APITI

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 134, 5 December 1906, Page 4

APITI

(Our Own Correspondent.) Mr Grant terminated his agricultural lectures on Thursday last. Although he originally intended to stay until Saturday night, he was called away to other work on Saturday morning. There was a good number of attentive listeners to his last discourse, and at the conclusion Mr Matthews proposed, and Dr Greig seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to the speaker, and both gentlemen complimented Mr Grant on the able manner in which he had performed his task. The weather has been favorable for shearing, and the flocks are being shorn much earlier than on previous years, and on account of the biddybiddy being also earlier, some of the farmers intend to follow on with shearing the lambs. I notice a good many bush fires have been started duriug the last few days. . , , The Table Flat Presbyterians held their first annual concert and social on Friday night last. Over 60 persons were present, including a few visitors from Apiti, and the Rev. D. Martin presided and eulogised the untiring efforts of Mr J. A. McKenzie, the Home Missionary for the district. At the conclusion supper was handed round by the ladies. The following are the names of those who contributed items towards the programme : — Messrs H. Venables, McKenzie, Lewis, and Miss Levin. The social terminated with " God Save the King." Last week in your columns we observed some complimentary remarks inspecting Mr J. A. McKenzie, who is ministering to the spiritualistic wants of the Presbyterian congregations in Apiti and the surrounding districts. We infer that Mr McKenzie will shortly be leaving the district to enable him to conclude his university studies, and it may not be out of place to state that Mr McKenzie has made numerous friends here who, while being most sorry to part with him, will at the same time be pleased to know that he has been successful in his recent examinations, and that in the aear future his energy, study an-i labor are to bo crowned with success. Influenza has been rampant in almost every house hereabouts, but al though it is seveie in some cases there are no serious results to far. the children seem to be just as prone to the fever as gv u-ups.