COUNTRY NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 30 January 1907, Page 2

COUNTRY NEWS.

J.row Our Own Correspondents. [ WaIJeA. A meeting of the Ware,, Athletic Club was held in the Waroa library on .Saturday evening. There wis' n good al tendance. Mr' M.-Lachlan being in the chair. .Messrs I>. j>utl, n (< o rk '"• «• Julian.. W. .lulian. jo Larson H. Stanton, and A. Mason were el-e-' ed to tire committee. A programme was drawn up, an.l printing authorisod. Jhe boundaries Mere |i Xl ,,| f,. u „. J;;'« "ka.iu Jiiver on Hie soul], and the Japuac on the north. The sp 01 .( s wii lie "eld in either ~!,- liewlfs eaj.l.,, .' or at the lieercation (Ivonuds some I'cmjr 01 opinion (hat the Kee're-itio'i (.rounds were not big enough. Worn nmteeof three, vk, Mr iC Anderson K. Julian and J. Keogh, wa-s appointed to look over tin. s r„„ 11( | s Vlr 11 Anderson has iiromisc.l -. ~.,„;.,, •■'v i,k -•^r^r.K^r mens race, Mr If. Wa i-burl,,,, a sc ™'" l l ,nz ''. ii'nl Mr Kin- a „ri Z e A committee was appointed: •Messrs 1,. Amlerson, ,1. Keogl,, s . -,,; Larking, I), and "I!. Julians II v,J '-on, C. YW C0r;,.,; |; ■,{■',,',,,/',' ««'l <■■ W Jlcvcll. A concert lU „| .i'.,., will be hold after Hie ,|„„u y'l ~" Anderson anil .\]r I). ,|. Paler,,,„ were appointed to run (,-, concert •,i„l dance. ''"''

The Maoris have been doim.- a •■-. ol i'it of lishing lately. They (■' strike a haul of sehnapper „(.casioni ■' IJ > • ! Several people are tnkiie.- •u|\-in(-i"-> of lire cheap fares to , Jhe,,l,lk supply is on Ihe decrease. Ihe tests, however, seem'in be risi,,..- ■, li'-l-l'-- At the last meeting of Hie company several suppliers "received over :f!K) for their month's milk (December). One supplier had nearly CIOO for the month. It is reported by (he .Maoris that there is an eel in a deep hole in the Wavea River which is (he largest ever seen there. The weather during the past week hnx been glorious. Most of the haymaking is finished for the season. The turnip crops are doing Fairly well.

:ua norc. Tlic Kcv. h\ W. Fisher. „f Oka!.-. "CCUpicd tllC pulpit ill 111,. Church (if Kngland service here las; Nunilav ni.iilil. There was a good attendance. The harvest festival in connection Willi in. Church of lOindand hero „-ili i'l' li'-l'l i" the Hull ~,r Sunday ovening. February 24tli. .. I';?r'iii<-its around alionl a r ,.[ Tiki,,./ advantage of l-|„. |„,, vv wil ,,, ~,„, ~/> weather prevailing lo l„„-„ rlir ti,,,;,. bush, and. as a result. t|„. count rv around here is enveloped i„ suii.ki.'. A ].arly of || V( . from u-tc visiled the juounlaiu yesterday, and four ol them were siK-ci'.-.sful in reaching Ilia suniniil. r OITXAKJO. A special meding of the Opuuaka Town lioanl was held on J-'ii.l :) \- ui'dil .Mr W. V, Dudley pioiding. ' ° Tenders wove accepted as follows: ! stalling iV.. cluiinw, (i. Vickciv. clii«/i metalling II chain. Alison' slrccl. • 1. Yickcry, Cl(i ::/. m..(nllii,.v J4C, chains. Wliitcoinb,- lioad. (.'. Vickcrv .-1-2S I,V. Tim question of lign'ling tin- (own . was hrouylit up. Two schemes were '. brought fm-wavd, one for electric ing and another from the New Century i Lighting Co. The electric lighting '. scheme would cost .1:2.0111). It was > thought that the townspeople would . not favour borrowing, ami it was de- ' elded to await further particulars from , the New Century Lighting Coy. ) It was decided to place a barrel in 1 a spring at the beach so flint picnic ( parlies could obtain good water for \ tlic billy . Mr O'Jfcava kindly offer- 1 oil to provide the barrel, It was also»(

lll'cJi'tl '((J t'lVfl it .-ll '<l OH l!il> I) ! to he u.si'tl hy lady butliLTo for a thv-ii- j in-' hlivil ill llir summer. The plan to i be prepared li.v the clerk, .\lr U'llriu, I will provide' JOl- tile shed 1 eiug lefi open ill front as a mean, of saenci' I'm- any prouienadciN t-alit ill a v.'luL -r shou,r. Tin 1 s.s. .Miiritai arriw-d h.re nil Sunday and di.-chargcd cai'no. Mr Kamsay, who left here Mime 1 me ago [« reside in Hamilton, is at |>r ■ cm mi a visit here, 'J'lu.' competition for a medal piv-.-ented liy ,\lr I- 1 . Di's forces coiiiuh lies at the local bowling .mveu next week. Handicap, arc now (lit ami speculation is iii\- lo lII' winner. A rink lias been picked '" I'lt'.v against tin- Jink tliat coin--1 »'t i-d at I lie recent New I immi.ii tournament. Mr .1. I!. Stewart held liis u,nal catlie sale to-day. There was a gi.'.d al tendance ami prices showed an upward tendency. ■MAKICTAU A. (From Our Own Correspondi'iil.) The last we.'k or so has lieen jiarliciilany lm»y. hay cutting. eh'.. j., full swing. Sonic excepi ionally heavy crops have been saved. There is >,ill a large tin-a uneiil. and it js to lie Imped tile weather will keep slliUnle. I iearn that .Mr Joe lirown. chair mail of the Makclawa factory i'oi.ipany. who has been -eriou.-ly ill /or tlu' pa*l week, is now making rapid .piogres, inwards recovery. On Wednesday lasi, .Master lien l)ainliro.-ki, of Norfolk-road, w.iile driving All- Castle', milk carl to I lie factory, had a narrow escape from being' killed. It appears that llie horse gut startled by Ihc mail train, and, ill playing up, got the trap wheel over a piece of wood, capsizing (lie trap and spilling tiie contoiilthe driver being rendered unconscious for some time. Air A. Ileal and others, on their way to the factory, willing' assistance, and the suH'cvcr was promptly attended to. 1 am g'lad to Niv lie is now all light. ■Still another accident. A young' man named Win. .Salisbury, of Dur-ham-road, on .Sunday, while frying to catch a. horse, fell backwards off a (•reek culvert landing on a large piece of wood, lie was unconscious for a considerable time, notwithstanding' that prompt measures were taken, and alter a short while had to be driven lo high-wood, when live stitriies had to ho put in n large cut in his he,id. 1 understand that tlie sull'crer i- 11oiiit-' as well as can be expected, but considering all things iiie wonder is that lie was not killed outright.