DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 28 October 1914, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

[ AUROA. ' (Prom Our Own Correspondent). 'll.ee,; members of the loeal facton i-talV were attacked by ptomaine poisoning lasf weuk—-the result of eating a tin of brawa. The liall Coinmitlee seems to lie a thing of the past, judging by ihe outward aimeaianee of the hall" and surroundings: Wake up, boys, and get-a working 1,,,. Lining, and keep up the district's pat-t reputation! • It is pleasing to see so many young people rolling up ,io tins-tenuis euiiris, and gel ting in a lit tin 'iraelieu before opening da-.- comes uroiind. These pleasures facilities help to break the monotony and give the young folks something to look forward to. A loeal lady resident was turning her motor-ear on the cross roads, and !be front wheels got locked. The driver, with great presence of mind applied the brakes, and soon .brought the ear to a standstill.

The school concert, which is to be held shortly, will, I am given to understand, surpass, all jirevioiw efforts. The district i> favored with some very promising.talent just now. .Mr. Vvhilton, while driving his ear along the Manaia road some little time a.go, had he misfortune to break the crank shaft of the machine, and had to gel, it, towed in to Okaiawa. The farming community are again crying out for rain, and no wonder, ns it is a fortnight since we had any to speak of. Although we live in the' land of in,■:■ and honey we want, a good downpour at least once a week. So there is a good job sticking out for someone wbo can regulate the weather to suit all hands.

The farmers, although shareholders in the South Taranaki Bacon Co. (through their dairy factories) are not nearly as loyal to that company as they should be, for as soon as there is a better price olfering by other firms they bundle their pigs in, and that-is the last they hear of them, but, on the other hand, with the co-operative concern, they get even thing after working expenses, etc., are paid. Xoiv this scribe ventures to say that the co-operative, given the quantity of pig'-i, can -place the bacon on tin! market as cheaply a,s the proprietary concerns, so they must be able to pay a bonus, as (he proprietary man is -noi runiiin-' his business purely for love.