PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1415, 16 April 1912, Page 11

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Sneciii! Correspondent.) $ CARTERTON. -Mr. ]■;. V. L'llis, wlio has severed Ilia nsxiriatinn with the staff of the Mutual I rading Co., iu view of his departure for (■lift Old (.'wintry, whs oh Saturday ovening iiiiide tlic recipient of a useful travelling rug. .Messrs. 'J'nylor ami Hodge, Mastcrlon, were lhi> successful tenderers for the roofing ol; the sheep pens on thu Wairarapa and Last (.'oast i>. and A. Hocielv's KioiiiHls. Their tender was .£3OO, the highest for (lie contract being U« 10.=. It is expected that I ho. Waingnwa Freezins 'Works will continue operations this year until well into the month of Juno. It is (jiute possible that the South Wairarnjia I'onltry Association will have the services of a jiul K o from Sydney for their show m ,l\\!y nexl. Tho hockey season opens in Cartcrton on Thursday next. OTAKI. The missing man, Stanley J. Bcattie, is still being searched lor by lar"e parlies and, notwithstanding a thorough search ol the hilly country, no trace has been found, Mr. Beattie's brother is now anion? Ino searchers. -An cllort is being made here to resuscitate (ho gentlemen's club, and a verv fair membership seems likely. A voiiths' club in connection with the. Anglican Ohureh has also boon formed, with tho ijev. Mr. Smith as president, and Messrs. bimcox and Booth as vice-presidents Dr. and Mrs. Huthwaite, who havo proved extremely popular here, left vesterday for Wellington en route for linoland, ihey expect to be away for several months. HASTINGS. Mr. F. 11. B. Fisher is at present staying at Poukawa, as the guest of Mr. H. M. Campbell, M.1 , , for Hawko's Bay. ■The Hawkc's Bay Boxing Association is endeavouring to arrange, a match with Mitchell, New Zealand heavy-weight champion, and Peter Thomas, llio Maori, who recently fought a draw with Ireland at Hastings. FEATHERSTON. The first competilion (under the auspices of the Foathcrston liiflo Club) for Air. J. 0. Bidwill's trophy was held en .Saturday. Scores were (at 200 and 700 yards):— T. Benion, ■10—18—02; J. Parker (handicap 7), -16—39—02; 1' C. Everton (hundicsip 15), 40—37--92; C. .\ix, 47 —12-69; Williams, JD —US—S7; W. Nix (handicap 2), 17-;i!i-8o; ,1. O. Bidwill, -J3 -38-81; W. Wakely, 4(1-29-75; G. Bowrini?, 3*> —21—59. Mr. 13. A. Laery has been appointed Acting-Town Clerk here Wee Mr. H. T. Salmon, resigned.