MANGAWEKA NOTES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11443, 24 January 1918, Page 5

MANGAWEKA NOTES.

From Our Own Correspondent. > A lad named Can Murphy, youngest son of Mr and Mrs J. Murphy, sen., of this town, had a narrow escape from a fat J accident this week. He was, it appears, riding up a rather steep hill-face in order to bring homo the cows, when the horse suddenly staggered and foil. The boy was violently thrown, and considerably ’bruised?! and but was otherwise unhurt. On examination the horse proved to he deid, evidently a case of equine heart disease. Considerable comment has been made lately on the condition of a bridge crossing the Mangaweka stream in Ka-umaewao and hopes are expressed that the Town. Bo ml will endeavour to have something done in the way of repairs with as little delay os possible. The upper decking is quite worn through with wheeled traffic, ami in places the second deck is considerably damaged. There is no doubt that if rep sirs are not soon, effected some heavily-loaded vehicle will crash through the bridge, and finish up on the papa forty feet below. The costly possibilities of such a happening, when thoughtfully considered, should be sufficient' to put any local body on its“ guard. Red Cross workers are reminded that next Saturday will usher in. the resumption of the monthly “Box Day,” and a special appeal for all the necessities of the work is made. Bandag s, old linen, clothing, and comforts for the inner man, are all needed. The hoivy rain last week has freshened up the grazing paddocks, but, nevertheless, there has been tv general and extraordinary fallingoff in the dairy yields. Most of the factory suppliers report a drop of from 40 to 50 per cent. The Rev. Mncfarland, who has been apoointed to the local Anglican parish, will, iit is understood, conduct his first service in St. Martin’s on the second Sunday in March. A great ded of wool has been, and is still being, de.spdehed’from the local station. The fleece yield seems to have been somewhat cf a record throughout the district. There is keen competition amongst Freezing J Company buyers, and fairly high prices are being offered all round for fate. The busy season is just commencing, and. already several; very l<rge mobst have left the local! station, mostly for Wini*U. or Petone. , Next month willt see many thousand head of stock on the mavo%