PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondents.) MASTERTON. A ■nicotine of-clcrßy,'convened by tlw Her. O. wa . s "t the vicarage on MonthZ i!l° r ?- lns , or - tlj «, Purpose of considering tlia question of lntro.duoing religious instruction in the local State schools within the : nsiial school hours, on' the lines of the Nelson Bible-ln-schools system. There were also present:— Tho Revs. A. Hodge, C. E. Porter, and A. T. Thompson, 8.A., B.D. , The question was fully discussed, and. those present, having decided to co-pperate; it was' arranged .to •' wait -. on. the Masterton. District High School at clieir. next monthly. meeting, and request them to grant- half an hour every week for tho purpose, suoh half-hour to;be within.the usual school hours. • The funeral of the late. Mrs. Gordon-Busscll .took place yesterday ,afternoon,' the -cortege tong a .very large one.' . The Bev. Dean MKenna officiated; at .St. Patrick's Church, side •• v " a^lpr Saunderson; at the graveMr. E. Bagg of- TJpper Plain, will judge the horses at the Nelson. show.. ; ) feilding. :: : Mr. G. D. Braik,'chicf'inspector for tho .Wanganur Education Board, and Inspectors .Milne-and Strong .are now conducting the a nnual examination at. tho Feilding schools.- ' .Negotiations; for, tho; purchaso of a section of land in tho centre of the town for tho err/ition -of a'parish hall are being carried* on fe y the vestry-of St. John's Church. . _Mombers x of ; the local congregation r of' tho Baptist Chureh have decided to form a branch of the Baptist Young MenV Bible Class, Tho '>r meeting will be held on Sunday next. Mr/ Matbeson, Inspector: of tho .'Bank of mw, Zealand, in company withr'the bank manager, from; .Kimbolton. (Mr. ' Baddeley) visited the Apitr district, in connection with a; proposal to a branch office there. The visitors were; met by representatives ' of, tho .Chamber of Commerce, ; Mr.\ Matheson axpressed his agreeable surprise at- tho progress made .in Apiti during: the past few years, and was sanguine that a good future'lay before it. He added that he would recommend that.a branch of the bank be opened there. ; V PAHIATOA. ' ; . L:T he I"??" 1 •»{ lato ' Mw. ; Eliza,M'Leod, wife of- Mr. John. ITXeod, of Ngaturi, took .place; on Monday afternoon,. a- largo number • j>o S following. The deceased lady, who >r i °f a ße> was a respected resident or Ngaturi, and was, formerly a resident of tho Wairarapa. . : Sunday School concert was held . at JNgatun Friday evening last. A' number, i of St. Paul's- choir assisted. • . seems to bp a good.chance .of a.revival in cricket matters in Pahiatua this season, and much interest is evince* in the openihg' match this when an eleven representing •.the east side of tho town will'"meet the west ■' ,Sldc. ■ •'- • ■„./ .. i Mr. J. Brind, of Mangatainoka,' met -with an actident- on' Saturday Ho was a- "'ting a- heavycase into a.trap-from a truck when the case slipped, with the result that Mr. Brind has sustained a dislocation of the [g temur, 4 r S .The, Rev..Mr. Chalmers■ Mill,'of St. 'Paul's ' A 1 j itP. rocee ?. s to Christchurch this week, to n attend the meeting of the Presbyterian' General fc. Assembly. On Sunday next his<pulpit will bo , occupied by Mr.. Stovenso n, of Woodville. • • A social' in aid of the halKfundswiilbo next konim Hall, on Friday, evening . GREYTQVVN, * :V V 2 1 meeting was jield; hero on! Mohdav night " St f managing director of the Wellington Farmers Freezing Company spoke. Mr; W. Xidy occupied the'chair." Mr. Cooper, in the cotfpo of, his address, indicated tne unes on -which ; the' company' intended to work; .. He stated that, the' site' ■ chosen 'at ■ VVaingawa was.thovbest available, and that tho ; southern district would only have'some dozen ? " iMles .to, driTo stock. Ho himself had to for--1 15 "i>rd h# _own stock ' a greater distance. , The company did not intend to buy sheop' or lambs, " ■ °?i?, fe ezo . , r c '| en ts; '-t-'lie company had some sharo capital now guaranteed, but they t did not 'contemplate signing any , contract wa's,-reached. This would , be, a much greater sum than many of tho existing companies ha'd when'they commenced operations, and, jnth a country site, it would • «•; further than mm m Wellington',; Mr. 'J; (1. mcknell, a shareholder- present, : protested against the chosen site,, but was ruled out of r order, as'the site had boed definitely fixed. Ho further..stated that,the voting showed awant'of confidence 111 the directors, 1 as only 174 voted > out of 3GO. Mr. Cooper then further explained •. maweiv MoSriiw. the respective qualifications jj the A and 'B ' shoreh'olde'rs, and stated that it was intended to amend the. regulations that B shares would be purchased by the A dmsion and bp transfert-cd accordingly; Votes of thanks to the chair and speaker con- : eluded the meeting. ... ;. .. CARTERTON. /The United, junior, cricket .team/ having withdrawn from. the junior competition, each "■ club m tho district will now have a bvc. Following .are tho. amended fixtures,, which aro sulijoct to tho endorsement of the Match CommittooFirst round: October 30 and November . B—Urterton : v. St. Matthew's 8,. on Park ;Oval; Masterton.v. St. Matthew's. A, on School faroundj .Mauriceville, a. bye. V November 13 ! and 2ft—St. Matthew's. Bv. St, Matthew's A, on ' School Ground; Masterton y. Mauriceville, on Park Otblj Carterton, a bye. November 27 and 1 December .4—St. Matthew's Bv, Jlauricevillo; St. Matthew's A v, Cn.rtcrton Ma.sfnrton, a bye. December 11 .and 18 —Slauriceville'v. Carterton; St. Matthews B v.'Masterton; St.-Matthew's :• •«».» bye.-- January 7 and 14—Masterton v. Cark terfon; MnuricevillQ v. St. Matthews A; St. Matthews B, a b'yc. ■ , ' . LEVIN. •'■ T.M.C.A., Board of Directors met on Monday evening, when' the' following, committee was appointed to arrango a concert,,to bo, hold ui' December Messrs. Matheson; Dempster, Robertson, Bowen, Winchester, Vincent, J. . 1 rouse, and Parker. Some discussion took place as-.to'inaugurating'.'a boy's, Bible class on bundaj- afternoons, but the matter ,was hold . over'for further consideration. Further sales of sections on Mr. J, B. M_Donala's' Araftaepae Estato aro announced ns - follow :-Scction Nos. 25 and 26, to Mr. B. C. Markrlfoi 'a,-; Mr. C. Strid;..No. 27, Miss E. 11, Mr. A. Tomlinson;.Nos. 30' and 31, Mr. P. E. Palmes; No. 38, Mr. A. Gray. All were disposed of .at the - upset prices. Woodville. • ;. T J 10 fiwewi; of the late' Mr. ' Archer, who died suddenly on Monday-last, took place, yes-terday,-the Rev. Mr. Ginger officiating at the graveside. or now. Presbyterian Church ara making good-. headway with the building, and, judging by present indications, the church, when - finished, will be. commodious and .of good appearance. ' Difficulty is, being, experienced in obtaining, a c a r etak€r:..for*..thb' swimming baths this, season, The practice formerly was that the caretaker took the gate money' as Remuneration for ms services, but this does not seem to be sumciently. la.rgo to' induce applicants for tho lositiori to_ come forward,and the council lave therefore agreed-to' supplement : the gate takings by a definite.amount of, 10s. per'week. - ' ' ' SHANNON. :Only a_sm'all audience- were, present at : the Druids Ha l on Friday, .night, when, the Lin. *ll ra ,? 3a " c Company/.produced "A Bridal Wreath. . : , . --.Mr. F. W(. Denton, of this district, is at'pre'sent on a visit to Wanganui. Mi6s E. Crpwther has returned from Taihape, where she. has been visiting her sister, llie new-police station is likely to be complewd at .of the week. The alterations at the Tokomaru Flaxmilline Oompany s bottom mill are nearfng completion. stripper is boing installed, and' a - nignt -shift: is working this week. ' -The school concert held on Friday night at loKomaru proved a very successful event. • Tho : programme consisted of choruses, songs, piano i solos, recitations, dumbbells, exerciscs,-and fan i •dnll. , Among those who contributed items > were Misses B. M'Bae, M-. Wilton, 'M. Watson, b/lteichell, A. Stokes, and Masters P. Judd and K. Dalziell. Tho accompaniinents wero played by Miss M'Kenzie and Miss Kefly. An I enjoyable dance followed. ~ < otaki. 'y~y_ . I J ?, rs -, w : Jones, a very' old- and ' respected \ Ksideiit of the town, died on. Monday nfght' ] .: flie polico aro- nt present. engaged in ! ing the j district for ,an escaped. lunatic from 1 Porirua. ■ . ■ ... . . t ' Sunday trains, despito rumours to the con-' ; c trary, aro, to recommence running, ' The'first Sunday train, from Wellington to Otaki. will run on Novemlxn- V,' . ,' Blight is prevalent among potatoes in gardens ' worked by Chinese in this district. ' ■•At a recent, committee meeting of : the Horti- * cultural Socwty. class .stewards .were elected, and > , arrangementS'made for the holding of the show ton• November•,- ; ;.j