TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 58, Issue 4189, 26 May 1939, Page 6

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

AS REPORTED IN THE WAIPA POST, 19th MAY, 1914.

A very long funeral cortege passed through Te Awamutu to-day bound from Parawera to the railway station, en route to Taupiri, for the burial there of a niece of King Mahuta.

Mr F. L. Kenrick, of the Bank of Zew Zealand staff, Wellington, is temporarily in charge at Te Awamutu, succeeding Mr W, Cook, who was also temporarily in charge. No permanent appointment been announced yet. Waipa Rugby Union opened its season on Saturday, when, at Ohaupo, Te Awamutu was defeated by the home fifteen by three points to nil. Mr J. T. Johnson presided at the last meeting of the Pirongia Farmers’ Union branch. The meeting decided to ask the provisional directors of the Waikato Farmers’ Freezing Company to again address a meeting of farmers in Te Awamutu, especially explaining the present position. Te Awamutu lady hockey players to meet Ohaupo to-morrow are Misses R. Verner, E. O’Brien, F. Rickit, E. Hutt, H. Heerdegen, V. Hutt, Merryweather, E. Winch, A. Verner, D. 01phert, and Mrs Bathurst. Waipa Racing Club’s annual meeting elected the following officers: President, Mr Wm. .Taylor; patrons, Messrs J. A. Young, M.P., and F. W. Lang, M.P.; vice-presidents, Messrs C. J. Storey, S- C. Mathews, A. S. Wallace, W. Simpson, F. McGovern, V 7. G. Park, A. Young, J. M. Spear; judge, Mr A. H. Storey; starter, Mr E. B. Walker; assistant for trots, Mr F. Potts; treasurer, Mr J. Middlebrook; secretary, Mr W. G. Abbott; clerk of course, Mr J. Pollard; clerk of scales, Mr G- Spinley; stewards, Messrs W. Simpson, W. I. Taylor, F. Taylor, C. J. Storey, F. McGovern, Snr. G. M. A. Ahier, O. Heerdegen, W. G. Park, W. G. Kay, J. Oliphant; committee, Messrs F. Quin, J. Middlebrook, J. H. Luxford, H. A. Luks, D. Norden, B. C. Wheeler, J. McGovern. J. Cavanagh, F. Taylor, A. Pollard, A. Bond, Geo. Teasdale, H. Weal, A. Young, A. S. Wallace, C. P. Virtue; honorary surgeons, Dr J. S. Reekie, Dr A. Henderson, and Dr G. J. Hall; auditor, Mr 11. Williams. Twenty-eight settlers of Korakonui /and Wliarepuhunga district assembled at Mr J. Kay’s home to discuss how best they could work with the Government in expending the grant of £5OO for road improvement. It was agreed that the money should be spent on the section of road where the settlers did the work last year. It was also agreed to strongly urge the Government to improve the road b<-tween To. Kawa Cross-roads and the Waikeria Reformatory turn-off, a distance of about 3i miles, which is al; present in a very bad state, due largely to the traffic to and from the Reformatory.

At a well-attended social at Korakonui a presentation was made to Mr G. Smith, now at Hairini school, but formerly for eight years at Ko-

rakonui, where he won the esteem of all. The engineer has informed the Town Board that at the present rate of progress work in connection with the water supply should be completed in about a month’s time. AS REPORTED IN THE WAIPA POST, 22nd MAY, 1914. There was a fall of snow on Pirongia mountain this morning. Paterangi versus Pirongia hockey match resulted in a win for the former team by fcix goals to one. The parishioners’ annual meeting of St. John’s Church elected the following officers: People’s warden, Mr S. H. Dwen; vestry, Messrs A- C. Bluck, J. Marshall, W. Morrison, J. H. Luxford, H. Williams, G. M. A Ahier, and W. J. Bickerstaff; secretary, Mr W. Morrison; auditor, Mr A. J. Bray. Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce is urging the Postmaster-Gen eral to install a stamp-selling machine in the Post Office. A large meeting representative of all sports bodies and others interested in a scheme for improving Albert Park, to make it suitable for all sport, was convened by the Chamber of Commerce. It was agreed to send a delegation of seven to the Domain Board seeking co-operation in devising a scheme of work and meeting the cost. The reckless discharge of a pearifle at Kihikihi yesterday by some unknown person resulted in a young man, Mr W- Bowers, sustaining a nasty wound in the hand. Te Awamutu Fire Brigade has deI cided to ask the Town Board to assume control of the Brigade’s affairs. The Chamber of Commerce is asking the Postal Department to appoint a permanent linesman in Te Awamutu, owing to the delays occurring in effecting repairs to lines.