PIRONGIA.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17502, 8 September 1928, Page 5

PIRONGIA.

Ladles’ Anglican Guild. A meeting of the local Guild was held at Mrs T. Steele’s residence. This was one of a series of meetings to be held on the rotary system. ...t. which work is conducted on behalf of the forthcoming Anglican Bazaar. Timber in the log is still being won for milling purposes on the eastern slopes of the mountain. Good progress has been made during the winter months both in connection with the procuration and despatch of logs, so much so that a thorough clearance has been made by the rivermen for the first time since the work begun. To cope with Hie improvement in handling and water transport, it has been decided to replace the horses with a tractor as the motive power on the tram. Sightseers. So popular is our mountain as an attratcion for sight-seers becoming that quite a number brave the bad roads and general discomfort ol winter.. Almost every Sunday cars are to be seen at the end of th.c metal road awaiting the return of their passengers, who generally hear the unmistakable marks of their pilgrimage, in muddy footwear and sagging garments. Mock Court. Owing to the inclement weather preventing a number of those residing a distance from attending last .

Tuesday night, it was decided by those who did turn up to have a question evening. Interesting questions were debated, and a good evening’s entertainment resulted. \ It was decided to put the Moot. Court on on the nest night which talion September 18. Dairying. The annual bonus has come and gone, or at least that is the position in most cases, the latter event occurring with much greater rapid:;y than the former. Prophecies regarding an early spring are being ampiy fulfilled. After several days of ideal growing weather the cows are leaving their hay to graze. A visiting farmer who had motored through from Auckland early in the week expressed surprise at the green appearance of Pirongi.a pastures as compared with any tiling lie had seen en route, surpassing even the renowned Pukekohe district in greenness. Personal. Miss Cissie Krippner has made s successful recovery from a recent operation. For some time Miss Krippner has been an inmate of an Auckland private hosoMal. Mrs M. Cocoran, o' llarapepe, is reported to be making a good rcecovery from her operation recently performed in a private hospital in Ilamdton. Mr Fred Pope is visiting relatives in Pirongia.