COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 22, 21 October 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES (Prom Our Special Correspondents.) WAIRARAPA The first consignment of wool for this season—twenty bales from Sir Waller Buclianan's Tnpuriun station—was raiied fiom Carterton to Wellington on Saturday. The final of tho senior championship of the Mastorton Golf Club, played over 3'j holes, ivas won by W. 11. liobieeon, who beat B. Perry by 2 up awl 1 to play, after nil interesting and closo game. A gale was blowing, but both ptayors save a good exhibition of golf. In the bogey handicap competition C. Perry (handicap 1) and J. G. Bee, (handicap 8) t'wl with 2 down. In the eoniifinal for the ladies junior championship, Miss Alnm Perry beat Miss D. Vile and Mi<s Aclip.son beat Sirs. 51' Loan.

The death occurred at Hukanui on Saturday of Sirs. Mary Foss, relict of the late Mr. Samuel Foss, and ail old resident of the Wairarapa. Tho deceased, who was about 70 years of age, came to New Zealand many years ago. She resided at Clareville for sonio time, lier husband being one of the first managers of tho Taratahi Dairy Company's factory. She loaves a famiiy of five daughters and four sons, of whom Mr. Reginald Fofs, headmaster of the Eke tali turn District ITigli School, is the eldest. Olio sonLieut. Beirt. Foss—was killed in action, and another is at present on service in Samoa.

Mr. A. W. Hogg has received information tha t tho Minister of Education will visit Masterton immediately after the session of Parliament to se'.ect a site for high school for sfasterton.

The past weelc or so of sunny weather, with intermittent 6howers of rain, Ims niado a wonderful difference to the pastures in the Wn'rarapa district. That farmers have token advantage' of tlie favourable conditions is evidenced by the large area of land recently, ploughed.and sown, principally with onfe

Despite hie inclement vreathpr ilnririj? tho early part of the cpnson, lambs have surrived in very satisfactory . prouortinns. Tho majority of the clips from stud sheep (shearing of which is now completed) are s,n->'<l fo be.heavy, bright, aH clean in qualify.

Subsidies to the public libraries in tho Wairarnra were gr.mted us follow this year:—Eketnhunn, .£l2 G'. M.; Featherston, .£ls 15.=. Gd.; Grey town, jis lis. fid.: Mnngn.tainoka. 7s. Id.; Mnrtinborcwrh, -£15 12s. Gd.; N'reaha, X 8 I7s. LUi.; Pahmtna, .£ls lis. Gil.