THE BELGIAN FUND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 274, 29 April 1915, Page 6

THE BELGIAN FUND.

PUNCAItEiItrS EFFORT. Residents of Pungarcim district, \v hio.-e.becMi, actively, .wnrkjiig towards ' success of the .piciric and sports niecv'r which "it had been decided to hold in .aid of the' Belgian Relief Fund, must: .have 'been disappointed .w.ifch the .weather thai. greeted, them, ye's't.e'rday, when the spurts w.ero liejd. Tlio ,we,;i(lier looked promising in the morning, and,'there was a fair attendance of early'coiners, with the prospect of a day v.-jjr,;.' on. Unfortunately, the',:'raiii start:".! ; ' about.mid-day and .made things unpleas-! 1 ' ant for tlibso who 'atteiMed, 'besides'pri} ! - ven'ting many other's from tje'iiig, prqsa'it, Rain fell at' .th'iWgliuiit' thV afternoQit, nnd'alfeset' in steady toy.'ards' "evening.' Tins,''however,' did' 'riot'"tlas!i;)' the ,onWiflsia'sh't'6f the committee,inor. of I the spectators, And as,'l]ie : . former 'y/'jiVlted willingly and the ' td''ljhfl hUnieroHs'calls' ! m'aae .iipon thtiii ;; by fair''and itnfair 1 ; ea'nv!V : s.sei ; sV'quit,fi! a /respectable i l ti?d.' j ,'Tlie 'day* fras de\ J ot ! (M i "t^'a'ljpWs !l pJ%famine diversified wiijh va'rions 'gufcs'sing' coihpo''titioh's'and''en'diitg'with a 1 's^e-'of .gifts 'that o had .been : Collected lif Itlie' co'fnjiii t.• tee'.' : All appeared' t,o Tjo 'dorig' j^ood 1 'liu'si - ness:- 'Mr. H: Lett iVdd ; dd"£^fs Id' to' the ■tofel ak l the 1 io his (>ft-exr)reHs,ed sjio'ts 'at the Kais- ; i •er for 1 sixpence l .'' J.ft'.' witji' the. i : na'il 'griessing/'Mr Hiighsoh, 'with the i '■bbttW of lollies, ahd Various ladies viifh ; th'e.'-tenlc-'q'f rrtst'ttes Vor'c'' kept' busy!' 'A i 'Belgian' doll in rif Sirs'.'Kbiis- i 'bery and 'Miss Flolinng'ajs'o netted a good ' STitu. l, ' 'During '.the'-, afternoon,"' Cnjitain.; i ■'All'eiv rendered' sonic 1 .recitations, ai«\ !J col = - r, 'lectcd : .-€2 fis' Gd a'stheresnlfi 11 T-he.'Ain- - rriiseariat 'depiiSrtfiicnt' Kvas in' ; t]ic'.'ni,<nds,. of the laklies,' ti'nd' aW ('xetjUeiit ; sprehd ! \vhn 'provided,'everything beittg ddnal«l-lTv ! t!w: ladies' ofHlie.■'distHet-'i Mrs;'T.'.Harvey, had chafgc,"atnd She , *as , a'ssisted'n)y l Md3r dames -Globdiit' l ('2V, 1 (ilj»M.''"MeiiiberVj,.. : Odey,.' and < Miss'es '' Bariett."■'.(*) ? ' Pleiili ng., (2).,"Dew,:'-lla'r.veyi Sypionj;'Hfee'riHuU iAawlvnsoli.'i-; ,Mistses ;l 'Tiiyldv' ilobkod'after:'l)l\eilolly."»tatl. ! 'as : «ecf etiiry, i 'kepf'fiis l end tip', and 1 no ■fault *uld.-bfe fottnd.'.H\*it.h' ; (fhls'''dei)firl,. imbnl'i 'Theisports'''conintitk'e'. did'lgo(id i'.work Vunde'r: 'dißadA'antftgertufl'' eireYmi>ista»rfes:.> Tiie priitcipail"loffitfiailf) "ttere':-!--.'HaiidjtaWi<>r/ ! iH::l ('idodinj ''Sttilfter',.' j'. ;ißr6}>liy , R6th'rfy»A,iid»''Hy \\ | Anriis;: MessrsfTiJßarrell iiwUll'iSrifilihi' .assisted with the"nomi«afiionib, jwhi.ih were all post entry. B-. A. Layard h'.M charge of the chain-stepping 11. .Sinitih ' a'rid'H.' &'yfu'oria bf tiielsneep-'fliicsßin'g'.' i

THE COMPETITIONS. ! \ The following are. the results of ike ,. ~ , ; J Barrel heat: N.'C. Mnrg-| ,'an,l, It; G'ilhooley 2, . f?ix started., iSei;'.ond heati.W., Copper. 1,; five, started. ; Final:'N.C. Morgan 1, W. Cooper 2.' I Slow, Bicycle Race,— S. , Coffey ']. ' Eight started. , '."" |..' 1 ni).Yards Race—First heat: W. Roche i'.l, J : . Cavanagji .2. . had.thjo I race well in l|a,nd, when lie slowed, a.p,' .and, was beaten,on tliij pps't rby. Rode.!, i who came wifh a great, burst. .Second i heat: J. Travers 1, T. Harvey 2. -.Hcvcn i started. Travers blocked in the earll i stages, and won by a yard. Final: .». Tray.crs. l >( T...Haryey, 2,.,. .Wpn. hy two : yards/"• •'■ •' -■•= • ■'. '' • I Egg and Spoon Kacp,—Odey 1, N. C. Morgan 2. Eight competed. i Thread the Needle Kace on Horseback*. —First heat: S. Goodin 1, B. A. Layaril 2; four started, f-jeeond heat* .T, Barrett , 1, R. 'Wright 2, Filial: J. Barrett 1, B. A; ; Layard 2... |TJi,is ;J evcijt, caused consider* , able amusement' and was efosely follow! j ed. .-".,., i Stepping the Chain.—N.'C; Morgaii stepped.'the oxa (t' distance. Fifty-three ■ competitors: - ; ' '''■ ! ' j I. 1 Ttig-'of-Vi'aiv-Thc married' : men' '(W 1 . I. Moiritt. 'lf. Kymons,T 1 . Harvey, B. : 'Arrnk ; and Polii) 'beat' the single'•men .'(IV Ya\\v[ son,, 3. Barrett, ]]. Fleining, E/Vy'inoiis; H. 'Martin) after a stfemious' 'puir'whH'lj lasted' 'tJie : Ytill'•'five ; 'tiiimitep; v ,the/ ! \Viifrncrs, gaining'twelve %cb.es of rope''The:'e.yeiil was pulled on the ladder , ;'■ '' ' : :7 ' '■;• '"''. 'IwrBAXL 1 , ■;' • ; A, sever! askle;toiirnamcnt/was" held, 'in which teams from ■ Okato; Opimake, arid Piuigardtu' competed; 'Okato dr^\y j'the bye, " ! ■'•'" : ' ''" '■■•'""■ '"' "» '" "i , I I ■Opiin'ake'(W-Rowlands-; J-'Tri'u iter, T. Walliss, Te Whakrt, '-J: Hphiaj, j ;: and T. George) beat'PungareliU 1 ('Kupej, jcapt., .loe,. Rayner, Hotu, O'Hiilllva'a. I Kahii, and Mouldy)',' by'' six' point's ti ['three, ' In' the firty scored, for l-.pungarchu ''ini'd, ; Hohia 1 . 1 J ' for,, Opunake;. V Rowlands' Tibteli'cd i;lic''wiiihlpg l ,try iA the second spell. ■" '"'"' "I. ■' I> "' ;| : ' ; , The final bet-ween -Oka-to and Opunaki was interesting. Early in the spell MorigaiOiJad.?.bfl,fdOluckVSiOnoS\Mrtring for the former. From a penalty Holiia land! Ed a neat goal for ■Opimake. Okato had the bc.tt,cj; of.the, second.anelh bu.tOpuj nafce WpV tnnii mrt' until two ' rnimite? from time, wheirßrcr.nan scored and liar-' 1 ve'y IctilvVevtied'.ei'llie Okato team cotnr .'priDed O.n Eustaee'-i-'ftapfe;;* 'O'Su'Hlvitnj Hbds^-llarvpyj^AyWvaiHlj-Breiinn'n/'ttiicf Moi'gall;"' = ■<" '■'•■ ''"'l' '''ei''i ! ■"" !■'■' ■'■< '••"Messi's W'.''Edtliery! a,nd Heke Martii} .iverc;the referees'. - : ' : .",''' :l ■"■'■'* -■■•':!> '"• ;

THE SALE. ; The sale of gifts was conducted by Mr. 0. Fairbrother, wlipj was.siii ; ex.cellei4 fqrm.' Bids; ejimo tinl sum was realised, several artielei being disposed of again and again. The articles sold with ' the~ prices realisetj were: —Maori curios presented by Pj Hodgis':. .Foott 10s; small bowl, W. Harrison, 7s; paddle Mr. Odey, 10s; fern digger, Symons Bros £1 ss. Vegetables and. fruit donated b\ Mr. Quiekendcr realised ''£ l2s (id. Onions (Mr. Harrison) Symons Bros., 7s; potatoes/ (TiVpfi,, [Doyle) Symons Tiros.j .15^i:,Ay!Ja;qtiibjt'S. ) (i\V...JLi. iW'viglit),, realised Ts; ,p()(li«v<'«tfi((>y- l (|Syj,nous 8r05,,) J : L Lrtt;. j'Jg«s.;,'t\yo,,pigs. : (Mr. Butjierford) .ijql-ised,-JE7 up .-again, and opifrohasefi',%, £l, |),V, put, one up again and it was : VV: ,Cpo}ier., ; eWs, .W.,qpu'ld ,£J,, t-B r n;e,U £l, JI. (Sniithll7s lid; l .t]irce / bvo i wi) leglioni cockerels, (Sy,inpns;Br l pa.i) l 'i'Palise(lj.';ti;!,,lp3 fid, '1,1.' Gpodin 7s (id,, T.' Harvey 8s»-'?j Goodin os, W. Cooper ss,'T. :js,' \V. Gould ss, J. Barrett ss, Symons Bros ss, Harrison 7s (id, U. Hughson 7s (id; H. Goodin .(is, j and G,, .Hughsop (is. A; French' rooster '(S. Goodin) -wan sold sev-j eral times, realising lis (id. The Kaiseij fetched 2s, and' could not find another! pi]rcl|a^r.j7,WpaiOT.-}|i^, r Oj Mouldy and F. Phillips realised lis;] shcep.'(\y. Mpil'itt) ,C 1 Uis (T. Harvev 12s'(id, Kwe'iis 11 , Tiwiata lis fid): sl|eep '(-H.'Leig Wi'htfoMi 1 iiiAn) it:-'Siiiltii' 1 litsj heifei l '(Mr' l E t u|;hev-j ford) Svinona. Bros, 4-- 2s > posts' !! (!<iytsi-j l o ! Jis.Br'o.s.rT. l^firt: ey,;fts'. J - The^Voc'eeds 1 of the 1 sale w'ere" ; .lJ2l) ; 18s fid. j ! ''. : '" M ,

CONCERT AND DANCE. | The hall : \vas crowded fur the concert, and dance in the evening, when a fine, programme was submitted, a feature being Allen, including "The Absent Mind d Beggar." 1 • Stop I.lfo ,, ?clt.ll(f i roTi' ioonghing by •gi viiilg them Chamberlain's Cough Rerriody.f tA cougli racks and weakens the entire fcyatern ami quickly leads to serious nronchi:»,l trouble;, i Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts quickly in giving relief from coughs, colds iprffronchial troubles. It is easy to talve and 1 tastes good, and is safe for children for it contains no nar,cotica of. .arty.;description.,. Sold by all chemißta'and storekcspeifi!, ' ''"" '■■''''■ .dgr.nrlv mua s/ti lot