WAIUTA NOTES.
(Our own Correspondent). The benefit eomkrt held in the hall on the. 21st in.st was a huge *u<ic.es.s financially and otherwise. As a. result a good sum lias been raised tor a distressed family. The programme was as follows:-—Overture, the Orchestra (Messrs Gibson piano, Jackson violin, and Green flute); song “Old Pal” Mr. Marley; song “The lain Orchard,” Mrs Ching; song “O”e of these Days,” Mr. Green; recitation “Guilty or Not Guilty," Francis McDonnell; song. “t he Cross-word Craze,” Cliff McDonnell; recitation, “The Eop, Cliff Rodden; song “Only Seven, Jack McDonnell; song “A Wonderful World,” Andrew AlcEwin, recitation,
“An Old Maid,” Florrie Myall; mandoline trio Alessrs S. Purton, h. Marley and H. Jackson; duet ‘‘Larboard Watch,” Messrs Gret n and Marley, song “The Message Boy. Robert Porter; Selections on Hie phono-fiddle, Mr. 11. Jackson; chorus The Senior Pupils; sketching, W. Gibson-, duet (mandoline and harp) Messrs Marley and Jackson, < : det, ■ 'lhe Keys of Heaven,” Misses A. and E. Shearin; song “1 Love You, Claude Downes. I'lie programme concluded with “God Save the King." The promoters of the concert desire to thank all those who assisted, also to thank Mr. Tom Dargan for the excellent lighting arrangemeri|t>s which |he presided free vt charge, Mr. J. A. MciEwin acted as stage manager, and Mrs Ord was accompanist. The Inangahua League seniors defeated Blackball last Sunday at Mawheraiti, after one of the best exhibitions of the code seen on the Coast. The score at the final whistle was Inangahua 32, Blackball 26. The game was very fast, play travelling front one end of the field to the oil’er with rapidity. On the days play the better 'team won, and if would |>e hard to single out any of the Inangalimii team, as both backs and forwards played great football, vi'gg wan the best, back on the ground, Dodds not rxeepted. (‘‘Specubaiur” please note). Eor Blackball, DothD, McCabe, Long and Parsonage weio the pick. Mr. H. Beard con tn nr" the game in his usual efficient anu impartial manner. The local juniors were again defeated by Brunner at Brunner, rv 18 points to 3. The game was played on a very sloppy ground. The juniors have not yet had a win. bn; are still living on hopes. The local Rugbvites did not have a fixture last week-end. League pait.rons hero are looking forward to an exhibition of the cod<* on the hill. The Recreation grouim is now in good order, and any visiting team will rcceivt- a. royal woleum-*. What about the junior fixture next Sunday Secretary McAlpine, just fur a start.
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Grey River Argus, 25 June 1925, Page 8
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