KORU.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 27, 1 February 1901, Page 2

KORU.

(From our own Correspondent.) The news of tho Queen's death hag been the general topic of conversation since the tidings arrive! A memorial service was held ia the schoolroom on bunday evening. A handsome wreith ol flowers had been placed around the picture of her late Mnj sty by a memt er of the congregation. Our schiol, I hear, is not to be op ned for anoiher month, as the new mastjr caun-jt be here till thd end of February. A n.e.ting has been <a'led to finicge for a school picnic. " Better late than nevtr."

Mr. Jamieson has hansel over possession of h'S farm at Koru, to Mr. MuMiTaa, and has left the district This is cto Sfond old resident that has left the locality and no farewell was tendered tbetn. Ido not myself agree with the custom, but I think some of the old residents should havo moved in the rrtftVer. Had it been a bank clerk or a r mitvanee man who had lived ia the distiict as many weeks as these referred to have years, no doubt th si e would have baen a it splash. Such is toadyism!

We. have had very urfavourable weather for hai vfs'ing, and unless it; takfg up there is a poor picnpect for good bush burns fcbis year. I am plunged to say M is* G. Mace has recovered from the broken collarbone she has been laid up with since Ohristmr-a week.

The judgment given by Mr. (Stanford in the tollg.ita cas.< should be an object lefsou to the local bodies ia thu district. Old iimus have changed, and local todies wi'l find that wbeu spt'oiuttd by an Act. They aro suppo«d to carry o it the functions accordti.g to the Act by which they are appointed. Tne day of one man constituting a local holy has away; log-ivlliog will be no more, One thing tho case has dearly shown, and that is thatiu Mr. $ we have amagistraie who cairios out the law iirospective of pei sons.