PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3168, 20 April 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). Monday. FOOTBALL NOTES. The members of the Old Boys Club will hold a practice on the Recreation Ground on Wedneday afternoon. The opening match of the Pahiatiia*Club will take place on Saturday next. A scratch game is being arranged betweao Woodville and Pahiatua, and as these teams have not met for a considerable period, the game will no doubt be interesting to watch. The Pahiatua team are rather slow in starting, but as they have several members with good reputations the first match is creating considerable interest. The Mangatainoka team are getting in some good practice, and will be one of the hardest teams in the Bush Union to beat. The action of the Konini Club in taking steps to have the old cricket pitch removed from the football ground is a very commendable one. Konini has not been "able to Loant of a cricket team for the last three years, and the wooden pitch which is in-the centre of the field, has always been a consider bid nukan::! and a source of danger to players. The Konini Ladies' Hockey Club, who use the ground for hockey matches, will also be exceedingly- grateful when the planks are removed from the field of play.

?""*" STOCK MARKET. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pongaroa sale on April 17th as follows—Sheep came forward in excess of advertised numbers, and we made a total clearance. Price ranged as follows—Two tooth wethers, 8s lOd; f.m. ewes, 4s 3d; s.m. ewes and lamb, 7s; 4tboth to s.m. ewes, 8s 6d; lambs, 3s 9d. . GENERAL. j Committee of the Pahiatua Racing Club will meet in the Commercial Hotel on Tuesday evening. /" The final for the-"Colts" trophy was played on the local bowling green, and resulted in a win for Mr J. Mills. The trophy consists of a pair of bowls. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd , add fresh entries to their stock sale to morrow (Tuesday). A special line to be offered is the stud Shropshire ewes, lambs, "tc, on account of Mr W. McKenzie, of Mangatainoka, who has disposed of his property, and is selling off the whole ot his stock. The initial ru.~ in connection with the Woodlands Hunt Club,£ which is to take place over Mr Mexted's property at Mangatainoka, on Wednesday afternoon, is creating considerable enthusiasm, and given a fine day a large number of huntsmen will participate in the sport. Since the inception of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, splendid work has been done for the farming community by the various branches, yet it is unfortunate that at the an-1 nual meeting of the Pahiatua Central Branch on Saturday afternoon, the Secretary reported that 65 members had not paid their yearly subscriptions. This is probably an oversight on the part of the members, and they will no doubt rectify the matter now ■ that tneir attention has been drawn to it. ( A large gathering of Mangatainoka residents assembled on the Domain yesterday afternoon to - hear a numberjfof selections played by the Pahiatua Brass Band under Bandmaster Trezise. The Mangatainoka people defrayed the expenses of the drag which conveyed the bandsmen to the ground. Owing to the recent rise in the price in flour, the local bakers have risen the price of bread (to 8d per 41b loaf cash, and 9d booked. The Woodville Foresters are holding a ball at Woodville on Wednesday evening. i The Kotoroa Ladies' Hockey Club will open the season with a scratch game on Wednesday afternoon on the ground opposite the Pahiatua Hospital. Although Pahiatua boasts of between twelve and fifteen humfred inhabitants in the Borough, there are only 571 names on the municipal roll. In the cricket match between Managtainoka and Kohunui on Saturday on the former's ground, the home team were successful by 30

runs, the scores being MangatainoKa 66, Kohunuf 36. A meeting of the A. and P. Association will be held to-morrow evening when the rules drafted by the sub-committee will be submitted for adoption. The "Mayoral ball'* will be opened on Wednesday evening, when Mr D. Crewe will address the electors. Rumour hath it that another candidate is likely to take the field. The annual meeting of the Pahiatua Debating Society will be held'on April 30th. A deputation of influential citizens waited on Mr ( E. B. Hare this afternoon, and asked that gentleman to allow himself to be nominated for the position of Borough Councillor. Mr Hare said he would give his answer in the morning. Later in the evening the same deputation waited on Messrs Walter Norrell and T. Boyd. Both these gentlemen consented to stand.