WAIRARAPA NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8351, 11 February 1913, Page 11

WAIRARAPA NEWS

From Our Own Correspondent. MASXEETON. February 10. Mr S. Priest has been elected chairman, and Mr F. Wise secretary, ot the newljj formed Bush Districts Cheese 1 actones Association. , , Mr Thomas Walker, who has been lor some years on tho staff at the Eketahuna railway station, has been translerred to Wellington. , , The engagement is announced ot jvuss Winiirod Dunn, youngest daughter ot Mr and Mrs E. Dunn, of Greytown, to .Mr Edgar Florence, of Gisborne. The death occurred at Hamilton on Friday of Mr William Lovoday, iormerlj of Woodville. amt who was well known throughout the Wairarapa and Bush districts. „ , . . Mr and Mrs Harold Smith, of Pahxatua, are on a visit to Wellington. Mrs J. T. Lea, of Pahiatua, is on an extended holiday trip in Auckland. On Friday evening the residents 01 Eakauuui tendered a farewell social to Mr Stanley Soper, who is leaving to take up his residence in Canterbury, and pre-

eented him with a solid leather suit case. The residents of Eketahuna entertained Mr ■ and Um F. W. Fish at a farewell social on Thursday evening last, and presented them with a Gladstone bag and. travelling rug. „„ In a rifle match fired at Nireaha on Thursday last the Tararua Rifle Club defeated Kaitawa by 654 points to 646. The ranges were 300 yards, 500 yards and 600 yards, and the best individual scores were: For Tararua Club —J. Petersemoo, E. Thomasen 88, H. Keene 86. For Kaitawa, E. Kelsey 90. S. Marenzi 83, K. Waldin 87, C. Gurin 87. , . The sum of £lO has been collected in Eketahuna towards the cadets prize shooting fund initiated by Mrs Godley. wife of General Godley. .., , „ _ , Mrs Crowe, an old resident of Woodville. who is well known in Masterton.. died at Woodville last Thursday, at the age of sixty-three years. Messrs F. C. Tumor and J. P. Lowes, of Eketahuna, returned home on Saturday morning from a fishing excursion at Lake Taupo. In three consecutive days their two rods landed 60, 65 and 73 fish respectively, constituting a record for the season. One of, the catches for the day totalled five hundredweight.. The three sheep presented for the guesslug competition at the Mastwell sports were subsequently sold by auction, and realised £5 11s 3<i. . At the first annual carnival of the Eketahuna Swimming Club the principal events were won as under: Open handicap, W. Henry; ribbon dive, J. Goldingham; long dive, W. Henry and D. Keardou dead heat; life-saving competition, J. Goidingham; club championship, E* Suxey; trick diving, J. Goidingham; reJay ‘race,’ Henry, 'Herbert and. Pehdray. P. Mahoney, of Masterton, was second in the ribbon dive, the long dive, and cigarette and umbrella race, and third in the trick diving. ~ Tho Akitro County Council notified the Pahiatua County Council on Saturday last that the oiler of £l9O towards tho cost of erecting a bridge over Tylee's ford, at Makuri, had been withdrawn, as the Pahiatua council had not availed itself of the contribution. Tho State Advances Office also notified tho Pahiatua County Council that the council's application for a loan of £250 for this work was refused, owing to the present drain on the funds of the department. A curious feature in connection with tho dairy industry in tho North Wairarapa this season is tho lowness of tho tests. . . . Though some of the maizo crojjs in the northern portions of the WairaVapa were sown very late they are looking well aaii promise to give a good yield. ’The maize crops in tho Masterton and Carterton districts have done remarkably well when the meteorological conditions which have existed aro taken into consideration. Dr and Mrs Johnston, of Martinborough, who aro leaving shortly on a trip to Scotland, where they expect to remain for two years before returning to New Zealand, will spend about two months in Australia before proceeding Horae. . The Masterton Co-operativo Dairy Company has decided to cease exporting butter at the end of February, in order to provide for local* consumption during winter. At a meeting of the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union on Saturday last it was decided to invito Mr W. D. Lysnar, of Gisborne, to deliver an address in Masterton on February 20th on the handling of frozen meat at London and other ports in England. It was reported to tho monthly meeting l of tho directors of the Masterton Dairy Company on Saturday that the quantity of butter fat received last month showed an increase of 45481 b over tho corresponding month in 1912. The butter made during the month also increased by 651311). Tho entries to date for the Masterton show total 1836, against 2171 last year. It is anticipated that about 200 additional entries will be received. ■ In a howling match for the Wairarapa shield Carterton defeated Masterton at Carterton by 66 points to 62. The Saturday squad of tha Opaki Rifle Club fired a trophy competition on Saturday. The distances were 800yds and 900yds, and the scores were as follow; J. Naylor 94, H. C. Jones 90, F. Minton 89, J. McGregor 89, D. MoCalmont 88. B. Smith 87, H. R. King 87, 11. Mawley S 3. X branch of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society has been forihed at Carterton with a membership of 113. There aro seven cases of fever under treatment at the Masterton Hospital. A nine-roomed house in Walton avenue, Masterton, owned and occupied by Mr 11. Harding, was burned to the ground tliis morning. The building was insured for £460, and tho furniture for £2oo._^ Tn a tennis match at Mangapokeha~bn Saturday afternoon, Masterton defeated tho local club by 8 games to 4.