RONGOTEA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10120, 30 October 1917, Page 3

RONGOTEA.

(Fnoii Our Own Cobresi’ondent.) The Rongotea Red Crons Guild forwarded to Wellington week another ease cou taining : 708 roller bandages. 5 flannel bandages, and a number of books. Iho cii.se was curled free to Palmerston North by Mr 11. Senders’ motor lorry. Tim Guild bus's to acknowledge the sum of £1 is from the Lutheran Church, Ron- " Mesclanias M. I. limit rml 'l'. Rowe, and Mrs and Miss Darragii, of Rongotea, are away on a trip lo Rotorua. ,\s it: lias id wave been the ribiom of tho local business places to close all day _ lor (tie Palmerston North Spring Show, a iiohd,iv will be cboTved next linirda;.. People's Lay. The shops, will be open all duv Wednesday. Mr \V. Ro-ss, who was one ot our wu! known butchers some four years agm i> a visitor to Rongotea and is staying wjiu Mi than!, Rongotea aiding. 11 e v enlisted Irom Saudon and was a member of the 3rd Reinforcements, seeing a lot of heavy lighting in France, when* he was eeverelv wounded. If (s has unite recently rotnrned, and we are pleased to see him about again. Mr 11. Noble has disposed of his bakery bns'iies;: to two Feildimr residents. Mr I). Cuddy, of the local post- olliceblalL was the, recipient of a nice shaving outfit from Ids friends on bis leaving Rongotea f„ r Kabat nra, near FeatUersfon. where lie is to take charge ol the local ollice.