DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 252, 14 March 1913, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

AY ARE A. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I understand the local .Sunday School children's picnic will lit held on the beach on Kastor Monday. The local hall has nov,' another improvement which will he a great benefit to the ladies who superintend the washing np of the dishes. Some time ago a sink was procured, and it was set in the other day by Messrs. Penwanlen and Hart free of charge. The Horticultural Society's Show which was held last week proved to he a very successful one. perhaps the best the Society has hail. /11 some sections there were not quile as many entries us in other years, but the quality was superior, especially in the vegetables. The successful winners of the special prizes and points prizes are as follow:—Pot Plants. C. AY. Revell: Sweet. Peas. Miss llughsoii; Dahlias, Mr. •1. Burgess; Out Blooms. Mr. .1. .Burgess; Collection Vegetables. Mrs. Barak: Farm Produce, .Air. Alf. I.ong; Six Varieties Potatoes, Mr. C. Penwarden; Twelve Varieties Potatoes. Mr. •!. liuriress: 15est Potatoes in Show. Mr. C. Parker; Collect inn Farm Roots. Mr. Hugh Glover; Collection Fruit. Air. ,T. l'urgess; Collection -Tail). Mrs. T. Collins: Cake (family plain). Mrs. Cochrane; Loaf, Mrs. Oolmcr; Hand Poii!|uet, Mvrtle Barak: Table Decoration. Airs. S. Wells; Decorated Mantlepiece. Mrs. S. \A'e]ls; liest Darned Sock. Cecilia Tobin: Scones and P.uttonhoh-, Cecilia Tobin; AA'riting. X. Piece and S. Whitehead. The following are the winners who scored most points in the various sections:—Pot Plants. Mr .C. AV. Revell; Cut Plooins, Air. J. Burgess; A'egelables, Air. .1. liui'iress; Fruit, Air.•T. Piiiru'ess; Preserves, Pickles, etc.. Airs, T. Collins; Dread, Cakes, etc.. All's. Parker; Bouquets. Moral designs. Airs, S. Wells; Aliscellaueous. Aliss Tylee. A short time ago whenever we travelled we met a few ''cockies" standing together, niul their conversation was the coast railway from Aloturoa to Opunake, "Now we hear nothing of the railway.. Surely our Railway League has not gone to sleep and forgotten all about it. and that Air. Alassey is coming through here carlv in April? The weather this last three days has . been good growing weather, for since Sunday night we 'nave had a 1 illl drizzling rain all the time, and now a little Min. AYc will be aMe to see things growing. A rather novel way of orchard lobbing was witnessed on Sunday night about nin" o'clock at Ahs. marking's orchard. The thieves came vmss the neighbor's paddock with a v nil's eye lamp, and one stoppin«- -t r,.e f':i;ce, shone the lamp on the orchard while the other one got. the fruit, but fortunately for Airs. Larking the thieves were seen coming, and were disturbed before anything was taken. About a fortnight, ago Air. Parker's orchard—the largest about here—was entered with a cart, and every apple and pear worth eatim; was taken, including some -how exhibits, which had been gathered and left in a bag under a tree. The same night the Alaoris at Pnuiho !o-f some live hags of potatoes and some onions which they are sure came to AYarea.