PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 5

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

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'FEILDINO. ■'The annual report of tho Fcilding Bowlin Club states that tho seaion (which was vor successful) began with a membership of 8; of whom about 20' have left, leaving 64 on.'th club's books; The most noticeable features c the year were the success of the team 6ont t Napier, and tho winning of the Iveesing Cui The Yates. Feathers, were now held by th club, the ; Winter Feathers by Mr. Stewarf team, while Messrs. Barry and Manning hoi the Buckles. The Dixon Cup did not caus much interest, and was not competed foi Visits were received from the Waneanui, Mai ton, and Victoria clubs, and visits paid t Wanganui. and Marton. A'return visit wa not paid to the Victoria Club last year. CARTEKTON... Splendid progress is .being mad© • with th erection of the now social' hall in. High Streo for the Presbyterian Church. Another caso. of diphtheria .has been « ported in the neighbourhood of Carterton.' yrhe local volunteers oomraenoe shooting prac tice this'afternoon. On-Saturday ft display c trophies, presented to the corps for competj tion, will be mad® in'-Mr. A.iS. Jndd's win doiv. , •, • The Carterton Cricket Club hold thoir an •nual meeting on Friday evening in Mr. L. B Smart's office. ; A fine draught horse, valued at .£SO, belong ing to Messrs. Hndley Bros., had. one of if legs broken in'the paddock by a kick fron another horse. A veterinary surgeon was con suited, and, as he was of opinion that th chances were against a succesnul Betting,'th animal had to be destroyed. ; LEVIN. Ac a meeting of. the Levin Hide Club oi Tuesday, evening it' was deoided to' commenc shooting on Saturday next, for trophies pre ecnted oyi Messrs. J; Rutherford and W. Ing ram, the - competition to be continued on th following Saturday. . A lantern lecture, by Mr. A. Fry, in connec tion with the Presbyterian Social and -'Litem; Society, was given on Tuesday-evening in thi church. The Rev. J.. White presided, an( there was a fair attendance. '•' Mr._ Fry put' i large numlxir <of slides through, including i series depicting "Bock of Ages!" which , wa sung by Mrs. Woods/ also' of "Billy's. Rose,' Mr. ; Fry reciting the poem. : At .the close, t hearty vote of thank? was accorded tho le'c turer.' Mr. ;W. Dempster .is to'give a-papei neit 'I Tuesday eveninir.

itexc. •xuesaaj; evening. . OTAKI.

' The opening ceremony in connection with th< now Maori College and Hostel will'probably b< performed' by tho .Governor, on;. October 0. ; ' , ,Mr. D.R.. Mills's woolshed at OtaH Gorge was i destroyed by. fire' on , The blaze was the. result of a defective, chimney. 'iht building was insured for, -£50, but Mr. Mill! will be. a loser by. some. J2O. ' ■ ; . Otaki : Freemasons; have decided to erect a lodge-room on Waerenga'.Road.' , The'bin,: recently erected for use-in connection with the much-discussed: Straker .wagon, was used for the first timo_on Remarks passed. were of a mixed description.. ; Mr.' R. Mtean;- a'popular resident of Para; parauniu, is. leaving 'shortly , for, 1 Hunteryille. A, smoko concert is to be tendered to him. on Saturday. night. ..' ; ■ n ': _ ;