REEFTON NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 August 1932, Page 3

REEFTON NOTES

[OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

REEFTON, August 15.

Two basketball teams from Ikamatua travelled to Reefton on Saturday and played a series of matches against Reefton teams. On arrival at Reefton, the teams were entertained at morning tea at the school by the local girls and tWo matches were played. Ikamatua Old Girls faced Reefton District High School arid the latter team won by nine points to seven. Ikamatua primary team played Reefton primary, and the local team again proved victorious, the .score being 10-—l. In the afternoon, Reefton Old Girls were fnatched against the visitors and after a keen game Reefton scored a third win, notching three more points than the visitors, scoring being 12—9. The Reefton Did Girls’ team turned o'rit for th’6\ first Hlhri iri their nriw plaving frocks arid in their Colours of bright bine arid gold with bbrets' to riiatch’, looked very siri'art. The visitors were given aftefriOoh tea and left for home by the afternoon train, havirig spent ari OriWribig dgy. A return series of matches will be played at Ikamatua at ari early date. Between 50 arid .60 people travelled from ReeftOn to Christchurch on the excursion train, on Saturday and despite the lengthy journey Over, spent a pleasant timb. A ■ nurhb’er of the party Visited th'6 Winter Show arid were mrich iiripfOssed with the displays. . ~ , 3..,. ThO sprill of frosty Weather has dt last broken arid after a cloudy morning with occasional glimp’ses Of tlie sun, fain commericed to fall steadily about three o’clock on Sunday afternoon and the weather has become much warmer.

Both Ikamatua and Waiuta failed to field teams in their football matches at Reefton on Sunday and both games were won by default. In a junior game, Blackspoint defeated Kiwi. An effort is being made in Reefton to form a small riiusical society, arid with this end in view a public meeting is to be shortly called to further the project. The Secretary of the Reefton Prospecting Association has communicated with the Minister of Mines, urging that Reefton bo included in the forilicoming visit to the West Coast.