WHANGAMOMONA.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 82, 31 October 1918, Page 8

WHANGAMOMONA.

j [niton OUR OWN CnitRHBPONT)KNT. ] | The AVbangamomona Tennis Courts j were odieially opened on Monday , (Labour Day). A large .gathering of j tennis enthusiasts were present, in- ■ eluding visitors from Taiiara, Tanga- ■ rti.kau (Jorge, Kohnratahi, and Poho- | knra. The president and Airs Strom- | 'bora welcomed the visitors to iho courts. Tile weather .was all that i could be desired for tenuis were kept going merrily from ] p.m. until dark. The courts wore in splendid order, several improvements being in evidence since last season. In the evening ;) dance wag given in the Oddfellows’ Hal! by the Tennis Club in aid of the piano fund for the Public School. There was a large attendance and the floor was in perfect order. Dancing was indulged in until the small hours of the morning to delightful music provided by Mr liottomley and Mr and Mrs Marsh, also Misses McGuire and Hints* who' played extras. Mrs MeCartio and Mr liottomley sang. A tasty supper wifS' dispensed by the lady members of the Tennis Club. y On In’s return, Private J. Rooney, who was invalided, after two years’ service at the war, was welcomed by bis many friends, who were glad' to see him looking so well. .A much-appreciated grant from the Public Works Department in the form of £450 vto metal Pleasant Terrace, has been made to the-County Council, this being comportsation for the metal I road take by the Department some years ago. The new Sunday school being erected for the Presbyterian congregation in our midst is nearly completed, and the opening will take place next month. There was a good yarding at the sale held in the Whangamomona yards on Wednesday, under the joint direction of Mr Newton King and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, though some 2000 s hcep missed yarding owing to the weather. Messrs H. Cottier and W. H. Young were the auctioneers for the respective, linns. The quality of the 'sheep wa s good, but the demand showed a

slackening off. A prime line of fat ewes, shorn, yarded by Mr W. A, MeCntchan realised ‘l2 s. Other prices were: (-year-old bullocks, £11; 2Jyenr steers £l2 15s; 2-year steers £9; ami £7 7s 6d for inferior; empty heifers £6 5s to £7 Ms; springers up to £ll.

At the inquest on the death" of the late Eugene O’Farrell, evidence was given by several witnesses and the jury returned a verdict that dea'th was the result of natural causes.