PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1566, 9 October 1912, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

iFrjtn Our Koecial Corresuunclcnts.l (, FEILDING. The weather promises to lie favourable lor the official opening of the Uroua tenuis courts. i A Lodge of the 1.0.0.1 , . (American) has , l-eDu formed in i'cilding. At the initial ■ meeting, Bro. Spiers, organiser, occupied J the chair. It was decided that, the name I ot the new organisation be the Kiwitea - Lodge. The principal ollieei-.s elected 1 were: X.U., 1j,,,. Giotibi-; V.li., Urn. C. K. . Brown; hon. troasuriT, llro. i'eiiu.v; set- • retary, Mr. A. E. Schwartz. .' ~ -Die committee of 11.0 l-i.ilding Choral ' Society has chospii the following vocalists : as principal-, iur the pruilitclion uf "Tin; • Messiah," which is to l>e given about midDecember:—Soprano, Miss Muriel licn--1 uett, .if Wellington; contralto, Mrs. B. ■> Hasham( nee Miss Daisy Taylor, ol ■ Llthain); tenor, Mr. Sidney Butler, of i Hanganiii; bass, Mr. Hamilton Hodges, • oi Wellington. An accident occurred in the farriery . at Messrs. James and Company's (Mr. •' Irecl Billmnn's) premises yesterday ai'tcri noon. The farrier was attending a horse . belonging to Mr. Regan when the animal , reared, and, whilst plunging in the air, . kicked Mr. Wills severely over the region of the heart, splintering a rib. SHANNON. The local Hockey Club's dance was . held on Friday evening in the Druids' '. Hall, and proved very successful. Visitors from Palmerston North, Levin, Tokoraoru, Wellington, and> Martou attended. Messrs. • Bovis and G.. Thompson wero M.C.'s; Mr. Small, of Palmerston North, , supplied the music, and was assisted by Messrs. Hook and Graham, violinists. , Mr. E. .T. King occupied the chair at ' the annual .meeting of the Cricket Club, when the following office-bearers were appointed:—Patron, Mr. ];'. W. Venn; president, Mr. S. W. Carter; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. J. Robertson, M.P., Byron Brown, W. H. Field, Moynihan, Liuiining, Baddeley, l'arquhar, Lambert, G. N. Stephensonj Murray, Lind, Hook, Gibson, Kirkland, and the Rev. Mr. Palmer; management committee, Messrs. Monteith, King, Carter, Doidge', W. Tremewan. J. Butterworth, and L. Randall; secretary, Mr.• Monteith; treasurer, Mr. King. It was decided that the club should affiliate with the Horowhenua Cricket Association. A balance on hand of .£1 15s. lid. was brought forward from last year. Mr. E. Law presided at a meeting in the Druids' Hall on Tuesday forenoon, when the Manawatu River Control Committee, appointed some months ago, delivered their report. There was a gcod deal of discussion as to various proposals to deviate the river, and amongst those who contributed to tho discussion were Messrs. Armstrong, 11. Akers, G. Saunders, B. Gower, and Barber. It was decided that a deputation should wait on the Prime Minister, the Minister for Public Works, and the Minister for Iμnance, and endeavour to get a sum placed on the Estimates in order to have a preliminary survey and report made on the various schemes. CARTERTON. The ' Cartertoii Bowling Green will be formally opened for the season on Thursday afternoon. The green is in good order, and the general surroundings of the club are looking at their best. The tennis courts are in splendid condition. The funeral of the late Mr. James Bar-' liss, , who died nt his residence, Palmerston \ortli, on Monday, took place at the Claroville Cemetery on Tuesday The service was conducted by, the Rev. 1(. Young, vicar of St. Mark's Church.