PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1560, 2 October 1912, Page 10

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

(Frjtn Our Special Oorresuuiidents.i FEILDING. ' A conference of members of the. local school committees, is ta hs hold at Ihe technical Hclicnl to discus*, the question of applying the compulsory provisions 01 tho Jviliicntioji. .Act to Peilunig. Should the conference decide in favour of (he propos-Ml, ir will moan that boys of a c-r----tmn ajje who hail left school v.-iihout attaining o certain standard of efficiency will by required to attend cveniii" classes «t the 'I'echnica! School for. a counlc oi hours each week. The return matc'i Iwtwcen the "Choileuham and Foiljlins Card Clubs resulted in a win tor leildinj by four games. Jho fol!o,vin<,' officials have been elected by Iho Oroiia Tennis Club:—Patron, Mr. .1. 0. Cobbe; president, Mr. I'ml X'lraui; vice-presidents, Messrs. W Carthew, M'Corkindole. and Ualiburton; secretary; Mr •K. 11. Bridge; treasurer, iMr A. MCorkimiale; vice-captain, Mrs. Hndge; auditor, Jlr. Hurray; committee, .Uesdaines Hrdge and James, Misses D. Gould, B. Thompson, and Godfrev, Messrs. linger., Trevena, flev. A. B Uiappell, and the officers; courts committee, Messrs. lYod Pirani, ,T. S. Murray A. H. Maclean, and Rev. A° ti. Lhappell. bix new mejibers ntre elcct- • r. l : , was dec 'ded to open the courts on October 9. and to invite all district clubs to participate. OTAKI, Whitebait camo up the river in lar?e quantities on Monday, this bein» no doubt due to the lovely day. Several fino catches were recorded. The trout-fishing season opened yesterday, and anglers wen; out in various directions. :No very large catches were recorded, several fishermen, in fact, finding trout very scarce. In one or tw.o instances, however, fair hauls were made. CARTERTON. Mrs. A. L. Whyte, of C'arterton, is at present enjoying a holiday in Christchurch. - . :

The (Jarterton.Territorials will hold two compulsory parades this month, one on October 11, and the other on October 18 At a meeting of Totara Lodge, U.A.O.D. on Monday evening, Bro. P. Reid, A.D , presided. Two brothers were declared on, and throe off, the sick fund. A reportwas received that Bro. G. A'rcus, at present an inmate of the Cambridge Sanatorium, was making satisfactory progress. Several visiting brethren from Lodje Fern Leaf, Gre.vtown, were present, arid were entertained. It was decided to get the lodges name inscrilx-d on the football shield won at the seven-a-sidc tournamenton Saturday. ' Two friends were proposed for initiation.