COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 82, 7 April 1925, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

T ATTS-lAS V Si i> 1. j Dui-ins: the week-end champion pairs" I ?ames were conciiiaetl on the bowlifls jrreen. j The results were as follow : —C&uinpion I pairs. Maskell and Gilpin 21. defeated , Leese and Davis 20 : Lawler and Sarah it!, defeated Christmas and Cameron IS; ilaskell and Gilpin 2~>, defeated Forbps an<l h. Logan, 20. Rink jrames, V. r.ozan. Broa.(ils<»it. JlcDonald and Kobsim 23, defeated Dingle. Parker, Leslie, and I JLattar IS: TrilL Coalman, F. O'Connor I and H. (irattaa 23. defeated Donshtj, [ West, Girviri and Johaston -IS. The Jlannnai Homing Kgeon Club hpltl their fourth yoanar birds' race on Saturday mU'?s. The resnlts were as follow:—O. I from Jlarton. an airline distance of SI , Wilson's "Trilby." 1: D. Wilson's "Blotch," 2: .T. Wnrttaker's "Firefij." 3. Harked- progress is being- made with the cutting of the railway line from Xiho >'il» to Ohnra. Darin? the past two months then , ' has apparently been a up of the work as then; are few places on the route which, are not showing papa face cuttings. At tiic annual general meetins: of the T.intßsninni Ensby sob-tmlon the following officers were elected for the ensuing season : —Patron, Mr. V. Smith: president. Mr C. Boles: Tice-presidents, ilessrs. S. Canty lA. H. Delanpy. JL Gnili'ord, N. Waldezrove I ami H. Berpsfonl: management committee. }.?Jp?srs. Jnkns, Eobsoa, McDonald. Lynskey, Itice. Jfiiloe and Miles; secretary. Jlr. W. Tuomas: treasurer. Mr. TV. Canis: <I»!e----?ates to King- Country Rnzby Union, llpssrs. Carlson. Boles and Lynskt-v; auUi- | tor, 2lr. S. Sarah. BAETIHI. On Saturday last tae new foof-balt dab, Raupo. tried conclusions with Rangatana. I and was defeated aJfter a good same by i five points to nil. The Ranpo Clnb has, j however, entered for the enp competition. j The first games will be played on April IS. The conclnrlinz jrame for the Watson I b.-mner. playetl at KaetUii. resnlted in a j win for the home team, who scored t!4 j points against Ohakune's 72. The condii tions of tho banner competition were for three games to be played, and the holder was to bo the one with the hizhest aggregate score. Kaetihi won the first game by 1 point and the second by 2S. Testerdiy's pimc resulted in. an additional 42 belnjj added \ to their score, and they thus become' holders of the ba-nner for the year ■with a J margin of 71 points. The- following are tin? "results of tho five games played, Oha- ] fame names being mentioned first:— Bin- : ning. Cook. Haoler. Sage 14. 'v. Watson, I Pedersen. Brycrs. Green 17; Annison, Cory, Curran, Tozer IS. v. Wise, llann, Drnry, Scarfe 20; Mitchell. McVTilliams, Butler, I Dinwoodie S. v. Tonkin.. Williams, Johni ston, Oliver 32; llahocey, King. Curtis, I Eaton 14. v. Conry. Gibson, Jennings, Chlttenden 19 : Lfjrhtband. Cronin. Jack. Thor-n-sen IS. v. Harris. F. Bryers, Skinner, Boyd 26. The annual meeting of the R.aetihi Chamber of Commerce was held on Friday evening, when the president {Mr. A. .E. Urwinj" presided. The balance sheet ! showed a credit of £20 10/9. Tne enairj man congratulated ■ the secretary on his ' work dnrin? the year, and mentioned th.it ihe had turned a debit balance into a credit balance The election of onicers resnlted: President, Mr. E. Cawtnray; vice-presi-dent, Mr. A. W. Ashwell: secretary and treasurer. Mr. Piddock; council, Messrs. Fagg. L T rwin. Williams, Jenkins, Kencke, Scarfe and Drury.