PICTURESQUE OAMARU.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14657, 26 January 1912, Page 3

PICTURESQUE OAMARU.

s VISITED BY IIiiAUU. Tho United Friendly Societies' picnic was held yesterday, when. Oamaru was the rencL-i.voUS ol ;L ilaopv throng of Timaru people huuiUlTiiii; between 12UD and 131 W. The p.cnie partv, "winch ui.ludod clci as wen ;"..-. v„'i went down by two special-trains, leavinu U'lmaru- between B and 9 o'clock. And although the Meatier was not all tnat could be desired alter 3 o'clock, it was very good up to that hour, and the picnickers spent a. very pleasant tlu >'- About 3 p.m. rain, commenced to iall. and this rather spoiled the ""TSi 0 ' tll ° al ' torn otiH. though not wholly so, for the visitors were out <>» i:-ca;,uro bent, and they pressed all the enjoyment poss;l)lo into their time at the southern eitv. The Timaru Alarme Baud aocomranied tho excursionists, and provided some livolv music throughout the dav. Mr Crai.no", -U.J went down as Mavor of Timaru. and he and the members of tho executive committee were met on arrival of the tram at Oamaru bv the Mavor ~f (aat city (Mr McAdam). win, -extended j to them a vorv cordial wole-mic or behalf of ilie people of Oamaru. ' Tho cordinuty uf the welcome was couall-ed. b> the courtesy and -ood-foiUnvship •--ended to the visitors throughout their entire .-lay in Oamaru. nothing apparently hem-- too much trouble for toe re5it,,.,,,, <,£ the sister tow., to eu--a,c iiiat \n» visitors trom Timaru tho-uld enjoy thom,elvo<. It can be j sa.cly said that the outin"; was a "rod adv.er.is.oment ,-„,- Oamaru. as manv people who had never been to that phiJe (O, 1 ;! 1^-""'1 -"" 11 " h ' id erroneous notions t<>'"iind'lh:.t iT'is su'r".''^"':^;:^^ place and p „ p „; :1t ,.. bysneuTwer'nhT; :i,KZ c .;,i Q . visitnr * m-iny of then, 1., -in- spoeialiv i»uu"!- «! ml no dredge and pontoons now in _>/<■ there in the work of doop-rnec .no harbour. The siutx-n drvdn-;,,-»a, novei to many Timaru people and it to ob-erred that throned, tub" a lion of a faiiV'iaiWaro'a nf b,n!fbetween the lew,, and the harb>,r. '!l,e lare-o area of water too. c-mi-i-.,;) the .'h'^:"^'.'.:' 1 " 0 ' as a :11, " ;r ' St " i ' ■■><■■■»<■■ e nkl 'li.-.r<'!l'v Crie'l'-''*" |Ye !f tl.ino; abeut the'harbour and ib._io-.vn '*{*' '""■''!' !,: i ''""'' t ; ' "i. ''iiui' made J r' ; rv "': i- \ :v."!n soo n "m' .-.if 'the:r\-aiiiv'\ , sVr'A (!•,.. lawns, herders, wa"ks ■; ~d \ shrnl-Vries aii pivms rvi,k---e of the ! artist:~ eve in the mart- rof err.-viL—- i caro and" enlhvsiartic v. irlr in i >:i::iMir I was not waiiiie". The fe : .ve>-= ~.0 i what shall he said ef ib-m? There j we? a br'Uiant <-hown of b'a-nt reero-f,'-nt:ne; all thai is hc-t in -he f'o.al world, and the siM" of ivrfe tien to which the ikwors liave !':.■■. n b-.oirvhc - en whi.h Timaru u-. i.-p'e iieve lull a! jp.ui-- at Oamar.i ;;nj tiny e;>v-iit-The surri'.tindiiiss <.-: the la.vn :.-..:! the tv.-i'i'u Ti-'.aru and O'.-eiii'.i 'v.j-e -een pieasti:',: to look rp -n. ! run lor p:\i-.cs ;'v-.a by T.-6'-maru "lioree»n" (J-'^-'i ''a-:, -t■■<■. isiy j provided boilers and hot- v.-..tor so that j dinner and tea were pot- over -.-,-_ th a ! minimum of trouble, the u-.c3.1s i.-. :\vj. ' taken in th.- shade of the trees in the gardens. Tin- Railway Dei'arl-?nt d-.l j couv'enieure of'the excursionists i-i'-l j the l'i-uie C'omrr.iti.o cie-in-c u> itaiut I the radwav ofli-'ials at Timaru and ( o.tm':-.:-u. Jlr Lo.vs Jonr.s eeain piov- j ed an ideal seeivtary and he -:r.-.cd; the thanks of all -om-erted v :th the . na.tiierin.'r. Tiie following nTe eel alls j of the ■oeris:—- j 100 Yards Flat (mwirt—\\ iluanss 1,1 Lorheve I.'. Fij v,\ mmon.- a. | 75 Yards Flat (oi-ei-.)—First heat:! "Williams, Caraev. O'Connor. Second j heat- FUr.-'mmo'us I. Brown 2. Loohore ! 3. Final: Carnev 1. AYiiliams 2, i-oc-h- i ore .3. j Married Ladies' Talbot 1, | Sirs Gilford '.'. ".Mrs McMillan 3. ! "Sfen's Race. To vards (-!() vpars and j overt—"\Y. S-itterthwaito 1. J. Har-i ■ ! risen 2. .T. Rrown 3. i ! Siivlo Ladies' .Race f..0 vards,)—M.iss i I Tavlor T. Mi-s M. ileMillau 2. Miss 1 Maxwell 3. ' 150 Yards Flat (open)— First heat;: "Wnldie 1, 15. "Williams 2. Second heat: "Wilson 1. .Toluistone (Oamaru) 2. Final: Wnldie 1. Johnstone 2. Babv Show—Up to in month.': Mrs" SottPrth.Wi-.-ifc 1. Mrs "Wallace 2. Mrs I McMillan 3. Over 6 months and up ! tn 12 months: Mrs Latimer 1. Mrs j "Wilson 2. Mrs Giilesm"., 3. Three cheers were s iven for the i-ad^cs. Tiovs under Feur—Bobbv Yfarsh 1. C. Leouold 2. Frank Lee 3. Girls under four—Ella Brown 1, Rita Irvine. 2. Flva Anderson '3. Girls under five—M. Smith I, D. Pollock 2. K. Brown 3. Boys under six—FT. MeMurtria 1, IC. Ui-vant 2. S. Mclvenzie 3. Girls under six—M. jVifehill 1, 0. Sullivan 2." A. Newton 3. I Boys under seven—A. Earl 1, R. j Beach 2, D. Anncar 3. Girls under seven —L. Annear 1, B. Mt.in 2, J. Wautrh 3. j Bovs under ei<j:bt—,T. Metcalfe 1. G. 1 Annear 2. F. McMahon 3. j Girls under eittht —I. Gibson 1. V. M.-Kenzie 2, M.' Sullivan 3. Bovs under nine—T. Pclwood 1, J. Williams 2. J. Callajrhati 3. Girls under nine—S. Schaab 1, L. Annear 2. V. McKenzie 3. Bovs under 10—"R-. Pearce 1, W. Eeid 2, T-T. Gouldins 3. Girls tmder 10— B. Furby 1, V. JMcTCeiiaie 2. S. Schaab 3. Boys under 12— W. Keid 1, J. "Williams 2. F. Anderson 3. Girls under 12— E. Mark 1, L. Anderson 2. I. Gihson 3. Sack Races—No. 1, R. Shelter: Mo. 2. F. McMahon: No. 3, D. Brown; No. 4. A.. McMurtrie. Girls' Skinnimj—No. 1. B. Main) No. 2, A. O'Brien; No. 3, E. Ross} No. 4, M. Meehan.