WAIRARAPA NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8363, 25 February 1913, Page 11

WAIRARAPA NEWS

From Our Own Correspondent. MASTER-TON, February 24. ‘ A young man named J. McLean was thrown from a horse at Pahiatua and had one of his arms broken. A portion of tho aenal tramway at Akaroa Peak, near Pongaroa, has been destroyed through a bush fire. Consequent on this mishap considerable Uelay will bo occasioned in connection with the metalling of the road between Pongaroa and liakauuui. . . . , The N ireaba Dairy Company intends to take a vote ot tho shareholders on tbo question of whether next season s cheese shall be manufactured by contract or by a staff employed by the company. Mrs J. Htraug, of Gladstone, and her sister, Mrs J. Jack, left on Saturday lor Nelson, where they will spend a holiday. Father Cahill, formerly parish priest at Carterton, but latterly of Dannevirke, has been transferred to Eltham. Mr T. H. Davey, M.P., who had been spending a holiday in the Wairarapa, returned to Chirstchuroh on Friday D. T. King, of Carterton, left on Saturday on a visit to Nelson. , , . Mr W. E. Robinson has been elected W.M. of the Puketoi Lodge, and his installation will take place at Pongaroa on Wednesday next. . . , Mr W. Hall, of Ngaruawahia, and formerly of Mangahao, is on a visit to tno latter district. . . . ~ . Mr A. MoParlane, chairman of the Ballanoe Dairy Company, will leave for New Plymouth this week where attend a meeting of the National Dairy Ataociatioii. Subsequently Mr Moiariane will visit Midhirst and inspect the casein plant there .with a view to installing a similar plant at one of the company’s skimming, stations at PahiatuaMr L. McDonald, of the railway station staff at Pahiatua, has .been wansEorred to Pigeon Bush (South Wairarapa), and will be succeeded by Mr, E, Breen, of Wellington. Mr MoXtonald took a prominent part in the formation ot the Pahiatua Swimming Club. Mr L. Anderson will represent the. Pa hiatua Rochabite Lodge at the annual conference at Blenheim this ' week. Grass and log fixes have been burning for several days to the Pongaroa and North Wairarapa districts, but the rato on Friday and Saturday them from spreading and doing further dam. the Kaiwaiwai' Gun Club's gather* infon ThurtoaJ last the events were won as follows: Club trophy competltmn. L. Donald (Featherston); No. I sweep stake, J. Scott; No. 8 sweepstake, °One hundred and eeventy-five entriea .have been received for the Mastertcm ladies’ swimming carnival on Thursday next. The competitors will molude Mifae Annie O’Leary, the New Zealand ch»mP Football clubs to the considering the question annual meetings. It will be one of the local clubs (Red Star) will oe able to place, strong semor, jUU»r and third teams m tho ttoWU The Thursday Crmket championship for this season hM >**» Swimming Club awld a number of races qn Saturday afternoon last, the results b«ng R>l- - 25 Yards Race-J. Waddington l. i. Jarrett 2. 50 yards Race—M. Haddington X. B, McGregor 2, 25 Yards dace—N, Kendall 1, E. Dixon 2. 25 lards Race—A. Kerr 1, 0. Cross 2. 25 Fords Race—B. von Keiseuberg 1. N. 2. , , tawing to the wet weather the lawn „enms match between Mas ter ton and Pamatua, which was to have been pmyea on Saturday afternoon last, was postponed. The maten will take place next Saturday. , . , . _ ~ xneie are thirty patients in the Mastertoa hospitals, including five cases of fever. ~ , . Three charges of alleged perjury will engage the attention of the Masterton Supreme Court next month. A petit'on is to be presented to the Masterton Borough Council asking that a poll-on the half-holiday question be taken. More than the required number of s'gnatures were easily obtained. Mr 6. H. Ralph, who has been Presbyterian missioner at Eketahnna for a considerable period, and who b«e been transferred to Apiti, wsa on Friday evening last presented with a silver afternoon tea service and a silver-mounted oat tray by the congregation of the church. Mr W. J- Sargent, who has been on the staff of the Masterton railway station for six years, has been transferred to Dannevirke. and on Saturday evening he was presented with a travelling bag and rug, by a number of friends.