DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 298, 26 January 1910, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS

(From Our uwn Ccirrespondents.) WAEEA. The local school committee had a meeting on Tuesday night, when it was decided to hold the annual picnic un February 17th. It was also decided to get the fern cut in the school playground. The weather during the past week lias been on the wet side, and those farmers who cut their hay a day or two before have it still lying out in the fields, and are waiting for a few fine sunny days to dry it, so that they can cart it to th« stack. The painters are now at work on the local school. Mr. M. Lawn, I regret to state, is very ill at present. The success of the milking machines lias led Mr. W. Rumba 11. of the Newell Road, to decide on installing a plant for next season. PUN JITO. The Puniho public school annual picnic was held on Wednesday last. Al- ■ though the day was damp there was a very large gathering. The picnic was to have been held on Messrs. Green ward Bros.' paddock, but on account of the dampness it took place in the school. In the evening a dance was held, tlie schoolroom being racked. Warea. was well represented. Dancing was' kept going until the small hours of Thursday morning. At midnight a most enjoyable supper was handed round and much appreciated. During the evening an exhibition of the "Cake Walk" was given by Miss V. Waller, of Oaonui. who is on a short visit to this district. The music for the dance was supplied by the various musicians of the district, while Mr. Wilfred Gibbons made a capable M.C. The painters commenced operations on the school last week and soon got through the work. STRATFORD. I notice your Improvement Committee are getting I*a,warship 1 *a,warship to visit your port . about the Kith of February. It is a pity they could net arrange it for the 10th of February. On that date the whole of the Stratford district will \e in New Plymouth. Arrangements have been made'for two special trains leaving Stratford at S.lO a.m. and 9.5 a.m. for the breakwater, and probably two thousand people will attend. The excursion was arranged for that date so as not to clash with the Taranaki Jockey Clui meeting. ,• Since writing ty,ie above, I hear taa committee here are in communication with Sir Joseph Ward on the subject. Quite a number of bolts have occurred lately without any very serious damage to life or limb. The hot flies are primarily responsible. A battered female of the unfortunate class made her bow to "beaks" Ward and Sole on Saturday, charged with having no lawful visible means. She pleaded hard to be allowed to leave the town, and the Bench adopted her suggestion. and sent her to the seaside for two months. The Salvation Army Biograph Company have been enlivening the town with sweet music the last day or two. The New Plymouth bowlers are due at Stratford on Thursday next to try conclusions with the sow-spankers. It remains to be seen if cow-juice can hold their own against pet'oleum. The recent rise in wool and cheese is , wood news, and with butter at a good solid price things look hopeful. Lambs advanced one shilling per head this week, and tue heart of the siieepfarnn r rejoices exceedingly, while, the banking account grow.-, fat. The English elections are the absorbing tonic of the day. Even in Stratford we hav ( . numbers of people who thoroughly believe that the Lords should rule. ' In New Zealand the real aristocracy are the farmers and workeis. Take away the producers of a country, and whore are you? Again, take tin: old families who s;iy they can trace then' ancestry back to the Conqueror. Weil, we sa\'e them here who easily go baelv to the time of Nero, and other.-, who claim direct de-endanev from the famous Herod. The English napers are interesting, boldly staling that the roors of manv of th ( . old families had their j beginnings as illegitimat" sons and j daughters of some of our nicst famo:i■; or infamous kings, who gave grants of J public Tamls to tin ir favorite- in those days. If the ma—e,: would only wake up to the power they hold, and not. as i< stated, sell tlrir votes for the long.'-t beer., we would have a democratic government in power who would rule ,'n the interests of the many and not of the f"W.