PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 848, 21 June 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

IPrtro Oar Special UorrewondoeUJ —■ « FEILDING. The president of i.he i'eilding Chamber of Commerce has received a commuuicaHon from the Hon. Dr. Findlay, stating that he is unable to accede to the request of tho chamber foi the uppurutment of a district official assignee for Feilding. The practice of th* Department is, lie says, not to appoint such officers except in towns whore the Supremo Court sits unless some special circumstances warrant it. The Otago Education Board has agreed to Hie suggestion of the Wanganui Kdu.cation Board for a conference of boards, but desires thai it be held in August instead of July. A team representing the Manchester Rifles fired a match with the Sandon Rifle Club at Sandou on Saturday, the Territorials being defeated by 31 points 1035 to 10G6. The visitors were hospitably entertained. The monthly meeting of the Feilding and District Ministers' Association was held yesterday at the residence of the Rev. P. W. .Tones, lumbolton Road. Those present were the Rev. Mr. Beecroft (chairman), Bevs. Messrs. Jones, Budd, Frost, and Clover, and Captain Avenell, of the Salvation Army. Mr. Hugh Paton, evangelist, was associated with those present, and welcomed. It was agreed that the Feilding .ministers be a subcommittee to act in co-operation with the Palmerston committee to make preliminary arrangements for Dr. Henrv's mission hero from November 5 to 10. SHANNON. Mr. R. A. MTCen'zie is at present on a visit to Tokaanu. Mr. Byron Brown has promised to give an address to the Literary and Debating Society shortly. Fatter Hunt, of Wellington, officiated at tho Catholic Church on Sunday. He will hold mission services throughout the week. The local Debating Society recently issued a challenge to .the Levin T.H.C.A. Society, who have chosen "Lilw.val or Conservative?" as their subject of debate. The local society is likely to take tho Liberal side. Last week a local settler sold his bullocks at .£lO pei' head in the paddock. It is a long time since such a high value has been realised in His district. The local junior footballers defeated Levin "B" at Shannon on Saturday by !i points to 6. Tho seniors were defeated by Hui Mai at Manakau by 8 points to nil. The Shannon team consisted of eleven men only.