MANAIA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 20 June 1912, Page 8

MANAIA.

* TPEOM OUE OWN COEEESPONDENT.] The town was very quiet during last week owing to the large number of people attending the Dominion Dairy Show. A clay pigeon match came off on Wednesday in Mr Leyden's paddock, and although the weather was rather ■unfavorable and the wind tricky, the match was very enjoyable. Visitors were present from most of the neighborinn gun clubs. No. 1 handicap was won by Mr Young with a score of nine birds out of a possible 10; No. 2 handicap by J. Dick with a similar score, both men leing on the limit mark; Nos. 3 and 4 fell to the gun of Mr P. Preo. No. 4 was the best match of the series. All the competitors fired from the 12 yards' mark, and the contest was decided on the first barrel. Mr Preo obtained the possible The gun club meets to-night to arrange an important match to be held at an early date. A number of the youno; ladies of Maiiaia gave a "powder and patches" ball in the Town Hall this evening, and Wl a satisfactory attendance, despite the -wretched weather. Music was supplied "by the Misses Betts (piano and violin). The stage and tables were tastefully dVcorated, and the refreshments, supplied by the ladies, were quite up to the tisna-1 hieh standard. The Magistrate's Court wns occupied durine the mpior port of to-rliy in W\t* ins* evidence in a f«nein<; dispute between two local residents. June 19.