NORTH OTAGO NEWS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23043, 11 June 1940, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO NEWS

. • NORTH OTAGO’S WAR EFFORT £5700 COLLECTED FOR RED CROSS APPEAL North Otago residents have responded readily tb the Red Cross appeal for the Sick and Wounded Soldiers’ Fund, about £5700 already being subscribed. A sum of £5205 0s 7d has been collected by donations, and a further £4OO from the Otago raffle has yet to be credited to the North Otago,list. An amount, also, has yet to be forwarded from a commercial broadcasting effort. The amount of this sum is not known. RUGBY FOOTBALL COLLEGE JUNIOR TEAM WITHDRAWS Advice was received from St. Kevin’s College that its junior grade teapi which was regraded from third grade would be withdrawn from the competion, at the weekly meeting of the North Rugby Union last night. The letter was received, j The. president (Mr W. FV Woodward) presided. The Town v. Country matches were fixed for June 29 and July 13. Draw for Saturday The following is the draw for Saturday: Senior—Athletic v. Excelsior,! oval, 2.30 p.m. Junior—Excelsior v. Old Boys, No. 2, 2.30 p.m.; Athletic v. Waitaki Boys’ High School, oval, 1.15 pirn. Third Grade —Old (Boys V. Athletic, No. 3, 2.30 p.m.; Glencoe v. Waitaki Boys’ High School; No. 2, 1.15 p.m. Fourth Grade—Athletic v. Excelsior, Takaro Park. 2 p.m.; St. Kevin’s v. Waitaki Boys’ High School, No. 3. 1.15 p.m. Fifth Grade —St. Kevin’s v. Waitaki Boys ’High School A, No. 4, 1.15 p.m.; Athletic v. Waitaki Boys’ High School B, No. 4, 2.30 p.m.; Waitaki Boys’ High School C a bye. MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING The following are the results of the weekly shoots of the Railway and Oamaru Ladies’ miniature rifle clubs:— Railway—G. Brightwell 80, 0—80; W. Goodall, 79, 1—80; A. Banks, 78, 2—80; C. Rennie, 77, 3—80; J. Greenbank, 74, 8— 80; A. Rennie, 79, 0—79; J. McPherson, 77, 2 79; J. Robsort, 77, 1—78; C. Colley, 71. 6 —77; J. Halvorsen. 75, 2—77; C. Brown. 74, 3 77; W. Hayes, 70, 6—76. Oamaru Ladies—Miss F. French, 75, 5 80; Mrs Nlmmo, 74, 7—80; Miss S. Macdonald. 74. 9—80; Miss Edmonston, 73. 10— 80; Mrs W. Clelland.' 70. 15—80;. Mrts E. Clelland, 70, 15—80; Miss J. 11—80; Miss V. French, 67, 15—80; Miss E. Rusbatch,' 77, 2—79; Mrs Lawrie, 74. 5 79; Mrs Tempero, 74, 5—79: Miss Simpson, 64, 15—79; Miss Peterson, 75, 3—78; Miss B. Marshall, 75. 2—77; Miss W. Black, 73, 4—; 77; Mrs Waby, 73, 4—77; Miss D. French. 73,: 3—76; Mrs Thyne, 72, 4—76; Mrs Dennison, 73. 3—76. . HOCKEY RESULTS jOF SATURDAY’S MATCHES j The following are’ the results of matches played in the North Otago Hockey Association’s competitions on Saturday:-*-Oamaru B 5 (Goodall 2, Thomson 2» Newton 1) beat Rovers A 1 (T. Thorpe 1); Oamaru A 9 (Thomas 4, Minty 27 Gallagher 1) beat Rovers B 3 (B, Thomas 2, Tucker 1). WEEKLY SHOOT OF OAMARU ARCHERY CLUB 1 The weekly shoot of the Oamaru Archery Club, held during the week-end.; was won by I. L. McVinnie. ' SHIPPING PORT OF OAMARU ! : OAMARU, June 10. The Karu is due at Oamaru to-morrow to load for Nelson jind New Plymouth, via Timaru and Lyttelton. ! The Wainui is due here on Wednesday to load for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne, via Timaru and Lyttelton. The Waipiata, from Auckland, for southern ports, including Oamaru, with sugar and general cargo, is expected here on Wednesday to discharge and load out for Wellington and Auckland via Timaru and Lyttelton. "