PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3145, 24 March 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). Tuesday. S.M. COURT. Judgment for plaintiff was given in the following cases by Mr James, S.M., at the local S.M. Court this morning:—F. F. Tucker v. G. Fulcher, claim £23 16s 6d. costs £2 13s; A. Moncrief v. E. Ingley. £6 10s 7d, cos's 8s; A. Moncrief v.' C. A. Ohapmar. £3O 0s 3d, costs £1 3s; E. A. Robottom v. J. D. O'Brian, £IOB 9s 6d. costs £7 18s; Trustees Harry Thomas' Estate v. C. W. Wilson, £1 lCs, tosts ss; J. Trezise v. C. Lowe, £5 ss, ccstsSs; D. Grut v. A. J. Birf, £35 7s 2d, costs £3 4s. Foi- having used obscene language, R. D. Uaskeli was fined 20s and costs, and E. Saunders 40s and costs. H. Merr/ was fined 10s aucf costs for having been on licensed premises after legal hours, and for a similar offence E. Pilkingtor, was fined 20s an:l costs. On the information of the CoT.ir.ry ranger, R. McKenzie, for having allowed horses to wander on the public road at Mangatera Valley war* lined 10s and costs. Matthew's Bros., for allowiing water to accurate on the road from their water trough were fined 5s and costs. TENNIS. Advantage was taken of the splendid weather last evening to play off the final for the trophy presented by the Rev. 3 Compton for the Men's Handicap Singles, which, after an interesting game, resulted in S. Reeves (rec 10) defeating Ulrich (scr) by 70 to 59. Several Pahiatua players will probably visit Wanganui at Easter to take part in the Wangarui Tennis Tournament. GENERAL. Arthur James Birt, builder, Pahiatua, has filed his petition in bankruptcy. At a cricket match not one hundred miles from Pahiatua, one of .the bowlers having sustained a severe cut on the middle finger, had bound it up neatly with wax end so as, to protect it from further injury. After bowling one man out the captain of th? batting side objected to the bowler having the finger protected, and the man, a thorough sportsman, took off the covering and although he must have suffered a great deal of pain he managed to secure six more wickets for less than that number of runs. Some people are real "sports."

At the monthly meeting of the District High School last evening all the committee were present except Mr Bovd. It was decided to proceed with si;:iie of the work in connection with fencing part of the school ground as soon as possible. Mr W. Sayer's tender for cleaning the school for the ensuing year was accepted. A farmer from Palmerston North states that the country in this district is looking much greener than on the other side of tha ranges, and he considers that the rainfall there last week was not nearly sufficient to provide the grass and root crops with enough moisture. There is every prospect of the Hamua sports meeting to-morrow (Wednesday) being a decided success. Although the usual social was held last week, another social will be held to-morrow evening as a fitting final to the day's outing. Quite a number ot Pahiatua residents intend to drive down to the sports to-mor-row afternoon, and return after the Social. STOCK MARKET. ; - The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their fortnightly sale at the P.F.A. yards to-day. There was a large entry of sheep, the number being in excess of that advertised. There was a medium yarding of eattle. Prices compared favourably with previous sales. Sheep entries comprised good two and four-tooth ewes, good two and four-tooth wethers, and two extra special lines of lambs. Prices ruled as follows:—Two and fourtooth ewea to 12s 7d, four, six and f.f.m. ewes (small) 10s, aged breeding ewes 7s 6d„to 9s 9d, cuil ewes 2s to 3s, lambs to 9s Bd, fat ewes 9s 6a, Lincoln ranid to 2gns, Romney rams Ign. Cattle: Store cows £2 2a, speyed cows £2, bulls 40s.