ONUKU SCHOOL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2054, 19 May 1896, Page 2

ONUKU SCHOOL.

The picnic waa held on Thursday. May l v 4tb,-which was a rather wet day, but 'he attendance was be ter (Imn was expected. The room was tastefully decorated by Misses Henrici and Hokuriga, helped'by Mr M-, Panrini and others. The Onuku ladies provided admirable tables, for which great credit is due to Mesdames Knos. Haylock. G ! ynan. Brown, Nubpy and Wilkin, Miebes Haylock, G'ynnn Porter, and Lelievre, and others also deserve special for lha pleasant nnnnor in which they provided for aud served (he refreshments to th'-ir gu«sts. Ihanks are also.due to all friend.? who cont'iboted either in money or in toys. The following is the result of tie racing :— Girls under 15—Kile Qiyhan 1, Nora Haylock 2. Girls under 10—Muriel Hawthorn 1, EHie Knox 2, Philomena Narbey 3Boys under 19—Pat Wiikin 1, Clement Narbey 2. Young Man's Rice (open)— J. Hemingw»y 1, J. Kflin 2. Youths' Rice—R. Mauroki 1, W. Forbes 2. Girls under 14—Annie Knox 1, Nora Haylock and Et'ie Wright 2. Hop Step and Jump, Buys under 16 — Fred Wilkin 1, J. Narbey 2. Hop £Vp and Jump hoy* under 12----tM-'uriee Wi kin 1, Pat Wilkin 2. Skipping—Nora H-iyloelt :200, Annie Knox 160. Lite gir's—Pliilotuena Nar.. bey;.22o, Munal Hawthorn 26 Tug of W r, (Akaroa v -Kails) five men aside—X >ik 1. Boys (Akiroa v Kvk) —Ak-vro-il The priz 8 were di>tribnt -d to t'x? children, the following b;-ing ihe recipients :— Standard Vl.—Mabel Haylock and Malcolm Knox 1.-it, eqiil. S.andard V.— Nora H >y|ock 1, Annia Knox 2. Stnn-da-d IV.-Join Nirhey 1, Frpd Wiikin 2. Standard IK—Olemei't Nubey 1 Kate G'ynan and Tiri Manraki 2. Standard 11. — Pairii-k Wilkin 1. Philomena Narbey 2 S'tmd*rd I.—EHie X .ox 1. Winnie N*rb?y and Mmiel Hsnvshorn 2.

Thi-r-fwas the usml dance in the eveni'lfr, which wa-s very well attended in upti of t'"'o bad weather. - ;