PUNAKAIKI NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 February 1931, Page 10

PUNAKAIKI NOTES

[OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

• Variable weather has prevailed over the past week, but wind and rain set ; in on Sunday, which made it decided- 1 ' ly unpleasant for the Club Hotel staff picnic at Pororari Beach. . Nevertheless the party made the best of the trying conditions under shelteiing cliffs, while others availed themselves of rooms in, the rear of the store for indoor games until the after. wheh Mr Mouatt aiianged fb. the Barrytown Hall for the remainder of the day. The sports programme had to be postponed, and arrangenieiits art) in liaiid to caity this through in March. . ..... Work oil the tennis court iS slightly hampered, but a few days fine weather will suffice to harden the surface for Jhe final dressing. At a. recent. meeting of the Club Committee, it hvas proposed to hojd the official opening function, about March 22. The court promises to be bile of the bestlaid courts on the Coast. D. Hoi)wood passed through here last Friday en route to the Glaciers. Mr Hopwood suffered a broken leg Several months ago while riding on Hie tracks at Capetown, and is on a recuperation trip only. When askec. his opinion of New Zealand broadsiding tracks he stated that Christchurch particularly could boast of one of the Best he had seen.' while others in New Zealand centres compared favourably with the best English and Continental tracks for broadsiding. Mrs C. Cribb and Mrs Scott, of Greymouth, were recent guests of Mr and Miss Tindall, at Pororari.