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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 7

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I (From Onr Special Correspondents.) I — PAH lATU A. ■Mr; C. B. Mitchell, of the. late firm of Mil chell nnfi Co.j of the "Mart," is now liiakin •good.prbgrcss.towards recovery,.froni his ree'en serious illness. " ■ ■;' In connection with the Palmerston Show, th Pahiatillt Shopkeepers observe,-i yesterday as ftill holiday. Of course, the good people c Pahie>tiia naturally hopo that the Palmersto North shopkeepers will return,the cprapiimeii on the occasion of the opening show. of th l'ahiatua-Akitio A. and P. Association in Pel: rnary next. , IV is understood that Mr. P. E. Debrecenj the manager of the firm of P.; E.- Debrecen; and Co., who took over the "Mart" as fron the first of this month, -willwield the hamihe at, this afternoon's sales. ■The Ngaturi Gun Club, which was formed short: time back, held its opening "shoot" o. Saturday last. . Considerable interest is being taken in th newly-opetied Court TamoM A.O.P. at Hamu by the brethren of that order. The first meet ing was held last week, and there is ever; likelihood of the lodge being a very, strong one as several - "live" men ' are at the . head o affairs. . ' . ■ Given ft fmo day cn Tuesday next, ■an in teresting-cricket match should be witnessed a Mangataihoka between the local club . and ■ St Matthews' Club from Masterton. i 'The weokly stock sales will not be held oi iTuesday.next, but Messrs Abraham and Wil !liams's cattle fair on the following Thursda; :will doubtless be well attended.: Up to date IS2O head of cattle have been entored for sale aftd it is probablo that somewhere about 200 'head will De offered. ; ■ ■ GREYTOWN. • (A. meeting ' of: the local Fruit-growers' As sociation was held ■ hero on Thursday-evening ■when it was reported that in three seasons ove 62,000 birds apd birds' eggs had been collects •and paid: ftr,; the cost -of same 'averaging sow : jS2O per annum. : Each year the payments hav 'increased: ,Now . that Carierton has begun. i Small Birds Nuisance ; Association, Greytowi AViil be. relieved sqirifewhat'of a father depres sing feeling, since it 'has no longer to fac the' sparrows of the Wairai-apa single-handed. CARTERTON The nowly-constihited bowling,; centre fo , mot at Greytown on Ihursda. evening, Mr. VV.Udy 'presiding. The rules a submitted ito the. various: clubs- and revise were finally adopted.: . They provide for th centre being managed, by a chairman, seen taryi and treasurer, and three delegates fron oaon affiliated club, seven forming a 1 quorure Mr. W. Udy, president of the,Greytown Glut I was elected chairman,. and Mr. ; H. Trotmar secretary-treasurer; . It was resolved that match should bo arranged between Wairarap and Wellington.'. A challenge is to be sent i ■ the Wellington Ceiitre. for, November; 25. ;: Th Waifar&pa flayers},are'to be proportioned a followJltistcrton.i three rinks; . Cartertot tiroGreytown,; twoj; Featherstbni" one-eigh rinki in all.'' In reference to the Booth Cup, i was dccided thAt, in the case of the Master ton, Carterton, and Greytown :; clubs, thre rinks, sheuldr contest for, the trophy; 4nd; Fes tKerktßri one'rink, and that the inns should-b by riiiks and not by the aggregate point; | This is intended ;to give Fe&theiston the s&m ' chance, as tho. older and-, stronger' clubs. : I wm ' rekelted to commence the competition oi December 2, and to - confine-this season to on r.ftuhil.'The drawings were as under :-*Decem ber 2s FeatHerston,.v:Greytown ;(one rink), ft Featherstvn: Masterton v. Carterton,..at-Mas ■terton, ■ December■ Fehtherston v. Cartertoi ■.{one- rink),-at'Cartertoni Masterton v. Grey town,' at-Greytowril ; December 18:' Greytow; v.-Carterton, at: Greytownj Masterton .Fe« therstqn. (one : rink), : at ;Maitterton. Giftd medals are at ■ present held, by' Messrs,': Whyt and Fisher, of Cartertoii. It was resolved tha •pairs from any 'affiliated club-niay jjhalleng the. holders on-any 'day that.may. be agree' ui>6n ; .tbftt tho losors should not - again clia! lflhfffi'for. one months jior';Afty other .pair froii their club for one>eek, .The idea is to giv the opportunity" to. pairs of other clubs to mi in their challenge ;if they bo desire. . In tli meantime, it is . permissible that any/ pair o -tho eliib-td which the; holders belong may, ehal lentte-such holders, so lons as'their challenge d<* not'claSh with the challenges of pairs frtr 'other clubsv - which' must have prccedpftce, hu of Which seven-(lavs' notico gmi