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Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 31

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Maich '2 — On Fm'.iy nislit a in st st-.'-ce^s-fu 1 social v,t- lo.:dered to Mr and Mi« H.udy at the Miioii Kuik Hall, on the c\n of Mr Hardj's departure to take tip hn itw pocitio'i in the Xonr.nl School. Although the weather was rot calculated to tempi a poison o.it of flcois. the hall, which had been tastefully decorated fo~ the occasion, w.is clowned to the ('ocr. M/ Bishop occupied the chair, and spoke iri complimentary terms of Mr Hardy botli a» 0 teaclier and a', a ruciii>jer of the commiiiiiiy, and wished him piospcrity in his new ioos:t'on. A very fair mimea! piogramme was gone thic'ii?h, comprising — Pii'no soio, Miss Taylor, sorg, Mr Hardy, giaphaphone seleetioti. Ml Geort^ Taiaroa , poi el-i.iee. by sr-; Mac.n maidens, song. Mr John Russell ,"=Oll3, Mr Hardj . son", Mr Leslie Smith. Th" chairman, on beha'f of the people, presented Mr H.irdv with a hsu-d-sonicly-mountctl baton, and Mrs Ha.dy with a Silver teapot, belli beirg suitably m°ciib-d. On behalf of the school children. Mr Jtl.ircly was presented with a cut-glass penda-it for h>s watch-cham. Mr Hardy feelingly responded, thanking the donors fr>r their kind presents to Mrs Hai-dy and himself, aL<l assured tl»cin that ho would flways tieasiue the present j. and lenipmbei the many pleasant times he had spent at the Keik. Refreshments were hrnelod round, aiter v.hich the flooi was c!ea>ed for dancing. Ml John Rusfeell mads an efficient M.C., and thp uiilmc for the; cLuice v. as supplied by Me"is M'Lcaii. < ! Tasaroa. ard ('■ Ksirefa . Thp da-ice broke up in the "wee. e mu' 'oor^ ' of fh» mori-inr.

VvVathci- --T!-,p woathrr hr= bc-p-.i chans;pa'oiP a-ul t'liseaaona^'e. We 1-avp had a gieater number of lamv clays than we u<-u<tl!y pet at tin" timo r! tlip ycr.:. in co, requeue c oi this the gr^s r.id. crop, cie looking tplendid Picnic* — The ■= s. Express hsvn g =taitecl luni'ing to the Kaik has ottered i^ieat facilities to picnic p.u-tie = , which have been largely takon advantage of- 5 ! picnic nearly e\cry vveok, and someti"ics two. The following picnic poities have be^n do\.-'i -barpood, Son, and Ewen. Ot^po Daily 1 in-c-. M'Cnllum «.id Co , M'Leod Bro?., Mcpiel Woollen MilK, and r-cxt Sutuich'j- there 1. to be r. splendid aft\u».