COUNTRY NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 8 February 1907, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

STRATFORD. Our English Curch "Favrc" has not proved the- success iinanciailv that k deserved. Owing to bad weather it had to be postponed from last Fridav I'll \\ cdnesday, uud then tl, u weather was no, tuo gowl . jI IL . "Fa V rc" w well worth seeing, aml „,„,,, ' akiu ;lml time mu,t have- been devoted hv tl„. Uiureh people to its preparation! Quaking of church matters reminds me mat a monster missionary mirtiiv Js to be held in our town liali on Sine day next, the Anglican Chop ol Auckland presiding. Numerous complaints arc heard daily of the prevalence of noxious weeds, chiefly ragwort, in various parts of the district, Most of our farmers do their best to keep their lands clean but it seems there are a few of tin; inNew Plymouth will need to send down redounded on themselves little need b» said, but it does not. and all who have •seen ragwort seeding know li:at Nature lias furnished j,. „ it |, such it .means of distributing its seed that '■veil one plant wiil have an injurious elicit upon a large area. \ healfiiv "g" is that the farmers' sympathies are with inspectors in their' desire to k''ep down noxious weeds, and miv de linijucnt brought before "hi. Worship" may expect a bad time.

Our bowlers are going strong, pra, regularly and assiduously, and New Plymouth ui! need to send down ■i powerful combination „f players to iei.it "* on , »>' own green, and so re gain their h.-i cup.

WAREA. A school has justice,, established '"' tiie Newall road lly the settle,, themselves. Messrs Ducker Pros :|"'" '"': l " , ; i,li "fc'- w'"<* was at one n " : th !" r : vllil1 '"- It «as removed f„ »'<• «;J««.I reserve. Messrs <w v and Alexander built the house -ml Hi" rest of the settlers cleared the -ite 1 "" 1 l'"t m a culvert and made a track to tin' school. \ s( .|w>nl 1,. i ';:":"■" th - <•»■ ''Ttance to the Waiva school (seven mi!v«l i- too far for small children to .-"• l.ie school opened on Alondnv niormug, .Miss ,Ic,, , , .'"''.■ ~(,., c ' ''' Cas-cy being m

The Xcwall run is a prcliv si„,.( ,-„,. anyoiK. to ,„. i(l ~,„. ' f ' .""" »"■■ '•'»■» road back as far ah" ''- Vl ' ,ail -ee. there are ..foiious v.dlow heads of ragwort, hj,]" l,'-,,-!-'],,"..... Y"''- I think the (!„ver„me„t should ""-"■netliingloinake the .Maoris clear " F»P"'ly. The farmers ad round weeds trying to keep Com from sv-.il "'.-'<>" flieir ow„ prop,-,-u. I'he Ware, cWpi,.,,,,. will b,iHd ;ll, "Uf the lltlj I: ,st. The Maoris have all g„„„ ,„ ~,,; ll;l; ;' t» I'al'llcipnlo in ,],,. '|'„ lm 1;n| „: . r.iij, fell here oil T,ie-,bfv