WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1918, Page 5

WAITARA.

[(From Ocr Own Corre&pondiafV Tuesday, Dm. JY. ' A meeting of Tetall merchant* net od Friday evening to fix the hours,of dosing shops for the six months. _ Mc. Rea* fiej who was voted to tlechair.tiHipght pey should close as usual at fiJSQ, Aad on Satoday remarked that during the Qpidetaio they fyad found that they could do their busi« nijss in shorter hours,'and he was in favor of closing at 6 o'clock as Saturdays. Tho matter was put to tha meeting, and an oven number of votes w ' suited. The matter was suttlod by put» ting the votes in thA hat and drawing; this resulting in a win for 7.30 pan. closi ing on Saturdays. It wis decided t« close at 12 noon on Tliuriidays. On Sunday lost, at about S rtfcidk, the" port presented quite an animated sptitaicle. 15 passciigora with Ui<&-3ttgx»ga and 43G hags of mail vero brought ashore . from tha s.s. Devon, lying in the roadstead. The passengers bad been stranded ou; the other eido for some time, and were very glad to get to New Zealand. All the- town and his wifo wo out 'to boo tho unusual sight, and the crowd on tha wharf reminded one oE tho old roi gatta days. The local freezing wefts S3Hh5 ?t» lirss lot of beef cattle oti Mrrrsfay lo.it. Sotcral lots of sheep hava Wti killed, but I believe stock is not comfeig fwrwßn 5 . h> any quantity yet, owing to tho i&tuicsa of the season. Tho s.s. Devon is lairing abort 30jOO# carcases of frozen meat. Hcrlhwifk's &*» taking' advantage of tho fcio wir.Uor and rushing out the meat as quickly as pass* ibla. It is reported that loading -yvlll ho finished on Wednesday. Mr. Thos, Taylor Jus wstd •that his son, Private T. Taylor i» veay ill with pneumonia. Private Taylor west away with the main body, All Ms friends ' ■will hppe for his speedy rawvanr. The accounts tat food. »fe for Waitara temporary hostel uv eam' i»g in, and there wUlbb quttia Mtitoccti 1 . ablo bfll for tiur QotOcnjnsat temuifiocoimt of tbrfafiaeua, V .wrm* hl Jt ju'Miji 1 :>&