PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 148, 13 June 1908, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

KAIIOTU. A lad named Urr, residing at I'uugaleliu, had ail exciting experience on Tuesday afternoon whilst driving in to liuhotu. He was driving along the main road when his horse got, out of hand, and, turning the Kaliui road corner at a go Hop and too sharply, capsized tlie gig throwing the occupant out. The horse dragged the gig along lor about- half a chain, before the liarm=s gave way and freed it. it then bolted down the road, but was soon captured. Young Orr escaped unhurt, and the vehicle was only slightly damaged. On" Tuesday evening Major tllover, chief secretary for the Salvation Army social movement in New Zealand, accompanied by .Major and Ill's. Stone, of Klthain, and ilrs. I'ascoe, held a meeting in the Salvation Army barracks ■ here. It is now some time since there was au Army meeting, the officers having been withdrawn from here. There wai a good attendance. Mr. T. I'. Hughsoii presided and introduced the speaker-. .Mrs. Stone gave an address in connection with some special cases that came under her own observation whilst engaged in rescue work some touching cases being related. -Major I-'lover gave a .spirited address, giving a resume of work eli'ected in Java, where the tfovcrnnient had called liim to take in hand the work and had subsidised it. Major .Stone also sjioke. During the evening Ilrs. Fasroe rendered a -010 very nicely, and several items were given by -Ml-. CorkiuV |ili.>i».grapli. A vote of thanks, mined by .Mr. Ilughsi'ii anil seconded by .Mr. Curkiu. ua- pas- d. A mil-ting of lailies interested ill in'iiigiiiaLing a bazaar was held in the lull on Wednesday afternoon. There was a very good attendance oi ladies.

.Several members vf Hie hall coumiittou were present a nil explained w Itu t was required. It was unanimously decided to hold a hazaar in aid of the XUiliotu New Hall Tumi early in the new year, ami the following ladies' committee' was appointed, with power to add tu their number —Me^lame? Willeox, Kelly Mlllaneglian. Campbell, Hopkins, \Yright-. Cramer, Baker. W'vat; Mint's Kuhtaee. Willeox. and Mcfianeghan. A committee <»f gentlemen is to he appointed by I he hall committee at its next meeting, and a general meeting will he held on -lilly fith to arrange details. Every effort is to N* made to make the bazaar a gigantic Mure«.s. Cii Wednesday evening liev. Beecroft, I're-idi'iiL of the Methodist Church in Nov. Zealand, gave a lecture in the We*ieyan Cliurch Jiere on u Folks T have met in the old and Xew Worlds.'' Him' wa> u good attendanee. Mr. T. !\ (lugliMHi presided. Tin* lecturer, wh<> w.i« attentively listened to. gave a nmst on■•noting and at tlie conclu--i<>n a hearty vote ol' thanks was ac- • tir.lerj to him.