MATAKANUI.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 39

MATAKANUI.

February 22. — Twice during this- past week have our usually sunsiy. sides- been overcast, ' but, alas, not with those clouds that dissolve in gentile xain, bu* with cloud* of smoke*. The. • daily papeza wezs carefully examined for reports of any fixes in our laedgbboTiriiood, but: these seemed to b» no fires Dearer than thft jSbrtsh, Tpihtn-rl It must, bsvm beesi sn. edify from, the fins them, BQQ» mile»< away. Wlietfaer or not tsfaes smoker had - any casual connection , with- it, to haw» s hjKi> twice, a■' sprinkling of rain. -wSicbi- succeeded; the-, xg^sasemacet of I the- - smoke*. E«segfc fbz; a. shacp> t&uneEer shower, an Sundi«3£^lssfc w«- hjwe- hid^ no. rain: to s©e»3fc.flfc Sxt weeZa.. Jtf i& a* pity that [ " dß** p2n.d»'-,*iDa nafc7 v likely, to be. at mi*ch service lib the •mfrvMTg. indaatty, fibr there- is a apjeadicT opening: for- them. in. this? district. ScltooT Picnic. — Taw- annual school picnic was ht^St here, laet '#adnesd»y-'in a. paddock at MaSaEwnui StotaSn-. "UntJer Mr BaidGiaw as general director, Messrs. Moraa aa handic&pper, Mr Percy as s£artar r Messrs Mitchell and Jack as judges' a very successful d*y*9 sport was enjoyea. These for whom racingpossessed, no chfurma enjoyed various games, though, Jpdeed, the \eun was too, hot for muca of 'that. The swinging and the pillow* fighting, which couldT be carried' on. in the . com sfxßde of the trees, proved ' the moat attractive pastimes. The* ladies of the district carrying, out their part of idle day's programma right- manfullss for wften tha Mtla 'boy "**" "ie^ *° aemet mate cake- he couldc cwriy, reply tka^ t&Kn£% 1m was full; , and wQhhT it was- auggssfecE t&at be- should

put some into his pocket, thanks, it was full too. After an expression of thanks from the assemblage to Mrs and Mr Laidlaw for their i*bour amd trouble over the picnic the gathering dispersed to meet again in the evening in the Town Hall for a "children's' dance.