DISTRICT NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10479, 16 November 1911, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS

[From Our Chen Correspondent.} TE WHARAU. Tlie' very unsettled weather con-' ditions\ ibave greatly Jia-mpered. Ns3i'e<aring operations in. this district, and in most cases siheep were fit to be shorn only on two days lbst week. • Mbney order and Post Office Savings Rank business, may be transacted a>t Te'Wjharau Post Office firom Thursday, Nove-mlber 16tJi. Thisshould prove of tlie- greatest tage to the settlers in this district,as the want of a money order officehas 'been especially felt for some - yca.rs past. Tlie sporting instinct at FloiT Point Station, is \ cry strong, and. t3ie latest jro\emeait smong the CDF ployees afcs been to iv.- ni a miniature rifle dub. Judgii.jr by the keen: mthaisia&m displayed at the first meeting, tin? new club rJu.-ld have a vetry successful season. Ilie follow- | ing office bearers werq elected:—Plre- | sidemt, Mr C. A. Cameron • Vice-Pre-is-ident, Mr G. Cox; Cliub captain, Mr IJ. Piroiut; deputy captain, Mir G. ! Oox; Committee., Messrs Mlarcli-, | Simitilii, Mtssgerald, and Prout; hon. ! secretary and treasurer, Mr J.' K. | 'Ross. Tlie new Oiub range will> bo j operned shortly, when a large imager | of shooting enthusiasts are expected to be present. . . * t Mir W. C Biucihflnaii, M.P., will: address- a mieeting in the Te WJborau school-room on-. Saturday next. LOWER TAUERU. The wea tiler here 'lateiK- ha's been most erratlciS We have .had rain, hail, wand, js-unjshpne, and thunder—- ' pax?tty wie'lil everything except snow. .Set-tiers will be glad of the rain, as | very little has'fhOJlen this summer so . ! far, and, tlhe ground was very dry. j The rain, however, has fhad the bad I effect of interrupting the shearing, whicih is now general throughout the district. Waggons laden with, our staple product ate once more, to bo . seen regularly- on. the roads. Things- are in good train for the 'school -concert, which. is to take placeon December 14th. Arrangements lhave been made for a |>arty of well»know« Mastertoniiaiis to supply several items-, wihile the school children * we being: trained assiduously for their part of the performance. . It is announced that the local ischoolmaster is lteaving us shortly to take up duties elsewhere. - > An interesting ceremony is to take place next Sunday afternoon, wiie-n this Bishop of Wellington. will pon-d-uob the first confirmation service Ibeld in. St. ATban's Ohiurch. An organist and chtoi-r from.Sit. Matthew's will' probablg attend to help with the service. iMr Buchanan spoke here on Tuesday evening, and ,it is announced f-that Mir Tanner wdlil address the electors on, jVJbndav next.