ONERAHI NEWS

Northern Advocate, 3 July 1928, Page 9

ONERAHI NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent.) PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs A. S. Fagan and family came over from Waikiekic last week and put in the week-end 'looking up old friends. They were the guests of Mr and Mrs D. W. 0. Fagan. Mrs Dimock, of Wellington, and child arrived last , week for a holiday visit. Mrs Dimock is enjoying her stay very much as the guest of her mother,. Mrs

H. M. Brown. Air and Airs J. Connolly returned home on Monday, after a week’s visit to Auckland. A happy time Avas spent looking up old friends and amid the gaieties of the metropolis. Master Trevor Connolly accompanied them on the return journey. DEEP SEA SHIPPING. The Kawatiri came up harbour on Sunday and berthed at the Railway Wharf, Avhere she discharged a consignment of bardAvood telegraph polos for Whangarei, proceeding later to Portland .to unload 900 tons of gypsum, from Australia, for the cement works. The topsail schooner Huia, Avas busy on Tuesday lauding a cargo of 200 telegraph poles at the wharf. Later, she hauled into the stream to take amoard a consignment of sawn timber, barged doAvn from Whangarei. HEA VY DOWNPOUR.

Proper winter weather marked the passage of hast week, with a eold wind alternating from S.W. to R.E. On Wednesday we were treated to the heaviest downpour experienced for many months —rain absolutely teemed down. Watertables , and culverts became roaring torrents and roads, for the nonce, were converted into rivers. A biting half-gale accompanied the rain, which set pedestrians shivering in their wraps and made it impossible to keep dry. A very heavy sea was set running in the channel. Small craft that had to bo out and about had an unconifortaiblc time, Fven the Hikurangi, coining up for coal with the ketch Seagull in tow, on Thursday, had a hard pull of it against the swishing tide and dead head-wind.

SCHOOL STAFF. Miss Thorpe 'inis been appointed to tin* st/ifT of tlx! Quentin School, vice Miss M. Horn recently transferred on promotion and took over 'her duties on Monday. Miss Omni, ‘relieving teacher under the Education Board, tcmporar-

ily appointed to fill Miss Horn’s place left for Auckland on Friday.

PRESENTATION.

A very pleasing function took place cn Friday in the large schoolroom. It was by way of a presentation to AH?s AI. Horn, from the pupils she is leaving, ami it was made in the presence of the scholars, staff and parents invited. d’he presentation, which consisted of a handsome manicure set, was prettily made by Master Graham Hawkes, on behalf of the whole class, as a mark of the affection and esteem in which the recipient was held. Air Armstrong, headmaster, referred In eulogistic terms to Miss Horn's work as a teacher. During her long service of six years she had not only given of her best but of her heart. She had earned the love and esteem of all the children coming under her care and her teaching had been marked by proficiency and success. With her, teaching.

had been eminently a service of love. Reference was made to Miss Horn’s aordial assoeiataions with all members of the staff. Her promotion was their loss. They felt they were losing a friend and it only remained to wish her Godspeed and all success in her new sphere., (Cheers.) On rising to reply Miss Horn, visibly moved, was greeted by the children with a storm of handclaps. • She thanked the donors of the gift in warm terms. It was totally unexpected and, 'therefore, the more precious. Bo'sure | it would be to her a memento of many happy hours; nf. the affection she had earned from the children under her care and, most dear of all, the knowledge that the love she had tried to give in her work had been returned. After the presentation, and when the Cheering of the youngsters had subsided, the guest of the day and the other members of the staff were entertained at •afternoon tea by Mrs Armstrong in the school residence.

FOOTBALL. There was a big crowd of spectators on the domain on Saturday, spite of the weather to watch the match, Onerahi v. High School Old Boys. Excitement ran high and the keenest interest was displayed. Both sides were out to f win hy utmost endeavour, but from the kick-,oft* it was apparent that the Onerahi team had the game in its own hands. Old Boys played up well and gallantly contested a losing battle against stronger opponents, but the whistle blew showing—Onerahi 12, Old Boys 2. Tries were obtained for Onerahi by ,T. Dunn, R. Perry and W. Flesher, while a penalty goal was kicked by A. Connolly.