WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1920, Page 3

WAITARA.

(From Our Own. Correspondent.) February 8. The first committee meeting of the proposed North' Taranaki Soldiers' and Citizens' Club was held on Thursday evening last, when various details were gone into, including the matter of raising the initial expenses- Sub-commit-tees were formed to make a systematic canvass of the town. I understand the country districts will be asked to help, cither by cash or an article of furniture for the Club. The public are asked to attend a meeting on Tuesday evening to consider running a sports meeting for the Club. The s.s. Waimana concluded her loading on Friday morning and sailed for Wanganui and Wellington. Her cargo from here consisted of 4,278 quarters beef, 2.9G1 carcases lamb, 1,525 packages of sundries, 3,034 bales wool, 1,408 cases canned meats, OS casks tallow, 29 casks pelts, etc., 741 sacks hides (27 barges in all).' Twenty-three pound per man for stevedoring the s.s. Waimana sounds big, but it must be remembered they have to work from 1G to 20 hours at a stretch out of the 24, and earn every penny they get. Mr. Geo. Jupp, late storekeeper of Waitara, has purchased Mr. Carrier's farm, situated at the junction of the Urenui-Tikorangi roads. Mr. Erie Collier, who is back from war service, has re-entered his old position at the Bank of New Zealand. The Rev. C. F. Blamires gave a lantern lecture, "From Cairo to Damascus," at the Clifton Hall on Friday evening to a fair audience. The Theatre Royal was occupied the same evening by Miss Louise Mack. The s.s. Wetere sailed from here today (Sunday), for Puponga for coal, to heip keep the local freezing company going. On Saturday evening a party left for the White Cliffs, and intended bivouacing for the night and start angling first tliMig Sunday morning. Mr. Stacey, who took over Mr. 0. H. Johnston's motor garage a short time ago, has sold out to Mr. Hayhurst, who belongs to Canterbury. He was manager for a large motor garage at Timaru before going to the war. Very little wool is coming to hand now. There is every possibility of the local sheds closing down earlier this year. The sugar famine has broken somewhat, a few tons having arrived here on Saturday. The storekeepers were kept busy all day doling it out in 4 and 61b parcels. This amount, I believe, is in excess of other towns. Weaner pigs fel died 27s at the mart on Saturday. Harvest >'< V'.v,,] waft beld at the English Church o, <Vn lay evening, with a beautiful ami' ionntiful supply of produce, fruit, oic,, which is being forwarded to the New Viynniulh'Hospital. The borough ranger had a very busy time last month, it being a record month for stock, etc., impounded. Whether he has been extra diligent, or the people become careless, it's hard to say. There is no doubt that it was time we had somebody who saw that owners of straying stock were brought to book.