PAHIATUA NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4443, 14 June 1893, Page 2

PAHIATUA NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

Tho weather—the all absorbing topio at present—has for tho past few days been singularly esrcrnble, Nothing but high winds, cold showers hail, finally winding up with a fal of snow on Fiiday' night, which continued at intervals over Sunday, sufficient snow tilling to afford plenty of snowball sport. However, following the enow, we look forward to frosts and bright days, which are much needed to enable district works to proceed. At Woodvillo' on Saturday the weather, I hear, war much rff-e severe, fully three inlMl»f™wlighting on the ground for some A\urs after daylight,

The Pabiatua Choral Society gave a performance in the Town Hall on Friday evening in aid of the school ground funds, and the public evidently recognising their worthy efforts despite the very inclemont sluts of the weaslier turned out in good force and filled the Hall to overflowing, The piece chosen was "Trial by Jury," which was very creditably put on and played, as was evidenced by the ap* plause throughout, the whole running smoothly without a liitoh of any description.;

The unemployed at present in Paliiatua are a very numerous body, and " still they com!'," swaggers being on the road by dozens, A number of men interviewed the Mayor and requested him to communicate with the Minister of Public Works, with a view to prevent the Government sendingany un« eniployeed into this district, which,J understand, he has done, At present there is an abundance of work in the bnsh for laborers, but snob causes as the continuous wet weather, bad roads and flooded rivers, prevent men from making any headway with' any description of work, The rough stale of the weather on Saturday did not prevent games of football being carried on in various parts of the district, The local team journeyed to BketnkM. A'e ' met defeat at the hMßhe'lSeta'' hunaites, The Woodvmri* team met the Tutaekara team at Hawera, and after a long and tough'struggle, each team scored 6 points—result a draw. In connection with the late : Native, suicide at Hawera, I learn from the Natives that the unfortunate woman was the daughter of Pinetu, who many years back was a great favorite with the surveyors and early settlers, being an expert he rendered great service to many and all in crossing the rivers at a time when bridges were unknown. The reason assigned for the rash act of the woman, iB that Bhe refuted to be mated to: a man 80 years her senior, and rail • away several times, being, brought back by force upon each occassion. Ft is not generally known that the wife of a chief residing in the Bume locality, behaved in a similar manner a few years ago, jumping from a tree sho had climbed, the result being simply a broken arm, two ribs and collar bone broken. Her bead escaping damage, she ullimately recovcreed and is now alive and the mother of several children, some of whom attend the Government Bchool at Hawera. •