PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3159, 10 April 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From_Our Resident Reporter). Thursday. Owing to the wet weather last sale day a large number of entries have been received for next Tuesday's stock sales. Messrs John Hughes, J. Mills, J. Walsh, VV. Ransom, C. Mitchell, McBratney, W. H. Hawkins and Petherick will -represent the Pahiatua Bowling Club at the Tournament in Palmerston North, on Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Monday. Ihe Pahiatua Hospital Trustees meet on Tuesday evening. .No less than four weddings are to be celebrated on Easter Monday, while several others are to take place during the week. A doubb wedding will also take place at Woodville on Monday. At ''River View," Ballance, this afternoon, Mr James Henry Lyttle, of Masterton, was married to Miss Amy Constance Holdaway, youngest daughter of Mr Charles Holdaway. The honeymoon is to be spent in Auckland. A meeting of three delegates from each of the Eketahuna, Konini and Pahiatua Ladies' Hockey Clubs met here last evening, for the purpose of discussing ~the advisability of a Hockey Association. After general discussion it was decided to form such an Association, to be called the Tararua Association, and to finally arrange matters therewith at a meeting to be held at an early date. Mr J. Williams, son of Judge Williams, was on a flying visit to Pahiatua yesterday. A large number of friends and sympathisers of Mr and Mrs Newton Boyd, of Kohunui, attended the funeral of their young child, to-day. The child died through injuries received from scalding. Many Pahiatua and district residents left by to-day's express to spend the Easter Holidays in other party. The Secretary of the Social Committee has informed me that owing to not wanting to clash with the Renin i and Mangatainoka socials on Easter Monday night, the Scarborough social has been postponed until Thursday evening. The Borough surfacemen have today bean cutting the docks in the Borough squares. FOOTBALL. lhe Konini Football Club have a credit balance from last year of £3 14s. ! Tke opening match of the season 'between Mnkuri and Rakanui was played in the best of spirits, and at times the game was fairly fast mid interesting to watch from a spectator's point of view. Rakanui showed more stamina and combination thin their opponents, and in the latter stages of the game it was only good defensive play what kept Rakanui's score (8 to 3) down. For Rakanui tries w§re scored by Bambry and Weatherly, H. West kicking a goal. In the back division all played well, Connor and West Bros, being most conspicuous, while C. McKenzie was the most dashine forward on the ground. For Makuri, Pilkingtori Bros, played sterling games, B. Pilkington succeeding in crossing the line, but the try was not converted. Mr G. Haines, of Pongaroa, bancfied the whistle in a smart and impartial manner.

In the evening the visitors were treated to a dinner by the Makuri team, and atter -full justice was done to the many good things provided an adjournment was made to the Hall, wire a smoke concert was held, Mr Haines, as chairman, keeping things going in a happy vein right throughout tte evening. Songs wero sung by Messrs E. Weatherly, Barker, King, Lee, Reynolds and White, and Mr King gave two appropriate recitations. A pleasant evening's, enjoyment was brought to a close by the singing of "Aula Lang Syne."'