DISTRICT NEWS.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 775, 13 October 1922, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

!!!. .TUAKAU A very successful afternoon and sale of work was given in Revell’s Hall, Tuakau by Mrs J. Hessey on Wednesday, Octobetr 4fh, in aid of a piano for the Tuakau School. There weffi over 100 adults present, a most enjoyable time being spent. Mr WG. Graham (headmaster) in a few well-chosen remarks, thanked Mrs Hessey for arranging what promised to provide a good sum for the piano fund 1 . He said everyone knew what a lot of work it had, meant for Mrs He'sseyt, buf it would all be of no use without the public support. The large crowd present had again proved how keen everybody was ins all things pertaining to education. Mrs Hessey was to be heartily congratulated! tha<t her effort had resulted in the goodly sum of £l6 being handed over t'o the School Committee, which with the Government subsidy, wi>i go a long way towairds the object for which it was raised. The results of 'the raffles were as follows-Painted cushion, V, List, No. 13; silk worked cushion, Mrs Goodwin No. 25 ; silk worked cushttoni, Geraghty. No. 23 ; plain cushion. Mrs Swing,‘No. 17. WEYMOUTH. Weymouth has wintered very well take it all round. The season has been very mild with not too many gales, This is much to be thankful for, as good Old! Father Manakau has a liking for being generous in passing on the vigorous moods of King Borras. The country is looking very beautiful in its glory of new spring colourings. (The cattle with their glossy coats, birds in new plumage and flowers bursting with brilliant bud and bloom. The sun setting down well south of the Manakau Heads has been giving many and! varied marvellous and beautiful colour effects both at low and high tidesi, in fact the low tide has the advantage., as the vast stretches of exposed'sand and seagrass wet and glistening with every imaginable hue and shade that Nature can djsvise gives a panarama that for magnifiance is hand! to rival. The fisherman have had the usual hard fames to be met in winter, but things are now iooking Brighter for them, as the wafer gets warmer and the fish are more willing to come up into the shallower feeding- groundsThe week-enders and those “out for the day” are coming down in increasing numbers to enjoy Weymouth’s attractions and soon the summer season will set in. The old yacht “Albertine” has been putt into" commission as a fishinglaunch, a 5-9 Nelson heavy diuty engine having been installed in her. This adds one more to the fishing fleet of Weymouth Mrs Mclnnes is having her residence enlarged into a| comfortable bungalow, and' Mr Middlelau is preparing (to put up a bungalow upon his new section. J More interest is taken in gardening and roadsides are being cleaned up, so evidently Weymouth is determined! to march with the times, MAUKU. The annual meeting of shareholders in the Mauku Victory Hall was held in the hall on Monday evening, the president (Mr A, Franklin) preThe balance sheep showed the finances to be satisfactory, and the election of president and management committee resulted in the out-going officers being re-elecited unopposed, with the addition of Mr A. H Meznies.

jThe Tennis Club Held a vegy successful concert and dance in the hall on Friday evening, and although the weather was threatening, there, was a fair attendance. The president (Mr J. F. Davis) presided, and tne followj,ng items were rendered Songs by Mesdames Hill and L, Knight. Misses Clark. O’Connor. V. Moor and Hubbard ; ’recitations by Misses F, O’Hara and Kerwin. The farce, “Whitebait at the Wavertey,” was again staged and thoroughly appreciated by the audience, (reflecting great credit on the Misses Madfll and E* Cutfiekl, Messrs V. Weight Wi. F Davliesi and L J. Wilson. Supper was then handed round and duly appreciated after which dancing was indulged in until the snuflll hours of the morning, music being supplied by Mr Hubbard, while the duties of M.C were ably fulfilled by Mr L. J. Wilson, The olub will hold its opening day next Saturday, the 14th inst, and the courts and grounds are looking their best), thanks to the efforts of our energetic secretary and willing committee, and visitors, members and intending members age assured of a very hearty welcome. The Mauku district is ati present looking splendid, grass being plentiful whjile the heavy rains of last week-end will now give an abundance of feed, the prospers of the season aJre very bright. Speaking to a commercial traveller’ last week, he informed me that of £*ll the districts he has travelled through, and these are not a few* Mauku. was looking beljttfr than any* The quarterly meeting of St. Bride’s Vestry was held last Monday evening, when it was decided to call tenders* for the painting of the chur.ch. so in Ihe near future (this historical old building undergoes a much needed alteration. The block, ing of the belfrey and l (leakages have already been successfully attended to, BOMBAY. A concert promoted by the Bombay Methodist Church l was held in the Bombay Hall on Tuesday, the 10th inst. the N object being to" raise funds for the renovation of the Methodist Church at Bombay, One of the best musical programme heard in Bombay was submitted by talent from Auckland, Papakura, Pukekohe and! Buckland. The following was the programme :—National Anthem ; overture, Mr Harry Clegg (Auckland) ; song, Miss Myrtle Neal (Buckland) ; bairitone solo Mr A. Hall (Pukekohe East) : duet (vocal), Mrs Qrawford and Mr Seaton (Papakura) ; song (tenor). Mr C. Sous-

ted (Auckland) song (soprano). Mrs Aldridge (Pukekohe) ; song, (.“Shipmates O’ Mine”), Mr T. C. Seaton (Papakura) ; ventriloqual turn, Mr Scalletbi (Papakura) ; recitation (“Rubinsten at the Piano”) Mr Siddle (Auckland) ; pianoforte solo, Miss Sousted (Auckland) ; song Mrs Crawfoyd (Papakux-a) ; song Miss Myrtle Neal (Buckland) ; song (“Jack Briton.”), Mr A. Hall (Pukekohe East) ; song. Mrs Ald|ridge (Pukekohe) ; violin * solo, Mr A. Milne (Papakura) ; song, Mr Sousted (Auckland)-; recitation (German comic), Mr Olphert (Pukekohe) ; song, (“The Floral Dance’) ’Mr ,'T. C, Seaton (Papakura) ; musical monologue (“The Kiss on the Stairs). Mr L.-dclle (Auckland), PUKEKAWA. A DIABOLICAL ACT, For some months Mr H. A. Hawke has been subjected to annoyance by having notice boards pulled down, and on four or five occasions the door of his goods and paper box on the roadside has been broken or pulled off its hinges. Little notice was taken of this the matter being looked tupon as the acts of some poor unfortunate retrograde. However,, some few nights ago when Mr Hawke was away from home on Council business, the clogs were heard barking for some considerable itime and in the meaning one of Ithe children’s pome* a vjdry quiet animal was found to have had the fldshy part of its tail on the underneath side and close up to cut right ccross into the bone and the skin and flesh had been ripped open on both sides from top of tail right down to tip, leaving gaping wounds that ->• is doubtful if it will evqr recover. Comment on such an act W'ould be superfluous.