PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1713, 2 April 1913, Page 10

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondents.) -♦ . ' . FEILOING, Mr. A. Chittenden, of the Post Office staff, has received notice .to hold ■himself in readiness to proceed to Kiniboltoii (o take charge there, Mr. Curtayiie is to bo transferred to Ashhurst., -.rA. gathering at the Primitive Methodist Church tendered a farewell tc the Rev. Mr.-and Mrs. Shnrn, who leave 1' eilding to-day for the Bluff, Mr. Sharpo'f new: charge. Presentations were mad< to each of .the departing" guests. Tlw total number of the students on the roll of tho Feilding 'Technical School at tho end'of the year iras 329. There were 15 free .placc students "iii attendance !) junior, and G senior. Classes Were held ill the following subjects (the'roll'numbers being shown in parentheses) English aiul arithmetic (20); bookkeemng (14) shorthand - and typewriting .(30)'; art needlework and design (28);'. dfessmakinf (15); millinery (5); ' woodwork•'(14); 'art (28); curving, and metal-work" (20); veterinary science (9); agriculture (13); tencli ers' art (fiti); teachers' singing'(44); teach ers'- woodwork (5); and agriculture ant dairying (18). Tho -Peilding Fire Brigade: is* losing ( capital member in Mr. F. Pettit, 1 who hai just been ..'appointed superintendent oi tho Itnwera Brigade. He leaves Fcildinj on Friday... Mr. Pettit has been aboul twelve months in the brigade here, liav ing had previous experience .at Palmer ston, and is'-dc&riked .is a first-class fire man in every sense of the .word. Ai (.'he practice, last evening, Supe'rintendcir Newman took advantage of tho cccasioi to congratulate ■Mr. Pettit on his • pro motion, and wish him every success, i sentiment -heartily.seconded by tho inein bers. , . , • . :! ' Ml-. H. H.''Stephens, J.P., the'populai and widely-respected .storekeeper of Awa lniri, and late of'Apiti, died quite un expectedly. Mr. Steohens was A Manx man. Born at Gre-b&a, -Isle 'of ;Man, ,ii 18G4, he caln'e out to New Zealand,' land ing at Duncdin' some nineteen years later Mr. Stephens entered Easton aiitl Lowe': warehouse of that city, and sub"equcntl.i look over; the .management of Mr. Jolii Orr's business in Ashbufebn;-holding tha position'for-seven years. 'Ko then cojn menced business, ou his own account, trad ing under the -name of Stephens Bros Eleven, years ago Mr.Stephens. and hi; family ..came'-north to Apiti; -where ■■ li< was in business for seven years. Whili in Apiti Mr. Stephens took, a great' ant active .interest in all • local • affairs ane athletic sports, as lio had elouo in the south, and became very popular. He left Apiti .for Awahuri: five yeirs ago." -.'Mr Stephens leaves' a --widow;' two daughters and a soii, . ■ ■■ ■• - ■ OTAKI. , , Dirstrict Niirse 1 Lewis, who has been on an extended holidiiy to the south; returned homo. on ' Monday nigfit, ijsnernllj benefited-by' the change. 1 . Another'batch of young men-left here yesterday to : engage in' slaughtering at Ngalmiranga. Tha wages held out-'Jiave had jlhc desired effect, and it is probable several moro'.mieiv will.; leave here shortly, Soiiio .' 85 children will' make the ; excursion from, the local.State School-te -?few Zealand.' The local 'saiVatariuiil: is praisticallj full, there being room only for two'mow patients.- - .• .