PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1714, 3 April 1913, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Out Special Correspondents.) SHANNON. Jilts Oswin, who hns lately been on tick leave, has re I uracil to tuke charge of I lie Maltcrua School. Mrs. Woodcly has been relieving Miss Oswin. Mr. T. T,ind presided ill I lie annual meeting of (.lie public library on Monday iiiglil, in the Mechanics' lnslilutc. Mr. C. 11. Gardiner, homirnry secretary and treasurer, presented his report and bal-ance-sheet, which were received aud adopted. Henrly votes ol' thanks vera ti'-Toiilcd Mi. Lind and Mr. Gardiner for their work during the past year. Thu following committee for (lie ensiling year was elected: Messrs. T. Lind, C. H. Gardiner, ,1. Mitchell,. W, Clayton, J. J. 'J'raincr, AV. Vovsey, and, ox-officio. Councillors Stephenson and Venn. Messrs. land and. Gardiner were re-elected chairman and secretary respectively. The annual meeting of the Debating Society will bo held on .April 8, at 8 p.m., in the Druids' Hall. FEILDING. Three cases against Territorials for alleged, default in drills were laid before the Court tin's morning. Two of the cases were dismissed, and G. W. I'raser was convicted and discharged. The two joint secretaries of the Beautiiying Society's recent garden feto were brought before the magistrate, Mr. Poynton, this morning, and charged with instituting a lotte::y ill the shape of a free V'P t° Itotcrua, to be disposed of by drawing 111 connection with the fete. Mr. Haggitt, who appeared for the defendants, plead.id guilty. Sergeant Bowden said there was no cose of personal gain with the defendants. The fete was in aid ot the town, but a brcacli of the Gaming- Act had taken place, and the prosecution fol.owed. The Magistrate) said the Gaming Act had been in force *0 years, and it was astonishing how few peoplo knew ar ythiny about it. Tho police.acted rightly iai bringing a case to tiro court. It -was quite.evident that tho incn had no personal end in view, and « d innocently. A fine of 10s., Mui (S. costs, would bo imposed in each • case.