DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 39, 6 July 1914, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

lIILLSBOROt'GH. (From our own Correspondent.) A meeting of the Bell Block District Committee was held on Monday night, June 29. A statement of accounts was submitted in connection with the ex hibit at the vii.ter show, and the accounts were passed for payment. It was resolved that it he a recommendation to the Taranaki Agricultural Society to divide the district exhibit into two classes, namely, farm produce to be exhibited by the farmers, and home industries, to be exhibited by the farmers' wives and daughters, and the districts competing be, for instance, school districts. In the event of the society accepl'i:g this suggestion, the balance of money in Inand, between £$ and £4, be given to the society. In the discission following it was thought that such a step would create more competition, and that it would be better to have several competitors than as it has been in the past, only two, and this year iv. opposition. The young men of ou r district bad very nice social evening on Tuesday night, visitors coming from New Plymouth, Mangorei, Kaimlro, Egmont Milage and surrounding districts-, and aK were well pleased with the arrangements made by the young men for their entertainment. The floor of the Egmont Road Hali is considered one of the very best in North Taranaki. One visitor remarked that he hasi danced in nearly all of them arid never on a better. One of thie items was a walking competition, and a large number of competitors entered. Very gracefully they danced around the big' ihalL 1 would not like to hare been judge (but T do not know much about dancing) The three gentlemen who acted as judges award .'d fir.it nrize to Mr. E. O. Stanley and Mi*? D.' Sampson. The young men are to !«i congratulated on the j very «u< ce.-"->fnl function. Excellent music whs supplied by Miss and Master George.

VTAREA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The much-needed additions to tko Ware* school residence have just bee* completed, and a very satisfactory job has licen made of the work by Mr. Moore and 'his staff. On Friday 'night, ag a ~ USe warmin & a lar S« contingent tt Vfarca residents invaded the premises, and gave a surprise party to Mrs. Barak, head mistress of the school. The house was too small to accommodate such «, crowd, and an adjournment was made to the school room, which was promptly cleared and converted into an impromptu dance room. Games and dancing, interspersed with musical items, not forgetting a beautiful supper, helped to pass a very pleasant evening. Mr. Ray Julian acted as M.C., whilst the dance musid was provided by Misses F. Corbttti, Aylward and others on the piano, and Messrs. 11, Pierson, M. Hill, juir., and H. Adlam on the accordeon. Mr. Ellis, the Taranalri Education Board's agricultural expert, gave another of his series of lectures at the hall on Friday night, but owing probably to other attractions thero was only a sparse attendnace.

The cows are starting to come In Already, and it will not be long before the call of the calf will be heard all over the district. The big ball of the season eventuates on Wednesday night, when the ladies of Warea will be the hostesses. A crowded attendance is assured, as over 200 invitations have been issued, and pleasant memories of past functions of a similar nature will ensure the majority of them being accepted.