MAHOENUI

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3372, 1 October 1931, Page 6

MAHOENUI

(Own Correspondent.) Football. —The bus that carried the Tainui football team to New Plymouth to play Whangamomona left here at 8.30 a.m. Five of the Mahoenui representatives were honoured bv inclusion in the Tainui team. They were Kawa Huki, S. Roberts, Kingi Wetere,, R. Rattenbury and Tawhaki. The result was 15—3 in favour of Tainui. Two of our schoolboys were also selected to play in the Tainui schoolboy team against the New Plymouth schoolboys. Our boys—Athol Sole and Frank Armstrong—travelled to Awakino by service car,' and there stayed over Friday night with Mrs. A. Sole who kindly cared for them and motored them to New Plymouth next morning. New Plymouth schoolboys had a good win, the score being 27 to nil, but the Tainui boys believe in the old saying, "It isn't the fact that you are beaten that counts, but only how did you take it!" Some time ago the Education Department authorised the enlarging of the school and the building of a residence. The improvements were carried out during the Spring holidays. The school now consists of two rooms which have been painted with a green dado, cream walls and white ceilings, each room being furnished with air heaters. The outside of the school has been painted white with brown facings. A new shelter shed has also been erected and painted red. The master's house which is also completed, looks well and is fitted with every modern convenience. It, too, is painted white with brown facings. Apparently the Department's funds were exhausted before they could build a garage for the school bus, but Mr. Moss is making good the deficiency. The school committee has sent the following circular letter to the parents: —"At the meeting of the Mahoenui school committee held on the 19th inst., it was unanimously agreed that a small fund should be built up to deal with all charges in connection with the dental clinic. Owing to financial difficulties the Department of Health has been forced to ask each clinic for a contribution of £3O towards the cost of retaining a nurse, and our share of this amounts to £2, ■ which amount has been advanced by the school committee. It was therefore decided to ask the parents interested to pay 10s. each family into the fund to be held by the committee. The fund so built up is estimated to be sufficient to cover all charges for this and next year."

Tainui Boys' and Girls' Calf Club

A Mahoenui branch of the above calf club has been formed by the school children and about 20 have already joined. We are looking forward to seeing some lovely calves this summer, as there are two classes for competition: (1) Dairy type and (2) condition. It is open to any school boy or girl to enter a calf for both classes. A charge of 2s. 6d. per family is being made to cover the cost of notebooks and medals which will be supplied to all competitors. The two best calves from each district will be selected and taken to Awakino to compete for the "blue ribbon" on the day of the combined school sports meeting early next year. Further particulars will be available after the next meeting of delegates. On Friday evening, the 18th inst., a dance was held in the hall and there was a good turn-out of supporters. The proceeds are to go towards the erection of a Maori meeting house at the new settlement here. The music, which was much appreciated, was supplied by the Maori String Quartette. The winners of the Monte Carlo dance were Miss Queenie Wetere and Mr. Glen Wetini. The supper was of the usual high standard. Owing to the dance on Friday night the usual Saturday night euchre party was postponed. Dairying is now in full flush and the cream cart is running every other day. Personal. Mr. and Mrs. Addenbrooke and family have returned from near Hamilton. Miss E. Chapman has returned from New Plymouth. Miss M. Rattenbury has come home from New Plymouth.

Mrs. K. Thoresen and her daughter have returned from Pio Pio. Miss Abraham has gone back to Mrs. L. G. Purdie's school. Mrs. N. D. Jones has returned from a few weeks' holiday in Taranaki, bringing Miss S. Jackson of New Plymouth with her. Mrs. Masters, of Taranaki, has been staying with her sister, Mrs. N. Gribbon.

Mrs. E. Moore has returned from Te Kuiti.

Mrs. C. Roberts has spent a few days at Te Awamutu. Miss U. Rainey is staying with Mrs. K. Funnell. Mr. and Mrs. N. Gribbon have been staying a few days in Te Kuiti while their eldest son Jack underwent an operation. We regret to hear that Jack is very ill and we hope for his speedy recovery.

When a man in the Christchurch Maintenance Court the other day denied Mr. W. J. Stacey's suggestion that a woman was in the habit ol receiving letters under his name, Mr. Stacey asked him if he would persist in the denial if an employee of the Post and Telegraph Department were called to prove delivery of the letters. The magistrate (Mr. H. P. Lawry, S.M.): "He couldn't do that, Mr. Stacey, he would be liable to a penalty himself. He's under a pledge of secrecy for all business that goes 'through the department."