PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3087, 8 January 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter)

Thursday. Lodge Mangatainoka 1.0.0. F., M.U., held their fortnightly meeting in the Lodge Room, Palmerston North Road, last evening, Bro. Boyens, N.G., presiding. Routine business was transacted, and a visiting Bro. from Woodville was cordially welcomed. I ascertained from the Pahiatua Hospital this mornii.g that the young man, William Christiansen, who met with an accident at Baucke and Co.'s on Tuesday, is doing well, and will be out of that institution in about a week's time. Several Pahiatua sportsmen have been inquiring for the result of the Perth Cup (Australia) run during the New Year week. The placed horses were:—Schorcher, 1; Loredano, 2; Valere, 3. Dr Dawson has just landed in Pahiatua a 12-14 Doctor's Victoria Argyle motor-car. A team from the following players will be selected to represent the Pahiatua Cricket Club on the Recreation Ground on Wednesday next, against WDodville:-Rev. Speers, Messrs Wallis, Thomson Welch(2), Cooper, Entwistle, Car penter, Wilson, Short, Williams, Tipping, Tucker, Bentley, Milligan and Boagey. Messrs T. Hewat, W. Ransom, W. H. Hawkins, and J. A. Walsh have been picked to represent Pahiatua in the Bowling Tournament at Napier. Play will commence on the Napier greens on Monday, January 11th.

Since the State Fire Insurance Started a branch in Pahiatua, 550 fire policies have been issued by the local branch.

Mr Thomas Burns, of the "Auckland Herald," has been spending a few days in this district, and has been staying at the Club Hotel, Pahiatua. Mr and Mrs Burns left this afternoon by the Makuri coach to visit Mr R. B. Robertson, Chairman of the Akitiu County Council, Rakanui.

Travellers trom Makuri state that the road through the Gorge is very heavy and not pleasant to travel on. The Makuri river has been m high flood since New Year, and anglers who have been spending the Christmas vacation at this place have not had the best of weather fcr their sport. Mr H. Vile's carrying teams have been delayed there for the last three days, it being impossible to load wool in the wet and wind. Attention is directed to the tenders for bridges, approaches, and roads called for by the Pahiatua County Council in another column. Tenders will close on the 16fch January, and plans, etc., may be inspected at the County Council Chambers. Dr Helen Cowie, of Masterton, who has been relieving Dr Beard, returns to Masterton this evening, and Dr Gallagan, L.K.C.P. and S., Ireland, will act as locum tenens for Dr Beard, who has been indisposed, and purposes taking a few weeks' holiday. Dr Gallagan, who has been in New Zealand only a short time, recently acted as locum tenens for Dr Cameron, of Newtown, Wellington South. Splendid catches ot trout are reported to have been made lately in the Kumeroa district. The Pahiatua County Council will meet on Saturday morning next, and the Borough Council on Monday evening.

Mr J. Stratford, who has been in Pahiatua since 1890, intends to remove to Dannevirke shortly, and settle on a section recently acquired by him in the Piri Piri Block. The Forty Mile Bush Athletic Society will met at the Hamua Hotel on Saturday evening, to arrange matters in connection with the forthcuming sports at Hamua. Great interest was taken in Pahiatua this morning in the full particuInrs in connection with the new Ministry, brought to Pahiatua by means of the Wairarapa Age. General satisfaction was expressed at the inclusion'of the Member for Mastertuu (Hon. A. W. Hogg) in the Ministry. The weather is still squally, and farmers from every district have the same tale to tel! with regard to haymaking. Several small sheep farmtftc, who have only a few hundred sheep to shear, commenced shearing a fortnight ago, and have not yet

been able to finish. The miik supply at the factories is diminishing in consequence of the prolonged wet. The names of the two firemen who were granted a month's leave of absence on Tuesday evening by the Fire Brigade were Lieut. Wallis and Foreman Gibbons, both of whom are taking a trip to the South Island.