DISTRICT NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18652, 2 June 1932, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

SPRINGDALE. A Farewell. A card evening was held In the hall in honour Of Mr W. Shannon, who is leaving the district. Card playing, competitions and games were indulged in and a vefy enjoyable evening was spent. ■Mr Shannon was made a presentation as a mark of esteem. Tennis Club. The Springdale Tennis Club will shortly hold Us annual tennis ball. Personal. Mr A. King is making a good recovery after his recent illness. Basketball. The girls’ basketball team played Waltoa and were defeated. Drainage Work. Good progress has been made with the cleaning of drains in this distrlot. Most of the work has been done. ELSTOW—OTWAY. Euohre and Dance. A successful euchre and dance run bv the Ilall Society and School Committee was held. Over 40 couples 'took part in dancing and 50 persons played euchre. Mrs Glover’s and Larkin’s orchestra was engaged. Euchre prizes were won by Mrs Rolton, 14£ games, and Mr H. Campbell, 14J games, the booby prizes going to Mrs C. Nimmo and Mr T. Dent. Aggregate prizes for second period were awarded to Mrs Rolton, 37J games, and Mr W. Noake, 34 games. Mr R. Wagstaff was M.C. Cattle on Road. A herd of 280 cattle grazing on the roadside is causing settlers much concern, as the cattle break through fences and gates and are a danger to school children. Motorists are also complaining about the nuisance. Dairying. The majority of the dairy herds are practically dry. It will not be long before early cows come in again. Improvements have been effected to the Otway road by spreading fine metal in the holes and running the roller over afterwards. Drainage. The unemployed relief workers have made a good job of the deepening and widening of the main Otway drain. OTOROHANGA. Tribal Gathering. Favoured by fine weather, large numbers of Europeans visited the Otcwa Pa, at the special Invitation of the natives, to assist at the annual gathering of the tribes under the banner of the Maori King, Rata Mahuta. Speeches, hakas, Poi dances, and music provided an Interesting outing. Dairying Production. It is evident that all-the-year-round dairying is firmly established as a result of the genial climatic conditions of the Northern King Country. The Otorohanga plant of the New Zealand Dairy Association will continue the manufacture of butter throughout the winter, as was the case last year. Numbers of herdsmen will have supplementary early calvers to permit them to continue milking, without a stop, until the bulk of • their herds come again into profit—in early August. At the moment most of the larger herds are being milked only in the mornings, with the exception of tho winter calvers. The pastures still look green and luscious, and there are ample stores of hay, ensilage, root crops and gourds for the sustenance of the cattle up to October. Rugby. United defeated Otewa by 8 to 3; Otorohanga beat Old Boys by 11 to nil. Juniors. —High School beat Honikiwi by 13 to 3; Otorohanga defeated Old Boys by 13 to nil. TAUPO. The Weather. Glorious weather prevails, and Taupo is at its best. The mountains are wrapped in snow from summit to bush. Fishing. A number of fishers are here to enjoy the last few days of sport that remain before the season closes. Unemployment. Although much is done to foster employment amongst the natives there is a good deal ,of unemployment and a number of families are in distress. There is no organisation hero to assist natives. The suggestion made regarding afforestation about the Lake should be an excellent one to assist unemployment, and, being productive, should be fostered. It has been proposed that dairying should be started for the benefit of natives. This would be a success under a practical man, as grasses and olover flourish well and certainly root crops like turnips, carrots, etc., grow in abundance and would provide food for cattle. Afforestation. The plateau is being affobested and will be barred from occupation by -would-be farmers. The Government should send its well-sinkers to try for artesian water on the plain and hot water in the vicinity of Taupo itself. Settlement is proceeding rapidly and the starting of small Industries will be heard of soon.

TE KAWA. Social Evening®. A concerted movement is afoot among local church people to raise funds for the purpose -of installing electricity in the church building. The eocial evening promoted by the Anglican community was a social as well as a financial success. Rev. S. Wareing attended it. The Bible classes arranged a lantern lecture on Friday evening when Rev. Allan Whitelaw, of To Awamutu, described, with moving pictures, his trip to England and Scotland via Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Venice Germany and Austria. The Te Kawa Hail was packed. At the close of the lecture, Mr Whitelaw was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. As a result of this entertainment a ■substantial sum was added to the ■amount already in hand. Golf. The newly formed golf links continue to be well patronised. The links were decided on and prepared in one short week, an enthusiastic working bee carrying out the work in commendable manner. Mr 0. M. Coverdale has placed at the disposal of the players a spacious club room. ping-pong Club. A ping-pong club has been formed with a membership of aboufc thirty, and three tables are kept occupied ■consistently on club nights. Sunday School Classes. Miss Alderson is to be congratulated on starting Sunday School classes at Te Kawa West, thus filling a long felt want in the district. Personal. Mr Goodall is relieving master at the Te Kawa West School. Mrs Alex. Stewart is on a motoring ■tour of Tauranga and Napier. Miss Alderson, of Palmerston North, has taken ■up her residence in Te Kawa. Mrs A. S. Wyllie, of the Crossroads, is visiting Hawera. Mrs G. Tarn Harker Is visiting Wanganui. Miss Howcroi't and Miss Elsie Howcroft have returned after a short visit to Tahaia. TIRAU. Women’s Division. The May meeting was held in the Tlrau Hall, the branch celebrating its third annual birthday. Many visitors were present, the Putaruru branch being specially well-represented, and a most enjobable afternoon was spent. The president, Mrs L. Berhop, after welcoming the visitors, opened a short musical programme with a pianoforte solo. Songs were rendered by Mesdames Ward and Hlggenson and Miss De Silva, and two elocutionary Items by Miss Mary Wheeler. A competition to guess the name of a doll presented by Mrs Cliff Allen was won by Mrs L. McLaren. Mrs Coubrough’s “physiology” competition was won by Mrs Robinson. The birthday tea which concluded the meeting was daintily arranged by the hostesses, Mesdames J. Coubrongh, N. Coubrough, C. Allen and F Goodwin, the president cutting and handing around the birthday cake. Farming. Mr T. Simons has disposed of his farm to a Taranaki buyer. Mr W. Helhevington has disposed of his farm of 80 acres to Mr Stevens of Matamala. Messrs Blair and Syms have purchased the estate ol’ the late Mr Growther, of Matamata, and are taking possession at an early date.

TE KUITI. Quldes and Scouts. To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the birth of the-Girl Guides’ movement in New Zealand a most impressive service was conducted in St. Andrew’s Church on Sunday. The combined troops of Girl Guides, Brownies, Boy Scouts and Cubs assembled at the Fire Brigade station, moving off 80 strong, under Captain Graham and Scooutmaster McEwan. At the 'Church the troops were received by Commissioner WindsorParsing, and the colours were received by the chaplain, the Rev. E. R. E. Ross, who also preached the sermon. Harriers. On Saturday the Te Kulti Harriers’ Club held its weekly run, which resulted as follows; —Smith, 1; Garvey, 2; McNaught, 3. Golf. For the first round of the aggregate the following were the best scores; — Dlnsdale, 86—20—66; Robot, 90—24 —66; Johnston, 91—24—67; Harrison, 88—18—70; Hotu, 99—28—71; Browne, 101—30 —71; Powdrell, 102—30 —72; Feericks, 104—32—72; McColl, 106—34 —72; Saunders, 87—14—73- Tate, 90—16—74; Podwin, 108—34—74; Boyd, 96—20—76.