PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our SDecia! CurresDoiidcnti.) FEILDING, A requisition, which has hern signed almost unanimously by the shopkeepers <;f Feilding, has induced the Holiday Committee to recommend the closing of all shops nexf Tuesday as well as New Vcar's Day (Monday),'for Ihe purpose of i-onli-ilmlin; to the success of the Athletic Club's postponed meeting. Yesterday the Kev. C. .1. Smith, of 'Olaki, who had exchanged with Ihe Tfev. A. S. Junes .lemes. of Si. .lohiiV. I'eilding, for some two months, relumed lo his parish, and the J!ev. A. 8. Times Jones and family will return lo IViitliiig Ihis week. Farmers visiting J'eilding this week complained of tho delay in shearing caused by Ihe wet. weather. One man (from the Cheltenham , district) stated that, by the aid of his large shed, he was able to get through seven days' shearing in three weeks. Another fanner (from Colyton) said that he had been waiting three weeks to make a start. A third (from Beaconsfield) likewise had not yet made a start, but his pill was u .sugarcoated one—he had already sold the wool at a good price. CARTERTON, On account of the unsettled nature of the. weather, the third unnu-.tl picnic which was to. have been held at Pigeon Bush on Boxing D.iy, under the auspices of the Friendly Societies, did not take place. It is probable that it will be held early in the New 'tear. Mr. Lyndon Aplin, chemist, has presented tho local Boy Scouts with a "firstaid case." The local Methodist Sunday School held their annual picnic on Boxing Day. Tho treat was held in tho grounds adjacent to the school. OTAKI. Word has been received of the death of Mr. James Bills, sen. Deceased, who bad been in indifferent health for somo time, was much respected. Deceased was 71 years of age. The funeral, which took place on Tuesday, was very largely attended. The Kev. Mr. Innes Jones, who has been relieving as vicar of the Church of England for the past few weeks, returns to his home at Feilding in the course of a few days. While Mr. J. H. Bacchus's horse and vehicle were left unattended, the animal suddenly took fright and careered from near Mr. Herbert Bright's residence to Mr. Hitghcs's gate, capsizing the vehicle at the first bend, and afterwards dragging it up and down the sandhills, the contents of a fine Christmas hamper being strewn en route. While Mr. Tore Turn was engaged in capsizing a load of metal, the animal in the dray attempted to bolt, and succeeded in partially doing so.