WAIKOUAITI.

Otago Witness, Issue 2686, 6 September 1905, Page 40

WAIKOUAITI.

September 4— On the 25th ult. the local iootball club tried conclusions- with a- mixed team from Duihedin, ~oaptain«"d by W. : Parata, composed chiefly" of natives, and a 'friendly contested game resulted in" an easy win for tbe visitors by '2s points to three. IPh-e visitors being possessed -of a ..good set ' »f backs, simply romped over the local boys, Mid the . numerous onlookers were treated fo the beet exposition of ' back play yet seen this jeason. With the exception of Durie, who icored three tries, other scorers are unknown. to me, although the majority, of tries could , fee traced to Wi Repa, -who made some splen-' did openings, - and* played a brilliant game, throughout. Russell, Park, and Sutherland were the pick of a good- set of forwards on. the Waikouaiti' side, y while Carson and Hood. '»f the backs alone played up to club form:. lir P. Bell , officiated as- referee, and gave *very satisfaction. Football Eyeals.-— A. match, with those who rased to play' for the' local football club some tight or 'ten years ego, has been arranged with "■;* he present club, and! is to come off next week. -. Tha "old' Suffers" in hard training-, and -mre very confident of winning. It is suggested also that a snatch be arranged between ihe -^Borough Council .and t th« Domain Board;, _<thicH. would' be sure-to' cause moie excitement. „ than, tiny' preyed" during the geasonr . ' ,"_ **->y ? " ,-P-Ksbyterkn .Church.— Tho forty-second an-;' -\ciVersairy^ of "die, Waikopaiti Presbyterian con-, greg&ition was^ osl&Tjiatedi.by "special services^ { -which' "were hold ' en' Sunday,., Augiiisrt~27. l The' . " 2tev. J. Ghis'ho'lm, of Eroslyii, 1 ' pr'oacte>d both k morning jind evening. to. vety Ja^o congrega-" , tions. The choir was augmented, for ;the/qcca-; eioh,' and consisted _of 27-voioea7, T the 4 a^th^ems^ " -tend^iretj in *th)s mofiiing' being -"Sol^ nply^' and at night "The earth is the. Lord's."- TKa • jumual «6cial> is to, ba held on "the 19th met. - -^'Oddfellow's' Ball.-^Sleihbera of the "Loyal '" Prince Alfred Lodga ccleßral edi " fheir • thirtyanniversary . by -holding their usual. •social and '"Ball dn .tho' Public Hall lasit Wed- *", nesfdey night." Itis gathering is a very popular .- event in the district, consequently there was a large attendance., --v^Besid/es onloafewrs, there - were -ov.er, 60- couples ocoupying tho floor, MHongs't whqin were a number of brethren.' from tho Palmeraton- and Port Chalmers lodges. "During the evening song's WEtre contiributed by -..-Messrs Carruthiars and Jackson (Palmerston), ,'jiyllile' / 'Bro3. Hutton . aaidi ' Gumberbeaoh gave /•recitations. -^JBros. Bell and Alcock axrt£d. as M.C'.'e, while M&ssrs Yates and Beath_ stippiied th© -music in thedr usual creditable "planner. The catering was in the capabla 'Hands -of Bros. Orocom'e and Jamieson), and ns the iloor was in spl-endid order the dancers had ti most enjoyable time. Floods. —^Aftor a long_spell of fine weather It suddenly brokes-'on ■Thursday last, and on - JFrid'oy ni'oniing heavy radn set in. Before tho - evening tho creeks ,were overflowing their ' Ranks, and about 11 o'clock on Saturday morn--Jhig were at their worst, and all the low-lying Jground by the railway station was ininndated', •while the racecourse and cricket ground were teovered by. from 3ft to 4ft of water. The flood water was flowing over the Mkln road at different parts between Iseid and Glasgow streerha. tend aJeo a'an^int-o 'several houses, while 'tpaverlki's to th© station had to wad© through *in to lain of watar to get on to the platform. ?Fh« station-master's -house was surrounded by jfchie flood, and he had ta procure a boat to " "enable him to get to and from the station. Btfr Matheson, of th,^ Railway Hotel, had to JWade through -abouA 3ft of wa.teT in order to Jreeeue his animals, and it was an amusing tight, from a spootator's point of view, to sso hkn'cairyingJiis pigs on Ms "back to a place pf safety while hjk iowls wca - e floating about

on empty porter cases. The river wa.s" not so bigih as on some former occasions, but -was ■ running bank high, and some sheep and cattle •were washed down and thrown, up on the beach afterwards, downed. Fortunately, the river . did not break through Cherry Farm. Although 'ha flood has now subsided largo sheets of water still remain on the domain and on lowlying paddocks. The Domain Board had recently cleaned out the channel to the sea, otherwise the flood water would have been ""sml—i'hair seal fully loft in length came ashore cm the bwob. one day last week opposite the mouth of tihe lagoon. Constable Burrowes and several others drove it back again into the • sea, so that it would not be molested. , ; . ; |