PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 729, 31 January 1910, Page 6

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondents.)

■ y ■■■ FEILDING. ■■■ At the last meeting of the Feilding Fire Board the • local members of the board were given power to make all arrangements tor the erection'of the new fire station. When Mr. T. Hugo was here this week he finally. inspected the plans, and. the financial arrangements have been completed. Tenders will probably bo called for the erection of the new station during next month. The .vestry.'of St. John's Church expect, to be in a position very-shortly to purchase the site for the new parish hall, atd. tenders for that building, which is estimated to cost about .£6OO,- should be invited soon. "'''. . ■''''.' ' , '.

The Lighting Committee of the Borough Council will meet on Monday night to. further consider the proposal for .an electric light' installation in the borough; The .total' takings for the "Ngaio"' performance on' Friday night amounted to the handsome sum of J4B' 7s. 6d; The sum of iBl3 4s. should result for the funds of the Hosrital.,

;,[■■, ~;... OTAKI. '"::}. .Miss Henry, a missionary from China, now on ; furlough health-recouping, lectured in the Druids'- Hall on Friday night to an- interested ■ . The aduress was really good, i and the speaker gave many; amusing instances of life in China, but dealt chiefly with .the mission work which was being done, and which still remained to' be accomplished, and at the end ; of her address appealed for workers. .The whole of the lecture was punctuated by amusing; anecdotes. . Bowling matches for . a fine silver trophy presented by Mr. Byron Brown for pairs competition, eventuated on Fridayevening on the local green, .when Mr. and Mrs. Q'Rourke' defeated 1 Mr. and' Mrs. Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith defeated ■Mr. and Mrs.- Stevens. •-.' A deal of interest will- be displayed in . the' final. The holders of'the Kinniburg.Feathers Messrs. Howell, M'Kegg, O'Reilly, and Brandon (s.), in ■ the bowling contest, were lost night entertained at a dinner by Messrs. .Ling and' Skerman. A few friends were;also present, and a convivial time was spent. : .■.: • Mr.. Parke, of Manakau, has sold his farm, and intends leaving for fresh fields and pastures new. "", ' :■;.,: : ■.. .Mr. and Mrs..' J. : R. ; . Esson: -tield'Ya"house., warming" of-the hew. station last week; About 30 guests attended' and played euchre. Mr.. Barclay won'the gentlemen's prize, a handsome photograph; Mrs. Clayton secured the ladies' prize, a-' silver-mounted scent - bottle; while at the" other end Miss Flygerand Mr. Clayton obtained the'prizes'; .Mr.' J. R. Stansell presented the trophies. The, social > which was to 'be held on Friday night in ; thePresbyterian Church came to ah unfortunate conclusion. The occasion was a farewell and presentation to.Mr..Horhe,..'who, .with his family, are. leaving, the district. 'Just before the proceedings commenced" Mrs. Law," wife: of Mr. Bi Law, fainted and .never regained consciousness. Dr. Adams, of Foxton, attended'; deceased. '■ Mrs. Law, who was' a Miss Moran, of' Blenheim, was highly esteemed: throughout the .'district, and great sympathy is felt for Mr. Law and the family.::- ~.:.■.".:',• v'.', 'v ;..:■„', i v'Levin.:'/-.-- '■'■ . On Friday night, about h'o'clock, ah : alarm of fire was sounded, aid; the Kre ; Brigade turned, out' at, once...The> engine was towed by Dr.Maokenzie'oh'his motor-' car ,as far: as Wereroaj but it ; was then seen'that; the:fire'was some miles to the south, and the' engine was returned'to the shed. The fire turned, out to be at the store and dwellingJiouso of Mr. Stuart IM'Donald, Ohau, , which were completely ■destroyed, together with the stock, nouse;hold; furniture and .effects. .The/amount of the insurances could not be.ascertained on Saturday. .' .;. ... , : ;,. ,-. .

CARTERTONi / A valuable cow belonging to Mr. -E. Eagle, .sen., of High.' Street; had 'to be destroyed oh Friday... Some time during jthe previous evening some I ' 'strange' cows .'found their way, into the,paddock,.where she was grazing, .and,"it" is presumed, hunted her-'into a barbed wire, fence., - Stanley Eoid, of Mr. J.. Gravestock's 'racing stable, Clareville, goes south next week to ride some of ; Messrs. 'Steads' horses at, the Canterbury Jockey Club's .meeting; ••:,'■' '■;•',-.-..'■■'' •; '.'-. : The' local School Committee has decided ito I have" .the flag-pole removed from -', the 'old school and re-erected on .the green'in front of'the new' High-School. An. experiment, by; ; way of. tarring' and .sanding. : is .being .tried on : a . limited portion of,' the High School'grounds, and if.success-' iful may be tried.over a wider area. ■'~-., :'': The bazaar inlaid of the funds.of:. St. Mary's Catholic Church is to be opened on Wednesday afternoon ,next by Mr.' W; C. Buchanan, M.P. '■ ■'■';';-:v./" : ■■■ Totara Lodge, TF.A.O.D., has'decided to obtain, a merit board,, and a,committee, consisting of Bros. .J. Nicholls, W. Erickson, C. Eeid, and W. W., Mansfield, together with the secretary, has. been set 'up' to . procure . same, and., to, submit a' list of all members entitled to. have-their, names inscribed thereon, .commencing from the' date the lodge was first opened.