SOUTH MALVERN

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21970, 19 December 1936, Page 3

SOUTH MALVERN

Mrs D. Dickie (vice-president) presided at the December meeting of the South Malvern Plunkct Society. The nurse delivered an instructive address on the care of infants. There will net be a social afternoon in January. Mesdames L. A. Marshall and F. Teale were hostesses for the afternoon." Cj'cle Race An amateur cycling road race held at. Glentunncl recently resulted as follows: D. Butler HOsect 1 V. Prestidse (ss»c) 2, G. Campbell (scrt 3, T. Marsh <4o?.ec) 4. Fastest time was gained by Rutler, who rode the distance in llmin 2Gspfi. School Children's Concert There was an excellent attendance at the school children's concert held in the Glentunnel Hall recently. Much credit is due to the staff (Mr L. A. Marshall and Miss G. Charles) who trained the children. KAIKOURA As a result of a collision between one of Newman Bros.' service cars and a motor-car driven by W. Momson of Cheviot, on May 30. near the Kahautara bridge, a civil case was heard in the Magistrate's Court at Kaikoura, before Mr H. A. Young. S.M. Newman Bros, claimed the sum of £62 Is from the National Mortgage ond Agency Company. Ltd.. for damages to the servic? car, and defendants counter-claimed £3O 7s lid for damages to the car driven by Morrison. Mr W. F. Tracy appeared for Newman Bros, and Mr F. W. Johnston for the National Mortgage and Agency Company. After evidence had been heard, tne magistrate said that he was satisfied that the collision was caused by the bus being too far over on the road, and entered judgment for the defendants, and also for defendants for the amount of the counter-claim.

WAIKARI SCHOOL PRIZE LIST Because of the precautions against an outbreak of the infantile paralysis epidemic the Women's Institute children's party at which the school prizes were to have been distributed has been abandoned, and the children received their prizes privately. The following is the prize list: — Form 11.— Harry Earl 1 and dux, Esme Ellery 2, Mary Allan (dilgence), Ivy Arres (progress). Form I.—Chrissie Matthews 1, George Black 2, Elsie Anderson (diligence), Shirley Blakely (progress). Standard IV.—Arthur Reader 1, Mary Black 2, Harvey Hook (diligence), Edward Traill (progress). Standard lll.—Kathleen Trotter 1, Donald Black 2. Ethel Matthews (diligence), Linda Black (progress). Standard ll.—John Matthews (1), Catherine James 2, Grace Allan (diligence), Jean Alan (progress). Standard I.—Michael Cocks 1. Howard Emerson 2. Robert Earl 3. John Friedlander, James Black. Terence Gibb, Joy Emerson, John Saundercock. Upper lniants—Trevor Antill, Ivan Clark, Martin Codyre, Irene Hook, Mervyn James, Enid Kellaway, Mary Matthews, John Matheson. Desmond Robinson. Edwin Smith. John Trotter. George Trounce. Betty Carr. Peter Bowring. Lower Infants—Ngaire Atkinson, Edna Black, Denise Gibb, Mary Kellaway, Mavis Smith. Daphne Hook. Miriam Douglas. Lynette Forsey, Colleen Honeybore. Peter Honevbone, Noel Trounce, Lloyd T/iddowson. David Earl, Cuthbert Gome, Graham Robinson. Kenneth Lowe. John Emerson. Fred Trounce. Robert Martin, William Bowring, Jock Elliott. Mrs Eileen Soal memorial prize for character—lvy Arres. Tennis Match A friendly tennis match, played on the Waikari courts between teams from the Willoughby and Waikari Clubs, resulted in a win for the home team by 19 sets to 5 sets