KAPONGA:

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 7730, 2 July 1903, Page 3

KAPONGA:

e£6m oriaiowk coerispondbnt. On Saturday evening the Committee of ' . the Fanoy Fair met, and decided to hold .the Fair on ' Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 6t6, 7th, and Bth August. The secretary wai .instructed to advertise notice thereof, and to write the Colonial Seoretary, asking for a permit to rsffle. It was decided to hold 1: meeting of both committees (Indies' and gentlemen's), On Friday, July 10th, at 3 ' Ob Monday evening about a dozen householders met in the schoolroom for the purpoee ot electing- a^mniittee for the ensuing year. t#n ,gentnßben were nominated, and the following elected by ballot :— Messrs L. May, J.Haokie, J. B. Bennie, J. BobertMD,' J. n. Frethey, CBates, D. B. Ander-ao^."-'Mr Maokie.. was appointed chairman, >" Ind Mr Berime secretary. • Ai the nsual fortnißhUy lilera,ry evening Of liiteraTytrad Booial Club, held on Tuesday, a very interesting debate took place, the ' subject being " Platform and Presß." Need- - leu to sas, the latter won in a canter. ?he local Rifle Club's ball, which is to, be r h*ld on the Bth instant, promises, by the way tickets are telling, to be a high success financially;, and by the way the< energetic com mittee«re working, it should be. one of the most enjoyable functions held in Kipoogs for some time past. .-

?~ Tfie number of box** of baiter put T through th« Ate* freezing work« for the ; re»t ended >80th Jane, 1908 (i»ys the ' " Frew), toUlled 99,514, and 1070 cases of • cheese, of » gross weight of 8000 ton*. : I On Saturday evening, next, Hoopers. i Concert Company give, » perforroapce at tbe Town Hall, Hormmby. Mr Hooper h*s an excellent reputation as a comedian, " and th& other member* of the company are highly «poken.of by our contempora.riei.^.\ " _. "- Riwdale 00-cp,B»tive Dairy Company invite application* tor post of BeorsUty, * EtorM manager, ele. . < Mown S '-court and Gcrrigan announce that they intend holding •took skta at £oro4. &«, *brob., •*, .£ to \* gldat Kaponga on Friday nexi by Mr L. H* Moser>jT»elferloßt. . . . A tenant is wanted for a shop in Pnnoeqs '^ifce IfentrU Anoiferi M»rt, onTatardiT. iffesßrs mUtaker, Whittaker and Co. will •ell, besides their tunal Hoes, a qoantlty v or waUpaper, three splendid and ft &uk"aummentof baioiaaod haniß. .. - Messrs W. B. and A. McGarry, of Eltham, I Lvill sell, at their Matt, on Saturday, a nqarititT of Japanese forniture, which came ". Jost tofr late for the teat stile. The articles