DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1922, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

WAI-TOI-TOI—URENUI. (From Our Own Correspondent.) A most successful euchre party and dance was held in the Urenui Hall on Thursday evening last, the proceds of which are to be handed over to the Urenui Library and the Football Club. After some interesting play the first prize for gentlemen (a pair of silver nickel spurs) was won by Mr. A. Pepperell, Mr. A. H_ Halcombe securing the 501 b bag of hour which constituted the second prize, whilst Mr. W. Jones was awarded the powder and puff which represented the booby prize. Amongst the ladies Mrs. F. Fuller was first (a set of shower bath towels), Mrs. Betts second (a pair of silk stockings). Mrs. Roy Fitzgerald caitire in a good last, and received a packet of cigarettes and a box of. matches. For the dance which followed, the music was nicely played by Miss Edwin, Mr. Geo. Fuller carrying out the duties of M.C. satisfactorily, whilst a very enjoyable supper was handed round. Both Institutions will benefit to the extent of some £2 each "by the . evening’s amusement. On Thursday last the return football match between Onaero and Waipapa was played at Waihi, and, after an interesting game, resulted in another victory for the latter team by 11 points to 4. Considerable interest is being taken in the forthcoming meeting between Waipapa and Wai-toi-toi, which is to be held |on the Urenui recreation ground shortly. ! Another match which will no doubt attract a | large number of spectators is the return game, between Urenui first juniors and Rahotu in-the Rugby Union competition, which is arranged for Saturday next, on the recreation ground.

Members of local school committees are reminded that voting papers to elect a member for the northern ward of the Taranaki Education Board have tn be forwarded to the secretary, New Plymouth, by July 19. The candidates are Messrs. H. Dempsey and F. Hoskin.

Miss M. it. Spence has been temporarily appointed teacher of the Pukearuhe school. During the past week there has been an attendance of some seventeen senior cadets, who have received military instruction from Lieutenant. Andrews, W.C., and Sergeant-Major Bell. Target, practice with rifles has also been carried out, and some excellent scores put up. The week’s training has now concluded, and the boys will not be compelled to attend parades for a period of twelve months. I understand from the Sergeant-Major that, with a view to keeping the mounted men together, and also to refresh their • memories with the movements which they have already gone through, be proposes to institute voluntary monthly drill, commencing in September, and discontinuing during three or four months of the busiest portion of the year, but, of course, it is understood to be purely optional as regards attendance.

At the conference of the Legion of Frontiersmen, held in Auckland recently, complimentary reference was made as to the smart appearance of the Ati Awa troop on parade before Colonel Melville at Urenui last year, and also to the winning df the W. D. Thompson cup by Frontiersman C. Rumbal, of the Ati Awa troop, at the encampment held in New Plymouth last month.

In regard to the recently successful military ball, which was held in Urenui. SergeantMajor Bell, on behalf of the squadron, has asked me to convey his sincere thanks and appreciation to all the ladies and gentlemen who rendered such valuable assistance to make the function the brilliant success it undoubtedly was. As the - Sergeant-Major states, everyone seemed most eager to do everything in their power to help, and the generosity of the members of the Fourth Battalion Regimental Band, New Plymouth, in providing such excellent music free of remuneration, is highly to he commended, and not only contributed greatly to the enjoyment of the evening, but was also the means of saving a considerable monetary outlay. There will most likely be a substantial credit balance, and this money may probably be utilised in assisting members to attend future rifle shooting competitions, .or some other worthy cause in Connection with the troop. Another little matter which it might not be out of place to «mention is that the Sergeant-Major expresses the hope that the person who got away with the bottle of .303 oil used for cleaning rifles, and which was probably thought to contain a liquid mentioned on rhe label (which was not- ginger beer), enjoyed the first (and no doubt the last) drink out of the purloined bottle.

Miss McCarthy, the mistress in charge of the Urenui post office, is at present away on a well-deserved holiday, rhe position being temporarily filled by Miss Rigby.

The various schools in this locality have during the past week been undergoing the usual annual examination by the Education Board’s inspectors, Messrs. Ballantyne and Griffin.

With a view to discussing matters in ccnnection with the coming season, a msting of the suppliers to the Wai-toi-toi. dairy factory is being held on the 18th inst.

Now that the annual meetings in connection with the various factories in this district are being held, the matter of deciding whether to manufacture" cheese or butter will no doubt come up for discussion, and as maturs at present stand, it would seem no easy matter to decide which is likely to be the most payable proposition, and although probably the majority will favor butter, it is stated by some experts that cheese may be the safer investment. as, although reeenL butter quotations have been exceptionally higli, the market is already showing a downward* tendency, whilst s cheese prices remain more steady. One matter is tolerably certain, and that IS if any payable offers for either commodity are >made, .the ntis(take made by many companies last season [in refusing offers in the vicinity of lid per lb for cheese is not likely to be Repeated.. It has been offleialy stated that the average butter-fat yield per cow in the Dominion this season will barely reach 1611hs. and this in one of the most favorable periods as regards •climatic conditions for the growth of feed that has over been experienced In the history of dairying. When* it is taken into consideration that many of our Taranaki herds produce from 2.00 to 3001bs of butter-fat yearly, it would secen that there must be a large number of useless animals being milked that It would pay their owners to get rid of at any price, as an inferior cow will consume equally as much food as a profitable, one, and entails equally as much labor on the part of those who have to milk and provide for them.