PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 981, 23 November 1910, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Soeclal OorrosßpnflentiJ

FEILDING. About half-a-dozen Feilding hoys took advantage of tho excursion to Wellington .yesterday to inspect H.M.S.-, Powerful. There would have been finite a crowd from Feilding,. but there are' no train facilities to enable passengers to journey from Feilding to Wellington and back on tho samo day. , '.:- It is the intention of an animated picture proprietary to take a kinetnatograph picture of the projected Eoy Scouts' carnival and the arrival of 'the Governor at same. The pictures will be screened in the Drill Hall a few days later.

A fall of rain on Monday night and a slight shower yesterday afternoon -has been a splendid thing for the 'Feilding Horticultural Society's annual flower show, which is to bo held, next Friday. Sweet peas are in remarkable variety and profusion this season all over ■ the district.

F.EATHERSTON

The Featherston . Milk Supply Association Factory was burnt to the ground on Monday night. The fire was first discovered at about a quarter past eight, and the brigade were quickly on the spot, but as thero was no water laid on from the town mains nothing could be (lone to savo the premises. The buildings, which contained-valuable machinery, including one of the latest refrigerating machines, and an oil engine, were completely destroyed. The origin of the fire is quite unknown.' The buildings had not been used since last summer. Thp insurances were .£7OO on the machinery, and <£300 on the buildings, both in the United Insurance office."

GREYTOWN

The district is experiencing muchneeded rain. ' It set in on Monday afternoon, after a thunderstorm, and . has rained more or less ever since.- In .this connection it may be noted that a number of dairy farmers are now growing maize as fodder for their -dairy. cows, and -are consequently not -relying so much' on grass.

OTAKI

"At the Police Court on Tuesday' morning, two strangers—Joseph • South and Emily Jackman—were charged with disorderly behaviour, 1 the malo defendant also being charged with , being an idle and disorderly person and with using improper language. On two charges he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and to 14 days on the other, these to be -concurrent. Emily Jackman was convicted and discharged. slight shock of earthquake was experienced here early on Tuesday morning.