DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1918, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

TARIKI. (From Our Own Correspondent). The news which came through" last week that two more Tariki boys had made tho supreme sacrifice cast a gloom over this district where both were well known and highly respected. Lance-Cor-poral Stanley Laurence left with the 9th Reinforcement, and at the date he was killed in action had been nearly two years on active service in France. Ho was the second son of Mr. and Airs, waiter Laurence, who have two other sons serving at the front, William and Fred. Rifleman Geo. Karalua, who died In England, was very popular in this district, and the news of' his death was a great shock to all here, and .the deenest sympathy is felt for his mother, Mrs.. Karalus. tliis being the second son she his lost. The youngest, Ronald, was killed in action at Alessines. Another son. Jack Karalus, is serving in France, Tho average former is usually also a bit of a sport. Ho has generally, especially in these limes, plenty of little jobs on the farm to oecupv his time but every now and then when there is a r:ico meeting or mi A. ar.d P. show on. he very properly considers its up to him to take a day off. It does him a lot of good. The nld idea that because ynu a?-" 1 running fi bit of a farm you must work eves out in pnd year out to make it pay is 'lviiur. Let it die! On Thursday and Friday this week there ere cood reasons for settlers ip tin* locnlitv to "five the farm a spell." The first on Thursday is t!i« owning picnic of the new Tariki branch cheese factory nt Rii"hv roftd. Nobody should miss this. They will liriv" tho chance of looking over a thoroughly rm-to-dnte chep=e factory and spend a happy dnv beside?, It's srome to be cood. On Friday at the Tariki school "rounds there is to be a Y.M.f.A. dav, and this should be even n. "renter draw. We all want to see the dairy industry going strong, but also we are nil out to win the war as we know verv well that the dairy or any other old industry is not going to be any use to us unless Ave do. We have it on tho best authorities Hmt the Y.M.C'.A. work is a big factor in helriing to win. We are n'oing to win, but we want to do it quickly, especially for the sake of the boys at the front who are catching all the hardness. We have got to "carry on" here, and keep things going till tho boys come back, but in the meanwhile we want them to know we are out to do all we can t©> help them, and we can't do so better than by idanking it down "thick and heavy'' on the good old Y.M.C.A. The canvassers of the Patriotic Committee are out and report fair success. There is likely to be, amafigst other attractions, a nice mob of young cattle for sale. An Inglewood auctioneer has nromisod to wield the hammer, an'd finally, I think Mr. Editor, you may bet your life, Tariki-ites will be all out on the ISth to show that Tariki is always well up in the first wave when there is a patriotic stunt on. It will only be a shame if wo don't cut out three figures.

LEPPERTON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The classes for instruction in swimming at the local school were concluded last Friday when the distance swimming tests of the pupils for the N.Z.A.S.A. certificates were taken. The following were the results (in brackets are last year's performances as recorded): —Horace Giddy one mile (% mile), Alice Aekland J mile (50 yards), Alma Harvey i mile 120 yards (150 yards), Ernest Williamson j mile 120 yards (100 yards), Ronald Giddy % mile 160 yards (50 yards), Slaude Hellier } mile 60 yards (100 yards), Isabel Roberts 300 yards (20 yards), Mary Harrold 200 yards (beginner), Percy Body 230 yards (25 .yards), Claude Hellier Vi mile 60 yards Robert Borot 75 yards (beginner). In all eight beginners learned to swim, and several of these swam distances varying from 20 to 00 yards, As shown above, many of last year's pupils have considerably improved. The teachers, Miss Mouat and Mr. Brown, also gave some instruction in methods of releastt, rescue and resuscitation. This year's instruction baa been car j ried on under some difficulty, owing to there L?ing no proper means of access to the water on the eastern bank of the river, wht.-o the boys enter, the dairy Company having felled a number of the pinus insignia trees on that side of their dam. It is hoped to have suitable dressing enclosures for next swimming season. The Education Board made a grant for the erection of these, but owing to the impossibility of procuring labor, nothing has been done so far. I understand thatthe committee has made arrangements to have the enclosures erected forthwith. Last Wednesday Mrs. Wheatley and girls of her knitting class spent a most enjoyable day at the Bell Block beach. Besides being expert knitters on behalf of our soldiers, most of the young ladies arc also good swimmers, and so were able to enjoy themselves thoroughly, Miss Vera Harvey, on behalf of the class, in a few well chosen words, thanked Mrs. Wheatley for the day's entertainment and Miss Wheatley responded on behalf of her mother. Mr. T. Taylor, the new manager of the cheese factory, commences his duties on the Ist inst.