WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 99, 21 December 1912, Page 6

WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

(From our own correspondent.)

Tile school eOhcert liu>« mg at wife a great success, me iiuu being packed witn an appreciative auuiexiM. Ine programme or songs, glues, tuia arms uy the children pi evoked uiucu applause, and tne emuogue, "aoiv'Liuu Egg," staged uj tne senior uoys, pievrued keen amusement, tne acting ana general entet oexng particularly goou. .miring the evening tne annual prizes were distributed, every ennd receiving one. Lire cnairman ol cue ochooi Committee, Air 1. a. Bradley, took the opportunity during tne everting or bidding farewell to Mr T. butiieriana, a memour or tne committed, wno is leaving tne district tor one vVaxKato. Mr and Mrs Sutherland were heartily cneered. ana wished God-speed anu prosperity in tueir new spnete of lauour. A word of hearty praise is due to the scnoolmaster (Air iVulls; ana ms asststant (Miss E. Mill) lor the excellent way tne children Had been trained lor tne occasion.

Wool is still being sent away in large quantities, keeping the Public Works tramway busy. Pne bulk oi tn© smearing is now through.

ine railway men have kit here in large numbers lately, and a lair number for the holiday season. it is reckoned that the worlds will not get back into lull swing again till cue Pate dtftWmff.MAJH ¥»V to%ai>gk r ims left for his home in Oluira for a moncii or two.

The cricket match, Kohuratahi y. Pohokura, was abandoned early in the gam© owing to a difference of opinion about the ruling of Hie umpire, and the match is to be played again at some future date. There are indications of a pretty good fruit season this year, despite me late frosts which made farmers afraid for their crops’ sake. Small fruits have done exceptional wen this season.

Mr VV. Reynolds is leaving the employ of Messrs Court and Cottier, and is going to Canterbury. Mr T. Sutherland has disposed of his residence on the Whanga road to Mr P. M. Long. Two church services were held here on Sunday night—Church of England in the hull, and the Methodist in the schoolroom. The Church of Pngland Home imssiorier, Rev. 0. Houchen, also conducted two Baptismal services. Mechanics have been here this week from New Plymouth fitting the post oltice with a telegraph department. This innovation will mean a great improvement for us in the matter ot prompt communication with outside. The local post toffice staff has been increased to three, Mr Riddel, of the Lower Hutt office, having , been transferred here. Owing to the holiday season it lias ■been decided to cancel the Debating Society’s fixture© until about the middle of January. The Loan and Mercantile Co. held their monthly sale at Kohurataiii today (Friday). There was a good entry of stock and satisfactory prices were realised.

Motor cars and cycles have been thick here lately. Torday no less than four came into Whangamomona from Stratford. Another of the series of euchre parties is being held to-night, witu a dance to follow. The local cheese factory is to have a telephone exchange shortly for the convenience of farmers. The ’phone has been badly needed for a long time, as the nearest one is about midway between Whanga and Kohuratalii. Mr McDonald, solicitor, whose favourite pastime is bush walks and bill climbing, has secured some very fine specimens of ferns, among them being some particularly good umbrella ferns. Mr McDonald’s explorations and collections are a convincing proof of the value of our local scenery reserves, to the energetic and observant. If the present splendid dry weather keeps for another week or two a record number of acres of bush will go up in smoke this season. Last season owing to continued rain very little was burned,, so there is practically two years’ foiling to be burned now'.