DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1918, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

ALBERT EOAD. (From Our Own Correspondent). Residents in this distiet received a great shock on learning of the calamity that has befallen the family of the late Mrs Molloy, the victim of Saturday's mail train accident. Mrs Molloy was the eldest daughter of the late'Mr John Crean, a much respected Imperial Army Veteran, long resident on this road. Her husband, Mr M. Molloy, is the son of a former popular old resident of this district, also an Army veteran of the 57th Regiment. In keeping with the miltary rerord of these families I would like to mention that a once particularly bright lad, barely out of bis teens, a son of our late friend, l&s amidst those numberless other heroes on Gallipoli Peninsula, while another son, who was wounded at the Somme advance, was recently invalided home. An uncle of these boys, though born away back in the middle "lift's, lias also recently returned after having done his bit in the trenches on the Western Front, and having left his only eligible son on the other side to uphold the family name and record. The late Mrs Molloy has also a brother at the Front. It will thus be seen that our much lamented friend and neighbour had borne an honored, though at the same time a sad share in the great war. Sympathy with the bereaved relatives is wide-spread and deep.

EATAPIKO. (From a Correspondent. ) In spite of the very inclement ■weather a large number of friends assembled at the schoolroom on Tuesday (21st) to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Arnold Carr and family who are leaving the district for Urenui. The walls of the schoolroom were tastefully decorated with large palms, the social committee with its energetic chairman, Mr Charles Therkelson, had spared no pains or laJbonr to make the evening a success and to do honour to their departing guests. Genuine regret is felt all over tlio district at the departure of the family. Mr Carr has been in the district over twenty years and practically started the factory going here. During the evening Mr C. Therkelson •voiced the feeling of regret at losing Mr and Mrs Carr and family. They had been great workers and great givers. Mr Carr had always helped in everything that was going, and his generosity on behalf of patriotic works was wellknown. Mr and Mrs Carr had made many friends of the whole community, without exception, and all were genuinely sorry they were leaving. In wishing them health and happiness in their new home Mr Therkelson asked Mr and Mrs Carr to accept from the settlers a present of a .silver tea and coffee service and cake stand. Mr Carr, who had a flattering reception, in a few appropriate words, expressed his gratitude for the handsome gift presented to his wife and himself. He felt very •undeserving of such kind expressions and the little he and his wife and family had been able to do had always been a pleasure and he felt they might have done much more. He would always look back upon his life amongst them with feelings of pleasure, and the gift would always remind them of their many friends in Ratapiko.

Cheers and mimical honours were heartily given the guests of the evening. The In/lies of Ratapiko through one of their number then presented to Miss Mary and Miss Helen Carr a handsome gift each of a silver trinket box and silver candlestick, the young recipients briefly and suitably acknowledging the presents. During the evening dance and song kept the gathering in enjoyment. Amongst those who gave songs were Mrs C. Young, Mrs Rudkin, Miss Isabel Therkelson, Miss McLean, Messrs Price and Glover. Many friends travelled from Tariki in spite of the "beastiliness" of the evening to do honour to the departing guests. Altogether a very pleasant time was spent, and Mr and Mrs Carr and their family go forth to their new homo with the heartiest good wishes of their many friends, in which good wishes the writer humbly joins.

TOKO ROAD. (From a Correspondent.) The balance sheet of the recent social held in the Toko Road Hall, to farewell Privates L. Mayell, G. Smith and F. Gall also to celebrate the opening of the new '•Huinga.'' cheese factory shows that the receipts were as follow: .Sale of cheese (donated by factory) £75 10s 6d, door tikings .£5 7s 3d, Begging song by Miss Maunsell £2 17s Cd, sale of cake (donated by Miss Trewin) £!> Os 6d. rash in hand for farewell fund £3 14s 3d, total £O2 10s. The expenditure was: Car hire £1 10s, presentations £O, total £lO 10.s, remitted to Raetihi Relief Committee, £S2.

TARATA. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) j The Tarata 'Patriotic Committee held a Gift Auction Sale and dance in the Tarata Hall on May 16th for the purpose of collecting more funds to send to our local boys at the Front, Th«, district was canvassed for subs, and {rifts and the very fact that one list had £43 13s on it speaks well for the giving powers of our settlers. Favoured with a slorious. night a big crowd rolled up and business was very brisk. All worked well and it is impossible to individualise. Mrs Standish, Miss Officer, Miss K. King and Miss Press had charge of the lollie Ftall; Mrs Ludemann and Miss Mary Waite had charge of the bran tub; Mr» ' J. Drummond had charge of the guessing [competition for cushions; Mr J. Lynch for butter guessing competition and Miss Myrtle Guildford for guessing the I doll's name, while Tainui made an exI cellent doorkeeper. ! Mr R. Cutford, of Inglewood, auction- : cd the gifts and competition was very keen. The results of the guessing competitions yere; 01b£ of butter, Miss Myrtle

Guildford; albs of butter, Mr K. Bisliell; cushion, Ist prize, Mr H. Sander; cushion, 2nd, Mr H. Bowater; doll.'a jname (Geraldinc), Miss H. Guildford. Miss Guildford rc-donated the doll and it wag sold several times for 10a per time. Up to date £l2l has been eollected and there are still a few more items to come in. The floor was cleared for dancing., the music being supplied by Mr Stockman, (cornet), Mr Kgaar (piccolo), and Mr Hay Spurdle (piano), their efforts being imu-h appreciated by all. Air Mat Martin carried out the duties of M.C. in bis usual efiieient manner. I may also mention that the Tarata Patriotic Committee have for the past I'2 months sent, every Tara-ta boy at the front £1 worth of Y.M.C.A. coupons every month and the above amount will ( "nable them to still carry on. Trooper W. Paterson has returned I home again and ivc wish him a speedy recovery. We are very pleased, indeed, to have him back with us again.