WAITARA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16049, 6 February 1918, Page 2

WAITARA.

yRQM oyn OWN, COERESPONDENI. Feb. 6.—-Messrs. Gaustad, Marlow and Co., Ltd., have been-requested by the Food Controller to act aa brokers for this district under the Government pur. chase of wheat scheme. The Rev. and Miss Harrison, who nave been on a visit to Rotorua, have returned, . . . The following men, joining; the S6tli Reinforcements,' left by the mail train this morningßoy Liimhar,' X»»h, Morgan, Fulton, Murray, Tueon and Marsh. -The Mayor addressed the men and a considerable gathering of friend®,, wishing'the men God-speod* and «■ safe return.'"' - Here is a yaseof “hard luck” that has come to my knowledge. ■ . Hoy Clare, a studious'young fellow; has succeeded in passing with honours tji'e matriculation examination. He foltowed-on by. Working hard for a National 'Scholarship, the gaining - of which -' would have''enabled him to. rise higheriin .the scale of learning. Unfortunately he had-twa months’ illness, which -put him back in his studies. He sat for £is. axam.-boweven and-just missed his goal, by one mark, obtaining 1385 marks, 1886 marks being the-mini-mum required to entitlehim- to • ths scholarship of m* year- J.- £. • - This morning the Mayor of ■ Waifara was present at thesend-off of-tEc men of the 36th Reinforcements not only in his official capacity, but as the father qf one of thenv-andvtho fourth, and-last of hia sons who have. left to ..sum.their liaun*