PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3160, 12 April 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

" [ (From Our Resident Reporter). Saturday. The friends of Mr K. McLennan will be pleased to hear that he is making satisfactory progress towards recovery from the injuries sustained by him in the recent buggy accident. Mrs J. C. Cooper, who has been seriously ill in a private hospital in Palmerston North, is improving in health. The recent depression in the butter market at Home is causing some conv cern amongst the dairy farmers of this district. It is surprising to note that the general run of farmers purchase the cheaper articles on the market which invariably are of .foreign make. Butter, cheese and other New Zealand products are sent .."to the English markets, and the highest prices are expected, while here we purchase many lines not of British manufacture. If the farmers were to purchase goods made by British labour, more work; would be ■ obtainable for the unemployed at Home, and this would greatly tend to relieve the posititon of the poor, which at the present time is stated to be very acute. The wsather conditions have so far been very favourable for the Eister holidays, and there are a good number of visitors to be seen about Pabiatua to-day. Unfortunately, there is no amusement of any kind in this town on Monday next, which will mean that pleasure seekers will have to go to other centres. Sports are to be held on Monday, at Kumeroa, in Mr R. Gregory's = paddock.

WOODVILLE NOTES

Mr and Mrs Motley, who have been residents of Woodville for many years, were entertained and made the recipients of several presents by - the people of Woodville, prior to their departure to iaumaranui, the pret'sents including a handsomely illumi- ■ nated address to Mr Motley, from the : Woodville Borough and County Coun- -* cils. Mr F. was married on • Wednesday last to Miss Copper, of Auckland, the ceremony taking place at Auckland. Favourable weather has so far been experienced for the Easter manoeuvres at Oringi. Messrs Ruddi"k and Noedl, of this town, are in charge of the tea, coffee, and refreshment booth. It is stated that there are over two thousand volunteers in camp. " > Sunday, A youth named decil Burgesr, son of Mr G. A. Burgess, manager of the. -Bank of New Zealand, met with a serious accident at Scarborough last evening. He was riding a-horse, which put his foot in a drain, throwing. Burgess heavily to the ground, breaking his collar-bone. The sufferer was driven to town, and a doctor attended him. Drenching rain has fallen all day, and has interfered with Ea3ter church services'. All the streams in the district are flooded. At the Palmerston North Bowling Tournament yesterday, the Pahiatua rink, skipped by Mr Mcßratney, succeeded in defeating the champion Bluff Hill rink. The Ballance Co-operative Dairy Company will pay out the sum of £5,400 next week, for milk supplied during the month of March.