DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 15, 5 June 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS

[ OI'UNAKE. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) The ordinary inonL'uly meeting of the : Town Board was hjid -1.-11 .Momtuv I night. Present. .Messrs. W. C, Dudley (chairman), 0. Mullon, C. A. Trotter, W. Todd, and D. Ross. j Mr. Brunette asked the Board for the best menus' of putting culvert in crossing to his property (Miudlccuii Hotel). The Board authorised the foreman lo consult with M.V. Brunette and instruct as to best means-'. Mr. Bowman was granted permission to erect p'ain good wire fence to protect ihawtli-orn hedge; fence not to encroach inure than a foot on pathway. The Department wrote i« the Board j in reply to inquiries l re workers' dwell- • ings, t'h.i.t. a large number of applica- | itions had been received from various I local bodiies in the Dominion. Tlieir ap-.' plications were filed and would lie dealt I with as speedily as possible. They had 1 received no application- from Opumtkc. On the motion of Messrs. Ross and Todd, the clerk was instructed to take a poll on the question of raising a loan for water and drainage for the town. The clerk will write to the management of Daphne Assembly thfcit they are exceeding the hours arranged to keep tflie hall open for dancing. Th.) cleik was authorised to procure a supply of cloak hooks and a mirror far ladies' dres-ring-room. Outhouses arc to be improved, and the foreman was instructed to do the work. The clerk reported that he was preparing the roll as required by statute. The poundkeeper was instructed to re-open the pound. The f.ji eman reported that he had been engaged cleaning out water channels, improving footpntts, and! raking in the metal. He was instructed to- grade and gravel and form footpath in front of Mr. Bowman's property. j. At the Opunake Club's rifle range on { Saturday, Mr. T. Coririll won- the weekly shooting match. Mr. j. Baylis, in jumping out of a motor-car on the Main street, on Saturday, before it came to a standstill, struck .the ground heavily and' was rendered unconscious for two 'hours. : Mr. O. lyttle's l -motor-car met with j tin accident on Saturday whilst returning home with the fooitbatters. The axle broke. (Mr. Lyttle ted tftie presence of mind to keep tho motor iliard up against the wheels (that were not damaged, and saved any ''consequences." 'Much indignation l was expressed by townspeople at the .person who placed printed' placard!) up in pulilie view on toll day of turn' Tig the finest, sod, of .Hie railway, with the words: "D the railway; give us the rnubor." ■EG MOOT VILLAGE; There was 1 a, tfiiir attendance at the concert and dunce held at EgmOnt Village to further-the candidature of Miss Nisbet, on Wwliiesdliy. The iir-st 'half \of the programme consisted of -vocal and instrumental items, recitations, etc, supplied thicily by 011 tide talent. The second half consisted of the farce, "The Area Jielle," in whicfli Mi-.s "Nisbet was one of 4he leading lights. During an interval in the dance that followed, Mr. ; \V. Lints and another per-! formed "il*e Hesitation Waltz" aiil "The Trot." 1 fear it will be some time before the.-'e dances catili on .in this pari. The Eire Brigade Carnival is. stlfl raging throughout the liigilcwc-oa distiict, and Mji)s Death. (th» coamfey girl) is well to the fore. At present ««iiV candiil'atie. nominated by fiho sports of lnglew-ood, is rmin.'ug a gr.-od last. Miss Xisoet being, a ro-f,.!«nl of Ithis disitrict, -and a thorough sport, it •vsras natural that some of the locvd p;iti-isil*, should >!.ic roused ito a high pitch, in showing what Lginont Village eoiild do I when railed upon. Therefore a>euni- | mitlce -.was formed. Now, this commit tee has worked exceedingly bstfd to plaw flie'o- candidate on t'.ip at the final poll, but imagine their thoughts When "they lind that the main committee at Tnglewoodl are doing absolutely no I thing in the way of entertainments to help the candidate, with the remit that Miss NfSbcit is last on the list. "There fe- some suggestion that- nnlesv, these so-caTled"''s.ports" of Inglewoofl are not soon up ?ind doing, the local committee will (hang on to the small takings they have, in'hand, and devote same to seme worthy cause around "the Visage!" Several'farmers-, who have abundance , of dry 'feed, have commenced' '-'tedding operations. Tlhe weather, which is one tiring a farmer can converse oni, is «!t present only m'itldU'fig.

MAKETAWA. I uadcrfttesd that llaw.onlt.rf .farm, on tlic coivnur t>i Bin-ham road ea*>l, and oppo.-Stc Duxliiwn railway stuli.cj;, lias changed hamls, Mr, Kilpatrick, 'la-te of the WaJo.iigo.UL dietrict, being thfjutr-r-liascr. .Weathler eo-j-rjiiues to be tantjuiker■ciis. Hitlcrly .cold Kq,ui.UU from jfte west have b.ce.ji Jhe order for some tune, and 1 aiutsido work of a. eon?.c<pa<;iie« is of un intermittent "ratuirc. The creamery COTi'timies runnJiig every other day, 'lu.t weather condition?, in ; lb-owing its eil'tct on the milk sjupply. The value of a ijuornins paper to tlic fe-nier is sbbwo '.iby the following:-- '• '':i.t. do you 16JHjjk. about) the colt\k i between tl«> :big boats?"' -'What .-tol.i-.ion; 'Haven't -iuord of :i<t yet '" ■''By Gosh! yr-n oiijjht to take Wie ■}Wws. Why, a big 'boat collided," etc.. %\a above is typical .of «wliat happens at nut-Ey of Tarajiaki'- dreameries (hiring th<? sliai'k peritd, \\iu% siny.tbinu- unto ward is reported pen- cable. Why people will wait for ih'.ai'«ay news whet, it can be obtained by the quicker route of -rooming paper is just 91 little puzaling! t»et on a progiv-STi-i- av.uk. you ffjlowrf! A lfirg-e party of farmers from the Kiiimnta fli-trict. and from others contiguous I'll, fnglewood. propose visiting the (state, Inrro ait Mou.mslh.lki ,»;i Monday next. So far T have not heard of any from the Dirrl.lim di'strict. lint intending "trippers'' «ire requested w be at Inglcwooai station by ten minutes 10 eight a.m. on -the da v. when Mr S'.eo. Maekie will see about their ticket*.. A liberal eoiue-v-ton has been made '»v tt*«"Railway Department. The voting for Tnglewoe.d's queen is 'beginning t<> reach the exciting singe, and thie position as sfcown by the Xews cruses ini'.th speculation. Each aspirant, to tho honor tan claim supporters, le.it the country girl, in tlic opinion of'a groat many, must lake the crown. A social and dance, held kit week t:> aid the Wu'ildlv 'Societies' eaniliidute (Miss Fabish) in Yfh lhidk>v road school, resulted in over H being collected: another in the t-iiini" school at a Liter■il.it:'. in aid of the countyv girl, tallied seething over £7. .Qiplc a large number in tho Mon district have taken aJivantage of the cluw trip'.-j on t'He railway ito visit, friends and relations in other parts of the Do minion. :\li*s .Meyer, teieher at DnrJmm, is visiting parent* at Hastings:

Miss Richard relations ait Palmiu'ston; .Mrs. I'. Dodmis'ki, friends in. Wellington; Mris. bimpson, "Mairaimi; Mr: 1 , adrolicld, friends in the iputh.; and there are ol'iik'rs whose names, etc., I cannot jn.il now recall. The Durham Ni.lipul Uan-mitlc-.: he'd its usual monthly meeting (in Atomlav night la.-1, one member being absent. The eonumiitee appointed, to examine *-te of proposed ■bridge oyer Maketawa reported im to suitability, tdc„ but owing to complications arising tlirongli tiile property through which the ebildreii have to pa-is changing hands, it was (learned advisable to hold dlic matter lip' fora. while. Tlie agenda. paper for the proposed conference in . New Plvmoutn was duly considered and a delegate appointed.

"That awful Inglewood!" Oh, dear, to think that Ou r centre should be so blackened 1 % the eyes of all who read Uhe press; a big amount of angry talk is indulged in by not a few, and the claim that Inglewood does not warrant the obnoxiou's name given to it any more titan this, thsiit <ot the other town in New Zealand is daily expounded in all public places. I can quite 'understand tii.'.t the New Plymteutlh gemt had to make his case of philanthrophy as clear a.s nosaiible, niwl his denunciation of the "fiHilouting" practice would apply with equal force to .s?■■ whole of New Zealand, and, evidently speaking from practical experience of the, evil, there ■ certainly -was no need to single out poor Wd Inglewood, who, goodnesfe knows, ■has quite enough, to 'bear when,' taunted with being tlie wettest place in Now Zealand. I'm afraid thle champions of Who dairy faetoryi centre overlook the fact that ithe stigma could have been lifted another way than attempted, and also that if we a.si sensible human'beings conMI but bring) about a. universal meithod of Helping the chap that is down, there Womld be less going down. Knocking -out the shouting business is <me of the rungs of the ladder, and naming any particular town is an injustice, t though there aire many who claim thtu the end justified- the means and who will deny that "giving a man a. chance" is not to be encouraged. There are many wNo deserve but do noit get, and that is tflte fault of the petople as a whole.