KAPONGA.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 6 January 1930, Page 6

KAPONGA.

BOWLING CLUB’S SINGLES. With seven matches' to play J. El. Tyack, winner of tne club singles championship last season, holds a comfortable lead with ..ten wins and no losses in this year’s combined championship and handicap singles eompetition. So far, his nearest opponents oil the score sheet are Y. Tait (5 wins, 1 ioss) and J. Pascoe (5 wins, 2 losses). Following are results of games played in the competition, handicaps being shown in parentheses ; J. 11. Tyack (scr) .”.2 v. G. Tonkin t. 3) JU; 32 v. \\ Tait (7) 9; 35 v. W. A. O’Neill (8) 5; 24 v. W. G. Cran (5) 11; 22 v. F. \V. Fallows (2; ”0; 33 v. R. Law (10) 7; 23 v. J. A. Dawson (scr) 13; 18 v'. R. E. Williams (1) 10; 23 v. J. Pascoe (6) S; 29 v. A. J. Herbert (4) 11.

. i V.Tait (7) 19 v. A. Y. Tait (10) 14; IS v. IV. A. O’Neill (8) 15; 20 v. R, . Law (10) 14; 27 v. J. Eeaver (11) 9; IS v. J. A. Dawson (scr) 17. ( J. Pasco© (6) 19 v. J. Eeaver (11) 13; 117v.A. V. Tait (10) 14; 20V. Law (10) 10; 37 v. S. H. Davis (10) 6; 17 v. A. J. Herbert (4) 14. R. E. Williams (1) 23 v. R. Law (10) 13; 27 v. A. J. Herbert (4) 11; 33 v. S. Death (S) 16—3 wins, 1 Joss'. E. W. Fallows (2) 29 v. A. Y. Tait (10) 9; 27 v. R. E. Williams (1) 12— 2 wins, 1 loss. S. Death (S) 17 v. A. Melville (10) 10; 17 v. W. A. O’Neill (8) 12—2 wins, ]. loss. W. G. Gran (5) 19 v. J. A. Dawson (scr) 16; 21 v. J. Eeaver (II) 12—2 wins, 2 losses. R. Law (10) 23 v. W. G. Gran (5) 20; 24 v. W. A. O’Neill (8) 10; 23 v. S. Death (8) 13—3 wins, 4 Josses. T. Jones (10) 19 v. J. Pascoe (6) 13 —1 win, no losses. S. El. Davis (10) 22 v. S. Death (8) 13—1 win, 1 loss. J. Eeaver (11) 19 v. W. A. O’Neill (S) 10 —1 win, 3 losses. J. A. Dawson (scr) 19 v. W. A. O’Neill (S) 17 —1 win, 3 losses. A. B. Anderson (5) 18 v. F. W. Fallows (2) 17; 33 v. A. J. Herbert (4) 7 2 vans, no losses. W. A. O’Neill (8) 15 v. A. E. Anderson (5) 13—1 win, 5 losses. I C. Tonkin (3) and A. Melville (10) each have one loss recorded against them. A. Y. Tait (10) lias three losses and A. J. Herbert (4) has four losses. Neither of the four lias registered a win. Club Notes. —Owing to wet weather on Saturday the shield match, Hall on ga A v. Kaponga B. in the Western ' division competition, was indefinitely postponed. Not a great measure of success has attended the A. and B. teams in shield engagements this season. Each team played l six matches in the first round and one in the second round. Only one win has been recorded by each —in the first round. The A team plays Opunake at Kaponga on Saturday next. Kaponga B has a bye. Due chiefly to an excess of wet weather the green, which is always at its best in the hottest summer months, is at present on the slow side. The club was represented in the Christie Shield tournament at Manaia on Boxing Day and the following day by a team consisting of A. J. Herbert. A. V. Tait, J. A. Dawson, and J. 11. Tvaek. A RUINED VINERY. For years Mr G. E.; Betts’ grape house, containing about 50 18-year-oid vines, lias been in the fruiting season one of the most important show features of lvaponga, but owing to an , unfortunate error of judgment on the j owner’s part this pleasing exhibit bids fair to bq classed among the things J that have been. Mr Betts gave his • apple trees a liberal dressing of waste ( oil from his motor garage, wjth wonder- , fully good results both as regards • clean, healthy foliage and fruit and 1 a j superabundance of the latter. In the | belief that similar results would follow, lie applied a dressing of the same r material to his grape vines and now j regrets, his action, as with very few ox- i ceptions the vines are now dry sticks instead of being loaded with luscious fruit.

FOURTH BIRTHDAY TO-DAY

TWO YEARS IN HOSPITAL.

On October 10, 1927, June, tlie two-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Mattnews, of Upper Manaia Road, swallowed a quantity of liquid caustic soda. With the exception of a period of six weeks, spent at her parents’ home about 12 months ago, ishe has been an inmate of the Auckland Hospital, where, it is pleasing to record, the little sufferer is making slow but satisfactory progress, towards recovery. Previous to t-h© fateful day when a can containing the corrosive solution was accidentally left within her reach, it would be almost an impossibility to find anywhere in Taranaki a bigger and more healthy child for her age and since then her short life has hung by a thread. She is. four years old to-day.

PERSONAL NOTES. Much sympathy is extended by Kaponga residents to Mr Frank Aroa and family in their recent bereavement. Mainly through their close association with local cycling activities and sporting matters generally, Mr Aroa and his sons, though residing at Auroa, are regarded as established members of the community. Although Mrs Revell, wife of Mr Charles Revell, of Te Ngutu, was known to be in failing health and an inmate of the local hospital, her death at 6 p.m. on Saturday last cast quite a gloom over the township, where Mrs and Mr Revell have for long been held in high esteem. Mr and Mrs J. Crowley, of Wanganui. spent Christmas and New Year with Mr and Mrs George Powell, Mrs. Crowley’s parents, returning to their home on January 2.

Messrs R. E. McGregor and V. Cullinane were visitors at the tennis championship meeting in Wanganui on Saturday. Miis R. C. Fergusson (Wellington), Miss Marjorie Little and Mrs E. Gallagher (Hawera) spent a week at Ivaponga over Christmas and New Year as the guests of the latter’s son, Mr A. E. Gallagher, licensee of the Dominion Hotel. Rev. Father Sullivan, of Tvilbirnie parish (Wellington), lias been review- ' ing his boyhood friendships in KnDonga. his birthplace. His father, the late Mr Geoffrey Sullivan, was a popular resident of the district for many years, and farmed the property now occupied bv Mr ,J. H. Beni ley, whereFather Sullivan was horn. Mr and Mrs A. Lissaman are a way on holidav. Mr and Mrs Robinson (Wanganui) and Miss Fallows were, during the Christmas holidays, the guests of Mr F. W. Fallows, manager of the Ka-p-onga branch of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr A. Melville spent enjoyable Christmas holidays at Palmerston North.

Mr and Mrs Jolmson (Waikanae) have been on a two weeks’ visit to their daughter, Mr C. 11. Brewer. Messrs Payne brothers (Lower Hutt) were in Kaponga on the occasion, of the wedding of their brother and Miss K. Belli on Monday last. Mr C. Stewart, of the Kaponga staff of Newton King, Ltd., has returned after spending Christmas in Wellington.

Mr and Mrs J. Hessell have been touring by car in the far north during the past 'fortnight and visiting relatives at Kaitaia.

Mr j. Gladding, a member of the Wellington Tramways Band and exchampion trombonist of New Zealand, delighted his hearers when he assisted the local band on New Year’s Eve. During Christmas and New Year he was 11 10 guest of Mr C. A. Corder, postmaster and chairman of the Kaponga Social Committee. The Kaponga Town Band is much indebted to Messrs H. A. T. Gallagher (late of Wanganui Garrison Band). H. Harford (Feilding), J. Gladding (Wellington) and a cornetist from the Patea Band for assistance rendered on New Year’s Eve.

Mr H. Harford (Feilding) and Miss G. Symon (Wanganui) are the guests of Mr and Mrs H. A. T. Gallagher over the Christmas holidays They return to their homes on Wednesday next.

Mr Charles Harding, eldest son of Mr and Mrs P. Harding, left for his home at Auckland on Saturday after spending Christmas with his parents. Mr and Mrs T. McMillan returned on Saturday evening from the Waikato district, where they enjoyed the holidays. Mr and Mrs O. E. Champtaloup returned from Masterton on Saturday.

GENERAL. Business generally throughout the holiday season is reported as satisfactory. There were ample amusements, picture entertainments, etc., provided to hold residents in their home town and attract visitors from the surrounding districts. The Croquet Club executive will meet to-morrow afternoon to draft a programme of activities which have been bold up in consequence of the holiday season. In addition to R. E. McGregor, the Kaponga Tennis Club’s representatives at the Hawera tennis tournament included Mns 0. E. Champtaloup, Mr and Mrs J. Bolger and R. McCarty, who gave a very good account of themselves. It was unfortunate that Mrs Champtaloup had to retire early in the competition. During the current touring season, Thursday last was probably the busiest day at Dawson 'Falls. Sixty cars passed through Kaponga on the way to the mountain house. In common with other parts of South Taranaki, haymaking operations in and around Kaponga are much hampered by unseasonable weather. Th© Kaponga Cycle Club will renew its programme of road races on Saturday week. A considerable amount of disappointment was manifested in local cricket circles at the non-inclusion of S. Betts in the team that actually represented Taranaki in the recent Hawke Cup match. With the final defection of Kingstone and A. Petty it was considered only fair to the brilliant rouiig batsman that lie should have been sent for.