INGLEWOOD NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 316, 1 June 1911, Page 8

INGLEWOOD NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent!. Quite n number of friends and weil wishers of Mr. J. Carrie, of the local staff of the Rank of New S'outh Wales, who has received notice of transfer to Wellington, assembled in Messrs Percival and Messenger's offices on Monday evening to bid him farewell and Godspeed. Representatives of the cricket, tennis, dramatic, debating and swimming clubs were among those assembled. Mr. 11. .1. M. Thomson presented Mr. Carrie with a handsome travelling bag and rug as a small token of the goodfellowship which had always existed between llr. Currie and the townspeople. Mr. Currie, he said, had always taken a prominent part in everything that was going, and his services were always at the disposal of those who required them. His departure would cause a gap hard to fill. As Mr. Currie's move meant promotion, he could only wish him luck, sorry as they were to lose him. Mr. Currie, who was much moved, said that lie could never thank the IngJewood people for all the kindness they had shown him since his arrival. lie was, however, deeply grateful, as when a fellow was away from home he felt little kindnesses more than when he was surrounded by his own people. He thanked them heartily for their most handsome and tangible expression of their goodwill.

Later in the evening Mr. Currie was entertained in the Parish Hall by the members of the Presbyterian Church. There was an interesting concert' programme, after which the Rev. Richards said that lie regretted he had only had time to begin to know Mr. Currie when he had to part with him. However, during tlie short time he had known him lie had found Mr. Currie to be of sterling worth, and he had been of invaluable assistance to the speaker in the church. For some time he had ably, filled the position of secretary of the church, and his place in this respect would be hard to fill. Messrs Curtis, Ward. Lindsay, Roberts and Mrs. Sutlieiland also spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr. Currie's work, in connection with the church. Mr. C'urrie was then presented with a gold albert and a set of gold sleeve links, suitably inscribed. In reply, Mr. Currie briefly but feelingly .thanked the members for their kindness. Supper was Mien purFaken of and much appreciated, after which games were played. Altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent. '' * One of the greatest misfortunes that lias occurred here for some time was caused by the rocent Hoods. Tho bridge under construction across the Man.anui river 011 the Bristol road was almost tonipietely washed ftwgy, The river rose very rapidly, and great treo trunks were lacing down the stream and bumping the bridge with considerable force, and although it withstood the llood for some rime, as the water rose a large part of ' structure was carried away. Tlio debris was followed down the river for a considerable distance and attempts were made to rope it into the bank, but they "Mi' fruitless, and the wreckage reached the rapids, where it was practically broken up. About 20 tons of steel had a ready been put into the bridge, and all this was carried away. A meeting of the direetorh of the Jlacon Comjxwj' was hel'd on Saturday afternoon t.o consider the question of improving the water power at the factory. It is proposed to make a slight deviation 111 the race and to conduct the water over the latter part of its journey Through pipes.