PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 40, 6 February 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

RAHO'IV, j (From Uur Own Correspondent), Air' iljo ji r/jiliy Jiv. Uipt. -I. A. Oolmer took .place ,al. the vjjoefri range mi Saturday, Jiinil: yti-i :'Won b££Mr. Arthur Phillipuith.jl score,of (>l. including a handicap :pi itxs' TUe conditions weiv -.even .-liots 200 yds and-^H> ; vu-, Tin* wind ! : \>as H vcj'^ l .irii.-ky-nail a number of good )*} tfttfij fVK-tt- at ;ji "Hy ((-. 'lli:•iu i• •r- --! est iri these' competition- ha- been well , maitil.lined throughout the -liiunh'r. and . ii is expected that Raho'.u will be v. ! pivsenh'd at th > Taran.tki A-sociaiion piieding. Scole. : jA. I'lliliip* ~ .. '2l't l!i; li (il |K. Ilarri.-on .. :;n 23 4 jd. <iuy :i:i Is i; jd. \ .. L.i 2n II .">7 jI. tobner .. .. :;2 21 s«-i\ .VI jV. I vnil .. .. ■_'<» hi Ii; .".2 : Pennington .. .. u In l»i II Till' |i>r;ll «-»(" 111 •! 'I .morning after the < hri-lma- vn<-aii«>u. , Mis- Demp-ey. who has J j*'*-m .for the pa-t three year-. ha- been appointed to tin- iVntral an.! Ii r 1 place is ifinporarily !• IN-d !•;. Mis- : O'Rrien. of .Vcw Plvuioa: ; .Mr. -I. -I. < am|"il»eil, h-idmaMer "f . tho I'.u-al M'liOul. win. Jj.»- Ui-< a aw;t\ «n j a visit to lla\vkr"> lt;iy. jr. mupuuii d by , Mr-. CanmMl and tainilv. rr-tunmd ":i | Nu^by. Tuesday was an p\<-( p;i.iu-illy buy day here, being Ui ( > ova-ion .1' Mr. Newlon Kin#'* fortnightly -ale. and also tin' half-yearly native pay day. Mr. tfaek\ Native Lands Agriit. arrived in Rahotn on Monday, and at one- n;iunu'iK'td paying out. N;j 1 i\•. pay-days pass away wry <tui<l]v and orderly nowaday-. A good many nniivc- are milking tor tin* various lactone... an! have more idoa of tlie value of money than formerly, and those who arc not milking generally have their money mortgaged lo the storekeeper, butcher, ete. Tli,. weather -still continue* very dry, ' and raiit i> urgently required. The distriot i* surrounded wiUi smoke from > hush firoH. and unless rain consideralde damage will he done to the j gra-s. which is already scarce,