COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 110, 3 February 1920, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES. (From Our Own Correspondents.) HANAWATU For the past week real summer weather has been experienced, the temperature being high, with very little wind, nml farmers and graziers are thoroughly satisfied with the prospects, which point ill tho direction of plenty of feed for tho coming winter. On the Palmerslon North Club's bowling green on Saturday several club competitions took place, the 1 green being in splendid order and very fast. For tho Scott Feathers, the lrolders, Van tier, Simmons', Newman, and Hancock, were challenged by Ferguson, Hills, Wimsott, and Horn, and won by 19 to 18. At (lio end of the 21st head'the scores were 18 all. An extra head was played, Iliiiidcock holding the deciding shot. Two teams from the Terrace End Club visited the Xlanawatu green and won 'both their games. In the first game, Bailey, Trcmewan, Wallace, and Rankin (Terrace End), 21, * defeated Corbridge, Cave, Duncan, and Torbit, 15. In the second game, Anderson, Reid, Tapp, and Carter (Terrace End), 29, beat Hodgson, Jones, Livingston, and Fraser, 18. Levin is now in the throes of a Mardi Gras for the purpose of raising .£IOOO (orthe purposes of beautifying' the surroundings of the borough. There is a queen competition, and in connection with this and other items the streets were crowded all day on Snturday. Several garden parties and entertainments are also to be held (hiring this week. a Those interested in stock,"more especially in sheep, will have plenty to occupy their attention in Manawatu during this week. The ram fair of the Manawatu and West Coast Association will 1 be held at Palmerslon North Show Grounds on Monday and Tuesday, the Feilding A. and P. show on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by the Feilding ram fair (n Thursday and Friday; while the Pahiatua A. .ind P. Association show will be held on Friday. A team from Manakau journeyed to Levin and played a match against tlio lornl cricket team, winning by four runs After a week of warm, dry weather, heavy .showers fell in Palmerston North on Sunday night; and yesterday was dull with occasional light showers. In the cricket match between _ Old Boys and Railway, which was continued ! at Palmerslon North on Saturday, Old I Boys 'had made 195 for their first in- • i nings on' tho previous Saturday, and Railway* begun their .first innings. Railway continued the innings until they had reached a score of 239, and they won bv 40 runs. ,In their second innings Old Bovs made GS for six wickets. Iho Returned Soldiers' ,Association . Club scored its first success j)f tho in ia narrow win from Midland. With a ! lead of IG3 for three wickets, Midland 1 declared their second innings closed, and : witlh an hour and a half to play, the . . R.S.A. topped the scoro with a wicket and three runs to spare. For tile winners, Tattersall made 57 with several i boundary cuts, and Bee put on 45. I Play in" with Mr. Walter Sensrt on i the Manawatu Club's, links, Clements, •the club's pfofessional.' reduced his own record for the links (69) by two strokes, - and established a score that will bo hard to heat, ffAIRARAPA Authority has been given the Wairarapa South County Council to raise a loan of .£3500. Tho vital statistics for> Masterton for the mouth of January aro as follow:— Births, thirty; deaths, seven; marriages, sixteen, v The following cases of infectious discase were reported during l tho month ot January North' Waina/rftpa: Diphthoria, six; scarlet fever, five; influenza, eight; measles, one; tuberculosis, one. South Wairarapa: Influenza, sixteen j diphtheria,'seven; scarlet fever, four. Mr. W, B. Ailen, Clowille, has been appointed judge of.fioinuey sheep at the forthcoming Dunedin show. No bankruptcies have been recorded in, the Wairarapa during, the month of January. . '" During the month of January the Masterton Borough Council issued seven, building permits amounting to *£11,530. Thirty-four motor-cars and olio motorcycle wero registered. , , \ Mr. A. C. Holms Oias forwarded the returning officer an account of his election expenses, which totalled .£lO3 2s. 6d. The quarterly meeting of tho W.airarapa Past Grands' Lodge of Oddfellows was held at Masterton on Thursday .evening. P.G.' Bro. J. Langley presided over a large attendance of members. Sister Alice Golder was appointed Right Supporter to the president, in place of Bro. Lyle, who had left the district. The balance-sheet, showing a credit balance of IBs. 3d. at the bank, was , read and adopted! The question of revision of rules was brought forward, and I deferred to a future meeting. The agenda paper of the annual district .coni. , was iveeiy discussed. It was resolved that the next quarterly meeting lie held under the auspices of tlho Loyal Mnrtiuborough Lodge in April. Alter the meeting the South Wairarapa membe: j wore entertained to supper by memniembers of ..the loyal Masterton Lodge, ,and >a short toast-list was honoured. ' , .. Mr. Francis Edward Bradncy Bockett, of Western Lake, Fcatherston, has been elected to fill a vacancy ou tire South Wairarapa River Board, caused by the resignation of Mr. J. T. Dagg, who has left the district. . , •Minim 'v night a meeting is to lie field /in Feathcrston with a, view to resuscitating tho athletic club, and on Friday night an attempt ;s to bo njado to form a progressive league in that At Masterton on Saturday the leatherston bowlers, although successful witli • two rinks, went down so badly tvith tiio third that defeat was sustained by a substantial margin. About 35 delegates are expected to be present at the District Conference of Oddfellows, to be held at Eketahuna oil February 12 and 17. They will be entertained at a social on the evening of Fclil At y the the Auckland Caledonian Society's filJbrts last week, Pipe-Major 0. t. Mac Donald, of Masterton, was first: in pibroch playing, second m the piping championship of the province, and second in strathspey and reels. - As tho result of a motor-car col s'on at the corner of Short and High llu^ s (Masterton) on Sunday evening, Mr. B. p Wilton, of Mauriceville, and Mi. Peter M'Laren, the drivers of the respec-tive-cars, suffered abraisous about their heads. Tho cars were more or less scn°"fhe 'death'occurred at the Masterton Hospital on Sunday of Mr.IV.A. How, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hogg. Tho deceased had been employed as_ a telegraphist in various po\-. oflices throughout the Dominion for many years<pnst, and had always, taken a great interest, in sporting matters. He was born in Timaru in 18S0. and was later brought to Masterton, where he received practically the whole of his education. Mr. G. C. Sumnicrcll presided at tlia meetiii" of the Claims Board of the Wairampa" Patriotic Society held yesterday. Four' applications* for loans for business purposes" were referred ,to kindred societies to deal with. One loan to complete the purchase of a house,, nnd one loan to pav the first half-year's rent on a farm were granted. One application for a business loan was declined, and two were deferred pending receipt of further information. Seven claims for tcmpor•U'V fclief were dealt with. Accounts amounting to X6S9I 3s. 9d. were passed for payment. DANNEVIRKIi ' In the tennis tournament the final repults were as follow:-Unudican singles: O Carbon (scr.) beat Mnlholland (15), 60-50. Ladies' handicap doubles: Misses Carlson and Fenwick beat Misses Hartcill nml Mannimi, WV—l7. Combined handicap doubles-Mr. and Mrs. Melody beat Russell and Miss Barker. GO-42. Indies' handicap singles: Mi=* Fc.wick (ser.) bt-at'Miss G. Bolton (20). 50-3 G. Men's hamUcno doubles: aim Green beat Williams and Grant. GO—4-1. In 'a cricket match between teams re-.' presenting the firm of Messrs. Burrnud nnd Abraham and the Norsewood Com•paity each side put on 100 inns foi .ten. wickets, and the m&tch was declared a