LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opunake Times, 16 August 1938, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Euchre Series— Commencing tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, and continuing fortnightly thereafter, a series of euchre contests will be held in St. Patrick's Hall under the auspices of the Opunake branch of the New Zealand Labour Party. Good prizes will be offered for each contest, and in addition there will be handsome points awards. Each function will be followed by a dunce.

Okato Loses Championship—The Okato junior Rugby team, unbeaten in coastal play, and winoer of the semi-final with Kaponga, was defeated in the final of the; Taranaki championship oii Saturday by Toko. Although Okato. led G-5 at the interval, a try and a penalty goal producing the points, the central champions took charge in the second half but scored only one /try to win 8-6.

School BasketballLast week, Opunake scored two 'wins, in primary school basketball. Helene Davis and Joy Sinclair each throw two goals to make up Opunake's points tally against Convent, which failed to score. Pungarehu provided more spirited opposition, but Opunake secured the decision by 8 goals to "). The referee for both fixtures was Miss M. B. McSherry. Competition Entries— Thirty children will represent | the Opunake District High i School in the Hawera oompetiitio.ns. Two entries have been forwarded for the part-singing contest, each group consisting of fifteen choristers- ami in tho vhwfl for unison singing, there are fhree entries of nine children each. Parents interested in the events are advised that, this portion of the competitions will be decided on Monday afternoon. Mr. Wilkinson's Candidature— Over forty residents, representing Opunake, Pihaina and Oaonui attended the meeting of the committee supporting the candidature of Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M.P., on Saturday night. Mr. A. 3. Breiman presiding. Mr. Wilkinson was in, attendance, and received a hearty welcome. The. main business of the meeting was the formation of campaign committees, and it was reported t.hat satisfactory > <<><>resß was being made. I :