DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 63, 5 September 1911, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

(Fn in Our Own Correspondents). INGLEYVOOD. An alarm of fire was given on Sunday evening about 8.30, when the residence of Mr. Collinwood was discovered by, some neighbors to be on fire. The ownei is at present away on a visit to the Old Country. The Kev. Mr. Gatman, Primitive Methodist minister, is living in the house. It appears that this gentleman had a fire in a dining-room previous to going out to one of the outlying places to conduct service, and, as a precaution, left a. piece of iron in front of the fire. However, by some means or another the place got alight. Messrs. Jones, Fawcett and J. laylor effected an entrance, and at once got to work on the flames so successfully that when the .brigade arrived the fire was practically out. Considerable damage was done to the furniture in the room, but, fortunately, the fire did not have time to spread to the rest of the house. The leader of the lire brigade would like to ask any person who goes to the bell to give an alarm of fire, to give plenty of ''ring," as on this occasion, several of the brigade did not hear the bell, and so were noi on hand at the station. The Boy Scouts are having a despatchcarrying contest on Thursday next. Five Scouts under the orders of Scout Sid. Quickfall will attempt to get a despatch I through to the electric power house. The j surrounding country will he held by the ' rest 5 of the troop, under command of Pati-ol Leader Raymond Macßeth. Anyone who would like to be "in at the deat,h" is invited to be in the vicinity of the power house about 5 o'clock. WAREA. I In;, my last notes it appeared that the local' dairy company had sold their September butter for liy 2 d. This price should have read 12V 2 d. 'Tlie Taranaki- Acclimatisation Society have placed 10,000 young -rainbow trout ill the local ponds, and a consignment 'of'bjown. trout,.will-.be sent-down later *!•" J -"••- >■■ : ' ■ J- :'■ ; 8 *•',*! ' Mr. Pepper, the ne.wly-appointed Presbyterian minister, has taken tip his Xhities. He preached his first'service in the hall-.on Sunday :mdrning;: ' The: weather: |s still warm and dry, Md there-is very little growth in thi 'gVass yet. Rain is needed. • The creeks, .s*anjps .and :rivers arc 'as-' low : now at 'tliey/ are in the middle of the dry summer, and-people are beginning to wonder 'if, the summer will be'equally tlry. :■ '"'. '., .TONCiAPORUTU. - ■ ■■ - The weather tI)H winter has Been the driest for tile past -seventeen year*. ■ damatis are in full 'bloom, -and a - M<wi»t;;Mu>:SMiger/Jiud' Sheiv-up > tlie river from here to:Piitiki M>y boat would v satisfy Jpvcr*: of nature ■•'as- -tliey /ever have, been. ; .satisiie'a so.-.earty '-siitile" ycijir. .beipre. . The' sjener.yi-'along:' the* banks,of the rivet" is -moaCbettntrful. : oil launch Te.Kawau:'.has-not 1 beep: in for over a week, but is-expected "to-day with- a full load.. • .■* 'A cribha-gfimateh, Married' v. Single, : is • 'to„,be .o>i,. Friday-next. * Th» following players will represent thfcmar- ' Wqd,:,'. Messrs.-.AlcKoy, :»eti.,- ' nian,W., H,;.>ky.ers'toek v /It. OiDonnell, ' E. Liing, W. Rigg, F. Ratteuburg; .'L. HiHeliuis;-R, E,: OiU.ounell,- A: Thompson. Singly; Messrs. L. Rattenburg, F. Bel'liliaw,. J. J. .diaprtiair.rjniu", . id- Collins; iM. Thompson, (jrStratton s T. . VYalsh, J v AfoKoy,jun., A':, .ft.- Kggleton.: The winners are to -pla'y oil' with the married -men.-oi.Okau. ■ The winter aea''so'n -i« : ill, <; be.. :i brpugli.t: to a close,-with aiKichetors'..ball, to bevheldin-'.tlio Ml'on? yScp'l'ember'29. '.-■>;■ - -■•;. ■■•■,. ;.(i'..' . .Tlie: filling,-at:, the washout tha-ti-'oc-.-f curred here on .Aprib.23. .skst-. will• itaMr ..cbinp'leted sufficiently;,for jvehiclcs? ov*r,o\t, ; AVedJW»i!ay-ii;fext>; )).-„: h. -r,. Wi Jong4elit '-want 1b -about i-to -be': remedied.• -JJurtag ihe pasfe'sixteen-yeara:-'' vehicles have not been able to 'get", withjn sontc.. 1 :.tnventy.« It'liitf.fts' of-'-the: '■■ eeju.ej.ary, and a road is uo\v:Mhig formed froin;- the,- main- road- right d6\vn'-to"tl«s" " .ceiusitery gate. • .•;■:•:-■ :: .r ■'' i--" .Cows are;eoming in, and. the •hum of jtlw separators will soon be heard;-'- ' ~ A-.,meeting, of the School iCmiiniittee-' ~\vas . held on ■•Saturday- evening.-': The, ■' .financial- position,-. is ,; better now: tlmrt cveruij. has boen, -.thanks v to '■tlw'heatf • teacher,-Mr. Jiggletoii. ;■ Owing' tcV'-'his'-rt's-'-■■Histanci: '.the. credit, bale noes in liiind-aftef-,lJi»y;iiig.;all.:i(c«>:Unts to dat« is-£6--7s 83;--" it was {decided to fence. roriud'HliW schbbl; ■ so as to keep cattle.-off the. gn'rdeii the ,; ;diililren -have- made.-- Tftc tjHiar-' " terly.. report- iwas- iecciv.ed,u.;\ui(t'"'(i-Is6"'a- " report from the.head, teacheras toHla.m- 1 ' age caused to the school childrc'tl's'trtoia- ' and- his and -the-.Educaitioit.ißbard'stiproi 1 " ,perty through the cupboard being removed from inside tiitv; hall >on 'the ev<W-" : ing of the ladies' ball.. The damage--t*- : - records,, -etf., oiinnofc'.be testimatal,' -buff- ; it Aviir take about £4 to.-replace: "the'..books, etc. • ■ . , :: '- '--- ■''< ">' '■ . Our footballers : will-incut' Ureti^'on''■ Saturday; next) and the following^'inem-*"-' bers-of our chvb are awked to b« ; -?it' ; L'rcti by 2 p.m.:—E. Parr; :U:-..Parf,"l'.' "■ Parr, C.-Johns; X. Street, .-S.vl'nk'f, IV " ■Eggleton,-JV. ('lu-riugtoiv.- -L Walsh, Rau- ; niivti, V. Belshaw, J. Ak-Koy. K'Sangster, fl. Reeves. H. O'DonncHVp-.'Giii'S'dn---' Si.l,' Herbert;-,R. o'-Donnell,'...jiin." ■"" > Two new drinking troughs' ar"e; beiilS' ', put up by. the P.W.D., oite-in frb-iifc'of ~ the -Post.. Office -and the oflipr'i:-(ft--'"the 'rise of the Rapa-nui- - .a. .boon to tlie .travelling public, and .'-the animals.' especially, during the: long 'dry - summer days., " . ■'■■" -'-• ■'■'■ •■ <'■ I. bear thvt a good sum-of mOlieV be put on th-a estimates'tow road : 'wi!l ; '' get what it is badly in nrw<l : of, viz„'• metal- A good gravo'l pit ' the -main road is available: ■ -•'"" ■''•■" - —--c:i