PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 6

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Oar Spccial ■ Correspondents.) ...... ■ t ........... ( FEILDING. r . much interest is being/taken 8 championship 0 1 . for , I'.eildiiig. Inquiries are oomtheir ordinary bnsie ??* 110 Manawat'u' County Council- motion of condolence to - & U ° r *?' , touching the loss which' they had sua. r tawed by the-death of Mrs. IfKenzie: - ir m t 0 " ?kr- 111 ? 6 " 11 ? of the '' IWldine 3 held Association was - 5 1 A H S lcol " be this week. The presi- ■ S?iV t E " inThe > ™ Inte ,resting and .profitable papers . 2? Ie fnolnding, chapter of P. C&negie Simpson a book, The Pact of Christ," the Eera. C. E. Beecroft and Pastor Swinerd, and were discussed by the It was decided to study .^atmeeting of ;.the Eireßoard te ! M«ss»;.B. Goodbehere 1 (chairman), R. M. Simpson, C. A.; Ewon, k? - t Wellington. The • authorised /the erection, of a sta-tion-for the- brigade, as suggested some : F™« by Inspector Hugo.: . The chairman, of the Manawatu County Council (Councillor J. G. Wilson) has been appointed the council's delegate to attend Wiimir 0 ! a SO*#. representative on tho Wellington Harbour Board. CouncillorWilsni pointed out to the meeting at which he was elected that Mr. Maurice U>iien had; made a very good .member of the board. ' .

' OTAKI,

_A lawn- tennis, match between the Otaki Unb^and. Victoria 'College'. (Wellington) has. been'arranged for Anniversary :Day ; (January 22). . . ' . • . . 1 ' Proprietor of the local paper, with-Mrs. P©im and. fariuly, ar© cnioyin? a holiday at VAKaioa. v? ' 'A:, meeting, of the stewards of. 1 tlio Otaki Maori .Racing Club was, to havo booh held, yesterday .to make complete ments regarding. the necessary, buildings o?,jhe x new ,c°nrse.Owing .to the; paucity of, the attendance v tlie meeting had to be adjourned, -howeveT/- ' - - . • ' Welcome rain fell, throughout .the disTuesday ; night,' 15 points being receded. r More.rain is needed,;however,, and the weather . still continues oppressive. •' :.. 4 : -/

' SHANNON. ■

. A Since, the: holidays the . town : has. been very quiet.-; As .compared with; last.'sea-; son,: tradespeople report' a .considerable improvcnieiit in business. .Provided flax (on which this .dig&iot, laitely:;.relies);..dbes pot slump, again,. :',the,. impiipveinent, is likely- toßo ,01: a fairly;., lasting: character. .Monday was'. one of the hottest days experienced here -this/summer. The thermometer; registered. 82deg.. in the. sh'ade.: Mr. A.' Spencer,:of Auckland, is at present visitingthe. -toWn. At, the fortnightly mooting:, of. , the U.A.O.D. -last;. Meek,.: it -was idecided to hold.weekly assemblies,during.the'winter months, v. The- following;. Entertainment Committee, was elected:—Bros- J. Batchelor, ,G. Quarne, ,E. J, King, E. Sutton; A.. Thompson, F. LmseU,. W.. Whyte, D. Gardner, and J.: Kingj- ' : » .:, - Mrs. .F. Linsell.hafi rotuniod from Wellington. •• . . .AA... A OHAKUNE. . Some.-.littlo exciteraebt' seems to 'have been caused recently by the/hanging' of one . of,, the piiblio men'.of-'Ohahme .in. effigy:.',/,-. According to ,a correspondent, a. milkman,, going his,round?'.'in the eirl'y inornihg, mistook the ;e£sgy for ; the "real thing," ,and ' gave the/ alarm.' Fot .a' time the .'-bustle ■ and / exciteinent: of 1 citizens listening. to.Athe/spot'.to' "cut down' ■the... body 1 - was . considerable.,' The /correspondent/winds . iip/ .a ■ long ' account' of the matter;ivith the ominous statement:' "Proceedings are likely to follow." . EKETAHUNA. A deputation from the nswly-fonned fire brigade waited' on the Borongli Couacil at. its last -meeting, with a viow to obtaining assistance 'towards;.equipment : "and maintenance. '. The'assistance asked : i for 'was promised.. A- ': ' ■''. ' The Borough Council has, decided' that'no stock shall bo , impounded off "the" streets, with the, exceptiohA'of/.the. two; main; thoroughfares'. beUyeenthe hours'.of : 8 aii. and 6 pjn. /jA ' • :.>■:„■. ■■ With the aid of an-officer of the Agricultural, Department, the Noxious Weeds Act has been enforced with'telling effect :in past years, in. this 'district./. Since-the 1 ' retrenchment 'soheme; hoVover,. no /officer '. •seems'.to' havo viaited the/district, .■ the' ■ .previous inspector, having /.been.'; transferred: Careless 6ettlers„ ; and :those/who ;will: not. iundertake-'work, for" their own and their neighbours', good,' have, ' this year permitted ragwort and. Galifomian "thistle to bloom , abundantly, and if these weeds are not' cut, almost, immediately., , the disseminationj 0f... thoAseed b"y,:wind will, nullify the work of iniMiy/years: : Both': the County Council 'and. tho , Borough Council are awake -to the importance of eradicating- noxious needs, /and- each/ has asked that- an officer bo sent up to en-' .force-the Noxious Weeds Act. . Messrs. Abraham and Williams'sj Ltd., new sale.yards, :which .will , than' favourably with, those * of much larger/ centres-for holding capacity. and convenience, ,will be used for, the .first ; timoon Friday. A/ ..' ■ ; A Tho; Eketahuna Mounted, Rifles, under, / Captain PrendeHUe, go. into camp A today. A They, .will remain.,in camp/for a week. v A : , A--///; ...<■,. ~A ■

. iShortly.. after/ the 'holidays/ an article 'appeared/in. the - local -/paper .headed: "Trade in' Eketahuna—Shrinkage in Cosh Takings," and appended . ,was a statement,, ascertained, "by. that reporter from the managers of. three leading stores, to the effect/that there was .a'prdnouncedshrinkage'in cash 1 takings - 'during -. the months ~of . October,November,'./and December, as compared ..-\rith the corresponding .'months of the previous. year./, This article:-has':'b4on .distorted' 'by .outside, journals to'appear that there, has, been a: general ialiing-ofl'.mi trade "under. the No-License 'regime—an imputation that is devoid of truth. A General ; trade is , just as., good' in; Eketahuha,Tas/ : everv^it; was,; been the; experience '-in. other, towns, .cash; takings are .not what they;should b0.:..', ..'■ •"'/' ;-.A/. /-