WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1921, Page 5

WAITARA.

DAMAGE BY THE STORM.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) August Rough weather.has been the older of things the lust few days, efartrfeM ?tornw prevailing. Thursday night wa« “a howler,” and at 8 a.m. on Friday] morning the town was visited by M heavy hailstorm, hailstones reaching th< size of marblod. .Heavy seas have bceiil; raging and the biggest tides that haw been known for u number of years, so much so, that Mr. R. Chambers’ reel*, denee close to the beach has bam wawheel away and the East End men’s bathing : hed has been washed away. The Ladies’ shed was shifted further back? some time ago and this has escape® Another resident elose to tho river woke’ up in the night to find her hoitse deep With the abnormal tidal water. No other damage is reported.

WAITARA SCHOOL. The Waitara School Committee held, its monthly meeting on Monday last, Mr. T. R. Ford presiding. The acting headmaster (Mr. J. Ci Hall) reported that on account of the absence of Mr. S. WyHie there had been a re-arrangement of tho clades, wdiere-u by Misri Bernsten took Standard V., and 2 Miss Simpeon (relieving teacher) was In. charge of the infant classes. The av-| erage \attendance for the week ending,' 1 July 29 was 294.3 and the average roll number 334.75, showing an of 87.9 per cent. On assembling each -Monday morning the National Anthem, has been sung by the school en rnaesc, in accordance with a circular recei v«F| from the board. The acting headmaster naked for tim-. ,ber to be supplied for a small gate lead-, ing to the agriculture enclosure. The woodwork instructor lias expressed willingness to assist the senior boys to construct the gate. The timber is w bi* purchased as requested. The chairman reported that he had been served with a notice to clear gorce 1 and blackberry in the school grounds. He thought the senior boys in connection with agricultural instruction could have done the clearing; but the work was found to be too strenuous for them. It was decided to put on labor to do the work.

The chairman reported that the teeh« nieal room had been fined np to the ceding and a heater had been installed. Th« path asked for by the headmaster had beeM constructed.

GENERAL NEWS. A ’bus load of car<? enthusiasts of Waitara, got together by Mr. A. G. Clark, visited Tikorangi »n Thursday evening and played the “Cockles,’* and a right royal tim? was spent. Tho Waitaraites were victorious by 12 games to 32. It is anticipated that a return match will be played next Thursday. Dr. Campbell, who has been amongst [us fpr eight years, decided to take a rest and has sold his practice. The [doctor and his family will be leaving in about a month’s time.