PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1025, 14 January 1911, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

(From Our Special Correspondent;.) pahiat.ua... . TheTararua Cheese-Factory, Balance,pay out to suppliers to-day some £600, for milk supplied during tlic month of December, which is at the rate of lid. per lb. of 'butter-fat. . Tho Wellington Meat Fanners'. .Works at Waingawa are receiving a'lhi'ge'number of sheep from this district:.', .: Pahiatua will be strongly represented at the Dannevrke lawn tennis tournament, which commences on Tuesday next. - The following entries, have been'.'received for tho champion singles bowling tournament: —Mesuis. G. A. Burgess, 'I'. lieivat, W. Whitc-Scott, ■ J.-- Bisset, C. E. Clifton, J.' W." Mills',"Rev. W. H. Specr, F. Sayers, 11. Pearcev, ■ and ' J. A. Walsh. "" ' The holders of the Dixon Cup and Tasker gold badges (Terrace End), who recently wrested the coveted trophies from a Pahiatua. team havo been challonged by a quartet of Woodville bowlers. Tho match will take place today. At a meeting of the Pahiatua-Akitio A. and P. Association held during the week tho following new members were elected:—'Messrs. J. T. Marriott. (Ballance), H. Sheffield' (Jlakairo), M. Kcbbcll • (Pahiatua), _ A.' Stevenson , (Kaitawa), and G. Richmond (Scarborough). The question of the clashing of showdates was brought up at the meeting, and provoked considerable discussion, tho following motion being carried: "That the secretary bo instructed to write to the Ilorowlienua A. and P. Association (from whom a letter was received, fixing a definite dato 'for .their annual show), suggesting the advisability of holding a conference of delegates from various associations in the North Island holding shows duriiig the January and February period, with a view i to preventing the clashing of dates.

Entries are already coming in very freely for the second annual show of the Pahiatua-Akitio Agricultural and- Pastoral Association, interest in the gathering, which promises to eclipse the inaugural show, being very keen. The secretary of the association (Mr. J. A. Walsh) commences a personal canvass of tho district on Monday. Tho Mangatainoka Athletic Society hare achieved substantial profit over their recent sports meeting. FEILDING. The Feilding fire brigade had a somewhat active time on Friday evening, when Mr. Hugo, Government Inspector of iiro Brigades, put the men through the most searching trial which thev have had yet. Mr. G. C. Wheeler, chairman of the Oroua County Council, arid president of the New Zealand Hereford Cattle Breeders' Association, is to take a voyage to tho Old Country on medical advice. . Mr. Wheeler will sail in April nest. It is stated that he will resign his seat, on tlio County Council. Mr. Peter Bowling, tho Newcastle labour leader, is to speak in Feilding this 'evening. ... , •;-;•••• ' SHANNON. The Shannon Co-operative Dairy Company paid out £220t) to their suppliers during December, or £300 more than was paid out for December, 1909: During the month their grade was 94, and they are paying lid. per lb. for butterfat. Mr. Wighi-on, of - Palmerston North, has donated twelve. of his hest roses to tho local Horticultural". Society's: Show. The committee' intend giving them as a paiuts prize for the best collection of cut blooms.

At a meeting of tho managers of the' Presbyterian Church, at which Messrs. Gibb, Ryrie, Mitchell, Galland, Clayton, and Gundy attended, the balancesheet for the half-year showed a surplus of -£13- It was decided to form a working beo to form' asphalt paths round the church. A meeting of Shannon and Tokomaru members will .be held to dccide on a successor to Mr. G. H. Gibb, who is leaving to take up his three ■ years' course at Knox College in tho beginning of March. Mr, M'Kenzie, Mr. Gibb's predecessor, is'at present on his way back from tho Old Country. ' It is understood that an Oxford incumbent is to be appointed to . the charge of tho local Anglican Church.