HARIHARI NOTES

Grey River Argus, 6 August 1940, Page 3

HARIHARI NOTES

[Our Own correspondent] A good number of local residents intend leaving here at the end of the present week for Christchurch to attend the Grand National meeting and to see the Winter Show. A mild form of influenza is prevalent at present in thi',s district, a good many residents being affected. Mr L. Robertson has left on a visit to Christchurch. Private Ron Black, on leave from Burnham Camp, is paying a visit to his mother at Evans Creek. Ron will be tendered a send-off on Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr and Mrs M. Patrick, Evans Creek. Rev. Father Joyce, of Ross, visits Harihari on Sunday next, at 10.30 a.m. Mr P. J. McLean was a week-end visitor to the district. The following rep. team has been selected by Messrs Rowley and McMillan to represent South Westland against Hokitika in the Dittman Shield match at Harihari next Saturday: Full-back, J. McMillan; threequarters, P. Nolan, J'. Keating, V. Berry; five-eighths, J. Nolan. J. Weir; half-back, R. Vincent; ’ forwards, C. Thiele, J. Walsh, Ron Adamson, Donnelly, P. Adamson, G. Berry, A.yGibb, F. Minchan.

At lhe week-end, football teams representing Harihari and Wataroa played a match wUh an eye to the selection of the reps, to defend the Dittman Shield, which has been held by South Westland for two seasons. In an interesting game, the local team led 6-0 at half time, ’ but Wataroa scored a try on the resumption, and till the last five minutes there was no further score, but then Harihari 1 got another converted try, winning by 11 to 3. The good standard of play generally gave the selectors a I difficult task in picking the reps. .