PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1190, 27 July 1911, Page 7

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

SHANNON. The Eev. J. K. Jl'Konzie nreMtfrd at flw weekly meeting of the Literary and Uebatins fcocipty o.i Tuesday niijhl.'when the subject of debate was: "That Compulsory Military Training is an unnecessary interference with the liberty of the subject, and is not justified'-by "results." Iho event was Ihe third cf a series nf competitive debates, and the judge was Ali\ J. Robertson, of Palmei'stan North. J he subject naturally attra'cted considerable interest, and, at the conclusion ef the discussion, on a vote being the motion was carried by 25 votes tn 16. The lollowing speakers supported the motion: 7 M T es = r =- ?■ L ™". .T. Boris, Eastwood, Iv. J. .Tudd, bilby. and Barelav. Tho.se who favoured compulsory training were: .Messrs. Irainor, Hensmnn, Farther, and Clayton. The judge awarded the follow, ing points to the various speakeri:—Law ill; Hovis, 81; Trainer.-SI; llrnsman, SB; Lashrootl, 85; .Tudd, 82; Farghcr, 7GBarclay, 76; and Solbv, 8(1.

On August 15 there will be n debate at .Shannon between (he rcpresfiitativcs of the Levin Society and of the local society. The following have been chosen to represent local debaters-.—The ltov. Air. J. 1!. Al.'Konzic, the Rev. Mr. Palmer, and Air. Selby. FEILDING. Air. D. H. Guthrie, AI.P., left by yesterday afternoon's express for Wellington. One of Bunnythorpc's oldest settlers Air. Hazell, has sold his farm and intends to reside in Feilding, after ;10 years' residence in a district in which he built the first cottage. In the Feilding Court yesterday morning, 26 persons were each fined-2s. 'fid.,'rind' costs 25., for riding bicyeles'on footpaths and without lights at night. As a. result of the dry season, preceding this winter,"'faV , meW' , bl(l'"\Va'ri\ina West way arc having' n severe time, lack n( fodder being the main concern. Cattle aro in a poor condition on some of (he surrounding farms, vrhilo quite a number have died. GREYTOWN. . The show of moving pictures given bv tho Lyceum Picture Company this week in aid of the Coronation Baths Fund cleared about -I's. . .