PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 9 May 1907, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

WAREA. The ordinary fortnightly euchre and I dance party was held on Thursday even- ; ing last. There was a large a-.tend { ' mice, aud a very enjoyable time was;' spent. Mr Victor liobinson won the :' gentlemen's prize and Mrs Sefton the .' ladies'. The room was cle.ired for .' dancing about ten o'clock and dancing. 1 was kept going mi- il after midnight. Mr ■! T. E. Larking acted as M.C., and Mrs j' .Sefton and .Miss 8. Larking .-.applied the msic. I' A ea-e of scarlet fever is reported as j 1 having broken out on the Warc.i road, i' The shooting season has started but I no big Uage are reported. Pheasants ! .and game are reckoned a thing of the \ past about here. | On Friday evening, Mr Martin, t/ic Opposition organiser, who has been spo- - cially invited to this district to give an i address, spoke to a large audience. Mr • McLachlan was in Hie chair. Mr Mar- i tin, in the course of a lengthy address, [ sketched the progress of the Opposition party in New Zealand. The Opposition '. needed strengthening and organising to I jtMiablc it to carry the reforms so liadlv ; needed in the colony. lie spike of the .efficiency of the Government's organic- ! jt-ion which had cat lied them through, j | Ministers should not be paid 30s a day < and all expenses paid for electioneering ! purposes. i'li C colony's accounts wanted looking into and houest administration j was needed. The Upper House wanted j Ire-forming. Because men had support-

Ed a party, it wii* no reason why thev should lie appointed to the Chamber. The co-operative system, he said , had proved too' expensive for the country, aud ought to be abolished altogether. The duties on necessaries of life were too high, and New Zealanders were taxed 23s a head more than the people of the Commonwealth. He did Slot believe in doing away with leasehold and making freehold of it, but he did Relieve people should have what they wanted, leasehold or freehold, iu regard to education lie gave the Government credit for what they had done in this respect. Mr Martin mentioned that he had seen references in the papers to euchre parties and an objection to the proceeds lining used for church purposes. He thought the church committee should make a contribution of it to the Reform League. It would do some good, as its members would not object to playing cards. (Laughter). Mar Martin thanked the audience for their attentive hearing. In reply to questions Mr Martin said that he could not see why the railways should not be constructed by private concerns, the Government to have the right to purchase later on if desired On the motion of Mr Revell seconded by Mr H. Corbctt, a hearty vote of thauks was accorded Mr Martin. A football practice was held on Saturday with a team from Okato. The game resulted in a win for Okato by 5 points to nil. Warea played with nine men. I lie score was registered within a few minutes of knocking ofl' time by Bob Phillips, who scored a try and kicked a goal. CARRINGTON ROAD. A draught match was played at the Carrington road school between the Frankley road and Carrington road players. Twenty-four games were played, the scores being as follows: Carrington road—R. Gilbert 0 wins; C. Gilbert 2: Waters 3; B. Marsh 1; McAllister 3; total 9. Frankley ro.id-C. Chant 5 wins; E. Billing 3; S. Englefield 5; N. Chant 2; L. Groin- 0; total 15.

Refreshments were provided by the Carrington road team. Mr Englefield thanked the ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Frankley road players, for the manner in which they had been entertained, and hoped a return match would be played shortly when the Franklcy road team would return the compliment. A series of matches will probably be arranged for the winter evenings. RAHOTU.

(From Qur Own Correspondent.) The farewell social tendered to Rev. and Mrs. Foston was held in the Wesleyan Church on Monday night. Owing to the political meeting an early start was made, and the programme was hurried ihrmigh. There was a good attendance, including Hon. .las. Carrol], Messrs •iennings. M.H.R., and .Mr. Dnckrill. The Uev. .Mr. Worboys presided.. The following programme was gone through:— (iverturo, Miss liughson : address, Rev. Vj'i.rboys: piano solo, Alice llughson; i'honegraph selections. \\\ Itavnor; piano duel, Mrs. Foston and Alice llughson: ! phonograph selection. W. Raynor. During the evening Miss M. Willcox read an ad,dress to .M,-s. Fusion from her music i'V.piN, who also presented her with nu i ccasional table. Miss llughson assisted in the presentation, and Messrs. Ravnor and llughson, on behalf of the i'ungarelm, Knhotu, and Ngariki people, presided -Mr. and Mrs. Foston with an eddriss and a purse of sovereigns. The Rev. Mr. Foston suitably replied. Supper ..as then handed round, and the gathering dispersed. COMPLIM ENTAR Y SOCIAL.

There was a very large attendance at the Eahoiu Athletic Club's social, which was held on Friday night, and which was tendered as a complimentary social to the Club's encrpfeiic secretary" Mr W. C. Green. Dancing was indulged in to excellent music provided by Jlr Knowles, whilst Mr J. Rothery acted as M.C., ami carried out his duties ably. Extras were played by Misses Hona'n and Fowler. Prior to .the supper adjournment. Mr Jas. Garcia, Chairman of the Sports j Committee, made a few remark- eulogistic of the Club's Secretary. Mr W. C. Green, and referred to the painstaking and untiring manner in which lie carried out his arduous duties and also to the fact that what he did was for the sake of sport itself, as he had persistently refused to accept any bonus. The Committee, however, felt that they must recognise his zeal in some manner, ami accordingly this social was arranged. He then presented Mr Green with a handsome silver afternoon tea set, suitably inscribed, on behalf of the members of the Athletic Club. Mr Given, who was completely taken by surprise, was greeted with prolonged applause, showing the esteem in which he is hold In Ins reply he thanked athc Club for their kindness, but he did not see why lie should be singled out as others' hid worked equally hard. Three cheer- were then accorded him, after which dancinwas resumed and carried uu with \h>o r till the early hours. °

OPUNAKE. A football match was played on Friday, between the hoys of 'the Public School and the Convent, resulting in an easy wi u for the former. _ The Opunake Club got in a good practice on Saturday about 33 attendin". All the players were entertained at dinner by Mr O'Meara. The following tea-u has been cho-cn to represent Opunake in the opening match against Hawcra to be played here next Saturday :—Anderson, Baker, Hall, Martin (2) ' ])w„ -,,, Forsyth (2), Sullivan (■>), Rotherev V A. Phillips, A. Smith. 11. Young. 'Eme,geneies : Tynan, and Pipi. ,]" Ylartiu was elected captain and .1. Fnrsvth vicecaptain.