DISTRICT NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 515, 28 June 1897, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

From our own Correspondents.

Rakaunui.

An enjoyable little party was given by the ladies of this most salubrious spot, it taking the form of a tea to the children, who rolled up in great force in honor of the record reign. Afterwards the floor was cleared for dancing, and a long list of dances was drawn up and gono through under the supervision of Mr H. M. C. St. Cross, lfuring the evening several songs were efficiently rendered by the ladies and gentlemen present. The following arc some of those contributed: Song, Mrs Weatberley “Rock Me to Sleep, Mother," and in response to an encore “ The Soldier’s Tear; ” song, Mr Weatberley, “ All Honor to the 20th,” and being called again to tho front gave “ Kitty Wells; ” song, Mr H. Archer, “ The Parson and the Clerk; ” song, Mr St. Cross, “ The Stockman's Lone Bed,” and being encored, sang “ Where are the Boys; ” song, Mrs Weatherlay, “ Little Nell,” and being encored, recited “ Only a Pin ; ” comic song, Mr West, “ Bursting is the Cradle; ” song, Mr Weatberley; comic song, Mrs Bcllshaw, “Oh Sophia," and responding to an encore favored the company with “Good Old Jeff;” song, Mr St. Cross, “ The Cabin with the Roses at tho Door.” The refreshments were excellent, b ing supplied by the ladies imay such ladies live long.) The music was most efficiently rendered by Messrs Jorgensen and St. Cross, and it was not until 8 a.m. that the indefatigable dancers (after singing the national anthem) wended their way homewards.

Mangat&inoka. Our Library Committee are still alive and I understand they intend starting a series of fortnightly dances to be carried on through the winter months with a view to raising the “ necessary.” The first of the series commences on Saturday next; they are by invitation only. The agitation which has been of late amongst the village settlers appears to have ended in a fiasco. From the tone of the public meeting they held here some time ago one would have thought that the Wellington Land Board, its Commissioner, and the Ranger would have been looking for a job on the co.-op. works by this time. It appears that the public meeting set up a committee to draw up a petition to get the Land Board to come up and hear the complaints. They next set about to find the complainants and get them to put their grievances in writing; a sub committee was also appointed to go and search for tire complainants. But in vain. None bona fide were to be found, and today the committee who waited in the cold, bleak hall for the complainants to appear are suffering from that which can only be cured by pink pills. Here the scene drops, and peace reigns.

1 understand that a sum of about £7 was netted by the efforts of the committee on Jubilee day in aid of the Band and Library Funds.