DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10520, 8 January 1912, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

[From Our Own Corresgpndmt.]

CARTERTON. The Rev. C. Ai-m strong, of Australia, accompanied by Mrs Armstrontg and Family, .ire at present visiting Mi" An-mstrong's. .people at Cartc.nUin. Ilhiey are now w\ a 'tWonw>nt;his' holiday visit to these parts, amd 'before >returniing to AnstralLia will wi&iit Rotoma. 'flhe beautiful settled weatflier of the past two days has enabled splendid .progress to be made wiitfli. harvesting operatiio.ir.. The outside staff of tine local Borough Oui-eM are at present engaged j rv -tarrii g amd aandlfog the portiou> of Eigh Street between Pembroke laud Victoria Streets.

"]iho official opeiilkig of the mew rer.riild: c-eki coivcrete brftdge over _ tihe Ruamalnainiga river, neair • Martinbor<4njrfh., ■ takes place on- Thursday, .Janwairy ISt'li. . I'.he CWterton branch, of the rairapa. (Egg Circle last week despatched nearly 250 dozen aggis .to its agenlt at Weftiin'gtow. A special isaimm:on.ed /meeting of the Recilnvbke Lodge takes place* ora Monday w'hen amongst the buisti- | oess wffl l>e fcbe election) of officers. _ For its two days' racing the Watii.raini'pa T-.uoing CUno willl pay £578 15s 7d mi stairan. duty; [Last week 816 cases of cheese were consigned from tlhe Carterton, railway station for slhiroment Home. Of that total, D'alleneld sent 450 cases, Bark\lale 240, Garriaigton: 86, ainid Lorngbusih 4-0. Mr 0. Wllwfte, who has been on leave'from, the Carterton- Post Office to under2o an Oipevait-iou to one of hifi legs, ha® sufficiently recovered as to be able to resume duty om Moaidiay nest-. \ Two diaks- from the Carterton Bowling O'.iib are unking part in tlie Bowlling A-SEoeJa-t ion's tournament, wfhiich opccifi wv A\ eillington on MoaiIday mwriing. The personnel of tbe l.teim is:— Messrs «i. Hughaii, W. F. Rovcihoitse,.-I''. Barry, W. T. Masscai (skip); H. Nielsen, A. Phillpottfc, F. ]..:iM.':.=p. Mid W. Filter (skip.)