OKAIAWA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 6 April 1908, Page 8

OKAIAWA.

(From Our Owfi v c£rrespondent.)

Okoiawa's firßt amnuaLfiportft^nieet^ign wnich tabes place 01 -im' 1 'Wednesday', pro--' finises to be a grea/fc succees. Excellent, • nominations have ' beßri : ' received for ! the ' running events, and some exciting finishes . .should 'result-.-^ 'tingV-wter ihe ! Maoris \are favorites, and tfie pakehas will certainly have a tough job to beat them. Por,.,fche.w,eaght-gues«ing compefci-.-tions a "fat wefcftr .' jind ts,t $, t^co^-f have. I been donate^ bY lliir^ Jas. 'OjSulliyan. and. 'Mr F. And^W^reepeciively:! lw A''luiichJßooi [.bdoth will -'be^oii ttte groi&a"' to" supply' jthie -wants ofwthe"" inner man: 1 The b"all T in the evening" elm promises "to be a mostenjoyable &ffg?r. I.lhree^insfcrutnentalistff have 'Seen engaged- to .supply the , music, ■ which will 'tie "the besiv..whicfy we. -have, had in Okaiawa Bar some years-. ■ In my report of the meeting of the Football Club I omitted the name of Mr jClarke from the list of vice-presidents. It was also decided to neither entertain 'nor receive entertainment during the coming season. ) At the above meeting the popularity of the Club's secretary, Mr Walter A. Carroll, was amply demonstrated, several members referring in eulogistic terms to the way in which he had carried out hfe duties during hie term of office. Mr Car^ roll thanked the members for their kindly t expressions, but at the same time he would warn" them that he would not now be aibfe to devote so much time to the affaira of the Club as when he first took office. He had thought seriously of resigning, but as it appeared to be the general wish that he should continue to carry out the dmtAes of secretary he would do ao. •

The crack of the 'owling-pfeoe is to be heard in all directions of an evening when the ducks are on the wing making their way to the feeding grounds. The legitimate sportsman who waits until {he season opens will stand a very j-or chance of obtaining any «port. Ido : ofc know.rWhether* many fatalities have resuited ' from the shooting, but the effect will be to make the dueke so wild that it will be impossible to get within coo-ec of them by th"c time the season opens.