CROMWELL NEWS

Evening Star, Issue 21823, 12 September 1934, Page 3

CROMWELL NEWS

* A cold storm from the south, lollowed by a bitterly cold wind and southerly rain commencing in the early afternoon, was the only drawback to the Vincent llugby Sub-union’s annual tournament, held at Cromwell on Saturday. There was a good entry in all sections, save the bantams, thirty-sis teams in all competing. Play was kept going with a pleasing regularity from about 10 a.in. until 4 p.m. on the two grounds, and at this hour there remained only three games to be played, and for the benefit of the public those were played on the main ground. Alexandra representatives easily won the honours of the day, for out of the five competitions they secured three trophies and the other twm teams were runners-up in their respective grades. The referees for the day were Messrs W. Wilson, F. Donelly, E. Doggan, S. Love, L. Anderson, R. Thomas, and S. Jenkins, while Mr R. G. Varcoe proved a highly efficient and energetic organiser. The finals in the various grades were as follows: — Bantams (under 11 years). Two entries.—Alexandra, whose team comprised N. Brent, J. Lunu, S. Hinton, 1) Love, A. Theyers, J. Brent, and J. Bruce, defeated Cromwell by 3 points to 0. Schoolboys (under 14 years). Eight entries. Alexandra (0) defeated Cromwell (3). The winning team was W. Hinton, B. Gardner, T. Sanders, R. Rankin, L. Kinraid, S. Theyers, T. Bryant. juniors (under 17 years). Six entries.—Roxburgh (3) defeated Alexandra (0). Roxburgh boys were A. Bell, B. George, W. Alooro, S. Haughton, K. Moir, H. Robertson, H. M'Neish. B Grade. Eight entries.—Coal Creek f 3) defeated Alexandra (0) after a gruelling game. Coal Creek team was A. Bain, J. Dunlay, P. Dunlay, L. Turnbull, C. Bowden, A. M'Pherson, K Robb. Seniors, for Shield and Silver Cups. Twelve entries.—Alexandra (3) defeated Ida Valley (0). The Alexandra team was G. Hesson, T. Campbell, W. Lucas, S. Carliiie, A. Hewson, G. Beilby, J. Rankin. The dance in the Athensoum Hall in the evening drew a record attendance, and a successful evening was contributed to in no mean manner by Booth’s Orchestra, of Alexandra. MEG POWER SCHEME. Mr C. C. Sanders, p. member of the Otago Central Power Board, imparted some interesting information to a meeting of the Cromwell Borough Council on Thursday night last. He said that the board’s Aleg scheme was now au assured success, due to guarantees given by two gold dredging companies with which the board bad made contracts for the supply of power. One of these companies bad already deposited £I2,QUO, of which £3,000 bad been remitted to New Zealand, and the board now had the use of the same, while £9,000 was placed to the credit of the board, with the bank in London, and another contract with a second company had been signed by which a deposit of £14,000 was made. This total sum of £26,000, on which the board would pay 4 per cent., was a substantial part of the coat of the head works at the Aleg. The scheme now only required the sanction of the Loans Board to the raising of a sum of £12,000. British generators would be purchased, and a considerable saving in exchange would be effected by the utilisation at Horae of the funds from the two British dredging companies. In answer to a question by one of the councillors, Mr Sanders said be hoped that ultimately the board would be in a position to reduce its charges for power to consumers. RAILWAY RIFLE CLUB. Mr A. Pollock won the trophy at the weekly shoot of the Railway Rifle Club and also secured the handicap buttonScores were: A.’Pollock, 76 —3—79; J. O’Neill, 79—scr—79: J. C. Parcell, /9 —scr —79; R. Bramley, 772 —*9; A. Key, 75—3—78; W. Vcint, 78—scr 78; V. Sanders, 77—1—78; G. _Hansen, 71—7—78; T. Olds, 74—3—7/; W. Webb, 77—scr—77; A. Beaton, / 2—3— 76; G. Smith, 65—9—74; S. Hughes, 58—8—66. CRICKET. An Old Boys’ Cricket Club has.becu formed at Luggate, and at an enthusiastic meeting last week the following office-bearers were appointed; dent, Mr C. Harvey; vice-presidents, Messrs R. Codings and W. Trevathnn; captain. Mr A. Allison; dopnty-cap-tain, Air W. Bovett; secretary and treasurer, Mr L. Barclay. The Hawca Cricket Club bad a good attendance at its annual meeting, and appointed the following officers: 1 resident, Air 13. Urquhart: vice-presi-dents, Alessrs J. Kerin and R. L. Barclay; captain, Air J. Kane; deputycaptain, Mr T. Allison; secretary, Air P. M'Curfclov.—Own correspondent,