COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 64, 9 December 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES

'From Oar Special OorrcsDondi>pts.l WAIRARAPA Tho weekly meeting of tho Claims Board of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association was held yesterday. Mr. J. M. Coradine presiding. Two loans were granted, aggregating ,Cl9O, and thirteen claims for temporary relief were dealt with. It was decided to pay the interest on behalf of a soldier who had arranged a lonn elsewhere. Tivo applications for assistance were referred to kindred societies for consideration.

Mr. A. 0. Coiisidiue, of Miirtinborough, has been successful in collecting eomp ,£460 for tho purchase of an additional four acres to Co,nsidine Park, and for tho improvement of the whole eight acres. The accounts are to be certified forthwith, and steps taken to immediately form a Beard of Control.

Duriing the -\veek-end the Wairarapa district wns again visited by a violent gale which blew continuously until an parly-hour on Monday morning. Some damage was done to orchards and plantations.

Tho Masterton Boxins Hall has been handed over to tho municipal authorities pei , .favour of Mr. A. P. Whatman for the of relieving thn housing shortage. Bedrooms have been petitioned off and a gas stove installed, and the first occupants—a married couple and five children—were given possession on Saturday.

The cortege which followed tho remains of the late Mr. .Tolin Strang on Saturday was over a mile in length by the time the Clareville Cemetery was reached. Following the hearfo was a carriage filled with beautiful wreathe sent by the various bodies of tbo district and by friends of tho family. Tho oak casket was covered by a valuable jifaori mat, presented by Joe Tohana, one of tho loading Gladstone Natives, and at. the side was a Native stick of great value prrconteu to the family by the chieftainess, "\Vil;i Tori. The pall-lwar-ers wore .Sir Walter Buchanan, Moots. I?. Cnndy. A. D. M'Master. W. M'Konzie. W. Cooper, and D. M'Grejror. Tho cortege included Mr. W- Perry (chairman of the Wa : ,rarapa South Countv Council) and members of the council, Mr. Q. Donald (chairman of the Fcatberston County Council) and members of tbo council, the Mayor of Carterton (Mr. W. Howard Booth). Uie Mayor of Featherston (Mr. ,T. W. Card), representatives of the Masterton borough and county councils, tho Feather.=ton Town Board, the.-Mjsterton A. and P. Association, and the Wairarana. P. nnd A. Society. . Almost every old family of the district, iofrether with mercantile, professional, nnd financial firms, was represented, and tbe hearse- was preceded In , niombers : of the Mr.sonie. fraternity. The service nt tho sravoside was conducted by Hie lievs. Tinier. Inglis, and L. Thompson. Mr. Q. R-. Syk«,.M.P.,has received tbe following telegram from the Minister of Education (Sir Francis Bell) fixing the site for the erection of a high school in Mnstorton: "It has been decided to acquire approximately 2-4 acres of land, Iniown as the Renall Street site, fnr tho purpose of tho proposed high school, and a. grant lias been approved for the piirchasft of tho property."

BANAWATD The Manawatu Motor Club held its opaning run during tho week-end, when between JO and 50 members went to ■Pohangina, where they were tho guests of Mr. Bert. Stevens, whose hospitality contributed maternally to tho enjoyment of tho club's initial trip this season.

Alexander Clarke, Ltd.'s shop in I-'itz-herbert Street, Palmer.slon North, was broken into on Saturday night- As in other cases the method employed was to shatter the glass door panelling near tho Yalo lock, which was opened through the . hole. A search of tho premises revealed tho fact that nothing was taken or disturbed.

While cranking her motor-ear on Saturday afternoon Miss Pophie Watson had the misfortune to break her right arm. Mr. R. Pavitt has resigned from tho local managership of the State Fire Insurance Office, in order to go into business on his own account in Taihape. The first series of the two-day cricket matches was completed on Saturday, when High School A defeated Old Boys, Railway defeated High School 13, and Midland defeated R.S.A.

Tim Dannavirke Tennis Club sent a very strong team to Palmerston North on Saturday to play a return match with the Palmerston North Tennis Club. The visitors' team comprised 12 men and eight ladies. After a very keen competition the Palmerston North Tennis Club were victorious by 20 matches to 18.