LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13161, 20 January 1936, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Not to be useful to any is to be hurtful to all.’’

Owing to several councillors being out of town the Pahiatua Borough Council meeting arranged for to-night lias been postponed until T ticsfl,ay.

Members of the Carnival Park Domain Board made an inspection of tile park yesterday, and as a result of their visit several improvements are to bo affected shortly. .

The Hi verba nk Dairy Company, Woodville (cheese), is advancing Oil per lb against December supply.

Despite the glorious weather today there were very lew children in town or at the swimming baths, and for an instant this caused a pressman to wonder why. Then he remembered—there is a circus in town.

Playing for Mangatainoha cricketers vesterday against Rarraud and Abraham’s XI., Bruce Taylor had the distinction of doing the hat trick, his bowling average in Barrand and Abraham’s first innings being three wickets for four runs.

Paliiatua gunmen a»re not very pleased concerning the edict announced by Hon. Parry, making 1937 a close game shooting season, and several members of the local acclimatisation society are reported to have made adverse criticism as to the wisdom of such action.

The police had a night in Eketahmia on Saturday when there was a. large influx people for the circus. Despite the phenomenal "traffic increase the officers of the law were able to attend to other duties, and a s a resu 1 1 of thei • • activi ti es si ygrogging charges will be made in a number of cases against Eketahuna residents.

'J'he Napier excursion train was well patronised by Pahiatua residents yesterday, and the stationmaster reports that 841 tickets were issued. The ticket issues from neighbouring Wairarapa stations were: MauricevilTe 18, Eketahuna 77,

Hukanui 16. Pahiatua 80, AJangatainoka 40, Woodville 63. There were 12 carriages on the train and every cue was fully occupied.