INGLEWOOD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 91, 12 September 1914, Page 6

INGLEWOOD NEWS.

(From Our. Own (j'orrcspondent). ; The iPatriolic Fund is Steadily ihereirs- 1 ing. On Tuesday last, a'very successful concert anil dunce \vsis held at J.epjjcr- 1 toll. For the former t'lie liall : was packed to the utinoit, and a yury line programme was given. At 10 p.m., supper was handed round, anil then the Door was cleared for dancing, which was kept up until a l,a,te hour. As a result of the function, the fund will beiHit to the extent of i'lj.

Considering the lavgc amount of work and practice, already gone through, local Operatic Society .lias decided to proceed, with this year's production, "Dorothy.''. The net proceeds are (o be. devoted to the Patriotic I'und, and in view of this the members are now fettling down in earnest in order render the production a. huge success, iinaiu;i:il uud otherwise. .

Tiie men's golf championship has reached its final stage, la the semifinal, X. (.!. Sutherland defeated ]•'. 11. Brown 1 up,' and It. J. jl. Thomson defeated A. Johnston, 4 up and 2. The final between X. C. Sutherland .and .11. .f. „\[. Thomson is to. he played at an early date. (hi Thursday, the ladies played a bogx>y liiiudieap for'.Mrs. (Dr.) Nutting's trophy. It was won b,y Miss Laing with a card of 5 down. The members of the local National Reserve are displaying [keenness, in their work. On Tliursda;, afternoon,, in con-. junction with the Senior Cadets, they carried out Held manoeuvres, ending in a sham light, and gave a good account ui themselves.

Dairy factories in the district are becoming active once .more, and butter Imvc.rs have been busily engaged around he : ie (hiring the past week. In spite of the Continental upheaval good prices are offering and the farmers are looking forward to a good season.