DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 251, 16 October 1908, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

"WAITAIiA IiOAD. The Lepporlon Hand of Hope gave a very successful entertainment in the Jluirangi Hall on Wednesday. The following temperance song s were rendered: "The No-License .Marseillaise," "Onward all ye people,'' "Strike out the Top Line,' 1 ami " Uod Bless Our Land." The following contributed items: Pianoforte solo, Miss JDodd; solo, llr. lioberts: recitations, .Miss West, .Miss ,1. Wright. 'Miss I'. Hall, and Mr. Brown. Son-js 'Were rendered by Miss K. Dodd, Mr. lirown, and Master Allan Old: and a duet by Miss Hull and Mr. Roberts. A very sueces.-dui dialogue, " WanLr l. a Cook," was well rendered by several' members of the company. During the evening Mr. O. 11. Maunder delivered a very interesting and instructive ad-1 dress on the composition of beer ami. its after-cU'ecls, which was attentively listened to.

I The weather here lately has been Al. Crass is plentiful, and all early oat and wheat crops are looking well. 1 Farmers are very busy getting in the remainder of the oat seed, and prewiring grourtd for green feed for autumn aud aiso for turnips. Farmers' herds are milking well thi s year, and in thr majority of oases cows have come in early. With several new suppliers the Wuitai'a Road factory bitts for a very <hi.ml reason. The supply of nnlk coming to the factory and the Keliy Road Creamery i s just double wha'l it was this time last year. Owing to the increased supply the directors have under ronsideratiou the putting i JL of another separator. Messrs. Jlray Bros, have secured tii" l output of butter at IP/,d, ami if the ■cason eontiuues favourable the output will be a record one for the factory. Mr. lieppell has just installed a Lawrence-Kennedy (Jillies milking machine and oil engine, ami intends dairying in the future.

There appear* to be no move in the direWioii of anyone coming out for Taumaranui Air. .lennings. W'll he have a walk-over this time? J, at all cvouK think he justly deserves it. WAITARA. Air. JI. T. Joll. who has been a resident of Cruti for many years past, has disposed of his farm there and has out the Taranaki Meat Bazaar •bonnes. Ht' and his family will reside in New Plymouth. The, s.s, Waitangi is barbound at Raglan, but it is expected she will get out. to-day. Labor Bay passed very quietly here, the only place of business closing being the Uank of New Zealand. The Waitnva Thesipian Society have bonked St. .John's Tlal! for Thursday. November 12th, wften they will stage the three-act comedy ".Tane." The Masonic TTotid ilias changed hands. Air. McPufY having sold out to Mrs. ' Casack. |