PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1417, 18 April 1912, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

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m t™!', f, r °f. " ,c Railway Hotol from •'l!'. A. Hail lo Mr. Truuninn (U'ellington) Inis hcfii granted. Mr. Triieman is now in possession.

new organ, imported from America, has been installed at the Te Horo Methodist Church.

rhp sailed handicap compotitions in connection with tho locnl Bowlin«r Club nave couc'lndrd, the winners being A. IprgnsoTi (Class A) and A. K. Anderson 1 ii S weTO on srratch. •In the handicap singles, the following handicaps have been declaredSatherlev and J orguson, scr.; Smith and Bright, .1; iliDinson, Gooding, and Howell, 5j St., 'fonps. Booth, and Siincos, 6; Julhams, 7; "Windier and Anderson, 8; nates, Carpenter, Jlartill, Beaumont, oblo, and .M'Kegg, «); Cook, Allen, Maveley, Ling, Coogan,' Maiming, M'Donald. loung, and Howell, 11. Mr. N; who lias resided in this district fcr the past 24 years, leaves this week for Palmorslon North, vn rnito to laurangn. where he will probably take up a holding. Word was received, from fhe postmistress at Waihoanga yesterday Utori.ing to the effect that two dogs, thought to belong to S. J. Benttie, who is supprsed to bo list on the hills, have been tumid. Constable Sntherley and a party fri.m Manakau have left for tho Gorge. It is alsc- reported that gun-shots have been heard near Mr,. Russling's property, and the impression is that: they were fired bv j Beattie. Tho annual picnic in connection with tli© local Anglican Sunday School was held yesterday afternoon in splendid weather. There was a large attendance ot' parents and children. shannon! A hockey club has been formed in Shannon. The following are the officebearers for the season:—President, Mr. G. Lambert; vice-presidents, Messrs. W. H. Gunning, Geo. Hook, S. W. Carter, J. . Murray, T. J. Callighan, M. Moynihan, W. Moynihan, T. Lind, L. Jenkins, T. Wnttcrston, Bromley, Hall, Jones, Farqhety and Boultbee; secretary, Mr. M'Call; treasurer, Mr. W. Kirkland; committee, Messrs. J. T. Boris, F. King, J. Curran, E. Callighan, and J. Martin. Mr. W, H. Gunning will leave on a visit to the Old Country by the Aorangi on April 2G. Rifleman J. Hallam was the winner of the Riflo Club's silver cup, the final competition taking placo last Saturdaj".. He scored 203 points for the three com- i petitions. '