DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1916, Page 6

DISTRICT NEWS.

EAHOTU. (From Om Own Correspondent.) ' Raliotu township \va,s very much alive last sale day with one tiling and another all working for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The afternoon tea Vat the hall did a very brisk business, and the jud"-e (Mr. C. Gibson) at the Mock Court, held in Mrs. Quinn's parage, was busily finiii" ease after case that the polieemer were running in, and from this source a sum of money was realised amouutin" to £ls 16s 3}d. The gift sale of stoek, etc., commenced jitter Mr. N. King's ordinary sale, and bidding was brisk for all patriotic thing* One heifer, given by Mr. Colmer, was sold and resold until the amount of £2fi was reached. Mr. Fairbrother is to be congratulated upon the way in which be manoeuvred and got bids, particularly in the .pig line. Mr. Wilson (president of the Taranaki Wounded Soldiers' League) was present and gave a very interesting address before the sale commenced At about 7.30 p.m. people began to roll up for the grand concert which was held in the hall. The stage was beautifully decorated by Mrs. Tllingsworth and Mr. fr\ans, assited by Mr Sehinckle, and was a great credit. Mr. T. P. Hughson, sen'., presided, and before the concert commenced a vote of condolence was passed over the loss of Earl Kitchener. All the pel formers from town were well received. and every item received an encore. There was a record house to receive them; many could not be seated after seats had been borrowed. Captain Allen gave several patriotic recitations, after which a collection was taken up and realised £4 12s. Supper was then handed round. The net takings of concert and dance were £29 Gs, -\

The follow ing further gifts have come to hand:—Master Desmond Trye ss ; Mrs. Drew four sacks pumpkins; Mrs'. W. L. Corkin four fowls; Mr. W. L. Coi-kin 10s and sack of carrots; Mrs. A. F. Chapman five ducks; Mrs W B Dawson sheep; Mr. W. J. Corkin smali pig; Mrs. J. B. Knowles. £1; Mr. J B Knowles £1; Gladys McLean child's stove; Mrs. T. Parsons case of shifted birds and nine bottles of sauce; Doris Williamson rooster; Mr. E. Maxwell £1; Mr. Gilhooley calf; W. Newport ealf; Mrs. Looney case of fowls; Mr. T. P. Hughson, junr., £l. Other gifts were brought to the sale with no name of the donor attached. The stock and gift sale amounted to £334 13s, Mock Court £ls 10s. and receipts from other sources will make the net total about £383, Particulars of the donors and buyers are as follows: • #

V. T.vrrill, one cow (Jellyman), £5; T. P. Hughon, one steer '(Greenway), £fi 15s; 11. Hopkins, bull (J. Corrie), €0 10s W. Hodson, one cow (Greenway) £7; T. Lakeman, one cow (Jellyman), £7 15s; A. W. Phillips, one cow (Gill Bros), £5 ss; A. J. Larkin, one cow (Gill Bros.), £5 2s fid; D. Greenway, one bullock (Jellyman), £l4 3s; B\ Rothery, one heifer (Gill Bros.), £5; W. C. Green, one cow (W C. Green)', £G JOs; C. Sole, one cow (Jellyman)! £10; G. Gibson, one cow (Greenway). £9; G. E. Prosser, one cow (Greenway), £5; J. Lauti, one heifer (Jellyman), £fi 17s fid; Paki Bishop, one bull (Greenway), £3 2s fid; J. Colmer, one heifer, J. Strong?, £i3; .T. Stronge, one heifer (W. R. Wright), £3; W. R. Wright, one heifer (W. C. Green), £3; C. Green, one heifer (Collins), £3; Collins, one heifer (Stonex), £3; H Stonex, one heifer (T. P. Hughson, C2; T. P. Hughson, sen., one heifer (G. Muir) £2; G. Muir, one heifer (T. L. Billing), £2; T. L. Billing, one heifer (C. Jefferies), £2; C. Jelleries, one heifer (,/. A. Colmer), £2; J. Ward' heifer (Gill Bros), £1 10s; N. Morgan' heifer (Gill Bros), £2 Is; P. Ward' heifer (Gill Bros), £1 10s; L. Billing bull (Greenway), £3; F, Newport, two hulls (Momona), £2; F. Annis, pony IK Dean). £2 ss; F. Annis, rug ,(F. Dean), lis; Murry Horo, one horse (l.arkin), £1; .Larkin, one horse (Sharpe, jnr.), £1; W. Flemin /f, one Morse (W. Fleming), £1; W. Fleming, one horse (J. Clare), 15s; J. Corrick, : >»II (E. Duggan), £2 ss; W. E. Dawson, sheep (C. L. Billing), £1 sa; C. L. Billing, sheep (Jellyman), £l.; Mrs. Dew, sheep (Mrs. Dew), £1 7s Dew, sheep (Cooper), £1 7s (id; Cooper Jieep (Mrs. Dew), £1 ss; Lysaght, >»ee sheep (A. W. Phillips), £3 7s Gd; YV. K. Wright, five sheep (W. R. Aright), £(> 17s (id; Heke Martin, one ■>ig (A. S. White), 10s; Rooks and Cor--in. two pigs (T. P. Hughson, sen.), £2; Kitehenman Bros., two strainers (Green ■ml Co.), £1 ss; M?'-. Dew, two pumpkins (E. Maxwell). r, s fid; Mrs. Dew, pie melons (Hughson), ss; Mrs. Dew, pie melons (Hughson), 10s; S. Candish : "i~".v (P. Trve), £2; S. Candish, pram (Hughson, sen.), £1; Hughson, pram (W, J. Larkin), 10s; S. Candish, mangels (H Hopkins), 12s Gd;. Mrs. Parsons, birds (Hughson)., £1; Hughson, birdo (J. Fleming), 15s; Jack Fleming, birds (J. Fleming) ss; Sharpe. pup (J. Flrming), 15s; T. P. Hughson, one ewt. wire (Kitehenman Bros.), £2 10s; T. P, Hughson, four ewt. wire (Kapo), £lO- - Parsons, sauce, nine bottles (Williams), 9s; J. B. Groom,' tre,e (W. B. Dawson), 2s fid; J. B. Groom, tree (J. Fleming), ss: J. B. Groom, tree (W. B. Dawson), ss; J. B. Groom, plums (A. F. Chapman), 3s; J. B; Groom;pliims (Dawson), 3s; J. B. Groom, two nectarines (Kitehenman), 8s; J. B. Groom, two nectarines (H. Hopkins), 10s.; J. B. Groom, two apple trees (C. Jefferies), Groom, one plum (\V. B. Dawson), 3s; J B. Groom, three apple trees (F. Rothery), (is; J. B. Groom, three apple trees (A. Tiiomas), (is; J. B. Groom, one apple tree (W. C. Green), 2s fid; J. B. Groom, two apple trees (C. Jefferies), ss; J. B. Groom, tree, (A. T. White), 2s fid; J. B. (A. W. Phillips), ss; J. B. Groom, fern (A. Chapman), ss; J. B. Groom, fern (C. Lord), 4s; J. B. Groom, fern '(Cash), 2s; J. B. Groom, fern. (XV. B. Dawson), 2s ; ,L B. Groom, fern (Trye), 3s; J. B. Groom, fern (C. Lord), 3s; J. B. Groom, fern (White), 3s;, J. B. Groom, fern (A. Williamson), ' 2s; J. B. Groom, fern (Stonex), 2s (id; Gladys McLean, child's stove (Larkin), 4s; Mrs. Tyrrell, rooster (C, Lord), 5-i; Doris Williamson, one fowl (Mrs. Lord), Is fid; Mrs. W. L. Corkin, two fowls (Chapman), 2s; Mrs. W. L. Corkin, two fowls (F. Rother.v), 2s; Mrs. Chapman, four ducks (C Lord), 7s; Mrs. Catock, two hens (F. Dean), 4s; A. S. White, one drake (A. S. White), os; Williamson, rooster Williamson), Is fid; Williamson, one drake (F. Rothery), 2s fid; Mrs. Looney. fowls (F. Kothery), ss; Mrs. Yeates, three fowls (Kitehenman), 7s fid; K. Trye, five roosters (W. S. White), ss; Gibson Bros., onions, etc. (V. Tyrrell), 8s; Corkin, carrots (A. W. Phillips), ss; A. Trye, books (Williamson). Is; A. Trye, books (Mrs. Lord), Is; A. Xi-ye, nooks (J. B. Groom), 2s; A. Trye, books (G. Muir), 2s; A. Trye, books (A. S. White), Is; P. Trye, collars (A. S. White), 2s Gd. An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon touching the death of Mr. Allenby, who was found dead near the Anglican church. The jury, consisting

of Messrs. Dawson, Bradley, Green, Baker, and T. P. Hughson, J.P., coroner, brought in a verdict of accidental death by suffocation.