DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 252, 17 October 1908, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAKIOA. The annual cricketers' dance was held in the local hail oil Thursday last. The night was particularly line, and there was a verv larsrc allenilame. people coining from all 'parts of the coast. A good supper was handed round an I much appreciated. During the evening songs were contributed bv .Messrs. Kol'y and. \V. harking. The sum of £3 13s was taken at the door. The final competition for .Mr. \V. (liblions' trophy (a silver-mounted pipe) was lirwl for on Saturday, and resulted in" a win for .Mr. Fred Jenkins, who registered a score of 238 at the. three com--■pctilions. Only two others got anywhere- near him, namely, -Mr. \V. Hi. Smith, 220, and Herald Corkill, 207. A meeting of live Cricket Club w'll be held on Saturday evening. The weather lately has been rath"!' on the damp side. Still, the gra»s is j | making a start to grow, and the niilk-i I Supply is increasing rapidly at I lie factory, one supplier having over iOOHili I of milk daily, -while there are one or ■ two more not far behind. The iiicreesi" I of milk has caused four of our suppliers | 'to get new carts, the old ones not being I' large enough to curry the quantity tint ■ will be available this season. I .Mr. C. K. Bellringer, candidate for !.!ie ! Taranaki seat, addressed the electors of this district last Friday night. There I were about sixteen present, .Mr. 11. Co.--I hett presiding. Mr. Bellringer's address was on the same lines as those previous-. ly given by him. At the conclusion he i was accorded a vote of thanks. v