DISTRICT NEWS

Wairarapa Age, 9 March 1927, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS

SOUTH WAIRARAPA ITEMS.

(“The Age” Special.)

A Wairarapa dairy farmer, who recently advertised for a youth for farm work, for £2 per week and home, received between twenty and thirty applications. Martinborough Town Hall.

The Martinborough Town Hall has been leased for picture purposes on Wednesday and Saturday nights, for a period of three years, a't £251 10s per annum. Flower Show.

The autumn show of the Carterton Horticultural Society takes place on Friday at the King’s Theatre. Doors will be open from 1.30 until 9.30 p.m. Liberal prizes are being offered in all sections. Entries elose this evening at Tennis.

Further games played in the Carterton Tennis Club’s competitions are:—Ladies’ junior championship (final), Miss G. Zillwood defeated Miss Armstrong, 6/2, 6/9. Ladies’ championship doubles: Mesdamcs Steel and Booth beat Mrs. Crawley and Miss Peters, 6/5, 6/4. Men’s ehampionship singles: D 4 L. Taverner beat B. Booth, 2/6, 6/4, 6/2. Men’s championship doubles: Roydhouse and Taverner beat Hall and Armstrong, 7/5, 6/1; George and Feast beat Booth and Steel, 9/7, 4/6, 8/6 Harvest Festival.

The Greytown Methodist harvest festival services were held on Sunday. There was a particularly fine display of fruit and general farm produce was tastefully arrangod in the church. The morning preacher, Mr. E. Brazendale, took as his text, Job 12, chapter 8 Verse “Speak to the earth and it shall teach thee.” In the evening the Rev C. R. Taylor based his discourse upon John 20, chapter 15 verse, “Supposing Him to be the gardener.” A children’s festival service was held in the afternoon. The choir rendered special anthems at the morning and "evenin" 1 service under the leadership of Mr. A. M. Haigh. Personal. The Rev. R. P. Koall, of Carterton, is attending the Methodist Conference at Auckland, Rifle Club. A practice shoot was held on the Papawai range on Saturday by the Greytown Club. Two matches were fired at the 300 yards range. President J. C. Feast put up two good scores (47) in each match, making his total 94. H. C. Trotman was next with 92, and W. J. Feast made the same total. J. C. Feast and H. C. Trotman were the spoon winners for the week. The scores were as followz-J C. Feast 94, H. C. Trotman 92, W. J. Feast 92, G. Te Whaiti 88, J. B. Bairstow 87, A. G. Rhodes 87, H. § B2 Walden Ingley 82,

Next Saturday the range will be open to visiting riflemen.

GREYTOWN. (“The Age” Special.) Mrs. C. F. Duff, who has been spending some weeks with her daughter, Mrs Brine, at Maharahara, Dannevirke has returned to Greytown. Greytown visitors to Wellington for the Royal visit include Mesdames Bey Bunny, Balfeur, Bisdee, Stevens, Anker and Miss Wyett. Picnic Cricket.

Several interesting week-end matches have recently been played in the district and some very promising talent unearthed. It is certain that the Greytown Cricket Club will be strengthened in the future and an effort is to be made to raise a senior eleven next year Roads and Streets.

Splendid work has been done by the Borough Council in improving the streets ofjhe town and in this respect Greytown will compare very favourably with its neighbours. Rifle Association Meeting. Entries are coming in steady for the Wairarapa Rifle Association’s meeting which opens at Papawai on March 14. Several former belt winners in Masefield, R. J. King, D. Roots, Simmonds and Dunean will be competing.

FEATHERSTON.

(“The Age” Special.) The secretary of the Featherston branch of the Plunket Society wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following donations:—Mr. D. C. Collins £1 Is, Mrs. D. Stewart ss.

, E - lef t on a visit to Christchurch on Saturday. The final of the combined handicap doubles competition played in the Haunui Croquet Club, was won by Mr. Ball and Mrs. Adamson, who defeated Miss wakely and Mrs. Barry. Miss E. Card, president of the Haanui Croquet Club, and Mrs. Vincent, of tho Featherston Club, left on Monday to take part in the Dannevirke croquet tournament. MAURICEVILLE. w ( u The Age” Special.) ■R P’j S k Al^i e ’ of Rock Road, had the misfortune to dislocate his shoulder while handling a youn'r horse at Mauriceville on Monday The friends of Mr. E. S. Mattson will regret to Ijarn that he is suffering from an attack of pleurisy. At a meeting of the Mauriceville District Sports Club, held on Monday, it was decided to increase the number of items on the programme by adding a high jump, sheaf-tossing, hop, step and jump, and boys’ tyro race, making in all thirty events. A working bee is arranged for Thursday to put the finishing touches on the grounds. A postponement of the garden party at Mr D. Bennett’s homestead has been made until to-morrow.

A harvest thanksgiving service was conducted here on Sunday evening by Commandant Glanville, of the Salvation Army, Masterton, and Adjutant Batchelor, of Whatman Home. Mr. W. Neil, lighthousekeeper, stationed at Cape Egmont, returned on Monday to take up his duties after spending a holiday with his sister, Mrs Wilkins, of Mauriceville.