PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1196, 3 August 1911, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

OTAKI. Miss Solvey, o recent arrival from England, lias been appointed teacher at tho Olaki Slate School, in place oi' Miss t'ostor, who is joining the staff of tho Technieal •School in Wellington. „ Mr : „ U - ¥• lias:ir ' clel ' k lo the local Head Hoard, who has been in indifferent health for some days was admitted to the local hospital on Tuesday, lioad Board matters arc at present being attended to by Mr. t. C. Jones. The sale, held on behalf of Mr, H D Bnyliss on Monday afternoon at Tc IJoro" was a success. The largo dairy herd averaged .£8 per head. . ' Major Addmgton, of Olaki, loaves today for (he Old Country, having 'been called there on business matters. Ho hopes lo return in about six months' time. SHANNON. The Anglican Church ladies' Guild is preparing for a big bazaar which is to bo held in December, in aid of tho vicarn-o num. Members of the local Methodist Church propose holding a winter garden fcto on. August 18 and 1!). Mr. G rover has been appointed manager ol the local Co-operative Dairy Company's creamery at Moutoa. Mr Neuth who recently purchased Mr. Edwards's property r.t Moutoa, has taken possession. Mr. trior, of Rongotea, holdin IC ° V<,r Mr ' Newth ' s ol( i hare left Tokomaru for Alfredton, whero they are going in for flaxmilling. Mr. H Oben. who has been in tho employment of the A and I, Seifert FlaWssing Company, has been appointed manager of the ?-l l of a .e? ulk :""», JM., at Tokomaru, m? £ OS n°V r - Wa(sou h ™ "«sned Tokomari fMm at f n l, la i{!!, , 0 / residents recently farewelled Mr. and Mrs. Young, of Mou. toa, who are leaving for Hawkc's Bay. Mr. Barker occupied the chair, and elocutionary, vocal,- and instrumental items were contributed by Mrs. Hall,' Mi«s' Nimmo, Messrs. Marshall, Yates, Henderson Galland Go der, and Barber. Mr. Ga and, on behalf of tho residents and settlors of Moutoa, presented Mr. Yoiin* with a handsome set of ebonv brushes", suitably inscribed, and Mrs. Young with a handsome silver salad bowl. Tlw Hcv. Mr. J. A. M'Kenzio presided at the weekly meeting of the local Literary and Debating Society on Tue*. day evening in the Druids' Hall, when an oratorical .competition was held. There was a disappointing number of entrants, and Mrs. Murdoch was an easy first. The winner s oration was on "Universal Sufirnge, and was a very good effort indeed. A number of subjects, were then selected by the committee and' handed round. Each lender was allowed five minutes speech, and tho subject was then thrown open for discussion, the first speaker having tho privilege of a threeminutes' reply. The following were tho subjects:-"The Advantages of Being ft o**''0**'' %• Farshorh "If I Stood fo? the Otab Electorate" (Mr. Barclay); "Tho Rli 0 aVu-, L f S tf.W 1 * Societies" w< ar r '"-?i n) l A tracHons of ■ slla »- non (Miss Moneath); "Who is the Best Candidate for the Otaki Electorate?" (Mr. Perry); "What New Zealand is in Greatest Need of" (Mr. Sclby). Amongst those who attempted to throw light on these problems were Messrs. Clayton Gunning, Judd, and the Eev. Mr. M'Ken' zie. _ From a debating point of view the evening was one of tho most cntortnininz and interesting on this year's syllabus.