Waitara News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 154, 4 July 1904, Page 4

Waitara News.

(From Our Correspondent.) The change in the wither to cloar frosty days from the recent 'deluges of Tain is delightful. On Wednesday morning l the s.s. Waimate arrived in the roadstead and commenced loading her cargo ol! frozen meat and produce. Owing to* the boisterous weather she had tosuspend operations, but resumed when tho weather cleared. Owing the near approach of the final shipments all avail#)fle space will ( be taken. The S.St Tainui towed the Kiripaka

into port 011 Wednesday. The latter had become disabled, an-d htul lo lie oft the New Plymouth breakwater until the Tainiii came to her assistance. Consignees 'had been awaiting the vessel's arrival for tho past i three weeks. Quito a large number of passengers went to Kawhia by the Kin Ora on her lost trip, many of them being ] bent on trying their luck at the \ land ballot next week. :! Wo hope soon to be proclaimed a j borough, with a mayoral chair to ; let. There are many things lo claim } the attention of our coining dispensi sers of local government, such as i street-lighting ami other convemences, to which the town is entitled I from its increased size and importj ance. J Mr T. Hughes, ol' Messrs Hughes j Bros., bakers, entered the ranks of j the Benedicts last week, his bride bej ing Mips Huse, of Hawera. Kev. (J. j| W. Dent was thu officiating minister, j! the ceremony being performed in the !| Anglican Church. Mr I locLson's youngest son had ; the misfortune lo break his Teg the • other day, and after being attended hy Or. («oode, was sent in to the : Xew Plymouth hospital. : The Wailara Band is now making good progress, and should surprise i the public at its next open-air con's cert. The local volunteer corps has granted t.he band a sum of live i; pounds, and now a -deputation is •j 1o wait oh the Town Board in order \ to obtain, if possible, so pic financial I assistance. r The Caledonian Society is moving : !; in the direction of acquiring a suitalvl<» ground for nvxt season's sporls. j They will lay the matter before the \ Town Board, and ask them to do ij something in the matter. j