NORTH OTAGO NEWS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22594, 27 December 1938, Page 6

NORTH OTAGO NEWS

MANY HOLIDAY VISITORS

NO SHORTAGE OF ACCOMMODATION

SUMMER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

Many visitors have already come to Oaraaru for the start of the holiday season, and in the next few weeks a big influx is expected. These have been accommodated in the hotels, boardinghouses, and private homes, with many also in the motor camp, which, during the next few weeks, judging from inquiries. will cater for a large number of tourists.- Many Oamaru people, too, have left the town for the holidays and their willingness to let their houses to tenants during the few weeks that they are away, has greatly helped to solve the accommodation problem. The advertising campaign conducted in recent weeks by the Oamaru Retailers’ Committee, has directly resulted in many inquiries for accommodation during the holidays. The secretary of the committee (Mr H. Hay), in conversation with “The Press,’’ said that a good response had been received through this source. His office had answered inquiries from persons from Christchurch to Invercargill, and provided tho weather was fine present indications were that the town would receive a very large share of the year’s holiday visitors. Mr Hay added that there was no shortage, of accommodation for visitors to the town. In answer to advertisements many persons had stated their willingness to provide accommodation for paying guests; in this way any difficulties in finding accommodation were quickly solved.

PERSONAL NOTES

OAMARU

The Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs L. J. K. Familton) and family are spending a short holiday at MoeDr. and Mrs E. S. Stubbs ‘and family are spending the Christmas holidays at Lake Tekapo. Mr J. C. Faulkner, who has resigned from the position of secretary of the Willowbridge School Committee after holding that office for 21 years, was given a small presentation at the recent break-up ceremony. Mr W. A. Gibsone. manager of the local branch of J. R. McKenzie’s, Ltd,, for the last two years, has received notice of his transfer to the managership of the Nelson branch. He will leave Oamaru on January 9.

LAWN TENNIS

CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT AT O AMARU

PLAY STOPPED BY RAIN

The North Otago Lawn Tennis Association’s annual Christmas tournament started at the Awamoa courts on Saturday morning, but play was stopped by the rain about 3 p.m. The matches were continued in fairly fine weather yesterday. ’ Results:— CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Men’s Singles

First Hound—L. S. Green beat J. S. Clarke, 6-2, 9-7; J. A. Hendy beat J. W. Hinton, 6-2, 6-1; H. J. 'Pollock beat J. Shea, 6-1, 6-3; A. C. Feathers beat J. Fisher, 6-2, 6-1; J. McKenzie beat J. D. Collins, 6-3, 6-X; S. L. Henry beat B. W. Nixon, 6-3, 3-6, 9-7; R. J. Henry beat A. Mac Donald. 6-2, 6-1; W. J. Glffin beat W. A. Liddell. 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. Second Round—Green beat Hendy, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3; Giffin beat Henry. 6-1, 6-1. Women’s Singles First Round—Miss L. Diver beat Miss L. McKenzie 9-0. Second Round—Miss A. Blyth beat Miss M. Newson 9-2, Miss J. Corrlgall beat Miss L. Diver 9-6, Miss I. Gunn beat Miss R. Brown 9-3. Men’s Doubles First Round—McDougall and Feathers beat Nixon and L. Walton, Westphal and J. D. Collins beat S. Henry and Fisher, 6-3, 6-2. Women’s Doubles Second Round—Misses R. Brown and R. Corrigall beat Mrs J. C. Clarke and Miss J. Corrlgall 9-7. Boys’ Singles First Round—W. G. Anderson beat R. G. Crisp 9-5, W. A. Liddell beat J. A. Hazlett by default, R. Hunt beat M. McLeod 6-1, 6-1; M. Henry beat D. Robson by default. Second Round—Liddell beat Anderson 9-0. HANDICAP EVENTS Men’s Singles First Round—Hunt (scr) beat Giffin (owe 40) by default, R. Henry (owe 15) beat Robson (owe 5-6) 9-5, J. Crossan (owe 3-6) beat R. Crisp (scr) 9-5. Second Round —J. C, Clarke (owe 30) beat Hazlett (rec. 3-6) by default. C. Barsdell (rec. 3-6) beat Mac Donald (scr) 9-3; Green (owe 30 5-6) beat Crossan (scr) 9-2, Westphal (owe 15 4-6) beat Hinton (owe 3-6) 9-3, J. A. Hendy (owe 15 2-6) beat Collins (owe 15 3-6) 9-0, S. L. Henry (owe 15 1-6) beat P. Martin (owe 15) 9-2. Third Round—Barsdell beat Clark 9-7. Women’s Singles First Round—Mrs McDougall (scr) beat Miss M. Newson (owe 15) 9-7, Miss L. McKenzie (owe 4-6) won by default. Miss A. Blyth (owe 15 1-6) beat Miss E. Miller (scr) 9-1, Miss I. Gunn (owe 40) won by default, Mrs J. C. Clarke (owe 30) won by default. Miss J. Thomson (owe 3-6) beat Miss R. Brown (owe 30) 9-3. Second Round—Miss Blyth beat Miss L. McKenzie 9-5. Miss Gunn beat Mrs Clarke 9-1, Miss J. Thomson beat Miss J. Fraser (owe 30 2-6 ) 9-4. Semi-final —Miss Thomson beat Miss Gunn 9-4. Men’s Doubles First Round—Walton and Nixon (owe 15 2-6) beat R. J. Henry and S. L. Henry (owe 15 2-6) 9-5, Fisher and Hinton won by default. Second Round —Henry brothers (owe 15 2-6) beat Barsdell and Crossan (rec. 3-6) 9-6.i Women’s Doubles First Round—Mrs Clarke and Miss J. Corrlgall (owe 40) beat Misses Diver (owe 15 3-6) 9-4, Miss A. Blyth and Mrs McDougall (owe 2-6) beat Misses Rt Brown and R. Corrlgall (owe 15 3-6) 9-2, Miss I. Gunn and J. Fraser (owe 30 3-6) won by default.

SWIMMING *

BEATTIE WINS MEDLEY RACE

E. Beattie won the 100 yards medley race of the Oamaru Amateur Swimming Club’s vice-president’s cup series, held at the municipal baths recently. Second place was filled by M. Reidy, and E. Brown was third. Both O. Davies and K- Gemmell were disqualified for improving on their declared time by more than the allowed margin.

SCOUTS TO VISIT SYDNEY

WAITAKI BOYS* HIGH SCHOOL TROOP

Twenty members of the Waitaki Boys’ High School scout troop will attend the scout jamboree to be held next month at Sydney. It is expected that in all 10,000 scouts will attend the jamboree. The contingent from Waitaki will be the largest representing any school troop. The boys will be accompanied by the scoutmaster (Mr H. J. Robins) and the assistant scoutmaster «Mr J. M. Paape), both of the school staff.

INCREASE IN WEIGHT

EARLY DRAFTS OF LAMBS

An increase of three or four pounds over last year is shown in the weights of early drafts of lambs being sent to the freezing work* at Pukeuri. The lambs are said to be generally much more even In quality than they have been for some years, the weights ranging from 371b to 401b.

The number of second-quality lambs is this year remarkably small, as was shown by a line of 262 during the week, which averaged 3911b and in* eluded only one second.

SHIPPING

PORT OF O AMARU

[THE PRESS Special Servtce.l

OAMARU, December 26. The New Zealand Shipping Company announces that s.s. Tongariro has been allotted to load at Oamaru about January 19 refrigerated and general cargo for London. , „ , . , The Kaimal is expected to load here about Wednesday, January 11, lor Wellington, Gisborne, and Napier. The ’ Union Company’s intercolonial freighter Waikouaiti. from Newcastle for Port Stephen and Sydney, leaves the latter port about December 31, proceeding to Dunedin direct, thence to Timaru, Lyttelton, Oamaru. and Bluff. The Waipahi will load at Oamaru about January 13 for Wellington, Nelson, ana New Plymouth. . The Waipiata Is due to load at Oamaru on January 21 for Wellington and Auckland, via ports.

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