DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 20, 17 February 1909, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

WARE A. (From Our Own, Correspondent.) A meeting of the Cape lOgiuont llor liciiliural Society was held in the hall on .Monday evening. There was a fair attendance of the committee, .Mr. .lames Rurgcss presiding. Tue following .lodges were elected for the show to lie held on .Marrii :i next:-I'ot plants, .Mr. .1. IS. Groom; cut blooms. Hisses .\Jace and Rooks; vegetables, Captain Mace; fruit. •I. li. (Iroom: honcv. preserves, pickles, etc., Mrs. Ken-buck; bread, cakes, etc., .Mr. Clarke; floral designs. Mis. Roger:* and Mrs. Chambers; miscellaneous, .Mrs. • iroom and -Mrs. Calmer; refreshments, .Mescalines -Millar. Larking and Corbett, Stewards -I'ot plants. Mr. T. Layardcut blooms. .Mrs. Seflou: vegetables', Ruy -liili.ui and 1-". denkins; fruit. .Mr. C I'onwnrden; preserves, pickles, etc.. .Miss 11. Corbett; dairv produce, etc.. -Mr. ;\!c, Laciila.li: bread, cakes, etc., Mrs. Clarke: bouquets and table designs. Miss Vraucis ami I-'. Corbett; miscellaneous. .Mrs. Corbett. It was decided to write to the inspector of police asking him to stall i constable at, the show. Messrs T. 10. Larking. T. R. Julian. .1". I'utt. II Sl.niin;,. C. 'iv. Kevell. ami T. Layiml were elected a committee to run the competitions. It was decided to leave the arraiigcruonls for space to the pros! dent and secretary.

U'AITAKA. Til.. Wak-mui's .•;».--.> from WaiiiU-ji is /is follows: quarters „f l.t-i-t". 27-!:) carcases .if million. !IKI carcases (il lamb, l.'l'Jli boxes uf sundries, SI casks t)f La! I"W. X!! C.SNS lII' Mir,,, (i lull's „f leather, •Jill) sucks .nf liiilis. IS7II Imlis i.l' wool Tin' i|iniiil.ilv nf wool is tli,. largest, shiniiu'iil Unit Ims I'Vi'i- Koiit- from Wuiiar.,, in oni' bod loin. Evidently tin- district is nukiii;. huge strides in' wool produe iiiS- 'i'l'i'- U'hnkatano is Llit- next Lout lo hind. Slii' is i'.\[KVUid on or about Uio Ist nf March. Mr. -1. SolVc's son Ocorgc, whilst "iv gaged in his employment in the canning department of Messrs. Ilorthwick anil Son's works, had three fingers of his rghl hiuiil cut verv liswllv. The first linger was taken oil at tiie joint, and I hi' second and third wen- i-ni slanting ly near the (op. Dr. Chiridgc ilrcssc' the wounds, hut considere.l ii advisable to semi the lad to the hospital. Tin!- Waitara school '-fNciirsimi to Xgaire on Friday was somnwhat niarreil by rain. A slight shower "was experienced on the way down, and just after lunch it rained heavilv pulling an end to all thought of games'. Mr. S. (;. Frasi-i- returned home on Friday after a very pleasant trip in the West Coast Sounds, whitmor he had gone to recuperate his health. lam pleased to hear he hcneliled considerably.