PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 115, 7 February 1908, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

' . (FROM OCR- SI'ECUi. COR MSI'ONbENTS.) FEILBING. . Following on the Feilding'A. and P. Association's school garden 'competition, ' a school competition was arranged for at Taonui. Mr. J. Weigbtman acted as judge for tho contest, and ho afterwards stated that he had the groatest difficulty in placing tho winning gardens. Leo TunniclifF, with 93 points, took first prise; Leonard Ansin, 92 points, second; and Stanley TunniclifF, 91 points, third. The Rongotea School Committee has decided to hold a school excursion to' Foxton -Heads on February 17, and to take uho pupils in the higher standards lator on to tho State Farm at Levin. , Mr. :F. L. Lethbridge, M.P., yesterday received a telegram from tho Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. R. M'Nab, tp say thai ho proposed to visit Foilding on Monday next, arriving by tho midday express, to inspect the proposed site for the tal dairy school. . As the dairy factory at Apiti haa been destroyed by fire, it is not likely that Mr. M'Nab will be taken there. PAHIATUA. A cricket match was played between Pahiatua and Mangatainoka ou the Recreation Ground on Wednesday. The local team defeated the visitors, scoring 107 to ■ 47, the only' double figure score, for Mangatainoka being G. Bottomley's : 11. The Pahiatuo Morers wore—Pearoey (retired) 34, Cooper. 22, Speer and Crowe 16 (tho latter not out), Sheppard 11. ' , GARTERTQN.. The Rev; S. G. .Compton, M.A., Principal of the Maori; College,; Clareyille, intends to visit England' in ; July. It .is; possible that on his -return Mr. Compton may;;,'bo , appointed to the Otaki Maori' College. . ' ; ' The Dyerville pobt i office,; Martinborough, was: opened '"oil 'Monday• ' ' ] " '•'Mrs. \ Bllist' Gbodiri,; ,whb?e, husband died the .other; day. at <an'. advanced ; >go, :is in a sinking ,stat6 - of' healtlir Sir's.:" Goodin ihas, reach<Kli the age:, of cightyr^:'o./years.: .: v -SHANNON. ■.": ; Mr. 'Fred -Baston is aboufc a prihouse:, at' Foxton.; •'.'Mr.'.. 0.-Conriorj i Qf.. Greytown, :.is .staying; in ■Shamion, at'-prcsent..^

.sAuyooi3,..-jwuuiJji t :.iKiu ~iu voiiaiu .are maniug -a ';apeoial; r pair.;pf con)nv /n>illa;, at,( Foxtori.' • : This •patent-is;said*to ; bo a;.corisiderable improve•jnent .pn^'tHoVpld; ; Style ■of -stirtppirig..': • • r .'The more' . warm' and close. 'BusHy.fitcs.sarb;: burning':. iVi > the' ranges• and 1 itno-1 c«mnit)^sido-.';isV• •; : • ■ On,.W evlpglobal ;'.b6wlbrs'journpye'd to. Jji.lnvorston rPalnjerston-'Club. Injithoifirst'' rouricl' to thoir V<>P^ l : tbo '.',24: v and'.',;io3j'" thus .at'tho''Club:'H6telj'kndta''in'6st-'fiiij was;.spcrit> '■ ■'■■

V,' :j. ; .. •••••;:; 1 . ba's.' .decided, after ;all; ;t^.hold , 'its annual show thjs year. It -feais .generally corisidered.;that,; on ..of/the.:exfcbptibna]lydry seas, it would, be impPssible : to. .hold ; a .show; all'', garden produce ;is 'being ; scorchcd up.; • . Tho ' com-: mittbe,': however,', decided '"that, .'.'although"''it could not• be, expected "to 'Have'; exhibits np v ; to provious : -years, Jt Hvould : ;be;,wisoii;b'-gp'.on with; the arrangements: '.; , ■The sWimming 'sports drew.; a large; number of-, visitors' on'. We<lne3day, arid .theVe, were good 'entries ; fp'r ; all 'ovpnt's,',' tlie,' chiof • rbsult•ing- ' fbllow:—H.B.'- ; cliaifipionshiprM Carthy, l'.^:.D.Mle;°'2i'.;-otbb ! 'ic)ianipianshipAr L. . Nicholas[G, -"So'pttv ,r2.;'; President's hahdieaii'—Archer', K .l ;.f L.,;NicWlas,'2.'v. " Tho estato, 'bwncd b£ Mr.. S. Jolihso'n'i sitliated:four'miles from' bore, .is to be throWii bp?n. fbr; gpttlement.''. \Th'o esfato: will subdivide inta about foHy'v siiall farms, for which'-plans will( bp issued sbortlyi V

: FEATHERSTON. . ' \ An' enjoyable social, undqr tbo auspijes of Christian Bndca''your rSobicfyV'-Was/held -on Wednesday, even-' ing in; ;tbe Town -Hall. There' was. largoattendance, -and, the contributed to the; progtammoMbsdames Anderson ' arid Greathead : (diiet)vi:Miss ;P. Sadler ' aiid Mr. A,... 'VV. : Gray- (solos),- Miss. E. • Tbcker. (Greyton'n),' MeS'srs. 1 Roberts'-and Rands; -arid .'Miss' C. Young : (rcoitations):MrS. Anderson pre3ided.'at the pianp. ,' Tho catering wa6 carried out,by a committee under Miss'Davidson.- . . • '■ • vv • ■ 1