MANGAWEKA NOTES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11615, 14 August 1918, Page 4

MANGAWEKA NOTES.

Mr D. M. Watkins, memW the locsi Town Board, Had a *1 escape from a serious tran ap«u about six o’clock last" Sgtj 5 evening. While negotiating a Y* ! ] turning in the To Kapna K 0 above the rear of Mr T. section, the horse lie was dashed down the steep bant * lEi only pulled np when it tangled in a wire fence. Mr Watkins got clear in tim ß Y the horse was in a bad plight . the trap overturned. The assio.* 6 of Rev. McOaw and Mr W. soy was at once procured, anal wires bad all to be cut to ijO the animal. The results of tlj e s hap, considering the position • which it occurred, are wojkw! as there was practically no da® of a lasting nature tg* eitherl vehicle or the horse. This CQ „ seems to carry an ill-favoured2 as quite a mini her of similar a? dents have h ; -i eued at or u ea , C{ within the past year or two.

The next. Patriotic Shop vvHh conducted by the Mangawokijcit!’ Bandage Club, on sale day ip 29th iust. If it is not; possible, have the usual separate stalls « conductors intend “uJi stall”, .with a number of lines, including the ever-pope, “surprise bags.” It is a that each of these will contain» full value of the purchase mope. The bags will bo sold bv nuniW tickets. which precludes « ‘‘mauling” that so many rightly object to. The ClaV making an urgent appeal to one u all to assist them, particular the matter of sewing, which soj is not coining forward very f' rt{ j The proceeds will be devoted i the funds of St. Duns'au’s Hjtij £ for blinded soldiers—a cause ft needs very liberal support, A rather remarkable record - longevity was given in a day or two ago, in the meeting) five veteran pioneers well-known: and around ibis district forinji years past They were JJ® “Tommy” Francis, “ Barney" i Neil, “Dad” Finn, “Old Mi: Dobson and “Charlie” Travis, ij on comparing ages they discover that their years averaged 82 jg each, so that the five membeti the party represented a period four centuries aud a tenth Jj whispered that the coincidence the meeting . was “’observed in at compatible with the occasion,, A Mnngaweka soldier (Private! A Zohs) writing from Fraccel the last mail, tells the follow amusing story, which shows 6 sense of humour possessed by 6 Premier, Right Bon. W. F.l soy. It appears that a man inti writer’s unit, “just fora but wrote to Mr Massey saying: "Dt Bill.—Please send me a decent cal Yours truly, . ” The seqs transpired four months lnt?r, wti the hungry soldiers in France# ceived .from the Premier a pir containing a large cake, which soon devoured aud pronoas “decent,” a siimlur verdict bet passed on the donor.

The new season’s lambs are: coming fairly plentiful in this las ity, and are doing well. A trio of exceptional!)’ iia frosts was experienced here rtoti the week-end, and the weather! been altogether anything but pris like.

The Girls’ Bandage Club retie thanks to Mr D. G McKay-Tt: bull for a gitf of SO bj yards of a co, for use in the Club’s work, The Town Board has now had small bridge on the main road toi station, winch has ' been duigen for [s ime time, replaced by a Ik concrete pipe culvert. The t method [has t mauy advantages, i will save a [great deal of rep work. The attention of the Ba might also he directed with profit the bridge over ths Jiangsu stream on Raumaewa Street there are no funds available repairing the decking, somethin! least might ho done on the It hand railing, which bus lieenK pletely broken away, leavin! highly’- dangerous gap right s!| the stream. A soldier rets® from visiting ftieuds in thisst: not long ago, on a very dark halted to strike a match, and 1 not a little startled to find tint was standing on ths very edge the gap. Another step would if precipitated him on the papa K forty feet below. . Several Second and First K sion men from Trentham areatf sent spending their final leave * local relatives and friends,