LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 5534, 4 October 1929, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ; H.<M.S. Dunedin Concert Party l ave advised the Akaroa Branch ol : the Plunket Society that they will give a Grand Concert in aid of their funds in the Oddfellows' Hall, Akaroa, on Tuesday evening. The Ship's Band will also be in attendance and the .concert will be followed by a dance. "Broad 1 snvies" appeared on the faces of his listeners when a youngman, who after many persuasions responded to the • toast of ''The Ladies'" at a recent Akaroa function said he did not know much about, "the ladies, "but he knew his mother was one." Needless to say this young man is not married. On Tuesday evening n progressive bridge game was lie id in St. Peter's; Sunday Schoolroom in aid of the Akaroa iLawn Tennis Club's funds, there was a large attendance. Mrs Petterson. won the lady's prize and Mr Eves the men's prize. A delightful supper was provided 1 by the lady memiber.s of the Tennis Club. In our report of the closing of the Akaroa Golf Club, which appeared last issue- through an oversight Rev. J. Mci Caw's name was omitted as winner of the Men's Junior Championship Cup. This cup was presenter by Mr F. Davis and is a handsome addition to the Club's trophies. Rev. J. Mci Caw, who is only in his first year of playing golf is the first winner of the cup and' to be congratulated on his victory. A cricket match between Akaroa and Wainui Clubs will be played on the Akaroa Recreation Ground on Sturday (tomorrow), commencing" at 10 a.m. The Akaroa team will be chosen from the following players, who are all requested to attend': —■ T. Masefield, B. W. Henning, H. Pool, C. B. Arnold, E. Eves, R. Curry, E. Mi'ckle, R. Bruce, F. Newton, J. Cullen, W. Jacobson, E. Armstrong, D. Largrope, A. Helps and C. Jnnes.

Speaking of the annual functions held to do honour to Fire Brigade by the townspeople, iMr W. H. Candy said in Lyttelton they had a large function at which practically the whole town.' was represented' and the ladies as well. The Hon. members entertained the firemen. Pie thought Akaroa people should do the same and take the Oddfellows' Hall for the function. iMr H. C. Dicrck, on behrlf of the Hon. Members, spoke of the good' work volunteer brigades did! and it was a pleasure and fornfort to live in a town where a well organised l brigade existed. He had lived in, Cheviot where there was 1 no brigade and no water and during his residence there had' been six or seven fires and all they could do was to stand by and see the buildings burned to the ground.

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