Local Jottings

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 34, 11 February 1936, Page 2

Local Jottings

Learners’ classes of tho Pahiatua Band will commence in tho bandroom at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18. Owing to bad weather conditions at Alfredton over tho week-end the match between Mangamutu and the Alfredton tennis clubs will be played, if conditions are suitable, during the next week-end. The Pahiatua Cricket Club has accepted a match to be played against a Featherston team at Fcathcrston next week-end, and in view of this a practice has' been called for to day at 6 p.m. . . Results of competition games played on the Pahiatua bowling green up to last week-end are set out as follow: Junior singles: Grantham 19 beat Tattle IS, Chincry 2-1 beat C. Wright L>, Taylor 19 beat Braggins 15. Senior pairs: Fox and Piikinton 20 beat Gregory and Kershaw 0. Seniorjunior pairs: Braggins and Badger -.e beat Hankers and Hagan 21, Fouhy and Hills 30 beat I. Boyeus and V. Boyens 10, O'Sullivan and South 25 beat Goer and Coldicutt 21. Mr Mills, wheu discussing the question of price of bread in comparison to other centres yesterday, said that the proposed reduction to lOd for a Mb. loaf was entirely dependent oil bakers paying £l3 Ss (id a tou for Hour landed in the bakehouse. In Pahiatua bakers had to pay 11s a ton extra freight, and cartage into the bakehouse cost (is, making in all an additional cost of £1 a ton. He sail us far as he knew there was no suggestion of any reduction being made as yet.

During the week-end the Manawatu gurge line was blocked at a point where blasting operations were being carried out for the removal of an overhanging section of rock which, when brought down, fell on the permanent way, and in consequence the Welling-lon-Napier express passed through Pahiatua at about 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Tho train resumed its usual run- at W'oodvillu junction.