DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 67, 7 August 1914, Page 8

DISTRICT NEWS.

EAI.MATA. (I'ioni Our Own Correspondent). A;in ~,[g,i .Monday right was wet and wiii;.;- t \, the sjiacious liall of Kaimata v. a-., ue i liilc,,. to ,! u honor anil bid ■:■■•■■■■ -! to .Mr and Airs lien Zurcher. >•!:•'.■, a.uing sod their fann, are leaving lor L ii 3 biiin. When the evening was Well advanced, and dance, song" and Mil-per ..'.id lie™ lilierally indulged :;i, ami |.a:-Liiker. of, .Mr Ocoi'ge Capper an-' iioiui'.vd that the most important part o<" the (veiling's programme was to take I'i.i..-. * /.., that 'of presenting their l)\;c*l* with a beautifu' tea serene." M: I annei aid he had known Mr '/..v.; .•••,• for the past 18 to 20 years, first struggling j.ning under great and O'l'ii-u ti ■*, and then -ottling down lo [.(rming sum prospering ever, vear an I li" .v:is having the district tint dc.v Worth nitty fliousands of pound-. I! 1 then printed them with what was un toubtedly the mo>t valuable lire.,: nt in Kaimata.

.Mr YY". Jones spoke ei the -rood iicitta hoi he had always found MrZuivheMo hi, and sai; he was never backward ;i, d'.:n<: a good turn. Mr U. T. WilManis Mi,| 1„. couhl not 1' i the |»c-Hit occasion g> | )v witllo.il. '('ding lis (junta. lie alwavs found ti'eir g:i -i a i::;m wit!' the lii-ari of a Moil and made a -iic.'e-s of cv<e vtliir.g lie tool; in ham!.

Mrs \ Msxi-Lin spoke in eulogistic linns ..I Mrs Zuivhcr's i-ciuliin-s to assist 'n times of need, ami -aid she Won'.l !.e missid i:i thi. nciglilwlinod. Mv. '.. .\l. !:ol,l; also added a few v/oi-il,:. ,:i,l said M,- Zu-clicr always blil'VC.l '•! ci: a .5.,j„!,. ~ ~,,.,,1,; ~,„! being of Swiss extraction, was one o; the OCsi, of settlers ill Hi,; Dominion. a::d In 'iii-si' stirring Limes it was a's l gratify:-!." I:, know they were a]-o loyal to tii'.' Ciowu. am! sometimes nio'e -,; t!:iin the Kn;.]i:-li. Irish or Sci tch. lie wished Mi and Mis Zuivher long life, happiness anil prosperity in their new h..!iic.

"Kor '''hey in-.. .lolly Cooil l-'ellow-" •"■:.-r tll'-n -dig \vi\ll enf.llllsiilslll. in-, I Mi- ami .Mr., Zu.vLt uli'v hut !'<•(■]in-I-. n plied. ; ml -lid tli.-v \foiild n-ver !'.,r j.'l-t their kind friends of Kaimata. ami extended :i hearty invitation to all who i-;i!ii.. tlclr way in r.on:>l)'.irn. Tin- pri'M-iif, which was ill.'ii han-lel Viiiind !'o-.- inspection, was suitably insiribed v-ll- tli,. f.i!!o\viii!r:-"l > n-.-iiti-,i to Mr ui.l Mr. lion Zinvlicr. by Kalmiii-i and district settler.-.: Ji/S/U."' Dancing was then i-oiitimied nnlb an early mar of tiie morning. The nns-i • was supplied by Mes-rs. Mathews' or-

chestra, while the duties of M.C. were ulily caivird out by Mr T. Walla. >. I i.l'i (VeniiiL; Kiii.js were '-oudercd 1} M.'-s.-s < laike ami 11,,!dt.