PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1671, 11 February 1913, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Out Special Oorreeiondonta.) $ OTAKI. A party consisting of Dr. Ilutlnvaite and Messrs. A. Thomson; W. H. Field, and Morgan Carkeok left here on Saturday to ascend tho Tararuns, but on . Sunday met with heavy rain and therefore abandoned tho. trip. A child, daughter of Mr. J. Bills, had the misfortune to'put |ier arm into a oan of hot water on Sunday, with tho result that it was severely.scalded. Mr. Waggery, who was driving witlf two ladies, met with a mishap on Saturday, owing to tho axle of the vehicle breaking. None of the occupants wero injured, howcver. . \ . local tennis players inflicted a defeat on Levin players on Saturday by 11 sets, to 5. Several of the games wero close and interesting. - .. FEATHERSTON. Tho Featherston Co-operative Dairy Company's output of cheese up to January 31 is 58 tons in excess of the corresponding period last year. Nominations.ior tho athletic sports to bo held on Thursday next are very large, and a good meeting is anticipated. _Tho annual picnic of tHo Featlicrston Dairy Company suppliers is to be held on March 0, at the Tauherinikau racecourse. '= MARTINBOROUGH. Mr. Williams,. of the Maryborough Post and .Telegraph stiff, has been transferred to' Waihi, his! place being taken by Mr. G. A. C'ongdmi, of Ilavelock.. Mr. W|. Pu Howard, of Wellington, is relieving Mr. Macalister, postmaster, for his annual leave, and the latter, with Mrs. Macalister, left), some time ago for a trip to l'otorua and Auckland.

There, is a goodly area in crop from Martinborough to the southern coast this year. Much of it is already'-in stack, while n.doal more is on the ground or stocked, farmers being unable to engage all the labour required. There is a considerable, area left not. yet-.ready.for the reaper and binder.

'Indications point to the closing of the niouth of-the lake, the outlet .now being a very narrow one. Though .some of the landholders abutting' on the lake have constructed'banks to'keep out the rising waters, there are many. not : ao protected, and the usual assemblage of teams and scoops to open n-ipassagc for the waters is likely to bo in evidence shortly. - ■ '