RAWHITIROA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 October 1924, Page 4

RAWHITIROA.

(From Our Own Correspondent). The spring rains are still keeping op, with a tendency to become colder, as usual in October. The sunny days between, however, are warm enough to .seep everything growing steadily; There are rumours of some mysterious disappearances during the night of cans of milk, cream and other things generally left unprotected. In this district such losses are as startling as they are unusual, but it is said that settlers on other roads have suffered in the same way. As the authorities are on the look-out it is to be hoped the thief or thieves will soon be taught. On Thursday news of the sudden death of Mrs It. J. Knuckey canijg as a great shock to the neighbourhood, many of her friends not even Kflmving she was ill. Her long residence in Rawhitiroa and her active participation in all mpoitant affairs on the road, make her loss the more widely felt. Although It was a very wet day, a record gatherng of friends and relatives from North and South Taranaki attended her funeral on Saturday. The eofrtVtion of beautiful wreaths was such as is seldom seen. Several functions have been postponed. Mrs Hird, from New Plymouth, has been spending several weeks with her laughter, Mrs F. Silver.