DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 170, 24 January 1912, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS

EGMONT VILLAGE. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) On Friday last the annual Sunday School tea and concert took place. The weather, though dull and overcast, kept fine throughout the afternoon and evening, and the whole affair went off splendidly. In the afternoon the children had, races and games, and nearly qvery child had a trophy, most of them in the shape -of toys, which they proudly .exhibited to everyone who came along. The R*v. Houchen and Mrs. Matthews kept the children well employed till tea time,/and at 5 o'clock a very hungry and happy crowd did ample justice to the excellent spread provided* for them at the'hall. At eight o'clock the hall was well filled with an expectant audience, who fully appreciated the excellent programme provided for them. The following items were contributed:—Selection by the orchestra, "Harvest Festival March"; song, Mrs. Mcßeth, "island of Dreamis"; song, Mr. 0. Kinsella, "Tara's Halls"; pianoforte solo, Miss'Rudd;'song, Mr. Frank Price, "Simon the Cellarer," encored ''The Diver"; song, Mr. L. Francis; reading, Mr. A. Morton,, one' of Mjrs. Caudle's curtain lectures; song, Mr. Dewhirst, "Let Me Like 'a' Soldier Fall," encored, "Bonny Mary of, Argyba";, song, Rev. Houchen; song, Mr. 0. Kinsella; violin duet, Messrs. Gordon Marsh and F. Dewhirst, "Empress"; duet. Mrs. McBeth and Mr. Frank Price; song, Rev. Houchen (encored); recitation, Miss Berry; recitation, Mrs: Mcßeth, "Roses";, song, Mr. Frank Price, "We all love Jack."

During the entertainment the Rev. Houchen presented the prizes to the pupils of the Sunday School. In bis remarks with reference to the school work he said that great credit was due to Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Olsen for the excellent way in which the school was conducted, and that the people of the district and also the children themselves evidently fully appreciated their efforts, as clearly shown by the large attendance. There are now over 50 children attending and the prizes presented to them cost over £5. After the entertainment supper was handed round and then the floor was cleared and dancing indulged in for an hour. '•* •

The factory pay this month is the large&t yet this season, and on Saturday most >of the village people journeyed either to New Plymouth or Inglewood to try and get rid of some of it. for out here; it's a well known fact that "money is made round to go round," Most of the farmers have saved their hav, although some of them have had hard luck and had it spoiled by the rain. The season thus "far has been anything but good for haymaking, but we are hoping for better things later on. Local anglers are whipping the rivers with varying sucoess. This gentle art seems to be rapidly gaining favor in the district, quite a number of "new hands" having now "talron it on." Rule 16 in the regulations for trout fishing seems to be- worrying most of them. It reads: "No person shall take or catch more than twenty trout in anyone day. the penalty for so doing to be a fine of not more than £50."