FOR THE WOUNDED.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1915, Page 3

FOR THE WOUNDED.

JUiTlfl AT TilE HIGH SCHOOL, The fete held at the High School yesterday afternoon, in aid of the wounded soldiers' fund was a complete success in every respect, for it attracted a very large number of people, who ensured its financial success, and everyone was rewarded with a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon's amn-eraent. Fine weather prevailed, and t ; -' grounds looked picturesque in then aspect of fresh greenness everywhere, while the arena was framed by a number of stalls, gaily decorated, which added a variety of color to the scene. There were several hundred townspeople present, and as a large number of tickets were sold the fete will materially assist the fund. The numerous stalls, which were filled with a tempting variety of articles which had been donated, did very good business, and several of them were sold out early in the afternoon. Then there were several attractions which served to provide a lot of amusement, and at the same tirtie proved excellent sources of revenue. The function reflected much credit on the boys of the school, their masters, and those ladies who assisted to make it such a pronounced success. The fete was opened by the Mayor (Mr. J. E, Wilson), who, in a few remarks, explained that the object was to obtain funds for the assistance of wounded soldiers and their dependents. A liberal scale of pensions was to be provided by the Government for the men who were incapacitated while serving their country, but it would Be readily recognised that though the pensions went far they would not. provide for every want. It was therefore essential that a large sum should be provided by "the people. These men who had gone to the war were sacrificing everything, and those who stayed at home could not do less than assist the soldiers by helping them nn their return home, Mr. W. H. Moyes, the principal of the Boys' High Svhool. expressed the hope that those present had ?ome with their pockets well lined and that they would £0 away with them very much lighter. Up till .then £IOO had been collected, and he hoped the profits Would be increased to £2OO.

During the afternoon a short programme of sports and exhibitions of drill were held. The boys of the school, under Mr. A. R. Ryder, gave an excellent exhibition of physical drill. There was a unity in all the movements which made the work particularly fine, and each boy threw a lot of vitality into nis exercises. The performance reflected credit on the boys and the way they had been trained by Mr. Ryder. Another squad later gave an exhibition of bayonet drill, which was carried out in an equally praiseworthy manner. Amusement was provided by Messrs Hoffman, If. Jenkinson, Rollo, Sergoant-Jlajor Ilesp, and several boys, who were kept busy with a "hoop la," dart throwing, cocoanut throwing, ''Kill the Kaiser,'' and other means of enjoyment. The miniature rifle range, which has just been completed, was used and was well patronised. The range is very complete and should be a decided asset to the school. The stall-holders were:—Produce stall. Mesdames W. ,T. l'omi. D. Hutchen, IX Robertson, and Ken Webster; sweet and flower stall, Misses Mavis Rockcl, A. Bullard and Corki'l; cake stall, Mesdames Ilayden and Ewing. Afternoon tea was provided in the gymnasium, and this work was well carried out by the. following:—Mesdamos Move-!, lialliam. Rockcl, Ryder, KeUbell, Ward, DennyBrown. and Jennings; Misses Roy, fircatliaclt (-1, Brewster. M. Amburv, K. Campbell. O. Ambury. Remind, <!. Shaw, •f. Wilson. N". Hullard, C. Penn. <!ower (•>,). Orant, Winfie'd, Saxon, anil E. Baily.

The donkey that was -presented liy Air. I lannali. of Mangorei, for sale, was disposed of again and again, realising £1(1 10s. and was returned by the hist purchaser to the donoV, The who'e receipts from yesterday were roughly JC2O-">. and when the few expenses are deducted, tlie school hopes to hand over £2OO to the object of the fete. The principal takings were:- .Produce stall £23, cake stall Co, Kill the Kaiser £ll, rifle range Cli 10s, eocoanut shy £5 10s, lioop-la £5 Ss, bran-tub £2 Ss !>d. EO.MOXT Y]UA<"!K FETE. F.gmont Village, Last Xijiht. The beautifully fine weather prevailing yesterday was only one of the contributing factors whiih made F.gmont Milage's big effort (on behalf o( our wounded soldiers) a distinct success. In a small community eo-opcration i< the way to successful achievement, and this is just, what the villagers did. The lady folk managed a sale of work and afternoon tea stall, but the chief business was the sale of live stock and sundries, which tlie farmers had so liberally donated. Their bidding was just, as liberal, close on £IOO being netted. Mr. W. Matthews, of Tnglewood, did the selling, and the clerking was done by Mr. A. Morton, who was the king-pin of a hardworking committee. The sale of work committee was Mesdames Potter, Olson (2), Rowlands, Marsh (•!), Sim-lair, Yates, and Miss Nisbet. and the tea service was in the hands of Mesdumes Sinclair, M. 'Marsh, 15. fiyde, Yates, and Miss M. Marsli.

Following lire the 1 principal prices realised for stock:—Springing' heifer (donated by Mi". W. Reeve). .Co 10s; springing lieil'er (I!. F. Price); £.">; springing lieil'er (J. Rowlands). £4 10s: yearling lieil'er (If. Olson), £2 2s fid; yearling heifer (K. Davis), 02 2s (id: yearling heifer (R Cran), £1 17s (Id; yearling bull (Annford Bros.), £1 13s, and resold for and again for 25sj pony (A. Morton), ,US; pony (•I, Molilalia]]). "ss, and resold for 2-">s: pony (A. Hawkej. sold to E. Beauchanip for i-'is. resold to'if. Sinclair for 2fl.s. to A. Chard 20s. to A. R. 20~. to J. Henderson ills, (<> .1. R. Rowland* iO*. to A. -). Reeve -(Is, (p I'. Reeve 20s, 1 n V. {.Vorge 10s, rn |l. il'ricc: l.is; four-tooth wether (|t lieaurhampj, -ills; six-tooth wether (('. Wosloii). 42s (id; two-tooth wether (A. C'hard), iid, pet |mi|h (Sinclair cliihlren), l.'is; call' (\V. I'otter), ,->s; bull calf (A. Kii'kby), 1 Hs (id: pig (W. Olson), 245: pig (F. Reeve). 21ls ; pif, (||. Sinelaiir). 17s lid; pig (R. J. Dai«lc,v). 14s; ()ig (CI. Marsh), 12s (id: two pigs (A. J. Bailey). lis; pet goat (fl. I'earce). 12s iid); pig dug (B, h't'lirciiler), JOsj grevlioiiud (R. Kidd). 3a. Poultry of all sorts, potatoes, oats, chaff, wheat, vegetables, eggs, farm implements, and a host of sundries ail brought extreme rales, bidding being continued merfi|y until every line had been knot-Iced down. This evening a mock court is being held, and great amusement will bo derived thefefr(jri). A queen carnival between seven children Is to bo decided, the voting for which closed at 3 o'clock, but the result fa not j-ot unnouwed (IS

p.m.). The children for weeks past have been busy cain-assing their penny votes, and quite a lot of business was done during the day and night before the closing of the poll Numerous competitions fortcusliions, etc., were got off lor the candidates' benefit. Kgmont Village expects to net quite £l5O on the day's proceedings.