THE PUTARURU PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1924- LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 36, 19 June 1924, Page 2

THE PUTARURU PRESS,

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1924LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Office - - - Main Street ’Phone 28 - • P-°- Box 44 (Levis, Portes and Dallimore’s Buildings*)

The Dominion president of « Farmers’ Union, Mr. W- J. was in Putaruru on Friday. He spected his dairying property, rey Downs/’ at Lichfield. A start was made on Tuesday by the contractor, Mr. M. Henderson with the metalling of the Oveidale load. Otorohanga shingle is used for the purpose. The appointment of a Chur: i of Fno-land clergyman for Putaruru has been the local committee of the church, and the Re: . Chamberlain has arrived at Putaruru to take up the position . The Waharoa butter factory lias nut ud a record output for the IJZi--24*" season. No less than 2736 tons were churned out, beating the output of last year, which in itself was a New Zealand record, by 13 tons. A tangi took place at Waotu last week, an elderly native named Marsh, who had been ill for the past 25 veal's, and bed ridden practically foi the past ten years, dying. Relatives attended from as far afield as the Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu and Wellington districts, and altogether there was a fairly big concourse of natives. Messrs. Hart and Brown have completed their contract for metalling the first 22 miles of the Arapum access road with Otorohanga shingle, and this length now gives good travelling. Mr. M. Henderson has several drays and four motor tracks engaged continuing the metalling from the Arapuni end to connect with this length. At Arapuni the preparatory work for the erection of the lowlevel bridge over the Waikaot river is proceeding, together with other preliminary work. What constitutes a big drove of sheep for this time, of the year arrived in Tirau late Friday afternoon. They numbered 5000 and had been driven from Whakatane by Mr. J. Graham and two assistants. A certain number were sold in Tirau on Saturday and the balance were driven from there to Hamilton, via Cambridge. It is anticipated that they will all be sold privately at this place but any left over will be put up to auction.

In aid of the fund for installing electric light in the Church of England at Putamru, a fancy dress dance was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening. Between 20 and 30 couples attended in fancy dress besides other dancers. The ladies’ prize was won by Miss Ivy Watkins and the gentlemen’s prize by Mr. Hockey. Altogether, to music by Mi's. Barnes (piano), Mr. H. Sayers (violin), and with Mr. J. Barnes as M.C., the entertainment gave much pleasure. The company was- indebted foi* extra dances to Mrs. A. E, Barr Brown and Mrs. Aspden. The Rev. Oliver Haddon, the first Maori to become a foreigh missionary, will address a public meeting to-morroW (Friday), at 7.30 p.m., in the Putaruru Methodist Church. Everybody invited. Collection for Foreign Mission.* The brickworks at the slaughterhouse on the Arapuni Estate have lately been wantonly tampered with. Warning is given by the owner that offenders will be prosecuted.*