FUNERAL OF TUWEHERANGI

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1934, Page 8

FUNERAL OF TUWEHERANGI

AGED MAORI WOMAN AT REST. LAST PLAINTIVE WAILING. On a waste piece of ground, among dry bracken, Mrs. Tuweherangi Tutange, aged 116 years, was buried at the Manutahi Pa yesterday afternoon.- The Rev. Toka, Auckland, conducted the service at the graveside, part of it in English and part in Maori. He also conducted two services prior to the burial. A large number of friends, pakeha and Maori, was present and the Rev. Toka thanked the Europeans for their kindness. There was little of the former wailing of the women at funerals, the last note yesterday being two long wailing cries by an aged Maori woman. FARMERS’ FIELD CROPS JUDGED. GOOD QUALITY AT OTAKEHO. The judging of the farmers’ competition in hay and ensilage has been completed at Otakeho by Messrs C. Haynes, Department of Agriculture, and O. T. Parry, Manaia. The judges reported that the hay, generally, was of a good quality and was in good condition, but the stack ensilage was slightly brown, due, probably, to the dry spring. The pit ensilage was particularly good, especially that of Mr. C. Jones and Mr. C. A. Burke, where the quality and raw material were exceptionally good. The results are:—

The party was entertained by the Otakeho branch of the N.Z.F.U. during the days of judging.

GENERAL ITEMS. Earliest Supplier’s Reward. The management of the newly-erected Waiokura factory promised a prize in the form of a bottle of whiskey for the supplier whose milk was the first to be taken over the new stage. There was keen rivalry for such an honour, but the one to win the coveted prize was a supplier who arrived shortly after midnight carrying two buckets of milk or the night before. On his return he passed two more early birds,” but it was his unpleasant duty to inform them that he had already delivered his milk and was in possession of the reward. Football Match. In a match between teams representing the married and single men of Patea yesterday, the result was a draw, no score. Patea By-laws Broken. For allowing five cows and two calves to trespass on the railway line, Veronica Lucy Poingdestre was fined £1 (costs 10s), at the Patea Magistrate’s Court yesterday. For driving a motor-cycle without a license James Frederick Boyce was convicted and ordered to pay costs 15s. Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M., was on the bench.

Hay. .R.M. Q. -B. Tl. H. Wood 21 45 224 884 Bayliss Bros. . 19 45 24 88 T. E. King .... 22 43 22 87 A. Hastie 21 46 18 86 Henwood Bros. 22 46 18 86 A. Laurie 214 45 19 854 S. Greenhill .... 21 44 21 86 McDiarmid 22 46 17 85 C. Jones 20 44 19 83 Bayliss Bros. (No. 2) 18 40 24 82 E. R. Putt .... 201 44 17 814 A. C. Walker .. 21 39 21 81 McDiarmid (No. 2) .. 16 43 18 77 W. H. Corkill .. 13 40 23 76 Bayliss Bros. (No. 3) 13 41 20 741 Stack Ensilage. R.M. Q. C. W. Tl. Henwood Bros .. .. 17 46 13 12 88 E. R. Putt .... .. 17 45 12 12 86 G. Shirtcliffe .. .. 15 39 12 11 77 Pit Ensilage. R.M. Q. W. Tl. C. Jones 174 48 284 94 C. A. Burke ... 18 a 49 26 93 A. C. Walker .. 17 45 27 89 A. Hastie 18 44 25 87