PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3122, 24 February 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

l t (From Our Resident Reporter). The members of the Presbyterian Choir will hold a picnic to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon, at Mr Warden's Bush, Konini. Drags will run to /Woodville tomorrow to convey Pahiatua residents to the Bush Districts Show, to be held on the Woodville Racecourse. The open-air concert which was to have been given by the Pahiatua District Band in Mr D. Crewe's grounds to-morrow evening has been •unavoidably postponed until Wednesday week, March 3rd. In the meantime, the performers intend to rehearse thoroughly and an enjoyable evening may be looked forward to by pa.trons of the concert on Wednesday next. Messrs Hare and Evans, of the Pafeiatu Land Agency, report having sold the Misses. Collinpon's property at Hamua of 382 acres to Mr J. B. Carruthers, and Mr Webb's dairy SaTKI at-Mangatainoka to Mr Cruden. Judge Edger, of Auckland, accompanied by Mr C. P. Newton, Native Interpreter, passed through Pahiatua to-day on their way ttf Greytown to attend a sitting of the Native iLand Court at that pla :?. Mr Newton informed me tint the Court would probably sit for two weeks.

I mentioned some time ago that a «olt's bowling team were anxious to the feather-holders of the Pahiatua Club.- This challenge has since been issued by Messrs Mills, Aahcroft, Pearcey and Walsh, and an interesting game is being looked forward to on the local bowling green on Saturday rText. Professor Bert Hepburn has issued a challenge to ride MacMahon's famous buckjumper "Thunder" at the Woodville Show for £lO, or any ©mount not exceeding £SO, on the condition he is allowed to use his own saddle and saddle the horse up him'self. I understand the challenge has been accepted. The local fire brigade team to re- ■ present Pahiatua at the Auckland Demonstration are getting into good form, and if they acquit themselves in Auckland as they do at practice here they will be far from the top of the prize list. The services of the jurors summoned for to-morrow's sitting of the District Cjurt will not be requiredMr and Mrs Dunning intend taking -an extended trip to the Old Country at an early date. Dipping operations are in full swin? all over this district.

STUCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on their sale at the P.F.A. yards today as follows:—We had a good yarding of sheep and a medium yarding of cattle. There was a good attendance and prices were mueh. on a Bar with late sales.- We quoteSheep: 2, 4, 6 and flm. ewes, lis 3d to 13s 9d; 2-tooth ewes, 12s; 2-tooth wethers, small, up to 10s; rape lambs, 8s 4d to 9s; medium lambs, 4s 4d to 6s .6d; aged ewes, 9s. Cattle: Weaner calves, 14s; empty cows, 325; springing cows, 60s; bull, 325.

S.M. COURT. At the S.M. Court, this morning-, before Mr W. P. James, S.M., judgment for plaintiffs was given in the 'following civil cases/.— C. Clifton v.' W. J. Vickers, claim £42 Os 2d, costs £3 6s 6d; W.F.C.A., Ltd., v-. J. North, claim £3 3s, costs £1 12s; Government Advances to Settlers Office v: F. L. Fulcher, claim £7 14s 6d, costs 8s; John Hughes v. Frederick Webb, claim £3l 16s 4d, costs £2 14s 4d; J. H. Powell v. C. W. and J. J. Gosling, claim £77 ; 6s2d, costs £4 14s 6d; A. McPherson v. A. Kumeroa, claim £25, costs JE4 la 6d; E. B. Hare v. E. J. and L. P. Benge,. claim £2B, costs £3 2s; Mitchell and Griffith v. G. Morley, claim £lB, costs £1 10s 6d; Mitchell ,and Griffith v. C. Holman, claim £9 ,19s 6d, costs £1 10s 6d. For having allowed a horse to be at large in Wakeman street, E. TulJock was fined 5s and 7s costs. For having been drunk, J. C. Taylor was fined 5s or 24 hours' imprisonment, and a prohibition order was granted against the accused. F. JU. Fulcher, for failing to keep proper books, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment.

For having entered the house of Ada Robertson, Mangatainoka, and taking goods valued at 16s, Annie E. M. Ward was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called up)n.