PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 9

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(Kroin Our Syeeia] Ourresnomleut.)

FEILDING. Mr-, ''liarles. wife .if Mr. Edward Churle,, of Aorniißi. died in the Palmer(•loii llospiliil, iil'li-r a i-omewliat lengthy illii"s-., «,l the ii K (. ~f SK W irs. Hum iit Ireland, nml emiuratin? io New Zealand when she was i|iiilt> yonn K , tile late Mrs. < liarles wiis marrieil ill I.yltelten, and eame to I lie Pejldiiii; di.slrict thirlv vears «{?<>- The family resided at Maklliii for ei|;hleen years, and for the la.-l twelve .K-iirs al .Waiiffi. Tho Chine-e of i'vildiiiß to-day were, oxprcssiiiu their pleasure on arcmint nf I!»• I'hiijeM. lto,ml,lic. l.y'llyiiiK blue ni.-rrilieil in while characters.

A pleasant function took place at tlioi .lunetioii [told, Samlon. -wlisto about Unity residents <>f \\ w iljsliict met l<) give n farewell to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Morse, the licensees of the house. Mr. M'Miinn presided, and the. programme inelnded siM'i'clies by Mc-sis. li. Perrell, son., T. Bull, (.1. Hirst, and W. lioss. The chairman presenle<l a silver cuke dish to Mrs. Mi.rse.

Mr. Kouald Walsim, eldest son of Mr. Thcs. Watson, has obtained his M.A. degree with honours. He passed the H.A. decree last year. Mr. Wal.-on, who if not yet twenty-one years of age. will now take a three yca.i>' course in theology at the Dniiediu IVcsbvleriaii College.

The high country beyond lCiinliollon had a mantle of while frost on Saturday mumin(!. Such unseasonable weather liii.h ncvor been experienced previously in the district.