WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 129, 24 October 1914, Page 3

WAITARA NEWS.

i (,I'rom oux own Correspondent.) The opening of t'h'e Bowling Club too '/ place on tlic -local green on Thursda afternoon. Teams were picked by uii j presidnii and vice-preßideni,. The gam resulted:—Vice-president 83, preside! 6U. Tile green was in good order, and very enjoyable afternoon wan apeu '! The lady iuii;ii,bti'a ■provided afternoo ; tea. [' The Knox Presbyterian Churdh, til j foundations of which was laid in J'tw ' last, was opened and dedicated o ' Thursday afternoon in the presence c I a large congregation, Mr A. Bent, til 1 coiv.TU.ctor, tandyd the key of the built ,1 ing to Air Murray, one of the trustee L i who duly unlocked the door, after wliic J tao serTico was proceeded with. Tli '| Ilcv. Mr Patterson presided and tli 1 Revs, liosoveavu and Howes and Mr iWri I i)im■'•"* toolc '" tne scr ™ c - Jn '' n •i„.J- t '* Il i*fh. lea and concert wa . ewauig ft n HaU> at botu c l.u. w , ' h o which buii.j... "arty c addition ao ul* fccaltalent, a " >II terionuers from J'oyr Plymouth, sieting of Misses Rea, Ambury, and Smith, and- Messrs McDianmd ami McClollan, provided a really intextstint; programme, which was interspcrseu with speeches from the visiting reverend gentlemen. Constable Lapoiiple had somewiiat of an exciting experience 'the other dav with a young Maori man whom 'be hail in liis charge when journeying from V.'aitiuu to New Plymouth in his gig. The Maori, Tominiiy Martin, who played for lilie Clifton second juniors, had been peculiar in his movements at his home, and the constable was sent for. 111-., removal to New Plymouth, was dcc ; ded upon. At Bell Block the. Maori refui-ed to go any further and wanted to go hack to YVaila/ra. The position being an awkward one for Constable Lapouple he turned, the h'orse around and lad not gone very far before he met Mr Holms, !he> road foreman, and wihli lis assisiancs the Maori was handcuffed, and the constable had no further troublo with him.