APITI

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4016, 16 June 1920, Page 1

APITI

SOME LOCAL NOTES. I " Mr W. Younger, \ylio has sold his ! farm to Mr \A. J. Yiles, held ;i clearing sale on Monday last, wlren practically everything put under the hammer found buyers at 'rattling good prices. The trial representative football ' match. North v. South, was played : a.t kimuolton on Wednesday last and ' after a real good game South were ! victorious by 6 to 3. M. Seeker and M. Nesdale stored tries for the South while D. McNae kicked a penalty goal for North. M. Hesseltine., of Kimbolton, controlled the game. At the conclusion of the game the selectors., Messrs A. Stackhouse, N. Shannon. D. Cooper, and N. S. McLeod, selected the following team to represent Oroua Sub-Union against Mannwatu B at Feilding on Saturday next: — Full-back, \V\ Duncan (Ap'it); threequarters, F. Nesdale, M. Seccker, and W. Goodin (Kimbolton); fiveeighths D.McNae (Apiti), Roy Shannon, captain, (Waituna); half, D. Marshall (Waituna); wing forward L. Eggers (Waituna); forwards, J. Deroles, D. Thompson, and C. Hancock (Rangiwahia), N.- Short (Waituna), J. Cant-well, R. Brough and AY. Allen Apiti). -Emergencies, back, J. Boddy (Apiti); forward, W. Guylee (Waituna.) Cup matches under this union were advanced another stage on Saturday, when Apiti visited Rangiwahia. Apiti won the toss and kicked off wid'i the Rangiwahia facing the sun. The play was very even for the first 'half-hour, the greens (Apiti) then gained the advantage;, a,nd from a loose forward rush N. Gould picked up the leather and touched down. From a scrum near the line R. Boddy secured and scored wide out. No goal resulted. Immediately afterwards the Whites were penalised nea.r the goal, and this j time D. McNae made no mistake with . the kick. The Whites then began to j rally to their opponents' goal, and | the Greens being penalised, W. Gibbons kicked a nice goal. o—3. inspired by their success the Whites again rushed down to their line and C. Hancock dived over, no goal resulting. 9 —G. J. Cantwell headed a forward rush with J. Boddy in attendance. On the former over-running the ball, J. Bodd- dribbled the length of the field and scored a prrea.t try. McNae kicked a poster, making the score ( Apiti 12, Itangiwahia (5. Mr Hinddey a-lily controlled the <r;unc\ Ivimholton visited Waituna and suffered defeat, the home team winning by 4 points to - nil. Waituna now lead for the chain- ' pionship with G points, Apiti and ; Kimbolton lying handy with 5 points i each. . . ' -Mr and Mrs Waterson left last week < for New Plymouth, where they intend - spending a" short holiday. ] The Apiti Lodge,, M.TJ.1.0.0.F. held their fortnightly meeting on Sat- I urday, Bro. T." Nix, N.G., presid- < ing. At the conclusion of the meeting the members adjourned to , supper. A euchre tournament is to be played with the Masonic Lodge shortly. Mr Noel Oxnam, of Umutoi, held a successful clearing sale at his larm on Thursday. "' ( On Saturday local girls will play a return hockey match with the Kimbolton girls, at Kimbolton. In football the chief interest, will centre in ] the Manawatu B v. Oroua. Sub-Union < match to be played at Feilding. , Mr and Mrs John Malouc, who { have resided in this district for a number of years, were the recipients } of a travelling rug and a case of pipes f respectively from their local friends on their departure for Feilding. Influenza is still prevalent in the f district, but shows signs of. improve- J ment everywhere. j Mr and Mrs D. Ma lone returned . home on Saturday afternoon Inst after spending an extensive holiday in the "Auckland district.—-Times. j