TOKOMARU NEWS.

Shannon News, 13 November 1923, Page 3

TOKOMARU NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

To the thanksgiving service in connection with the healing mission, held in Paliuerston on Wednesday night, there 'journeyed some few, local residents.' All were impressed with the wholelieartednessiof the service. Mr C. C. H. Palmier, of the local school" staff, was & successful, candidate nt the redemt teachers' examinations. Being & conscientious student find an ambitious one, the young man is'fullv deserving of success. Mcrvyn.Gibb bad the misfortune! to sustain" a broken arm recently, while pinving in the schoolgrounds. Miss Hazel Gooder, ai former teacher hei<e, and now in Canada., has been "ranted a. further six months in which to extend her.' knowledge of teaching methods abroad. > A children?s ba.rd-up dance is to be held on Friday night, the proceeds to be devoted to the picnic fund. A meeting,' which is to take place on Wednesday afternoon, is to arrange io carry on with the church euchre even--1 ingft. -These entertainments, which have been unavoidably postponed for some time, are usually vtery popular, and it, is to be hoped the .well-wishers irii this movement on behalf of the' church will accord it their h'elarty support. Anmistiae Day wa, s observed in theAnglican, Sunday School, there being no morning service, the children keeping two minutes' silence with due impressiveness and decorum. The rfev. J. C. Abbot is- to conduct } an intercession service at $i Aidan's Church on Thursday evening at 7.30. Mr and Mr s Ellai, of Wades'townt, are visiting relatives here. The' health of Mr Reg. Rowlands is causing his relatives and friends a,ux- ' iety. All wish him a speedy recovery.