RANGIAOHIA.

Waikato Argus, Volume IX, Issue 770, 3 October 1900, Page 3

RANGIAOHIA.

Social. Notwithstanding the "very marked attentions " of Captain Edwin on Friday last, quite a number of the residents of the district assembled at the school to participate in a farewell social tendered to Miss E. M. Lyons, who has been assistant teacher here for about two years, and who has now resigned. During the time MisH Lyon has been with us she has made a host of friends, both among pupils and parents, and no better evidence of the existing good-will could havo been given than the large number who turned out in such terrible weather on Friday night. Dancing began at 8 p m., and was kept coins until about 11 p.m., when a halt was made for supper. After supper Miss Barbara Mandeuo. one of the sixth standard pupils, read and presented Miss Lyons with an address, also a very pretty cold brooch, the latter having been subscribed for entirely by the children of the school. Mr Phillips, on behalf of Miss Lyons, thanked the children for their kind expressions of good-will towards their teacher, and for the nice present; also expressing his (Mr Phillips') regret that Miss Lyons was leaving as during her term of assistant most cordial relations had existed between them all as teachers and pupils. Dancing was resumed and continued until midnight, wheu"Auld Lang Syne,' 1 three hearty cheers for Miss Lyons and three hearty cheers for Mr Thos. Weal, who so kindly and ably provided the music, brought a moat enjoyable evening to an end. Post office. —The efforts to establish a Post-office here seem likely to be crowned with success, for the mutter has so far advanced that the Postal Dcpurtment has asked the settlers to choose a name, as unfortunately betweeu the names Rangiawliia, Rangiauhia, Rangiaohia, etc. The similarity is too great ; therefore, the Postal Department refuses to grant an office bearing the mime Rangiaohia. Of course, the settlers are very unwilling to accept any other than the well-known, and, one may well fay, historic name. Still, rather than this shall stand in the way of getting an office established, it appears the sacrifice will be made, and the consenous of opinion seems to favour "Hairini " as being most suitable, although Rangiaohia will be Rangiaohia let us hope for ever, notwithstanding that the Post-office takes the tan • —(Own Correspondent).