OTAKEHO HOCKEY BALL

Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1929, Page 6

OTAKEHO HOCKEY BALL

BUTTONS FOR WINNING TEAM. The annual ball of the Otakeh< Hockey Chib on Wednesday was a dis tinct success, the floor being crowded with dancers from as far afield as Opu nake, Eltham and Haw Ora. A numbei were in fancy dress, the prizes bein< awarded as follows: Miss S. Forsytl (Persian Lady) 1, Miss D. Wiled# (Cig arettc) 2; 'Didst original,. Miss L, Put) (Superstition). Mr. A. Gray (sa,,pipa 1 n) 1, Mt. L, "Wise (Spanish General) 2; most original, Mr. F. Beaurepaire (Safety First). - The judges were Mr. and Mrs. G E. Laidlaw, Hawera. The hall was decorated in the club’s colours, green arid white streamers, and on the stage the chib’s monogram. O. interlace^,with two hockey sticks, was picked out in green and white electric flhfhi’ination. The membeM?W.;., the winning team were presented. jwßh buttons- during an interval, Mr. KVBiirgess, vice-president of the Taranaku-'Hoekey Association, making the prt-Mntation. He congratulated Otakeho' qiflheir fine performance in winning the' Taranaki hockey championship. He also congratulated Mr. . Gray and Mr. "Siifgenor on being selected for the Taranaki representative team. The championship team w-asA. Surgenor, B. Davies,- 1 J. ‘ Campbell, W. Herbert, J. Nicolson, G. Snrgenor, A. Gray, P. Edwards,’ T.: Sudden, H. Putt, C. V. Davies, and C. Fergus. Mr. P. Edwards, on behalf of the Otakeho Club, rpaid" tribute to the good work of the team,-and hoped they would again obtain the honour of winning the trophy. He thanked all who had assisted in connection with the function. A delightful supper was served by the ladies* committee, Mesdamcs C. V. Davies, J. Campbell, H. J. Eaves, L. S. Mackie, E. R. Putt, P. Edwards and Miss B. Putt. Messrs. P. Edwards, H. Putt and A. Gray were masters of ceremonies, and Coburn’s orchestra played the. dance music. Mr. T. W. Eaves, secretary, performed good service in organising the details.

GENERAL ITEMS. The directors of the Harleyville Dairy Company have accepted an offer of Sfd per lb for their output of cheese up to the end of December. Word has been received in Hawera that the half-yearly * distribution |o Maoris of rentals under the West Coast Settlement Reserves Act will take place on October 19. " • Mr. W. R. Corbett, Patea, received a severe gash on his left hand while cutting a boxthorn . hedge on Thursday morning. The wound, which was inflicted by a slasher -received attention'at the hospital and.-Mr. Corbett will be able to return home to-day. The Waimate Native Football Club will hold its annual ball at Oeo hall this evening. Coburn’s orchestra will play the dance music. There will be a number of novelty dances and good prizes, and a splendid spoon and fork supper. .Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeromson, of Manaia, suffered the loss by the death of their daughter Nancy, aged 3$ years, on Tuesday. The child became ill suddenly on Sunday-and was taken to hospital. The funeral, took place yesterday at the Manaia. ic'emetery, the Rev. R. Miller Messrs. S.'Gardiner and G. Guthrie obtained a bag-iOf twelve good trout from the Mdngayrhero on the opening day. The average was about 3Jlb. Messrs. F. Rae, C. j. Preston and party 'secured about'T&|fish for foiir rods -on the opening the fish were not very heavy specimens. While prbee’edifig. down Auroa Road on a motor-cycle* on Wednesday evening a young man named Haig, an employee of Mr. W. Hudson, Mangawhero Road, met with a serious mishap. He was found lyings,on the roadway bleeding from the. n&se and in a semi-con-scious conditi'qrf/ Mr. J. Bigham telephoned for a dot-tbr and the sufferer was removed to. tfic hospital. It is assumed that the cyclist .bame into collision with a horse which was on the roadside. A school concert will be held at Riverlea hall this .evening in aid of the Riverlea school piano fund. The programme will be given by the children, who have for several weeks been busily training under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Harre and Misses Bremner and Hey. The items will, include dialogues, songs, dances, choruses, drills and instrumental numbers. A dance will follow the concert; Opossum skins registered at the Hawera police this season show a substantial' increase over the. number registered last Season, this year’s total being 22Q5, while there were 1723 last year and 1457 ’in 1927. The - season for taking opossums comprises June, July and August! and the registration of Skins taken :-has to be completed .by the end of I September. It is estimated that the average value of the skins registered this season is Ils, some being worth as mpch as 225, and the total value of the. season's output for ' the district exceedA £I2CO. At a complnfientary social tendered to Mr. A. J. Hopcroft on the completion of his 21 years’ service as manager of the Normanby Dairy Company, the chairman! -?pf directors, Mr. F W. Atkins, gave an interesting comparison of the statistics of 21 years ago and the last season's. During that period, he stated, the number of suppliers had risen from 49' to 71, the number of cows from 1925 to 2797, the average butterfat per cow from 1841 b. to 2641 b., and the average test from 3.85 to 4.15. The average payments had increased from 10 7-16 d to Is 10id (estimated), and the value of the output from £19,000 to £84,500. The share capital had risen from £4OOO to!, £16,000, and the paidup capital from- £2300 to £ll,OOO.