FROM THE MOUNTAIN HOI

Taranaki Daily News, 4 February 1916, Page 4

FROM THE MOUNTAIN HOI

ON TO THE SUMMIT. A BISHOP'S LITTLE JOKK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) A party of throe, Messrs H. ,1. and W, P. Drove, of Auckland, and Mv. N. Co}s of Wellington, with Mr. Williams, ascended the summit of Mount Kgmoru on Tuesday. The party made jicod time, though a heavy fog prevailed in the region of the summit. What particularly struck the parly was the abundance of beautiful flowers in the vicinity of Humphries Castle. The north side oi* 4jic mountain is almost free of snow iu\. the summit being reached with only the neccsUy of climbing over u small fsco of frozen snow. The Bidiop of Auekluml. fDr. AvoriM. is very fond of his litlte joke. Recently ly, when visiting the North Egmont Hostelry in the company of Archdeacon Evans, the matter of holding a son-it 1 " at the house occasionally was spoke.' about, the Archdeacon wishin. '.i, 111 " the Bishop also being very much in favor of it. Mr. Williams had Uo objection, and the matter wa> settled for i the time being, t'jj' Bishop With a twinkle in his eye, stating: "I suppose we will be accused of holding a &igh church service." ' It is not generally known, ev*o by New Plymouth people, that our mountain house is 1000 ft higher than the Mount Cook Hostel '""" V" ""