WAITARA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16505, 5 August 1919, Page 3

WAITARA.

FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ' August 's.—The Northern Shipping Company’s steamer Arapawa is ashore at the mouth of the river. The boat’ arrived from Wanganui on Saturday to take wool to Onelumga and left with a, full cargo. She left the wharf on Sunday and on leaving the river mouth was caught in a sudden squall which turned her head out of tho channel and the vessel went on to tho sand oft the south wall. She was freed by the next tide, but the sea drove her across tr the north wall where she now lies. Tho propeller is damaged, so that she will have to be hauled off, Mr. A. Howe, of Huirangi, found tho body of AV. Free in a clam near his house on Saturday. The deceased only returned from active service a month or two ago, and was married quite recently. Ho had complained of noises in his head, and was a little strange in his manner. Ho had, gone to bed but during tho night went out in his shirt and pants, and then met his death. He was a son of the late Mi-. AA r . Free of AValiara.

Mr. Boddy, chairman of the Awakino County Council, came to AVaitara on Saturday afternoon, and met Messrs. R. Pigott, chairman of the Clifton County Council, the Mayor, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Beckbessinger), and Air. AA r . T. Jennings, M.P., to confer with them on the question of completing the metalling of tho Alain North Road. Mr. Boddy said there was an impression at his end that they were not over keen at this end for a through route to To Kuiti, and that the County Council had no interest beyond the metalling of Alount Alesscngcr to Alokau. Ho emphasised the importance of completing tho road right through, and hoped that all tho public bodies would work together to bring it about. Air. Boddy was assured by those present that it was a mistake to believe that they were not keen in the mater, and was referred to tho various efforts that had been made to bring it about. It was agreed that pressure should ;bc brought to bear on the Government to provide adequate grants for metalling, and Air. Jennings undertook to do all ho could to got the work completed. The hard case of a returned soldier came to my notice on Saturday. He has a grazing run on which he has been working for a good many years, and bad succeeded in getting most of the land into good _ working order, when ho was called up for active service. As he was “way back,” it was impossible to find anyone to take his place on tho farm, and it was eventually left to the management of tho Efficiency Board. He recently returned, and the farm has gone back to fern, and it will cost a largo sum to restore it to the condition it was in before be loft for active service. But tho hardship of which ho particularly complains is that he has been served by. the Government and County Council with demands for payment of an accumulation of rent and rates amounting to near about £3OO. Ho lias been advised to bring the whole facts of tho case before the Repatriation Board. It certainly appears to be a case where every consideration and assistance should he given. It is certainly the duty of the Government to see that those who have gone to the front should not on their return find ruin staring them in the face*

Rennie’s sale started with a rush. Tho Big Store was hardly big enough during the afternoon—hundreds of happy women are wearing with pride the bargains they got and are coming back for more—-Did you get your share ? It’s not too late, come to-morrow. JSarly as you can*