PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 664, 15 November 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

i (From Our Special Correspondents.)

OTAKI

An earthquake of a fairly sharp nature! oo» : ' curred Tiere at a few minutes after 9.30 on Fridaynight. '; .-., .•.■:■::., :■•:,. •'.A rifle match behveen\Ngatiawa and Welling* ton Navals took-place at Rciliorangi on-Kinipr* Birthday, the local club scoring 503 to their opponents'.;4o3.' : Home topped; the Booro'for. Eeikorangi, while Martin and Boss wore the ,most Bucpessful for the,.visitors.. '■- ..■',-: :, •.■■. "JphV !Qiifaih's'famous' ride"' was outclassed';. here a-fey..days' ago, when '; a rider of.-a motor"., cycle started oft from "Porbtawha to Leyin, with' : .apparently no.: knowledge,'pf- the yoikiug..#&«',.,, 'machine^ 1 HeVwas-'fiaued",on the roadby hii".'..-' employer, bUt , with'; a' 1 wry face'yelled that he' . couldiiot'stop.""The Course Sfas cbutih'a'odi and .'. ultimately Levin was reached, and dosprte' the '■'.". fact that he was wanted he failed in the man- '.; agement of. the. unruly cycle. > With a - sigh •of " relief,'just as Ohau loomed in the distance, the ( ' gas ran but, and the motor stopped.' The rider dismounted and wended-his- way back per. boot. '• To mention' a''motor cycle to the young follow, is,liko waving a red rag-to an angry bull.

,',/-. LEVIN.:.'/..;-:;": . ,

The fourth • competition' among members of ■'■' the Levin Kifle Club, for trophies presented by Messrs. •W. Palmer, B. E. Gardener, and : A.; S.'.'.Patterson,, was held on Saturday after-' .'■ noon. Distances: ,500 and 600 yards. ' A very 6trong wind, .'intorfered', greatly with gooaK > shooting, particularly at 600 yards, but at 500 . J.Muir put on 34—just .missing the possible • by one point. ; Scores:—J.: Muir, 34—25—0—59;,,,,-:■ L. Ingram, ,31—25—0V-56; P. Jones, 32-723-0 :■' :-Ssj H.Wood, 31—22—2^-25; W.. Ingram, 27- ■■:■'. 27—0-rsi; G. Jones, ; SO-21-3-&; J. Wood, .., : 24-29-0-53; H. C.. Ingram,' • J. Rutherford, 29-21-O-50; W/ Francis; janj, ; 24-21— W. Lovejoy, BY i -Ward, 1 24-25-0-49.' /,'.-"' ' ./':>■:' 'r .■;>: ..:'':' On night at 9.35; a"sharp shockVof.;"Y earthquake wasjelt: in'. Levin./,; Residents were;... naturally alarmed at feeling : their ...houses'/,j.swaying from side,to side for about 20 seconds.''' Nodainage has been .reported. :.;■',.-.. :.'. ; YY;,^'.-.,Y The Hon. % Mackenzie has writtonto.Mr., . / W, H. Field, M.P., thanking him for brbigr . ing under his notice the splendid capabilities • of.this-district for fruit culture.-: The'.Minis- Y ter givesjjiis assurance;that: the Department";' will, do. til in* its power to further the"in- ■■, dustry .iiivthe -Manawatu/ district: ';''<"/. '•• ':'■■ ■:■'', ■■'.■: :/Foxton-.Amateur Dramatic 'Society ■•.is'.vto'" give a performance of the: "Ticket of Leav* / -Man" in Levin next week. ..','.'/:'.-'Y-,

PAHIATUA.

••' A, sharp: shock of'earthquake was -felt ''tier*. .'•".-"- on, Friday'evening"about .9.30 o'clock. -':/' ;YY;.'Y . The'''subcommittee appointed '.' to' ■ allocate', Y;,.Y, prize-money for-the racecourse events, in .con-Y;/- Y; nection with the Pahiatua show' in February,/ -; next, met on Friday evening, l and their report .will be submitted: to a general" meeting Y-Y,':: on November'..23. .'/ ■■■■';■ /. ».'Y; ; .- '■: ■ The annual dinner-in connection with ■ the, ; installation of officers, etc., of Lodge Tatarua will be held on ■ Wednesday next, -.November'/ .-.,| '17.'.: ■". .' •"• ••':.■ ;." .'■'.'' Y "Nothing' succeeds Mko success" is a phraM",:, l : that may bo fittingly applied to the Manga-' ,' ; tainoka Athletic Society. The' phenomenal • v strides' this society has'made.during'.the' pastY /• few years', ranks it now as one of. the most'.j ; , sucoessfulixatherings of itskind; in the-Nortt;';.'.., '. Island. This year the .committee have.'.'de-'-XVY cided to distributo some £90 in prise-money,:' * .'■;•; and it is anticipated that,the entry this'yearjjY' ■ will eclipse that of last year., . The attend-*;;/: ' anoe last' Boxing Day was'' something;-•'■lilwyi.v Y 2300, and the entries totalled over-'400,,■;',: which, for a small country township:, like "'■ : :, Mangatainoka, speaks' volumes for , those'Con-'?"'.., .'.-' nected with the society.- The, programme this-Y year- consists/of 24 items, 'catering for' run-Y^.■;'•; ■'. nine, cycling,' and daucing' events. :','.'/.:■ The social evening tendered ' to Mrs. and,'//-../, Miss Norrell "in : the Presbyterian , Sunday- '' / Sohoolroom on Friday evening, by the choir-: V and members of the church, was- a very en-/:'■ joyable function." Songs and parlour games': '.-. were the order of the evening; and during an interval Mr. T. Hewat, who presided, called upon Mr. W. >H. Hawkins, who, in ; a" neat' speech, thanked Miss -Norrell'.'for''the'...,.-.-' very valuable assistance sho had rendered■•'.' .-"': thoohoir during the past eight years, and,Y; presented her with a solid silver hand-mirror'; and silver-mounted,, out-glass scent '■' bottle,'-"v-..-'•'■ Tho Bev. Chalmers Mill also a few ro-:'' ■■'■'. marks, 'expressing regret at-flCMt'departure' '■:■, ofY.Y ; : such regular ohuroh attendants. ■'' Mr. .'Nor; ; -,./.:,' rell feelingly. responded. .'During thn,evening /.,'/ - songs were well rendered by the 'Misses C.'-':. Sayers and L. Tulloch (2). -and' Messrs. - .Tj'Y/y : : :W; Manifold (2), C. Mills, J. Trcriso (2),. and Y - ;:, B. Mills; Misses C. and W. Sayers sang, a- ":/ duet, and Mr. W. H. Hawkins gave two good ~ reoitations. ■ Mr, Norrell, hv>. special request: ,:' sang "Hard, .Times .Come. Again No More,':- /,/: and "Auld Lang Syne" -brought • a very/ ' : pleasant evening i bo a close.. ' ';'■//' ..r/

CARTERTON. Mr. J E Ellis, who m bludying chemistry in tlio establishment of 'Mr. James Bailho, on Saturday received word that ho had passed his " piehmmory examination. > Miss Waters, daughter of Mr. John Waters, of this town, met with a painful accident at Mastorton on Friday afternoon. In alighting from a vehicle sho slippod, and in falling- to tho ground sustained a compound fracture to *" an arm Medical aid was procured, and tb« sufferer is progressing satisfactorily. A Bhwp shock of otirlhquako was ftit tan about 9.30,0n Friday evening.