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Edward Cootes had three toes cut. off by a falling treo. .He was carried about a mile over hilly and broken country, and obliged to crawl over slipa and'up hills till a horse was requisitioned at ilay's. After seven hours of tedious and painful journey he reached the hospital.