WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1919, Page 2

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Waitara, Feb. 4. Die Malioe was brought to the wharf on Sunday morning. She is considerably knocked about; her deck hamper is all gone, and the engines seem to be damaged pretty badly. It will coat a considerable sum to make her fit for running again. In the meantime the Marakopa is taking up her running and left with a cargo for Tongaporutu yeateilJay, under Mr. F. Rattenbury, with D. Scott in charge of the engines. The prohibition meeting held on Sunday night was fairly well attended, much more interest being taken than was the ea-se at the Moderate League meeting. Mr Bayly is a good speaker and some of the facts he mentioned will be hard to refute

The State school opened to-dav after being closed over three months, with four teachers absent, I understand that pupil teachers will not be appointed until after the next meeting of the Board It is rather hard «n Mr Wyllie, after the long holidays the children have had to start with'his staff so much shori, as the children will require to be pushed on as much as possible to make up for time lost.

It has been decided by i.he Seaside Society, with the Royal Life-saving Socirtv's approval, to hold the Tabov Shield competition on Thursday. March 27 The Society is expecting to have a bis; gathering en that occasion. There ha- been very little surf-bathing'hero thi-i season as yet, the weather having been all against it, and surf-bathers art hr.ping for a late summer so that they mav yet have a fair time for bathing. A number of soldiers returned last nis-lit, their names being Lieut. Rie.hardrrm, Pfs. T. W. Smart, ,T Tavlor, M. M",llet(, Sergt. F. Procter, and Pts, Alexander and Whitehead (Tikoran«i).