KAPONGA.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1922, Page 7

KAPONGA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The weather was rather boisterous last Friday on the occasion of the Kaponga and District Jersey Breeder’s- sale. The sale, as usual, attracted a very large attendance of buyers, and a number of the bought went out of Taranaki. Messrs Newton King Ltd, Kaponga, had made very complete arrangements, and the sale passed off without a hitch. The Children’s Fancy Dress Ball, in aid of the School Piano Fund, organised by Mrs. Rowlands and Mrs. Leo, was held on Friday night, and proved a great success. The fancy dresses worn by the children were very good, and the opening grand march was a very pretty sight. The first prize for senior boys was won by E. Doyle, representing a Spanish Gladiator. The prize for senior girls was won by Kathleen Behl representing “Granny.” Junior boys’ prize was won by Victor Elgar (Spring Chicken) and junior girls by Masie Bennie (“Night.”) Amongst the other fancy dresses were: C. Peteher, “Tramp”; M. Evans, “Rambling Rose”; J. Severne, “Red Tape”; Hilda Guy, “Scotch Lass”; Jean Guy, “Dutch Girl”; Doris Guy, “Dutch Girl”; Mary Guy. “Gipsy”; Isobel Guy, “Highland Lassie”; Sylvia Schwieters, “Black and White Pierrette”; Maud Guy, “Fairy”; Mabel Severne, “France”; Molly Severne, “Knitting Bag”; Charlie Severne, “Sailor”; Edna McCarty, “Butterfly”; Bill McCarty, “Bunny”; Ruby Foster, “Egyptian Princess”; Max Foster, “Sailor and his Bride”; Gladys Hislop, “'Good Luck”; Doris Hislop, “Red Pierrette”; Eileen Bargent, “Order of the Bath”; Mavis Bargent, “Mauve Pierrette”; Myrtle Evans, “Gipsy”; Sadie Bertie, “Fairy”; Marjorie Jones,

“Springtime”; George Jones, “Cowboy”; Mollie McCarty, “Narcissus”; Ray McCarty, “Uncle Sam”; Joan Bennie, •Kewpie"; Betty Holland, “Folly”; Maisie Schwieters, “Gipsy”; Ivy Petcher, “Gipsy”; Elva 'King, “Chocolate Box”; Nellie King, “Work Bag”; Arline Waugh, “French .Student”; Jim Waugh, “Sailor”; Bob Richardson, “Sailor”; Joe Richardson, ‘“Gipsy Lad”; Joe Hey, “Sailor”; Jim Fearon, “Sailor”; Clem Hill, “Chinaman”; Reg. Hill, “Indian”; Milton Hill. ‘‘Gollywog”; Lenore Cooinbe, “Fairy”; Clif. Des- Forges, “Sailor”; Shiela Harper, “Bubbles”; Dorie Harper, “Carrots”; Flo. Jones, “Snowdrops”; Marjorie Mellow, “Queen of Hearts”; Dulcie Mellow, “’Fairy”; Olive Symes, “Cow Girl”; Annie Noonan, “Black Cat”; Dick Noonan, “Clown”; Geof. Noonan, “Dick Whittington”; Tom Tattersail, “Pierfiot”; Sid. Sadler, “Highlander”; Barbara Doyle, “Jap.”; Gordon Anderson, “Jester”; Ken. Anderson. “Pierrot”; George Pascoe, “Daily News”; E. Album, “Charlie Chaplin”; Ken. Album, “Departing Spirit”; Vera Melville, “Black Oat”; Lenda Davies, “Evening Dress”; Gordon Davies, “Sailor”; Joan Macdonald, and Muriel Mrcdonaldi, “Ried Cross Nurs-es”; Eileen Gargan, “Gipsy”; Evelyn Carey, “Vaudeville”; Evelyn Kehely “House to Let”; W. Kehely, “Sailor”; Vera King, “Pierrette.” Quite a number of spectators assembled in town to witness the competitors in the Road Race pass through here. Most of the riders were comparatively fresh, and seemed to be full of fight, but no doubt the last hilly ten miles would tell on them. It is evident that lucerne has come to stay.. The writer, in travelling round, has noticed a number of farmers preparing land for this crop. There is no doubt that lucerne is- going to do away with the necessity for growing other fodder crops to a large extent. Some farmers get four and five cuts a year from’their crops.