SOUTH WAIRARAPA NEWS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 87, 11 January 1928, Page 6

SOUTH WAIRARAPA NEWS

Carterton, January 10. Mr. G. Hughan lias been returned unopposed to the extraordinary vacancy on the Carterton Borough Council.

Captain H. G. Wallace, of the Carterton Corps of the Salvation Army, left on Monday on transfer to Nelson. His successors' will be Adjutant Mabel Sanson and Lieutenant Blackie, who will be welcomed to Carterton to-mor-row night. Mr. R. C. Miles, solicitor, returned to Otaki yesterday, after a holiday spent in Masterton. Mr. H. Nicolson, of Otaki, who lias been visiting Clareville, returned home yesterday. Mrs. Nicolson and family will return at a later date. A motor collision occurred at South Carterton yesterday afternoon. Mrs. F. S. Campin, of Waihakeke, was proceeding to Carterton in a five-eeater car. accompanied by her son, and on turning the Waihakeke Road corner into the main street, there occurred a collision with a car proceeding from Napier lo Wellington, and driven by Mr. W. G. Donaldson, engineer at the Waikaremoana electrical works, who had with him his wife and child. The back mudguard and running board on the driver’s side ot Mrs. Campin’s car were damaged, and the mudguard was broken and the cap knocked off the back wheel of the other car. No one was hurt, and both cars were able tq proceed under their own power. This corner is a particularly dangerous one. ' Further games played in the Carterton Bowling Club’s fours resulted as iollow :Barlow, Burgess, W hyte, Aplin (S) 19; Bain, Dudson, Hansen. Masson (S) 18; Dr. Johnston, Saville, Matsen, 11. Churchill (S) 20; Zillwood, Nunn. Barber, Hughan (S) 12; Foster. King, lyler, Baskiville (S) 30; Magnusson Workman, Fisher, J. Harp (S) 16): Udy, Underhill, Smith, Hall (S) 24; Connell, Beayen, De Lacey, G. Hart (S) 15. Chib pairs: King and De Lacey (S) 22, W. and G. Hart («) 11- Club Singles: Foster defeated Heaven, 20-15; Udy defeated, Beaven, 17—13. Four rinks from the Eketahuna Club will visit Carterton on Anniversary Day., News has been received in the Wairarapa of the death of Mr- M. Waddell, which took place at Glasgow. Deceased was well known in the Wairarapa, and for manv years was stud groom for the Donald Estate at Featherston. After the sale of the stud Clydesdales, Mr. Waddell left for the South Island, subsequently sailing for Scotland. Th.s croquet competition at leathereton, for the Haunui Cup, has been concluded, Miss Card being the winner for the season with six wins. Miss Card, who is president of the chib, has the honour of being the first holder of the Cup, which was presented by tho captain, Mrs. Barry. Shearing operations in the Lower Nalley are practical.? completed. Only a few sheds remain, and given favourable weather they wilt be finished by the middle of the month. . The death occurred at the South W aiwrapa Hospital Greytown of Mrs Cecil Lenna Olsen wife of Mr. Charles Olsen, of Battersea. Deceased, who wi ,s ,, :W vears of age, was a daughter ot Mr. C. Williams, of Matahiui. and formerly of Ahiakouka. She had been ailing for some time. A widower and young family are left.