LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4830, 7 May 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Nireaha Football Club will hold its annual plain and fancy dress ball this moijth. There is a probability of a Men's Hockey Club being formed in Pahiatua this season. Meetings of householders will lie held throughout the district this evening to elect school committees for the ensuing year. ' The last Gazette announces striking off the registrar of the AkTt Oilfields Limited Company, it having been dissolved. A telegram from Napier states that the “City” Council has decided to appoint an electrical engineer at a salary of £6OO. The Wairarapa Rugby Senior representative team will play u match against Hawke's Bay at Napier on June 3rd (King’s Birthday). Four or five splendid heads have been secured by deer stalkers in the Kketahuna district since the opening of the season, says the local paper. Sir George Reid bade farewell yesterday to 900 New South Wales and Victorian emigrants at Tilbury Docks. They include 350 boys. The Winnipeg Rifles propose to send a team to shoot for the Empire trophy in Australia and thereafter circle the world. The Rev C. Abernethy, of Woodville. will preach at the Ballance Methodist Church on Sunday morning and at Pahiatua on Sunday evening. Mr W. H. Gaisford was appointed delegate bv the AAoodville A. and P. Association to the Agricultural Societies’ Conference in Wellington in .July. The instruction in physical training to Wairarapa .school teachers will open at Masterton on Monday. A limit two hundred teachers will attend. There was another large attendance at the Drill Hall yesterday afternoon to indulge in the popular pastime of roller-skating. The rink will be open this evening at the usual hour. It is stated that Mr J. A. Nash, Mayor of Palmerston North, lias been requisitioned to contest the Palmerstn seat in the Government interest. He has promised to consider the matter. • The statutory meeting of the Borough Council called for last evening j for the purpose of installing the * Mayor-elect lapsed for want of a quor- , uni, several of the Councillors being absent at a Masonic ceremony at Eketahuna. The meeting will be held to-morrow evening. At the installation of Mr H. P. Horne, as Mayor of Woodvillo yesterday, the retiring Mayor (Mr Grant* mentioned that during his term they had spent over £IOOO in extraordinary works, such as purcltasing horses, drainage, etc. He thought it a good record, at nil events, lie for one was satisfied with iti Tiie last committee meeti. _ of the Pahintui-Akilio A. and P. Aociation, j l iar to the annual meeting, will ho held in tin- office of the .secretary oil Tuesday next, the U*th inst.. when vice-presidents for the ensuing year will be elected. The. annual meeting Mill lie held in the “Trocadero” Saturday afternoon, the 30th inst.. a» 2.30 ii.ni. Nominations for the position of president, treasurer, auditors, and committee (21) close with the secretary (Mr J. A. Walsh 1 on Thursday next, the 14tli inst.. at 8 p.m. Nomination forms may be obtained from the secretary, or members of the committee. In the Daunevirke Sub-Union Football district, the referees have to undergo an examination to prove their ability to handle tile whistle. The examination paper contains about 25 questions. The candidate is asked these orally and is allowed three minutes to write his answer on paper. The percentage of correct answers to obtain a first-class pass is 75, and 60 for a second-class pass. If the referees in rile Bush Rugby 1 nion district would torni a Referees Association and hold similar examinations. Rugby in this district would be materially assisted. In the past some of the Bush Union referees placed different interpretations on various rules, which naturally caused dissatisfaction amongst tile players. A mooting of the Woodvillo A. and P. Association was held this week at which it was resolved to take out a. policy of £SO on the Association's cups. A proposal to hold a farmers' dinner was approved, and the following gentlemen were appointed a subcommittee to deal with the arrangemenus: Messrs J. Murray. Penfold, Beattie, Harding and Ksoott The secretary reported that the Assooiation bad a. credit balance of £73 Is 3d in the bank and in hand, and after all accounts were paid there would be a balance of about £6O to commence the new season. It was decided that the Association’s plant lie ro-valued before the annual meeting, and Messrs Escott and Beattie were asked to earn* out the valuation.