NORTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 8

NORTH OTAGO NOTES

[From Oor Oam arc Correspondent.] CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the North Otago Centennial Committee, March 1 was decided on as the date for the local celebration of the Centennial. Dr Bevan Brown reported that the National Centennial Art Committee would hold aa art exhibition at Oaraaru in September, 1940. The Otago Council advised that the Five Forks Memorial and historical survey prpposals had been approved and forwarded to Wellington. A committee, comprising Messrs J. Gerrie, A. Black, and Mrs W. R. William* was appointed to canvass.Oamaru. HARE DRIVE. An Oamaru party, of 20 guns, made a successful hare drive at lledcliff, accounting for 160 hares, most of which were shot on the Waitaki River-bed. MINIATURE RIFLES'. Railway Ladies.—Mrs Andrew, Mr* Goodall, Miss Hall 78, Mrs Cayford 77, Miss O’Donnell, Mrs Mackie 75. Volunteer Club.—R. Jackman 80, I. Smith, E. Dickson, J. Robinson 78, 3. Robbie 77, J. Carlson 78, A. Bremner 76 Totara Club.—D. Seaton, S. Wilson 80, E. Duff, A. Richardson 78, I. Cooper, A. Morgan, D. Smith. J. Richardson, D. Marshall 77, S- Taylor 76. KUROW VIGILANCE COMMITTEE. The matter of establishing a volunteer Fire Brigade at Kurow was discussed at a meeting of the Kurow Vigilance Committee, and it was decided to call a public meeting in the near future. MOUNTED RIFLES. No. 1 Troop, A Squadron, and No. ITroop, Headquarters Squadron, Otago Mounted Rifles, will hold a week-end camp at the Kurow racecourse, beginning on Friday evening. BOWLING. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Phoenix Bowling Club Patron, Mr H. Meek j president, Mr E. D. Watts; vice-presi-dent, Mr D. R. Corson; honorary secretary and treasurer, Mr D. H. Thomson i honorary auditor, Mr T. Watson; Executive Committee —Messrs H. ±V Familton (immediate past president), T. Herron, J. T. Calder, J. D. Forbes, A Bremner, T. M‘Kenzie, J. Purcell, and E. Moyle; Match Committee— Messrs J. D. Forbes, F. Grant, and T, M'Kenzie; selector, Mr D. H. Thomson j 'Billiards Committee—Messrs J. D. Forbes (convener), D. R. Gorson, H. Coulter, and L. Marsden; delegates to the North Otago Centre, Messrs T. Herron and D. H. Thomson; club coach, Mr D. H. Thomson. _ At the annual meeting of the Weston Bowling Club, seven new members were elected. The following are the officers; —President, Mr C. M. Campbell (reelected) ; vice-president, Mr P. Wates* secretary and treasurer, Mr A. A. Polwarth; committee —Messrs T. Gemmeu, A. Cameron, L. Clark, D. Junes, and G. Third ; Green Committee —Messrs T. Campbell, C. M. Campbell, H. F. Weaver; selector, Mr. A. Cameron: liatidieapper, Messrs C. M. Campbell and T. Gemmell. *

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., presided at the sitting of the Oamaru Magistrate’s Court yesterday. David Stanley Cecil Watson, a rural mail contractor, was fined £ls and waft prohibited from driving for 12 month* for intoxication while in charge of ft motor van. Velma Reid, for failing to keep aft nearly as practicable to the left in Stour street, was fined £1 5s and costa (10s). . - For riding a bicycle carelessly, William Lundberg was fined 3s and costs (10s).