FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 117, 14 April 1930, Page 8

FEILDING

TENNIS. (Special to "Standard.”) FEILDING, April 14. The Fcilding Lawn Tennis Club held tho closing day function on Saturday when the president, Mr W. E. Carthew, presented tho season’s trophies. In referring to the activities of the club for the season, Mr Carthew thought it had been one of the best in the history of tho club. Of the two teams entered in tho Manawatu inter-club competitions, the V odnesday team was top, while the Saturday team was runner-up in its section. The club had also successfully playod matches with tho Danncvirko, Hunterville, Pahiatua and Wanganui East clubs, the latter winning one match. Regarding the congestion on the courts at certain times,. Mr Carthew intimated that negotiations were undor way to secure more land and oxtra courts would probably be available next season. . . The following were the competition winners during tho 60ascn :—Ladies’ A grade championship singles for the third year in succession was won by Miss Margaret Rutherford, who holds the Carthew _ Cup. Tho men’s A grade championship singles was also won for tho third year in succession by Mr W. Boddy, who was handed tho Coutts Cup, together with a replica to perpetuate the third winning of this trophy, which has been in tho club for thirty-five years. Mr Boddy is the first to win this trophy three years in succession. Ladies’ B grade singles: Mrs A. Baker (trophy presented by Mi- W. 11. Rutherford). Men’s G grade singles: J. Higgin (trophy presented by Miss C. Boddy and Messrs W. and L. Boddy); ladies’ handicap doubles: Mrs Caldwell and Miss M. Cummerfield. Men’s handicap doubles: H. McConachio and J. Mason. Mixed handicap doubles : Miss M. Rutherford and 11. MeConachie. Although tho season has been closed the courts will bo playable for some time yet. BOWLING. Five rinks from the Oroua Bowling Club visited Marton on Saturday for tho last inter-club match of the season and won on tho aggregate by 103 points to 87. Tho following are the detailed scores, Marton rinks being mentioned first. —Mile 3, Stevens, Lourie, Duck (skip) 14 v. Rees, Kcllow. Hoffmeistcr, Spence (skip) 21; Honeyman, Smith, Rayner. Purnell (skip) 12 v. Graham, Alsop, Miles, McLean (skip) 21; Death, Mathews, Brnbyn, Duncan (skip) 22 v. Stewart, Hausmann, Hicks, Aitkon (skip) 16, Black, Ryder, Ferens, Hunter (skip) 14 v. Law, Still, Entwhile, Shrimpton (skip) 23; Miles, Walters, Morrison, Upchurch (skip) .25 v. Telford, Bridge, Simpson, Jarrott (skip) 22. LYTTON STREET SCHOOL. Tho following report will be presented at the annual meeting of householders of tho Lvtton Street School to-night by the chairman of tho school committee, Mr Jas. Penney :— “Commencing with the credit balance of £2B 8s 9d the year’s working closed with a credit of £6 4s 2d at February 28. In addition to tho usual grant of £l3l for working expenses, a spocial gront of £4 Os 9d was mado by the board for providing library books. The sum ot £2l was obtained by donations or otherwise raised and £47 7s 4d was obtained by way of subsidy. The sum of £3O 12s 8d vu expended on ground improvements. This included £ls 4s 8d for ooncreting .work, and £l3 9s for moving tho school garden in readiness for proposed asphalting work; £1 19s was spent on shrub 3 and plants. A hook case complete with glass doors was built in and books purchased to the value of £47 10s 2d. Certain improvements have been carried out mostly in preparation for the largor and more important work of asphalting which is now being undertaken. In connection with this work a contract has been let for the sum of £272 10s and application has been mado to the Education Board for a subsidy on the money at present available, namely, £lls. It will be necessary to raise a further sum of approximately £3O to complette the contract and carry out other works incidental thereto. The year’s work has been a very satisfactory one in respect to the dental clinic. For the first half year 476 children from various schools were treated at a cost of £l4 10s 7d. Lytton Street supplied 111 pupils at a cost to the school of £3 4s 9d. For the second half-year ending March 31, 575 children were treated at a cost of £lB 6s 7d, this committee’s liability being £4 4s for 134 pupils. This report would not be complete without reference to the highly efficient staff of teachers at tho school, under tho capable management of Mr Hr»ll, and parents can be assured that their children are receiving first class tuition. I desire to thank the committee for their cooperation and support in all matters perraining to the welfare of the school and would especially thank the ladies for their valued assistance and our secretary and treasurer for the particularly able and efficient manner in which his duties have been performed.*’

RUGBY FOOTBALL. As a means of getting into form for tho forthcoming competitions, Rugby football teams in Fcilding indulged on Saturday in practice games, Fcilding Old Boys playing Wanganui Technical School Old Boys and winning by 27 points to 11. Fcilding journeyed to Apiti to meet tho local fifteen adn after a good game won by 11 points to threo. In a junior gamo Fcilding defeated ICiwitea by 21 points to 11. GOLF. Tho first bogey match of tho season was played on tho Fcilding golf links on Saturday, Dr Salmond returning tho best card of 4 up in tho A grade games, while R. McEwan, with 2 up, was the be3t in tho B grado match. On April 26 there will bo a medal match and tho first qualifying round for the senior and junior championships. Four qualifying rounds will be nlayed and the 16 playors who roturn tho two best gross 18-holo rounds will qualify and play off by match play. WOMEN’S DIVISION OF FARMERS’ UNION. At a meeting of the Fcilding branch of the Women’s Division of tho Farmers’ Union on Friday afternoon Mrs J. C. Wickham, of Wanganui, Dominion vice-president, gavo an interesting address on tho rules and regulations of tho division. A rally for now mombers is being held among the branches throughout tho division, and the branch gaining the greatest number of new members will be awarded tho division banner for the year. Winton branch (South Island) holds tho banner at present. It was announced that tho Dominion conference in Wellington would bo held a month earlier this year, probably about Juno 16. All remits must be sent in not later than May 10. Mesdames Taylor, Craino and Hockcn will represent the branch at the conference. Reference was made to the division cookery book, which is being prepared and which will bo published later in tho yC A. r 'hearty voto of thanks to Mrs Wickham for her address was carried by acclamation. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. Mrs E. E. Short presided over tho monthly meeting of the Cheltenham Women’s Institute, 41 members being prosent. At the conclusion of tho business, a novelty entertainment was indulged in of “read, recite, or pay 2d.” tho majoritypreferring to pay the 2d. Much merriment waa then caused by a round-the-room story each member in turn having to add a little to tho story started by the president. This was followod by somo musical items and afternoon tea, and the meeting was brought to a close with tho National Anthem and a vote of thanks to the hostesses, Mesdames Woollams, Evans, Swainson and Miss Holmes. rr OBITUARY. The Fcilding district has lost another of its early Manchester Block sottlors in Mr Percy Granger Francis, who passed away at his home, “The Box,” Colyton, on Fri-

day evening. One of tho oldest settlors, tho late Mr Francis, had boon farming in the district almost since tho first days of tho settlement. Ho was of tho sturdy English yeoman type and a gentleman who commanded widespread respect. Mrs Francis predeceased her husband a few years ago, whilo his only . son, the late Mr A. P. Francis, who farmed in the I’akihakura district, died some years before. Two daughters remain, Mrs G. Turnbull, of Ridgclands, who recently loft for England, and Mrs E. Laughton. Tho late Mr Francis was. in his 77th year, and will bo sadly missed from the district which knew him so well. MR ANDREW MALCOLMSON. Tho death occurred suddenly on Saturday morning of Mr Andrew Malcolmson, Grey Strcn. Feilding, in his 61st year. Mr Malcolmson, who was in the employ of a local sash and door company, leaves a grown-up family, his wife pro-dcccasing him eight years ago. MRS KREIGHER. Tho Halcombe district wds deprived of one of its old settlers in the person of Mrs M. Krcigher, who passed avVay at her residence on Saturday at tho age of 79 years. Mrs Krcigher was tho wife of Mr Gustave Kreighcr and was widely known and re-, spcctcd throughout tho district.