Awaroa.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 394, 8 January 1909, Page 2

Awaroa.

(from our own correspondent.) SPORTS GATHERING. Tbe weathar for tbe Chris'in v holidays was unkind to pleasure bun ters and many an outing was spoilt by the rain. Fortunately for tbe Awaroa sports B xing Day kept fine and a moat enjoyable day was spent, the attendance being a record one, fully 400 people being present. Tbe outside public are to be heartily thanked for tbeir patronage, especially Kawhia residents*, who turned out in large num bars and gave the committed great support. A few, though (I am pleased to say very few), thought, a shilling at the gate too ranch and viewed the events from an adjacent hill, which I think is extremely mean considering that any surplus was to go o Ho - pi tai Fund. lam sorry that I cannot compliment tbe Awaroa settlers upon either their attendance or their help, the remarks passed by outsiders being anything but complimentary. This is to be regretted. Sports meetings and gathering? of this sort bring the peopfo together, thus enabling them to ex-1 change ideas and to go home feeling fitter, better and abler men and women for their days’ outing. Anyhow,' it is to be hoped that the gathering will be made an annual one. Thji committee are to be congratulated on | the way they worked, especially their I secretary and handicapper. As is usual at country meetings there ware many protests, tbe races being in consequence delayed very much at times. A protest committee, apart from the general committee would help matters greatly, as it could take evidence and settle protests whilst the programme was still being gone on with - this would help to keep things moving, and avoid unnecessary delay between events which time drags so heavily on spectators. The events results! av follows :

Hcbdle Race, 1J mile?. Weight »st, Ist £2, 2nd lOi.—Marrsnghi I. Hobse High Jew. Prize £l.—Kiakukn and Dolly divided. Awaboa Cup, If miles. Weight BsL let £3, 2nd Ids.—Jim 1. Cigar Race (on horseback). Ist £l, 2nd 5s W hl tomes I, Novice Chop, 12in. block, for all who have not competed for en advertised prize, let £l,2nd LOa.—Nathan Roa 1, Wok a 2. Foot Races, 100, 220 and 440 rods. Prizes £3, 10s and 58.-100 yards, Hetit 1; 220 and 440 yards, F. Maki 1. All Comers Race—Hoari I. The balance sheet of the sports is as follows :—Nomination fees, £8 16s; subscriptions and gates, £l6 15s 6d. Total, £25 Ils 6d. Prizes aud expenses, £l9 16s 4d. Credit balance (handed to tbe Cottage Hospital Fund) £5 153 2d.

Shearing is almost but the weather has kept this work dragging on for a very bng time. Shearers are hard to get. Tbe warm showery weather keeps the grass growing in abundance, and it is almost impossible to keep it stocked just now. Stock are looking exceptionally well, and there will be a good number of fat sheep, cattle and lambs to go out this season.

I notice tenders are to be called for tbe erection of a landing shed. Thi= is urgently needed as at present there is no shelter whatever for wool, etc. I hope there will be no taiho* business about getting the sbel bail , as if tbe work is hurried tbe 8b« d should be ready for the tail end of the wool season. Mr Pearson, of Kaimaogo, railed 200 tat wetburs to Auckland and shipped 50 fat lambs to the same pjrt last week.

Sjveral settlers are think ng ot getting lines of shsep through by train from the South, as the steamer charges •ire t >o high. Mr Williams has sold hie lanacb, Karare, to Mr R.ibinson, of Te Malka. I hair it rum >ured there is iikelj to he another store started in the vicinity of Awaroa. It .vould do well 8,» Ipiag as the man are xrork.ug on tbo rci'L. Certainly the present store ecconima dation is inadequate and ceirtainly oeeds enlarging to copa wit i preleiv b isiuess.

-. s ■ January numb-' of G ><■<> Cbwr, . copy of which Th ’“ exoeH.nl home j«ri wbwh w pub linhed at where <be bis boat r.oe took plfe, bear, eei enr. of carefsl oon»pli«tiy, and w a very credrabie prodoctip. It tli 'old find a place in every NdfZ.-alaisd home. Ta addpion to 32 pels ■•(-» rie», poeiry, illaatrated arholts f»ehion«, e<c.. . eat pattern ia «ixt away free each month The joi»nai ia pov'ed to toy tddrc.a for half—erowu a year. loslhand. From the Ajland branch of Gordon aud Golcl/o have ntxircd t o Janavry num's °* *he above j u ntil. Tbo i-atie ispeli op to lite i-fa tt ndard of i.-ellenct the ma axtue has esiabiie! i f >r it.vlf. *Hch h.a eaintd for itlmore lllr.o A te raia.i u reputation. /

/ LIE®. It woe i tereat battle Iba: was foozht forM U vis Cop, he pride of the lawn world, during tlu last weekin ahrn «h- Champions of Anirica and Au-iratasia mH on tbe Inwr'of J> ie Vicuirisn Awncia tion iu How s’rruu ni was the fi't may be JUv-gel from tbo magnifies* l set of jic’urrs iu t'*© January is* p of Lif«>, eermioly he best published aiiv« It.- re of the Whit «l;e Dass Cup ir, and who ife meu ara thdl jpyed f° r *’> Bre *°kl bri-fly and c /«7» Rnd wi, h ihejpho*n t raphs thnebi f i ern in a y ry fine it»ui of this popu <r m«eazi>e-, Among * her of peria ! i < r e t are,The Opeuh-g e- ’re Modern A’ ddM Care,” by D F ’ehet ; “ The Rory of Scand'.td O by J,-bn I> Rickefellow ; “ D«»«» ey on th a SiT'* of Chnstm e,” hy Finley Peter iinne : and “ How We S,enE C,,rotl&* *itb l ke Crocodile**,” by JalitriA- Dimock. Mr J. K D>», who iwothing if not intem-ely patrio tic, ahw** in R series of map- ano diagramsoow Austral uia corner- the bommr Rt Cbn-'mas time, and peins jut iht while* the northern psrt cf wrld r* ma n- unrr >dao ire iu tt e jripf win er we of tb»* sotf- an'a are fj ‘firing *“ “ of h*rr«. Mr Do«*>akeB si mp inter a ing c .mpari tbe climtloa of Canada andi.ua ralasi**, gr *»dy to 'he ad?antagcff the I-’ er. W. A. S I ornaner <»f iuier««riug |.torira rf“wbi M S*, di ’* o «. in * r *r n ' number, ooa.i.taee h? ’* or '«> tbiatim.,. number tn ‘ h " n '™‘ of trazic bi.ppeniews . a/t waves. On tbe fictUa side theta i naturally a very atrong Christ mis I flavour, the short stories being abort j and wholesome. Tbe fascinating sones of Van Daaeo defeetiw* «tcnee is continaed with ths unravelling of tne mystery of “ Tbe Fai-d Ci o b#r.” When it is said that the ordinary de ■ part ments are more than bright and informative, it will bunderstood that tbe January issne < f Life is a to be sought for and kept.

NEW IDIA Off tbe coast of Australia and Naw Zealand are miry inhabited islands whose very existence is unknown to the great majority of those who dwell on the continent and the larger islancto. Oue of these is a small ea ch of yoleanic soil, only a few acres iu area—a tiny dot iu the great oeean, yet rich in history and rotnir.ee. At the top of a headland <hat is lifted over 200 feet in the air is a lighthouse that has guided the m«riuar In the sou hern saaa forholf * century. I ■ ataff and their families are the only inhabitant of '■ he island, save a few halfcastes j but amongst them is a litrie girl who, in tbe midst < f m «♦ nalik 1 surroundings, has exi re-> d a bes t' ful personality in the culrivatinn of a charming gardeo. Recently, Mr C. Barrat’, the well-knowu writer on nature subjects, explored the island, discovered the gardener, and, disguising bo'h the island and the Kttle lady under oiber names, writes tbeir story for the January number of the New Idea. It is a fine story, magnificently illustrated with half-a-duaen large photographs, also Mr Barrett's work, rbere are other giod features in the Yew Idea. Au illustrated interview with Amy and EM/y GastJe*, is tbeir ’ Landen rooms, i rwily written bv K. S. Prichard. bteen Alexandra*. Obrwtmu Rift-b ; is reviewed, and a number of th- ’’eat snapshots are reprortuoid. g photographs of tbe leaders in tbe women’s suffrage fight in England have been specially taken for the New Idea, and there are two pages of capital ill astral ion* from Che recent Arts and Crufts Exhibition. Ou the fiction site, a ueweerixl story, 'hat promises well iu the opening instalment is begun, aud there ia the u<ual allowance of good, wholesome ah »rt stories, Australasian and otherwise. We notice that the New Idea bis adopted a new cover design, and that ina'ead of three free paper patterns readers will in future be able to retire six frie paper patterns with eyery issue. T.iis is one of tbe sever* new that were recently pr<? aiised, and o'hets will follow «bor:|/Fhe domestic si once. art, lit*-ratari>, and musical depart meits have been up, and the New Idea note* h'- New Y. ar with the nrimise >f noldiug its ion-ion as the best ak* oeuny women’s ruagas’ue published

. vuO’h s u "'Decsu»oer 29:h on the tables in thu Strand Billiard Saiaon, which were placed at the disposal of the players' by the promoter free of acet. There was considerable interest (.’inoed, the result being in favour of ths Pakeha/i by 160 poinls. Rhpdes and Taui (26 each) and F. Nesbit (21) made tbe highest breaks. Tbe foD<<ving are tbe of tbe gome-? playfid, tbe members of the winning team in each instance being mentioned first E. Falwasser boat Hnki Weteifo, 150—123. W. Kerr lost to Hanan*, 106—150. B. Nesbitt beat Whangs, 150—105. F. Nesbitt heat Hera, 150—140. J. Fa!wasaer lo«? to Tita Wetere, 148-150. C. Berg beat Matae Edwards, 150 —BB. Rhodes beat Taui Wetere, 150—138. Pettit beat Tai ; 150-128. McCarthy beat Th mis, 150—14.4. V. Nesbit beat Kruger Wetere, 150 —l4O.