OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 14398, 5 January 1911, Page 6

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Jan. 3.—This seaside resort is being largely visited by holiday-makers, ami the beach at all hours is in a constant slate ol animation—family parties ami picnickers bathing, ieasting. and enjoying the bracing breeze —whilst the sea is constantly alive with human fish, the sandy beach especially lining itself lor bathing. The Opunake .Seaside Improvement Society have been very energetic in their maiden efforts, the now seats on the elilf being a great improvement on the mother earth as of former times. Tho kiosk is now completed and is always in use, as can be seen by the constant elomK oi smoke fr-r----the chimney. The new bathing shed C nearly nni.-mu, nod m. ■ . . • ... . January 11, the society will hold a grand opening fete in connection with the Opunake Alounted Rilles funder Captain Ilenty). ami a military sports programme has been arranged. Afternoon ten is also included, am! it. is expected that the beach will hardly hold the crowd, given a line day. The society are to be congratulated on their energy and the systematic manner in which they have carried their efforts out to make Opunake a pleasure resort mid bat fling easy. The mounted Rifles still hold their parades on Tuesday evenings in the Drill Hall, instead of the usual monthly rn i>i nt ed p a redes, which are d i sco 11 - tinned during November. December, and January, tin* men l»eing too busy in the day time. The signalling squad under Harry AY right are doing good work, and tin* corps will take its own signallers to the next emampment. Tin* weather hero has been gusty, hut tho needful rain arrived and quelled the dost. which reminded one of the Sahara along tin* main roads. The milk sopnly around is decreasing ‘•lightly, but the tests are on the rise to compensate for this.