PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 3 September 1907, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.) WAREA. The Rev. T. Fisher gave an interesting lecture on Friday night. The night being wet only a dozen turned out. A number of pictures was shown by means of Mr Fisher's limelight* The lecture was on "The History of tho Church of England." Mr F. Roebuck, of Okato, was the successful tenderer for carting uie butter from the local factory to the Moturoa Freezing Works.

Mr 11. Pelhani has been engaged lately at the factory making alterations for tho combined churn and butter-worker that is expected to arrive shortly. Several oilers have ITcen 'made lor this season's butter, but none so far lms been accepted. The directors are hanging off for a better price. The best offer is 10'/ 8 d per lb. Most of the fruit trees are out in full bloom.

Mr S. Dalrymple, Government Inspector of Machinery, is shortly ospected at the factory oil his annual inspection of the boiler.

The Warea v. Rahotu shooting match did not come off on Saturday last owin» to the wet weather." ° 2/9/07.

PUNGAREHU. A plain and fancy ilress ball, give by the gentlemenjmarried and single of l'uiigarehu, was held in the Pungt rehu hall on the evening of August 30tl and,_ notwithstanding the continuou downpour, was most successfully at tended, quite a number journeying froi: Rahotu and Oaonui, Owing" to til heavy rain during the day, the gentle men were prevented from carrying ou their desire to nicely decorate the hail but all the same everything passed ot quite beyond expectations. On tin Grand March being played, about a couples took the floor. The numbei land appropriateness of the fancy cos tunics worn by the ladies made the besl display seen on the coast for some time With Mr Knowles, one of the best pianists Witween New' Plymouth and Hawera supplying the music, and the floor in capital order, it was not to be won-

dered .it tTuit none seemed willing to leave until the end of a firstrate programme, which was fmisli-d at 4.30 a.m. _About 12.30 a splendid supper was handed round, and then at 3 o'clock more refreshments were at the disposal of those again desirous of satisfying the "inner man." One of the features of the evening was the graceful dancing of the Highland Fling, in full Highland costume, by Miss Rookes, and which was so much appreciated that she had to respond to a ' most enthusiastic encore. The duties ,<>f M.'sC. were capably carried out liy Messrs Walter Harrison, W. Harvey, and W. Sorrcnson. Those in fancy dress were: Mrs W. Harrison, "Lady Teasle"; Mrs_H. Martin, gipsy; Mrs Robinson, Grecian lady; Miss Rookes, Highland lassie; Miss Barrett, "Dorothy"; Miss 'M. Barrett, Russian spinner; Miss Orr, British maid; Miss Keasberry, Norman peasant girl; Miss C. Keasberry, Tunesinn girl; Miss F. Harvey, Japanese girl; Miss Mis,. Geisha girl; Miss McHannigan, Red-cross nurse; 'Miss Dew, "Irish Molly"; Miss Sorensen /'Queen of Roses"; Miss Gilmore, flower girl; Miss Rothery, hospital nurse; Miss Strong "Erin Gobroch"; Mr W. Harrison, English genttitaan of the 17th century; Mill. Martin, Turk; Mr Layard, Indian ! prince; Mr Doouy, footballer; and Kaipo, roluntecr. 1