DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10149, 20 December 1910, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.) PAHIATUA. I s • - ■ ■-. > A number of g amea for the Presi- j dent's trophy were pi Eyed on the local c bowling green on Saturday afternoon, t and resulted as follows:—Bisset, i2 \ points, beat Hewat, scr, by four; c Lea, 3 point?, defeated Miller, 1C A point?, by twelve; Hewat, sci, sue- ( ceeded in beating; Clifton, 7 points, ( by five, alter a ding-dong game. x 'Hie member for the district, Mr iR. B. Eoss, ia arranging with the \ Minister for Railways for a special j train to connect at Woodvilleon Monday next, the 26th inst, to enable j competitors and the public from , Palmerston North and Dannevirke to , reach Mangatainoka in time for the ( sports. ' Interviewed by a deputation from < the Mangatainoka Athletic Society, Mr Rosa said that it was the bounden |. duty of the Minister to make pro- • vision for a special train, inasmuch as the sports had been specialised on the Railway Department's holiday posters, and the public should te considered. The weather here is exceptionally fine just now, and most of the farmers are hay-making. Prices for stock are still good. A few days ago Mr C. Avery obtained thirteen shillings for a large draft of fat lambs. KAIPARORO. Duiing the week the weather has varied from .a steady drizzle to _ a heavy downpour, the latter predominating. The country is looking beautifully fresh and green, but a little sunshine would now be welcome. The local school closed for the summer vacation on Thursday last;. The following were awarded prizes for the year 1910:—Good conduct—Girls: Ettie Hansen. Boys: Bryan Lozell. Perseverance: Francis Smyth. Neat-, ness: Ettie Hansen and Katie Lozell tied. Best pass in Standard IV: George Hansen. Book-keeping: Norman Smyth. Agriculture: Gertie Falkner. Attendance Certificates ( were obtained 'by the following:Firft Class: Winnie Pal lan t, Ida Parker, Leslie Parker, and Fercy Sunnex. Second Glass: Gladys Harvey. Myrtle Thomson, Bryan Lozell, and James. McAnulty. Winnie Pallant, who lives two miles from the school, has been present every time the school has been open during the past five years. The following ia a list of passes at the annual examination:— i Standard VII. Ettie Hansen. Standard Vl.—Proficiency: Gertie Falkner, Winnie Pallant, Frances Smyth, Norman Smyth, Bryan Lozell, George Hansen. Standard V.—Katie Lozell, Annie Parker. Standard IV.—Rebie Smyth. Standard lll.™Alice Falkner, Gertie Hansen, Myrtle Thomson, Margaret Taylor. Doris Parker, Viokt Thomas, Nellie Miller, Grace Hansen, Anna Hawkins, Leslie Parker, Ernest Pike, Roland ti'irvey. Standard I. -Anna Palmer, Ida Parker, Ui.a Thomas Frank Taylor, Willie Pike, Rege Harvey, Percy Sunnex. CARTERTON. A carol service is to be held in St. Mark's Church on Wednesday evening next. The business places are beginning to put on their Christmas appearance, but the attractiveness is not up to former yarse. Trade in general is reported aa not being up to previous occasions, hut should liven up during the week. The anniversary services of the Methodist Sunday School were held j on Sunday, and were well attended. | The morning and evening services i were conducted by the Kev. J. Ward, I and the afternoon meeting was con- -| ducted by the Rev. Mr Keck. j Mr T. W. Vose has just imported | a breeding trio of white Leghorns j from a well-known Auckland breeder. J