DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1915, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

TARIKL There were large congregations, both morning and evening, at the Anglican Church on Sunday last, when memorial service? were held. A church parade v -' a? held for tlm morning service, when there was a good muster'of Territorials. Cadets and members of the Defence llith Club. The liev. .Keinpthonie officiated, and. in the course of his addvess, referred to tile sorrow that the news of the death of -.Mr. William Jake* had occasioned. Mr. Jakes, who was a member of the First Expeditionary Force, was well known and highly respected here, where lie was bom and lived most, of bis life, lie has given his life, and bis name will be. honored for nit time in Tariki, where no doubt, in due course, a suitable memorial will be erected to bis memory. Deep sympathy is felt for bis parents, who are now living in Xew 'Plymouth, ami also tor his other relatives in this locality in their great loss. What, can I give, 0 soldier, leaf and brave, Long as I live, To pay the life you gave? The wind of death, for you has slain life's flowers It withereth (Cod grant) all weeds in ours. WAfOXOOXA. A patriotic, social and dance were hrld in the local school-house on July ".ft, and served the dual purpose of raisin'.' funds for our boys, and also bidding farewell to some of our most highly esteemed residents—namely, .AJr. and Airs. Orchard and family, who are removing to another part of the district. D;iring the evening, .Mrs. Urittaiu contributed two splendidly rendered patriotic songs, for which she was vociferously* encored. Mrs. Lnmaden also contributed the appropriate ami pathetic old Scotch song, " Wuil ye no come back againi" To have such talent residing in our wee community, whose only reward, so iV.r as the outer world is concerned, is the joy of doing kindnesses, forcibly reminds one of Iho words of the poet, when he says: ''Full many a (lower is br rn to blush un-ocn and wa-te its s'veetne-s on (lie desert air." Air. Luke also contributed a. recitation in his u.Mial dramatic style, of which it i< to say: '• tt went." After oipper bad been handed round. 011 behalf of the resident-:, Mr. Luke presented Mr. and Mrs. Orchard with a >et. oi silref-mounted careers and tray. Mr. Orchard, in returning thanks on bcliab of him-clf, Mrs. O'chard and family, a free invitation to all to Visit them in their new home, where a w.iini welcome would, ever await all old friends from Waiongona. After the presentation, the youth and beauty of Waiongona and neighborhood chased the fleeting hours on flying feet t!ic enjoyment of all. Nearly a'l our lanulies are now represented wiili one or two of their sons at the front or in training, yet. in bohitcd where there are several single sons, fi( and sound, they are still holding back. but. our girls will soon he taking shirkers (o (o=k br ;ef iMnfr their company to patriotic dances. In our nc"!(cfiil and hapny valley, wln-re peace and contentment reign supreme. it seems bard to realise that our dearest and oc:.|. are scattered 'ncatli hjirni nir suns and scenes of death and <!o-o!a(ion order that truth and jn.-tice nriy fill" over personal ambition inspired bv brutal lir-t for power, but to our brave boys and their heroic, parents, who are brawny hearing jhe heart-breaking -train of an\'iefy. we all wi-h a hanpr reunion when the war is over. One of our sheep farmers, of an erP'rimental turn of mind. Ja.--t year allowed Ids (lock of a. few hundred lambs fo all go umin. I;e.l, and have since been abo'.ved to run together as nature formed them It rumored (hut. the mothers of the lamb; h:ive held ''a mo-j (hers meeting. ' whore opinion- v ere I rather diverse in regard t 0 their owner, whether to send for a medical man to examine him or, in view of future develi)]ments, the inspector of crucitv to animals.