DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1919, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

PUNGAREHU. (From Our Own Correspondent! The Pungarehu social committee are still to' be found working In the interests of returned soldiers. A meeting or the above committee was held in, the hall on Friday evening last. It was decided to hold a social and dance in the Pungarehu Hall on July the Bth, to oflV ■daily welcome home Ptes. E. J. Barraft, Baxter and G. A. Nash. Accounts amounting to £l4 7s 3d were passed for payment."'Oh Wednesday evening, the 25th, Mrs Barrett and family entertained a number of friends at their residence in honor of her son, Private E. Bart Cett, who has recently returned from the front. 1 , The weather for the past few days has beenvery unsettled. On Wednesday morning 'lasta coldish south-easter with a drtaxle, sprang' up and further assisted the dairy cows, still' milking towards the close season. The wind; Increased to a gale and continued with tin. abated force for the next few days, and the Intense cold proved very hard on stock, put with plenty of winter feed available, no loss or -'-"l: lira hepn reported, and provided the wia* 1 ther does not get too severe, stock should win-, ter alright. Bo far they seem to be doing well here. It cannot be expected, horfever, that stock will be benefited to any great extent by a few days' ol warm weather at intervals, andthose fanners who provided against a shortage of feed, by increasing their areas of root crops have reason to congratulate themselves. At the same time the season has not been what one could say very favorable for the cultivation of turnips for winter feed, and the yield per acre has been very much below normal. However, the cultivation of Urge areas has compensated tho alert Individuals to a great extent for the decreased yield. The Cahe Egmont Dairy Co. has had a very good season. A sum of raonev in the vicinity of £BOOO was distributed among suppliers a few weeks ago, which brings the total pavments for the year up to something like 1/7 per lb of butter fat.

The well recognised fact that the Pungarehu public hall badly needs enlargement has been particularly noticeable on some of .the. functions held lately. Our public hall has long become antique and an eyesore to the progresst've-i spirits of this district, and is undoubtedly''a miserable insignificant place quite Inadequate, for tho purpose for which It Is used. ' W6' hear, day after day, week after week/of'pf'oraS l ' ises to have something definitely dbtte, butlrp/: to the present there has been nothing .doing.. There seems to be rather a lack of interest by those responsible for the work of arranging towards any of the hall Improvements; and'the' apathy, shown In this respect Is very "regrj&K j table, ns one cunnot expect.the district.to progress when so little Interest 'ls taken in Weal affairs. Other districts seem to take fetmald-i ernble Interest and pride in their, .KeHJ iuav> but none, at, Pungarehu. Itj seems tew-de-i slrnble that the people,, especially those from' other districts who'"patronise bur socials" and' dances;every otlier,'we'ek. r shouid : har4 proprt a'»« commodaf(on,;,ln ; the,,form. ,pt, jjroofn, ante : rpoms, .eta,jhe. .present ,rjoonuj, Mne.tptal-. ly i.miflbquate fofH»J^trnM;-- H Wo-dlßtt''' , to' make lite hr'eseat'ihßWWilabVinha upMo-dale; the wmft wUJ;;raeaja, tigood deal. of.expense,bnt u W. wltopr.ead.-to haveithe JiaJl enlarged >'4hd faprftved'that rib" trouble" should be fdthWlit'thiA r^pect^ ;: ..oficburse'lhos"eVe* sponsible cannoUhaasevar.ihope Jot-much success in any of theft "effbrts"withb'ut' the residents' support,, and, as, thepeoplo-jof.Pungarehu ;.are proverbially 'liberal in giving;' ;, anf efforts which awiptfli forth .will .tfoj'doWmeit' iUh' : generous support. Any city, town or district prospers in proportion to the efforts put forth by the residents and the people here I should .so. co-ojisrate with the one object. ln v tiewi'lhafflf'-liliiKlng this'district of WngSl' i rehu Into'ther'place Its .importance.: reqtfiresKofi' r SoidiSrs Irevlbtisly residing' at an| how returnliig are being %adij tho VeclpisntsV « medal, which! has twosunlMary rtfleitin*; tors "N.?;" in.bold relief-placed Sa a"cefttre Piece, and oh'tte reverse i(34 token ilof hpnpr lo- Private •-—*- tehu residents. . Great war, 1,917." , : , Pungarehu,' although having compara'ttvaiy si" small number of available men, had twenty'flve representative In the Expeditionary Forces, five making the supreme sacrifice.

A young lady named Lucy Jenkins,, aged HO' years, daughter of Mr J. Jenkins, of Pungarehu, met wlt)i an unfortunate accident last week.: While engaged at her domestic duties shV'bad .occasion to. go outside the house, where'she | slipped and fell on some broken glass, with the result that her hand was severely cut necessha-, ting her removal to the hospital. We all wish the young sufferer a speedy recovery. Mr. Armstrong, who recently purchased Mr Keasberry's property, will be tailing -up; his residence there shortly, and Is busily engaged at present in Improving tho appearance of the residence. He also Intends makin? a few alterations and addiUona, which, whin coranlated Will greatly add to its comfort.