LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5190, 19 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The anniml meeting of the Pahiatua Fire Brigade will be held this evening.

A large number of holly trees have recently been planted in the giounds ot tin* Mangamutu school, the Education Board providing the trees. It is anticipated* that the supply to the Kohinui cheese factory during the coming season will show a considerable increase. From 1-50 to 200 more cows have been promised.

In connection with the Musical and Elocutionary Competitions which open in the King’s Theatre on Wednesday next, the secretary explains, in reply to a number of enquiries, that there will be no seats reserved. A match between the Haniua and Eketahuna Golf Clubs was played on the Eketahuna links in ideal weather and resulted in a win for the liome players, Hamua failing to win a game. The players taking part in the Hu-kamii-Konini match last Saturday were drawn from various districts, and included former members of the Pahiatua, Mangatainoka, Hamua and Xireaha chibs.

Tile comm:ttee of the Competitions Society will meet in the office of the secretary this evening at 7.30 p.m., when final arrangements will he made for the festival to start on Wednesdav.

| A run of the Woodlands Hounds took place at Mangamutu on Saturday day afternoon. several well-known • huntsmen participating. The followers and spectators were afterwards entertained to afternoon tea by Mr and Mrs Gilbert.

I The Piebald Players’ recent perj forma nee in Pahiatua was a financial success. It showed a profit of about , £22. Ten per cent, of this is to go i to the Mayor for patriotic funds, and I the rest to the Anglican vestry for j the new piano purchased recently. ! The engine of the Wellington-Wai-rarapn express, which went over the 1 river Isink at the Konini cutting last Saturday week, was dismantled during the week, and the parts of the engine were hauled up yesterday and got ready for trucking to the Railway Department's workshops.. A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Annie Parker, of Dalefield. was held in Eketahuna. After hearing bankrupt’s statement the meeting decided to allow her to retain her furniture and to .permit her to obtain an immediate discharge. Mr J. H. Escott. M.P.. has given notice to a.sk the Minister of Public Works when he intends to commence a flying survey of the proposed rout© of the Mnsterton-Waipulnirau railway. He added that when tin' Minister last visited the above-named locality a. promise was made that a flving survey would la' undertaken when officers wore available. Residents were anxious that the survey be opjnmeneod. The balance-sheet of the fete held on behalf of the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund at Kohinui lately shows the gross receipts to he £‘l2B ss. anil the expenditure £4 IRs, leaving a credit hola nee ot £123 7s. A horse won by Mr Allen in a competition and afterwards donated to the fund, realisix! £•5 11s, and a dog £1 10s, the gifts being per Mr G. W. Thompson. At a meeting of the Kohinui Committee last night, it. was decided to support the candidature of Miss May for the Allies’ Queen Carnival. An exceptionally large gathering assembled in Mnsterton on Saturday to witness the home-coming of seven wounded Wnirarnpn. soldiers Travelling bv the express train as far as Carterton, the soldiers were welcomed at tin' latter town anil were afterwards motored to Kuripuni, from whence a. procession was formed to Mast erton Bunting and patriotic flags wore flown from the various business premises. The latter were dosed during the welcome homo-entil-ing ceremony.

Half-prices for this week only. Remainder of our stock of hoys' suits. Pick where you like for half-price. Boys dungtrees Is lid. Men’s, in all sizes, 2s lid pair.—Evans' Alteration Sale.

Take a dose or two of T/ongtnore's Influenza. Remedy and you will lie surprised at the result; 2/0 per hot tie. L. W. Longmore, Chemist ami Medallist, Pahiatua.