WAITARA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16502, 1 August 1919, Page 6

WAITARA.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. July 31.—There is a unanimous condemnation of the Taranaki County vehicle tax, but business people shout ‘■.Hurrah I” for the toll-gates. A motor-car driven by Air, Owen Jury, on its way to Tikorangi, was passing the pound corner the other day when another ear driven by Air. Jones, of Uruti. taking the sharp turn from the Urenui Hoad, collided with the. former and badly smashed it. No one was seriously hurt, fortunately, save for n few bruises. it was decided at a meeting of tennis players this week to re-start the club ami resume play this season, find the ground committee are already getting the ground in condition. It has been said that owing to the restriction on “joy riding” on the railway there is likely to be a great increase in the death-rate of grandmothers living at a distance and the necessity of sorrowing grandchildren being present ax the funerals. The. “June” tea. which owing to various reasons has been delayed, is to bo held next Thursday. This is usually a very successful reunion of the AVaitara district parishioners, and ns this is the first function of I lie kind with which the present vicar and his mother and sister have been connected, ir will probably be more than ever successful. In the course of conversation yc.-ior-dny with an inspector of noxious weeds, the opinion expressed in my notes some time ago that it was practically impossible for Californian thistle to be distributed by means of imported turnip or rape seed’was fully confirmed. The idea was ridiculed. , August I.—lt, is proposed to hold a joint meeting shortly of the Heturned Soldiers Association and the patriotic, committees in order that the association may know how patriotic money is dispensed and to ascertain the soldiers’ ■.Jews on the question. Prlmarly the fund is for wounded or disabled .soldiers or their dependents, but a good deal b.as been done by way of loans to help soldiers who are not disabled to settle down into civilian life again, f hear thjit it is proposed to bold a meeting at Stratford next month of disabled Taranaki soldiers and the executive of the patriotic committees throughout Taranaki to go into the whole aspect. The meeting next week is for the Be tinned Soldiers Association to arrange for the larger meeting of disabled men at Stratford. It is to be assumed that tbo men wili roil up in force and see and hear for themselves how the money contributed by the public has and is to be spent. 1 understand that “votes for women” it, church attains lias been granted by tho Anglican Synod, held in Auckland this wecK. The Rev. Gordon Gavin ret urned yesterday. Babies are welcome! No less than ten prams and go-carts (some doublebanked) were counted at one time, during the rush at Rennie’s sale on Saturday. Baby was delighted with tho bargains mother got. Bring all the babies. There’s plenty of room lor more.*