DISTRICT NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3584, 21 September 1920, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

UTIKU NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

The weekly euchre evenings are increasing in popularity, and Thursday night's gathering was 'ihe mdkt successful yet held. Mrs. Curran and Mr. Brown (Ohutu) were the prize winners, booby honours falling to Miss, E. Gallagher and Mr. Linton. The usual supper formed a fitting finale to a pleasant evening. The Ohutu schoolboy footballers came over on Saturday morning to meet the local boys, who were victorious by eleven to six. Mr. G. Ainott was referee. >

The Pirates —Utiku Junior football match drew forth the .largest crowd that has been on the recreation ground for many a long clay. The game was a very poor exhibition of football. The final meeting between these two trains promises some excitement. Though not making excuses for their defeat on .Saturday, the fact remains that the local team were minus some of their prominent players, who were absent 'through accident, illness etc. A feature of the game was the strict, impartial way in which Mr. Burrell refereed the game. For the reason that “Your Own" will not be in the district when the final cup match is played, he takes this opportunity of wishing the Utiku juniors success. Miss McKenzie, our Postmistress, returned to Utiku on Saturday, after her annual holiday. Miss Rigby, ■who relieved during Miss McKenzie’s absence. left for Marton on Monday.

The Kiwis Hockey Oiub intend holding a dancp on Friday night, and the affair promises to be most successful. Past experience has proved the ability of 'the local girls to run a dance, and given a fine night the function should prove most enjoyable.

Mr. T. Gill, who 'had tho misfortune to have several ribs broken in the recent Moawhanga-Utiku foo’iball match, is making good progress towards recovery as is also Mr.* Ballantyne, of the Box Go's Siding, who was injured in the same match.

The tennis court is being prepared for the coming tennis season, and a meeting is to be held on Wednesday night to form a Club, so that budding Wildings and Fishers, will have some pleasant afternoons to look forwardto.

“And finally brethren farewell. ’ ’ St. Paul’s words are on* this occasion “Your Own’s” words for the time has come for your scribe to move on, so that these note's are the last he will pen for the “Daily Times.” To those of your readers who being awarc of the identity of the writer have expressed pleasure in reading his notes. I would say “Thank You” and to th° “Daily Times’” staff and 'ro all your readers I would say, in the words of Bobbie Burns, “May Heaven spare ye long to kiss the breath o’ monv flowery simmers.”