TARIKI.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 August 1922, Page 7

TARIKI.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) A progressive euchre party, followed by a dance, was held in the Tariki Hall on Tuesday night, in aid of the Football Club’* funds. The night was fine, and a large number of card players assembled. The card party was kept going till about half-past ten, when a halt was called, and the prizes for the winning players were presented by Mr. H. Rumball, president of the Tariki Football Club. The prize-winners were:—Ladies, Miss Eichstead; gents, Mr. H. Kerr. There were the usual booby prizes. While the prizes were being presented the room was cleared, arid supper was served under the capable management of Mrs. Kerr, ably assisted by Mrs. Muller and others. The room was well filled with dancers, all seemingly thoroughly enjoying themselves. The music was supplied by Messrs. Spurdie (piano) and Rogers (cornet), both of Inglewood, and was much appreciated by the dancers. These two young musicians are coming very much into favor for dances, socials, eta. While on the subject of music, it might very well be said that the hall piano, though a practically new and expensive one, is at present* in a most unsatisfactory state, as is well-known by everyone who tries to play it. AVhile returning from the annual meeting of the Midhirst Dairy Company, Mr. Jackson of Johns Road, met with a rather serious mishap with his car. a PP ej V 3 that, while driving down one df the hills near the Tariki township, one of the spring bolts suddenly snapped, Causing the car to sag heavily on the steering rod, and preventing the proper use of the steering gear. The road had been recently blinded with clay in this part, and was in consequence very slippery, the result being that, as Mr. Jackson had no possible control over the car, it skidded rather suddenly into a clay bank. Mr. Jackson escaped without any very serious injury, but a friend who was travelling with him was rather badly bruised and cut by-* 3 — broken glass from the wind screen.

_ The number and variety of “cuss” words that have recently been made use of by settlers and casual travellers on the Durham Road is really astonishing, the County Council, in their wisdom, having given orders for the complete burial of all metal on certain sections of that road.