OPUNAKE

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 3 January 1931, Page 8

OPUNAKE

THE FESTIVE .SEASON

(From Our Own Correspondent)

The old year slipped away almost unobtrusively in Opunake and! there were very few assembled in our streets to extend a welcome to, the newcomer, i AiayiUo the stirring of the blood of some Scottish ancestor, near or remote, led many to foregather with other clansmen at the Romanay at Te Kiri; anyway, be the season what it may, a large number of the younger set celebrated the occasion there. There were Iso sundry private gatherings, but the town itself was almost as dead as 3.930 at 12 midnight. Shades of old Opunake—thy glory has indeed! departed! Now Year's Day, however, saw a different, state of affairs for the beach was crowded with boliday-makers for file second gala day organised by the Surf Club in aid of the funds of the Seaside Society and the Surf Club. Some idea of the crowd assembled may be gained from the fact that there were close on 300 cars parked on the beach and on the cliff top. The day was spent very pleasantly in surf and sun-bathing and for those- more indolently inclined in lolling about in the Full enjoyment of doing nothing. . For the amusement of the crowd various diversions had been organised and things were kept moving merrily until the call of the cows steadily thinned out the crowd.