DISTRICT NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 96, 8 January 1894, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

own I'orranponHfnt-.) Kaiuwa. »' /b* b> rtv hi- intdo it* wppt&r • Jb* he- It *»« wn on several MOfh' h>ir«e« te>terdiy. / Hat mwkine t» the principal work Sabon’ at pre-ent. Several settlers are W cutting a (food many ton'. The vttlers have pressed Mr* Swan _!•> tak the Poat Office agency, and ■ with am- nded condition' she hae con sen ted. The hours are mail night' only front R till 0 o'clock, and in the morning from 7 till 9. A concert a tel dance is to lie hold on Friday, 19th lost. / The Te Aupapa Koad is very dry * just now and >hottld bo metalled as V soon aa pos-thle. Ur Iturge" has felled a good part • dfi* bush tin- season, and Mr Sydor haf al«o felle.l a great part of his lot. ' Mr Klien is leaving -oon for Ash- i ur-t. Many residents will be sorry to hear of his departure. Since he settled hi r. he haa male himself very popular among the people. A i reamery is to be started here i shortly, which will prove a great 1 benefit to the settlers. Ballance. Thf annual gathering of settlers was ' held on New Yean* Day at the Italia no 'cbtrolgnmnd. Though it wa* to h*\« U« n th«- children's picnic it was a’*- a day's oulmg for parents and • nds alike. fully 100 people being 'resent. Among the visitors we must fii* ntmn th* Manga tain oka brass band, wK ,m* out hy invitation, and played "• veral » lections during tb* afternoon. Mr Bnddtn very kindly came to the aid of th* chool committee by bringing th* n>mU rs of the band and their , to r»allance fr**e of charge. To, gi\* an idea of how many p-ople were !*•' -n: 1 might m* ntiou that the tables w.r. laid four times the whole length of the school. The chiidn u wen* not forgotten som* In items being on the programme for ajuuseim nt and after all those who won prim* wen satisfied, the nonwin n* rs each drew something out of 1 ; i l % lucky bag. One would get a l>o\ i *•'>*. a noth* r a tall, and soon. The *.* • imitte* of ladies and gentleman i who had the management of the tables ] were M« slain' ' Morris and Kipp* n 1 *• r Mi's- Tail and Jolly and Messrs i A 1* ’ >n. J«>!ly. Mela • si, and Morris ; all worked with a will to make th* I afternoon a slice* Messrs McLeod. Morris, an«l Kipp*nberger had charge | of the racing programme, au*l every- t Dwfy expressed th* uinlveo fully -sati-- ! r ti* l with their day's outing. ? Hurdle Kara. — K. Kippenberger 1, L. t Iftrh Karr tunder lie. Mes«r* Trrwby i 1 -. pri/r 1 hm*t« iu Morrison 1. Ethel 1 * Heard 2. 1 1. rung High Jump.—A. Jollv 1. 1.. ' J lloldaway 2. f Skipping. girU under lO. —Liz/io Mr U«» i <ilO» 1. IlfMlr Read 1100 l 2. skipping. girl* over 10.—Lizzie Morn ’ I'tri* Itare. under 7. Minnie I. 11 iW>\ -* Lace. under 7. K. C roud 1. A. 1 5 I toy. It.c,. uniter I#. J. Murpliy 1, 1 1 W . Spring 2. R. C'road H. lb»\H Lace, miller 111.- C . Marriott 1. . W. Morrwm 1 » t*irli» Lace, under 11. Maggie LVad I. * Li//w Me I.* **d 2. Ethel C'road 3. | H in three event ! M. Mv| i\ h• t Km r_« r uid NY. 11 Morrison, dead hart. P Bov« Hare, under H.— M. Kippenberger P 1. It. C road % NY. McLeod 8. OirL Rare, under 12.—1.. Morrison 1. ‘ " « Running High Jump.—A. Jollv 1. W . t ° Morrison 2. " <*irU Race, under *.— May kippenberger 1. Maim* Foster 2. Hoy* Tug-of-\Var.— Side chosen by H. ! CJu otermaii won. Tug -of • War. Mangatamoka hraa* I Rand v. Mangahao. Mangahao won. . ti