PAPAKURA NEWS

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 169, 17 July 1916, Page 7

PAPAKURA NEWS

A most successful concert, un<W the atis-.pl«-rs uf Uic I'apa.Uum Patriotic League, wis hrld in the Methodist Schoolroom. The pro"riinme war* provided by loe Manurewu Mimical SocleU. assisted liy Mewtanii* V. Leonard Wilson. Taylor. MargctiK, Miss ljiura Wulker (Auckland, auU Me-ssrs. Mabce, f'orin and Itnrion. Mrs Archldale Tny'.er nrteil as accompanist. Tne applause wo." frequent, and many of tile performers hnd to respond to vocilerous calls. At Hie conc-lut-hm tlie Bey. W. c. Wood (vice president of the LcaffiiPi ihanked the performer for their valuable serripes. The ■Musiral Society were outeriained at supiier before returning to tbelr Uojies. The lifll on Christ rhun-ii. which has done dniv sinre 1801, owing tn a hreakaßc. hail m lir replaced, and an order vras (riven to Mirers Hi:n Hros., Dunertiii. for a 3Ji« bell. Ihn cost of whli'h was enhsiTltied by the pnri-hiiiners. Owins to the size of the bell, a ni'W belfry was found ne.-essary, which was erected by Mr \V. llclntosh. The dedication ceremony was performed by itie Roy. W. C. Wood on Snnday roornlDß after early Celebration. The bell has a beatrtifnl tone, and gives general satisfaction. A meetins of subscribers of ibe pnhllc library was held on Saturday afternoon, Mr 1). B. Stewart in the chnir. Tho library having recently been taken over by ibe Town'rioanl, the meeting was held for the purpose of electing two members to reprefv*nt Ihe Kiibscribore on The conunitroft, Mrs W. C. Wood and Mr Howard beinp elected. They are to meet members of the Board