WAIMATE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18919, 7 February 1927, Page 5

WAIMATE.

BOWLING. The Club competitions of tho Waimate Bowling Club have boon pushed ahead, and the various sections liayo now been completed, with tho following results: —Handicap Doubles: Section A, Lalng (s) and Parry; Section B, Sage (s) and Petrie; Section C, Creemer (s) and Jackson. Club Pairs: Section A, Laing (s) and Franklin; Soctlon B, Travers (g) and Nlchol; Section C, Holmes (s) and Wilson; Section D, McDiarmid (s) and Dunstan. Champion Singles—Section A: Grant and Grainger to play off to docldo tho winner; Section B: C. 0. Holmes; Section C: E. Travers; Section D: C. J. Jackson; Soctlon E: C. Smith. It is anticipated that nt Easter, on the occasion of tho Walmato Club's tournament the green will bo fully oecupiod, and that sixteen rinks and 33 "pairs will bo taking part. Already entries hove been rocolvcd, including a rink and two pairs from tho new club at Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. The Wnlmato Bowling Club will bo represented by one rink nt tho Rotorua bowling tonrnnment, to bo held this month. The bowlers making tho trip will be Messrs Lalng,. Collctt, llealey, nnd Akhurst. This n very strong rink, and should give Opponents a hard fight. Benevolent Society. < At the monthly meeting of tho Waimato Ladies' Benevolent Society thcro were present: Mesdatnes 0. J. Shackleton (chair), S. J. Adams, P. J. Cocka, D. Sutherland, R. Scott, and C. Coventry. Fivo applications for assistnnco wore received and granted, and Mcsdames Manchester and Adams were appointed visitors for the month. Accounts amounting to £9 were passed for payment. Slackness in Building Trade. There has been a marked falling off in tho building trade in Waimate durinc the past few months and so slack has work becomo that many local carpenters, who have . been- resident in Waimato for many years, have been compelled to go elsewhere in search of work With the exception of about two small dwelling houses »J»at are under courso of construction building work has been confined to jobbing and rcpaiTS' Home Nuriing OlatEes. Since the commencement, in June last, of the Red Cross Society's classes for hom« nursing, under the tuition of Nurse Christian, some 160 adult students In this district, have taken the courses, some sixty of whom have gained their first certificates. In addition classes have been held for senior school girls, all of which have been well attended, several gaining certificates v.-ith honours. The classes are to be resumed this month, and will also be held in the outlying districts.

Cricket Match. Tn the match between Waimate mid Willow-bridge Cricket Club?, wlm-h «="• played at Waimate, the n'untry team secured a victory by ?<■'> runs. The game which was a single innings one. I"'"^'' 1 most enjovable," a feature being tl'.e stand made l>v two veteran Will""'bridge player?( G. Piehardson. sen., and S. Cox. j'enA, whose partnership realised 45 runs, and turned seeming oefeat into a vietorv. The secies were: Waimate: O. Pudd 1. W. Miller T-\ •'• Flanagan 21. J. Stevens U\ M. Ilenle> 3, D. Keves 11, F. Fow 4, W. Mills ''• A. Nash'o. G. Carter 1, A. Scott ' • K. Clarke (not out) 0. extras .>; total 71. Willowhriilge—J.Forsyth 0. <"• t '">'; tilings '2, A. Pollinson 17. P- Miller -. J. McKenzio J. 1). Samways »'•. 8 - c ", x (sen.) '2-1, li. liirhnrdson '<''"' -•'• J V Deacon 0, K. Hollaniby, not out. U. s. Cox (jun.) 4. (i. Pichanlsnn (.inn) J. extras 7; total 101. Personal. Dr. and Mrs A. Gentry Pitts and familv, with Miss Cochrane, have returned to Waimate from Stewart lslaml. where thev spent a month's holidn>. Mrs A. C. Middleton, with her son-. Donald and David, are spending a Monday at Timaru. MACKENZIE. A meeting of the General Committee of the Mackenzie Plunkel Society, was held on February 2nd. Present: M<> dames Hammond (in "'e cliam. ->■■ till, Pickering, am! Waroing, and m seeretarv, Mrs Webb. A motion ol syinput hv was passed to Sir Truby King, <"> the death of Lady King. It was decided to hold »";'»"': salo on Saturday. February F-tji. the proposal of Mrs Wareing it decided that a sign Room" be placed below the «(. ■• 'MMunket Hoom," as some peo].le .mi not appear to know that there was a public rest room also Tho Nurse's report for December, d January, showed :-Visits to r00... „ ( I U H B 85, babies 58, children -<. «<"■' 170; visits to homes St, visits to A' l,„rv 3, mothers seen PJ. new { T \ . There was a fair amount ol s.cinus, among the babies during Januan.