OPUNAKE NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12, 16 January 1901, Page 2

OPUNAKE NOTES.

(From Our o<va Correspondent.) A plucky reecue, which deserves more r.haa a mere passing notice, was effected in the Waiaua Rivar last woek. Ii appears that a man named Harwood went for a bathe in a pool in the liver much frfquentod by largo trout and the small fry of tho human family. The pool is a most treacherous ona for if slopes gently on oas wde sn.l tlun daopsns suddenly to ttbMtt 15 foet under a steep bink. Harwood ep peared to be unaware of this and *u noon out of his depth and sank. Mr, ,E. Wallis was bathing alaeand noticing t,bat Harwoad did not rise he pluckily dived to look for bim. He found him grabbing wildly at the bottom of the pool. Wallis succeeded in bringing bin to the surface, but in trying to git him up ou to the steep face of tho cliff] the rain slipped back aud again sank. Once more Willis dived for him and iftia time got hiui s»foly out but o'.ly just in ti>m; for Huwood was unconscious. Dr. Low was sunt for and the isuffoi'or was in » few honrjs restored to Him usual . health. Mr. E. Wallis certainly deserves sonio recognition for a Fallaut act.

Wulcome rain fell on Wednesday and on Friday. A co'd southerly wind c'irno up with heavy rain. Our main street has been metalled and blinded through anil other approaches widened and improved. The whole werk haa been well carried out and reflect! credit on the authorities. Onr new Pest Office is in process of ef erection, but the site is net so near the centre of the town, as might be deoired. The Tennis Club again tried to open the season' on Wednesday last, but again the fatts were against them, and the deluge put an end to all thoughts of out-door games. However, on Saturday, the formal opening was made. Play, however, was commtncod stome time ago. Piscatorial pursuits at present occupy the leisure moments of looil sportsmen, who endeavour to delude the wily kahawai into the belief that a npoon bait is a nutritious article of diet, The kahawai, however, in current Hlang, are not at present taking any. Why, is best known to the kahawai, but at present he declines even the succulent herring (with a hook in it), though earlier in the season he rushed eagerly to his fate. The Heads of the Waiana present a cheerful aspect on holidays. A large number of fishers may then be saen wonding the flexible road, whih th« ladies prepare the frugal meal (of ceal ronst bat-f, bam, and tongue) oa the cliff* above. We regret to say that iotne ill-conditioned porsoa endeavoured to spoil the sport last Sunday by swimming down tho river ameng the fish and fishers. Threa man went out in a boat and returned with a lively cargo of 15 sharks and 2 sohnappar 1 Our dusky brethren should fare scruaptuously for some time. Thai light railway is still is a nebulous scat 9.