OKAIAWA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9306, 23 March 1907, Page 8

OKAIAWA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

j . The annual genera] meeting of the i Okaiawa FootbaJll Club was held on Wedj nesday evening, when tfoeTe Avas a large . attendance. Mr A. O. Buchler was voted 'to the chair. The Secretory Tead the report atfid balance-sheet. The report stated that the past season had been a fairly 1 successful one. The senior team had won I the Southern Championship, and, but far I the unreasonable delay in playing off with , the winners in the Northern Division, ' would have made a much better showing in the final. The play-off did not take plaice until ten weeks after the cup matches I were finished, consequently the men were , quite out of form. The team played 11 I matches, won 7, lost 4, .points, for 104, j against 48. The balance-sheet showed a I credit balance of £14 17s, which was con- , sidered most satisfactory. The report a.nd ; balance-sheet wena adopted. The following officers were elected 1 : — Patron, Mr Mc1 Guiire (re-elected) ; president, Mr T. L. . Joll (re-elected) ; vice-presidents, Messrs I W. Bellve, Chivers, Meuli, R. Johnstone, J. Bailey, W. Johnston, J. Crocker, T. , Ross, W. Ross, T. Wells, Jno. O'Sullivan, j W. R. Wood, F. A. Bremer, J. Heslop, jW. Betts, C. Crowley, A. J. Jury, H. j Black, A. O. Buchler ; secretary amd j [tTeasuier, Mr WalteT Carroll ; mamaige- ! ment committee, Messrs Jas. O'SuUivam, , W. Ross, R. White, Harlaad, Carroll, H. j Crocker, J. Crowley; selection committee, j Mr Harlond and the two captains ; delegate jto Union, Mr Jas. O'Sullivain. It was decided to enteT >thxee teams, fox the oup • contests, the teams to elect their own i captains'. The annual subscription was fixed' at 2s 6d. It was also decided to enJ ter two teams for the Easter tournament at Eltham. Mr H. Taylor was again .ap- / pointed the Club's custodian. The first . practice wili be iheld on Wednesday next. At the above meeting "Mike," a wellknown native Rugby enthusiast, rose in his seat and 6aid — "Me no savee the talk ' this meeting, but this tihe talk me." With that he placed a half-crowo upon the table and ]eft the room. The rflecetnifc bush fires in the Rdverlea district presented a fine spectacle from this township. On the Wednesday night, 1 j when the, fires were at their worst, the : .glare was so great that it was possible to lead the time by a watch on the Notmamby road, and this on a night which would otherwise have been as dark as pitch. lam informed that the fixes played havoc among the tromt, one settler picking up no 'less 1 than thirty in a chain's ' length on one stream. The heavy rain on Sunday and Monday ( oasooeA the dam at <fche Tempsky road creamery to burst,' thus compelling sup1 pliers to go either to Skeet road or the . main factory.. Here again the poor trout had a. bad time, lange numbers being thrown out by the Tush of water and left stranded. This is a matter for regret, as i the dam had recently .beien stocked with ( young fish from the Hawera ponds.