TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 58, Issue 4194, 9 June 1939, Page 6

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

ITEMS OF INTEREST. AS REPORTED IN THE WAIPA POST, sth JUNE, 1914. Te Awamutu Young Men’s Institute elected the following officers foi the new term: President, Dr J. S. Reekie, re-elected; senior vice-pre-sident, Mr F. D. Wood, re-elected; second vice-president, Mr A. C. Cruickshank, re-elected; treasurer, Mr J. Oliphant; secretary, Mr A. J. Bray, re-elected; auditors, Messrs D. Bockett and H. Williams; committee, Messrs G. Spinley, S. A. Empson, R. I. Fox, S. H. Dwen, and Smith. Te Awamutu hockey girls were beaten at Taumarunui by two goals to one, and Te Awamutu men beat Taumarunui by six goals to five. Croquet Club members met dt the home of the president, Mrs E. I. Miller, and trophies won during the season were presented as follows: Doubles, Mesdames E. C. Clarke and H. F. Edgecumbe; singles, Mrs R. A. Stevenson. The Right Rev. Dr Averill, Bishop of Auckland, is to visit Te Awamutu next Wednesday. Te Awamutu football team to play Pirongia on Saturday is: Were Poroa, Richardson (2), C. Seaward, E. Clarke, J. Edwards, Teddy (2), OAsher, R. Cunningham, R. Spraggs, W. Peid, W. Alexander. W. Porter,. W. Holmes, A. Kay, J. Reid. Pirongia branch of the Farmers’ Union has elected the following officers: President, Mr J. T. Johnson; | vice-presidents, Messrs A. E. Fear,

J. D. Parsons, T. Dent, C. Given; secretary and treasurer, Mr G. Finn; auditor, Mr W. G- Moon; committee. Messrs W. Beet, W. Mahood, J. Papesch, T. Seccombe. Ngaroma settlers are asking the Education Board for a marquee in which to have school conducted until such time as a building can be erected. Kawa Drainage Board accepted Mi D. Pretty’s tender at 28s per chain for cutting Kakepuku No. 3 drain, six feet wide and three feet deep. Ngaroma item: An endeavour is to be made to get the mail service improved. The outgoing mail takes four days now to reach Te AwaI mutu. | Pukeatua district settlers debated ! the relative merits of home separation as opposed to-the creamery system, and on a vote being taken 14 voted for home separation and 8 for the creamery system. AS REPORTED IN THE WAIPA POST, 9th JUNE, 1914. The unveiling of the Maori memorial monument in St. John’s Church grounds is to take place to-morrow, and will be performed by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Auckland. The takings at the Waikato Wintei Show, three days, totalled £790, an increase of £95 on last year’s total. Rainfall for the week ending Friday at 7 p.m. was 1.23 inches. At a conference of local bodies from all parts of the King Country held at Te Kuiti the following, resolution was carried: “That this meeting of delegates representing local bodies of the Rohe Potae proclaimed area unanimously resolves that the restricting proclamations under section 272 of the Licensing Act should be annulled.” Thus a member at the Kairanga County Council meeting; “The sooner'

we recognise that these things have come to stay the better; we will have to make provision for them. He was referring to motor lorries on county roads. “And the sooner we start and tax them the better, too I ” remarked another member. Most of the prisoners from the Terrace Gaol, Wellington, are to be transferred to Waikeria as soon as necessary accommodation is ready for them. Te Awamutu Minster Party, assisted by Miss Gott, of Auckland, gave a very successful concert at Pirongia. Te Awamutu school roll for the month was 206, with an average of 192. At the first annual general meeting of shareholders of Te Awamutu Terminating Building Society Messrs A- C. Cruickshank, W. F. Stewart, and W. Jeffery were re-elected unopposed to the directorate, and Mr E. J. T. Moeller was appointed auditor. A Hairini resident was charged at the local Court to-day with making a counterfeit half-crown with intent to make it resemble a current silver coin. He was remanded to appear before the magistrate.