PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 137, 11 June 1926, Page 12

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

PORTLAND. A social nnd fiance was held in the Portland Hall on Tuesday, as a welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Krie Hay and family, Mr. Hay having taken up the position as secretary to the Portland Welfare League. The guests were welcomed by Mr. l>. Forbes, chairman of the league, and a telegram wns read from the directors of Wilsons Portland Cement Company, wishing Mr. Hay every success in his work at Portland. A ball was held last Friday iv aid or the building fund for the new Anglican church. During the evening Key. J. Rich presented medals to the Portland school boys' football team, which won the primary schools' seven-aslde tournament at Whangarol on King's Birthday. Kl/MEU. The Kumeii Ratepayers' Association has appointed Mr. G. T. W. <»reen to represent it on a deputation from kindred associations which will meet the chairman of the District Highways Board to deal with the question of securing better road access to Helensville and districts served from that centre. MANUREWA. There was an enthusiastic gathering of Oddfellows in the Manurewa Theatre, to assist nt the installation of the officers of the Incnl lodge for the ensuing year. Surrounding lodges evidenced considerable interest in the proceedings, visitors being present from Papakura. Papatoetoe and other centres. Bro. I). H. McDonald ably carried out the duties of installing master, the following promotions being effected :— X.G., Bro. H. King: V.G.. Bro. A. Evans; 1.P.X.0, Bro. C. Jumleson: Guardian, Bro. l H. Kilduff; Conductor. Bro. C. Robertson; Warden. Bro. Kingston. Numerically the lodge is one of the strongest organisations ' In the district, the membership totalling in the vicinity of 150. This evidences keen organisation and enthusiasm on the part of the controlling officials, for the lodge has been in existence for only a comparatively short time. TAURAKGA. Mr. Charles William Ludwig, who died at Auckland on Monday at the age of SO years, came to New Zealand 36 years ago and ; carried on farming operations nt Te Puna. | He then moved, with his family, to Tau- i ranga, where he lived for many years, and was a member of the Taurauga Rorougn Council. Later he lived at Mount Maunganul, and then went to Auckland. TE AWAMUTU, At the local Court to-day, Conrad Bell, for driving at. an excessive speed along the main thoroughfare was fined £10 and costs. A* meeting of representatives of the neighbouring schools was held in Te Awa- ' mutu to deal with matters connected with the recently established school dental clinic. The meeting was convened by the Te Awamutu committee, and delegates were present from Puahue, Pokuru. Te Rahu. Ngnhape, Hairini. Tokanul. and Te i Mawhla. while Nurse Loach also attended. • The chief subject for discussion was the > matter of finance, and it was ultimately i decided that the schools contribute to- ! wards the expenses on a pro rata basis, tak- j ing the total roll as the unit. Messrs. G. ' S. Clarke, G. O. .Tourdaiu (Te Awamutu) ; and S. Bryant (Hairini) were appointed a. committee to manage the affairs of the i clinic. The meeting also resolved that it was strongly In favour of the establishment of a junior high school in Te Awamutu. RAETIHI. The newly-built Druids' Hall was officially opened on Tuesday evening. There was a large and representative gathering (if the Order present, including several visitors from other lodges. Bro. A. Gracie, District President, of Marton. performed the opening ceremony. Bro. Gracie said it gave him great pleasure to see such a fine building erected as a Druids' lodge in Raetihi. and he was proud to be associated with the brethren who had erected the building. Considering the comparatively short time the lodge had been in existence he was of opinion that few, if any, lodges had made such rapid strides as the local lodge had done. He complimented not only the officers, hut also all the members who had put their energies into the affair. After several new members had been initiated Bro. Gracie. on behalf of the Grand Lodge, performed the ceremony of the installation of officers. TAIHAPE. •At Ihe end of the first round of thp club football competitions tie position of teams is as follows: —Seniors: 'Hautapu, S points; Pirates. 8: Old Boys, 2: Huias, f>. Juniors: Mangawheka. 6: Pirates, 6; Hautapu, 5; Utiku, 4; Mataroa, 3. The Borough Council adopted the following estimates for .the year:—Receipts, £5455; expenditure, ±'5040, plus contingencies, f415; totalling £5455. The general rate was to remain at 2d in the £. Expenditure for roads and streets: 'Mataroa Road. £37U: Birch Koad. £200; Kuku Street. £25- Tul Street, £115; Huia 'Street, £30; Kokapo Street, £50; Corver Street. £50; Matal iStreet, £10; Main Street, £300; Main North Road, £200; Alain South Road. £200; Kobin Street. £30; general maintenance, £150; contingencies, £250. Total, £2000. The king unto his jester spake— '•1 counsel seek from thee. wise clown, Pray tell mc. what's the best to take When cough and cold shall get mc down?" The jester answered with a grin— "0 sire, the best of all, be sure, For coughs and colds awaits within, A bottle of Woods' Great reppermiut J Cure." (Ad.)