WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 71, 16 November 1912, Page 5

WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

(From On. Own Correspondent.) Thursday. We are having very unsettled weather and are beginning to wonder when summer will be Here. Shearing is being delayed, but we are hoping for a better season than last year, when shearing dragged on til! after Christmas. . The township is now enjoying the privilege of a half-holiday every Thursday. Wo are getting more civilised and up to date every day. Mr. Bert Eight, who has been in the Stratford Hospital with bronchitis, is back with ns again, and on tne high road to recovery. The School Committee met on Tuesday night, and put through the ordinary routine business of the month. The headmaster reported that arrangements for the children’s concert on December 19th were well in hand. The committee of the Christmas Tree Fund met on Tuesday afternoon. The treasurer reported that the public subscriptions to hand amounted to about £l4, and more returns were yet to come in. The committee decided to spend above amount on Christmas toys and a Christmas tea for the children of the district. The ladies of Wbail ga mo mona are working very hard to give the children a record treat tins Christmas. Mrs, Dean has made a large entry for the Stratford Show with her png dogs, and Mr. Goo. Syrae is showing his’sporting dogs. Given fair weather, Whanga people will be very numerous at this year’s show, especially if the railway arrangements are convenient. The Tennis Club has commenced the clearing and excavating of their new court on the island, and arc arranging for working bees to carry on thq work on Thursday and Saturday afternoons. At the club’s meeting on Tuesday night “ways and means” were discussed at length, and definite action was postponed until other public bodies interested were approached as to the amount of support forthcoming from them. A general meeting of the public was held last night for the purpose of discussing the rules and by-laws of the Whangamomona Medical Association. There was only a fair attendance, but the meeting was most enthusiastic. The proposed by-laws were read by the secretary (Mr. A. Klee) and after discussion were adopted. The necessary steps were then taken to have the Association incorporated under the “Unclassified Societies’ Act, 1908.” The scale of charges adopted by the Ohura Medical Association was read and discussed, after which it was agreed to recommend them to the incoming committee for their adpption. Mr. W. A. McCutchan forwarded Ins resignation as one of the trustees of the original doctors’ fund. Eulogistic reference was made to the tireless efforts of Mr. McCutchan to secure a medical man for the district, arid his resignation was accepted with regret, and a minute recorded appreciative of Mr. McCutchan’s services. A ball is being held at KoKhuratahi to-morrow night (Friday) and a big gathering is anticipated. Mr. Newton King holds his spring sale here to-morrow (Friday). 1 bear that there is an exceptionally good yarding. Mr. J. Moir, of Kohuratalu, had a narrow escape last week from serious accident. He was riding on a stretch of bad track where a slip had recently fallen, his horse slipped and went over the edge, rolling a distance of 150 feet to the river bank below. Mr. Moir was fortunately able to free himself quickly from the stirrups, and soon regained terra firma. Mr. W. Harris has returned with his Clydesdale horse “Donald McCormick,” from a trip to Stratford and surrounding districts. Mr. S. Bishara has opened a Christmas toy bazaar and fancy fair in conjunction with his stationery business. The meeting of the Debating Society has been postponed till next Wednesday night, on account of other meetings clashing this week. Mr. W;'Baker, who was thrown from his milk trolley last week, owing to the brake, snapping, is recovering as fast as can be expected. Mr. W. Reynolds and party have gone down the Whanga Road to finish the survey of the new block down there. After that is finished (in about three months) the party will commence the survey of the mucli-heard-of Heap Valley, past the Marangae Block.