DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 297, 25 May 1915, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

(l'rum Our Own Correspondcntg). OruXATCE. On Friday evening the Town Hall was packed to its utmost capacity by a.n audience which listened attentively to the splendid and stirring address delivered by Mr. .T. T. '.M. Hornsby, member for Wairarapa. Mr. Wilkinson, M.P., and Mr. Carneross, M.L.C., also spoke, but the speech of the evening was undoubtedly that made by the member for 'Wairarapa. At the conclusion of the address, Mr. Wilkinson spoke of the necessity for everyone to assist tile wounded soldiers and give, financial assistance to equipping the hospital ship, lie thought that two ships should be provided, and he would do his utmost to have two ships provided. He offered to subsidise up to £IOO subscriptions to the Hospital Ship Fund. The lint went round the hall, and promises were also taken, resulting in the lirst effort of £7O odd. The chairman (Mr. W. C. Dudley) persisted in asking for further contributions, with the result that £i)4 was donated and promised in cash. Tn addition to this one or two donations of stock- given will easily go over the .-Cino mark". Mr. Wilkinson's offer of £10!) will make the contribution to the hospital ship over £'2oo. This excellent contribution is mainly due to the effort of Mr. Wilkinson, who made the suggestion when the people had been worked up by the member, for Wairarapa, and led the way by making the generous offer. Prior to the commencement of the speeches, Mrs. Knell recited "The Day" in a capable manner. Mr. Humphries' orchestra provided the music and during intervals 'Wilson's 'Picture Co. screened pictures. A dance followed the patriotic meeting, and was largely attended. ■ Tile Patriotic League, which has been in existence only for a fortnight, has done a srreat deal to stimulate recruit- ; ing locally. ; At the S.M. Court on Friday, before ' Mr. A. Crooke, S.M., the following cases j were dealt with and judgment given bv default for the plaintiffs:—Reynolds anil Taylor v..W. Rana, £fi ]-i s fid, costs £1 I 15s (id; L. Butterwurth v. Nolio Tn I VVhiti. £ll, cost's £1 ]ss 6d; J. P. j Burton y. Te Aukate, £1 8s lfld, costs IDs; same v. Biskit, £3 17s fid. costs I £1 Ss Od; the Egmont County Council obtained judgment for rates against VVharepouri, £7 8s 2d; Willi Horo,°£2fi; Mary Bayly. £1 10s; Thanga Karurnolioa, t'2'4 fla : Xoho Te Wliiti, £4O Ids. fn each case the costs and solicitor's fee \veTe made against defendant. The defended case. Egmont County Council v. Ema Te Nougohanon (Mr. Hutehen), was adjourned by order of the Court. TARIKI.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The Tariki hall was crowded on tlie night of the 21st inst, when a social was held to farewell Messrs H. Summers and A. Burt, who were, on leave 0 f absence from the Trentham Camp, Mr. \V. V. Harkness, in making a presentation of wrist watches to the guests of the evening from the, inhabitants of Tariki, after referring to the gravity of the present situation, said that lie wished to convey to Privates Summers and Burt how much the people of Tariki appreciated their noble action in responding so readily to their country's call for men. Henry Summers was a Tariki boy, born, reared, and educated in the place, and he could assure him that they were all very proud of him. (Applause.) Although he was not so well acquainted with Arthur Burt, who had been .'n Tariki five or six years, he had always heard him highly spoken of. All present would join him in expressing their admiration for the patriot'sm they had displayed in answering the call for men. They were on the eve of starting to fight against the enemies of their King and Country, and to strike a bio?/ for the liberty and freedom of our Dominion, and lie could assure them that Tariki looked forward to the day when tlcy would return safely from the dangers they were about to face. (Applause.) The speaker, after pointing out the duty of everyone to do all in their power to aid their country in this hour of stress, spoke feelingly of the sad and anxious time tho women were undergoing, and the noble manner in which they were helping the great cause. Mr. Harkness concluded by calling for three cheers for Private Summers and Burt, which were given with the greatest enthusiasm.

Messrs Summer and Burt, who are both fine specimens of sturdy New Zealand manhood, with true soldierly brevity, thanked those present for the presentations made to them, and expressed their determination to do their best to uphold the glorious traditions of their race on the field of battle.

A very enjoyable evening was passed in dancing, interspersed with musical and vocal items. Miss Richardson presided at the piano, also contributing two very pretty songs, which were much appreciated. Mr. F. Mills was heartily applauded for his fine recitation, and Mr. Frank Riley fairly brought down the house with his comic songs. The Misses Laurence and Langman contributed extra dance music, and the evening was concluded with a hearty rendering of ''Auld Lang Syne." A local movement is on foot to raise money for the hospital ship. On the 20th inst. a meeting was held at the residence of Mr. A. E. Laurence, the attendance consisting principally of Surrey Readers, who lost no time in getting down to work. Mr. Laurence occupied the chair, and impressed upon those present the worthiness of the object and the duty of all to contribute liberally. A sum of over .Cl 3 was contributed in the room, and I hear that other contributions are coming in freely. A somewhat amusing incident occurred durin« the evening when a message was sent to a well-known settler living close by, acquainting him of the meeting aiid its object. The messenger, I believe of the fair sex, was unable to personally interview the gentleman in question', as he was in the act of indulging in a warm bath after an arduous day's work. However, on the message being shouted to him through the door, he expressed his steaming hot regret at not being able to get over, but requested his name to be added to the list of contributors. It was arranged to hold a social and danw in the ball on the 27th inst. in aid of the fund, and Mr. Kilsby was appointed hon. secretary.

CARIiIKGTON ROAD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) There was ;rreat excitement at trie Oarniiglnn ]i oa d sawmill last Friday inifrlit. A lady took » stroll in tile afternoon into the bush with the intention of {.'fitting some ferns, and, not taking

notice where she was going, she soon got bushed. When her husband came, home from work in the evening, expecting to get a good hid dinner after a hard day's work, he found that his dinner was not there, and his wife was missing, (in inquiries, his young- family informed him that their mother went into lie.bus], early in the afternoon, and li:id not returned, so the poor man, hiingiy as he was, did not wait for the hot meal that he expected to get, but at once luok - a lantern and went in search for his, wife, and all the bush and mill workers also went out with lanterns, bike lamps, and candles, scrambling through the bush, climbing steep banks, crossing creeks, etc. It was not until about S o'clock that the unfortunate lady was found perched in a fork of a tree. It is believed that the was going to rou-t there for the night, after running around in a circle n. few dozen tink's. Xo doubt it was a trying experience for the lady. On one occasion she was trying to scramble down into a river bed and carefully going down n bank, when her iout slipped and she found li.-r-'i self rolling down the bank into the I river, but, as luck happened, she got! caught in some saplings, and climbed up | the bank. Had it not been for the i saplings growing out of the hank she i might have met with a serious accident, I as the bunk is some 30 or -II) feet high ' and there are huge boulders below. j

The timber trade is very quiet, there being only three or four men working in the mill, and not many' more in the bush.

_Mr. J. M. Bilski has recovered from his recent accident, and has commenced work again.

NEWALL ROAD. The annual concert in connection with the Xewall school was held, in the schoolroom on the evening of Fridav, -Ist., and was thoroughly enjoyed by the large and appreciative audience.

Tlie chairman of tin- School Committee (Mr. Rumball) announced the items of tlic following programme:—National Anthem, children; overture, Mrs. ,). nr.d Messrs .T. and A. ])neker; recitation, Miss Mary Smith; song and chorus, "Ship Ahoy," children, recitation. Master Willie Raven; song, Miss C'assie; physical drill, small girls; song! and chorus, "Sea Shells," children; recitation, Miss Eleanor Thicker; song, Mr. I<\ Burgess (encored); recitation. Master Henry Rumball; glee, "Who Did," (;ice Company. Interval. Overture, Mrs. ■!. and Messrs J. and A. Ducker; recitation, Master Ted Smith; song, "Sallie Horner," Miss Eleanor Ducker; recitation, Master Sam Jones; song, M\ss Waterston (encored), recitation, Miss Eileen Neilson; physical drill, senior pupils; song, Mr. S. C'assie; recitation, Master Willie Thomas; song and chorus, "Australasia's Naval Cadet," children; "The War Alphabet," Miss Lucy Cooper, Master Ted Smith, and Miss Caroline Magon; song, Mr. F. Burgess (encored); recitation, Master Kenneth Ducker; Glee, "Good Night," (.lee Company. After distributing the prizes won by the pupils during the year, the chairman thanked all those who had helped to make the concert such a success, and asked that when the work at present to be done in the school ground was completed, they would once more attend a "bee," and fence in a playground and plant hedges. A dainty supper, provided by the ladies, was handed round during the. dance, the music for which was supplied by Ducker's Orchestra, while Mr. Harry Smith played several evtras. The accompaniments were ably rendered by Miss Waterston, Mrs. Pucker, and Mrs. Fraser Jones.