The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume VIII, Issue 347, 8 September 1914, Page 4

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Jeffery informs us that the rainfall in Te Awamutu for the week ending at f o’clock last night was .15 inches. A meeting of the Te Awamutu Building Society takes place on Thursday night, when an appiopriation of £3OO will be balloted for. Nominations for candidates for the Te Awamutu Town Board election, close with the returning officer, Mr D. Bockett, at 12 o’clock to-morrow at the office of the Board.

Particulars regarding the sale of Mr Bedford’s household furniture and effects by Messrs Lawson, Swain and Walker, Ltd., on September 16, appear in another column.

The General Manager of Railways intimates that a new timetable on the Main Trunk line, commencing on November I, will cut 85 minutes off the AucklandWellington trip. Members and intending members of the Te Awamutu Tennis Club are reminded that the annual meeting of the club has been postponed till Thursday next, 10th .jnst.

During the financial year ended 31st March, the fruit imported into the Dominion was valued at ,£311,610, ’ against £426,840, the value of the fruit imported during the previous corresponding period.

An important meeting of the Waipa Racing Club is called for to-morrow evening at Jackson’s Hotel. Several matters of importance will be brought forward and a full attendance of members is requested. The following team will represent Te Awamutu against Taumarunui at Bockett’s paddock : Men: Goal, Spear; backs, Andrew and Douglas; halves, Griffith, Duncan, Parker; forwards, Finch, Hurley, Allright, L. Davis, North. Emergencies—Forward, Ironsides ; back, McGivern. Mr C. Davis will referee.

The following is the drawing for the stroke competition in connection with the local Golf Club’s tournament: —Morrison and Cox, Empson and Jeffery, Young and Fortescue, Henderson (Dr) and Thomas, Burchell and Morton, Luxford and Cruickshank, Ahier and A. MHnnes, T. Mclnnes and H. Y. Collins.

We are in receipt of a. complimentary ticket for the Patriotic Concert to be held in the public ha 1, Paterangi on Friday next. The entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Farmers’ Union. An excellent programme is to be given, several prominent artists being engaged for the occasion. The proceeds of the concert will be devoted to the Patriotic Fund.

With the object of assisting i - raising funds towards the Patrio tic Fund, the members of. the Puahue dancing class, assisted by Miss Margaret Mackenzie and others, have decided to hold a social and dance. The entertainment will take place in the Puahue school on Thursday next. A coach is advertised to leave Messrs Finlay Bros, stables at 7 p.m., to convey passengers from Te Awamutu.

During the year ended 31st March, 51,943 cases of apples, 1633 cases of pears, and 201 cases of peaches were exported from New Zealand, the bulk of. these (51,787 cases of apples and 100 cases of pears) going to South America, the balance going to Vancouver and San Francisco. The Nelson province contributed the bulk of the apple-export,' that province sending 37,097 cases to South America.

A mild sensation was caused in Te Awamutu on Saturday afternoon, which fortunately did not terminate seriously. A pair of horses attached to a trolly on which were a set of disc harrows, were standing opposite Finlay’s stables. The horses became startled, and made off. Turning into Alexandra street they proceeded along the road till opposite the Union Bank of Australia, where they crossed the footpath into Market street. Here they collided with a verandah post at Messrs Cox and Luxford’soffice/the post being carried away. They then came into contact with a telegraph post a few yards further on. The impact had the effect of freeing the horses from the machine, and they continued on till brought to a standstill near the saleyards. Fortunately very slight damage was done to the harrows, and the horses escaped injury.

The Kawa Drainage Board notifies its intention to make and levy rates. Particulars are advertised. The council of the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce met last night at the -WAIPA POST office. Several important matters were considered, and these will be referred to this evening’s meeting of the Chamber.

Following is the local girls’ hockey team to play against Taumarunui girls at Te Awamutu tomorrow : —Misses Teddy, Harris, Olphert, Dodd,O’Brien, M.Verner, R. Verner, H. Verner, Mclntosh, E. Hutt, and Mrs Bathurst. A poll of the Pahiatua ratepayers was taken on a proposal to borrow £IO,OOO to establish electric light and power works in the borough. The proposal was carried by a majority of 142 votes.' The old-established gasworks there are owned by a private company.

A meeting of the Te Awamutu Association Football Club took place last evening in the Cosmopolitan club room. Mr F. Shepherd presided. It was agreed that arrangements be made to play a match with the Hamilton Club on Saturday next at Bockett’s paddock, and that the proceeds be devoted to the Patriotic Fund. Mr T. Mclnnes was appointed secretary. The team will be picked from the following : Teddy, Greensides, T. Mclnnes, Morton, Daniels, Carson, Finch, A. Mclnnes, Henderson, Shepherd, Bickerstaff, Adams, L. Davis.

We regret that owing to some apparent disorganisation of shipping arrangements, our new serial story “ The Double Chance,” cannot yet. be published. The copyright rights of this story are obtained in Sydney, and we were advised by the publishers that necessary packages would be sent by the S.S. Riverina which reached Auckland on the 30th ultimo. Efforts to trace them, however, have so far failed, but an active search is now being made, and the serial will be commenced in the earliest possible issue.

The stock donated for sale in aid of the Patriotic Fund, was recently sold by the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., and realised £33 ss. The bidding was brisk and the various lines were several times handed back by the buyers. In addition to the stock already mentioned were the pet sheep given by the sons of Mr R. Baillie. of Hairini. These lads had reared their pet lambs.into splendid sheep and their sale accounted for £ll of the amount devoted to the Patriotic Fund. It was a motley collection consisting of sheep, pigs and dogs. It was agreed at yesterday’s meeting of the Waipa Council as a result of correspondence with the Minister for Public Works and our representatives in Parliament that it would be useless To attempt to obtain anything like the whole of the loan money authorised to-be raised this year. It was decided, in view of the expected passing of the Local Bodies’ Subsidies Bill, to hold over application for the Rangiaohia loan for the present, as, if it becomes law, main roads (of which the Te Awamutu-Ohaupo is one) will be taken over by Government. In regard to the Mangapiko loan of £4OOO, it was decided to apply for £I4OO to meet urgent needs, and in the case of the Tuhikaramea loan the council is applying for half of the loan monev