DISTRICT NOTES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 5853, 28 September 1917, Page 2

DISTRICT NOTES.

WOODV ELLE. \ The Woodville headmaster report- V ed a rod number of 954 primary and S 24 .secondary scholars. H.gbsst attendance primary 340, secondary 24. J Average attencfiahcie 332 primary and C 23 secondary. Th/ S percentage of at- l tendance was 93. This wais oonsid- \ er.ed l very satisfactory. -The' change C in staff was the resignation o!f Mass J Lehndorf, Misis Stevenson taking her \ place. v S W. H. Mleacheam was wel- J | corned home ’by the residents of .1 I Woodville. In spite of h‘, a trying J I time he *s looking very well, but goes J j on to Rotorua for treatment. A S ; warm welcome wais also extended to J \ his v/ife and child. 1 By last ma'ill Mrs Mtcheli, of Woodville, received a letter from . her son, Private Bert. Mitchell, 1 telling her that his left leg had bean! amputated at the knee and hie had ' three woulnds in h s right leg. Hel .

and three mates werte din the act of lighting c| garettes when struck by a shed. One was killed, and the other timely seriously hurt. Private Mitchell was in excellent spirt ts and de- < lighted at the prospect of b-'ii g home ,for Christmas Mr Jas.- Grant, of Woodviile, reports having had a. most interesting 1 visit to the Waikato where he has> been judging ul (Iking Shorthorns, conferring with delegates and visit- ( ing the Ruiakura State Farm. Mr Jack Mills, of tile WoodviJie Post Office staff, ha.s been (transferred < to Foxton. Mr S. Moran, of the Ashhurst office has been moved to ' Wodlville. < Mr J. I. N. Mackie, of Kumoron. ras received word that Its youngest < son. Private Frank Mackie, who was ( slightly gassed and suffering from ear trouble is returning to New Zea- < land ( DANXEVXBKJC. «

Tli e Dannevjrko South School was i the scene of much activity among school children, and a large number of v sitors, mothers, sisters, friuends , and members of the Mayoress’ Patriotic Committee were there, the attract 1 on being an exribit on of a large number of children s garments made by pupils of the Dunnevirke South School for children of Britan, ■ wliosy fat here belong to the Navy, while other article* are to be sent to hospitals. The, d’splay proved art oye-openor to the tininit ated and was a monument to the diligence and I sk li of the pupils and their teachers. Amongst those soldiers who rej turned to •Auckland by transport this week was Private W. C. Erickson, formerly of Norsewood, and now of Pal mexstom North. Private Ericksen Left New Zealand wri-h the Fifth Reinforcements, and was wounded in the hjp when tliat body

was severely cut up (immediately after landing. Prvate Er.cksen has sine*' been i n England doing homo service, but as lii s wound made it impossible for him to again go to the front he has been nvaiidod home. Pirvate R. Miller, Mangatera, Da.nnevj’nke, one of the trroe stalwart • brothel's who in the early stages of the waer volunteered for active service, has returned to IXannevirke. He left New Zealand With the 13th Reinforcements. and was badly wounded in the abdomen on September 26tli. 1916, in the early stages of the Somme “push.” He was operated on several tames in) English hospitals, and sufficiently recovered to he invalided romo. Mr G. Hunter. M.K, lias roc*ivc<t the following letter from the Hon\V. Fraser. Minister for Public Works: “I am n receipt of your letter «f the 18th instant, regarding the iteff. Manawatu river brtdigp (Ko.pua) £SOO, and nformang me that the loctal bodes are prs-parod to do thdir si ta re towards the cost of thi s bridge. Th L . sum of £SOO Will appear again on this year's Estimates,

and tli© matter of authorising this expenditure wlfl receive my danaidierlarion. later on.” The annual report of the Dannevirke Racing Club at the annual meeting, states: Your committee have pleasure 'in presenting the annual statement of accounts 'for tihj© year ending August 31st, 1917. Desp te the unfavourable conditions owing to the war, th e revenue has increased from £6834 6s 6d to £7098 23. A sum of £l3O was reta'i'ised by a ’Xmas Parcel Shop at Dannevirke. At the annual meeting o c the Dannevirke Angling Club, the balancesheet, showing a credit of £2 6s 4d, was adopted. The secretary pointed out that at the last meeting of tlio general committee, Mr D. J. Gar diner had endered liis resignation as as secretary oviug to leaving tliie district and F. M. Poynter had been appointed to the position. Mr Bickford said that 20,000 fry and yearlings had l>een liberated in streams adjacent to Dannevirke, a net although there were 60,000 in the ponds, many thousands in the hatchery i I self would be liberated during the next few weeks, and 20,000 yearlings would be liberated next year. The society was thank hi to the local butchers, who bad donated liver to feed the fish on. He explained the pi ogress: of pheasant-raising in the district.

Travellers by road between Mangatena ami Piri Piri, unless they were apprised o c the fact, would pass' in bliss"ui ignorance a spot which promises to become a valuable asset to the. district. This is the rose: ve of 13j acres which has been set aside by the Government for acclimatisation purposes. During recent months lour ■conerSte holding ponds, 4 feet wide by 4 'feet 6 inches deep, each 15 feet mug. have been erected, and at the present time they are the temporary home ot 60.000 of the liveliest little rainbow fry one could wish to >ee. These will be held until next year lielore being liberated. In addition to the ponds mentioned, it is proposed to construct- two more in. the near future. This is not aU. A little way tip the lull, a concrete dam lias been constructed .and has formed a ; plen - did reservoir from which the pond"ill “derive, it is 1 wiped, a plentiful supply of water during the hot months <*.' the year, while later on n is the intention to further increase the water supply by adding to the height of the <lam. Another improvement which lias been promised is a new up-to-date hatchery. Sister K. Wright, known to many Dannevirke residents lias Imen a mi'itary nuise dor two and a. half years, during which time she has done both hospital and transport duties. For the past twelve months Sister Wright has been in charge of t-lic operating theatres at Walton-on-Thames Hospital. where most of our New Zealand soldiers are treated. Sister Wright was for many years on the -tuff of the Napier Hospital.

The resignation of the Rev. O. K. Nicholas, who has been in charge of the To Itohnngn-Ma-kotuku parochial district, lias been for wad. led to the Bishop ot Waiapti, oil account of' the state of his health. The resignation, if accepted, will take effect from 3lst, Decemlier next.

A pleasant little function took place at AndrewV Hotel, Dannevirke, when stock drovers of the district assembled to mark their appreciation

of the kindness shown to them by Mr •1. Rose, now of Tennyson street. Dannevirke, and formerly boarilinghouse kee[>er at Toi Flat, near the 18At the meeting of Dannevirke A. and I’. Assoc ation. wlieti the matter of canvassing for prize-moneys croppril up, Mr T. N. A’Bear suggested that i t would not be a had idea if embers would double their subscriptions for this year. The President, remarked tlrnt If the suggestion could he carried into effect, it would undoubtedly lie a. big lift to the Asocrution, and he and otihbr committeemen present said that tinny would be perfectly willing to fall in with the suggestion. After the meeting the first main to pay His subscription doubled it.

Bailee Corporal Frank L. Simpson, who returned l from the .front sonic months ago, and who tuns been an inmate of the Rotorua Sanatorium for some week’s, is sit present spend ng a few diays’ sick lteaye with li'is parents in I>nlnnevirke</be-

fore entering the sanatorium for further treatment. Advice has been received that Private W. (“Biilie v ) Bughouse, sonof Mr- :S. Brighousei, of Oringi, who left New Zealand with the 14th Reinforcements, and who was wounded in the istotmiadh on July 31st, is improving. mile peg. Mr H. E. Hibbard, on hehalf of the donors, presented Mr Rose, with a set- of silver spoons and! forks as a. sffi'ght apprediatioui off many kindnesses and referred n eulogist ic terms to Mr Rose’s hospitality, anil the manner in which visitors had at all times been treated by him. Mr H. S. M. Quigley, headmastier of the Tipapakuku school, met with a nasty .accident, which will necessitate liis remaining indoors for a few days. He was working at the school with methylated spirits when the liquid flamed up in his face, anti burned him rather badly. The Dannevirke Rifle Club bias a membership of 47, and a credit balance of £29 5a 7d. Twelve members ha-ve enlisted. Mr J. K. Carpenter, formerly of Paliiatua, lias been reoleotofi treasurer, and donated a guinea. At a meeting of the Dannevirke A. and P. Association, Messrs Wright. Stephenson and Co.. Ltd., made application for permission to sell at the forthcoming ra infair, and asked to be favoured with an early reply. The matter was referred to the Ham Fair Sub-Committee in order that they might consult with the auctioneers At the sitting of the Military Appeal Board in Dannevirke, John Bassett. farmer, Woodvilie, was granted leave until December 30th. The case of Bernard C. Giles, dairy farmer. Maharahara, was adjoumiVl for further ’ inquiries-.

EKF.TAHT'NA

Word was received in Eketahuna that Glen, eldest son of Air A. Hoar, of Otoi-ohaga, and foimtfily of Efcetafumsi, d'ied there lateiy. The Borough flag was flying at Eketahun.na in memory of the late Private Xeti Thomson. It is the practise to fly the flag the day after the off Cial notification in the press of any local casualty. “I stili try to tell our people -n the transports how to paint waggons. and when I see them palidit.iig over the grease wud slapping it on so thick it makes me aniKced QAI.S. Allan Anderson, of LannePirkc, a coach painter by trade, n a letter to hs parents. This soldier was employed for a time -in Paha-