OTANE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 104, 13 April 1933, Page 3

OTANE

INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS. (Eroiu Our Own Correspondent). The Te Kura cricketers visited Otane when they played an Otane team composed of ex-cricketers and young players. In their first innings To Kura made 58 runs (Davis 46) and in the second innings 68 (Welch 30). Otane responded with 105 runs for one innings, Barrie making 22, A. Williams 18, T. Dillon 10 and J. Smith 15. The match will be concluded at some future date. The Te Kura team is very keen and Mr Barrie is organising an Otane team to play an all-day mtach at Te Kura on Easter Saturday. The Otane cricket eleven has an invitation to play the Ongnonga eleven on Easter Monday at Ongaonga. The usual meeting of the box group of W.E.A. was held on Tuesday night. The subject was a play by Gwen John entitled “The Prince”. It comprised six acts, with Queen Elizabeth as the leading figure, and portrays various incidents apd distinguished persons prom-,

inent during her 45 years’ reign. There are over 50 characters in the pl#y. so all members of the circle assisted in the reading, several taking a number of parts. Though a long play, it was nevertheless very enjoyable. Before their departure from Otane, the Misses Nancy and Joyce Davies were the recipients of parting gifts from the members of the local Basketball Club. Miss Searle, club captain, in making the presentation, expressed the regret of the members at losing two of the team’s most useful and consistent players, and wished them every happiness in their new home. The Misses Davies also received tokens of remembrance from their girl guide comrades. The local business people will follow their usual custom at Easter of closing their, premises from to-night until Tuesday morning. The late night will be this evening. The library will observe the usual Friday hours to-day. The many friends of Mrs W. J. Goss, of St. Lawrence, who has been an inmate of the Waipukurau Hospital for several weeks, will be pleased to heir that her her Ith is showing signs cf ini pro v.-nien t Mi ss M. Warren, the popular Cub mistress of the local Cub troop, leaves to-day from Wellington by the Rangitane on a trip to England. Mr Dunlop, of Te Awamutu. who has been visiting his daughter Mrs L Symrnaiis, has left on his return home. Mrs McDougall and her daughter Winnie are visiting Mrs C. Voss, and will go to Napier to visit Mr McDougallj senr., before returning to their home in Wellington.