PROVINCIAL CENTRES;

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 948, 15 October 1910, Page 14

PROVINCIAL CENTRES;

(From Our Booalal CorroßDondentiJ

CARTERTON. , The first sod in connection with the 'construction of public swimming baths in .Garterton .was turned-on Thursday ■;u.ftornoon. by tho Mayor) Mr. J. A. :Dudson. Mr. Cecil S. Beechey, who lias been associated with- tho local branch' of tho Bank of New South Wales, leaves 011 Friday for Christchurcli, on transfer. Mr. BeecheyV successor. comes;. from Palinerston North. : : Inspector Miller, of the Health Department, .011 .Wednesday purchased samples-, of milk from various vendors in the. borough, for tho purpose of analysis. A beautiful pair. of.silver candlesticks has been presented to the Carterton Territorials, for tho purpose of competition by, Messrs. Shaw and Cole. A; deputation from the local; eggeirele waited on-the committee of the Wairarapi Egg-Circle at Mastertori on Wednesday evening,' and made a'rrangements as to agents', commission. The eifele will commence: operations in' the course'of a, week. . , The official opening. of the bowling green, which Was to have taken place on Thursday' afternoon, was interfered with by tho woather. .

A meeting of the local branch of the WairaTapa,, Egg-Circle waa held on Thursday evening, Mr. D. .Beid ;in the chair. The arrangement made with tho main circle; was approved, and! it. was decided to establish' business on Wednesday. It was: decided, to, Te'ceive eggs at'..the .Mutual Trading . Company's till 2, p.m. on Wednesday. All' future , consignments . are to. be brought, to' the: dopot v on Saturdays or. Monday's, the .latter day up to 2 p.m. The.'secretary was to issue the stamps, aid . give . members' .the"'re-' bate 'privileges on crates. : .

: A :meeting of/Friendly Society .. delegates takes place hero ■ on- Tuesday evening next, to - arrange a "social" as a ,wind-up.',.for the ;, ;cardtournament.'. Bros. R. Butler, A. .H. Krahagon, and W. L. de Lacey.havo boon deputed to represent, the Oddfellows' -Lodge. ;,,. •; Tho Parkvale Anglica.ll Sujidaiy ■ School losing, a prominent .worker: in;; the .person;of 'llrsrvHawljei ;.who ''is/leaving ;JParkvalell;: ;. v To showv' th^ri/estfeeni;;; tothe,,residents presented" Mrs.. Hawke with.'a beautiful silver;cruet. : ' CREYTOWN. K-.The/jWind/ iwhiph /;blewVYav':-g^o.''/a : fc Greyfewn' on Thursday/; has -practically dried. up all the . rain. that: had fallen previously, and, • • incidentally, ; :, has blown.- most of the'blossom, off;'the fruit trees. -

'The Mount,.: Hector Track. Commit-, tee -mot on Thursday last-, and set up a sub-committee to consider, spe.cifica- : tions. . for : track. These were sub- '■ s^quently J adopted. ..with"'-.-a;. few : alterations. : .y.v ', FEATHERSTON.* ;.' The.:, installation meeting .of ' St. John's Lodge *was held here on Thureday . evening, : - when'- - there was a very large attendance,'of /.brethren' from all parts of the district;;, 1 : Brq.' IV G.vEvorton l'TYas? duly, .'installed'■ master.' (for the ensuing year. - -'

*' FeatHerston ha:s '. just,'been'visited, by •aii : exceedingly, heayy .westerly... gale. 'The" steeple of St.' John's' Anglican Church; was. blown ', perceptibly; out of plumb,'; and ; fears - were expressed that it would come right down and crash through -the'roof.',of the church. Forturiately; lioivevery the.gale abated during . the , night, and' it had now been righted. ■ : i,' ; ;; .--v.:" : :

Mrs. Busch, an old and highlvrespected ~ resident, of , Nathoish,. died very suddenly; yesterday niorning. Mrs.-, ■Busch>«■ aswidow, and-' leaves -a gr'ovm-up . family of ■ seven" , - five being married and 1 two unmarried. Mr. Geo. Busch, of Kaiwaiwai, ~ and Mesdames Upriteh and Waller, residents ,of ' this district, being' among the'number..

OTAKJ

The - quarterly meeting in : connection. with -the Levin-Otaki■' Methodist, Circuit was 1 held'; at Maiiakau ph;Thursday, when, ithere.J was.' V k°od - attendance of r'epre-. sentatives'.from Leivin, 'Manakau,.,and Otaki. The Rev. T. F. Jones presided. ,It: : was ' reported.; that .the,, membership roll showed a /'small increase for 1 the' year, while • thero, was • a gratifying increase 'in : the.-- .junior^:. niembership., Finances.were reported to be in a: satisfaotory 'condition. ; At the* Levin 1 ,, end. thero was •a . credit ■ balance on the quarter's :,working, : of. .£8 :55.-;7d.- . This made . possible;. ■ the" payment ,of the balance, of the old-standing 'circuit debt. In the'southern end there; was a substantial ;balance of £14 lis. Id. in tte general ' account", : .there .was '/ a sum of '£20' 195.;, 9d.. still owihg-for: horse,' gig,.; and harness.-' A sum of £33:105. : "lOd. - had 'been _: cblleetcd 'in/.the; circuit. •for.. home • .missions / during; the quarter. Sunday . School, anniversaries . were , ar-/ ranged to be held at ;Otaki on Novem-' ber' 20;' To Horo'•November :27; : ' and Levin: on December 11. Messrs. T. G. Vincent and A. E. Anderson were appointed substitute: .representatives to attend the Synod at -Wellington in December, should the- circuit ■'. stewards (Messrs. R. Prouso . and Frank Perm) be, unable .to attend. I, A considerable amount of ; other business ' ■transacted.' It was decided to hold the next meeting at Manakau on" January 11,: at 7.30 p.m. Mrs. Staples,; assisted , by Mrs.. Andrew, provided supper.

' At the Methodist-'quarterly meeting at Manakau on Thursday night, hearty invitations wero extended to, the Revs.. T. F. Jones and F. ■ Rands to remain another year in, the'' circuit.: The,. invitations were accepted. Reference was also made to the departure of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Russell from 'the district next week.' 1 Several of those present spoke of the, good; work done by both Mr. and Mrs. .Russell during their many"years'* stay iin Otaki. They had helped -in all sorts of ; church ;.- work, "and would be.much missed, especially in Otaki. It was decided' to place on record an appreciation of the work done ,by Mr';, and, Mrs; Russell, -and to wish them God-speed.: ' i Mr. Guy H. Kingdou, of Levin, late of Otaki, has been appointed to succeed 'Sir.'.Travers as' district representative of Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Mr. J. Southey 'Fowler,.,-well : known throughout the district,"has left Manakau, and is now residing in Levin. His many friends are, preparing ito . accord him a hearty' send-off,, which in 'all probability will take place on October 19.- V" -

Another of., the pioneer settlers of the district, Mr.' James Stewart,, .passed away suddenly between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning at Otaihanga. Deceased, who was one of the sturdy class of settlers, was nearly 80 years of. age. He took up residence in the district some , years ago. , '

■ FHILDINC. • , Farmers in the Sandon district report that the promise this season is in favour of excellent crops; of rye seed. A crop which dresses 25 to 30 bushels to the, acre is considered to be very' good, though it is difficult to estimate the return "until you have it hv the bag," as the farmer says. A telephone. line from Awahuri to Bulls, via Sandon, is in course of construction by the Telegraph Department, and an additional wire to connect with lithis will be erected to, Palmerston. Why the.wire was not brought on to. [Feilding only experts can explain.

Whilst at Home Mr. E. Short purchased the draught colt Lonsdalo Again, by Lonsdale, a full-brother-to Jjothair Again, champion of 'Scotland, and a. draught mare, full sister to Chester Princess, which has only been beaten once in the show ring in England and Scotland. Mr. Short had made arrangements to purchase another draught mare and'foal, He has also sold three Hereford bulls to go to-the Argentine. .-

Mr. John Cameron, who is still conducting his four-year-old campaign against .the Chinese in New Zealand, is at present in Fcilding,-and may speak here. Mr. Cameron lias just concluded a tour c-mbracing the East Coast, Auckland, and Wangamu; and is working south to Wellington. Members■■ of '■ the, " Anglican .Gleaners' Union held a gathering this week for the purpose of saying good-bye to the Rev. Frank Long,' who 'is to leave tliis month to take up missionary work in India. Mr. Long's mother, wlio resides in, Feuding, is a daughter of Canon Gould, of Auckland. ■■

There is a'great deal of sickness in the town and country districts at present, the maladies being epidemics of influenza and whooping cough. ,

>: SHANNON. All. the. business places in the town were closed on Labour. Day.: A large number of residents attended the Otam Eacing Club's meeting. The weather, was showery. ■ ' Mr. G. N. .Engl'es, who, has been on a visit to the - Old Country, • has returned. A differencej which. has existed for some,time between the Makerua Drainage Board and somo of',:the property-owners in the board's district, has at last been, amicably settled. At a meeting of 1 the board at: Palmorston North this week, at which Messrs. .H. Greig (chairman), E. Law, G. Seifert, Ji Liggins, l and J. W.' llatchelar attended, the chairman read a :draft agreement,- signed by,-the Makerua Estate Company, the ■ A., and L. Seifert Company,' and J. Liggjns, wherein, the, divergent. issues connected, with the past and future drainage operations, and their satisfactory adjustment, were ; set : forth. In- asking tho board to approve., the draft agreement, with its important, adjustments, - the. chairman said that 'the board , must only feel extreme satisfaction at the Tcsults obtained as set out in the agreement. Tho board knew,''but its ratepayers had" only partial knowledge. : ,of the. intricate, ; difiV cult, and dangerous issues involved. Happily'these had now .been- adjusted, and the dangers and not only so, but - surmounted .in a friendly and satisfactory, .manner, personally,, ,ho should- not, like ,to go through 'a: similarly anxious 'bind, responsible time again. Other, members of the board endorsed all 'that the chairman had said, and, _ farther, passed ,a resolution .of recognition of the skill'and ability displayed by, Mr. (Jreig iii bringing about,so satisfactory a result. The statutory... requirements for the. provisionally granted v'loans- wero ordered to be - completed,.'and, the Engineer, was instructed to prepare; the Decessary. plans, specifications, and.i, estimates'- ''for tho works'; .incidental ,to;'::the.:; loan pro-, posals. 1 ■■