SOUTH WAIRARAPA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10465, 1 November 1911, Page 5

SOUTH WAIRARAPA.

The Rev. Father Peter Bouzaid,-; 8.5., an Assyrian Catholic priest of! the Ba'silian Order, who has been on' a holiday visit to his relatives in the Dominion during the" past months, left Wellington ion on his return home. The Rev. Bouzaid, who is a brother of Mr N. 1 Bouzaid, of Carterton, spent a fetf weeks there, and while in New Zealand he paid a friendly visit to his fellow-countrymen in both: Islands. There are about five hundred in all, and as the majority of them cannot 'speak, . English, and consequently cannot have their religious require-; ments satisfactorily attended to except wheji a priest of their own tongue happens to Be on a visit, as at present, they expressed a desire that Father Bouzaid should, remain in their midst. A petitionEstwas handed round and every member signed it; and guaranteed to pay so much per annum to support tie priest., The petition was then referred to the Catholic Bishops for their consideration, 'but up to the present no define ite decision has been arrived at; Should it meet with' their approval, Father Bouzaid will probably return, to New Zealand early next: Inthe meantime he returns to his natr ( ive land.; | Father BouzaidleftAuclc- • land*'for Sydney -.Monday:, .night. ' * ' ~ „

Mr. W. 0. Drake, postmaster at Petone for the, last , two years," is about to retire on Mr Drake, who was for many years postmaster at Carterton, being transferred from there to Whangarei, left the, service as from, yesterday. He has been granted three holiday on full pay. The retirement has necessitated several important' changes in the postal servioe. The vacancy at Petone will be filled by 'Mr Thomas' Ward, postmaster at Te Aro, and Mr J. Redmon, postmaster at Waverley, comes'to Te Aro. Mr J.

P. OrWiton, of the Wellington post office, has been promoted to. the position of postlnaster »at Waverieyt ■ . The self denial collections *ade by the Salvation Army in the WairaxS' apa this year resulted in £247 being collected, which is an increase of £27 over last year. V ' The work of printing the electoral roll for the Wairarapa is now well under way, and it should be ready in the course of a few day®. It .is expected to contain over 6000 names; . Misses A. C. Wilson (Auckland) and E. C. Carter x been appointed to the nursiifg staff * of the South Wairarapa Hospital.

It is fully anticipated that the representation of at least one of the ridings at tlie M'arlinborough of the Featherston County will be contested at the forthcoming , eleotion.

Mr A. E. Wilton has been elected Secretary of the Martujiboroiigh, Volunteer Fire Brigade.' Mr, Wilton was for some time a member of .the Mas-ter-ton Fire Police. Miss L. O'Neale, of Featherston, is leaving gihortly to take up her residence in Melbourne.

Mr E. Hawke, of the Greytown branch of the W.F.C.A., has been, transferred to the Master ton business, and took up hisi duties yesterday. Prior to leaving, his fellow . workmen at {greytown presented him witht a handsome travelling bag as a token of their esteem.

The milk supply at the Greytown 00-operative Dairy Factory yesterday morning wa-j 3522 gallons, as against .3409 gallons for the corresponding day last year. The daily average increase over last year is about 100 gallons.

On Sunday morning last a young foal belonging,to a Papawai resident was trampled down by another horse on the Carterton and sustained a fractured, leg. The animal iw under the treatment of Mr G. T. Lennox, veterinary' surgeon, who has hopes, of saving it. . • . •Mr A. ißtains, who reeeiitly disposed of his hairdressing business > in

Greytown, has acoep'te'd' an engagement, with a Wellington firm and left for the city yesterday. The times registered bv the teams competing in the Medal Competition under the auspices of the Greytown Fire Brigade were:— Branchman H. Trot man's team 52 l-osec (Isec. penalty) ; Lieut. T. Fisher's team 57 sees; Branchman.A. Coe's team, 53 2-ss>ecs (Ssecs. penalty); Branchman C. Tolley's team 61 sees. (C3secs. penalty) .

The Tawiihn Co-operative Dairy Company sent away 80 cases of clieese for sbinpinp: in the Tonic.