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TINBBKS KALSWELL COUNTY COUNCIL TENDER FOR SEALING TENDERS are invited tor the reseating of 24.6 chain and a first coat sealing of 33 chain in Ensign street. Halswell. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. * Tenders, whieh close on December 14. 1961, at noon, should be addressed to the County Itogtneer, and marked "Sealing Tender.” Further particulars available from the undersigned. M. J. CLARK. County Engineer, 3 Annex road. Christchurch. 9190 NEW ZEALAND POST OFFICE TENDER LAYING OF UNDERGROUND CABLE, CHRISTCHURCH. TENDERS are invited for the laying of approximately 84,000 feet of underground cable {approximately 72,000 feet of trenching) in the St. Albans Exchange area. Christchurch. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Regional Engineer. Ist Floor. 91 Hereford street (Box 1473). Christchurch. Tenders close at 4 pm. on Friday, December 8. 1961. at the above address, and should be marked "Tender tor St. Albans Cabling." The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. L D. BEWLEY. Regional Engineer. Post Office. Christchurch. 7028 GOVERNMENT STORES BOARD. SALE OF CONDEMNED ROLLING STOCK ("as is. where is") CONDEMNED ROLLING STOCK comprising condemned waggons and locomotives held by N.Z. Railways. Otahuhu. Frankton. New Plymouth. East Town, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Hutt. Prebbleton, Islington, Kaltuna and Burnham. Schedule of items and Special Conditions of Sale obtainable from the Board or District Stores Officer. Ministry of Works, Auckland, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Christchurch and Dunedin. Tenders close 1 p.m. Monday, December 11, 1961. Tenders are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Tender No. 525" and addressed to the Secretary. Government Stores Board, P.O. Box 5067. Wellington. 5629 AMURI COUNTY COUNCIL CLOUDY RANGE BRIDGE CONWAY RIVER Tenders are invited for the construction of a 3 span bridge 120 feet long over the Conway river. Construction is concrete abutments and piers on steel piles with steel joists and timber deck. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the offices of the undersigned upon receipt of a deposit of £5. Tenders close with the County Clerk. Amur! County Council, Culverden at 4 p.m. on Monday. December 11. 1961. H. G. ROYDS and SUTHERLAND. Consulting Engineers, 307 Durham street. CHRISTCHURCH. 3154 SCAFFOLD CONTRACTORS. Hire, Buy. Estimates Free. Phone 65-922. After Hours 'Phone 52-409. UPRIGHT SCAFFOLDING. LTD., 83-85 Tyne St.-Blenheim rd. MWS

RANDOM REMINDER zx ft A|g||X j/ lory / /] \ 'JiFl JO PLAYING THE GAME This is a true story. So bat, the match was at a smiting shoulders, he a good many of you wili critical stage. It was the had a deep desire to read no further. It is cer- sort of murderous pitch score a run for his side, tainly not risque, and on which a slow-medium So bravely, blindly he that will eliminate a bowler needs two long struck at the next ball few more. But it is stops. Moreover, the op- and to his great gratiflhardly the sort of tale to posing fast bowler, irri- cation and surprise saw tell before any but inti- tated by the swift reduc- it bouncing along tomato friends. A further tion in the amount of wards a corpulent neldsreduction in reading pub- beer and breath at his man who seemed unlic. It is also a cricketing disposal, was all for happy to be drawn into story. getting it over as quickly the affair in any way. So Now that there’s just as possible, before the the batsman set off at a the few of us non-batting members of genteel trot for the run chaps, the situation was the batting side exceeded which would be his first this. It was one of their quota. since 1935. But he had those Sunday afternoon Our hero came in, suit- reckoned without the games organised by ably strapped up with great reluctance of his the regular habitues of pads, but quite un- partner to get into the hostelries euphemisti- equipped otherwise to target area. There was a catty referred to as hav- cope with the vindictive brief and bitter debate, ing a sporting atmos- thunderbolts delivered which ended with the phere. If the thing was at him. As the first of striker delivering himnot conducted exactly to them soared venomously self of a rude word and the demands of the past his right ear, he assembling himself for M.C.C., it was played paled visibly. As the the return journey. It willingly enough, with bowler returned to his was clear, after a moso much effort being ex- mark, hitching his trou- ment, that he would not pended by players not at sers in a threatening sort make it unless he did the peak of physical fit- of way, the • unhappy something desperate, ness that regular inter- batsman took the only With the glory of his vals were required for course of defensive team in mind, he dived rest and refreshment. action open to him. It for the crease. It was his In the ranks of the team should be in small type: last positive action as a which batted second on he removed his upper cricketer. As he slid this hot and hectic after- denture, then his lower along the turf, a piercing noon there was one who denture although it shrieK proclaimed the had been pressed into might have been the fact that his dentures service at the last mo- other way round—and had closed together in a ment. He was certainly thrust the lot into his hip vice-like grip on the eligible for selection so pocket fleshiest part of his far as residential qualifi- With this behind him, he thigh. Reacting swiftly cation was concerned,— had two paramount to the pain, he tried to his left leg was carried, thoughts. The first was get up, sprawled again, permanently, two or to survive, and that and his teeth dislntethree inches higher than meant even to a non- grated in their little the right—but he had cricketer, the need to get prison, smashed into given up cricket and to the other end as ex- small and indelicate lemonade at the same peditiously as possible. pieces. And when, after tender age. His only But deep down inside he had been assisted qualification as a bats- him there was a faint from the field, and he man was his ability to trace of the British bull- had reached the stage of his elbow up. dog. If he was not actu- recovery demanding ■ When he came in to make ally struck with thoughts stimulant, the last of the his contribution with the about captains* hands beer had gone.