FOXTON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 288, 2 November 1934, Page 6

FOXTON.

(I'ioin Our Own Correspondent.) FOX TON'. No. 1. Mr W. R. McKenzie, postmaster, resumed duty on .Monday, after being absent for some time owing to iserious illness and an operation. Mr and Mrs H. Osborne have returned to Foxton after a visit to Hamilton and Tauranga.

The vital statistics for October, with the figures for the corresponding period of last year shown in parentheses, are:— Births, 7 (8): deaths, nil (5); marriages, 1 (2): Maori births, 2 (2); Maori deaths, 2 (ml).

During October rain fell locally on 15 days, the total fall record being 5.41 inches'. The maximum daily fall was 88 points. The hottest day during the month had a temperature of 65 degrees, and the coldest day a temperature of 51 degrees. A pleasant ceremony took place this week when a gathering was held to bid farewell to Mr G. Young, erecting engineer, who came to Now Zealand to install machinery for a local factory. Mill. R. Ogilvy, asked Mr Young to accept a suit-ease and a handbag for .Mrs Young. At the October meeting of flic Foxton Women’s Institute Mrs Tilcombe (president) presided. (Miss J. Stevenson, delegate' to* the North Wellington Federation. read a report of the meeting. Mrs Brigadier Cottrell gave an address on “Women in Africa” and Mrs F. Proctor an instructive demonstration on articles made from paper pulp and firelcfo cooking in a hay-box. The

competition for the best plate of t? cones was won by Mrs Blythe, with Mrs Tremam second. lit a competition for the hest papier macho article Miss McEwan was First and Airs McEwan second. Mrs J. Symons won a guessing competition. A juvenile plain and fancy dress ball, organised by members of tlie Eoxton District High School Committee, was held in the Town Hall. The judging of the fancy costumes was carried out by Mesdaincs Perrcau, Hornblow, Ogilvy and Co.lett as follow: Most original dress, E. l)ix. D. Gaulder, li. Reid. I. Titcombc, K. Ed I in, S. Evani*. S Ncwtli. Paper dresses: G. Ucc, P. McPhail, F. Lumsdcn, N. Doreen, M-

Walker M. Bloomfield, J. Monn-ey. Poster continues : S. Scott, C. TmiNicliffe C. Cauklcr X. Div. Most artistic: It. tlinshe. /, Caulder. D. Clark. E. Robinson. 11. East E. Carter, It. Mason. Mo-t economical -’iM. Robinson, K. Lumsdeii, J. Lmnsden Most novel: Ci. Evorton, T. Evorton. Best pair: N. anti -M. Evans, Milaccnt and Malii Bowden. . \ game for the Nye l-erns between the holders. Hind’s rink, and a team skipped bv Mattar, was won by the latter by 24 points to 19. In a game for the Haydock Bins Edwards and Jno. Ross tried conclusions without success wiih I' raueis and Hcppner, the holders.