WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1916, Page 3

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Waitara, July 28. The s.s. Ruapehu completed her loading in the roadstead last evening in 15 tighter loads, and sailed for Wellington at 7 p.m. Her largo consisted of 4§lo quarters beef, 3424 carcases mutton, 434 packages frozen sundries, 715 sacks beef, 242 bales wool, 219 casks tallow and 551 sacks hides. At the Sunflower Entertainers last fracticc-, Mr. T. Ewens, on behalf of the troupe, took the opportunity of presentin™' Mrs. Marlow with a dressing table outfit as a small mark of appreciation foi\ services given in playing at practices and entertainments. Mrs. Marlow sincerely thanked the Sunflowers for their kind action. The concert held in St. John's Hall last evening in aid of the Waitara Municipal Brass Bands funds was well attended, but not tip to expectations. The Band's condition at present is rather precarious, and unless public support is more fully given, the Band v ill have to turn out with dilapidated material to work with, so that it is hoped the public in general':will realise 'he hand's position and instead of standing by admiring their music, turn to and help their little band on to as sound a foundation as possible ,and by so doing the donors would find they were •i»t only benefitting the bandsmen, but their a&s would prove beneficial to themselves and the town. ' A feature nf the evening was the presentation of the P»oyal Humane Society's medals and certificates to Messrs. D. Tel far and, Ernest Jenkins, the two lads who nobly went to the assistance and succeeded in

■ r:'fctiins four srii'ls from drowning some time ago. In awarding tlio medals and certificate* to Master Dug. Telfar ami in Mr \V. F. Jenkins, who camp forward nn behalf of his son who was unable to bo present, the Mayor stated they were sons fo be proud of. and bearing the true British stamp. Their apt in going to I lie rescue of the girls without, ihe least hesitation or thought of danger to tliomv.'lves was highly commendable, and although placed in great danger, they had won through. The lads are deserving of very great credit for the skilled manner in which restorative treatment was applied to one of the girls whilst i'elp was being procured. In concluding. the Mayer called for three licarty cheers for the bovs and their parents, both being heartily joined in by the audience. Before the commencement of the entertainment the band played a few marches outside the hail. afterwards opening the programme with a well rendered selection ''Scenes of Beauty/' in the hall, this was followed with a prettily sung dnei;, "Our Farm,'' by the Misses Harrison, who met with a merited encore. The comic song by "A. Xe.vchamp," also took well, the local hits being greatly applauded. The band followed with the waltz, "Wildfiower," and met with a voiciferotis reception. A song by Mr. J. Davidson and a march "Victors Return," by the hand, concluded the first half of the programme. The second half was opened with "She Pushed Me Into the Parlour," sung by Mr. fieo. Bird, an encore being demanded and and responded to. "Sergeant of the Line," sung by Mr. F. Sandford, was splendidly interpreted, and was encored. Mr. W. Foi's comic "Did You See the Crowd in Picadilly,," kept the audience in roars of laughter, and bad to be repeated again and again. A song by Mr. C. Whyte, and a recitation by Mr. Ellis ended the individual items on the programme. The farce entitled, "The New Waiter," a splendid mirth provoker, which brought the evening's ,'ntertainment to a close, was splendidly acted by the various characters, the following being the caste: Miss Charity Ohargrin, proprietress of Paradise /Boarding-house, Sand-Puddle-on-the-Sea, Miss Olive Elliot; Percy Fitr.bnodle, Mr. A. Hawkins; Tom Lawrence, Mr. Oeo. Bird; Professor Binks, Mr. F. Sandford; Mrs. Louisa Binks, Miss G. Brabant; Daisy Binks, Miss L. Birkett. The programme was concluded with "God Save the King," played by the band,