OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 May 1916, Page 7

OPUNAKE.

(From our Own Correspondent.) Opunake, Yesterday. Anzac Day was celebrated with a united service in the Town Hall. A feature of the proceedings was tlie assistance given by the Maoris, who provided a choir of some 20 voices, under Rev. Papakakura. Tlie Rev. J. Russell gave an excellent address. The Revs. Stent, Uosnell, and Papakakura took part in the services.

On Friday evening, Private J. M. Stitt Was farewell ed at the Presbyterian Church. He was presented with ft set of military brushes, a parcel of comforts from the Ladies' Guild, and a parcel of socks and other knitted material, the work 1 of Mrs. J. Maclie, senr. How is it that he was not given a public farewell service, seeing he is a native of the town ? '

The opening of the coursing season by the Egmont Coursing Club took place on the Ihau Road on Saturday. There was a dearth of hares.

Tlie carpenters and painters here during the last two weeks have been renovating the Opunake Dairy Factory buildings. The old dilapidated appearance has been changed to what a dairy factory should look like. A circus advance agent took the opportunity of pasting the circus' posters over the windows of a vacant shop. The agent of the premises came along when the agent was in the act of finishing off and requested them to be taken down. The agent told him to get a bucket of cold water and wash them down himself. This led to a mix up of circus agent, shop agent, paste, and circus posters, an original method of advertising the coming of a circus. . - The Patriotic funds benefitted hy over £6O by the Easter Monday fair. Mr. Harold Jackson, a young man, and a farm worker, has forwarded £2O to the local Wounded Soldiers' Fund. This

is the largest sum given by any one in dividual to this fund, The example should set some of tlie well-to-do, and doing well out of_ the war patriots, thinking if they have-played their part. The Eev. R. B. Gosnell and Mrs. Gosnell were welcomed to their charge by the Methodist congregation. The Rev. Mr. Featlxerstone occupied the chair at a social gathering tondered to the newcomers last week. Rev. J. Russell (Presbyterian),) and Mr. A. Pettigrew also spoke. The Rev. R. B. Gosnell heartily returned thanks for the warm welcome extended to Mrs. Gosnell and himself. ' The Arawhata Road suppliers are considering the question of seceding from tho Oaonui Dairy Company and forming a dairy company for the manufacture of their own dairy produce. Nurse Elliot has arrived, and taken up her duties as nurse to the Egmont Nursing Association. On Saturday last a wedding of some note took place at Waiteaka Road, when the Rev. It. N. Welsh united in holy

bonds Miss Elsie McGregor (only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McGregor) to Mr. Smart (of the firm of Borton and Smart). A large number of friends and relatives of both parties were present at the ceremony. _ Mr. and Mrs. John Guy (of Opunake), celebrated their golden wedding last week. They have been in New Zealand for 40 years, and have reared a large family. Most of the boys are wellknown and prosperous of the community, namely, John (Manaia), Arthur (Okaiawa), Fred (ICaponga), and Robert (Levin). The daughters of the family are all married. The grandchildren number up strong. At the ceremony the Rev. Gosnell, proposed the toast of the two old identities, and Mr. John Guy (eldest son), presented the parents with a purse of sovereigns as a token of love from their family.