PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1651, 18 January 1913, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) . SHANNON. ' Mr, F. W. Venn presided at a meeting in the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday night, when o. number of residents•assembled to bid farewell to Mr. W. Murdoch, who is leaving Shannon t0.30m tho staff of Mr. A. H. Hindniarsh, solicitor, Wellington. On behalf of these present Mr. Venn .presented the guest of tho evening witn a caso. of silver-mounted pipes. > ' , On the bowling green on Wednesday afternoon Messrs. lvnowles and Bilderbeclc defeated Messrs. Bromley and Anu in tho final for tho champion pairs.

OTAICI.

Considerable controversy has been go.ing on lately over the questionable state of tho two creeks that run in tho vicinity of the centre- of tho town. Dr. Frengley recently visited the locality, and suggested improvements, which it is hoped will havo,the effect of improving matters. " , , The milk yield-along the Coast' has fallen .off considerably. This is due to the dryness of the season. Mr. J. Johnson, who.has just letired from hotel business, intends to_lcavo shortly on o tour'of Australia. He recently underwent nn operation, and it is hoped that tho change will bo beneficial. '• ■ ' Messrs. F. W. Venn and J. Neill have each donated M Is. to the funds of the Horo'whenua A. and P. Society. Part of the timber in the building now being dismantled in Otaki is found to be as sound as tho day on which it was nrst put in. It was recovered from the wreck of tho Felix Storne thirty years ago. Mr. Greig, well-known-in Parajmraumn and Paikaknriki district, leaves for England shortly'. i ■ '' ■ ; , Mrs. Len. Freeman has donated a golttmounted'whip to the Foiton Eacing Club, to be presented to the" winning jockey of the Cup race on Tuesday. « .

CARTERTON

. An appropriation ofw£3oo by sale, under tho auspicesof the Wairarapa Terminating Building Society was made on Thursday evening, but as no-tender was received a ballot was proceeded with,' Mr. A. Petersen, of Carterton, being the successful one. ,'■■'■ Mrs. Gallagher, accompanied by her daughter, who havo been in Carterton for some months past in connection with'tho winding-up of tho estate of her late father (Mr. W. Moriarty), left here by the afternoon train yesterday en', route for their home in America; Mr. W. H: Wc-bbe, managing director of the London and Berlin Piano Co., Ltd.,, Auckland, was a visitor to Cartert-jn' yesterday. ■,'•■'' A suggestion was recently made in Carterton that business premises should observe 'n closo holiday on Easter Saturday, but at a meeting of those interested, held this week, this proposal was rejected. , A very large area of. gorse in tho South Wairarapa district has been cleared this season at the instance of tho officers of tho Agricultural Department, who have been working with the hearty co-operation of the landowners concerned. During the last .week : very extensive • fires, have - been set : going in 'systematic ! manner,, and with conipleto success. In many instances farmers have had barrels of water, on sledges 'travelling round the fence lines to prevent ths-fires doing damagoin'this di-rection.'-.'Thd-'result'of tho'"burn-' is con- - si'dei'cd : to bo' veri' satisfactory.' '

: : FEILDING,

The Pon'sonby Bowling Club's representatives, Maurico Casey, J. Wilson, V: Casey,'hud.Max Walker (skip), played a full'game against Garrett, James, Stewart, and Say well (skip) on the Fcilding green yesterday afternoon.. ' Tho Aucklanders have been travelling all night, and the green was keener than they bargained for.' The result was n runaway game, Saywell never, being overtaken. 'i'otals:''l''eiiding, 26;:3?onsonby,,lG. ■~' I Adjutant ''.aid .Mrs .-'Sanson, who havo succeeded' Adjutant' and ..Mrs. Armstrong; arrived in "Fcilding this week, and .were given an official and ; hearty.reception at tho barracks on Thursday, night. ' One of .tho peculiarities of tho'cases-be-, foro Mr. Poynton, S.M., at Kimbolton'.on' Thursday was that tho summons had been issued by Mr. Poynton, as Superintendent of tho- Advances to Settlers' Board, and had to be heard by him as' magistrate. The Oroua Tennis A Team play, Terrace End this afternoon, at\Terrace, End. Tho B team plays Terrace End on tho Feilding courts. '....-, ,