OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 July 1920, Page 7

OPUNAKE.

(Prom. Our Own Correspondent.) The largest and most enthusiastic assemblage (an Opunake record) appeared at the Town Hall last Friday evening, the occasion of the Coronation Baii, when Miss Stevenson (Pihama) was enthroned as Queen of the Convent Carnival. The other candidates, Misses Freda Jarrett (Convent), S. Hickey (Hibernia), Molly Fleming (Oaonui and Rahotu), were also present in "official" order. The Queen and her sponsors and the "court" lackeys made an interesting and spectacular sight for the peasants. Everything was carried out on a royal scale. It is stated that the cost of the dresses worn at the ceremony totalled something like £3OO. The new theatre which is being constructed by alterations and additions to O'Rorke's concrete building is now well in hand. It is being constructed for the purpose of a picture theatre and 'the furnishing and completeness of the building will be up-to-date. The ordinary meeting of the Town Board was held on Monday evening. The members present were: Messrs C. A. Trotter (chairman), J. P. Burton, G. W. Rogers, and C. Sorrensen. The foreman reported that he had attended to variotis footpaths and water channels; he also submitted a list of occupiers of land whose frontages had gorse growing thereon. The Board notified the owners to have the gorse destroyed. In this respect dt. might be mentioned that the Board's domain, fronting the main road, is increasing in the growth of gorse. My. Tylee, the Board's representative on the Egmont Park Board, resigned from that position. Mr. Tylee was thanked for his past valuable services, and Mr Kitiihenman was appointed to the vacancy. Mr. A. Hickman's tender for team hire for the ensuing year was accepted at the rate of £1 5s one horse team, £i 15s two horses, and £2 5s three horses. The Board agreed to heartily support, the Egmont Council's efforts in procuring an improved mail service from t.» Hawera. It was decided to obtain permission from the War Trophies! Commits tee to place two of the allocated war trophy guns alongside the proposed Egmont Memorial. There is a fair amount of money subscribed for the memorial to fatten soldiers. It will be erected in a conspicuous public place. The war trophies will have a suitable effect alongside the memorial to the fallen soldiers from this county. A number of Maori youths celebrated in true fashion a newly-wedded native couple on Tuesday evening—with benzine and kerosene tins, followed by bottles and glasses. Miss Dulcie Moore, who left here early in June to take up her appointment as . V-A.D. in the military sanatorium, Watpukurau, in a private letter, states she likes the work very much and considers* the climate beautiful. Another Opunake young Irfdy, Miss Philomena MaoReynolds, who served a few months as 1 probationer in the Stratford public hos- ! pital, has left Stratford to continue her i training in the Mater Misencordia [ Hospital, Auckland. The Rev. Ji C. Mill left Opunake last Saturday for the Waikato district for a , fortnight's sojourn. Mr. W. L. FChambers left for Wellington to attead ■ the Synod sitting,. . Ghost-like noises disconcerted the in- | v mates of a private residence the othiy , evening. On investigation the "spirit , rapping" was found to be caused by an "armored" cat —its head tightly jambed J in a salmon tin. By a flank movemen., [ and the did of a pea-rifle, tom-cat. wa3 . settled. i A small catch (about 40) of crayfish i on Monday indicates that the season has i commenced early for this variety-