PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9558, 3 August 1909, Page 5

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Oar Resident Reporter). Monday. Very heavy rain fell last evening, and the town creek is in very high flood. The rainfall for the 24 hours ending 9.30 o'clock this morning, as taken by Mr W. Toss will, totalled 1.50 inches.

The Nireaha. and Mangatainoka juniors tried , conclusions on the latters' ground on Saturday, and although the ground was heavy, at times good play was witnessed. The Nireaha team finally defeated the home team by nine points to three.

The bachelors of Kohunui will hold a ball on Friday, August 6tn. Considerable interest was centred in the five furlong flutter'on the local racecourse this af'ernoon, between Tyrannic and Royal Star, the former, ridden by J. Hercock, proving too good for his opponent. The Konini ladies' hockey club have preparations well in hard for their social which is to be held in the Konini Hall to-morrow evening (Tuesday). Mr John Brannigan, for several years a resident of Pahiatua, died at four o'clock this morning. Death was due to pneumonia. Great sympathy is expressed for Mrs Brannigan and family in their sad bereavement. At a meeting held in the . Mangatainoka Library Hall on Saturday evening, regarding the proposed rifle club, it was unanimously decided to take steps to form a defence rifle club, nnd a committee consisting of H. Cowan, McPlierson, E. Sharp, A. Vowell. W. Davin, and L. Barrel! (secretary pro tern) was appointed to obtain all particulars regarding the cost of a rifle range, etc. A hearty v.te of thanks was passed to Messrs H. Cowan and B. McPherson, the convener? of the meeting. Messrs Chambers and Molloy, of Pahiatua, have donated a bicycle for' comi etition amongst the Mangatainoka School Cadets.

Several slips have occurred in this district owing to the continuous rain of the last three days, but so far the mails have all been delivered to Pahiatua. At the time of witing the weather has broken and looks promising .for a fine day tomorrow. The Scarborough school concert is to be held on Friday next, instead ot Wednesday. Several local performers have promised to assist at the social in the Ballance Hall on Wednesday evening. The proceeds will go towards the Hall fund, and the Sunday School prize fund.

METEOROLOGICAL. By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, August 2. The following is the Kev. D. C. Bates' general weather forecast: —The centre of the cyclonic disturbance is now off the East Cape, and the barometer is rising sharply over the North Island, with high southerly winds north, of Hokitika and Kaikoura; this disturbance will probably be followed by a westorly low pressure, and there are indications for a continuance of very unsettled weather during the next three v or four days before a decided rise in the barometer takes place. Expect southerly gale with heavy rain oe the East Coast, especially of the North Island; and easterly strong to gale elsewhere, with rain probable everywhere. Mr J. C. Boddington reports that tha rainfall registered at the Upper plain for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. on Sunday was 3 points, and for the same period on Monday 171 points.