OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144710, 19 June 1915, Page 4

OPUNAKE.

PROS' OUR OWN COR RESPONDENT. June 17. - We are having real winter na-ather it Jia> been raining and blowing a gale .Ance I'riday last-. 'The rain vrs gre; tiy nc{?dcd, ns tanks were getting dry. The Princess Pidure Co. gave their opening, night on Thursday m aid ol Die wounded soldiers’ lund. Ihe hall was crowd'. '!, end the picture programme was an excellent one. 4 ho lord will V'uellt considerably by Dio enler(dninent. Nows was received during the week of tile do-ili of Corporal W. L<K.ne,\. wild was killed in act.ain e.t tin- Dardanelles. Corporal Loony.' was well known in this district, being a prominent footballer and cyclist and derritorial. and a line gentleman. Hu was one of the first Horn this db-lrut lo enlist, mul ho is the first to give bis life for God. his King, and our liberty. .His *nanv fre-mls wilt s\mpa.uise w:ih the parent,* Mr, and Airs. Geo, Loonyy, and family, but it i.s perhaps consoling for them to Enow he died an honourable death “killed in action.” The contractors aro pushing along with the In'itrl. which is being envoied for Mr. T. Knowles. The County Chambers aie also well under wav, and the contiactors should bo finished in a short time. A large number went out to Oaonni last Tuesday night to the Hospital Ship social, which was a great success. On June 9, a wedding of considerable interest win celebrated at the Anglican Church by the Rev. Air. Stout, The contracting parlies wore Aliss D. Holmes, third daughter of Mr. and Airs. D. Holmes, of Pihamn, and Mr. V. Smith, eldest son of Air. and Airs. P. Smith, of Liverpool. England. The church was packed wiili friends to witness the ceremony. In the afternoon tho happy couple left per motor for Now Plymouth en route for Auckland, where tho honeymoon is to be spent.