COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 152, 22 March 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES WAIRARAPA ITEMS Some of the counterfeit Bank of Nov Zealand ten shilling notes ore still in circulation in Mastcrtou. One was presented on Tliuiwlay winch had the appearance of having been passed many tunes. A motor lorry had a narrow escape ol being smashed lo pieces by the afternoon mail train at the Lincoln lioad crossing in Masterton on Thursday. The driver of the lorry applied the brakes just in time to avert a disaster.' Another of the pioneer settlers of Mauricevilie, Mis. Jorgen Morteiisou, died on Thursday, at the age of seventyfix years. She arrived in the Dominion forty-lour years ago.

Mrs. J. A. Moslciiig, who is about to leave with her husband for Eltham, was presented by the members of the Masterton Methodist Church Ladies' Guild with a silver photo frame and silver case.

A team from the Masterton Bowling Club played a friendly match with a Cireytown team on Thursday, and was defeated by 72 points to Mi. At tits evening run on Thursday in connection with tho 'Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Club, Candy won the ICOydG.. handicap and Kerr tho SSOyds. handicap.

Tlie following executive committee has been appointed in connection with the pc-ace celebrationis in Masterton:—Messrs. G. li. Sykes, M.P., W. H. Jackson, C. E. Daniell. J. Caselberg, V. Darroch, J. C. Kwington, G. Hyde, J. W. Blackmail, B. Brown. J. B. Henry, I''. Eunn, 'S. O'Began, A. J. Gidding.?, li. J. Young, J H. Naylor, E. P. Kenton, H. "U. Boddiugton, and the Group Area Officer. Messrs. V. Darroch and S. O'Eegan have been appointed joint secretaries. Constable R. Miller, of Wellington, has been appointed to succeed Sergeant M'Holm as officer in charge of the Carterton police district.

An interesting report as to the hydraulic conditions of tho Lower Ruamahunga Itiver as affecting the drainage of thousands of acres of land in tho Featherston county has teen submitted to tho .South Wairarapa River Board by Mr. H. I l '. Toogood, C.E. It ia estimated that an expenditure of between .£150,000 and .£200,000 would be necessary to eai'fy out a comprehensive scheme of protective v.'ork and channel construction to drain land adjacent to the Wairarapa Lake and Lake Onoka.

Carterton has reorganised ils band, and it has been decided to register under the Unclassified Societies Act in the name of the "Carterton Municipal Silver Band." An order has been placed for a set of Class A Hawke's Excelsior Sonorous triply silver-plated instruments, and arrangements have been made for the use of second-hand instruments in the meantime.

The usual quiet of Dalefield was pleasantly disturbed on Wednesday night by an exceedingly large "surprise party" of Carterton residents arriving suddenly at the residenco of Mr. and Mrs. Charles jairbrother, witl; .tho object of extending a welcome home to their son, Rilleman Douglas Fairbrother, who reached New Zealand in the Hororata.

Mr. T. O'Dowd, a returned soldier, was yesterday admitted as a solicitor of the Supremo Court. Lieutenant E. C. Clifton, son of Maior Clifton, who lias just returned from the front, arrived in Paliiatua this week and was welcomed by his many friends. -• Messrs. JohnjDgilvy and J. 13. M'Keiizio (Masterton), and A. E. Booth (Carterton) havo been elected members of tho Manawatu A. and P. Society.