INTERESTING ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 25 July 1907, Page 3

INTERESTING ITEMS.

The annual meeting of the Taranaki Educational Institute, to elect officers, etc., will be held at the Education office on Saturday next, at 1.30 p.m.

The next meet of the North Tairanaki Huut Chili will he held at Rugby road, noar Inglewood, on Thursday, August 1. Members from this end of the district who intend riding to Inglewood are requested to meet at Mr Gus Sole's residence at 8.30 a.m. sharp. After lundi at Inglewood a start will he made from the PosWHce at noon for Rugby road, whore some good country has been secured. Given a fine day the meet should be a successful one, as the club has a large number of enthusiastic members in the Inglewood district. The club intends holding a dance at Bell Block on Thursday, August 29, to wind up the season.

Mr J. Jones, architect, invites tenders, to close on August 10, for the erection of a Catholic Church at Waitarm.

The ladies' section of the boot department of the New Zealand Clothing Factory is quite a feature of this firm's large business. It is fitted up with every convenience, is presided over by a competent saleswoman, and carries a large and varied stock of high-class boots and shoes. The Omata Road Hoard notify their intention of striking a %d in the ,-e rate on all ratable property within the Omata road district.

Among the items at the High School concert at Whitcley Hall to-night are contributions by Messrs Bennington, Clark and Hnslain,and gymnasium itens by pupils of the school, instructed by Mr. \V. I.intz.

Now that oil matters arc advancing so well at Inglewood, intending investors

will do well to secure Moa Petroleum Company shares whilst the opportunity offers aiid the premium is small. The capital is only £OSOO, and if oil is met with, of which experts are sanguine, a substantial rise may be anticipated. Mr. R. Woodhouse is Tsirnnaki's broker, and will be pleased to ;,ive all Information on application. Christie and Glenn, land and financial I agents, Manaia. report that they have disposed of the following properties:—

107 acres on the TCofciri road, from Mr. 1). .1. Hughes to Mr B. Y. Shaw, of

Ok:iil.n 100 acres mi the Miingawhero read, from Dr. J'airniau to Mr T. A. Bridge; also Tcasu of (i 5 aeres, from Mr i. Silvester to Mr W. .7. Oldficlrt. The draughts tournament; to be commenced this afternoon at 2 o'clock nt the Borough Council Chambers is creating a good deal of interest amongst local players. A large numlier of players intend taking part, and as many of them are keen and skilful exponents of the checkhoard, some first-class games are expected. Players are requested to supply their own boards at the tournament.