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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 194, 25 July 1916, Page 3

MANUREWA.

See also page 4. KBU CKOSS TEA. Another of the pleasant Ked Criss teas, held h Manurewa was given by Mrs T. J. Corin, wife of tb* *Tiairman of the Town Board, last, in the Public felall, vhich had been moat artistidecorated for the occasion with lligs of the Allied rationß and rata vines by Mr A. G. Matre. A bright programme of music, • consisting of items rendered by Misa L. Walker, of Auckland, and Messrs. A. G. Mab e and T. C. Sector, wbb <hs forr runner to one of the mest s:ccis ful patriotic functions that the public of Manurewa have h«d the pleasure of attending. Afternoon te?, catered for bv Mr V. B'nsmead, was dispansed by Mrß T. J. Co-in, assisted by the jonng ladies of the district. Sargeant-Major Boat?, D.C.M. and M.M., was the of hoieur, and very suitably acknowledged the hoapit lity that had been extended to bim. Mrß T. C. Williamson, organiser for Red Crcsi teas, and the Rtv. W. r. Wood delivered shot addresses, eulogising the local branch of the Victoria League for the eirelhut work eccompli9hed. The hull, which was kindly lent fr.e of charge for the occasion, was packed to the doors, the proceeds amounting to £lO 4s 6d. la returning thanks on boh'l? of Mrs Conu to those wto had assisted, Mr Conn specially referred to the help giva by Mesdames C K. Bailly, P. A. Nield r.nd C. W. Nield, Messrs I C. Seatort, pianist, and R. G. Mabee. *

A promenade concert and dance was also given by Mrs Cnrin on Saturday evening and was very s«estiful, some thirty cou'les, bcin? present. Mess-s T. C. Seaton ard A. G. Mabee officiated as M.'sl-., while maMc for the dance was juptlJtd by Mrs A. Taylor and P. A.' NUM. Trn following contributed musical items, viz, :-Mrs Walker, and Messrs A. Taylor, T. n. seaton and A. G. Maben; Mrs A. Taylor and Mr T. C. Seaton arting as accompanists. The proceedings concluded at 11.30 p.m. The takirgs, which amounted 1o £4 10s, will go towards the fund for purchasing material for the Manurewa branch of the Victoria League. There was a fair atterdarc, mainly clildren, at a meeting of tbe Sand of Hope held on Friday evening last. The Rev. W. S. i'otter presided, and during the evenirg delivered an address arid a reading. The proceedings took the form of a concert, towards which children from the Manurewa Home and pupils of the public school contributed several very interesting action sorgs. Other items rendered were:-Songs, Miss B. Brodie, Papakura; recitation, Master L. Fegler; pianoforte duet, Mioses U. Phillips and M - Crai &- ! Io view of his departure to-day for Trentham Mr t'. Jerkins, of (he teaching itaff of the local school, was farewelled last night »t a concert and dance organised by Mrs E. Uuntly and a committee, and was presented with a v luable "carry-all." Yesterday afternoon tbe pupils assembled, and the headmaster, on their behalf, handed t« Mr Jenkins a handsome pai; of military hair brushes. On both occasions Mr Jenkins suitably responded. Donations to the Navy Fund subscription list, to be found at tbe Manurewa Post Offic\ are ss follows:-Messrs Martin Bros, and the Manurewa Town Board, £lO each; A. Muir, £3 3s; T. J. Corin, £2 2s; T. Hamilton, £1 Is; F, _E. Whits, C. H. Luptor, G. Strath and C Hawthorn, £1 each; A. Harrison senr, and E. Bolton. 10s each; Brown. E. Molesworth, J. Ko&?, W. J. Ferguson, S. Thompson, F.N.8., H. V. Bartcn, J. Smith and W. H. Lees, 5s each; A. V. Harrison and 8.H., 3s each; F. K. Ba:ley, A. Whittingham, H. S. Jackson. 0. C. Volbehr, C. F. Beebler. "Well Wisher," Anonymous, "A Friend," "Gratitude," J. Evans, H. 8., H. Bull, P. A. Nield and Mrs Lawrence, 2* « each; H. Calder, A. Milner, A. Baguley, J. McGrea), H. Emblrg and W.F.M., 2« each; D. Koger and "A Friend," Is each; total, £46 6». WAERENGA. The Whangamanno Road Beard are in the unhappy potition of nearly having reached the limit of their legal bank overdraft, viz., £I4OO, and with liabilities in the vicinity of £3OO, ard outstanding rates only amounting to £l5O, prospects are not too bright. At tbe last regular meeting of the Board it was decided to dispense with the two remaining horses consequently the plant is lying idle and work is at a standstill in the district, lhe nncation of fixing the rate for th* ensuing year was amongst the business trarsacted, ard alter ttc matter had been discussed at length it was decided to Btrike tb<- same rate »s last year, viz.:-lid in the £ general rate and a id special rate in the Waerenga subdivision, and a id special and a Id general and 2d general in the Hangirm and Maramarua subdivisions respectively. PAPAKURA.

A concert and dance, arranged by the Kecruiting Committee, was tendered Messrs K. Slack and 1. McCarthy, who have enlis'od in tbe 16th Reintorcementa and were on lio.l leave, in the hibl.c Ha I on Saturday evening la«t. Mr w. Derbyshire, who has also enlisted rt , c „ved an invitation to be present, but was unavoidably absent, but Mr Uerbisber, senr., was, however in attendance and accepted a saiety J zo on his son's behalf, while iie»ri Slack and McCarthy were each also made the recipents of wristlet watcb. The presentations I e n,adc by Mr 1). W. . Stewart, chairman of the Kecruitmg ComS, and bis terra*s were supplemented by Mr D, W. Jonc? Sing was engaged in for aevera *; a u ' B Mr W. McCarthy acted as JSi and theldance music being TJSikS by Mrs W.'B. Keliall and Mki McCarthy. The town Boardlare to te cor.rratulatad on having engaged a Kceman, the effect of whose Curs are'already very n-.t.ceab.e and satiatactory ' choir to nlfinate at service in |he MethodUl Church «» formed mt « meeting connvened by Mr and M „ Morgan and be.d on Fnday

evening last. There were twenty interested partieß present, and Mr T. C. Beaton wbs appointed conductor.

Building operations going on in the district prove conclusively that despite the war there are people who have plenty of confidence in Papakura. It may be mentioned that from the commencement of the present year to the end of March last eleven building permits were issued by the Town Board. Dr Brcokfield has received word of the death of his brother, Sergeant Arthur Guyon Purchas Brookfield, N.Z.F.E., as the result of wounds recrived in action. Another of I)V Brcokcld'a brothers was killed io actun at Galliruili. Basket ball matcteß arranged by the Presbyterian Bible Clas?, in »id of the patriotic fund?, were played on tte railway resrve on Saturday las', and although unfortunately there was not a v?ry large attendance nt onlorkers the proceeds', by way ot a ccllection and the sale of cocfectionery 'amounted to over £'i. Panakura enterel one team only, while Ckverion was repr?sented by two team?, A and B, the tormer being the hilders of the banner for competition amongst teams representing the Auckland Bible Class Union. The Papakura team secured wins :n both games, beati-g tha Clevedon A team by four points to one and the B team by 14 points to 12. A further match was played between the cbilrcfen representing the Papakura Public Schnol and the Clevedon B team, with the result that the latter won oy 8 points to 4. Mr Crispe, of Clevedon, oiticiated as referee. Atternoon tea was provided by the Papakura ladies, and at the conclusion of the games, Mr D. Stewart, chairman ot the Town Board, thanked the public for their atlendarc.

Enquiries as to the condition of "little" Miss Emily Mack, daughter of Mr 1. Mack, who was removed to the t'ver ward of the Auckland Public Hisjital by ambulance on Thursday last, have elicited the inionration that her condition is not yet showing much improvement. The New Z;alapd Losn and Mercantile Ag?nry Co. have completed arrangmtnts whereby tbeir Papakura stock yards will he cleaned and limed at*an eaily date. An erdeavour is being made to secure volunteers to assist in clearing, porting ar.d ctaloguing the 2000 bcoks in ths Public Library. The work of preparing the bowling gre'en for next s ason's play is proceeding, tbe green bring relaid and top drcssedT o TUAKAU SOUTH. A movement is afoot to form a Launch Owners' Association for the furtherance of their interests. It is proposed to try and got an up-to-date landing made, where launches can be safely berthed. A large amount of coal and other merchandise is landed annually at Tuakau landing and somothing is urgently noodod iu tho way of a safe storage place. The matter will be brought before the local authority in due course. Mr C. Bailey, the well-known Auckland boatrbuilder, is at present doing a lot of repair work to launches and punts ou the river here. A small slipway is used for pulling the boats out of the water. The roads are in very good order for the time of year, the new metal put down by the Council in the autumn having set well. •

MAUKU. DEATH OF OLD SETTLER, By the death of Mr John Hooey, which occurred last Thursday, the small number of survivors of the Patumahoe Special Settlement, founded more than fifty-one years ago, is further reduced. The settlors left London in the ship Dauntless on January Ist, 1865, making the port of Auckland on the 16th of May, and arriving at Patumahoe bi fore the end of the month. Some three years after, on the discovery of gold at the Thames, Mr Hooey went to try his luck as a miner, and subsequently visited the Australian diggings, but shortly afterwards retvned to Patumahoe and resumed farming. About four years ago he disposed of most of his property and ret'red. He leaves a son, Mr J. Hooey, of Pukekohe, and a daughter, both married, and a number of grand and great grandchildren. His wife predeceased him almost exactly fifty years ago.