TAIHAPE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2231, 18 August 1914, Page 9

TAIHAPE NEWS.

. The Taihope' Meat • and Produce Comany, Ltd., has decided tq proceed -with he erection and equipment of freezing rorka at Winiata, and Mr. L. G. James ins been appointed consulting and contractive engineer with authority to prelaw plans for tho wort immediately. . A mai-ried man named Alfred Collard, iged 49 years, employed as bush foreman it the Egroont. Box Company's mill 'at Dhntu, was killed on Saturday by a failnj tree. He had been absent from work 'or some days owing tp illness, and at ;he time of the acpident he was making lis' way -to where some bushmen were felling a tree. The men were not aware Df his presence in the vicinity, and were freatly shocked' to find that a fatality had occurred. Deceased was badly. crashed, and died whilo , being conveyed to the mill. • At the inquest a verdict of acoidanta] death was.rcturned,' The death occurred at TJtiku on Thursday of Mr. Henry Herbert Doole,' son of Mr. John Doolo. Deceased 'was only 23 years of age. Tho local rugby championship was brought to a 010=0 on Saturday, when Pirates defeated Mataroa by 9 points to nil, thus winning the championship. A collection in aid of the lady Liverpool Patriotic" Fund realised .£lB 17s. 7}d.