PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9530, 30 June 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). Tuesday. The secretary of the Woodlands Hunt Club informs me that the rarogramme for their annual Meeting in August has been approved by the Metropolitan Club, and the day for the meeting, although not definitely fixed, will iD all probability be on August 4th. 'I am indebted to Mr W. Tosswill for the following rainfall for the last three days; on 26th .90, on 27th .70, on 28th up to 9.30 a.m. .20; total 1.80 inches. The rain has been very soaking,and found its way into buildings that have defective roofa, and, in some case 3 causing considerable annoyance to the tenants. A large and varied selection of games for winter evenings have juat been opened up by Mr H. A. Thomson, of the Central Book Arcade. The Woodville Schoolboys put up a score of 901 in their shooting match for Lord Meath's Empire Trophy. v A hockey match between the Huia ' and Konini Ladies' Hockey Clubs has been arranged for Wednesday next. Should the weather be favourable the game will be played on the local ground, starting at 2.0 > p.m. At St. Puul'h Church, last evenine, the Rev. Mill announced that on next Sunday the pulpit would be occupied by the Scotch preacher, Mr Charter's, and his son, the "Boy Preacher."

A plain"' and fancy dress ball in connection with the Woodlancs Hunt Club is to be held in the Hamua Hall on Wednesday next. At Hamua, the Hunt Club have some keen supporters, and these enthusiasts have all ■the arrangements for the ball well fn hand. It is to be hoped that the Pahiatua Racing Club and the newlyformed Agricultural and Pastoral Association will come to terms so that the initial Show will be held on the racecourse. To purchase a ground j would entail a very large expenditure on the Society, a? land around Pahiatua is now bringing a high price. Of late years many of our local farmers have gone in for stud cattle and sheep, all of which have done remarkably well,, and the holding of a "Show in our midst would encourage many more to do likewise. A spectator at the representative game between "Bush" and "PuKetoi," on Saturday, at Makuri, describes the game as a mud scramble, and he slso states that the referee had quite a contract to kee« on his feet. At the conclusion of the match the Bush players were entertained by the Puketoi team In connection with the frae ballot for £3OO on Wednesday, July 21st, only members of the Society who have paid their subscriptions up to July 10th will be allowed to participate in the ballot. Saturday's flood scoured out part of the groyne below the Borough bridge. This matter will no doubt be cjealt with at the meeting of the Borough Council next Monday evening. Two well-known residents of Kpnini were married at the Catholic Church, thi3 morning, the contracting parties being Mr John Lynch, eldesc son of Mr Edward Lynch, of Trafalgar, Victoria, and Miss Mary Dempsey, daughter of Mrs Dempsey, of Kcmni. The ceremony was'performed by Father McKenna, after which the bridal party were driven to Konini, where a reception was held. The quarterly meeting of the Pahiatua Chamber of Commerce was held in Mr Tosswill's office, lafal evening, Mr Tosswill presiding. The President complained about not receiving a letter re the Conference meeting at Palmerston North, whitf was satisfactorily explained by the secretary, he being away on a holidaj when the letter arrived. A letter was received from the Post and Telegraph. Department, stating that the matter of pillar-boj indicators would receive attention. Abetter wan read from the Elceta' huna Chamber expressing sympathy witlrfche proposal to delay the 6 p.m. train'from Masterton to Woodvilie until the arrival in Masterton of the irai from Wellington so as to allow passengers to get to stations beyonc Masterton the same evening. Mr Debreceny spoke about the telephone being cut off from the Fire Brigade station, and a motion was carried to the effect that the Borough Council be asked to reinstate the

telephone at the Brigade Station. The secretary was instructed to send out notices of the meetings to all members. The secretary reported that there was a credit balance in the bank of £l4 7s 6d. The first heat of the 20-lap skating race held last evening, resulted in E. Morris, 5 laps start, being first, V. Cox, 4 laps, second, and G. Tester, scratch, third. I' The residents of Makomako are talking of building a public hall.

Mr Vance, stationmaster at Mangatainoka, is at present having his annual holiday, and is being relieved by Mr H. Ames, of Wellington. Mr Ames was at one the office at Mangatainoka.

After a very successful season, the Dairy Union's creamery at Konini closed down on Friday last, and I understand that the cheese factory at Mangatainoka is to cease cheese-making operations for the season, to-morrow, June 30th.

The President of the Bush Union informed me to-day that the third round of the Junior fixtures will commence on Saturday next, July 3rd, when Mangatainoka play Nireaha, at Mangatainoka. July 10th,. Nireaha v. Eketahuna, at Nireaha, and July 17th, Eketahuna v. Mangatainoka, at Eketahuna. The New Zealand Loan and Morcantie Agency Co., Ltd., held their fortnightly sale in the P.F.A. yards to-day. Owing to the boisterous weather of yesterday there was only a small yarding of sheep and cattle. Bidding waa slack throughout' as compared with previous sales, and prices ranged as follows :• —Two-tooth wethers, 9s to 10s; aged ewes in lamb, 5s 5d to 6s. Cattle: Two-year heifers in calf, 50b; cows in,calf, 80s to 101s; poorer grade, 48s 6d to 62s 6d; fat cows to 77s 6d; empty CSWS, 40s to 61s.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatua sale to-day as follows: —Owing to the inclement weather stock did not come forward up to advertised numbers. We offered only a small yarding of sheep, and a medium yarding of cattle. . Sheep sold well up to late rates, and cattle -were rather harder to quit. However, practically the whole of the yarding changed hands. We quote: —Wethers, small. 9s; lambs, medium, 7s 7d; heifers in calf, £3 19s; cows iti calf, £4 Is; fat heifers, £4 to £5 Is; store cows, 35s to £2 10s; 2-year steers, £3 10s; Weaner heifers IBs.