TIKORANGI AND HUIRANGI.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7172, 16 September 1886, Page 2

TIKORANGI AND HUIRANGI.

(I'KOJJ OUB OWif COHUESPONDEST.)

A football match between the ab,ove teams took place in Mr. Jupp's paddock on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for tho homo team by thirteen points tq nil. The representatives of the Tikorangi team that were most conspicuous were — T. Hines, F. Baker, Eichaid Faull, R. Lye, and (J. Oliver, who distinguished themselves throughout by their exceedingly gooi play, and showed a thorough knowledge of the game; also John Whitehead and J. Lye worked hard throughout the game. On the aide of the visitors Veal, Giddy, Wells, Atkinson, and Ivelly played well tor their side. But it was evident they were a lqng way over- matched, aa the Tikorangi's could do as they pleased with the ball. G. Oliver captained the homo team and 0. Lepper for the visitors. At the conclusion of tho game the visitors svere treated by the homo tima with their wonted hospitality.

In going over the Waihi block a few days ugo 1 was sorry to see bo littlo improvement had been made towards settlement. It is evident that by far tho largest portion of the lani is taken up by speculators or absentees, as with tho exception of Mr. Jay, "a new arrival from Victoria," there is scarcely any improvement to be seen. Mr, Jay is evidently a sditler of the right sort. Ho has put up a substantial wire fence round his farm and erected a splendid six-roomed house, which I am intormed cost between £300 and £400. It is a great pity there were not a a 1W more bona iide settlers in Waihi, and I feel certain it was no; the intention of the Government or the Native Minister that the laud should be taken up and not settled upon.

"My hiibUuiul la bo poetic," said ono womun to another iv a cable car the other day. " llavo you over tried rubbin 1 hja jints with hartshorn liniment, mum ?" intoirupted a woman with a market basket at her feet, who was sitting at her elbow . and overheard the remaik. ''That'll straighten him out as quick as anything 1 know or', if be hain't got it too bad,"