NORTH-EAST HARBOR NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 19126, 18 December 1925, Page 13

NORTH-EAST HARBOR NOTES

[From Oca Correspondent.] The annual break-up of the local school takes place in the hall this evening. when an entertainment will he provided by the pupils. Ten pupils sat lor their proficiency certificates, ot which number nine were successful, while the other one gained a competency. At the Otago Peninsula A. and P. Society’s annual show, held at Portobello last Saturday, the well-known Jersey herd of Messrs Hellycr Bros., North-east Harbor, added further honors to the already lengthy list gained by them. In their class they scooped the pool, gaining two champion, eight first, and seven second prize tickets. In the cross-bred station they also secured first for yearling heiler (nine entries) and second for cow in milk (seven entries). In the butter-fat competition for the Waitaki Company s trophy first and second places were secured bv representatives of this nerd with 2.61)1h and 2.2(51h per day respectively; while they also secured the special for best typo of dairy cow. In the home industries, etc., section the following local competitors gamed prizes:—Miss E. Hellycr; Mrs J. Hellyer first and second lor 21b butter (seven entries), the latter also getting third place out of nine entries for six pikelets; while Miss M. Bowlcy secured first prize lor collection small cake* (throe entries). Last season Messrs Vivian and Childs purchased a boat called the Nelson, which had been lying idle for seine considerable time, with the idea of fitting her out as a motor boat. To the layman she appeared a very ordinary craft, but to those with some knowledge of boating and boats she appeared to be smarter and more stoutly built than many of her class. There were not a few who thought they had taken on a task which would be more than they could manage. However, after close on ■twelve months’ work, they have turned her into a craft of which anyone might be proud. Perhaps the climax of their efforts was readied on Saturday afternoon, when she was safely placed in tl e water fronting the post office and store. She has yet to have the engine installed, a work which is to be gone on with immediately. She is an acquisition to the Macandrew Bay fleet, and, incidentally, has a history attached to her. From an authentic source it is learned that she was built at Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, for the Dunedin Naval Cadets, under the direction of the Rev. Mr Stanley, of Dunedin, and was called the Nelson. When the Cadets wore disbanded the Nelson was transferred to the Port Chalmers Naval Artillery, with whom she did good work mine laying at the Heads, as well as conveying the company and stores to and from the Heads. About 1887 she made the trip to Oamani for the purpose of taking part in the uayal manoeuvres. She was a favorite with C. P. (). Godfrod, and later with Captains Goldie, Waters, and Dodds, all of the Naval Artillery, and from the foregoing remarks no doubt she will be looked on with interest. As a mark of satisfaction at her safe berthing in the water, her owners invited a number of well-wishers and friends to a social hour on Saturday evening, when an enjoyable lime was spent in song and story. Among the many social clubs perhaps one or ino best, known is the Orphans’ Club. Most of the larger towns have one, and some of the smaller ones also. For some six or seven years Macandrew’s Bay had an Orphans’ Chib of its own, but somehow it. fell on lean times as far as interest went. However. it is thought that a want would he filled were it resuscitated, and ail effort is to be made in this direction. A meeting will be held in the near future.