COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 21, 20 October 1919, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS , CENTRES (From Our Special Correspondents.) walrarapa Tho Wairarapa South County Council lias passed a special ord-ar authorising the raising of a, loan of J3590 for the Carrington-Belvidero water-race. At an auction pale in Carterton on Friday <1 dwelling-house anil a quarter of an acre of land ivas sohl for ,£ISO. Another section containing two houses, each bringing in a rental of ss. per week, realised .£IOO. MANAWATU The monthly meeting of (ho Manawatu Philosophical Socicty was held on Friday night, there being a good attendance of members. An interesting paper, entitled "Are there other Inhabited Worlds than Ours," was read by Mr. It. F. H. Grace. Miss Crabb lias made a donation to the Palmereton Museum of a very quaint American typewriter, which was manufactured in 18S0. The treasurer of the Red Cross Fund lias received a donation of .£32 9s. 3d. from the Spinning Guild. N.G. Bro. Jordan presided over the ordinary meeting of the Orient held in Palmerston North on Frid.iy night.' A visiting member, P.G. Bro. West, Southern Cross Lodge, AVellington, was,.introduced and welcomed. The lodge andorsed the action of its delegates in voting against tho matter of tho Chemists Association, and it v;as decided to write to tho board on the subject. Deports in connection with the projected Hnlknve'en for children indicated that the gathering 011 Friday next would be a great success. It was decided to challenge the Hibernian Lodge to a euchre tournament. DANNEVIRKE Two candidates have been nominated in. the Labour interest for the Pahiatua seat. Theso aro Mr. G. D. M'Parlane, of Woodvillo (who contested the by-elec-tion - threo-years ago), and Mr. Rice, of To Kehunga. A ballot _ will be taken shortly among the financial members to decido which of the two names shall have the final choico. Most of tho bulls offered at the local A. and P. Fair were passed in, not. reaching vendors' reserves. Tho quality of the stock did not appear to be up. to the usual standard. A sum of it' 22 was raised for Dr. Barnado's Homes by a children's entertainment at Mangatainoka. At Pahiatua Mr. W. Boydcn tendered his resignation as circuit steward at tho Methodist quarterly meeting, but agreed to carry 011 until an appointment was made. Rev. Mr. Jlenefio lias docided to remain another year. . FBI The annual cattle fair conducted by the Associated Auctioneers in the Feilding saleynrds was held 011 Friday. There w,as a, very largo entry, totalling nearly 5000, but the class of stock offered was not as good as that in former years. The gooil lots met with a fairly ready sale, but with tho poorer classes, especially yonng cattle, bidding was slow_ and tho lots offered wero harder to quit. Tho prices secured were in most cases very good. Especially notieeablo was the demand for Jersey stock, and some rather fancy prices were paid for empty Jersey heifers, some lots of 12 to 18 months reaching as much as ,£8 to ;29. There ivas a large attendance at the fair, including a considerable number of outside buyers. As tho purchasers wero all genuino buyers, a very good idea was given of tho value of stock at the present time. On tho whole the fair was a distinct success.