PAHIATUA ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 588, 17 August 1909, Page 8

PAHIATUA ITEMS.

; The Ballanco Dairy Company's creamery at Hukanui reopets this week for.-tbe coining season, and.a larger ;milk supply,is anticipated this year, as several .farms which have hitherto been stocked; with sheep are to be converted into .dairy fanns; . .- : ■ '.: The work of converting .-the'creamery., into a.cheese factory, at Pilangamaire is proceeding -,' satisfactorily, and the farmers in that district are \wy ; enthusiastic over; the new. project..> ... . ..-,' .; '''.-. '.., "'..' . Mr. . Nottage,.. -Government orchard ..inspector, is to give.'a. demonstration-of spraying and. pruning-.fruit trees'in Pahiatua on Wednesday, afternoon. , : . . '"■'■'.'■'■..;.■"" ' A hockey, match : between.! the. Girls' ■ Higl School and'the'.Kotoroa team, was'.played .on Saturday, aftpnoon, and the game' resulted in a win for-the'.former,by one.goal:to nil, Miss M.-.,de; Malman'ohe being .successful in shooting the goal. : '.•. ,: ' ;," .' '.' : ."'The football'match between Poverty .-Bay and "the. Bush -.Union,; to be 'played on. the: Recreation Gorund on Thursday ; next, is the first outside, representative, match that haa liqon. played in Pahiatua for several years. Given a"fine day '■ there, will no doubt bo : a largo'attendance:..■'The Poverty ' Bay\teani arrive in Pahiatua on Wednesday evening, and will be met at the railway, station by. the Reception Committee.'.. . : The Bush- junior championship has been won by the junior football club. :•' The following team has been -picked !o .represent the Bush Union on - Thursdaj next:—Full-back,- Thomson; three-quarters, Connor, Collins, 'Eccleton; five-eighths, White; half,, Mexted;' wing forwards, Lyk and Swainson; 'forwards, Robinson,- Henry, G. S. Smith, R. J. , Smith, J. Ryan, Pilkington, and Howard. ' Emergencies :—Backs, J. Dungan,' Short, Wright, " a.nd Bain; . forwards, Bissett, and B. Harvey. .