HIMITANGI NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3722, 30 October 1906, Page 3

HIMITANGI NOTES.

[own correspondent.]

The weather, poor old weather always gets beans. We are all very wild with it just now, “ cos ” it has been blowing a gale for over a week. I heard an old salt say it is them “ Equalknocksyer ’urrycans ” and that they have a bit of a blow here every year. If they last much longer I am off back to Rusher via the Sandon Tram and up the Main Trunk Line —they tell me that is the quickest way to ’urope it you are not in, a hurry ; I would not go via ’Frisco anyway, because a man in “ Parliment ” said the other day that the boats that went that way were a lot ot tubs. . If they are hard up for good boats why don’t they come to Foxton and buy that one which works with the big churn behind her! ”

I say, Mr Editor, who is that new “Bloke” that lives in the big house by the creamery ? He has plenty of visitors most of them ride bikes. I wish I had a flower garden and growed forget-me-nots, and pansies, and a lilly or two, I would be so ’appy. The wallflower is my favourite shrub so I will get some plants in Foxton and start a garden of my own out here. I’ll learn to ride a bike too, it might be handy then and the Foxton road is just lovely now. Talking about bikes reminds me of our schoolmaster, and he rides a bike, also he is not a bad sort either, because he took all the school children and their friends to the beach for a picnic last Wednesday and everybody _ enjoyed themselves tip-top, returning home after a good day’s outing, and brown as berries and as happy as sand boys. All credit is due to Mr Rakes and those friends who helped him to entertain the little ones.

While on the school topic I would like to draw the Committee’s attention to the repairs that are very badly wanted in and about the schoolroom. Some of the windows are broken and patched up with bags. Now it is not fair or proper that children should be exposed to draughts and colds, as a result of somebody’s neglect. If the Committee would see to this urgent matter they would earn the thanks of all concerned. If a child is late in the morning and runs to school it naturally gets over heated, and on top of that has to sit in a draught we all know the result: A little child so we are told

lii the schoolroom caught a cold, Fond parent wild Committee smiled

And just a little after eleven Poor little kiddie went to Heaven