DISTRICT NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 4 December 1912, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS

KAIPARORO

The raini'iill throughout the week has been exceptionally heavy—on Tuesday four inches being recorded. On Saturday hail fell for some time, ami the weather is still quite wintry, and yliows no siui"-. of impr.T'oment. There is abundance of feed throughout the distrie.:, but farmers would prefer to have less,' grass, ami to have it hardened up a bit. There are some hundreds of acres of bush to be burned in this district

this season one owner alone having

over 300 acres, so there is a very j keen desire- to -••-■•o :--'ier weather -,et I in.

On Thursday hut a (";:icert in aid of a-hool funds took place in the hall. .Rain poured steadily down throughout the afternoon and evening, but fortunately, tickets had been sold previously, rani so the hall was well filled —a sum of over .-£lO being taken at the door. The following programme, was rendered, all the items In-ing warmly applauded by the audience: "Pianoforte duet, "('.inary Hire!." Misses "BurbUish and K. Lrizell ; song, "Bid Mo to T.ove," Mr CakW; song, "The Laird of ('-nek pen." Mr J a go; tableau illustratim; fvnue. Mi ■> !■" •"'.-- nee and Mr Hamilton : song, "Asleep | in the Deep," Mr 0. Kalkner; recitatioa. "Ask Mama." Mr O. Burton: sony. "The Little Irish Girl." Miss Bnrbiisb: "Caebuon dance," Misses R. Smith, A. Falkner. A. Palmer and 0. Hansen; sons, "The Toilers," Mr Denisou ; vocal duet, "Hunting Tower," Miss C'amobell and Mr .'/ago; trombone solo, Mr H. Renall; song. "One of the Family," Mr ./ago; vocal duet, "The Minute Gun 'at Sea/ 5 Messrs Calder and Denison ; recitation. "'How We Hunter! a. Mon 10 ." Miss Campbell; song, "I "Wonder Who is Kissing Her Now," Mr Hamilton. The latter part of the programme consisted "of a fare-"'. "Ma<] as a, Ha+te- " in which the following took part: Mr Ootehetty Fuz/.elton. Mr 0. Kalkner; ' Fanny Fuzzelton, Miss G. Falkner; Oharle.v Harebrain, Mr O. Burton; Bob, Mr dago; Maria. Miss Falkner; l)r Ames. Miss 'Burbush; I>r Wye Zed. Miss V. Falkner. The humorous situations arising throughout the piece kept the audience in a simmer of amusement, and the appl-ause elicited somewhat repaid the performers for the cold wet practice nights they had had to face during the previous' few weeks. The sinning of the National Anthem brought the nrogramme to n conclusion, and the floor was then cleared for dancing. Music for the dance was very kindly supplied by Misses Jago. K. Lo/.ell, G. Falkner, and Mr T. Edwards. A band of willing helpers dispensed supper, and it was nearly 3 a.m. before the last of the dancers wended their way home ward?.

The monthly mooting of the school committee took place hist night, there being present—Messrs Fnlkner (chairman). C. Burton (secretary), Renall. 0. Fnlkner. and J. MoAnu'Jtv. It was decided to give, the children'a Christma.s tree and plain and fancv dress hall, to be held on the evening of. December 18th. It was also deeid" ed that £3 he expended in purchasing library hooks for the school. Arrange" mentw for obtaining prizes for the tree and for selecting library books were, left-in the hands of the bead teacher