PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1610, 29 November 1912, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

iFrom Our Special OorreiDondents.l

6 SHANNON. Tho first round of tho champion pairs took placo on the bowling green last week, tho results being as follow:—Gunning and Callaghan 21 v. Lind and l Hensman C; F. W. Venn and W. Voysey v. Aim and Bromley 15; G. N. Stephenson and J. H. Fargher 15 v. E. B. Stephenson and T. Gibson 18. While cycling to Levin on his motor, Mr. Arthur Thompson was thrown from his bicycle, and sustained the fracture of a small bone of tho leg and ankle. Ho was attended by Dr. Adams. Mr. G. W. Phipps has sold his interest in the Miramii boardinghouse. FEILDING. The bazaar at Kimbolton netted over £100 for the Catholic Church building fund. Tho Terrace End Bowling Club has a challenge in for the Dixon Cup, with Turner as skip. The game will be played on the Feikling green next Saturday. Five members of the Wanganui Education Board—Messrs. G. li. Bennett, A. l'laser, F. Purncll, J. P. Aldridge, and F. Pirani—spent Monday inspecting all the school buildings en rauto between Marten and Taihape. On Saturday the Mancht-stcr Rifles and tho Senior Cadets held a daylight parade. The Rifles were on parado for six hours, under Captain Barltrop, and had exercise in aim correcting, skirmishing, and other outdoor work. Liout. Fisher had charge of the Cadets. Tho Primitive Methodist bazaar has turned out a very successful enterprise. Both the Kiwitea and Eangitikei County I Councils passed motions expressing sympathy with tho Waihii Borough Council in tho recent striko troubles, and the advisability of securing a declaration of loyalty from any man as a precedent to employment. Mr. J. Hopkins, who has been in man. I agement for a short time at tho.Lyceum. Theatre, has been ordered on to Hayward's pictures in Napier. He leaves Fcilding to-day and will be succeeded here by Mr. Doughs from Wellington. The ladies of St. Saviour's (Church of England) Guild at Kimbolton presented Mr. W. Morton, vestryman, with a fine travelling rug as a token of appreciation of his services to tho guild and church. Mr. Morton recently left Kimbolton to reside in Fcilding. At the Fcilding Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs." James Penny and li. Burne, J.P/s, a youug mau named Robert Krecgher was charged with having committed perjury in the Feilding Magistrate's Court on November 7 last. Kreejfher had been charged with having committed theft at Halcombo on October IS, and, while giving evidence in his own defence, ho swore that, at the time that tho theft was alleged to have been committed (between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. of October 18) ho was m tho Halcombo Hotel in company with Ridley, Ivrecgher, and Percy Roberts. Sergeant Bowden prosecuted on behalf of the Croyn, and accused was undefended. After evidence had been taken, the accused pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence ■at the next sittings of the Supreme Court at Wanganui on December 13. Bail was allowed in ono surety of .£IOO.

OTAKI. The election of seven commissioners to constitute the Otaki Town Board took place on Wednesday, when some 2-14 votes out of a roll number of 397 were recorded. The following is the result:—William M'Kegg, 171; John Mackie, 1G8; Frederic llorton Bright, 159; Ossian John George D'Ath,' 151; Byron Paul Brown, 119; Arthur W. Skerman, 120;, John Meads, 114; Joseph Noble, sen., 109; Harold Frederick Ernest Cockrell; 98} David Judd, 86{.Frederick Charles Jones, C 5. The first-named seven aro elected to the first Otaki Town Board. ! , Rain fell steadily yesterday,, and on Tuesday night; the fall totalled over two inches. Tho rivers and creeks were much swollen, aud fears at one time were entertained for the safety of stock on lowlying lauds. "ri'iliJlvilyl'the Eaiigiui'u creek' was not much swollen, tho storm-water swelling the force of the Otaki River. Tho Waikanae and Ohau Rivers, wove also high, while. most of. the creeks 'were Hooded. Slips occurred on all tho back roads, and ill some ' instances culverts were displaced. A bridge at Manakau was damaged, an approach being washed away. Near tho Otaki railway and traffic bridges, the water crossed the roads, and near Paekakariki ran over tho line, doing slight damage. \ FEATHERSTON. An entertainment in aid of the South Feutiierston School funds was given in the Town Hall here on Wednesday night, before a large audience. A children's play, entitled "Tho Sleeping Beauty," occupied' tho first half of the programme, and was very creditably acted by tho children attending the school. The second part consisted of vocal and other items, these taking part being: Mrs. J. H. Fieldhouse, Hisses Baker and Lyi'ord, Messrs. T. V. Wilson, and J. H. Fieldhouso, Masters Percy Coo (soprano), and Bert Herdmau (a youFhful pianist). A dance was held at the conclusion of the concert. .CARTERTON, \ Councillor W. Perry has.been re-elected chairman of the Wairarapa South County Council for the ensuing twelve months. Tho body cf William Burch, who was drowned in the Ruamahanga River at Papanui oil Tuesday, was found on Thursday morning by Mr. Copeland and a party who were out in a. boat searching for it. Tho discovery was made ou an island about two miles below where the fatality occurred. At a meeting of Totara Lodge, U.A.0.D., it was decided to present P.A. llro. H. Hart with a P.A.. diploma, and. to place his nime on. tho Merit Board. Bro. G. Corlett was declared the winner of the trophy for introducing the most new members during tho year. Bros. H. M'Kenzio and K. Hnyner tied for second place. Mr. E. Eagle, president, announced at a spccial meeting of the Wairarapa aud East Coast P. and A. Society, that the Agricultural Department had circulated tho society, undertaking to supply seeds and manure, and supervise the planting and growing of experimental plots of fodder on any farm in the district. It was requested that a committee be set up to co-operato with the Department in order to sea that the" plots were planted, manured, and maintained according to the Department's instructions. Mr. Eagle stated that he had sown an experimental quantity of lucerne, another farmer had undertaken the growing of a plot of maize, and lie hoped, others would participate in the experiments. Mr. W. C. Buchanan, M.P., said that the Department deserved to be severely censured for not sending the circular out earlier. It was ridiculously late for such important intelligence to be conveyed to fanners. The circular should have been sent six weeks or two months ago. Owing to the ' backward state of the season it is expected that not many farmers will avail themselves of tho offer this year. ■ At a mooting of the Carterton Borough Council on Tuesday evening a grant of .£■lo was made towards the funds of tho Swimming Bath Committee, to enable them to carry out further improvements this season. Inspector Miller, of the Health Department. reported to the Borough Council on Tuesday evening that one case of infectious disease (tuberculosis) had occurred in the liorough during the month. Mr. D' G.'Sustins, postmaster, Carterton. leaves on Thursday on his three weeks' holiday, which he purposes spending in the Auckland district. Mr. A. E. I Braithwaite will be relieving officer.