EKTAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3217, 30 May 1889, Page 2

EKTAHUNA.

(From Our Owii Correspondent)..' The Queen's Birthday passed 'nvet very quietly here. "Tho only item in ' of sport .was a match in Mr Parens' paddock, by fifteen of tho Ekotahuua Football Club v eleven of Pahiatna. I am not well versed tho technicalities of:;tbo game so ,1-* ' cannot send you full report thereof. /• Eketahmm scored two. goals and a try, Pahiatua, two goals and a try; I suppose the result of that is a tie. Thi local team, I think, did very.well for a first match, they have plenty of strong, hearty young men in .their ranks who seemed to' thoroughly enjoy themselves; with plenty of 4 praotico they will, no doubfc, in - a 9 short time give a good account of themselves. After the game a spread was provided, as is usual, by the " Eketahunaites, at Mr Parsons' Hotel. Speeches, songs, j&c,, were given by ■ members of both Clubs and tbe vis'i- - tors left about, eight o'clock, having thoroughly enjoyed their trip, » Some travellers for different firms were here a.id by some mishap missed - the train, one gentleman, seemed to be greatly put out as he had mado an - appointment at Masterton for that afternoon, BOineone remarked, "'Why don't you teleerapb," "Telegraph . > bed—-, there is no telegraph. They ' cull Ibis a railway tbiminue, and.no • wire."

Can anyone tell when the poundkeepor enters on his duties,, There. wai a great outcry some tiuie aga for' : ' a pound to be erected here. Oue has been erected, but wlmt is the hso of ■ of it without a poundkeeper.; Yeaterday several horses were taken to the pound by a settler, and ho found, when too lute, thero was no oneia . charge. We understood here that Mr' ; Georgo Neale had recoived the appointment There seems to be » slight hitch according to a memo froraT* the County Clerkto MrNcnlo of the '- 7th May" Your application to the ' i Eketahuna Road Board for' the 1 appointment of poundkeeper and ranger at/ Eketahuna has been laid before tho Council j in reply, lam directed to inform you that it appears ' . to begenerally understood that the two. positions canuot bo litjld by 0110 indi** vidual, 1 Is that bo? I cannot sea that a poundkeeper is of much use ta this large district without a ranger. However, tho sooner we get one or tho other the better pleased we shall bp.

meeting of tho Eketahuna : Debating Society yeas held on Tuesday, ,the 28th, As visitors wer# allowed in free, quite a larqe numbor attended, Tlie minutog of the previous meeting wero read and con., . firmed. Eloven new membm were enrolled. The subject of debate was, "Is dancing demoralising] Mr - Hodges, m,opening tlie debate in tha . affirmative, savea slight sketch ol • dance rooms with various incidents irt the life of dance girls and young ment who attendeddunco rooms,' lie was. ably supported by Mr Bryant, who, wL showedupdancinginitsfrefilight. TheW ( [ negative was taken' by Mr fjtewartj ably supported by Mr Penny. Both these gentlemen very alily supported their side'of the argument that danc-.' ing was not demorailsing, that it wag A for voiing men aud maidens to'be J. * brought together, that dancing was a good, honest, healthy exercise, that it was natural to dance to express joy, Ik. Several gentlemen took part in the. debate for and against, and a show of hands bsins; called,,the resnlt' showed that the niHjotity were in favor of dancing. The subject .for .: debate next Tuesday, proposed by Mr Bryant and carried "Town Boards'." •: A Promise Well Kept ; ; '

_ Beoentlj a working owed Thomas Kelk, residing.at tyorkßop, •ml at present as carter at the 'Worksop Cooperative : Society, has been rewarded .. in a wanner for a service rendered bv toa:young lady some fifteen yeais agolS' It appears that Kelk whs formerly a soldier, and in, the autumn of 1874, ■ although he had -then left the array, ' ho went to Stockton-on-Tees in his regimentals to have his phofograph ■ While .there he noticed sarriage) atop in. one of the' principal horoiighfarea. The .coachman 1 got ~• loxvn from the box, but had scarcely wched the ground when the horse lashed off at a tprrifio pace, dragging.-' 1 " behind jt,> was .s-A* eated a girl Hx»years of age.' It was videafc ty) sll who fiat tb?- tin&way

that unless be was stopped tlni child *ould in all probability bo killed. Kelk walked into tho middle of the

* - riad, waited until tli-) advancing horse renched,hiiu, and sprang at its head. Ho was curried about 100 yds tinging on to the horse's head, but •; ■Bmcceeded eventually in stopping it. ' The child, who was very much 'fnghtflned, thaaked tho man again - ■ and again, took his Address, and told : him thut' shn could not reward hira

• for his bravery tkon, but would do so " when aho cauie of ago; and told liiui he would hear from her in the future, Trno to her promise, on attaining the age of twenty-one, a few weeks ago, : she made, inquiries ns to the whereabouts of Kelk; hut her effortii for a tnno were unavailing, until n commercial traveller'happened to know , tho - man Kelk at Worksop, and ■ promised to make enquiries ns to ■ whetlier'he was tho man sought for.

Hib investigations proved the Work- ■ T&' sop.man was the one wanted, 'l'he ™ family whs communicated with, anil Kelk received ut letter asking liiin to go to a station bear Manchester this week. He did so, ar.d was mot by a , carriage and pair, and taken to the : home of the child—now n woman—- > whose life he had saved. Arrived

•. there he was hospitably entertained, fLand before leaving was presented with Qjm handsome gold watch, a gold guard -and seal, nnd LBO likewise in gold.

The watch bore tlio following iuscrip tion:-" Presented to T. Kelk for his ® • bravery at Stockton-on-Tees in 1874.'' Needless to say, the affair has created . quite a sensation 111 Worksop, and the townspeople are loud in the praises of the young lady who had so faithfully kept her promise. ;

There is jast now an exceptional oppor- • tunity (or purchasing ladies' winter coatumcs lit greatly reduced prices, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. We are qnito certain that it would be advantageous for every lady in Wellington not only to inspect, but to make a selection from these costumes, as thoy aro stylish in . material and make, and fully one-third less than usual prices, at Te Aro Houbc, WellVinson. ) We aro offering 6ome tasteful, useful winter costumes, value 3as 6d, for 21s 6d and 22s 6d; a very choico lot in navy and ■ ■ white clicok foulard, brown oheoked and striped foulard, brown oasnmcre, embroidered satin and cords, myrtle cashmere, satin trimmed, navy striped and checked beige, peacock blue cuhmero and grey check beige, ot which the real , Rvalue ranges from 39s Cd to three guineas, l*Wo offer, we say, the pick ot this lot for 27b' each, at Te Aro Houso, Wellington. Wo aro offering a 42s heliotrope brocho mervcilleanx costume for 29s Cd; a 47a Gd fine prune serge costume for 32s Gd; a sis guinea navy trimmed brocaded cashmero for 455; |and a Bmall but select lot of super ior costumes in blue and gold broclie, navy, navy and gold surah, cinnamon cnshmorc, handsomely trimmed, tho real valuu of which ranges from six to eight guineas, for 3s at To Aro House, Wellington.-ADVT.