SUMNER ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20772, 4 February 1933, Page 8

SUMNER ITEMS.

ST. LEONARD'S SQUARE. A' * :c-:es* nreetltg of th? ?:-bu:ba:. Crieket \*"jt\z.\i r i 7' the of St. Le-onard *£ ='.;ua;e fo: t-ieket mate2see -■'ss eritjerseo. An officer of the S-jnt- : e: Clttb hai ateertained that "he A*i-'f-vistio" :« not jo greatly cone em ec with the eorditior of the ovtfie'c as with the state e<f 'he- e.-'J-F ar:d the sides of the wicket. The octfe'd i; '-*j*. with b!:.<ie rxow-ers. a.vd :g in s&od fhtpe. It ;« i-robabie that the xnaeet err *r;e Fiie Brigade. <>:: V.'edacvjay evecing the rnea'.iieii <-f the \"olunteer Fire Brigade tarr:el e-ut a plug ar.'i v&Jve :nsy,<-.V,'.n. Th:s is f, y»ar:y :ssw.'eti'jrj. The blowing •"rid 02 the- E'tiiarrcde iometiq.es tati s :i t.-'-'Cble but on this ottarion ail the plug? wee fo::n<; to be :n o:-le" eiear o: Social Evenicg. A rl&g ;..ve hundred re-:e2tiv t" the residenes of Mr tn-l Mr = K. B.'il-.c. the Esplaßsd". :r; aiei of the f*jsd* of the Sutr.rifc.*' Distriet 111.2b ' School. Mr If. C. Forei wa« reiT.onjibl* '•■'.■: the arraugetr.tiit!. Prize-- _:.:esentel bv Me»-:s G. S. MeKenzic. S. Sinclair. - ta'j G. F. A"en. were wo:: by Met da me.-: T. Braxe. Dewtor. and Mr Boyce. l>irE ! K. Brake also presented prizes, and tJi&iC- ' tvere won bv Mesdanses Pye and H'iir. I end Mr F. H&i.ie. Mr MeKcrz'e th-rke<i all tiiOrt ;•■)]■, ' 'r.hd in making the Kueh !r: siie^i* - . He aiisc* thanked Mr arid ! Mrs Krai;' l for the u« of their roe:: 1 . ' Mr and Mrs Urquhar: for their p.««i--l----j anee. and the giver; of the prizef. Thoise present ine-'ude'i Mcdiirr.es h. ! M. Pye. R. Hunt. S. Staples. T. Brahe. : iJawron. W. Sarc'iu-. Bartr<;rj.. and Ur- ! 'i-.hart. Me-sr* F. Haase. F». Uro.uhj-,rt. I Annot. Boyce. T'. 5 . --rrj i f."ropp. j Bowling. ; Further results in the Suimic: Ciub i ••repetitions are as follows:—Champion i'ingles, s'-mi-fina'., first lift—H. D. Bate,* ■ beat E. Peek. ; Handieao double*. second round. t hecond life—Ste ,- en« and Graham '■'< ' beat Cheshire ?nd Meo/.ieh !: Peek and j J/ongi:et ?> bea' Usih'-r and Mulholiand i Jfandicap ijr.gies first iife. tirat round ! —Webb 7 beat UndriJl .1: Chambers j owe 4 beat Widdowi-on 5. Second round j —Chambers owe 4 beat Peek owe o. ' Second life, firat round—Cheshire 5 beat | Undrill 3: Chamber* owe 4 best .Tsraie- ; son It. Tenuis i In the fins; of the men'* chrumplori ship single*. G. A. Webb beat A. E. j HcwEtojie 5-7. T-tl. after an interests* mid clo*e game. Hewilone cstabUihed j a lead of 4-1 in the first set. but Webb j finally tool: the ret after a great battle. ' The second set was marked by good I volleys by Hewstone. while Webb's j backhand was very severe. i In the seeond round of the miied | double Mrs Brooke and G. A. Webb ! Cowe 30' P beat Mui X. Bisnop and H. ; A. Bi»hop /owe 35 2-6'. 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

; life Saving. : Tomorrow afternoon the Suraaer Club j will hold its annua! competition against j *t. Clair. Sumner is entering five j tiams and prior to the Competitions : a parade of competitors will be held. i headed by a pipe band. | The Sumner teams are as follows; A team — G. Cooper (support). K. J. Herriott (belt), X. W. M. Hawkins, W. It. Mile*, C. Johnson (linesmen), A. J. Random (reel). E. Sterens (subject;. I B team—X. G. MePhail. L. Sutheri land. J. U. Frenglev. C. H. McPhaiL ) D. if. Richardson, J. Heid, W. P. Xoble. I C team—T. Prosser. E. Cooper, .1. M. Mitchell, J. Veale, J. Sarelios, C. 8. Peate, S. Gardner. I D team —K. J. Lowry, 8. G. Henry, ! F. E. Clark, C. E. Webster, M. Cooper, A. Lukies, J. Blackmore. E team—G. Leigbtcn, B. Bobsrts, F. Chit.tv. It. Drainmond. X. «. Wiuter r B. K. Hastie, J. White. IffldcUff* WCDic. , There was a good attendance at a meeting of Jlcdeliffs residents held in the Community Hall on Thursday evening when ways and means of raising money for the picnic and grounds improvement funds were discussed. It was decided \o bold a children's fancy dress party en February 18 from G to 8 p.m. to bo followed by a danee for adult*. The date of the picnic wis fixed for February 2-j, at Rcdeliff*. It is intended to draw up a programme of novel events. Athletic*. The .Sumner Club increased its lead in the B grade relay competition by eight points in winning the B grade relay on Tuesday evening. D. W. Bishop ran a great quarter-mile, making up a dc-iieicijc-y of about 15 yards and giving the next Sumner man a clear lead. The sprinters had no difficulty in holding on to this advantage and the race wai won easily, j The distances to be covered in next Tuesday's relay should suit the members or tho team admirably, who are as follows:—140 vards, D. W. Bishop; 440 yards, H. Mcl'askcy: 220 yards, .7. C. Harbutt; 220 yards, J. F. Bamford. The Club's smoke concert is scheduled for March 2y. VISITORS TO SCMNEh. Our ice cream i» a genuine tull cream article without any foreign substances, specially suitable for cbildro" Note the address; V. J. Atlcock. coulee tioners. opposite Uorcugb CouncH, Sumner. -855