PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3196, 24 May 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

[(From Our Resident Reporter). Saturday. The Pahiatua Debating Society weekly meeting in the Foresters' HaU, last evening. The President {Mr Dallaston) was in the chair, and there was a fair attendance of members. The subject for the evening was "Readings From Favourite Authors." In a fortnight's time the question »of the day, "Is New Zealand Right in Offering a Dreadnought to Britain" will be the subject of debate. Considerable interest is being taken by members in the debate.

The Boys' Institute, which is held weekly in St. Paul's Schoolroom, is meeting with splendid success. Part of each evening is devoted to physical culture exercises. Mr Corrigan has returned from Christchurch, and will remain in this district for some time to assist in the flotation of the Farmers' Cooperative Freezing Works. Last evening in St. Paul's Sunday -Schoolroom, a farewell social was tendered to Mr H. Cooper, who is leaving Pahiatua, by the members of St. Paul's Choir and personal friends. During the evening vuesi items wire rendered by several cf the ladies and gentlemen present. Mr Godfrey, on behalf of the Choir, presented Mr Cooper with a travelling companion. Mr Cooper's absence from the Choir will be keenly felt. A successful run of the Woodlands Hunt Club was held at Hamua this afternoon. A meeting of milk suppliers was held at Mangamaire, last evening, and it was decided to form a cheese company to he called the "Mangamaire Dairy Company." A strong committee with Mr E. Bodmin as •chairman, was formed, and it was decided to push forward with the work so as to be ready to start chee e manufacturing at the .beinning . of next season. Th 3 required number of cows has been guaranteed, and the committee will meet on Monday morning to choose a site for the factory which will be somewhere in the vicinity of the Mangamaire Railway Station.

FOOTBALL. PAHIATUA v. KONINI. On the Recreation Ground, this afternoon, the Pahiatua and Konini Senior teams met. The. ground.was order, but the game was confined principally to the forwards, and no brilliant passing rushes were witnessed on either side. Shortly after play started, G. Smith had a futile shot at goal .from a penalty. Forward rushes were much in evidence on both sides, the leather going -up and down the field, scrums being frequent near each line, each side striving to score. Towards the end of the first spell, Fairbrother by good following up scored for Pahiatua near the corner flag. D, Yule failed with the kick. Konini then livened up and penned Pahiatua on their line for fully five minutes, but could not score. From the start of_the second spell Konini took the ball well into Pahiatua territory, the latter forcing twice. Give and take play followed for some time, free kicks and scrums being numerous. Pahiatua then rushed the ball to the Konini line, but the good defence of the latter saved a score. Towards the end of the spell Pahiatua seemed to]lag, and Konini with one of their old time rushes swept down the field. S. Smith sent the ball out to H. Hirst, who was enabled to score, G. Smith adding the major points. Almost immediately afterwards .[Hawkes and Benge became associated in another dribbling rush, and the latter scored under the posts, G. Smith having no difficulty in kicking a goal. There ■was no further score during the remainder of the match. The game thus ended: Konini, 10; Pahiatua, 3. The game taken all through was a very even one, up till the last fifteen minutes, when Konini had much the best of the play. Benge, Hawkes, Smith (2) and Bain, played good games for the winners, while for Pahiatua Swainson, Reeves, Weaiherley, G. Yule and D. Yule, were conspicuous for good work. D. Yule played a sterling game at half-back. Mr Chatwin was referee. MANGATAINOKA v. HAMUA. On the .Domain, at Mangatainoka, , this afternoon; the local team scored an easy win over Hamua by 21 points to nil. Hamua only had a poor team

in the field. Mangatainoka played a splendid game, and scored at every opportunity. Mr George Smith was referee. The Pahiatua Schoolboys' second fifteen, to-day, defeated Scarborough Schoolboys, by 26 points to 3 points.