TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 59, Issue 4204, 30 October 1939, Page 8

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

AS REPORTED IN THE WAIPA POST, 30th OCTOBER, 1914.

At a Presbyterian Church function at Kihikihi Mr J. G. Elmsly made brief reference to the early history of the Presbyterian Church at Kihikihi, and we re-publish the facts as of more than passing interest at the present time. Mr Elmsly said the first meeting in connection with establishing a church had been held on 16th N ovember, 1884, the Rev. B. Hutson presiding. The committee then elected consisted of Messrs A. Kay, G. Kay, J. G. Elmsly, Cowan, Anderson, Gordon, McNaught, Patton, Tristram, and Boyne. Mr Andrew Kay was the church’s first treasurer. On 26th August, 1885, the Rev. J. Macky, was invited to come and open the new building. Thirty years later there was still a debt of £2OO on the building, and -the speaker pointed out that the interest paid in the interim would been more than sufficient to pay off the capital debt and leave still £lOO in hand. A bazaar was expected to yield £5O, and he was hopeful of getting fifteen contributions of £lO each to liquidate the debt. ;Wjar news.—lA Boulogne-Folkstone ferry steamer rescued 2500 Belgian refugees from a steamer in distress, and safely landed theml at Fplkstone. Fighting on the Western Front has been fierce and continuous, but the British War Office announces its satisfaction with the gains achieved. The Germans crossed the Yser, but were unable to make further progress. A violent battle was fought between Nieuport and Lys- The Russians severely defeated the German rearguard at Louiez and Rawika. The Germans have evacuated Lodz. Indian troops have been in action on the Western Front near La Bassee. Special precautions are being taken for shipping in the Thames estuary, and several portions of the Channel are closed. The extent of Colonel Maritz’s dealings with the Germans in South Africa are revealed in official publications. The agreement between Maritz and the German Government was to declare the independence of the Dutch in South Africa, Germany taking Walfisch Bay and the new Republic' Delagoa Bay. Mr A. H. Storey is representing Te Awamutu branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at an important conference in Hamilton to-day to consider matters of importance to graziers. Mr C. M. Alexander has consented to nomination for re-election to the Waipa County Council as representing Mangapiko riding. A district branch of the Farmers’ Union Rifle Club is to be formed at a meeting in Te Awamutu next week. The Presbyterian Church bazaar last week netted £lOO 2s 7d—a highly satisfactory result.

Mangapiko Tennis Club opened its courts last week in the presence of an assembly of local and visiting players.

The Town Band’s recent picnic resulted in a sum of almost £lOO being raised, of which about £65 was clear profit.