PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 329, 16 October 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(I'KOM Ob'll SI'ECUL COr.IIESeONDr.NTS.) FEILDIN G. Mr. John M'Donell, of Sandou, has purchased about 50 acres of land at Fern Flat near Marton, lately occupied by Mr. Dougal Thompson. In connection with the Methodist Sunday school anniversary next Sunday, Mr. Geo. Tiller, superintendent of tho Taranaki Street Sunday school, Wellington, is to give a demonstration of sand-tablo and blackboard work. The Wanganui A. and P. Association has paid Mr. A. J. Hart the compliment of asking him to judgo the home industries class at their show. i Mr. Boucher, the Government Pomologist, has consented to deliver one of tho series of technical lectures arranged for at tho Feilding technical school. TAHIATUA. ; Mr. 11. Lee, chairman of the Education Board, in conjunction with Mr. A. M'Dougall, inspected the new school-buildings and expressed complete'satisfaction with the work done by tho contractor. ; The cricket season was informally opened on Wednesday, a number of members turning up and participating in useful practice. The Pahiatua Gun Club held the first shoot of tlj.o season in Mr. George Oxley's paddock, on Wednesday afternoon, when tho medal presented by Mr. P. O'Dowd was competed for and won by Mr. W. Cooper with nineteen out of twenty-one birds, Messrs. Oxley (seventeen) and R. Hughes (sixteen) were sccond and third. The. committee met on the ground after tho match, and completed arrangements : for the shoot on the King's Birthday, the secretary reporting promises from some of the_ best shots in the Dominion to take part in tho programme which includes prizes of £25 and several open sweepstakes. ■ , Tho.annual social of the Mangatainoka Football Club was held on Wcdneslay alight jn the Library Hall, and proved a great success. Tho . junior team, who were unbeaten (luring the season, were presented with caps. Tlio Konini Ladies' Hockey Club finished the season with a highly successful social in the Konini Public Hall, oil-Wednesday evening, when a large number of and friends were present, and heartily enjoyed themselves. EKETAHUXA. \ According to a report presented to the Ekotahuna School Committee at its monthly meeting tho. other evening,' states the "Express," the teacher's residence has not been repapered for over seven years, thero was no bath, at least four rooms leaked in wet weather-, and in- several places, the kitchen range is worn out, the verandah is rotten in places, the'spouting attached-to the roof was in need ot extensive repairs, and the tank stand was so rotten as to be in danger of collapsing at any moment. Altogether, the condition of the'building was a disgracc to the authorities. ! • WOODYILLE. • Another old settler in the person of Mr. J. Chalmers died here this week. ■TheT-'Mutiial'lmprovement Society held an "ideal banqiiet" on Wednesday night. There was''ia 'g6bd : attendaiico of tho public, and a programme of toasts and musical items was gone' through. Amongst the guests were Messrs. Ross, M.P., W. G. Crawford, John Harris; J. B. Veale, John Grant, and H. L. Cartwright. _ ' > Complaints' are' now'-being made of the unsatisfactory state of tho Kumeroa bridge for foot traffic., A rifle match was fired- off on Wednesday between : teams chosen from tho Volunteer Company and Ex-Volunteers. The old shots won; beating the Company by 14 points. •, .-r.T oi' ' ' ;■■■.. SHANNON.. The new asphalt lawn,, tennis court will be opened nextj.Wednesday.^, ~ H -~ Tho.l'oplar'flaxinill will."start'stripping this week. ; . ... 1 :. Mr. W. Osborne has. been appointed surfacoman for the Shannon district of. tho Tokomaru Riding. . , At-the rifle range, on Wednesday, Miranui defeated Shannon by 27 points. Mr. G. Woodmas won tho senior competition prize, and Mr. Cooper gained first place in tho junior competition, and was second in the senior competition. , ..' FEATHERSTON. ' The Board on Wednesday night de- . bided to allow cattle to-graze,'on the-road-,side"for'a"time. ' \ . .. The Gun "Club'Oiv Wednesday fired several . sweopstakes, with 'tlio ■ following results First sweep, six birds, A. G. Rhodes (21) 11, 1;F. E. Merlet (13) 10, 2. Second sweep, 12 birds, F. Burt (13) 30, 1; J. Robertson (13) 27, 2. Third sweep, ten birds, T. Skipago (20) 22, 1; A. G. Rhodes (20) 20, 2. A double rise was won by G. H. Bockett;