TOKOMARU BAY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15564, 6 July 1921, Page 9

TOKOMARU BAY.

I Many anil varied have been the forms of entertainment supplied to loral residents durine; the past week, ranging from severe earthquakes to fancy-dress football ( matches. The hockey gjrls held their ! annual hall early in the week, the function being quite successful. On Wednesday the hockey girls journeyed to Tolaga Bay, where a .match with the Tolaga girls resulted in a win for the "latter by two goals to one. 1 On Thursday a strong team of Tolaga Bay footballers visited Tokoninru, supported by a large number of Tolaga bnrrackers. Tokomaru put out a strong team again Tolaga, and. tin: game was the best seen here for some years. Although the Tolaga. team was the favorite, our Bocal hoys put 'tip a.splendid fight, the game resulting in a draw—two unconverted tries,each. For Tolaga tries were scored by W. Lockwood and Langlands. Taylor and Te Whata scored for Tokomaru. Mr. CL Pepper referred the match. After the match the visitors were .entertained by local footballers at dinner at To Puka Hotel and later at the pictures at Te Puka Hall. On Friday morning the Tolaga Bay team procedcd on to Ruatorea per motor-bus. On Saturday at, Ruatorea the Tolaga team met and defeated a team representing Ruatorea by 18 to 3. Although the first spell was evenly contested—6 to 3, in the second spell (lie form of the Tolaga forwards, combined with the heady play of their backs, proved the. undoing of the. Ruatorea ! team. Many enthusiasts journeyed I from Tokomaru to see the match. The. |return match, Ruatorea versus Tokomaru !to be, played here, is looked forward to 1 with much interest, as Ruatorea defeated Tokomaru earlier in the season at, Ruatorea by 8 to nil. At Ruatorea an opportunity was taken to hold a meeting of footballers with a view to forming a separate union on the Coast affiliating direct with the New Zealand Union. The meeting was very representative, delegates attending from Tolaga, Tokomaru, Runorea, Tikitiki, and Te Araroa. The meeting was unanimous in favor of forming a separate Coast Union, and steps are 'being taken to this end. Football is booming on the Coast this year, and a representative Coast team would he hard to beat.

On Friday evening our local School Improvement Society hold n most successful euchre party and dance in the new school-rooms. Thefe no - ” roc ms have just been completed by the <<ntraetor, Mr. Frank Thompson, and are quite an acquisition to our school. The rooms had been decorated for the occasion by the teachers and pupils and quite a gay evening was spent.

On Saturday afternoon, g match, schools boys versus, the fathers (in fancy costume) was played, followed by a match, returnee) soldiers versus civilians. The hoys beat their dads by 6 to 3, and the civics beat returned soldiers by 24 to 3. During Hie after poon tea was dispensed by' the ladies of the School Improvement Society. The whole of the takings of the afternoon are to go to the School Improvement Society, who deserve every praise for their untiring efforts. During the week the Kaikourn lifted some 18,000 carcases of mutton and a quantity of wool, A severe earthquake was felt during (lie early hours of Wednesday morning, hut no damage was reported. The earthquake was followed by a severe frost, Jack making himself apparent right down to the sea beach. --Correspondent,