PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 10

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

• (From Our Special Correspondents.) * FEILDINCCouncillors "\Y. G. I'earcc and Tlios. Rawling will represent the Oroua County Council at a conference of local bodies interested to bo held at l'allnerston for the purpose of asking tho Government to take over the road through the Mauawatu Gorge. For the past four months tho Cheltenham Co-operativo Dairy Company has paid its suppliers at tho rato of 10} d. per lb. for butter-fat. Recent rains have put a- green tint on the grass, and in those paddocks where any attention has been given in tho way of cultivation tho brown appcaranco is disappearing in favour of tiie richer new growth. Though it is too. late in tho season to expect any increase in tho flow of milk; tho rain had tho effect of improving the tests in somcjplacos. Thoso dairymen who had the wisdom and foresight to grow maize and other special crops for late summer feed for their cows lmd their wisdom justified.

Tho monthly meeting of the Oroua County Council was held yesterday. Present: Councillors AV. G. Pcarco (acting-chairman), J. H. Vincent, Thos. ljawling, Hugh Burrell, H. Hedmayne. Mr. I!. Wilson, Director of Commerce and Tourists' Division, wrote suggesting that tho council should,, if they Tiad not already done so, erect finger-posts 011 all roads ,at crossings.' The Wanganui Education Board wrote asking the council to nominate its representative on the Fcilding Technical School ■Committee for the ensuing year. Mr. F. Y. Lethbridgo was appointed. The Treasury wrote stating that tho sum of £843 los. had been remitted .to tho credit of the council with the Bank of New Zealand. Mr. E. Short wrote on behalf of Messrs. J. R. M'Lennan, F; Wilson, and himself asking permission to crect a. telephone lino from Fcilding reservoir to Cheltenham, oil Sir. Riddiford's side of tho road, and also from the reservoir to his Almadale property. Permission was given. The county treasurer reported that tho rates outstanding to February 28 totalled £203 9s. ld.j bank balances,.general account, nr., £559 2s. 6d.; interest account, dr., £331 3s. ,4d.; Gorpo Bridgo account, dr.; £638,35. lOd.; No. 22 loan account, cr., £7 9s. 6dl Mr. Roy L. Harding, City Engineer.' presented tho following report"That the work of clearing the l-oad line through tho Reu Reu Native Reserve from the Makino Road to Waituiia Creek lias been completed, andformation work may be ■ proceeded' soon' as desirable. The work of-, regrading Cinder Hill has been completed. I have arranged with Mr. J. Lawrence to supply limestone rublile on the Ashhurst footpaths for 4s. fid., per yard, provided that tho council supplies tho men to quarry tho material."

REIKORANCI." Mr. T. Coltman was a very successful exhibitor at the late Feilding Show. Out of four exhibits lie socurcd threo •firsts and one second witli his Ayrshires.

. A heat wave passed over hero, on Saturday evening, last and proved very oppressive, while it lasted. It has been dccided to hold the an-' mial creamery picnic on March 14 at Waikanao when it is honed • that tho Waikanao suppliers will combine with the Heikorangi suppliers. The Otaki Dairy Company lias installed, a froth,; destroyer and pasteuriser, besides at tile The following aro representing the iVgatiawa Rifle Club at Trentham:—A. Clifton, J. F. Monk,.lt. Stubbings, G. 'A. Monk, W. D. Bennett, J. Field, ".. Monk, and tho veteran 6. Howe. Mrs. T. Coltman has disposed of the yearling bull (Barney) which secured nrst prize at tho Lovin and Feilding Shows. WOODVILLE. The • Woodville Horticultural Show, winch was held 011 Wednesday evening, was, as usual, a success. At tho commencement of' the season it was gen-erally-thought that there would not bo sufficient rain, to- produce exceptional growths in vegetables, but tho display given tat the show proved tho contrary. Mr. 1 J. Nicholas, was tlio successful'winner .of, tho points prize, and deserved tho honour'. His collection of blooms .occupied a largo space, and was beautiful to look. upon. A pieco of "i 0 cv ' c 'onced great patience and skill was the model engine, in fretwork, done by Mr. E. Smith, of the local railway staff: Tho engino was about throe feet long and 0110 foot high, and was .fitted together so as to show, tho working parts, tho whole construction giving evidenco of . thought and skill. The local staff of school teachers gavo every assistance to Mr. Stevenson, the secretary, iu tho arranging of the different stalls and, ■ indeed, everyone concerned may bo congratulated 011 tho success of tho show. ,

Two rinks .of the Pahiatua Bowling Club paid a 'visit to tho local green .yesterday and wore successful in their games, cacli rink winning by one point.

FEATHERSTON. The Booth Cup' match, played at Carterton oil Thursday, between tho Foatherston and Carterton bowlers, resulted in a win for the heme rinks. Horsbrugh, Donald, . Henderson, Elliott (s.), wcro defeated, by 27 points to 15; and Holms, Sorpnsen, Tocher, and M'Kcnzio (s.) by 19 to 17. Benton and Bungay (s.) defeated tho holders of the Grady medals, Whyte and Fisher (s.), by 24 points to 20,' after an exciting contest, and were heartily congratulated unon their meritorious performance. At tho outset the medals were held for some years by a Mastcrton pair, and then Carterton players held them for a length)' period. 1 Rifleman Mason was the most successful representative of tho Featherston Rifle Club at the recent championship meeting;.Ho finished thirteenth in the grand aggregate. Foatherston No. 1 team was fourth in the team's mutch, and Foatherston No. 2 eighth. Word has just been received hero jf the death of Mr. Matthew Pendray, son of tho Rev J. J. Pendray, Into of Grey town, and now of Fkctnlitina, in British Columbia. Mr. Pendray, with two partners, went north from Victoria to stake out a large tract of land, and Mr. Pendray and oil? of the partners perished in a blizzard. The late Mr. Pendray was a brother of Mrs. A. H. .Hayes, of this town. Supporters of tho No-Licenso movement arc looking forward with interest to the campaign which is to lie inaugurated by Jlr. 11. D. Bedford in• tho Town Hall on Tuesday night. On Wednesday night' Mr. Bedford will lecture at Pirinoa.

At Cambridge Assizes _ recently two undergraduates of the Univbrsity, Evelyn Walter Copland l't-rry, of Trinity College, and Cyril Kecd Skinner, of St. John's, were charged with stealing three surveying instruments, value ,£lO 55., the property of Professor Hughes, from tho Geological Museum, Cambridge. The defendants admitted they had the instruments. They pleaded that the instruments were not taken with felonious intent. but to settle a bet of ,£5 (hat they could not be obtained. The accused wore acquitted. For Influenza, take Woods' Groat l'eppcrmint Ctiro. Never fails. Is. Gd. is. Gd.-Advt. "I wonder what causes tho flight of time," echoed tho fair maid. "It is probably urged on by the spur of the moment," rejoined, tho brilliant young man.