RAHOTU.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 389, 14 May 1910, Page 2

RAHOTU.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) On Sunday reference was mack' to the death of King- Edwtml at the Anglican and Methodist Churches. On Tuesday the school children were granted a 'holiday. On Sunday next a memorial service is to .be held in the Methodist Church, the anniversary services in connection with which Imve been postponed till next month. On the day of the funeral a united service has been arranged.

The Rahotu Eille Club are at present holding a competition for a trophy presented by the club. This has to be won tnree times in succession or four times at intenv.is before it becomes the property of the 'winner. Mr, J. Ouy lias also presented a riile for an aggregate prize for the best shooting during the year. Eighteen best shoots are to count out of the ti-.venly-six. Competition is now consequently very geen, and some line musters are the result. On Saturday last the shooting was as follows:

2UO 300 hep. TI. E. Harrison .. .. 33 34 2—09 L. Harrison ~ .. 33 .25, 4—Uo A. Buker. senr. ... 33 27 ' 4—64 J - .. 32 29 2—o'3 Tvlee .. , 25 27' 8 —63 A. Clare,. .. 29 f ,. 25 9-63 J. D. Christian .. . 33 /'*29 scr.—62 J. Colmev :., v 3l '29 2—62 J. Rothery ... .3],26 4—61

i. Shepherd ... 2.8 scr.—6l I. lutehingman ..'2iTI2G 6—61 - Cook ■ ... : il ;V; |>6 ' 2—o\ J. Baker. i 32, 25. 2—51 2l'w : 4-o( j. (recruit);:: "pi ft Pentel'ow (recruitf .' ; 19°''ltf ;r<I <j£4l A l . Pent clow (recruit) , E. iHawison thus securcVhis legn. The others to obtain 'leg -in are Field apd J. Slieplierd., I A matph isbeing Hjny 24th ■ between jiiiMb ttf'lUfle Clubs. ' ' i 7, v It is jyjt ..qiilt'eccrtata' r yei; "whether the C.iiib meetinc)- is to be.-ield„ijer ; e l W. f 12iW ypar the run a? very successful meeting on ,a,t n Sjli?<ib ji'prss£ntatives;/ Coast?'rl'M rf was .e^braduto' £H?fc?"to faoid a year.. So far, however, .'an'angfffi&ts are not'' very fQnvardy but a meeting■-i&'-'Vo be held "on' L Saturday, -wlipn 'thjp'Jniat.ter will be di^iissed I .'' ft'SS <b"ltS feped the meeting will not 'be allowed to lapse. V.; I',- vf-r KTW.

Although'a little' }«.te, a good many may be interested to' hear the result of the local School Committee election. There was- not much intefe'st taken in the matter, only ten ijOflseholders Ibeiijg The followW, was elected:—Messrs D. ' AngleMi 1 (chairman), P. Willcofc, T. Fleming, W. Duggan, A. W. Hood, H.,[^billjpg,'jand; ,M)cClymont (secretary). I regret to have to record the death (off Young, "of Oaonui, which occtifred on May 2nd. The little fellow, who was only 10 years of age, had'been ailifig for some time,' and had,_ recovered from ( two, or three occasions. ' He''ftad"endured his illness with such 'cheerfulness and patience as to endear himself to 'all who knew him, and much sympathy is felt for his parents. The funeral took place :at Opu,nake, and was .largely attended, his ftorn Oaonui walking some of the' way to pay theif 'last sad respects. Rev. Laybourne oiliieated at the graveside. * i' Quite a gloom was cast over the townj ship when the news was received from New Plymouth on Tuesday evening, May 3rd, that Thomas Morrow, second son of Mr. of Rahotu, had passed awav at the early age of 25 years. He was born in the district and had, lived here all his life. Of a quiet, unassuming nature, Jie was much liked and respected. I-Ie had been ailing for some time and had been under medical attention in New Plymouth, returning home a. few months ago. He was taken in r>y motor car to New Plymouth, and despite great care he died a few days later. The funeral took place at the Rahotu cemetery on the Thursday afternoon, and was very largely attended. The Rev. Addenbrooke officiated at thi' graveside. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow :ind family have the sympathy of everyone in the district.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillips have gone on a fortnight's visit to Auckland and Whangarei. A new arrival is Miss F. M. Martin, 1 from Wellington, who is a musician with high credentials. This young lady •teaches piano, violin, and voice culture. Sir. Maunder, recently appointed master of the Kahui school, assumed control on Wednesday test. Mrs. Penwarden, who has had charge of the school for the past two years, has been compelled to resign owing to ill-health. The news that the Motor Company is purchasing a vehicle specially for the mail service is- gratifying. At present the running, though slightly better than it was a few weeks ago, leaves room for improvement, dfelays being too frequent. The mail now is timed to 'arrive here about o p.m. from Mew Plymouth and to leave again about 7 a.m. This, even on time-table running, is not very satisfactory to the local business men who have urgent correspondence to attend to and when other delays occur, the inconvenience is accentuated. It is extremely awkward to those who reside out of the township and not being able to get to the post office during the quarter of an hour it is open after the mail arrives, do not receive their mail .till next day. The old horn? coach still comes bowling gailv along as per usual up to time about '2.30 p.m., and many are beginning to ask why an early mail is not forwarded by it as well as by the later coach. Other districts have two or three mails per day, and where conveniences exist advantage should certainly be taken of them. The Parihaka Road Board elections have proved that the ward system is not so successful as its advocates anticipated. When the whole district elected seven members the cry was that some .portions of the district got too many representatives and other parts could set none. Now the district is divided into six wards, with one member from each, there is still difficulty in getting esome wards represented, not because the voting power of the other wards is too much for them, but because no one is snlficiontlv public-spirited to come forward. When nominations were closed one candidate (Mr. Ducker) appeared for the Warea ward, and of course was elected unopposed. For Rahotu. Oaonui and Hymn tw.o candidates in eaoh w n rc received, and elections resulted as follows:—Eahotu: P. Willoox (retiring member) 44. defeated G. H. Tylee (former member) 28. Oaonui: J. Young

retiring member) 4(i defeated Pan! Cook 2!). Ojiiiii: M. Deegan (former niemeer) 41 defeated G. Asliby 39. For Puugareliu and Opunake wards no nominations were received. On being advertised again T. llarvey (sitting member) was returned -unopposed for Pungarehu. Opunake still lias no representative. A rather strange coincidence is that on a ballot being taken at the first Board meeting to decide which members shall retire next year resulted in Messrs Deegan, Willcox and Young being selected —the three members who had to fight for their stats this time.

A slight shock of earthquake was felt here on Monday. Although it would only entail getting up a little earlier to bring the cows in very majiy of our local people have not seen the comet, and this despite the fact that it is so long since it appeared before. If it were a dance, a sports meeting or a circus much more interest would be taken in it. Perhaps, however, they 'are looking forward to seeing it in the evening shortly.

A ball to celebrate the opening of the new hall is shortly to be held. Lt is to eclipse in magnificence the comet. When the hall committee take anything in hand no pains are spared to ensure its success'. The •"Annual meeting of the committee takes place on Mondav, 23rd '■ '

Thai Siilk 'supply is rapidly falling I the factory will soon only be running every other day. The weather at present is warm and wet and there is every prospect of good grass for the 'whiter.