PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9593, 13 September 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). Saturday. Mr A. McFarlane, chairman of the National Dairy Association, returned to Palliatua to-day from Christchurch, where he has been attending a Dairy Conference. Volunteering of late has been very "dead" in this district and last night a public meeting convened by the Mayor, was held in the Borough Council Chambers to discuss volunteering matters After several speakers had spoken, a resolution was passed, "that in the opinion of the meeting, the present mounted corps should be disbanded." Afterwards the matter of forming a new corpn or reorganising the old one w;i?3 discussed. Mr L. T. Herbert offered to place his office at their disposal as a recruiting office, but nothing definite was decided. > A benefit social is being arranged in Mangatainuka for the unfortunate tenants (Messrs White and Wood) who were burnt out on Wednesday last. The two above mentioned families had leased the house between them from Mr Cade, and none of their furniture was saved. As the cause is a good one it is to be hoped that the social will be a financial success. , At the meeting of the newlyelected Directors of the Wellington Farrs' Meat Compnay, held after the shareholders' meeting yesterday Mi J. C. Cooper was elected ManaDirector. The question of securing a site on which to erect, the works was .discussed, and it was decided to inspect the various sites at once. Mr J. C. Cooper has certainly earned the position he has been placed in, and he has worked very hard in the interests of the Company, and should prove him self the right man in the right place. Credit should aHo be given to the Pahiatua Central Branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, for although the idea originated from the Martinborough Branch, the. Pahiatua Branch took up the matter in real earnest, doing the initiative work. Thos. Horton, Ltd., the wellknown nursery firm, have just ex • ecuted an order from the Wellington City Council of 40,000 trees embracing all the best kinds of timber and ornamental trees. The firm are in reciept of a letter, stating that the trees have been received in splendid condition, and are very satisfactory. The last meeting for the season of the Pahiatua Debating Society, to be held in the Foresters' Hall, took place last evening, the president, Mr Dallaston, presiding. A "journal" containing some very bright and instructive afticles was read, An invitation was received from the Woodville Mutual Improvement Society to attend a banquet to celebrate the closing of the season. The. deason will be finally brought to a close on Friday evening next, in the Olympic Theatre, when a mock banquet will be held. A musical programme has been arranged, and the evening's entertainment will tie concluded with a dance. This yi-ar the Society has been extremely fortunate in securing a very large number of members, who have attended the meetings .regularly, the membership of the society "being between sixty and seventy members. Sunday.

Mr D. Rourke, clerk of the local court, has been laid aside for the past week with a very severe attack of plaurisy. To-day lie is reported to be improving.-, in any case it will be at least a month before he is able to resume work. He is a •sterling and tactful official, and his 'many friends are hoping for his bpeody recovery. The Rev. J. W. Griffin, now stationed at Dannevirke, in charge of the Wesleyan Church there, preached to a large congregation here. He was stationed here twelve years ago, and consequently his visit enabled him to receive many old frierds. The Presbyterian Minister, the Rev. Chalmers Mill, has instituted a "men's Sunday evening teas,'' to which are invited the male portion of the congregation and all strangers who may wish to attend. This evening the largely attended. An "after tea talk" will be given by a visitor, Mr Badden, on India, its people and customs. On Saturday afternoon a hockey match was played on the local ground between the Ruahine (Dannevirke) Club artd af team of local players. Being a fine afternoon there was a large attendance. After a spirited and fast game the visitors won by 4 goals to 3. lam pleased to be able to state that Mrs W. Tosswill, whose health has been giving her friends the gravest anxiety during the past week, is repoited.to day to be slightly better. Judging by the small and unenthusiastic .attendance at the meeting called by the Mayor on Friday evening to discuss volunteer matters, there is not much chance of the local volunteer corps being giavanised into new and vigorous life. The meeting was cold and depressing.