DISTRICT NEWS
WAITETUNA—RAGLAN. War Memorial. The proposed Raglan War Memorial is to take the form of an obelisk 21ft high, standing on a series of stops in a suitably-laid-out reserve 13ft by 60ft in area, tlie cost of which will be about 1350, of which £294 odd lias already been collected. A stock drive is to be held at the Kauroa sheep fair in order lr try and augment the funds. Bush Flros. Until the long-looked-for rain came H e other day tlie atmosphere was sliding and filled with the smoke of bush fires, which were prevalent all over tin. district. Several good burns were recorded, not without some damage, one settler on the lower steps of Kauroa suffering lo Hie extent of several hundred pounds. Opening of Hall.
The Te Uku Memorial Hal] was formally opened on Thursday evening last by Mr R. F. Bollard, M.P., assisted by Mr J. A. Young, M.P. The hall was prettily decorated with .flags and evergreens. The proceeding’s look the form of a copcert and dance, refreshments being handed round. After Hie concert the floor was taken charge of by the dancers, who footed it to a merry tunc until the early hours.
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Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14603, 2 March 1921, Page 3
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