OKAIN'S BAY CARNIVAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16218, 22 May 1918, Page 4

OKAIN'S BAY CARNIVAL.

OVER £300 REALISED. On Saturday the Okaia'a Bav portion of Bunks Peninsula held a. carnival in tho Recreation Ground in o.id of th© Eastern Bays' Soldier Kinf* candidate. There was a very larpe attendance. A liand-mado woollen *?orts coat, given by Urn W. Thn-ck/n-. realised £3 18s, and was won by J. Mnorc. A. camisolo. worked I>v Miss Aldridgc, of i> Bon's Bay, _ netted £1 IO«, and wvis won by Mrs G. Ifarris. A flap crehion ma/Jo by Miss K. Mason, brought in £2 Ss, and wis secured by E. Bailey. It was generously given back and sold for £1 10s. An. En«rlieh Leicester wethor was Riven by M r C. B. Tbacker for 0 giicesin°' competition, tho dinner beinfr L. Mason. The actual weight, was 20111b. The slicep was tben sold and fetched J!2 81. A dressed sheep, given bv Mr E. HaiO'-". mado £■2 1% and a fruit cake, given by Mrs R. Harlle-, '-"iilised JPU'IQf. A dree?ed sho?p, given by Messrs Ma?on Bros., bronpht in £3 Ha. Mrs Tiolcyn gave a cushion, which sold for lis. PntatnAs and a sucking nig, (riven by Mr C. R_/ Moore, sold for. £2. A sack of potatoes, piven by Mr A. Ware, was sold for Ua, and several sacks of tubers, !»iv<m by Mr P. Lindsay, realised XT. Jam, s/iven by Mm Ware, realised a fsi r sum. A sack of cirrot3, riven by Mr« Holsf.oin, sold for 9a. Mrs Boleyn's dressc.l doll was secured by Mrs 11. Wilkins at 17s. Tho salo of Eurpriso brought in £10, and jov rides in Mr T. Ware's car £2 lfis. Cases of armies a.r-1 »_ quantity of turnips, given by Mr P. J. Lindsay, realised £1. A ham, ?iven by Mrs 13. Harris, brought 16s. A cord of fircwoof, given by Mr Geo. Hartley, was sold for £2 fis. A fat bullock was given by Mr J. H. C. Thacjfor, to be sold for the Patriotic !t?und. A prisp of £lo was offered for (bo nearest pueas at the actual live weight, the decision to be (riven on Thursday. Mr -A. Wae-born, of Little Akaloa, gave a two-year-old heifer and a pony. The heifer was sold fo* £16 15s. und the cony for £5 ss. Mr J. . Ware, of Little* Altaloa, ?hto a two-year-old heifer, which sold for £13 If". Sales of dunks »r>d fowls camo to 18s. Tho fency work atsll, which was in charge of Miss E. Thicker, t><-o-ducM £i 9a. The refreshments w«r* supnlWl bv- the ladies of Olrain'a Bsi" and were looked afteT by Meadare«fl T. VTare, Cnnnninsrs, Harfley, J. Hartiev, Graham, and Mfs'ea E. Harris and P«trl Grant. Afternoon tea reali"f>d £7 I(>9. The br°n tub W<s run l->v Mifweq K. Mason and K. Pidgcon, the produce e>all by Mrs Boleyn and M' c i Ell'' Harrifi, and the surpri<w» packets by Miss Bain. Tn the evenins- a concert was -rven ?r. iUhcnHvum by a party from Christcburch. Tbe ball wa« packed, manv having to stand. The hit of tho. «r*n'n? in-doubW* tbr Maori war «onsr. "Hatre Tonu." composed by Mr R. A. Ho'-ne, of Cb- ; " l ftuiro'i. a-"d inferpretcd by Mr Hu?li Hobo*. The follon--I'ncr contributed to t*'« nror»arn7ne: —Mr Al---~l .T. Bu"t M- K'icrh Mr W. ■Fredericks, Mrs I?. A. Ilorre, Miss Gwon Lan<». and Mr 11. 0. L"«e. T!-" r-comnani-m»nts wer-» pla.ved Mr R. A. Horns.

In tbp «. BeWp" fl*-? prr«ent-ed bv Mr A. S. C'arkson. of rhria*' , buT<4i, wis Fold, and brousrht in £">l2 11s. _ T)r. Thnofcer, who wp« present, off< lry Ki to «••*•«. £50 if annt.lw £30 was subscribed. This was soon fc-t ticn»ii iu". Pr Tbocker ttiotj"' n vole of "inttV-s tn ATA. Thomrpon for p<*tin<» a* avtion'c-. -wlij-Ii was cnM, ami afl*r t'i/» »iidiMi'v* money on to tb« Btage, £20 being collected. A ciiUe. nurcba««vil !«• Mr* O'Conre,]], was purchased for 359 bv .T. H. T)i acker, and to tbe performers. Tbe door t#Wn«s *n £20

A vot-9 of llifirkq was car-i?-l Mr I). r-r.7i>r for profit!? fr"~ of rbariJ*. jtUn»fi' , «r <In-» -notted over fnno. M» T. K. Thnflf"- presid-H at tb«. en. r*'*,. ""d Mr "W. HolunJon ma-do an indefatigable sawtivry find treasurer.