PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1551, 21 September 1912, Page 14

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

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FEILDING. The range committee of the Awahuri Rillo Club have invited tho officer commanding the district to inspect the range on Saturday, September 28. The full number of members has been obtained for the club, namely, 30, which is 10 in excess of what was anticipated. The new range will it' approved be a great convenience to many territorials in Lower Aorangi, liairanga, and as far as Taikorea. • At a meeting at Awahuri it was decided by Eonie "cheese" men to canvass for those wjlling to supply a cheese factory there, and it was stated that the milk from 370 cows was forthcoming. had its excitement on Thursday with the election of five members to constitute the Town Board. Thoro wore eleven candidates, and that a great deal of interest was centred in the contest was evidenced in tho manner in which all the entrants polled. Messrs. Eichler, Burcham, Macdonald, Bell, and Purkiss were elected. CARTERTON. There were about fifteen persons present at a meeting held here on Thursday evening to discuss the advisability of tanning a. branch of the Wairarapa Autnjnobile Association. Mr. M. Elgar, of Foatberston, presided, and explained the objects of the association. The secretary pro tern.' (Mr. T.'Y. Wilson) read iho rules that hod been prepared, and these will bo brought up for adoption at a general meeting on October 3, the time and place to be fixed. The rules were considered at length, and several alterations decided upon. On the suggestion of Mr, W. Howard Booth, it was decided to adjourn the meeting till next Thursday evening, when delegates will be appointed to represent Carterton at the general-meeting in October.- Mr. T. E. Maunsell was elected secretary of the local committee.

Mr. M'Cullagh, of Cambridge, will succeed Mr. J. Mahoney on the staff of the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales. Mr. Mahoney left for Gisborne on Friday. Mr. Laing-Meason was a visitor to Carterton on Friday in connection with the proposed new bridge over the Maungatarere River on the Dalefield Road. The local District School has a roll number of 333. This is the highest record for the past twelve years. The average attendance for the month was 291, and the largest attendance was 316 on Monday last. : The Belvedere Amateur Theatrical Society has arranged to stage Hie. two-act comic drama, entitled "All That Glitters Is Not Gold." At a meeting of the Totara- Lodge, U.A.0.D., the resignation of Bro.'A. Thomas as 1.G., owing to departure from the district, was received, and Bro. R. Smith was appointed' to , the vacancy. Broi N. Reid was appointed to the office of V.B. At the monthly meeting of the Carterton School Committee, Mr. T. G. Moore presiding, a credit balance 16s. sd. was reported in connection with the general account, and £1 19s. 3d. to tho credit of the technical fund. Mr. A. C. Rigg3 was appointed visitor for the ensuing month. The action of the chairman in substituting 'Friday for Monday as the extra dtiv in the recent term holidays was approved. The Carterton Druids Lodge has decided to enter four teams in the Friendly Societies sevon-a-side fontball .tournament, to be played here on Saturday. The annual horse parade, under the auspices of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society takes place here next Saturday. '.' SHANNON. Messrs. R. .Armstrong and J. Martin aro severing their connection with the Shannon Meat Company to go into the butchering business at Tokomaru. At , a Tecent meeting of the local Debating Society Mr. J. Galland read a paper in which ho suggested that tho 60ciety might inaugurate nn essay competition amongst the , children of local 'schools. Tho committee of the society bus decided to act on the suggestion and will choose a subject for essay competition amongst the senior scholars of tho Shannon, Moutoa, and Makura Schools. Prizes will bo donated to the successful competitors.

FEATHERSTON. At the annual meeting of the Featherston Tennis and Croquet Club, the following were elected an executive committee: Messrs. D. Goddard, R. Jennings, T. Miller, Mrs. E. H. SaundeTS, and Misa Knowles. Mr. J. G. Cox was re-elected treasurer,, and Mr. J. Carson was appointed lion, secretary. The club will commence the season on October 10th. The children attending the Tauherinikau School are rehearsing an operetta entitled "The Disagreeable Princess," 'which will bo produced at the Town Hall here next month. The Kaiwaiwai Gun Club held a shooting fixture on Thursday afternoon and some good scoring was put up. R. Parker won tho novice match with a score of 10 -points (possible 10), W. Toit being second with 9. For the open handicap D. M'Calmont and C. Kompton tied with U points out of the possiblo 15. The sweepstake handicap of 12 birds was won by T. Parker (12). Other scores in this event .were: C. Kempton, 11; T. Irving,' 10; C. Fenwick, 10; L. Donald. 10; J. Laurenson, 10; B. Finn, 9; D. M'Calmont, 9. OTAKI. . Tho new cheese factory recently erected at Te Horo was officially opened yesterday, when Mr. Jeremiah Hurley, as chairman, mado the opening speech.