TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1940, Page 1

TARANAKI NEWS

Taranaki Spitfire Fund. With only £ve days to pass before it is closed, the Taranaki Spitfire Fund has reached £3315. Stratford Cricketers. Seven of its players are serving with the armed forces, states Jhe annual report of the Stratford Cricket Club. Midhirst Oil Drilling. Casing is to be set in the Midhirst oil bore to shut off the water and sands that have been impeding progress. Unconscious After Fall. A twelve-year-old New Plymouth girl who slipped and fell in Devon Street did not recover consciousness for some time. Personnel of Regiment. A list has been announced of names of officers and men of the Taranaki Regiment to go into camp at Waverley next week. Advertising Appeal by Radio. Objection to the proposed expenditure of nearly £500 on radio advertising of a projected patriotic appeal was voiced at Hawera. Stratford High School Opcn Day. Parents and employers were taken over the Stratford Technical High School yesterday to see technical and vocational work in progress. Ballot for Territorials. About 500 men are expected to be the requirement in Taranaki from the territorial ballot to make up the strength of the Taranaki regiment and mounted rifles units. Younger Men's Help Desired. Following the success of a Rugby gala day to assist Hawera patriotic funds the Hawera district patriotic committee desires to form a sub-committee of younger men to organise money-raising projects. Grateful Public. Public appreciation of a life spent in untiring efiorts on behalf of the sick and ailing was paid to Miss B. A. Campbell, on the occasion of her retirement from the position of matron of the New Plymouth hospital by a large gathering at New Plymouth.