SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 21905, 17 December 1934, Page 3

SOUTH OTAGO NOTES

[From Our Balclutha Correspondent.] The ■weather was dull and overcast on Saturday, and during part of the afternoon fairly heavy rain caused the stoppage of some of the cricket matches for a short time. At Balclutha the local A team had a very easy win over Milburii. Clutha batted first, and declared with one wicket down for 222. The opening batsmen, Henderson and Guest, soon got into their stride. Guest going out with 81 on. Henderson (74) and Gold (SU) were still unbeaten when the Clutha skipper called a halt. Milburn made 7U, Gray (34) and Mackcrsey (12) being the only ones to reach double figures. Henderson (three wickets for 7 runs), Guest (three for 25), Lennox (two for 20), and Boddington (two for 14) divided bowling honours. The fielding of Clutha was good. Swinton took two lovely catches, while others also fielded well. The wicketkeeping of Tom Gpld was also a feature, only one bye getting past him. At Waihola the Clutha B team had a win over the home team. Two innings were played, and on the first innings Waihola were two up. Clutha made G 9, Duncan (14 not out), E. Hurring (11), and Brown (11) being the double-figure batsmen. Rickard (six wickets for 25 runs) and Henderson (two for 0) were Waihola’s best bowlers. Waihola made 71, Rickard (38) being the chief contributor, and the only one to reach double figures. E. Hurring (five for 16) and James (four for 11) bowled well for Clutha. In their second innings Clutha struck better form, and declared with 103 runs on for the loss of eight wickets. Jackson (35), Moffat (27), Milne (23), and Brown (14) were the chief batsmen, while Rickard (three wickets), Henderson (two wickets), and D. ■ Sinclair (two wickets) were'the best Waihola bowlers. The ’ latter only bowled one over, and secured two wickets for no runs. Waihola were dismissed for 50, the bowlingof Hurring (five for 19) and James (three for 18) being too solid. Henderson (14) and Sinclair (11) were the only ones to reach double figures. S.O. High School and Kaitangata B met on the High School ground, the former winning by .60 runs. Kaitangata made 108, the chief scorers being Weastall (25), M‘Millan (20), W.. Hale (13) Richardson (11 not out), M'Farlane (10). Green (four wickets for 28 runs), Jolly (two for 23), and Griirtshaw (two for 10) were the most successful school bowlers. High School replied with 168 (Plow 45, Green 38, Dreaver 25, Haig 17 retired, Gormack 13, Murray 10). Garvin (two for 5) and Richardson (two for 19) were the best bowlers for Kaitangata. SOUTH OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. The annual sports under the auspices of the S.O.H.S. were held on the Balclutha sports ground on Friday afternoon in the presence of a goodly crowd, the largest percentage of which were pupils, who urged on their “house” representatives with gusto. The weather was oppressively warm, but this did not affect the performances, and no less than five previous school records were broken. Some very fine jumping was seen, and , there were*, excellent finishes in the running events. The teachers had the programme -well arranged, and the lengthy list of events was gone i through in good time. Results ; CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS. records in parentheses.) ' —Girls.— Senior High Jump.—L. Scott, 3ft H jin, 1; J . Willocks, 3ft lOJin, 2; I. Millis, 3ft 9Jin, 3. (1932, M. Cuthbertson. 4ft Jin.) Senior Hop, Step, and Jump.—L. Scott, 30ft HJin, 1; D. Lyall, 28ft llin, 2; J. Willocks, 28ft Sin, 3. (1933, L. Scott, 28ft.) Junior High Jump.—F. M'Donald, 3ft lljin, 1; D. Rodgers and D. Algie, 3ft lOJin (equal), 2. (1933, M. Plew, 4ft lin.) Junior Hop, Step, and Jump.—D. Rogers, 29ft lljin, 1; F. M'Donald, 29ft lin. 2; D. Algie, 28ft lOin, 3. (1933( D. Algie, 28ft lOin.) . Senior 75 Yards.—l. Millis 1, L. Scoft 2, J. Willocks 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. (1932, B. Jardine, 9 4-sseo.) Junior 75 Yards.—Pi Middleditch 1, D. Algie 2, F. M'Donald 3. Time, 10 3-ssec. (1933, I. Millis, 9 4-ssec.) j Senior 100 Yards.—L. Scott 1, I. Millis 2, J. Willocks 3. Time, 13 3-Ssec. (1933, L. Scott, 13sec.) Junior 100 Yards. —D. Algie 1, F. M'Donald 2, P. Middleditch 3. Time, 14 l-sseo. (1932, J. Allan, 13sec.) Senior 220 Yards.—L. Scott 1, I. Millis 2, J. Willocks 3. Time, 34 l-ssec. (1932, M. Cuthberton,' 32 4-ssec.) Junior S2O Yards.—F. M'Donald 1, D. Algie 2, P. Middleditch 3. Time, not stated. (1932, J. Allan, 30 4-ssco.) Championship Points.—Senior: Scott eg, I. Millis 12, J. Willocks 7. Junior; F. M'Donald 17, D. Algie 14. D. Rodgers and P. Middleditch 7 (equal). Boys. Senior Putting the Shot.- —Geddes, 29ft lin, 1; Green. 28ft,' 2; M‘Kinney, 27ft lljin, 3. (1932, R. Hall, 29ft 2in). , Throwing Cricket Ball.—Murras 1 , 76yds Ift Sin, 1; Green, 72yds Ift 4in, 2; Geddes, 69yds Ift 2in, 3. (1932, R. Hall, 92yds 2ft lOin). Senior Broad Jump.—M'Millan, 18ft Sin, 1; M‘Kinney, 17ft 2in, 2; Brown, 16ft 9Jin, 3. (1932, C. Bisset, 19ft). ‘Junior Broad Jump.—C. Willocks, 17ft 2in, 1; R. Allah,' 15ft 4in, 2; M'Leod, 14ft 9Jin, 3. (1933, C. Willocks, 19ft). Junior High Jump.—C. Willocks, sft OJin, 1; Blair, 4ft 4Jin, 2; Cochrane, 4fV2Jin, 3. Jumping for the record Willocks cleared sft llin. (1933,, C. Willocks, 4ft lOin). Senior 100 Yards. — M'Kinney 1, M'Millan 2, Maslin 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. (1933, A. Stewart). Junior 100 Yards.—Willocks 1, Grimshaw 2, Blair 3. Time, 12 l-ssec. (1933, W. Dawson, 11 2-ssec). Senior 220 Yards.—M'Kinney 1, M'Millan 2, Maslin 3. Time, 27 l-ssec. (1933, A. Stewart, 25 3-ssec). Senior High Jump.—M‘Kinney, 4ft 4Jin. 1; M'Millan, 2. (1933, C. Bisset, sft ijin). Junior 220 Yards.—Willocks 1, Grimshaw 2. Cochrane 3. Time, -28 3-ssec. (1932, Geddes 28 4-ssec). Junior 440 Yards.—Grimshaw 1, Cochrane 2, Blair 3. Time, Imin 9sec. (1933, J. Anderson, 58 3-ssec). Senior 440 Yards.—M'Millan 1. M'Kinney 2, Maslin 3. Time, Imin 2 2-ssec. (1933, J. Anderson, 58 3-ssec). Senior 880 Yards. —M'Millan 1, Maslin 2, M'Kinney 3. Time, 2min 49 1- (1933, C. Doak, 2min 26 2-

Junior SSO Yards.—Grimshaw 1, Willooks 2, Cochrane 3. Time, 3min 0 2-osec. (1932, Geddes. 2min 44 2-ssee). Senior 120 Yards Hurdles.—M'Kinnev 1, M'Millan 2. Time, 20 3-sscc. (1932, C. Bisset, 19 3 : sscc). Senior Mile.—Maslin 1, M'MiHan 2. Time, 6miu 18 3-ssec. (1933, J. Anderson. smin 10 4-sscc). Championship Points.—Senior: M'MilJan 30, M'Kinney 27, Maslin 11. Junior; C. Willocks 23,■Grimshaw 16, Cochrane G. i-

A number of handicap, and novelty events were also ran off and, created much interest. _ • The various “ House ” points gained were Somerville 181 J, M'Donald 152, Sutherland 138 J, Blaikie 56J. During the week the tennis championships have been played, the winners in the respective divisions being: senior girls, Dorothy Lyall; senior boys, Willocks; junior girls, E. Buchan; junior boys, Prescott. The swimming sports were also held during the week and some good performances were put up. The programme was a lengthy and varied one, the championships were won by Throp, boys’ senior; Stevenson, boys’ junior; Ethel Pearson, girls’ senior; A. Anderson, girls’ junior; diving, W. Dawson. “ blouse ” points: Blaikie 55, M'Donald 55, Sutherland 80, Somerville 92. The school breaks up on Tuesday, when Professor Hunter, of Dunedin, will be the speaker. GENERAL ITEMS. Rev. T. M. M'Donald, M.A., was inducted into the recently instituted Waiwera-Warepa charge with all due ceremony last week. Squadron-Leader M. C. M'Gregor and Mr H. C. Walker, arrived in Balclutha on Friday in the Miles-Hawk monoplane, the trip from Invercargill taking about twenty-three minutes with a strong tail wind. The visit created quite a lot of interest locally. The aviators were .welcomed by the president of the South Otago Aero Club (Mr R. R. M'Grigor), the mayor (Mr D. T. Fleming), and officials of the club. A few flights were made and “Mac” gave onlookers a few thrills by “ stunting ” over the town. They left for Dunedin on Saturday morning. The South Otago freezing works opened for the season on Wednesday, but owing to many suppliers being away at the Royal Show, the number of lambs forwarded was only sufficient to keep the eighteen butchers employed for a day and part of two other days. The number put through for the week was 2,200. This coming week, however, promises to be a busy one, as bookings so far are sufficient to keep the works going for four days at least. Refreshing raip has fallen during the week-end and farmers arc jubilant. The rain came just in time to revive several of the turnip crops, while pastures and gardens will, he greatly. refreshed as a result. The water shortage for household purposes was fairly acute in many country homes, and the rain will help to replenish the supply. At Saturday night’s meeting of the Clutha branch of the Farmers’ Union, it was decided to invito Mr M. J. Savage, Leader of the Opposition, to give an address in Balclutha, and explain more fully his “guaranteed prices” scheme. It was considered that if prices to the producers were guaranteed the 1 unemployment problem would be solved, and that the country generally would be more prosperous. It was also decided to support the Dominion Executive in urging upon the Railway Department the necessity of reducing freight charges, particularly oh stock. It was further decided to approach the Railway Department with a request for a “ various ” freight car on the early train, from Clinton to Dunedin on Wednesday mornings for the purpose of taking small lots’ of lambs, pigs, or calves to Burnside. The opinion was expressed that such a car would be much used, and that the railways would get business that is now being given to motor lorries._ It was decided to again write the Minister of Unemployment and also the Otago Provincial Council urging for a graduated wages tax scale •nstead of the present fixed scale of lOd in the £. An anomaly was pointed out by a member, who stated that now that employees under twenty were exempt from the wages tax, some were earning more than married men who did more work. The younger workers bad to receive the same wage per day, but received the benefit of ;tho exemption. Taxation according to earnings was a more equitable method.