TE PUKE NOTES.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3915, 23 October 1899, Page 2

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(Own correspondent.) War is the chief topic here now ; politics are actually forgotten and ' mail days are eagerly looked ' forward to for the budget of newspapers that then arrive. Mr Dudson has his flax mill going now and at present is turning out about 7 tons per day. He expects to increase the output to , 10 tons when everthing is in 1 thorough working order. ' The adjourned meeting to form a cricket club was held on Thursi day, the 19th inst., atMrPilling's * hotel, the Chair being taken by ' MrMcEwen. It was decided to form a Club and the following j officers and committeemen were . appointed:— Mr W. H. Herries, , M.H.E., Patron ; Mr W^P. Harris, 3, President; Mr E. King, Vice--1 President; Mr McEwen, Hon. '» Secretary; Mr E.H. Pilling, Hon. * Treasurer; Committee, Messrs * Knowles, Skeet, McPartland, Speight and Nicholas. The * following resolutions were then q carried : — l. That Messrs Pilling ,f and Speight be a sub-Committee i- to arrange for the use of a suitable d ground. 2. That the subscription n be 6s and that all members must l " pay before Nov. 1. That a match )j be arrauged as^ 6oon as possible l Z with the Pongakawa Club. 4. That the next meeting of Com[g mittee be held on Thursday next, i\ the 26th inst. re A case of what is believed to be typhoid fever is reported on ie No 3 Eoad. The children of the v. family have been requested not is to attend school for a week or two, !D pending developments.