PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 172, 11 July 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

YY'AltiU, (From Our Own Correspondent). The local school opened on Tuesday, after the winter holidays. ( ' The W'arca, dairy factory will pro- r lahly open next week, as tlic concrete t blocks lor the separators will be set i by then, and the purls of the boiler s that had to be taken lo the foundry i ought lo be back here, and everything, it is hoped, will be in full swing again. Mr. (irayling is milking good progress Willi the new concrete penstock. , This district will be just about de- t sorted on Wednesday, for nil who can ■ possibly get awav will be going i«l« - Now I'lyuioulh to see the great fool- I ball malch. Taranaki v. Drilain. ' A meeting „f t |, e Wurca Defence Club was held in the library room on Thursday night. 'lucre, was a fair attendance ol members, Mr. C. 11. Xing presiding. A selection committee composed ol three members, Messrs. W. U. Clarke (captain), C. 11. King (president), and V. I'. ltobins-On (secretary) were appointed to pick the teams for travelling or for firing matches agaiiiSl other clubs. Mr.' A. tiny, who is leaving the district .shortly, having resigned his position as halidicupper, Mr. 11. Cornell was appointed in his stend. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. lluy for his past services. Il was decided lo procure a shooting, outfit, as the vice-presidents' trophy, 1 which they have presented between tliein. The conditions are that, it is to be fired for on .Saturdays, and the ranges will be 200 yds, 300 yds, 500 yds. and (iOOyds. The trophy must be won twice in succession or three times at . intervals before becoming the property , of the winner. I It was decided that those sworn Ml as . members of the club Unit have never . been on the range, or nre in arrears j- with their subscriptions, lie given their r , discharge from the club, ,ns soon as .. they ask for it.

The committee appointed at the previous meeting to look for another range, reported that tliey had looked all around the district, and the best id all had a house at the back of it. Another committee was set up to see if a (iOOyds range could be got from a hill opposite the store. 'iViS hill is W most suitable in the district if the distance can lie git. The following is the team that has been selected to travel to Oakura on Saturday to meet the Kaitake riflemen: \V. IT. Julian, T. R. Julian, W. J:'-. Smith, G. Corkill, B. Anderson, T. Jenkins, W. B. Clarke, and V. P. Robinson.

A meeting of the sub-Hall Committee was held on Thursday night. PtvUmi-s Messrs T. ]•:. Larkin', C. H. King, \V. MeLachlan (chairman), V. P. Robinson, anil W. B. Clarke. It was decided to hold a ball in aid of the hall funds on Wednesday. July 22. The weather' is still wet and cold here. The grass seems (o be still growing a little, but would grow a great deal more if we were to have a few weeks sun instead of rain, as it appears we arc going to have before it clears up.

RAHO'fU. (From Our Own Correspondent). Sir. W. C. Green, formerly manager of the Crown Company's factory here, ami present manager of the Golden Hay Dairy Co.. Takaka. is at present on a holiday visit |o this district renewing old acquaintances. Mr. 11. A. Mills, of Rahotu, has purchased a farm on the Newnll road an.; intends removing there shortly. The weather during the past fewdays lias been very wet and cold, and as a result feed is'geUiiisr scarce. Mr Arthur Corbett is leaving the district, next m'mth, having leased his Farm on (he Ihnja road, Opunake, The allomianco at the Kahui road school has considerably increased since the School has been a full-time one, and as at present every available seat, is occupied, an enlargement should soon be necessary.