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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7750, 18 July 1916, Page 2

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(Own Correspondent). The Lindsay school social on li day night, despite tin; wet we i was quite a success, the large atti ancc thoroughly enjoying the | programme presented. The annual meeting of the IA subscribers was held on Fridayi when there was a poor atteslj The balance-sheet showed a crei £2O odd, and this was conai fairly satisfactory. It was decn allow school children to hccomei hers at a subscription of 3s annum, or Is per quarter. JH committee elected wereMe* Lucas (chairman), W. H. Smii Coles, W. Rickey, 11. Wbytj Cockroft, H. Buchanan, E. HI lane, and G. Coles. Mr W. El was appointed secretary and H ian, and Messrs Whyte, Ricker, Coles and Smith a selection «l tee. This committee were vod sum of money to procure new I as soon as possible. The school children’s giftll sale, held on Saturday, was at did success, and the receipts, I £4.5, should he very gratifying!j children who worked so hard ti their unfortunate fellows Mr Gully, Williams and Kf auctioneer from Waipukurau,* his usual cheery mood, and a | deal of the success is due tow suasive efforts. The lea rooms,! Misses Smith and Barrie ad senior girls, were well part while the younger girls did (|* good business with flowers and! A sheep-guessing eompetiticl won by Mr F. Coles, a pea-gl competition by Miss Knight,*l 11. Whyte second, while a cakej ing competition went 1o Mrs 1 Nielson and Master G. Gumjj guessed the correct weight, « mer generously handed over W of the prize to the schoolboy* Hinerua school’s produce netl 1.55. , Mr Su mm arse 11 lias return* his trip to Sydney, and see# benefited by the change. J Another Onga Onga hoy, J Cooke, is reported wounded in' on June 29th. Mr Wilson and family, been managing Mr Harris ■ some months, have decided J* fresh fields, and leave for wj rau on Wednesday, where theyl to reside in the meantime.