DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 298, 26 May 1915, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

ICAPONGA. (From Our Own Correspondent). Tlie Town Hoard's monthly meeting was held cm .May lii, there being present: Commissioners Bolts' (chairman), Deatli, Law ami Guy. i It was Tesolved that tile Mangatoki ' Dairy Co., Ltd., In; written to express- j ing the Board's regret ut having omitted I to obtain permission to carry, the electric j pipe line across the company's property. I An application was received for the j position of poundkeeper, but it was not ( entertained, the matter lieiiiif left with j tlie chairman and Commissioner Guy to \ try and arrange with a local resident for the position, the foreman in the meantime to act for tlie town district. The Oddfellows Lodge wrote asking the Board to convene a public meeting to arrange a suitable scnd-nIT to local I men leaving for the front.—lt was resolved that a meeting be called. It was decided that the contractor for sections 2 and 3 of the electric lighting scheme lie written to and asked for information us to what prbgress cwas being made in the, obtaining of the, requisite machinery, etc., and as to the commencement of the installation of same. : The contractor was granted a further ! extension of time-until June 30, free of any penalty, subject to his proceeding with the construction of concrete polos | for electric wires immediately. Accounts amounting to £249 Ss were ' passed for payment. The clerk was instructed to prepare by-laws and submit them to a special meeting of the Ttoanl at an early, date. ■ The fortnightly .meeting' of the Ka- ! ponga Oddfellows, Lodge was held on Monday, mil inst.. X.G. .Tiro. lientley : presiding over a meeting of 2-5 members. One new member was initiated. As this | was N.fJ. Bro. Bent.ley's last meeting, lie having enlisted for the front, it was resolved that his name be placed on the merit board, and he was accorded lodge I honors. About six members of the order are leaving on the 28th for Trentham, and we have already about, twelve members at the front. A most enthusiastic meeting was brought to a close I by the singing of the National Anthem. I Quite a gloom was cast over our little township when it became kpowh that Miss Grace Burr had passed away. The deceased young lady was very highly respected by all. Phe was of a very cheerful nature, and was always foremost in furthering any good cause or social function, and slio will 1m; greatly missed. ,She was also" n very loyal church worker. The funeral, which was \\ ( 11 attended, took place on Thursday afternoon, the Rev. Mr. Kirjan, of the Presbyterian Church officiating' at the grave, whilst Messrs Wieklmm, King, Briscoe, .Horn, Bertie and W. Faull acted as pall-bearers. A meeting 0 f ladies of the district was I held on Friday afternoon in the Town Hall, about thirty being present Ifr C. I3etts (convenor) presided, and explained that the object was to further ikaponga's efforts in aiding : the poor of Britain and Belgium. It was decided to have sewing bees every Friday aft«r- I noon, and each lady to pay Is a week | to piocure material to make fjarments. • As this is a cause all call help in it I behoves everyone to.come along and'do j their share in so worthy a cause. I Tlie committee of tile Friendly So- i cietios' Belgian Belief Fund met on Friday night and decided to wind up their ! and forward the balance in hand I ( £ls odd) to the Consul, having remit- I ted £2(50 previously, ami ask the chair- j man of the Town 'Board to convene & ' public meeting, as by so doing they were ! port P ' n,on woultl £ et digger oup- j The football season opened here oil •Saturday under anything but ideal wea- j tlier conditions. A bawling gale was ; raging, accompanied by. rain all the af- I ternoon, consequently a good exhibition ' was out of the question. Kaponga gen- I mrs easily disposed of Opunake on the local park, winning by IS points to nil, and the first juniors heat Okaiawa at the lattor's ground bv ]1 to «. The second juniors won by default from Okaiawa. The children of the local public school ! were _ assembled on Monday morning < I'm pirn Day), when an address was ' given by the Bey. Mr. Kirgan, the child- I l'en . saluting tie flag anjl singing the i National Anthem.