OPUNAKE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1932, Page 8

OPUNAKE NEWS

SURx 1 CLUB CONTESTS. W > - ••■ • ’. • ' . The initial. swimming sports, conducted by the Opunake Surf Club-was held ? evening. A cold southop, erly wind prevailed 'but the waiter in the : ' lake Was warm. Thefe was a very fair attendance of the public /arid very good *• I-;- 1 entries in the events. The finals will be • : , contested next club night.;.,The officials were:'Handicapper and starter, Mr. J. N. Stephenson; judges, Messrs.- Jim Clous- :■ ton, W. Haggitt and D. Forbes: bri.at stewaid, Mr. J; Crbfskey. Following are the results: •-■-■ • Boys’ 33 1-3 yards handicap: J. Carson scr 1, J: Dudley ,2s 2. Xi;.. Men’s handicap, 33 1-3 yards: First. > :>iv heat: D. Burton 2s I,' S. Clare 5s 2, L. .Brown scr 3. A very close finish. Second heat: fl. Tito 2s 1; B. S. Dudley Is 2, W. Willis 2s 3. Won by two yards. ; Men’s 50 yards handicap:—First heat: < A. Sinclair 5s 1, S.‘ Clare 7s 2, D. Burton 3s 3. A close finish. Second heat: B. I'V- S. Dudley 2s 1, S. Spiers 5s 2, W. Willis ■ 5s 3. • The placed men were close togetter. Visitors are arriving at the seaside for the holidays. The beach this year is in ! ' good order. The pavilion is well managed and every facility offered to gratify j'-f 'visitors. Electricians are busy wiring the business premises at Opunake. The street lighting this Christmas will be the best that ingenuity can provide. Wednesday was Maori rent day. There was no concerted action in refusing the ,‘P payment, which was made on the leases of. a third, of each total. Some natives . - did not.bother to leave their work to collect their pay.; They said it was not worth leaving off haymaking for the sum available. One Maori received his amount —eightpence. ? "1..;-..-TAIT STARS WON BY PARKu '\ CROQUET CONTEST AT OKAIAWA i£-’ ; The holders of the Tait Stars, Okaiawa. were beaten by Hawera Park in a challenge croquet match on Tuesday. The game was played at Okaiawa, the local team being defeated by 52 to 36. With Okaiawa names mentioned first the scores are: Mrs. Hollis and Miss Washer 19 v. Mrs. Exley and Mrs. Chadwick 26: /' • ' Mrs. Betts and Mrs. Thrush 17 v. Mrs. Murdoch and Miss Tait 26.