OPOTIKI NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11829, 10 January 1933, Page 7

OPOTIKI NEWS.

WHEEL OF LIFE

(Special to the Times.) OPOTIKI. Jan. 9. The vital statistics for 1932 for Opotiki show a good increase 6n births but a decrease in marriages and deaths in comparison with 1931. The figures with those for 1931 in parentheses are: Births 70 (59) ; deaths, 1G (22) ; and marriages, 20 (28). The marriages by registrar numbered six. BOWLING. (Special To The Times). Games played on the Upotiki Citizens’ Bowling Club’s rinks at the week-end resulted as follows: — Oh ampioii si ii p Sin g;i es. —Pa tterso l i 20 defeated Webb 15. .Silver Feather. —I he holders, Borne and <) "Sul Ii va ii. were deleu led by the challengers, Miller and Frew, 23 to 17. At one stage, the challengers led by 1-1 to 1, but the holders made a great recovery and with two heads to go, were only 4 down.

Other games were : Kidd and Dawsou 24 v. A. G. Webb and Battle 14 ; Maddreu, Dick Thomas and Short 21 v. Kearney, Reece. Mansell. Poy 14-: Drubc. Baker. Stephenson. Cooke 24 v. Stevenson. Stewart. Hawkins, Smith .19.

Competitions games played on the OpotLki Citizens’ Bowling Club's greens on Saturday resulted as follows :

Handicap Singles.—Battle J. 7 v. Morton 16. Borne 17 v. Stewart .10; Anderson 17 v. Patterson 14: fc oj 18 r. Thomas 12: Frew IS v. .Stevens 18.

Championship Singles.—;U Sullivan 22 v. Mort-ou 11: O’Sullivan 21 v. Briggs 12 ; Ba ttle 25 v. Stevenson 8 ; Stewart 18 v. Anderson 17. Club Pairs. —Patterson, AT. Stevens 19 v. Borne and Frew 10. Rinks.—Dru be, A. G. Webb, Creagh, Hawkins (s.) 21 v. Shaw, H. Hawkins, Moody, Smith (s.) 17. Oil the Opotiki Bowling Club’s rinks results were:

Webb, Millar, Stuart, Dawson (s.) 23 v. Baker, Young, Reece, Main (s) 19. Davies, Connor, Mansell, Short (s.) 23 v. Rowland, Chapman, B-raao, Battle, (s.) 21; Hartley, Hathaway, Scott (s.) 24 v. Wilson, Scott, Cooke, Jolly (s.) 19.