NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 37, 15 February 1929, Page 3

NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY

FROM “POST” SPEC! AXi CORRESPONDENT. TAMGAfUAKAU, SCHOOL MATTERS. The school opened last week with alii attendance of 129 n decrease of j 10 on the close of the sch/001. Many j families ( ha,vo left Ijh© district and have thus caused a decrease on the school roll. However, others are coming to the Flat and it is expected that the roll in a few weeks will top the 100 mark. To date it is well past the 130 mark. The weather has been glorious con sequent If y (there Las been very little sicknes among the children, the attendance being excellent. Life saving drill lias been regularly practised at the school, the drill bo. ing taken in the. water as well as on land. Swimming is being encouraged by the headmaster, Mr TT. 'M. Fairbrother, to the fullest extent and is receiving a very enthusiastic response from tlie children, to whom, the heat of a sultry afternoon is very trying. Mi ss W. Boon has been appointed | relieving teacher at the local school, j TENNIS. I

Last Sunday a party from the local Tennis Club paid a visit to thd Whaiigamomona courts to play a friendly match. A '/cry l pleasant afternoon was spent, as the Wlianga Club made every attempt to give the visitors an enjoyable time and tiicy certainly (succeeded in, /-'o doing. Timgarukau proved) too strong for the Wlianga players who secured 3 sets out of 18 sets.. Next week-end'/a. combined Jparty from the Tangarakau, Tahora and Whanga Clubs will jonrney through to Ohnra to play the annual match. There is always very keen competition although so far, the Ohnra play, ers have always’ emerged comfortable winners. This time however, them is every liklihood that the sets will be much closer than previously. GENERAL, A large number of workmen have been engaged on. the Works since December and remarkable progressi 'is being made with the various cuttings and fillings through and over which the line must pass. A humorous story is told of one man who applied for a job and) stated that he could play a musical instrument. The person to whom he applied and to whom he stated his case, replied that if he went to No. 4 Camp he could play a “banjo” as much as he liked. The applicant went, off highly delighted. His lightness of spirit was. soon crushed when he found that the word! “banjo” was the common word for a shovel.