DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 May 1922, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAI-TOI-TOI—URENUI, (From Our Own Correspondent.) The Uruti Beach Picnic Club are holding their annual ball on Tuesday evening next. May 9, and the committee are making active preparations to ensure its success. Orchestral music has been engaged, whilst, as before i stated. two very interesting presentations will be nnade during the evening. No doubt as on former occasions there will be a large attendance of visitors, both from New Plymouth' and Waitara, who always enjoy an evening in Urenui. Quite, a gloom was cast over this community on Thursday afternoon, when the news came through that Mrs. L. Taylor (wife of the 'manager of the Wai-toi-toi dairy factory, Mr. T. Taylor) had passed away shortly after undergoing a medical operation in New Plymouth. The late Mrs. Taylor has been in rather delicate health for some time past, and was only twenty-six years of age at the time of her death. Her quiet and unassuming disposition had made her greatly respected by all who were acquainted with her. The heartfelt sympathy of a very large circle of friends will be extended to the sorrowing husband arid three young children who remain to mourn her loss. Evidence of this was shown by the large and representative cortege which followed the remains to their last resting place iri the Te Henui cemetery on Saturday last, including relatives and friends from Wai-toi-toi, Okoke, Urenui, Waitara, Lepperton and Stratford. Many beautiful wreaths were also sent., amongst them being those from the., Mimi school (through the head teacher. Miss Simpson), the suppliers of the Wai-toi-toi Dairy Company, and the Urenui Football Club, of which Mr. Taylor is a prominent and popular player. As a token of respect the matches in which the football club were engaged were cancelled.

The customary monthly meeting of the Ati Awa troop of Frontiersmen was held in the Urenui library on Friday evening last, a good irttedance of members being presided over by troop-leader J. S. O’Neill. A large amount of business was transacted, and the date for the first annual dinner of the troop fixed to take place on May 30, when the yearly visit of the officials of the headquarters squadron will be paid. The ment to be held in .Tune is also being eagerly looked forward - to, and recollections of a pleasant and Instructive few days spent tn New Plymouth on the occasion of the one held last year will no doubt induce ail those who ’attended to again make the trip, whilst many others will probably take this opportunity of meeting comrades from other parts of Taranaki. The impending departure of comrade Goldsworthy from New Plymouth will also be regretted by Frontiersmen, and it might be said that any function, whether social or otherwise, would scarcely seem complete without the presence of this popular member of the Legion, who has spared neither time nor trouble in the interests of tlie cause during his residence in Taranaki. Encouraged by the success which attended their efforts to provide an evening’s amusement by a game at cards, singing and dancing last season, a number 1 of Pukearuhe residents l ave decided to hold a fortnightlyeuchre party again this year. In addition to the ordinary prizes, two points’ prizes of £1 each will be given, and also a special one for visiting ladies. The series will commence on Friday evening next. May 5, and as any surplus funds are to be devoted to a good object, no doubt the movement will be well patronised by visitors from outside districts. Those attending enay rest assured of a heart v welcome from the Pukearuhe people, whilst the suppers provided by the ladies are always excellent.

Mounted drill is now being carried out by Captain Hsyhurst and Sergeant-Major Bell in Urenui, and on Friday some thirty members of the mounted rifles were to be seen going through the various evolutions in Mr. A. H. Halcombe’s paddock, and the manner in which these were performed reflect, every credit on both the officers and trainees, whilst it must be most encouraging to the former to note the enthusiasm with which military training is being observed by the members of the troop hi this district, who no doubt, bear in miud Colonel Melville’s remarks in New Plymouth last week, to the effect that this course of instruction is not an encouragement to seek warfare, but rather as a measure to prevent it by being prepared to defend the country in time of need.

During the week Mr. C. Rumbal had the misfortune to lose a couple of valuable sporting dogs in the townskip and judging from the symptoms developed before expiring they must have partaken of some class of food evidently not intended for consumption by animals of their species. Mr. C. Rumbal is somewhat unfortunate in this respect, as last year he had a similar experience. Mr. J. Fitzgerald, of Urenui, is having more than his share of 111 luck lately. He recently lost one of his lorries in the fire at the Urenui hotel stables, besides other property; whilst on Monday last, the lorry which is used to cart the Okoke cream, on being left outside the post office for a minute or two, commenced a backward move-

ment in the direction of Mr. Dunbar’s store. The vehicle missed the building, but contrived to smash into the rear of Mr. Halcombe’s motor car, which was speedily converted into a two-seater, and had to be sent to New Plymouth for repairs. Following upon this came the fire at Mr. J. Rockett’s residence, where Mr. Fitzgerald has been residing, through which he lost everything in the shape of clothes and other valuables, with the exception of what he was wearing at the time of the blaze. TATARAIMAKA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Our energetic school committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Young, intend holding fortnightly euchre parties in aid of an asphalt tennis court for the local school. As this will prove an asset, not only to the school, but also to the district, it is a foregone conclusion that the residents, with jtheir usual generosity, will do all they can to help the object along. Miss Sisley, our new postmistress, who is both courteous and obliging, took up her duties before the Easter holidays. With deep regret the death is recorded of Mr. aud Mrs. Tom Morris’ little daughter Ruth, and the symjxathy of all goes out to them in their bereavement. The funeral, which took place on Saturday afternoon, was one of the largest seen in the district, and testified to the respect in which the Morris family is held. A very largq number of ftoi-al emblems were received. Four little girls, in white dresses and caps (Rene Honeyfield, Jessie Pen warden, Lucy Knight, and GytLon Penwarden) acted as pall-bearers, and the Rev. Mr. Coleman read the burial service.