ONERAHI NEWS.

Northern Advocate, 3 January 1922, Page 5

ONERAHI NEWS.

- : PERSONAL. Mrs Windrain returned per Manaia ■on Saturday after a very enjoyable r Christmas week among friends in Auckland. She was accompanied by Miss G. •Stevenson, who will remain as the guest •of Mr and Mrs W. Mason for a few •days. Mr J. A. Fagan arrived by the same boat", from Wellington, betimes to see the New Year's fun and put in a week's visit before returning south to •lesume his duties. ESCORTED. An Auckland yacht coming up harbour Oil Friday was honoured with an •escort altogether out of the common and that might have proved a bit embarrassing. Two large blackfisli picked up the craft outside the Heads and concluded, after the manner of Pelorus Jack, to pilot the vessel to her moorings. The sportive mammals kept •close alongside all the way up-channel, somersaulting like porpoises and indulging in all sorts of elephantine gambols, within biscuit throw of the boat. Having seen their charge as far as the head of the Long Reach the cetaceans snorted a final salute and made out again for deeper water. It would have been awkward for the inmates.if one of the 30ft whales had happened to miscalculate a dive and come up, holusbolus under the yacht 's keel.

LOOKING FORWARD. The town was agog with pleased anticipation of fun to come yesterday. During a week past owners of yachts and launches tad their craft up on the hard for a general overhaul, cleaning, painting, testing propellers, gear, etc., in readiness for the contest.