ELTHAM.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 November 1919, Page 3

ELTHAM.

I .(From Our Own Correspondent.) November 19. Only nine people attended the meeting held last night to form a cricket club, and after discussion it was decided to postpone till Saturday afternoon, when another meeting will be held, about SO names having been secured as probable members. Lance-Corporal G. McLeod arrived home on Monday night and by to-night's mail train Lieut. Roy Taylor, who is looking well, but somewhat thin. Lieut. Taylor left with the Main Body. Miss A. M. Taylor, youngest daughter of Mr. U. W. Taylor, left Eltham this morning for Wellington, where she joins the stall' of the Wellington Hospital as a probationer Emery Bros, circus showed here last night to a good house. Talking to-night to Mr. H. Nuttall, the secretary of the Eltham Brass Band, he says that a fine number of replies have been received from players and that a meeting will be called "for next Monday. It is to be hoped they will all turn up and reform in time for a band for the coming holiday season. The Town Hall was filled to the doors and numbers of people were unable to gain admission to hear M'\ Massey tonight. Never before lnuc I seen so many motor cars in Eltham. All the garages right up one side of the top of Bridge Street were full, and I counted fiO in Stanners Street alone. People are in from all over the district. To-morrow should be a very busy day in Eltham as all arrangements, both for the civic function and the garden party, are well in hand. _ On Saturday we have the Hunket Society at the Athenaeum Hall, where afternoon tea, etc., will be dispensed and a street collection will be taken up in aid of the funds. Altogether we are having quite a gala week. Our worthy Mayor, in a sportive mood, has purchased the bucking donkey from the _ circus, and to-day the kiddies are having the time of their lives with it. That ißeSnl little body, the Bov Scouts are to be started again. For a time they have been without a scout" master, but T hear that two gentlemen have been found willing to take, up the duties. Twelve months ago the scouts did a lot of valuable work when the epidemic was o.! and they had a fife and drum band. The instruments are still here and no doubt with a good leader wo should soon have a good troop again Shop-lifting has made its appearance here. Several places report the loss of small articles. This is something new fer Eltham, and as the matter has been reported to the police and a sharp lookout will be kept no doubt the parties will soon be discovered.