OAMARU ITEMS

Evening Star, Issue 22573, 15 February 1937, Page 12

OAMARU ITEMS

LAWN TENNIS —North Otago defeats Waitaki.— Three association matches were set down for Saturday, but owing to the rain the games at Oamaru and Waimate were abandoned. At Jvurow, North Otago defeated the Waitaki subassociation by 13 sets to 6. Results, North Otago names first:— Men’s Singles.—Feathers lost to M'Kinnon, 3-7; Hedges lost to Maud, 4-7; Easton beat Walker, 7-5; Campbell beat Sumpter, 7-3; Hendy beat M'Conc, 7-2; M‘Gettigen beat Fyfe, 7-5. ~ , j. Ladies’ Singles.—Miss Donaldson lost to Miss Sumpter, 2-7; Miss Forrest beat Miss Lawler, 7-0; Mrs Hedges lost to Miss Johnston, 5-7; Miss MTCenzie lost to Miss M'Kinnon, 4-7; Miss Shayle George beat Miss Walker, 7-2; Miss Sutton beat Miss Hedley, 7-0. Men’s Doubles.—Feathers and Hedges lost to M'Kinnon and Maude 5-7; Easton and Campbell beat Walker and Sumpter, 7-0; Hendy and M'Gettigen beat M'Cone and Fyfe, 7-3. Ladies’ Doubles. —Misses Donaldson and Forrest beat Misses Sumpter and Lawlor, 7-4; Mx-s Hedges and Miss M'Kenzie beat Misses Johnston and M'Kinnon, 7-0; Misses Shayle George and Sutton beat Misses Hedley and Walker, 7-1. , Mixed Doubles.—Campbell and Miss Shayle George beat Sumpter and Miss Johnston, 6-3; Easton and Miss Forrest drew with Walker and Miss Walker, 6-5 Totals: North Otago—l3 sets, 117 games j Waitaki—6 sets, 75 games, RAIN, HAIL, AND SNOW Vg Typical wintry conditions prevailed in Oamaru over the week-end, cold winds from the south-west making it miserable out of doors. _ On Saturday rain squalls interfered with sporting fixtures, and at times hail and sleet fell. Further back towards the foothills several falls of snow were experienced, and yesterday the Kakanuis had a good coating. The past few days have seen many unusual atmospheric changes, accompanied by electrical disturbances. The district of Windsor _ was subjected to a violent wind and hail storm, which flattened many crops and caused minor damage to fences. A fowlhouse was denuded of its roof, and a number of trees wore blown down. A resident of the district related that_ the hailstones ■were huge, resembling pigeons’ eggs in size: they effected damage to market gardens, and it is reported that in one instance several penetrated the hood of a car,' causing the occupants to take shelter in a near-by homestead. FISHING AT AHURIRI Due to adverse weather the rivers have, until recently, been unsuitable for anglers, particularly in the Omarama and Ahuriri districts; but such was not the case last week when a party of Oamaru anglers spent a successful and profitable time in these parts of North Otago. The Ahuriri River was in splendid order, and good fishing was enjoyed. Two local secured no Jess than 961 b of fish in six days, which is the best bag this season in this district. Rain on Friday brought the river up again, and with discolouration fishing became impossible. Goodsized fish were obtained by all the members, one of whom declared that such excellent conditions had not prevailed for many years. TRANSPORT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN —Southern Pupils for Waitaki. —- Arrangements have now been completed for th© transport of secondary school children from the southern end of the district, Hampden to Oamaru, to the Waitaki Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools. Th© scheme has been mad© possible through the representations made to the Minister of Education (Mr Fraser), who has approved of a substantial grant being made to this service, upon the understanding that the parents of th© children will themselves contribute something towards the cost. This amount will be 2d per day, payable at the beginning of the term, and payable whether the child is absent from school occasionally or not. It is estimated that 65 children will travel by bus to school. One bus will start each morning from Hampden, picking up children at that township, Waianakarua, Herbert, and Maheno, and the other bus will start from Kakanui, taking children from Kakanui, Totara, and Alma. This second bus will run to the girls’ school only, where the boys will be transferred to the Hampden bus for conveyance to the boys’ school. The service will commence on March 1, the starting times being at 7.30 a.m. from Hampden and 8 o’clock from Kakanui. Parents in this part of the district are sure to appreciate this improved method of transport for the children, as the train service formerly used was not found to be satisfactory. OBITUARY —Mr John M'Phee. — The death occurred on Saturday at his residence, Thames Highway, Oamaru, of Mr John M'Phee, who was a member of a family well known as early settlers in the Awamoko district. Mr M'Phee carried on farming for many years at Duntroon until a few years ago, when lie came into town to live in retirement. He was a member of the Meadowbank Bowling Club, was of a kindly, genial nature, and made many friends both in town and country, whose sympathy will go out to his widow, three daughters, and two sons. He is also survived by three sisters (Mrs Johnston and Mrs M'Carthy, Hawea Flat, and Mrs Corcoran, Oamaru), and three brothers (Messrs Thomas, Allan, and Michael, all of whom reside in North Otago).

BOWLING —Awamoa v. Waimate. — Six Awamoa rinKs journeyed to Waimate on Saturday to play the annual return match, Waimate winning by 48 points. Results (Waimate names first) ; Colville, Bird, Pearse, Stevens 33, Patrick, Cradock, Ferguson, Findlay 12; Malthus, Frankling, M'Master, Cameron 27, Vernor, Tait, Stichman, Robertson 20; Winning, Patterson, Lewis, Trezise 20, Brooker, Cooper, Torrance, Christie 27; Bagrie. Bowie, Joyce, Richardson 27, ileal, Gardiner, M‘Jennett, Hodge 21; Hay, O’Connor, Inglefiold, Good 23, Moore, Mam, Crisp, Glen 8; Forsyth, Boyd, Rennie, Collett 27, M'Stay," Adamson, -Duncan, Jeffrey 21. Totals: Waimate 157, Awamoa 109.

BOWLING

SOUTH CANTERBURY RETAINS MURRAY BOWL The annual match between South Canterbury and North Otago Bowling Centres for the Murray Memorial Bowl took place at the Phoenix Green, Oamaru, on Saturday afternoon under conditions that were anything but favourable for good bowling. A downpour of rain at the commmencement made the green very heavy, and matters were not improved by the strong wind blowing from the south, but with a couple of showers during play, the match was completed, resulting in South Canterbury winning the trophy by 67 points. The bowl has been played for on 10 occeasions. South Canterbury holding it for six seasons and North Otago for four. Only two skips won their games for North Otago—Calder (Phoenix), who defeated Gray, and Berry (Meadowbank), who secured a comfortable win against Thomson. Results, South Canterbury names first:— Wallwork, Greenfield, Kelly,, Vaughan 29, Parker, Cagney, Easton, Restall 18. „ . 00 Little, Fairhall, Dewar, Curne 28, Ross. Dick, Mursell, Lang 14. Edd, Robinson. Miller, Howe 40, M'Combie, Tomkins, Rusbatch, Hewat 8. , Kilby, Edrayne, Beecroft, Manning 33, H. P. S. Hamilton, Corson, Adams, Reid 24. Whitehead, Vucetich, Boulter, Carlton 24, Carson, Donald, Blacklock, Denholm 19. , Sinclair, Fraser, Parry, Healey 35, Campbell, Oats, Jenkins, Kennedy 17, King, Loach, Toneycliffe, Thomson 15, Atkinson, Chappel , Campbell. Berry 28 Davie, Scales, Taylor, Gray 17, Annstrong, Wedde, H. L. Familton, Calder 24. Totals; South Canterbury 219, North Otago 152. After the match the visitors were entertained at dinner at the Bungalow, where the presentation, of the Murray Bowl was made by Mr E. Tomkins (president of the North Otago Centre). Mr Tomkins congratulated South Canterbury on the excellent win secured, and referred to the friendly spirit in which these matches were played between the two centres. The object of the donor in giving tho trophy was to encourage the friendly relations between Timaru and Oamaru, and this had been in every way successful, . ~ , , Mr J. B. Robinson (vice-president of the South Canterbury Centre), in the unavoidable absence of the president (Mr Sampson), said that under the conditions that day there was an element of luck in tho game, and it seemed that the visitors had found the green quicker than their opponents, and so had been victorious. Friendships made on the bowling green were lifelong friendships, and tho Murray Bowl matches played an important part in cementing the bonds of friendship between the two centres. He paid a very high tribute to the sportsmanship of New Zealanders. Mr D. H. Thomson (Dominion Council), in jocular manner explained South Canterbury’s win by the fact that the visitors were more used to the ram (laughter). The ladies’ tournament, concluded on the previous day, did much also to bring about friendships between the two districts. The ladies were very enthusiastic about tho game, and some of the heads played during the tournament would have done credit to a Dominion rink. The enthusiasm of the ladies for the game was also mentioned by Mr T. Currie (Dominion Council), who referred to the fact that in Timaru 30 rinks were entered for a one-day tournament, whereas the men would not enter in anything like such numbers. He congratulated Oamaru on the way the ladies’ tournament was conducted, and on the hospitality extended to the visiting bowlers. He was pleased to learn that Mesdames Hunt and Wallis were runners-up in the Pairs. Appreciation of the hospitality extended to them, and of the friendly sporting spirit in which the matches between Timaru and Oamaru were played, was expressed also by Messrs Carlton and Gray.