BOWLING CONTROL

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 114, 10 November 1943, Page 7

BOWLING CONTROL

The executive committee of the Wellington Bowling Centre decided ■ last night to leave the draw for the champion matches and the arranging of greens to the tournament committee. On behalf of the tournament committee, the president of the centre, Mr. J. Norrie, reported that arrangements had been made for the final of the Christmas fours tournament to be played at Wellington, arid the final of the New Year pairs tournament at Hataitai. He added that the official testing of bowls had been started at the centre's headquarters. It was decided to adopt for fixtures under the centre's control the dispensation as regards bowling costume giyen by the New Zealand Bowling Association to meet cases of difficulty in obtaining normal outfits. Official visits by centre representatives are to be paid to Eastbourne on January 30, Upper Hutt on February 13, Porirua on February 27, and Otaki on March 12.

It was reported that the Edwin Feathers were now held by'Hutt, the Diamond Buckles by Hataitai, the R.S.A. Feathers by Porirua, and the Hill Pins by Island Bay. DROWNING ACCIDENTS P.A. • WHANGAREI, November 9. Private Dan Diamond, a Maori on furlough, aged 30, single, lost his life when a yacht in which he was crossing Hokianga Harbour capsized. The others on board reached Rangi Point. Through a punt from which he and three older boys were diving becoming swamped, Herbert Wikaira, 11, of Te Ahuahu, was drowned in Lake Omapere. NATIONAL WAR SAVINGS. In only seven months, National War Savings quotas for the full year have already been recorded at many places. Some exceeded the year's quota by a considerable amount. In Taihape the receipts to date amount to five times the annual quota. Invercargill and Waikaka were added last week to the list of places attaining their 100 th quota successes, and 192 towns reached their quotas. In 17 of the 18 postal districts the full district quota was attained, and in the Timaru and. Westport districts every town raised its allotted sum, ■■■■'• .■-.■'•■]