ISLAND BAY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2008, 16 March 1914, Page 6

ISLAND BAY.

SCHEMES FOB IMPROVEMENT,

j Aii unpretentious but enjoyable carnival in miniature was held <m. the Island Bay Beach oil Saturday afternoon, the promotes of which were the Isiaiict J. Bay Municipal Electors' Association, and tho roceirtly-forioed. Swimming and liife Saving Club. These two bodies arc both very inucV sjive, and they havo -Set out to get oortjjin iftprove-r ■ raents. maiUs alung thcif "foreshore. Most of all y«y want better batbisg-shc-ds. ami they also have a fo'r a' roek-baj.li. The mn. Batur-. ■inyxiist iiitonclcd nlofe 'for ftq purpps.o of rallying the people- of tho d;istriisi, aiid of exciting thoir interest, rather tbait for the serious business a? ihoncyinakrag. There ngist havo been 60Q people mustered., and evidences of their interest were qiiiite appafeiit. No one was asked to contribute anything except vo-kintarilj'.

The carnival Was by. the Mayor {.Mr. J. P. Lute;), mid the ox-Mayor-, Mr. B. M'Lsren, also made, a short speech. The test event of the afterMouii was a realty good display by nWmbors of the club with tlto'lifS-saving Tee]., Tlio sports were not such as- to. ,exeite aiiy great <»ithui>iasm or interest, but th&i-e Were other attractions to make tJio show -eMtertniuiiip. Mwsie was frrovided' by the Highland J'i.pe Band, tlio Mission. Band, aivd the g(ju:tli Wellington Boys' Dnim aftd F-ifo Bancl, nil <tf whore gave tbeir servieeg free. A party of mm-nboi's of tlio oTub, with Mackoiied faces and gr&tes-qiie- clothes, made a little Imtmless fun'. for tJicm- [ solves and the croinl, and the oa-mel from- Zoo was given sonw healthy exercise -carrying partios -of laughing children oil short- excursions.

FollwH'ing we.ro the snorts rcemlts:— loys' Bnce (12 years and under): Key M'Rae, 1; A. Kennedy, 3. Girls' Kace 05 years and nndi'r): J). Harpw, 1; I. Townsena, 2. Pillow Fight: S. Kins. Boys' Knee (12 yßara. t« 15 years); Wi Thomas,. 1; C. Adams, 2. Boys' Baco fie years and under): ,T. Stick", 1; , — Thompson, 3. 75vcls. Club Handiftap: .7. Wilcox, 1; A, Stick. 8., 26yds. Sace . for Monihers of. t-W Bsoys' ■ Pipo Baftd • M. toggc, 1; H. -Charles, %