MANGATOKI NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1929, Page 15

MANGATOKI NEWS

HOCKEY CLUB’S SMOKE CONCERT. (From Our Own. Correspondent). The Mangatoki Hockey Club held a very successful smoke concert, in the local hall on Tuesday evening. The function was restricted to members and their friends by invitation, including representatives from the Tarajjaki Hockey Association and other clubs in the competitions. Otakeho, Taranaki champions, were well represented, also Kaponga, winners of the Winter’Cup; Eltham and Manaia, winners of the five and seven-a-side tournaments respectively. Mr. Urry (secretary) represented the association in the unavoidable, absence of Mr. Johnston, (president). Mr. E. Colson (president-of the Mangatoki Club) presided. In extending a hearty welcome to the visitors he read an apology from Mr. Bridger (Mayor of Eltham).

The tables were tastefully arranged and - well stocked with light supper. From start to finish the evening went merrily in song, toasts and story. Messrs. L. Pease, A. A. Hammond, J. Hamilton (bagpipe music and songs) J; Townsend, Tait and Cooper, Eltham, and Mr. Gray, Otakeho, rendered items. Instead of the toasts being honoured with the same old “Jolly- Good Fellow,” appropriate choruses were sung to each toast, which added variety and kept the guests merry.

Toasts were honoured as follows; —• “The King,” Mr. E. Colson, Honours’ National Anthem; “Local Bodies,” Mr. B H. Parker, response Messrs. W. Carter 1 and E. Gilford, musical honours, “How Dry we are”; “Mangatoki Dairy C 0.,” Mr. A. Hammond, response Mr. J. P. Marx, “Pack up Your Troubles”; “Taranaki Hockey Association,”. Mr. E. Colson, response Mr. Urry, honours “They are Jolly Good Fellows”; “The Visitors,” Mr. W. Carter, response Mr. Simmonds (Manaia), honours “The More We Are Together”; “Kindred Sports,” Mr. J. Sheerin, response, L. Pease (secretary of the club), honours “On the Ball, On. the Ball”; “Taranaki Hockey Champions, Otakeho Club,” Messrs. S. McGuinness and B. H. Parker, response, Mr. Gray in unavoidable absence of Mr. Edwards (captain), chorus “Are we Downhearted?”; “Winter Cup Winners, Kaponga,” Mr. J. Townend, response Mr. V. Betts (Kaponga captain). He admitted Otakeho had given them a surprise in the play-off for .the championship but said the winners had won a very hard game entirely on their merits on the day’s play, and heartily congratulated them. Kaponga were pleased to be the first holders of the cup presented by Mr. Winter, of Manaia for the run-ners-up. “Mangatoki Hockey Club,” Mr. Gray, response Mr. Colson. Mr. Gray said the games with Mangatoki were always very keenly contested in the best of spirit, only a point dividing the teams during the two season they had met. Otakeho had been able to secure a win this season for the first time. Mr. Colson said the home club had reason to be proud of its record for a new club. In three seasons it had been runners-up for the championship twice, winning the Wednesday competition's without loss last year, and were defeated by Otakeho iu the play-off this season. The club had been unfortunate in losing several good players. “The Ladies,” Mr. L. Pease, response Mr. W. Carter, honours, “Here’s to the Maiden?” Mr. Carter said the women were taking a very important part in civil and political affairs, apart from the very refining influence they had on our social and domestic lives. “The Press” and “the Chairman,” Mr. Carter, response Mr. Colson, followed by “Just a Wee Doech and Doris” and “Auld Lang Syne, which concluded a very bright and happy evening. GENERAL AND PERSONAL. Mr. J. P. Marx, director of the local dairy company, stated in his reply to a toast that the Eltham and Mangatoki Companies’ cheese output was a twentieth of the New Zealand production. Mr. J. McMillan has severed his connection with the Mangatoki Company. Mr. J. Sulzberger is making slow progress toward recovery from his illness. The good spell of fine weather and drying winds has done much to ate the hardships of winter. The. grass is showing a little growth, and milk returns steadily going up. The local factory is making four vats of cheese at present. The local storekeeper had a bag of rock salt at his door entrance on Friday; evidently a “free lick” in view of the smoke concert to be held that evening. Oranges were prominently displayed. 0 the morning afterwards —just a coincidence, but appropriate to the occasion.