PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 964, 3 November 1910, Page 4

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Qar Sdqcl&l CorrosDonQenti J

OTAKI ■ The annual general meeting of -Che Kahili Crictet ijiub was held, on Monday night, Air. J. D. liowell presiding. .Some'discussion took place on tho finances of the club, and it was decided to instruct Mr. J. (J. Stevens to ask a settlement in a certain quarter. The opening day was fixed for Wednesday,, Ivovemuer i), ;the evont to be a inatch |: ■married v. single. ! Mr. J. D. Howelri was appointed secretary pro tern, but tho. election of other officials was held' , over till after the match on Wednesday week. . Messrs. W. J. Reed and J. D. Howoll each, promised to donate a ball, while it was reported that tho club had a deal of material available for plav« ing~purposes. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a- new. cricket club waa held on' Monday' evening,' when thera was a satisfactory attendance. Mr. TJ Taylor.presided, and it was unanimously;' agreed that a club to be known as Tai> nui Club .should be formed, and that it open the season on Saturday nostw The following were ; elected officers :— President, Mr." \V. H. Simcox; vkfr. presidents, Messrs. W. M..and'P. Sim-, cox, Pokartara, St. George, Ling, and , Kupa Hawea: secretary, Mr. Pena Enoka,; treasurer, Mr. D. Wilson; Management Committee, Messrs. Rehua, Kehu, Phillips, Brown, G. Bevan, W. Gray; F.'- Winterburn, Kerry, T. Ellis: club captain, Mr. W. M. Simcoxj match committee, Pene Enoka, T. Taylor, Aehua; auditor, Mr. W. M'Kegg, It was decided that the- subscription be 10s., to be paid by January 1. The secretary and treasurer were given authority to expend .£lO on material. It. was resolved that the colours of the club be red, white, aiid blue. Some 23 members were declared elected. Judging by the amount of interest evin-:-«I in the lower .portion of the district, cricket, with ; ordinary attention, should be on the up-grade here, .it being probable that the college will have a team, making the third for while it is expected that To Hoie will be stronger than ever. An effort is to be made to reform the local a> sociation. ; Miss Johnstone is at present on fui* lough and Miss M'Carthy is relieving in her place at the Railway Post Office. Peas arc being sold here at;.ls. 6d. per peck,. and new potatoes' at 4d. per Ib. Th? supply is limited. Rhubarb is very plentiful. ■■ . ' - .' The early erection of a Roman Catholic Church at Tβ Horo is being-looked forward; to. It is understood that sev» eral handsome donations have been towards the edifice. :

CARTERTON.

The Carterton branch of the Waira-,' rapa Egg Circle dispatched 190 dozen: eggs to Wellington "on. Tuesday last and to-day will forward another 120 dozen, making 310 dozen for the week. The Carterton Gun Club will'hold a competition to-day for a .trophy pre-. sonted by the -W.F.C.A.

\ ■ ' :, - WOODVILLE.

The annual meeting of the Woodvilto Chamber of Commerce was held on Monday evening. The president reports ed on different matters that had been taken up by the council during his term of office, and added that the efforts of the chamber had been-attended with a fair measure of success. ;The balancesheet showed a- small debit balance, which, however, was much more than covered by subscriptions The Mayor was re-elected president/, and Mr. H. Latham vice-president;-and Messrs. H. P. Home and Howe Fennell treasurer and secretary respective-, ly. It was decided to hold monthly., iineetings'-in-.future. ■-■ A letter from Mr. Vaile, re railway charges, was read and discussed, and it was decided: to ask jiim for .further information. -. It-waa resolved to; represent the.;need;.of; additional Justices ;in the town-to, the-Jus-tice /Department. As '.thestrain, .for. the Wairarapa leaves Woodville five minutes after the arrival of-, the .mail train from Napier, it was resolved to. point out to the Railway Department, that passengers had no opportunity of getting any refreshment, and to ask the Department to mako provision-for such , to' be donei as at present passeugera for the southern end of the Wairarapa have a long day without a. meal. It was also',resolved 'to' ask the Pahiatna County Council to have the. elbow atf Mathieson's cutting altered, so as to be less dangerous.. " '..'. • ' . The annual meeting of - the local branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society was,, held on Monday evening, the Rev.. B. H. Ginger presiding. The attendance .was interfered with' by- the weather,. but was very fair." ;'The offiV ce-rsof the past year were re-elected,-and the-.report .showed thai the. sum" raised would be about "fifteen pounds for the year. , '.'.'. ' ■

SHANNON. ■ '--

The concluding "social" for the season in connection with 'the' local : Eoniaa Catholic Church was held.in the Druids' Hall on : Friday, when: a' large ; assembly danced into the small:hours'of Saturday morning. Master M'Leayey's singing was-' repeatedly encored. 'Miss Laurvig, Mrs. May (encore), Miss Asquith, Mr. Hoo-. leer, and others contributed songs. Slrs.Dalton, of Wellington, presided at the piano, and Mr. Kearslyy of Levin, accompanied her on the violin. An Irish;" ji-j, contributed by Mrs. Moynihau, and; Mr. J. Curran, "brought down th» house." Mrs. Dalton acted as organist at the church on Sunday.

PARAPARAUMU.; '

linpid progress is being made with thflbuilding of the new King's Hall, and the contractor, Mr. Toung, hopes to have it finished and ready, for opening nest month. This building will supply .a. much-needed want, and will also be. aa ornament to this rapidly-advancing place. Another resident purposes, in order, to'meet the requirements ' of' week-enders and tourists during the cummer months, to run brakes to the beaclL. These conveyances will also meet the Sundaytrains. Anglers can obtain fine sport ia the numerous streams in this .locality. . The battle for a site for: a creamery is at an end, a resident having provided the necessary ground at a nominal rent." The Wellington Fresh Food and Ice Co. are to erect the buildings. At,present the milk from this district goes to Wai? kanae. . ■ . Great interest was taken in the "shoot off" for the Fresh Food and Ice Company's cup on Saturday by Defence CluDs in the Otaki district. Each team consisted of- eight men, and' fired on their own ranges, exchanging markers. TiTs : Paraparaumu Club had the misfortune to lose the services of one of their best shots at the Inst moment, and, eventually, the Keikorangi Club won with a total of 725 points Hautere was next with 721,' Shannon 723, Paraparaumu GS9, and Levin 679. The Hautere Club won the trophy last year. The local Gun Club is doing well. At the firing last week, Mr. H. Wcrgery secured first honours, whilo Mr. Vμ Wegftci'y was runner-up. Tho roll of membership is large.' Mr. H. Ross is' captain, and Mr. D. Drcwitt secretary. A local' Literary and Debating Society ■ is creating interest amongst the young men of the district.. Air. C. Bainsford is president, with iir.:C. Clarke secre« tary. . ■ . ■