HURAUA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10551, 6 February 1912, Page 5

HURAUA.

I weather continues ~, clear- and ; 'fin©, and tie- wafer supply is running low at many, houses: • . J , Cocksfoot cutting is in iuJl swing, but the local supply is not'las as in past years. . - - ' ■\ The MaW?cfrill? , -Dounty Council at present has two drays and a gang of men effecting Badly needed jroad repairs in this riding. Local farmers are' discussing the advisability ,o£ erecting a cheese factory. question arises, will th» supply, be 1 kept up, or will the building, if erected, become a white elephant, as •wag the case with the,Th« opening of the local ha^ v which was erected mainly by loeafc , 'subscription, was marked by i» bail on Friday, February 2nd, visito bits- t ing present from Alfredton, huna, • Grey town and Masterto-, among them'being Mir G-J R. SySes, . MP, Mr Syke®, in opening the hall, itfade va. bi-ief speech, which .was ■received. with-applausev'-MessrsiMat-son had, "<jf tfie" * floor, and .music.i'eif £ superior/'Equality : was supplied 'by Mr of Tai'ne. The well-decorated halt made-a goodbackground for the pretty and varied styles of dress worn by the ladies. Supper, of which, fifty couples partook, vras served in a huge marquee. , 1 . CARTEftTON.

Bro. J. >J. Grant, district secretary to the Grand Lodge of Druids, was a visitor to Totara Lodge on Moaday •evening.

Mr T. Sheen, of F.e-atherston, and well-known in Carterton, is leaving the district shortly to take up hu 'residence permaently in Picton. , The United Friendly Societies have challenged the Masterton Friendly Societies to a friendly cricket match ȴ a date to be arranged. Messrs F. Stempa, W. W. Mansfield and W. Mcore have, each presented a seat to Garrington Park.

' It is reported that, crops of maize in the .-'Carterton district have been badly affected with frost during the past few, days. .'■■'■«'

• A' : mail'named William Wi Kaiene was arrested in Carterton on Saturday on a. warrant for desertion of his wife and child. He was remanded to appear.in Wellington on Tuesday. The second event in the Fire Brigade Shield Competition was .run on Saturday evening, the event being a five men manual. Lieut. N. Mc~ 'Keii?ie's. team 30 3-ssecs., 1; Captain E. McKenzie's team 33 4-ssecs., 2; Lieut. F. Jackson's team 37 4-5 sees., 3, were the order of merit.

Teams representing the Tararua and Martinborough Tennis Clubs met at Mnrtinborongih 0n... Saturday afternoon, t!he visitors winning by 13 games to 6. Yesterday was a very warm day here, and was considered to have been the hottest felt for some time paslL

The Catholic Church services, in the South Wairarapa on Sunday were conducted-'by the Rev. Father Crondn, of "Westport.

The Bev. Father "Bowcv of St. Mary's Church, left Carterton yesterday to pro into retreat at St. Patrick's College. Wellington.

(A n'cvemeiit is on foot in Greytown to recognise, the generous gift of a Hbiroe frif Incurables to the district bv Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P.