DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 161, 25 November 1912, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

(Froza Our. Own. Correspondent.) TATARAIMAKA. Things have been humming here lately. The Wesleyk'hs; : erer alive to the call of duty ; " have 1 just'held a most successful bazaar in" the ancient schoolhouse here. •'■•;■ ; .i i' :.:::• j .' .

.Strange fliAt. neaily all the mriiuings here should :.b'e '.of, eiie styk of• architecture. ( , 'The features of this style, fiena'iftsa'Jijee or otherwise, appears to he doors, ,very..Vwi ; i;d\v.i'low (and small, windows 'sma3i;-loW.'' ; an(l. narrow, roofs low and high. '-.,. . '■.;' . : ; r .• ; has promised", u's, 'at' visi'j; from its overseer, who up.',the'ancient; edifice a bit. '. '■' ';''.'• '.',[".- ">' But ..iVe j'jWaitdered.''from our. bazaar. Well, o'f.coflrsefitlje'tmostjnoiiceable thing about it' was. | ;'tl'ie\jacl!es T '.' They cooked, cleaned,' wajte^.iju'ilie.stalls, and on the ninnerous r liuu'«rj'rlior(l'es.. of'people, as only ■ ladies .qui...And'when at last the end- came i[ ,.th^., l 'the. clergyman. iJVe'.l^uMs./aiid'':ttie buyers, the young men..' andv- ; tu.e'. maidens, and the kiddies were.altAve'll'' satisfied, with the result. ■''..' '.-.

An entertainipent...wjji .be lield for the benefit'of the scliool on Friday evening, November''2sL'.V j'liear that, a large contingent: is,floming.from Okato onthe occasion, as, ia pniy natural,'being sister townships.;..,/. M !'''-,„ '■■•,.. "■ ~. . Tataraim'aka. jejeWjiuri 'about -the railway. Wlien.'tiie rii'iiway.jfever was running its■'•coursa, '(lie- site for the Tataraimaka station-how was locally surveyed, as also the'route.!, ;.The'y'wo'und up by locating the sL%|ionffiast'er; who has now ceased to reside iiere.;' , I presume he fijlt disgusted at,the''c\is\s.edncss of the thirjg, and, like the swallows.- flew not south, but north. ':. . V' '-." ' i

; waitara'road. ! I '-.'.:.." - ; :j-!t- ■;■;-. :, ;' -r : - ■ j A .native" social, organised -by Messrs W. Nean, T. PueY Hojje.ißangi Taputu, Rori Wate.nfe': and 'Ha|Kv;Rangi Taputu, i was held in' ;Che .Hurrangi Hall on Tuesday evening, last. < ] Although 1 *in-the fiu'sh of the milking season, a good muster of both Maoris, and: pakehas turned out, and ; a most enjoyable evening was spent, and reflected credit on the native committee for the manner in which the whole affair was conducted.- During the evening they gave a couple oihakas,iand also the poi dance. Dancing; was the chief amusement, interspersed by songs; Mr. Dick Brown contributed a song, "I would like to call you sweetheart" also'"I want to be a soldier"; Mr. Noble Keenan sang "Good-bye, Eliza; Jane," and Mr. J. W. Hunt (Pene Pue).-..gave' a 1 cake walk. Mr. Tom Pue acted 1 as! M.G., the music being supplied by [Messrs Atautaki, John Mnrclra and ! W. KahuV A good supper was provided, Mr. Hiitchenson. of Waitara, catering, and a .most enjoyable evening was brought to a close at midnight. '■; r. •:.•■•■