WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 November 1921, Page 7

WAITARA.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Nov. 4. The monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr. H. E. Vaughan presided. Shipping facilities to the port were again discussed. Direct steamers from Auckland and Wellington were’advocated, one speaker suggesting a locallyowned boat. Others thought the key to the situation was back cargoes of coal from Mokau, and inquiries are to be made in this direction. The question of Home liners calling at the roadstead regular!}’ for produce was mentioned by Mr. .laggs. He thought that if the watersiders were more reasonable in their demands the asset they once had could be got back again. The president mentioned the matter of telephone facilities, and said since the present postmaster had been here a considerable improvement had taken place. The postmaster was asked if the technical working of the system could be improved. Mr. Barnard explained that the system was an antiquated one and the department .would not do anything unless there was a minimum of 200 subscribers. It was recommended that the new exchange hours to be asked for should be between 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. GENERAL. Messrs. Rennie and Co. are advised by the Labor Department that it will not be permissible to keep business establishments open on the Saturday afternoon preceding Christmas I>ay, which this year falls on a Sunday. Friday will therefore have to be looked upon as the main day that week, and shops may keep open until 10 p.m. Tills,’ of course, only applies to towns where the Saturday half-holiday is in vogue.

The Bishop of Auckland (Dr. Averill) will arrive in Waitara on .Saturday next for his annual visit to this parish. He will celebrate the Holy Communion in St. John’s Church on Sunday at 8 a.m. and preach the same evening at 7. On Monday he will preach at Urenui at 2.30 and hold a confirmation service at Waitara at 7.30. On Tuesday he will preach at Uruti at 1.30 p.m. ond Pukaruhe at 7.30 p.m., and on Wednesday he will go to Okoke for service at 2 p.m., and preach at a Maori Mission service in St. John’s Church, Waitara, at 7.30 p.m. WEDDING. Yesterday morning in St. John’s Church, by the Rev. G. H. Gavin, the marriage was solemnised of Mr. .James Campbell (who settled in Waitara from Newcummock, Ayrshire, a few years ago, but now resides in New Plymouth) and Miss Mildred, the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Tate, of ‘Puriri,’ I Waitara. The bride, who was prettily I attired in a braided cream costume, with a Leghorn hat, daintily swathed in pale pink georgette, entered the church on the arm of her father. The bridesmaid, Miss Evelyn Tate, wore a champagne cloth coat frock, also braided, and her hat was a Leghorn with autumn tints. The bouquets were made oy Miss W. Tate, the bride’s being of roses with maidenhair fern and lillies of the valley, and satin streamers, while the I, bridesmaid s was of red earnations and i roses, with red streamers. The best ’man was Mr. Arthur bimmer, of Roto>rua The Wedding March was played I by Miss Marlow as the party left the I church. A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where a lengthy toast list was gone through land the many handsome and uselul presents were viewed. j Mr. and Mrs. Campbell left in t.ie afternoon by motor-car for Wanganui, where the honeymoon is being spent. The bride travelled in a naw costume find a picture hat.