MEANEE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 9, 21 December 1911, Page 6

MEANEE.

i (Own Correspondent.) | O.i Tuesday ti e Meaner District j Schoo! broke up. The prizes were! distributed by Mr. Brown. M.P.. but on account of the heavy rain that [ aftr rnoon several of the parents; could ri“t tit tend the distribution: ct n mony. Aft r r t lie dist ribut ion | aftenjoon t» a was given to the visi-1 tors. | The annua! picnic of the schools j was lield yesterday (Wednesday), i All the parents and friends and j eliildrr n assembled on the grounds [ kindly h nt by Mr. H. Rymer, anil a, very enjoyable day was spent until [ the time v !.< ;t some of the people! were going imnie. then an accident j occurred to a gig and horse. Two : children were placet! in the gig. anti ! a-, the mother was corning towarris i them the horse bolted and ran into a tree, which made the g:z anti horse ; swing round. The two children were thrown out. The mother was help- j less. She thought the youngest I child was ki’lt'd. and fainted and ' went into hysterics. Luckily no one: urns hurt, but the gig had sonic <»f the b<<ar<!» broken. This, accident orrurred when tea was on. ar.d everything aft'-rwards was so upset that further enjovrnent was completely j spoilt. ’ ‘ 1