DISTRICT NEWS.
TA RATA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) On Saturday last the local tennis courts were occupied by very enthusiastic players, who, no doubt, were practising in anticipation of the opening day, which takes place next Saturday week. During the afternoon a meeting of the committee of the club was held on the grounds, Mr. F. M'. Standish (chairman) presiding. Mr. D. Paterson ■proposed that a practising board be procured, and he and Mr. H. Blackburne kindly promised 10s each to further this object.
The residence of Mr. T. Clarke, situated opposite the Tarata Hall, was nearly destroyed by fire on the 24th and 28th respectively, of last month. On the former occasion the flra was ilrst noticed by Mrs. Clarke, who quickly secured the services of some gentlemen in the township, who soon extinguished the flames. On the latter occasion the Are was noticed by the school children and Mrs. J. Williamson, to whom great credit is due for the way they battled with the flames until some gentlemen arrived.
The visit of Lord and Lady Jellicoe to Inglewood on the 29th ultimo attracted a good number of residents from here, and the local school children, with their teacher (Miss King), were conveyed to Inglewood In Mr. Paterson's lorry, driven by our genial Harry Dowman. The weather was glorious for the visit of their Excellencies, and the children had a great time.
On the 2Gth ultimo, Messrs. Newton King Ltd., conducted a clearing sale in the Tarata yards, on account of Messrs. M. Gall and EJons. Showery weather prevailed, but nevertheless, there was a good attendance of buyers. According to the condition of the stock offered, a fair sale resulted. Ewes and la»nbs 10s, mixed aged ewes (empty) 6s Id, hoggets 4s 6d to 8s 6d, -4, 6-tooth, and f.m. wethers 9s Id. Empty heifers £3 12s 6d to £5, were some of the prices. On the 28th ultimo, the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., conducted their usual monthly sale in their Tarata yards. There was a good yarding of bulls and a poor yarding of other classes of stock, the former being hard to quit. Fat and forward conditioned sheep (shorn) 9s, springing heifers £5 to £l2, 3year steers £2, Holstein bull £1 Is. A very fine Jersey bull on account of Mr. Watson wa.-> passed in at £l7 10s. During the sale much amusement was caused wtien the auctioneer (Mr. Porter) was offering for sale an old Holstein bull on account oi’ an ancient native. The highest bid was 15s, and when the native was asked whether he would sell, the startling reply came: “No, no sell. Take him home for beef I” Last week the weather made a decided turn for the better, and the settlers are busy now preparing land for the sowing of soft turnips for autumn feeding. As this class of feed is very essential for dairy cows for the dry months of January and February, farmers should endeavor to put in as much as pos-
’ The photographs of the local football players, which were taken by Mr. MaUon, are on exhibition at the Tayata store.
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