TAIHAPE NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12518, 21 May 1910, Page 7

TAIHAPE NOTES.

(.From Our Own Correspondent.) Special memorial servipes were conducted in the Church of England on Sunday by' the Rev. Clarkson. ' All public bodies and friendly societies were invited, and well represented. A further monster service is to be held on Friday afternoon in the Recreation Ground, all churches combining. The Borough Council is . still keeping up its policy of "do nothing" in regard to the town improvements. The money has been available for four months and interest is being paid at the rate of about £11 a week. Unless a commencement is soon made, the loan will be swallowed up with interest find engineer's fees, Tho timber is being stacked on the hospital site, and as the excavation work is almost completed one of the district's most urgent requirements will soon be an accomplished fact. The California^ thistle question is still agitating the farming community. The Spinsters' Ball, which eventuates on the 25!bh ins}f>., promises to be the ball of the season, the" energetic • secretary, Miss Ferguson, having all details well in hand. The football season has commenced, and at first sight it is rather difficult to pick the cup winners. As Mangaweka has entered a senior team, the fixtures had to be re-arranged. As a result of the Hibernian Club disbanding, the three Leahy brothers have gone to Wellington and thrown in their lot with the Poneke Club. The following are Saturday's matches —Senior's: Mangaweka v Huias. alt Moawhango; Civil Service v. Old Boys, at Taihape. Huias a bye. Teams.—Old Boys (Seniors): Collins, Hasted*, Hall, Rogerk, Williams, Kealy, Barker, Aldridge, Cribb, Bishop, •MjcKearney, Murphy', Bantrim, Neilson, Eaton. Emergency, P. Williams.. Old Boys (Juniors): :Gasson, MtiAlley (2), Bear, Pearce. Whaler, Knap, Woodhead, Murphy., Ciarmody (2), Johns, Dillon, McLaughlan, Humphries. Emergency, Tarnsley, Overtoil. Oevil Service (Seniors): HvJund, Edwards, Bragge. (2), Fox, Millard. Ruddy, Dee, Worsop;, iChase, Tinsley, Brady, Boyne, Loudin. Clark. Civil Service (Juniors): Sutton. Hornblow, O'Brien, McMurchie. Leahy:, Edwards, Myers, Green, Henley, .Fisher, Miller, Anderson, Harre, Has(bedt, Osborne. The Main Trunk Hockey Association met at Taihape this wek. The following clubs are nominating teams: United, Taihape, Hunterville, and Mangaweka to compete for a handsome shield.